Hyūga Yuuto didn't notice Yūhi's father yet—but even if he had, he wouldn't be afraid.
He had already arrived with Yūhi Kurenai inside the class formation.
This class was clearly organized by talent. Yuuto spotted:
A blond-haired member of the Yamanaka clan
A plump Akimichi
A pineapple-style hair from the Nara clan
Someone with goggles from the Aburame
And Uchiha Obito.
Soon, Kakashi joined them as well.
Rin and Might Guy had been placed in another class—Yuuto guessed they'd be sorted again later by aptitude.
At exactly 8 AM, all students had assembled. The Third Hokage appeared on the podium.
"Good morning, students. I am the principal—also your village's Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen. Welcome to another promising year."
"Where leaves fall and twirl, the fire of our Will of Fire never dies."
"I hope you all study hard and grow—first as students, then as shinobi."
At 46 years old, Hiruzen was in his prime: strong, energetic, and with a sharp gaze. Seeing him onstage, Yuuto felt oddly disoriented—he was used to the older, more placid version.
Unlike fanfic portrayals, Hiruzen's speech was concise—just over ten minutes. For a crowd of five-year-olds, anything longer would have been torture.
Afterwards, their sensei led them to the classrooms. They chose seats, moved books, and by 9 AM, lessons began.
Yuuto opened his three textbooks: "Standard Language", "Mathematics", and "Ninja Studies."
Standard Language covered kana and basic kanji. Adult logic plus childhood bilinguality let Yuuto breeze through it.
Mathematics was equally trivial: numbers and simple addition/subtraction.
The third, Ninja Studies, was more interesting. It had chapters on Chakra, Hand Seals, and Chakra pathways:
"Chakra—energy produced by harmonizing physical and spiritual energy from 130 trillion cells. Meridians are its pathways; hand seals are commands to focus it."
"For your first chakra extraction, you must place hands together and rally all body energy. Later, chakra is extracted simply with seals."
Yuuto thought:
"So there's no secret Hyūga-only chakra method? Just basic seals?"
He cross-checked this with the clan teachings—he found no difference.
"Chakra is that simple to extract?"
He'd wanted to test it upon waking, but class had started. Maybe later.
Their sensei entered—a Chūnin instructor under 1.65m, slim, around 20 years old.
"Hello, everyone. I'm your homeroom teacher—Terabi Sōun."
"I like apples. I dislike spicy food. My dream is to become the greatest Ninja Academy teacher!"
He wrote his name on the board and spoke:
"Let's introduce ourselves. Share your likes, dislikes, and dreams. Starting with you by the door."
The boy stood confidently:
"I'm Shingetsu Izumo. I like cleanliness, hate messiness, and want to be someone everyone can trust."
Yuuto whispered:
"With a gatekeeper like you, even Pain wouldn't dare pass."
Next:
Kanetetsu stood: "I like sweets, not spicy food. My dream is to be someone others rely on—same as Izumo."
Yuuto wondered if he should say he wanted to be a dancer—but decided against it. Too unconventional for this crowd.
"Why isn't anyone saying 'I want to be Hokage'?"
Finally, Uchiha Obito spoke:
"I want to become Hokage."
At last—a realistic ambition. He was Namikaze Minato's student. With timing, Obito was in serious contention.
Then Kakashi:
"Likes? None. Dislikes? None. Dream? I prefer not to say."
Obito scoffed:
"What's that supposed to mean?"
Kakashi just smirked.
Yuuto let the tension play out. This quiet pride and mystery would stick in people's minds—some would admire him, others challenge him.
Meanwhile, Yuuto prepared his own intro.
They went on, and soon it was Yuuto's turn.
He stood calmly:
"I'm Hyūga Yuuto. About likes—I'll share that later. Dislikes—don't really have any. As for dreams…"
He paused, then quoted:
"If you marry, marry Yūhi Kurenai; if you become a shinobi, aim to be the second Hokage."
Gasps spread through the classroom.
"What was that!?"
Kurenai's face burned red.
"Who—Who said that??"
Yuuto simply smiled.
(Translator: I'm sorry for this torture guys.)