On the small plaza in front of the Ninja Academy.
No one was within four or five meters of where Uzumaki Naruto, Zephyr, and Grey Wolf stood.
With Uzumaki Naruto there, plus the unusually large Zephyr and the bipedal wolf, it would be a ghost if anyone dared to approach them.
Just as Uzumaki Naruto watched Lee leave, two Ninja teachers walked out of the Academy.
Uzumaki Naruto knew both of them.
One was Iruka Umino, and the other was his good friend Mizuki, who would also be the first minor boss Uzumaki Naruto faced in the original story.
The two carried a table and placed it next to the entrance of the Ninja Academy. Then, Iruka Umino shouted to the crowd in the plaza.
"All those who have registered, please come here to line up and sign in!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd in the plaza sent their children to line up, while the parents watched from behind.
Watching the children go up to line up one by one, Uzumaki Naruto did not go over immediately. Instead, he waited until everyone had lined up before he walked forward alone.
Besides Uzumaki Naruto, who was at the very end, there was also Hyuga Hinata.
When Hinata saw that Uzumaki Naruto was behind her, her face turned red.
"Hinata, long time no see!"
Upon hearing this, Hinata nodded gently and whispered, "Uzumaki Naruto, long time no see!"
"Hehe, we should be in the same class, right!"
He said with a smile.
"Probably… right."
Just as Uzumaki Naruto went to line up, Zephyr and Grey Wolf silently left the area.
The two found a deserted spot, dispelled their Shadow Clones, and returned to the Sealing Space.
At the same time.
In the Hokage Office.
The Third Hokage looked at the crystal ball in front of him, took a deep puff from his pipe, and said, "Split personalities even have their own images. As expected, Uzumaki Naruto's mental split is getting more and more severe!"
After he finished speaking, the Third Hokage looked at the computer and found that the favorability rating for the female Ninja he was recently trying to conquer had dropped.
"Oh, oh, oh…"
"Don't drop…"
Seeing the sudden drop in favorability, the Third Hokage immediately cast Uzumaki Naruto's matter aside. After all, he couldn't manage such things and could only rely on experts in this field, which was Inoichi Yamanaka.
Our attention returns to Uzumaki Naruto.
After queuing for nearly an hour, it was finally Uzumaki Naruto's and Hinata's turn.
Mizuki was responsible for Uzumaki Naruto's registration, while Iruka was responsible for Hinata's.
As Uzumaki Naruto walked up to Mizuki, he saw the disdain and disgust on his face.
"Heh heh…" Seeing Mizuki's expression, Uzumaki Naruto sneered inwardly, "No wonder he got thrashed at the beginning. With an attitude like yours, who else would get thrashed but you?"
Seeing that Mizuki didn't give him a good look, Uzumaki Naruto naturally looked at him with an equally displeased expression.
"Hey, brat, what's with that look?"
Mizuki said, annoyed, when he saw Uzumaki Naruto looking at him like that.
"Oh? What look? Of course, it's the look of someone watching an idiot! Is that not allowed?"
Uzumaki Naruto's words immediately enraged Mizuki.
Iruka, who was registering Hinata, also frowned slightly, while Hinata looked at Uzumaki Naruto with a worried expression.
"Kid… do you believe that I have the right to refuse your entry into the Ninja Academy?"
Mizuki's words were naturally meant to scare Uzumaki Naruto. He believed that once he said this, Uzumaki Naruto would definitely submit obediently.
"Oh." Uzumaki Naruto just said "Oh" and turned to leave.
When Mizuki saw this, he was completely stunned.
"Hey, this isn't how the script goes!"
Seeing this, Iruka quickly stepped forward to stop Uzumaki Naruto from leaving.
"Uzumaki Naruto… you can't leave!"
Upon hearing this, Uzumaki Naruto shrugged indifferently and said, "Didn't this teacher say he has the right to prevent me from entering the Ninja Academy? Perfect, going to school isn't that interesting anyway!"
With that, Uzumaki Naruto intended to leave.
But… how could Mizuki and Iruka let Uzumaki Naruto leave? Uzumaki Naruto was someone the Third Hokage had specially taken care of.
Moreover, even which class Uzumaki Naruto needed to be assigned to and who his homeroom teacher would be were all clearly arranged.
"Wait…"
Mizuki also became a little flustered, feeling that this demon fox kid was really difficult to deal with.
"He truly lives up to being a demon fox; he's really cunning…"
Although Mizuki was very annoyed internally, he still stepped forward to block Uzumaki Naruto.
"Um… Uzumaki Naruto, I was actually just joking with you…"
Seeing Mizuki's reluctant expression, Uzumaki Naruto's heart was completely calm; he even felt like picking his nose.
"Cough, cough…" Suddenly, Uzumaki Naruto started coughing, then dramatically clutched his chest and said, "Teacher, do you know how much psychological damage your joke has caused me?"
Mizuki: …
Iruka: …
Uzumaki Naruto's sudden dramatic behavior left the two speechless, and even many parents who had brought their children to school looked over.
Mizuki's face grew darker and darker, while Iruka could only try to persuade Uzumaki Naruto kindly.
"Uzumaki Naruto… I'm your upcoming homeroom teacher, Iruka. Please give your teacher some face, let's go fill out the forms, and I'll take you to the classroom, alright?"
Hearing Iruka's words, Uzumaki Naruto nodded.
Seeing Uzumaki Naruto nod, Iruka also let out a long sigh of relief, but Uzumaki Naruto's next words made Iruka freeze again.
Uzumaki Naruto pointed at Mizuki with one hand and said, "As long as this teacher apologizes to me, I'll go fill out the forms!"
Upon hearing this, Mizuki's already somewhat distorted expression immediately became even more enraged and he gritted his teeth.
Iruka also knew that this matter had to be resolved today, and Uzumaki Naruto had to be enrolled.
He then turned to Mizuki and said, "Mizuki… how about you… apologize?"
The gritting-teeth Mizuki coldly stared at Uzumaki Naruto, but very quickly… his expression became calm again.
"Uzumaki Naruto, I apologize to you for my previous actions!"
After apologizing, Mizuki turned and left.
Seeing this, Uzumaki Naruto shrugged and followed Iruka to fill out the forms.
Although Mizuki had just apologized, he knew that this matter was not over yet.
Although Mizuki's expression had calmed down, Uzumaki Naruto had seen killing intent in his eyes.
"Heh heh… do you want to kill me? Perfect, I also want to test the results of my training!"
After filling out the enrollment forms, Uzumaki Naruto and Hinata were led by Iruka to their classroom.
Upon entering the classroom, Uzumaki Naruto saw many familiar faces.
Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Choji, Ino Yamanaka, Uchiha Sasuke, Kiba, Shino Aburame, Sakura Haruno.
Including Uzumaki Naruto himself and Hinata, all nine members of the class were present.