Uchiha Qian Ren felt a bit annoyed.
The classroom, which was supposed to be a sacred place for sleeping, was now buzzing like a marketplace, making his head ache.
He followed the sound and saw a red-haired little girl standing next to the teacher, her small face puffed up with anger, glaring unhappily at the people who were talking.
"His hair is so red, like a tomato!"
"Exactly, you can tell he's not from our Village just by looking at him. Someone like that wants to be Hokage? We won't recognize him!"
"That's right, ugly monster!"
The foul words pierced his ears, bringing Qian Ren's semi-conscious mind to full awareness.
He remembered now, this must be Uzumaki Kushina's first day transferring to the school.
Time really flies, is it already Konoha Year 33? He had been transmigrated to this world for over six years now.
Looking closely at the stage again, Kushina wasn't ugly at all. Her small face was fair with a hint of red, and her large eyes seemed to speak, filled with an unyielding stubbornness.
She was much cuter than those few foul-mouthed, crooked-faced brats.
Qian Ren's gaze swept over those kids. One of them was from the Shimura Clan.
The thought of the surname "Shimura" made his eyes grow colder.
"Hey," Qian Ren said coldly, "you're disturbing my sleep. Either shut your mouths yourselves, or in this afternoon's sparring class, I'll punch your mouths until they're swollen."
The laughter instantly choked.
The kids stiffened and slowly turned to look at the corner of the last row, indeed seeing that cold face.
It was Uchiha Qian Ren!
Damn it, if only they could beat him, they would have rushed up and beaten him up long ago!
Although they were unconvinced, they still obediently shut their mouths.
In their eyes, Uchiha Qian Ren and Minato Namikaze, another genius in the class, were two extremes.
Minato was sunny and approachable, while Qian Ren was a typical aloof Uchiha, acting like the whole world owed him money.
Seeing the classroom quiet down, Qian Ren continued to lie down and rendezvous with the Duke of Zhou's daughter.
At this moment, Minato, who had stood up, turned back with a bitter face to look in Qian Ren's direction:
Couldn't you let me finish my lines before you speak? He had prepared such beautiful words!
The teacher on the podium also let out a sigh of relief: "Kushina, please go sit in the second to last row, yes, the seat next to that girl."
Kushina nodded, hugged her textbook, and walked to her seat.
She had promised Tsunade-nee that she would study hard, but at this moment, she couldn't help but secretly turn back to observe Qian Ren in the last row.
Long black hair, fair skin, a high nose bridge, even his sleeping profile was so handsome.
More importantly, he had helped her out!
He would definitely be her first friend in Konoha!
As for those guys who mocked her earlier, she would definitely give them a beating if she got the chance!
And that skinny, effeminate blonde boy just now! How annoying, he even stood up to mock her!
...Approaching noon, Qian Ren, who had slept all morning, felt someone poking his arm.
He looked up and met the conspicuous yellow spiky hair.
"Qian Ren, stop sleeping, it's lunchtime!" Minato Namikaze smiled brightly.
"Time flies when you're studying hard." Qian Ren yawned and stretched, slowly taking out his bento box. "As expected of you, Minato, even eating is a step ahead."
Minato chuckled, his chopsticks already aimed at Qian Ren's bento box, cunningly pretending to pick up a few items: "You must have pulled an all-nighter training again, right? What delicious things are we eating today to replenish ourselves?"
"Braised chicken wings and sliced beef." As Qian Ren opened the bento box, the aroma wafted out. "No choice, you know how we Uchiha are…"
Before he could finish speaking, Minato had already, with quick hands and eyes, snatched a chicken wing and a few slices of beef, stuffing them into his mouth and praising them indistinctly.
Damn it, this guy is like a starving ghost!
At this moment, the aroma of food from the back row also whetted Kushina's appetite, and she took out her own bento.
Thinking of Tsunade-nee's smiling words this morning, 'This is my first time preparing a bento for someone else, even Nawaki hasn't experienced this,' she knew the bento would definitely taste great!
She eagerly opened the bento box, but the food displayed before her instantly made her lose her desire. The side dishes were dark and mushy, almost indistinguishable as to what ingredients they were, only a burnt smell remained.
It was truly unappetizing, only the white rice on the side looked decent.
Decent my foot, isn't white rice just supposed to be cooked?!
Kushina's hair floated up in frustration. She was from the Uzumaki Clan, and her body consumed a lot of calories!
And after smelling other people's delicious food just now, looking at this strange bento now… it was too hard to accept, wasn't it?
Just as she was about to hold her nose and make do, Qian Ren's voice suddenly came from behind her:
"Hey, new classmate, help me finish some of this. Minato said he's on a diet today."
Qian Ren, who had been a left-behind child for over ten years in his previous life, had long since smelled that burnt odor.
Before Kushina could react, several fragrant chicken wings had already landed in her bento box. The other party didn't even wait for her to thank him before sitting back in his original seat.
She lowered her head, looking at the extra chicken wings:
Damn it, how can I eat a stranger's food!
I, Kushina, am going to be a Hokage in the future… but these chicken wings really smell good, and they look delicious too… After hesitating for a moment, she picked up a chicken wing, took a bite, and with her small mouth agape, her eyes were full of little stars: "So delicious!"
After eating two pieces, Kushina turned back to thank Qian Ren.
At the same time, she also saw Minato, giving him an unfriendly look and then turning back to scold him:
Hmph, as expected of a sissy, a grown boy actually dieting!
...After lunch break, it was the afternoon sparring class.
Instructor Murashita Ryukawa, seeing everyone present, took out the roll call: "This will count as a regular assessment, so everyone put in effort!"
He ignored the groans from below and continued: "Why are you groaning?! When you become Ninja in the future, will enemies show mercy just because you groan? First match, Uchiha Qian Ren versus Shimura Saburo!"
"Teacher! Why me again?!" Shimura Saburo cried with a long face. "I can't beat him at all, you should arrange for Minato to fight him, right?"
Murashita Ryukawa's veins bulged: "Can you choose your enemies on the battlefield? Less talk, get in the arena!"
One minute later, Shimura Saburo took three solid punches to the chest and very decisively lay on the ground playing dead.
Qian Ren casually finished the Reconciliation Seal and turned to leave. After all, just thinking of the Shimura surname, and that gloomy Danzo Shimura, made him want to strangle the entire Shimura Clan!
Unfortunately, his strength was still insufficient!
He walked to the side and began doing one-handed push-ups, continuing his training.
The shadows of the Second and Third Great Ninja Wars, and the suppression of the Uchiha by Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, weighed like a great mountain on his heart.
This was practically a start with a one-in-ten chance of survival. To live, he had to desperately become stronger.
He did push-ups while muttering under his breath:
Damn Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, just you wait, I, Uchiha Qian Ren, will set things right sooner or later!
As his thoughts churned, the teacher encountered a small problem.
"Ah, how could I forget, there's also Kushina." Murashita Ryukawa slapped his forehead. To help the new student integrate quickly, he suggested: "Kushina, you've just arrived, and I'm not clear on your strength yet. How about you pick a classmate to spar with?"
Kushina immediately stood up, smiling as she pointed to Qian Ren, who was training alone on the side.
"Are you sure, Kushina?" Murashita Ryukawa still wanted to persuade her.
Kushina nodded emphatically: "I want to challenge Uchiha Qian Ren one-on-one!"
The whole class erupted in an uproar.
Qian Ren, on the sidelines, heard her words, his eyes full of confusion. He walked to stand opposite Kushina: "Was the bento not good? You want to fight me right after eating?"
Kushina savored the memory for a moment and honestly replied: "It was delicious, and you're a good person."
"Good people shouldn't be pointed at like that." Qian Ren was already a bit annoyed.
Kushina had a strange fantasy on her face: "Hehe, I only know you, right? If I win against you, you have to pay for my lunch for the rest of this semester."
Murashita Ryukawa shook his head, simply taking it as a little girl's competitive spirit, and said helplessly: "Begin. Qian Ren, go easy on her."
After they formed the Confrontation Seal, Qian Ren's figure instantly vanished from his spot.
Kushina only felt a blur before her eyes, but she still instinctively channeled all her strength into her small fist and shouted as she punched out: "For lunch!"
Qian Ren looked at the uncoordinated punch, shaking his head inwardly. He squatted to dodge her fist and, with the momentum, delivered a sweeping kick.
"Bang!"
Kushina instantly lost her balance and fell sideways.
It's over, on the first day of school, she was going to make a fool of herself and fall to the ground? She should have known not to challenge Qian Ren! Why didn't she challenge that blonde boy instead?!
Also, how could this guy have no chivalry whatsoever!
Just as she thought she was about to make intimate contact with the ground, a pair of strong arms steadily caught her.
She was half-lying in his arms, and looking up, she met Qian Ren's cold, handsome face.
Huh? Didn't the teacher say it was over? Why is he still staring at me? Could it be… Qian Ren was indeed staring at her, but not at her face.
The moment he had caught her, a line of blue, ethereal text had abruptly appeared in his vision.
Now, the text flickered again, directly transforming into a clearer blue panel.
"Host successfully engaged in combat with 'Uzumaki Sage Body' and achieved an overwhelming victory. System officially activated!"
"After fighting an enemy, the Host can copy three ability entries from the opponent based on the battle results and choose one to absorb, once daily (the more decisive the victory, the better the entries that can be copied)."
"After the Host kills an enemy, the Host can acquire a maximum of three entries from the opponent and choose one to absorb."
"Host has defeated the opponent, please select the entry to absorb: Chakra Amount +1 (200 per unit), Constitution +1, Uzumaki Clan Constitution."