Since there are several classes, there should be several groups of graduates and not just the 4 groups that were seen in the program.
After all, it was impossible to have a large number of ninjas in the village if only 12 students graduated per year.
Sitting at the back of the classroom, Natsuo saw the rest of his classmates and was able to recognize some of them.
El trío Ino-Shika-Cho, Inoichi Yamanaka, Shikaku Nara y Choza Akimichi.
Looking at the rest of the students, he could also guess the identity of a blond boy with a bright smile, Minato Namikaze, the future fourth hokage.
But most of Natsuo's attention was at the front of the classroom, specifically on a boy who was receiving a lot of attention from the other children.
Using a very small amount of chakra in his ears, Natsuo hoped to be able to hear the child's identity.
Natsuo didn't know if what he was doing was similar to what the Inuzuka clan did to enhance their senses, but it worked for him.
After listening to the children, Natsuo knew who the boy was and was surprised that Nawaki Senju was in his class.
Natsuo focused on his memories and reviewed the scene when the Hokage gave his speech.
Natsuo checked the faces of everyone present but didn't find anyone who resembled Tsunade Senju.
He also wanted to check if Mito Uzumaki had arrived, but Natsuo didn't know what she looked like.
He didn't find any red-haired women, but Mito Uzumaki could have been in disguise.
'I guess she's on a mission so she doesn't have to accompany her younger brother,' Natsuo thought about Tsunade's absence.
The noise in the room stopped when the classroom teacher entered.
The professor introduced himself and Natsuo knew that he was someone from the Sarutobi clan.
At the professor's request, the students introduced themselves one by one, most of them being from clans in the village.
Looking at Minato and 3 other children, Natsuo mentally praised them for getting into Class A over many children from clans in the village.
Even if the best were taught by the clans themselves and did not attend the academy, that did not diminish the merit of these children.
The Uchiha clan was not the only one that trained its own ninjas, as all clans did the same.
Having several businesses in the village and in Tierra del Fuego, they had enough money to support their own forces.
After all the children, including Natsuo, had introduced themselves, the teacher began to mention the topics they would learn during the year and the requirements for passing to the next year.
History, mathematics, geography, etc., were combined with practical classes such as Taijutsu and Ninjutsu.
The first class was a history class.
At the teacher's command, all the students opened their history books and read about the creation of the Leaf Village.
The story of the creation of the Leaf Village was read, highlighting the greatness of the village and how incredible the Hokage were.
Natsuo went ahead by reading the rest of the book and knew he labeled it for what it was.
Brainwashing.
The entire book was an attempt at brainwashing to see the village for how amazing it is and the sacrifice of many shinobi so that the village can continue to stand and so that children like them can go to the academy.
Natsuo shrugged because it was logical that if you're going to teach children with the potential to destroy cities, you must ensure they are loyal to the village.
The class soon ended and the next teacher arrived.
This time it was a Taijutsu and weapons teacher who guided them to the academy courtyard to test their skills.
The children shouted and rejoiced because they wouldn't have a boring class.
The group was quickly in the courtyard and the teacher called them one by one to test their Kunai and Shurinka throwing skills.
In this test, the children of one clan took the lead, even Minato fell behind this time.
None of them could imagine the achievements of this child in the future.
Nawaki also threw his weapons and so far was first in the class with 90 points.
"As expected of the grandson of the First Hokage"
"Nawaki is amazing"
"..."
When Nawaki scored 90 points and came in first place, he was praised by many of his friends and the teacher.
Faced with everyone's praise, Nawaki smiled a little sheepishly and repeated his dream of becoming Hokage.
The boy was talented, and Natsuo could sense that he had a large amount of chakra.
"Natsuo Uchiha"
When the teacher called his name, Natsuo stepped forward and stood in front of everyone.
When the teacher shouted 'Uchiha', the other children stared at him and no one had a friendly face.
It's not that Natsuo doesn't understand them, since he saw how arrogant his clanmates can be.
In this class, there were 4 other children from the Uchiha clan and they all had serious and arrogant faces, looking as if they had a stick up their butt.
Of course, the Hyuuga were equal, but by leading the village police, the Uchiha earned a certain reputation and resentment from many villagers.
Natsuo had to say that Tobirama did a good job, since in this way the Uchiha did not get too close to other clans and the villagers.
Of course, his motivation could also be to prevent the Uchiha from fighting in missions or in war, since that way there was less chance of awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan.
In any case, the Uchiha clan was not very popular in the village and over time they were weakening.
As he prepared to pitch, Natsuo felt everyone's eyes on his back.
Suddenly, only in Natsuo's eyes and without the others knowing, an orange arrow appeared in his vision pointing towards his side.
Looking at his teacher at his side, Natsuo nodded with a smile and took the kunai first.
Seeing that the orange arrow disappeared, Natsuo continued without problems and pointed towards the object.
In front of Natsuo, 10 meters away, a target was in his line of sight and he got ready.
Natsuo had practiced weapon throwing a lot, so he was sure to get a good score.
The only thing he had to think about now was whether to go all in or hold back a little.
When he was ready, he quickly moved his hands and threw down his weapons.
"..."
"85 points," said the teacher, and everyone looked in surprise at Natsuo, who had almost equaled Nawaki.
Even the Uchiha had strange looks when they saw Natsuo's back.
When the teacher noticed the silence in the courtyard, he called out another name and a child came out to take his turn.
In the end, Natsuo and Nawaki led the class and the teacher congratulated them both.
Of course, Natsuo knew he wasn't being sincere, and for a moment an orange arrow appeared again.
After the weapons throwing, the teacher evaluated them in Taijutsu and began calling the students in pairs.
Once again, the children from one clan in the village gained the advantage, with the closest fight being between a child from the Uchiha clan and one from the Hyuga clan.
As clans with ocular bloodlines, the Uchiha and Hyuga were always competing.
Seeing the professor surrounded by orange light while watching that fight, Natsuo confirmed that he did it on purpose.
Since it was a Taijutsu training, the Uchiha clan boy couldn't use the few Ninjutsu he knew, putting him at a disadvantage against the Hyuga and his gentle fist.
"Nawaki Senju vs Natsuo Uchiha"
The teacher shouted the names of two more children, drawing everyone's attention.
The two had tied for first place, so at this point they could decide who would temporarily occupy first place in the class.
Natsuo stood in front of Nawaki and felt the boy's eyes on him.
Nawaki had his guard up and his eyes were unfriendly.
Nawaki had grown up with everyone telling him stories about the Uchiha clan, so he didn't trust them.
Natsuo knew it from her gaze, so he won't hold back now.
Natsuo doesn't know how strong he is against other children his age, especially against Nawaki who was the grandson of Hashirama Senju and received specialized training, so he must be careful.
"Ready, Set!" shouted the teacher, and Nawaki and Natsuo looked at each other.
"Begin!" shouted the teacher as the two children got into fighting stances and the fight immediately began.
Nawaki was the first to lunge forward and struck first.
Nawaki was confident in his speed, but to his surprise, Natsuo easily dodged to the side and kicked him in the stomach.