The white screen's world continued.
[The following days were nothing but repeated pranks.]
[Naruto remained the class dead last.]
[Sasuke remained the Uchiha genius.]
[But the already quiet, cool-acting Sasuke became even more silent and withdrawn.]
[So like Naruto, he was disliked by many male classmates.]
[Unlike Naruto, Sasuke was still very popular with the girls.]
[After all, besides being handsome, Sasuke inherited part of the Uchiha land and assets!]
[The other part?]
[Of course, it reverted to the village.]
[...][Time flew—graduation season approached.]
[With Naruto's genuine "skills," he was definitely repeating the year!]
[Even the basic Clone Technique—Naruto could only make one crippled, paralyzed clone.]
[Then Mizuki, who seemed to appreciate Naruto, approached him.]
[He "accidentally" let slip about a forbidden scroll in the Third Hokage's home.]
[Said to contain something thrilling…]
[Of course, Mizuki meant ninjutsu!]
[Get that, and graduating would be easy!
Senju Hashirama: "This Mizuki guy looks like a bad person."
Senju Tobirama: "Isn't 'bad guy' written all over his face?"
Senju Hashirama: "Really? Where? I didn't see it."
Senju Tobirama: "Big brother… please stop embarrassing yourself!"
Senju Hashirama: "I really didn't see it… (? _ ?)"
Tobirama was speechless. His big brother was truly a bit naive and sweet. Without his insane ninjutsu and BUG-level regeneration, in this cruel shinobi world, he'd have died a thousand times! Why does fate favor idiots like his brother? While geniuses like me have to invent ninjutsu ourselves? And in the end, all forbidden techniques I can't even use…!
Haruno Sakura: "I never expected Mizuki-sensei to be like this. No wonder he disappeared later!"
Nara Shikamaru: "Relax. It's hidden in the Third Hokage's home—must be super secret with direct Anbu protection. Dead-last Naruto couldn't possibly succeed."
Akimichi Chōji: "Yeah! The Hokage's house—how could pre-genin Naruto steal the forbidden scroll? At most, he'd steal the Third's snacks!"
Hyūga Neji: "But if Naruto didn't succeed, where did his Multi Shadow Clone come from?"
Shikamaru: "Wait… could Naruto have actually pulled it off? That's… unlikely, right?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi: "..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi: "I admit—I was careless. But it wasn't intentional!"
With Hiruzen's words, everyone grew curious. How did this talentless Naruto succeed?
[At night, Naruto sneaked into the Third Hokage's residence.]
[The whole process was suspiciously smooth—no Anbu encounters.]
[While searching for the scroll, he made too much noise and 'accidentally' got caught by the Third.]
[Naruto immediately used Sexy Technique—causing the Third to nosebleed and faint!]
[Naruto successfully found and took the forbidden scroll!
Shikamaru: "..."
Chōji: "..."
Orochimaru: "Everyone, come look—tsk tsk… this is our Konoha Hokage, Sensei Hiruzen!"
Jiraiya: "What's the problem, Orochimaru? Naruto's technique is impressive—looks bigger than Tsunade's!"
Senju Tsunade: "Jiraiya, you wanna die?"
Jiraiya: "Just joking! Hey, anyone quick enough to screenshot that scene?"
Jiraiya: "Oh, not for collecting—just for critique. As Naruto's teacher, I feel it's my duty and responsibility to critique!"
Senju Tsunade: "You better be critiquing!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Like Jiraiya said—I was completely off guard!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Who expects a kid like Naruto to pull that on an old cadre? Testing cadres like this—who can withstand it? I got excited and fainted—perfectly reasonable!"
Senju Tobirama: "Truly embarrassing, Hiruzen!"
[Naruto hid in the forest, studying the forbidden ninjutsu.]
[The first one he opened: the one he sucked at most—Multi Shadow Clone!]
[As he studied hard, Iruka found him—and revealed Mizuki's plan!]
[As they prepared to report to the Third, Mizuki ambushed, injuring Iruka.]
[That's when Iruka told Naruto why the village hated him.]
[Twelve years ago, the village's destruction was due to the Nine-Tails.]
[And that fox was inside Naruto—even Iruka's parents died because of it!]
[That's the real reason everyone despised and wished death on Naruto.]
[Hearing this, Naruto collapsed in rage. Mizuki seized the chance to attack again, aiming for the scroll.]
[Iruka shielded Naruto and apologized!]
"Sorry, Naruto… it's my fault for not doing better, causing you so much unhappiness."
"You're my recognized excellent student!"
[Over the years teaching Naruto, Iruka had let go of the past—seeing Naruto as his most cherished student!]
[Under Iruka's touching confession, Naruto's rage ignited fully!]
[The Will of Fire in his heart burned, unlocking Nine-Tails power!]
"Don't touch Iruka-sensei—or I'll kill you!"
[Naruto used the scroll's Multi Shadow Clone—creating thousands! Mizuki was overwhelmed instantly.]
[Afterward, Naruto smoothly received the most precious ninja symbol—the forehead protector!
Uzumaki Kushina: "I never thought our world's Naruto had such a cool moment—exactly like when you saved me, Minato!"
Namikaze Minato: "You still remember, Kushina! But yeah, Naruto's lucky. Though misunderstood by many, he had a good teacher."
Iruka: "Thank you, Lord Fourth. I just did my duty as a teacher!"
Uzumaki Kushina: "No, no—Iruka-sensei, you're the best teacher I've seen. Thanks to you, our Naruto didn't go bad!"
Haruno Sakura: "Never expected that idiot Naruto to have such a handsome moment."
Hyūga Hinata: "Naruto… isn't… always handsome?"
Haruno Sakura: "Hinata, what nonsense are you saying?"
Yamanaka Ino: "Handsome? Sasuke's the handsomest, but this Naruto… I'll reluctantly let him be slightly handsomer than Sasuke for now!"
Rock Lee: "Well done, Naruto! Youth is passion!"
Might Guy: "Exactly, Lee! After this ends, let's handstand run 500 laps around the village!"
Rock Lee: "Yes, Guy-sensei!"
Might Guy: "Lee…!!!!"
Everyone: "..."
Senju Hashirama: "Hahahaha!!!"