"Now, let's welcome the Hokage that everyone loves—Third Hokage-sama to speak~!"
"Hehe, children, hello~"
"Where the Will of Fire dances, the fire continues to burn."
"..."
Little Naruto's face was full of smiles, but his thoughts had already drifted far away.
Shikamaru picked his ears, glanced at Choji who was secretly eating snacks, then blocked Choji's view, leaned back, and dozed off with half-closed eyes.
Ino, on the other hand, pulled Sakura and Hinata aside, whispering.
The troublesome Sasuke was still acting tsundere and trying to look cool, but because of his late arrival, the few little ones tacitly ignored him.
On the stage, after Hiruzen Sarutobi took the microphone, his mouth didn't stop moving.
What he loved most was to promote the Will of Fire.
Moreover, he was also the principal of the Ninja Academy, which made it perfectly suitable.
The Will of Fire.
The Strongest Hokage · Third Hokage.
These things, this group of people had been exposed to since childhood, and coupled with the fact that the person speaking on stage was the Strongest Hokage.
One by one, their eyes constantly burst with fervent light.
Little Naruto blended in with them very well.
The five little ones were used to it.
"Naruto-kun... is really amazing~" Hinata secretly glanced at little Naruto, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved upwards.
"That's the eighth time, Hinata." Ino tapped Hinata's little head.
"We're focused on discussing, don't just stare at Naruto!"
"Mm-hmm!" Sakura also nodded quickly in agreement.
Then Ino gave her a look, "You too."
In a blink of an eye, ten minutes passed.
These children were still incredibly patient!
Seeing this.
The smile on Hiruzen Sarutobi's old face grew even wider.
He quickly took a tactical drink of water, brewing his emotions and words.
However, besides using "Where the Will of Fire dances, the fire continues to burn" to start and rhyme, his other words were like excrement.
Little Naruto didn't know if others felt that way, but he certainly did.
He was only bullying these foolish Villagers, who were limited by their upbringing and the deep influence of their education.
Otherwise, the Old Thing's words would really not be persuasive enough to fool anyone; at most, he was just an Old Thing who repeated himself.
Orochimaru: "This analogy is very vivid."
Orochimaru: "Hiruzen-sensei seems to only ever say those few lines."
Danzo Shimura: "Hmph! That damned Jinchuriki, I didn't expect him to say something so sensible... However, the Strongest Hokage isn't about talking! Right, Hiruzen!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Danzo, shut up!!!"
Danzo Shimura: "Tobirama-sensei, look, this is the Hokage you chose, tsk tsk tsk~"
Senju Tobirama: Danzo!!!
Danzo Shimura: "As expected of a direct lineage, apologies! You can be Hokage if you want!"
Temari: "A beast in human skin."
"Children, have you all remembered what I said today?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at little Naruto, who was also listening intently, from the podium.
He asked kindly.
Little did he know, at this moment, his appearance seemed extremely disgusting in little Naruto's eyes.
Even this group of people made little Naruto feel disgusted.
It was as if there wasn't a single normal person among them.
As for the so-called Will of Fire, little Naruto didn't know if they had comprehended it.
But if little Naruto were to hold a knife to the necks of the children who cursed and insulted him, they would immediately repeat the Will of Fire and claim that everyone in the Village was family.
No, this precisely proved that these people had indeed comprehended the Will of Fire.
It was just the Will of Fire unique to the Third Hokage.
Uzumaki Kushina: "Well said!"
Uzumaki Kushina: "These people really are like this, why didn't I think of it?"
Uzumaki Kushina: "As expected of my son, he hit the nail on the head. These people are all like the Old Monkey, hypocritical, sinister, and profit-driven!"
Uchiha Izuna: That's the Senju Clan's nature.
Senju Tobirama: That's the Sarutobi Clan! If you're going to criticize me, criticize me, don't drag the Senju into it!
Uchiha Izuna: ... "You must remember the Will of Fire."
"The future belongs to you."
"You are the young sprouts of Konoha, you are hope."
Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled and said a few final words before stepping down from the podium amidst enthusiastic applause.
Afterward, the class assignments began.
Not much time was wasted.
Iruka Umino excitedly led the children to their classroom.
After the children chose their seats, they could leave. Classes would officially start tomorrow.
"Alright, children, be careful on your way home~"
It was Iruka's first time leading a class, and he was very nervous.
"Yes, goodbye, sensei~!"
The children all greeted him goodbye.
Iruka smiled and responded to each one.
However, at the very end, Iruka's smile froze for a few seconds.
Then, he managed to maintain it until everyone had left.
He quickly closed the classroom door and rushed to the office.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi had long since disappeared.
Iruka could only hang his head and wait helplessly under a large tree on campus.
"That child... that's right, it's that child."
"He's been the talk of the town for the past two years, I absolutely couldn't be mistaken, it's definitely him."
"Why did he have to be assigned to our class?"
Despite his best efforts to control it, a strong look of disgust still appeared on Iruka's face.
Naruto fell silent at this scene.
Many times, he actually understood a lot of things.
But most of the time, he liked to use falsely righteous, thoughtless actions to cover up cruel truths.
'Iruka-sensei was indeed like that at first.'
'But Iruka-sensei is different from others!'
Mei Terumī: "I think Black-Framed Naruto probably won't have too much contact with this Iruka teacher."
Mei Terumī: "Black-Framed Naruto can easily sense others' good or ill will towards him."
Mei Terumī: "Moreover, in the previous golden-framed big screen, Iruka liked to constantly mention the Third Hokage and the Will of Fire."
Temari: "Given Black-Framed Naruto's disdain to the point of disgust for the Will of Fire, this Iruka-sensei has even less chance of becoming another 'white moonlight' for Black-Framed Naruto."
Senju Tobirama: Hmph!
Senju Tobirama: The Old Monkey deliberately arranged for him to go there; just wait and see.
Iruka Umino: "No, Tobirama-sama, you also saw me in the golden-framed big screen; it was more because of my own reasons..."
Senju Tobirama: I'm not saying you're bad; on the contrary, you're a very good teacher. Although your abilities are indeed average, your heart is truly pure.
Senju Tobirama: The regrettable thing is that you don't know what lies behind this.