Orochimaru: "As expected of Black-framed Naruto-kun, he truly is unique and good at recognizing his companions' strengths."
Orochimaru: "Rock Lee, if you had never used the medicinal bath... your talent, besides Might Guy, is the strongest I've ever seen!"
Might Guy: "Lee!!!"
Rock Lee: "Teacher Guy!!!"
Teacher Guy: "The sweat of effort will not betray your youth!"
Senju Tobirama: Indeed, such physical prowess is rare even among our great Ninja Clans.
Senju Tobirama: Unable to control his Chakra well?
Senju Tobirama: Perhaps this is the price, but it's not without a solution.
Senju Tobirama: The Ninja Academy I established had the philosophy of teaching according to individual aptitude. It seems the later Ninja Academy doesn't value taijutsu much.
Fourth Raikage: "Rock Lee, come to my Hidden Cloud Village!"
Fourth Raikage: "I will absolutely find a way for you to learn to control Chakra and use the Lightning Release Chakra Mode. This kind of ninjutsu is born for a genius like you!"
Might Guy: "He is my beloved subordinate, Lord Raikage, you..."
Fourth Raikage: "I know you, Konoha's Blue Beast, Might Guy. You come along too."
Might Guy: "???"
[Ninja Academy.]
[Little Naruto looked at Ino and Hinata sitting on either side of him, shaking his head helplessly.]
[With Hinata by his side, no one dared to snatch the spot.]
[After all, she had just shown her skills a few days ago.]
[But Ino and Sakura had been uncharacteristically bickering for days.]
[They finally reached a consensus: Ino sits on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; Sakura sits on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.]
[Today was an odd-numbered day, so Ino was sitting to little Naruto's left.]
Mei Terumī: "Pfft~ Black-Framed Naruto is really popular."
Mei Terumī: "The little girls in the class will probably always be torn between Sasuke and Black-Framed Naruto."
Uzumaki Kushina: "As expected of my child, hahaha~"
Uzumaki Naruto: "Damn it! What's so great about that arrogant Sasuke? It has to be the other me!"
Rock Lee: "No... Sakura... it's truly enviable~!"
Inuzuka Kiba: "Yeah, it's really enviable... Damn it, Sasuke is one thing, but how can even Naruto... wait, it's Black-Framed Naruto, then it's fine."
Uzumaki Naruto: "What do you mean?!"
Shino Aburame: "It's quite obvious, Kiba meant it literally."
Uchiha Sasuke: "Hmph, boring guys."
Sakura and Ino exchanged an awkward glance.
Good thing, good thing they didn't put on a show of 'fake best friends' in front of the entire Ninja World.
Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing.
Of course, they had already accepted the role reversal between Black-Framed Naruto and Sasuke.
Indeed, if this world's Naruto were like the one in the black frame world, they would also be infatuated with him.
They were both handsome, but clearly, Black-Framed Naruto's charm in many aspects surpassed both the tsundere and aloof versions of Sasuke.
[Clap clap clap—]
[On the podium, Iruka clapped his hands.]
["Everyone, follow me to the training ground."]
["Starting today, we will have an outdoor class every other day."]
["Did everyone listen to the teacher and properly refine their Chakra?"]
["And did you practice your shuriken throwing techniques well?"]
["Alright, then, let's go with the teacher~! "]
[Iruka finished speaking with a smile, then led the students to gather at the training ground.]
[Not long after.]
[Everyone had arrived at the training ground, and Iruka took out a scoreboard.]
["This concerns your regular grades."]
["Be serious, okay~"]
["After the preliminary shuriken throwing test, there will be a combat exercise in the afternoon. So, students who finish the shuriken throwing assessment can move freely and prepare for the afternoon's exercise."]
["Okay~!"] The children shouted in response to Iruka.
["Alright, then, I'm going to start calling names now."]
["Students whose names are called, step forward and demonstrate your shuriken throwing skills to everyone."]
[Iruka cleared his throat and said:]
["First up... Inuzuka Kiba."]
["Is Inuzuka Kiba here?"]
[Iruka looked up.]
[He saw a somewhat slouchy boy step out, spread his hands, and say:]
["Teacher, our clan doesn't need to practice this."]
["I've never even touched a shuriken or anything like that."]
[The Inuzuka Clan... Iruka realized, and waved his hand helplessly.]
["My oversight, teacher."]
["Next up... Shino Aburame."]
["Teacher, I am from the Aburame..."] The little boy with sunglasses had just stepped forward when Iruka slapped his forehead again, "Sorry, teacher overlooked it again."
["The Aburame Clan are insect users, just like the Inuzuka Clan, and don't need to practice this."]
["However, this is a basic skill, and it's best to practice it. You don't need to come up for this assessment, but you will for the next one."] Iruka took a deep breath, then suddenly remembered this was the procedure.
[Everything has a first time, and Iruka continually noted down his mistakes.]
["What's so special about being a clan Ninja?"]
["If you can't even do this basic skill, then so-called clan Ninja aren't all that great."]
[Suddenly, an arrogant voice rang out.]
[Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.]
[At this moment, Sasuke had already stepped forward and taken several shuriken from beside Iruka.]
[Whoosh whoosh whoosh—]
[Sasuke flung the shuriken.]
[After several whooshing sounds.]
[Bang bang bang—]
[All the shuriken hit the targets opposite.]
["Uchiha Sasuke."]
[Sasuke glanced at the targets; of the five shuriken he threw, two hit the bullseye.]
[The other three were near the bullseye.]
[This result immediately made Iruka, a Chunin, exclaim in surprise.]
[As expected of an Uchiha!]
[Their shuriken throwing skills truly live up to their reputation!]
["Very impressive, Sasuke!"]
[Iruka praised him.]
[Immediately after, the girls in the class shrieked.]
["Sasuke is so handsome~!"]
["Sasuke is so amazing~!"]
["Uchiha? I see, he's from the Uchiha Clan, no wonder he's so powerful!"]
["Mom said all Uchiha Clan members are geniuses and told me to learn from them... I didn't expect them to be truly that amazing!"]
Orochimaru: "Sasuke-kun's talent is still top-tier."
Uchiha Fugaku: As expected of my only son.
Uchiha Mikoto: "Yes, as expected of my only child~!"
["Excellent!"]
["Uchiha Sasuke's shuriken throwing skills are currently first in the class. Students, please work hard and learn from Sasuke!"]
["Next up is..."]
[Iruka's smile froze.]
[Looking at Naruto on the scoreboard, a trace of disgust flashed deep in his eyes.]
[But he quickly hid it.]
["Next, Uzumaki Naruto."]
[Inevitably, Iruka's voice grew colder.]
[His parents died at the hands of the Nine-Tails, so Iruka was already very restrained.]
[Actually, he could have just skipped little Naruto.]
[But he didn't choose to do so, instead suppressing the disgust in his heart.]
[He was a teacher, and becoming a qualified Ninja Academy teacher was his dream.]
[Although Iruka concealed it well, little Naruto still felt that malice.]
Iruka Umino: "I am ashamed. I am unworthy of being a Ninja Academy teacher."
Not many people paid attention to Iruka's statement.
In fact, having watched the comparison viewing up to this point, they were somewhat immune.
And now, they were more looking forward to Black-Framed Naruto's performance.
Just then.
[Ding—]
The comparison viewing system's notification sound appeared.
[Ding—]
[Quiz time begins!]
[Everyone, please get ready!]
Quiz time!
It's finally here!
[Ding—]
[Quiz time!]
[Question: What score will Uzumaki Naruto get in the shuriken throwing assessment?]
[Please choose from the following options!]
[1. Because of Iruka, little Naruto casually threw out five shuriken without even looking at the target, resulting in a score of zero out of five.]