"What's your name?" the genin sitting at the counter asked.
My mouth twitched a bit at the question. With a small sigh, I answered, "Mahoraga Enju."
So yeah... I didn't mention it before because I didn't want to, but my new name is Mahoraga. With my white hair and blue eyes, I look like Gojo, and I'm called Mahoraga... and Enju. Really? Did my parents even bother trying to hide the Senju surname?
Though it means "flame tree" or "enduring tree", and is quite a good surname for a shinobi—especially one from Konoha—it still sounds like a rip-off version of Senju...
But still, it could have been worse, what if I had been named something like Bob Enju, or Joshua Enju... Mahoraga at least sounded badass, not like anyone in this world would understand that this is the name of an anime character.....wait....this is an anime world.....So does everyone here have an anime name??? ughh...let's not think about that....
Right now, I was registering at the ninja academy. Before the entrance exams, everyone has to register, so here I was.
The last few days were spent in hard training. No unexpected encounters. No drama or anything.
At least with my name, I can be sure that this character didn't exist at all in the original work and was created by the ROB. Though I wouldn't feel too bad or have an existential crisis about replacing someone, not replacing is certainly better.
No, I'm not evil... I just put more importance on myself than others. Someone got his body taken over? Very bad. Shouldn't happen.
I'm the one taking the body over? Sorry, man, you gotta go.
I was far too happy about my new life starting to actually bother with worrying about shit like that.
"Here is your registration ID. Go and wait in the training ground. The examination will start in a few hours."
The genin at the desk handed me an ID and waved me off. The queue moved forward, and I walked toward the training ground.
Now, this place didn't even have a bench. Not even a shade anywhere. And everyone was supposed to stand in the sun? First that long line, and now this—which will probably last for hours.
Now, I may be overthinking it, but this might just be part of the exam...
Anyway, since I'm here, let's socialize a bit. I haven't properly talked to anyone since I came into this world.
I scanned my surroundings, and soon my eyes fell on a blonde-haired, blue-eyed, sissy-looking kid, standing alone and also scanning the crowd.
Now, I may be wrong, but that guy has to be Minato Namikaze. Best guy to approach—he's also an orphan and a civilian. Knowing his nature, he could make a good friend. Talented too. He later caught the Third Hokage's eye and became Jiraiya's student.
My goals are quite close to what he would eventually achieve. Staying close to him would definitely be good for me.
People in this world can be skeptical, so it's better not to do inexplicable things. Everything should have a reason behind it. Like, if I become obsessed with making money in the future, people would assume my time with Tsunade—that spendthrift—has made me more conscious about finances.
If I have a shitload of chakra? Oh, he's got Senju blood in him.
Most things should have an explanation—at least until I'm the strongest in the current shinobi world. Which honestly isn't that difficult, considering that if we exclude the hidden Madara, the strongest one should be the Third Raikage.
And if I become a student of Tsunade, I'd also get the summoning contract of the Shikkotsu Forest, and along with it, Sage Mode—the same one as the First Hokage. Which I personally believe is the strongest.
And with the Six Eyes' ability of micro-energy manipulation, mastering Sage Mode should be easy....At least that's what I want to believe.
Having such a high IQ was not without it's consequences, the overthinking and monologing you are seeing right now are all side effects of my brain, I think far too much now, and considering how fast my brain works, my already short attention span ruined by years of watching brainrot reels has worsened even more...
So I just hope that my time in this world makes my mind peaceful enough to attempt sage mode, or else I am entirely reliant on my six eyes for that.....
With enough chakra, a vast arsenal of ninjutsu, and perfect Sage Mode, I should be able to become the strongest in the current world. And once I'm that strong, even Madara Uchiha won't be able to one-shot me.
And if I can't be one-shotted, I can adapt to it.
There were other plans in my mind too—ones that could be very valuable if I could pull them off. But let's think about those later. For now, let's pass this exam... which is gonna be a breeze.
Then... should I take early graduation? Hmm, tough question. Let's shelve that for now.
As for how to contact Tsunade... her brother should also be in the academy around this time. Nawaki. And he happens to be an idiot, so I'm pretty confident I can fool him into bringing me home with him.
Then I can meet Tsunade.
The problem lies with Uzumaki Mito—her ability to sense malice could be troublesome.
Anyway, the academy years could be a great time to train. I can do some extensive research on Earth and Lightning styles. I only have some basic jutsu right now, but come on—I have an IQ of 530,000. If that can't cook something up, then one of my wishes was wasted.
And considering I already have ideas on how to develop them, it should be possible.
I ended that train of thought and moved toward Minato, who also turned and looked at me.
"Hello, are you also an orphan?"
Don't blame me for starting the conversation this way—I have no idea what six-year-olds in the Naruto world talk about. But having a common point should help build some empathy and all...
"Huh?" this was Minato's reaction....though he inwardly might be thinking, 'Who the fuck starts a conversation like that?'