As the school bell rang, a young man clad in a green vest stepped into the classroom. He stood at the podium, scanning the students before him with a warm smile.
"Hello, everyone. My name is Umino Iruka, and I will be your homeroom teacher from today onward."
After introducing himself, Iruka continued with a cheerful tone, "Before we start, let's introduce ourselves to each other. We'll begin with the first row on the left."
One by one, the students stood up and shared their names.
"I am..."
"Hello, everyone! I'm Yamanaka Ino. Pleased to meet you all!"
"Aburame Shino."
"Uchiha Sasuke."
"I'm the great Uzumaki Naruto! Remember this name because I'm going to be the Hokage one day!"
Each introduction revealed the unique personalities of the students. Some were reserved, others more confident. However, the most noticeable among them was Naruto, who, at this stage, was still disliked by Iruka. His bold proclamation of becoming Hokage did not yet earn him the usual ridicule from his classmates, as they were just getting to know one another.
When it was Hinata's turn, she stood up hesitantly, her voice barely above a whisper. "I... I am Hyuga Hinata. Pl... please take care of me."
Her shy demeanor starkly contrasted with the lively and outspoken Ino. In an ordinary world, someone as timid as her might have been an easy target for bullying, but in this one, things were different.
"I'm Kenjiro." He stood up and simply stated his name, making an unassuming introduction. However, his youthful but strikingly handsome face caught the attention of several girls in the classroom.
Even though he was aware that the girls in this world matured faster than those in his previous life, Kenjiro still found their intense stares slightly unsettling.
In this world, three-year-olds lived independently, five- or six-year-olds understood love, twelve-year-olds went to war, and sixteen- or seventeen-year-olds saved the world. It was truly absurd.
For this reason, the title of "genius" held extraordinary weight in the shinobi world.
Once introductions were completed, the next familiar process began—distribution of textbooks.
However, upon receiving them, Kenjiro couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Language and mathematics were expected. But biology? Medicine? Chemistry?
No wonder the children of this world matured so quickly. It seemed their education system played a major role.
Along with the textbooks, Iruka distributed a scroll to each student.
"Chakra is a special energy produced by combining the physical energy from 130 trillion cells and the mental energy derived from training and experience. It is the key to becoming a shinobi," Iruka explained. "The entrance exam was designed to filter students who show promise in balancing both energies, indicating potential as future shinobi."
He looked at the students sternly. "Knowledge and physical training help in improving these energies. Those of you who haven't yet awakened chakra, work hard. If you fail to meet the standards by the end of the observation period, you may be dismissed."
Hearing this, many students from civilian backgrounds who had yet to harness chakra became visibly nervous.
Kenjiro, however, remained unfazed.
Though the academy didn't officially separate students into elite and regular classes, those in Class 1 were either from ninja clans or had remarkable talent.
A mere glance told him that every student in the room had at least a white-tier aptitude. Some even had green-tier talent, meaning that even if they failed the graduation exam, they would eventually reach the level of a genin.
Those with green-tier talent would become chunin as long as they survived.
Clan heirs like Ino all possessed blue-tier aptitude, signifying potential as future jonin.
What caught Kenjiro's attention, however, was Haruno Sakura's talent.
Her ninja aptitude was only green-tier, suggesting a future as a chunin at best. However, her chakra control ability was astonishingly high—at the bloodline limit level, colored purple.
Such a high-level control ability, yet her future only led to chunin.
It was similar to Hinata's "Princess of the Byakugan" red-tier ability, yet her overall aptitude was only blue-tier.
Without an intervention to change her fate, chunin was the best Sakura could achieve.
If she overcame those limitations, she could become one of the new generation's Legendary Sannin.
After distributing books and scrolls, Iruka wasted no time and launched into lessons.
The morning consisted of theoretical classes, while the afternoon was dedicated to physical training.
Beyond physical conditioning, students were given small stones to practice throwing techniques.
However, techniques like the Transformation Jutsu, Clone Jutsu, Body Flicker Jutsu, or even kunai and shuriken throwing were absent from the curriculum.
Even hand-to-hand combat training was omitted.
Clearly, the first semester of the first year was meant to build a solid foundation through academics and fitness.
At first, Kenjiro participated. But realizing there would be no sparring sessions, he stopped attending in person, opting to send a shadow clone to school instead.
Having awakened his Otsutsuki bloodline at age three, his chakra reserves were immense. Not even Naruto, who had yet to tap into the Nine-Tails' power, or Kakashi, who had already mastered the Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu at five or six, could compare.
His shadow clones not only lasted longer than Uchiha Itachi's, but they also boasted remarkable endurance.
While his clone attended school, Kenjiro used the Transformation Jutsu to alter his appearance and train ninjutsu in an abandoned training ground.
"Wind Release: Gale Palm!"
Standing in the open field, Kenjiro performed hand seals, condensing wind chakra into his palm before releasing a fierce gust, stirring up dust and debris.
Yes—he was only pretending to use hand seals.
In truth, he didn't need them at all.
Aside from basic techniques like the Clone Jutsu and Shadow Clone Jutsu, he could perform all elemental ninjutsu without seals.
Clearly, not all red-tier abilities were equal.
And the Otsutsuki bloodline, his red-tier talent, was superior to the likes of Sage Body, Sage Eyes, or even Princess of the Byakugan.
His chakra was not only abundant, but his ninjutsu talent was so extreme that, like the pre-Indra era Otsutsuki clan members, he could perform all five elemental jutsu without seals.
Even Hashirama needed to clasp his hands together and call out techniques, but Kenjiro had no such need.
This wasn't just an extraordinary ninjutsu talent—it was an invaluable trump card.
If an enemy expected him to be bound by the time it took to weave hand seals, only to be struck instantly by an unleashed jutsu, it would be a fatal miscalculation.
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