Chapter 632: Chapter – 625 The Entrance Ceremony: I
After warning Kabuto and issuing several instructions to the faculty staff of the Ninja Academy, Kuroto came home and found a summoning crow sitting on the balcony.
"Are there any findings?" he muttered with a somewhat excited expression and quickly went forward to take out the scroll tied at the Crow's leg.
This Summon Crow was sent by the Yondaime Mizukage Karatachi Yagura, and considering the task Kuroto handed over to the Mizukage, the scroll must contain some information related to the whereabouts of Deidara.
After weaving the appropriate hand signs to unlock the seal, Kuroto unfolded it and read it, however as he read it, his excitement soon died down and he couldn't help but sigh in disappointment.
In the scroll, Karatachi Yagura states that although the Kirigakure Anbu were able to find the whereabouts of Deidara somewhere in the Land of Grass, however, they were soon spotted by Deidara and as such lost trace of him.
"Deidara is really a troublesome guy…" muttered Kuroto while shaking his head, then went on to read the further details written in the scroll.
Yondaime Mizukage also states that he has sent more Kirigakure Anbu, therefore, soon, Deidara's whereabouts will be found again, and as soon he is found, Kuroto will be instantly notified.
'Well, it can't be helped.' Thinking so, Kuroto nodded to himself and then destroyed the scroll sent by the Yondaime Mizukage.
Finding Deidara is really not an easy job, this is the exact reason why Kuroto is reluctant to search his whereabouts all over the Shinobi World.
Deidara's Explosion Release which he uses in conjunction with the Explosive Clay and his clay figuring skills that he calls 'Art' makes him a very versatile shinobi.
Although Deidara is quite young in age and doesn't have very high raw strength; when it comes to mobility, destructive power of explosions, and tactical abilities, he is quite good.
In fact, it wouldn't even be wrong to say that he is a genius who can steadily enter the ranks of Kage so long as he grows up.
This was the case in the Cannon, by the time he was an adult, he was able to infiltrate into the Sunagakure and kidnap the Godaime Mizukage Gaara, all on his own.
Even if we consider that Gaara was the only shinobi who fought against Deidara, the fact that the entire Sunagakure could only helplessly watch as their Kazekage was kidnapped from their own village by Deidara proves that Deidara was also a force to be reckoned with.
Regardless, all this doesn't matter to Kuroto, what matters is that he gets Deidara's Cells. And considering that Yagura has sent additional Anbu, Kuroto no longer paid any attention to this problem and delved into carrying out the preparation for the upcoming entrance ceremony.
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Two Days Later.
In these two days, the news that several Uchiha Clansmen were beaten by a certain Hyuga Clansmen soon spread all over the village, and considering the fact that the two concerned clans involved in this incident are the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan so the heat of the news even reached the same level as the time Sandaime Hokage stepped down from the Hokage's seat and Danzo took over as the temporary Hokage Agent.
As the incident gradually fermented, the exasperated Hyuga Clansmen also breathed a sigh of relief.
Previously the Hyuga Clan was being questioned for their lack of shinobi capable of contending with the shinobi of the Uchiha Clan, and the entire clan was being trolled for spreading false claims about being as strong as the Uchiha Clan, however, after this incident, all these trolls disappeared.
As the Konoha Villagers were inquiring about the protagonist and the antagonist of the incident, they were also looking forward to the reaction of the Uchiha Clan.
However, because of some strange reason, the Uchiha Clan which has always been arrogant went uncharacteristically quiet this time, neither did they choose to pursue this matter anymore, nor did they give any explanation of this incident in public.
Of course, the Patriarch of the two clans did have a meeting in the presence of the former Hokage, and the eight Jonin who forced themselves in the Hyuga Clan district were punished, however, what other things were discussed in that meeting is unknown to everyone including Kuroto.
One thing to note is that after this incident, Kuroto's popularity in the village once again rose.
When the villagers inquired about the protagonist of this incident, they were surprised to find that this Hyuga Kuroto is the same Hyuga Kuroto who once defeated Uchiha Shinichi, although Uchiha Shinichi hadn't awakened the so-called legendary Mangekyou Sharingan at that time, this detail was subconsciously ignored by everyone because a win is a win and a defeat is a defeat.
But Kuroto had nothing to do with all this and he was busy carrying out all the preparation for the upcoming Entrance Ceremony that is to be held tomorrow.
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Next Day.
It was early morning, and the sun was shining brightly.
In the soft morning light, Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Kiyomi walked out of the gate of the Uchiha Patriarch's mansion and proceeded towards the Konoha Ninja Academy while being accompanied by Fugaku, Mikoto, and Itachi.
Today is the day when Sasuke and Kiyomi officially enroll in the Konoha Ninja Academy, both kids are full of confidence and ready to make the Uchiha Clan proud, well, such feelings are at least in the heart of Sasuke, Kiyomi on the hand doesn't seem to have too much on her mind and is just excited about the opportunity to make so many friends.
Uchiha Fugaku, who is at the forefront glanced at Sasuke with a stern expression, and said, "I have heard that the elder daughter of the Patriarch of the Hyuga Clan is also enrolling in the academy starting this year, additionally, there is also the disciple of Hyuga Kuroto who will be in the same year as you, he may be a year older, but that's irrelevant… Sasuke, don't let me, and the Uchiha Clan down.
And the same goes for you Kiyomi, make sure that the two of you stay at the forefront among your peers."
The reason why Fugaku is giving a special warning is because of the rumors in the village.
Because of Shisui and Itachi's persuasion, and also because it was the fault of the Uchiha Clan, to begin with, he apologized to the Hyuga Patriarch, however, he still wanted the reputation of the Uchiha Clan to rise back to the top position… that's why he didn't want Sasuke and Kiyomi to lose to the children from the Hyuga Clan.
Sasuke repeatedly bobbed his head and nodded, "Otou-san, please rest assured… just like nii-san, I will make you, and the Uchiha Clan proud… I will become the number one rookie of all the generation!"
Kiyomi also nodded, but her tone was highly respectful, "I also understand Otou-sama."
Itachi flicked the forehead of the two kids and added, "Just, don't be careless…'
Kiyomi nodded with a smile, but Sasuke on the other hand pouted and said with a dissatisfied expression, "Nii-san, why do you still treat me like a child? I have mastered the Great Fireball Jutsu of our Clan, and I have also awakened my Sharingan… I am no longer a child!"
Itachi shook his head helplessly, he caressed the head of two kids and said with a smile, "In my eyes, the two of you will always remain my younger siblings, this is something that won't change no matter how skilled, strong, or old you get… So, even if you don't want to be treated as a child, you'll have to deal with it…"
Sasuke sighed "That is so not fair…"
Kiyomi giggled, "Hehehe…"
While continuing to caress the head of the two kids, Itachi added, "Now on a serious note, don't remain isolated and make a lot of friends among your peers… When I was your age, making friends is one thing I did not do and I sort of regret it now, that's why I want the two of you to do it… Remember, one person alone cannot change everything, but if we have a lot of friends who support us and trust us, then we can accomplish anything."
Kiyomi nodded cheerfully, "I understand Itachi-nii-san."
Sasuke although did not speak it openly, he acknowledged Itachi's advice.
Fugaku and Mikoto watched over the three children with genuine smiles on their faces.
With that, the Uchiha party carried on their journey and soon arrived at the gate of the Ninja Academy.
The gate of the Ninja Academy was crowded with people, from just a single glance hundreds of parents could be seen accompanying their children to the academy for the entrance ceremony. Fugaku and Mikoto swept their eyes over the crowd, and from a single glance, they were able to spot several acquaintances.
"The Ino-Shika-Cho Clan, Inuzuka Clan, Aburame Clan, even the Kurama Clan? This year is going to be really different from all the previous years…"
Although it has long been heard in the rumors that the trainees enrolling this year are really different from the past, however, this kind of scene has exceeded Fugaku's expectations… Patriarchs and senior leaders of almost all the major Shinobi Clans at the same place… if not for the fact that everyone is here for dropping their children at the academy, the onlookers might have even mistaken that a high-level meeting or war council about to be held at the Ninja Academy."
As the Uchiha Patriarch and his wife greeted the heads of various clans, suddenly from one corner of the street the party from the Hyuga Clan entered the field.
And coincidently enough, just as the Hyuga Clan entered, the eyes of the Patriarch of the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan met.
The moment they met, a clash between eyes took place and animated sparks flew out.
For a moment, the surrounding atmosphere became tense…
However, nothing happened, both Patriarchs snorted and ended their staring contest. After withdrawing their gazes, both looked at the children on the other side.
'Is she the heir of the Hyuga Clan? Such a timid girl? She can't even match our Kiyomi, much less Sasuke… If she becomes the next Patriarch, then the Hyuga Clan is really doomed!
On the contrary, the child from the branch family is really something… heh, this situation is quite interesting… I wonder how the Hyuga Patriarch feels about it?' thought Fugaku as he observed Hinata and Neji.
At the same time, the Hyuga Patriarch looked at Sasuke and Kiyomi, and couldn't help but feel a little bitter, 'Both children have unparalleled talent, not to mention his elder son Uchiha Itachi… Uchiha Patriarch is really lucky… I guess the elders were right, Hinata really can't bear this pressure, now only…'
Click…
Before Hiashi could completely make up his mind, his thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the school gate opening.
As the gate opened, under the guidance of the faculty staff, the parents and their children entered the newly built school campus and gathered at the school ground.
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Chapter 633: Chapter – 626 Naruto Challenges Sasuke
On a high platform set up at the playground of the campus, Elder Hiruzen dangled his tobacco pipe and looked at the energetic children and their families entering the campus with a satisfactory expressions.
In these troubled times, the happiness and intoxicating excitement of the villagers is what relieves the former Hokage's stress and calms his mind, at the same time, he feels that he must do everything to protect these smiles.
Besides the former Hokage Hiruzen, sat the senior members of the Konoha's decision-making body, including Elder Koharu, Elder Tsunade, and Sannin Jiraiya.
Tsunade-him was accompanied by Shizune, Hyuga Yui, and Uchiha Izumi, the three of whom stood beside her respectively, and finally, behind Jiraiya stood Kakashi who was wearing his new Anbu gear.
Considering the identities of all the people, the entire high-level decision-making body except the temporary Hokage Shimura Danzo was present at the high platform…
After waiting for a while and seeing that he was not coming, Tsunade-hime impatiently asked Kakashi, "Where is Danzo?"
Kakashi sighed helplessly and answered while shaking his head, "Don't know… When I went to the Root base to escort Danzo-sama, he didn't even see me and just ordered me to leave without giving any reply…"
Tsunade snorted, "Doesn't he understand the gravity of his presence here? What exactly is he trying to do!"
Nobody answered her, as they all had the same thought.
However, they couldn't wait too long as the entire crowd has already gathered at the playground, and with that, Kuroto whispered to Elder Hiruzen, "Sandaime-sama, we can't wait any longer… it's almost time…"
Former Hokage also understood the situation very well, so after thinking for a while, he said, "It doesn't seem that Danzo has any intention of participating in the Entrance Ceremony, in that case, let's start without him… if he comes later, we will manage accordingly…"
Kuroto nodded and hence the grand entrance ceremony began.
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Among the Crowd.
Keeping a close watch over the excited Naruto, Anko looked helpless and sighed inwardly, 'Why do I have to be the one to look after Naruto?! I am supposed to be a Kunoichi, not a nanny!'
As she sighed, suddenly Anko felt a faint tingling on her neck and hot all over her body…
'Damn it, it's started again!' Anko's expression dimmed, she gritted her teeth and bore the intense pain coursing through her entire body as covered the mysterious three-tomoe imprint on her neck with her hand.
This mysterious mark on her neck is the result of the snake bite that Orochimaru gave her on the night the village was attacked.
After that night when she regained consciousness, Anko repeatedly went to meet Elder Tsunade with the hope that Tsunade could use her Iryo-Ninjutsu and remove the imprint that Orochimaru left on her neck, however, even after several examinations and repeated attempts, Tsunade completely helpless in the face of the imprint left by Orochimaru and could only seal it.
Although Tsunade sealed it with the Evil Sealing Method, however, she couldn't fully eliminate its effect on Anko and there are times when she still feels that pain and lust to gain more power. This tingling sensation and heat she is feeling she is feeling right now is the best proof of it.
'Calm down… take deep breaths… Haah… Haah…' Anko took deep breaths to calm herself and then looked at Kuroto with a thoughtful expression… 'Maybe I should take Kuroto's help… Among all of us, he is the only one who understood Orochimaru the best, perhaps he might be able to do something about Orochimaru's Cursed Seal…'
After making up her mind, Anko tried her best to calm herself and then continued to watch over Naruto… Looking after her is the mission she is been assigned, even if she doesn't want to babysit the kid, she has no say in the matter…
Unlike Anko's complicated thoughts, Naruto, who stood next to Anko was elated at this moment. He didn't care about Sandaime's speech at all, instead, he was excitedly looking at the other children on the playground.
Naruto likes crowded places where he doesn't feel lonely, and this place is exactly that…
Looking at familiar and unfamiliar faces, Naruto was delighted and thought that each of them would become his classmates and the possibility of them becoming friends with them in the future.
As Naruto was looking at the crowd, he noticed a familiar head with black hair, it was none other than Sasuke.
Feeling the hot gaze from behind, Sasuke turned his head only to find Naruto intensely looking at him and nodded slightly.
Seeing that Sasuke also noticed him, Naruto excitedly waved his hand towards Sasuke while jumping, and shouted, "Hey, Sasuke…! Sasuke…!"
The sudden action of Naruto disrupted the entire solemn atmosphere that the former Hokage had created in his speech, and everyone's attention was attracted to Naruto and Sasuke who looked at the two kids with doubtful expressions on their faces.
When Sasuke also became the center of all attention, he who was trying to maintain a cool and cold persona could only lower his head in embarrassment and cursed slightly, "Naruto you idiot, you are embarrassing me…!"
Kiyomi giggled upon seeing Sasuke's embarrassment and then turned back and waved in Naruto's direction, and Naruto excitedly waved back toward her.
Upon seeing this, Uchiha Mikoto also giggled and remembered the day when she first introduced Sasuke to her friend Kushina who was carrying Naruto in her womb at the time.
Both Mikoto and Kushina had hoped that Sasuke and Naruto become good friends when they grow up, and now that Mikoto sees that her son Sasuke and Naruto are really good friends, she feels happy and sad at the same time.
Happy because their children have kept on their wishes, and sad because Kushina is not there with her to witness this moment.
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On the platform.
The former Hokage is still in the middle of his speech and is instilling the concept of 'Will of Fire' in the heart of all the children who are about to enter the Ninja Academy, meanwhile, Kuroto, who is now the principal of the school, is standing behind Elder Hiruzen and looking at the files of all the trainees who are supposed to enroll starting this year and comparing with them with the children on the playground.
"Let's see… Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuga Neji, Hyuga Hinata, Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, Akimichi Choji, Aburame Shino, Inuzuka Kiba, Haruno Sakura, Rock Lee, and Tenten… these are Konoha 11 plus Uchiha Sasuke…"
After making sure that all twelve of them were present here, Kuroto highlighted their names on the file, these 12 children must be given special attention.
Konoha 11 plus Uchiha Sasuke are exceptionally gifted children, if they were to receive special attention and targeted training, their talent will bloom and they will become future pillars for the village.
After making note of this, Kuruto then transferred his attention to several other children who are equally interesting and talented as these twelve children, but they are present here because of the changes in the cannon.
These children are Shion was had was a bit sullen, Uchiha Kiyomi, the adopted daughter of the Uchiha Patriarch family who seems to have the same gentle and calm personality as Uchiha Mikoto, Kurama Yakumo who seems quite pale and weak, then there are two boys named Sai, who has a talent for art and Shin who is terminally ill.
'Sai and Shin are orphans who were adopted by the Root… Why did Danzo send these two kids to the Ninja Academy?' thought Kuroto with a thoughtful expression, but didn't bother to delve into this matter too deeply as he can always ask Naomi to investigate this matter.
After making a mental note to himself, Kuroto focused his attention on the pale and weak Kurama Yakumo.
His acute senses were allowing him to sense high concentration Yin chakra inside Kurama Yakumo, and this Chakra was no inferior compared to the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan.
Kuroto has some knowledge about the Kekkei Genkai of the Kurama Clan, although the clan has declined and is on the verge of perishing with Yakumo being the last member of the clan who has inherited their Kekkei Genkai, the reputation of Kurama Clan still exists in the hearts of many shinobi alive.
Kurama Clan's prowess in the field of Genjutsu is so absolute that even without proper training, their Genjutsu is simply overwhelming. Furthermore, their Genjutsu is so powerful that it causes the brain to believe anything that happens to the victim to the point where Genjutsu physically harms the victim's body in the same manner they envisioned.
Moreover, having a Yin or Yang-based Kekkei Genkai is quite rare in the Shinobi World. Therefore, Kuroto is highly impressed by the Kurama Clan's Kekkei Genkai which can rival the Uchiha Clan in terms of Genjutsu.
'I'll have to devise a special training plan for Kurama Yakumo, can't let the same thing happen to her that happened in the cannon… she can become one of the best Genjutsu users in Konoha, and I'll see to it that she does become one…'
While Kuroto was making training plans for the kids who needed to be given special attention, Jiraiya and Tsunade were also observing all the children.
"That kid with the yellow-blonde hair, he is Naruto, right?" asked Jiraiya as he observed Naruto.
Tsunade-hime nodded slightly.
After a moment of silence, Jiraiya asked again, "Tsunade, did you check his body? Orochimaru didn't do anything weird to him as he did to Mitarashi Anko, right?"
Because of his quest of finding the 'Child of the Prophecy' and because of being involved with the matters of the Akatsuki and the Amatsukami Organization, Jiraiya, despite being Naruto's godfather, has never been able to pay attention to the kid after the death of Minato and Kushina.
He is of course very guilty about this, and more so when Naruto, because of being the Jinchuriki of Kyuubi has become the target of the Akatsuki Organization and is really worried about Naruto's safety.
Tsunade replied, "I have checked his body several times since he was rescued by Danzo, Orochimaru hasn't left anything on him, and the Tetragram seal that Minato used to seal the Kyuubi inside him is also not touched… everything is normal, which, in my opinion, is quite strange…
Even when we questioned him, all Naruto said was that he was trained by Orochimaru and nothing else… Since the heir of the Hyuga Clan gave the same answers, as such, we had no other choice but to believe what he said…"
Jiraiya said with a sigh, "I hope that's the case…"
Tsunade chuckled and said, "I don't really think we have to worry about him, he doesn't seem to be very good at lying or hiding things…"
Looking at cheerful and carefree Naruto, Tsunade-hime is subconsciously reminded of her dead younger brother Senju Nawaki, therefore, she feels somewhat attached to the kid and is willing to trust him.
Jiraiya also laughed helplessly, because the kid Naruto is also somewhat similar to him when he was younger…
As Jiraiya and Tsunade continued to carry out their small discussions, Sandaime finished his speech, and then amid the applause of all the guests and organizers, the grand entrance ceremony finally came to an end.
With the conclusion of the entrance ceremony, the trainees were supposed to be escorted to their respective classrooms, but before anyone could go, Naruto stepped forward from his position, and after coming closer to Sasuke, he issued a challenge to Sasuke, "Sasuke, I want to challenge you!"
Sasuke looked at Naruto like he was looking at a fool, and said impatiently, "Naruto, stop messing around, we have to go to our classes now…"
"I am not messing around… I am challenging you!" Naruto shook his head and stated loudly.
Sasuke sighed and said, "How many times have you challenged me already? Each time ends in your defeat… so, let's forget this challenge for today…"
However, Naruto was not about to back down, "This time it's going to be different from before… I have learned Senjutsu Mode… and using that, I will defeat you!" as he said so, Naruto folded his hands over his chest and said proudly, "Sasuke, I have already surpassed you!"
Listening to Naruto's words, Sasuke was confused, "Senjutsu? What is that?"
Not only Sasuke, but the other kids in the surroundings, and even the majority of the public had doubtful expressions on their faces upon listening to Naruto's words.
So far, there has only been a handful of Shinobis in the Shinobi World who have managed to master Senjutsu, even Jiraiya who more than often relies on the assistance of the two great Sage Toads has also not completely mastered this art, so, it's natural that not many people are not aware of what Senjutsu is.
None of them knew what Senjutsu is, and now that Naruto had mentioned it, they were quite curious to learn, so they gathered around Naruto and Sasuke, looking forward to Sasuke accepting Naruto's challenge.
On the high platform, When Jiraiya heard Naruto say that he has learned Senjutsu Mode, his expression turned into a deep frown and he couldn't help but mumble, "Naruto… Naruto mastered Senjutsu? That too at such a young age?"
Tsunade-hime who sat next to Jiraiya was also surprised by Naruto's words, then shook her head with a chuckle, "This kid is definitely spouting out nonsense… Even I am struggling to learn Senjutsu for the past few months even while personally being guided by Katsuyu… so how can he master it at such a young age?"
Tsunade-hime, who has recently started to learn Senjutsu from Katsuyu knows the difficulty of mastering Senjutsu all too well…
Even though she has exceptional Chakra control, she has not been able to sense or blend Nature Energy with her Chakra up until now. So, how can Naruto, whose Chakra control is so poor blend Nature Energy with his Chakra?
And Tsunade also doesn't believe in the possibility that Orochimaru might have helped Naruto with this, because, as far as she understands Senjutsu, she can confidently say that Orochimaru is not capable of learning Senjutsu after what he has done to his body…
Hence, it's totally not possible for Naruto to master Senjutsu at such a young age.
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