Against the white screen, Naruto's world continued its course.
"The days that followed were nothing more than a daily repetition of pranks."
"Naruto remained the academy's bottom-feeder."
"And Sasuke remained the top genius of the Uchiha clan."
"Only, Sasuke, who had always spoken little and acted cool, grew even more taciturn now."
"Consequently, just like Naruto, he was disliked by many boys in the class."
"However, unlike Naruto, Sasuke remained very popular among the girls."
"After all, aside from his good looks, Sasuke also inherited a portion of the Uchiha clan's land and estate!"
"As for the other portion?"
"Naturally, it reverted to the jurisdiction of the Hidden Leaf Village."
"..."
"Time flew by, and the graduation season at the Hidden Leaf Village was fast approaching."
"With Uzumaki Naruto's genuine lack of real skill, failing this grade was an absolute certainty!"
"When it came to the most basic Transformation Technique, Uzumaki Naruto could only manage to produce a crippled, paralyzed Naruto."
"It was then that Mizuki, who seemed to hold a high opinion of Naruto, took the initiative to approach him."
"He feigned a slip of the tongue, revealing that the Third Hokage possessed a scroll of forbidden techniques at home."
"Rumor had it that inside that scroll lay something that made one's blood surge..."
"Of course, what Mizuki mentioned at the end was Ninjutsu!"
"Once you acquired that item, you could easily graduate from the Ninja Academy!"
Senju Hashirama: "Why does this Mizuki look like a bad guy?"
Senju Tobirama: "Doesn't he practically have the word 'villain' written across his face?"
Senju Hashirama: "Really? Where is it written? How come I don't see it?"
Senju Tobirama: "Older brother... I'm begging you, stop making a fool of yourself!"
Senju Hashirama: "I really don't see it... (?_?)"
Senju Tobirama was left utterly speechless.
This older brother of his was truly a bit of a naive airhead.
If not for his overpowered Ninjutsu,
coupled with his bug-like self-healing ability,
he would have died a thousand times over in this cruel Shinobi World!
Why did fate always favor an idiot like his brother?
While a genius like him, Tobirama,
had to rely entirely on inventing his own Ninjutsu?
Too bad,
in the end, they were all—
dammit—forbidden techniques that not even he could use...!
Sakura: "I never expected Teacher Mizuki to be that kind of person. No wonder he disappeared later on!"
Shikamaru: "Relax. Since they said it was kept at the Third Hokage's house, it must have been hidden extremely securely, not to mention protected by the Hokage's direct ANBU guards. There's no way Naruto, being a dead-last at that point, could have possibly gotten his hands on it."
Choji: "Exactly. In the home of the mighty Hidden Leaf Hokage, could Naruto, who wasn't even a Genin at the time, really just waltz in and steal a forbidden scroll? If you ask me, the most he could have stolen was the Third Hokage's snacks!"
Neji: "But if Naruto didn't succeed, where did he get his Multi-Shadow Clone Technique?"
Shikamaru: "Could it be... Naruto actually pulled it off? This... that's impossible, right?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "I admit, I let my guard down at the time, but I really didn't mean to!"
Following Sarutobi Hiruzen's words,
everyone couldn't help but feel a surge of curiosity.
How on earth did this good-for-nothing Naruto manage to pull it off?
"In the dead of night, Naruto sneaked into the Third Hokage's residence."
"The entire process went remarkably smoothly and fluidly, without encountering a single ANBU guard."
"It was only when he was searching for the forbidden scroll that he made way too much noise and 'accidentally' got caught by the Third Hokage."
"Uzumaki Naruto instantly used the Sexy Technique, which directly caused the Third Hokage's nose to bleed profusely as he fainted on the spot."
"And Uzumaki Naruto successfully found and made off with the forbidden scroll!"
Shikamaru: "..."
Choji: "..."
Orochimaru: "Come take a look, everyone, tsk tsk... Behold our Hidden Leaf Hokage, Teacher Hiruzen!"
Jiraiya: "Is there a problem, Orochimaru? Naruto's move is genuinely impressive. It actually looks even bigger than Tsunade's!"
Senju Tsunade: "Jiraiya, are you looking to die?"
Jiraiya: "Just joking! By the way, did anyone screenshot the footage from just now?"
Jiraiya: "Oh, I don't want to keep it as a collection; I just want to hold onto it for critical analysis. After all, I'm Naruto's teacher, and I feel I have the obligation and responsibility to conduct such a critique!"
Senju Tsunade: "You'd better be using it for critique!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen: Just like Jiraiya said, I was completely caught off guard at the time!
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Who would have thought that little rascal Naruto would suddenly pull a move like that on an old cadre like me? Throwing that kind of test at a cadre—who could possibly withstand it? Me fainting from a sudden surge of excitement back then is completely reasonable!"
Senju Tobirama: "How utterly disgraceful, Hiruzen."
"Uzumaki Naruto hid deep in the forest and began studying the forbidden ninjutsu."
"The very first technique he opened was the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique, the one he was worst at!"
"Just as he was struggling to learn it, Iruka tracked him down, and that was when he discovered Naruto stealing the scroll had all been part of Mizuki's plot!"
"Just as the two of them prepared to head back and report to the Third Hokage, Mizuki suddenly ambushed them, severely injuring Iruka."
"It was also at this moment that Iruka revealed to Naruto why everyone in the village hated him so much."
"Twelve years ago, the truth behind the destruction of the village was precisely because of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox."
"And that very demon fox was Uzumaki Naruto. Furthermore, Iruka's own parents had died at the hands of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox!"
"That was the real reason why everyone loathed Naruto and wished him dead."
Hearing this news, Naruto collapsed in grief and anger, and Mizuki seized the opportunity to launch another sneak attack on Naruto, attempting to seize the forbidden scroll.
At the crucial moment, Iruka threw himself in front of Naruto to protect him, and apologized to him!
"I'm sorry, Naruto... It's all my fault for not doing enough, which is why you had to endure so many unpleasant memories."
"You are an exceptional student whom I acknowledge!"
Over the years of teaching Naruto, Iruka had long since let go of the past and come to view Naruto as his most precious student!
It was precisely under the impact of Iruka's touching confession that Uzumaki Naruto was consumed by absolute fury!
The Will of Fire deep within his heart was ignited, releasing the power of the Nine-Tails!
"Don't you dare lay a finger on Teacher Iruka, or I'll kill you!"
Uzumaki Naruto unleashed the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique from the forbidden scroll, instantly producing over a thousand clones, and Mizuki was so terrified on the spot that he was left completely defenseless.
With the incident resolved, Naruto successfully obtained the most precious symbol of a ninja—the headband!
Uzumaki Kushina: "I never thought the Naruto in our world could have such a badass moment. It's the exact same as when you saved me back then, Minato!"
Namikaze Minato: "You still remember that, Kushina! But speaking of which, Naruto is quite fortunate. Despite so many people misunderstanding him, he at least found a great teacher."
Iruka: "Thank you, Lord Fourth Hokage. I was simply fulfilling my duty as a teacher!"
Uzumaki Kushina: "No, no, no, Teacher Iruka, you are the best teacher I have ever seen. Thanks to you, our Naruto didn't turn out bad!"
Sakura: "I really didn't expect that idiot Naruto to ever look so cool."
Hinata: "Naruto... wasn't he... always cool?"
Sakura: "Hinata, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Ino: "Sasuke is still the coolest, of course. But for this moment, I'm willing to let Naruto temporarily outshine Sasuke by just a tiny, tiny bit!"
Rock Lee: "Well done, Naruto! Youth is all about passion!"
Guy: "Well said, Lee! Once this is over, let's run five hundred laps around the village upside down on our hands!"
Rock Lee: "Understood, Teacher Guy!"
Guy: "Lee...!!!"
Everyone: "..."
Senju Hashirama: Hahaha!!!