Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

"Yes, I will definitely protect Hinata-sama. Please rest assured, Lord Gengetsu." Hyuga Neji said earnestly.

Having matured considerably, Neji understood that his father's survival was largely due to Shimura Gengetsu's help, and therefore his gratitude and respect for him were even stronger than for the Hokage.

As they talked, more people arrived one after another, and Shimura Gengetsu also met the remaining twelve Konoha Genin.

"Brother Xuan Yue!"

A blond-haired kid suddenly shouted, and the people nearby looked disgusted when they saw it, but Naruto Uzumaki didn't care at all and ran to Gengetsu Shimura's side, grinning foolishly.

"Naruto, this is Karin."

"Oh, my name is Naruto Uzumaki, the man who will become Hokage!"

Gengetsu Shimura then remembered that Karin and Naruto had not met yet.

Naruto Uzumaki...

Misa Uzumaki, who had been silently standing to the side, glanced at Naruto a couple more times... and sneered inwardly.

The Senju and Uzumaki clans, allies for generations, look at the kind of lives the descendants of the Uzumaki clan are living in Konoha.

Lady Mito, I wonder if you regret teaching Hashirama Senju the sealing technique for sealing the tailed beasts?

From then on, the whirlpool became the best vessel for Jinchūriki, and in order to make the Jinchūriki feel a sense of belonging to the village, the fate of the Land of Whirlpools was thus sealed.

The Ino-Shika-Cho trio also knew a lot, so they didn't discriminate against Naruto like other villagers, nor did they object to their children associating with him.

Naruto's face beamed with a bright smile. Just as the Hokage had said, coming to the Ninja Academy would allow him to make friends.

Suddenly, a commotion broke out in the crowd on the other side, and they made way for each other.

Itachi Uchiha brought Sasuke Uchiha to the school to register.

Shimura Gengetsu smiled as he recalled a document he had received not long ago, and took the initiative to greet him.

"Shimura Genzuki..."

The tear tracks on Itachi Uchiha's face became more and more obvious, making him look much older and not at all like an eleven or twelve-year-old boy.

He frowned slightly when he saw Shimura Gengetsu walking towards him.

But Gengetsu Shimura completely ignored him, instead looking down at Sasuke and asking, "Kid, do you remember me?"

Sasuke was puzzled for a few seconds, feeling that it was familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

“Shimura Gengetsu,” Gengetsu reminded him, “is that the 3.6 guy who defeated your brother during the Chunin Exams.”

"You big bad guy!"

Sasuke suddenly remembered everything, and his gaze toward Shimura Gengetsu was full of hostility.

"Don't be so stingy."

Gengetsu Shimura smiled indifferently, "You're only allowed to let your brother defeat others, but others aren't allowed to defeat your brother? The Uchiha are being far too domineering."

"Nissan is the strongest!"

Sasuke couldn't help but argue, "Your brother is definitely going to beat you now!"

"Oh?" Shimura Gengetsu raised an eyebrow. "Itachi-kun, how about we give it a try and see if your brother is right?"

"Xuan Yue Jun, please stop teasing Sasuke."

Itachi Uchiha said calmly, patting Sasuke's head, "Don't have unwarranted competitiveness."

"That's just how it is..."

Sasuke was clearly very dissatisfied, but under his brother's pressure, he could only mutter under his breath.

Itachi Uchiha bowed slightly and said softly, "Xuan Yue-kun, I need to take Sasuke to register. Excuse me."

"Go."

Gengetsu Shimura smiled knowingly, "No rush, we'll see each other again soon anyway."

Itachi Uchiha's pupils narrowed slightly, clearly indicating that he had thought of something, but he didn't say anything more and led Sasuke into the school.

Gengetsu Shimura also took Karin and Naruto Uzumaki to the ninja academy to register.

His former teacher, Shuichi Kazama, has been promoted to head of the school's academic affairs department. The new ninja teacher in charge of this class is Iruka, who is the homeroom teacher of Class 1.

All the students who were able to extract chakra were placed in his class, which was considered an honors class.

Waving goodbye to the reluctant Karin, Gengetsu Shimura left the ninja academy and returned to the ANBU base.

Chapter 93 A Fateful Encounter: Uchiha Itachi Becomes a Double Agent

Ninja Academy classroom.

The newly enrolled students have been assigned to classes and are now in their classrooms, waiting for their teachers to arrive.

Karin, Hinata, and Ino naturally huddled together.

Hinata was shy, but she and Karin had known each other for a long time. Later, Shimura Gengetsu would occasionally bring Karin to visit the Hyuga family, so they were quite familiar with each other.

Ino, on the other hand, has a lively and cheerful personality. She took the initiative to come over and ask Shimura Gengetsu for more information, so the three of them got along very well.

"Karin, are you Brother Xuan Yue's sister?"

Upon hearing Naruto's name, Ino naturally adopted it.

"No, I am Lord Xuan Yue's subordinate."

"Huh? But didn't you just start at the Ninja Academy?"

"So what? Even if he's a child, I can still help Lord Xuan Yue."

Karin was very proud. Although her ninjutsu and strength were still immature, she could be bitten!

As long as Lord Xuan Yue needs it, he can take as many bites as he wants without any problem.

Ino didn't understand what Xiangling was thinking, but continued along with her words: "Brother Xuanyue is so kind to you to come and take you to school in person."

"That's right, Lord Xuan Yue and I have been living together for a long time, and he's been very good to me."

Hinata, who hadn't gotten a word in edgewise, poked her hand and said, "Lord Gengetsu is a good person, and very powerful too."

"Oh right, Hinata also knows Brother Gengetsu, but why do you call him 'Lord'? You are the eldest daughter of the Hyuga main family."

"Because Lord Gengetsu has helped the Hyuga family a lot, Father said we should maintain respect for him."

Can you tell me about it?

"........"

The girls were chatting enthusiastically, but Naruto, considering himself a man, didn't join in.

His attention was also drawn to a dark-haired boy, and he noticed that many of the girls in the class were secretly looking at him, which made him feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

Naruto walked over and sat down amidst the disapproving gazes of many girls.

"07, what's your name?"

"Sasuke Uchiha."

Sasuke frowned slightly, but answered.

"I just saw Brother Xuan Yue talking to you. Is he also your older brother?"

"Not at all!"

Sasuke's voice rose considerably, "I only have one brother. When I grow up, I will defeat that villain and avenge my brother!"

"just you?"

Naruto laughed so hard he almost fell over. "Brother Xuan Yue is so strong, your brother is definitely no match for him, and neither are you."

"Only I, who will become Hokage in the future, can defeat him!"

"Tch, bragging."

Sasuke, who already disliked Naruto, now disliked him even more.

You're the one bragging!

"You're bragging!"

As they were talking, their heads were touching, and many girls loudly scolded Naruto, telling him to stay away from Sasuke.

Just then, Iruka, who had finished the meeting, walked in carrying documents.

Seeing that his classmates were all busy with their own things and no one paid any attention to him, their homeroom teacher, Iruka smiled bitterly to himself.

This class is an honors class, but it doesn't seem like it's easy to manage.

Meanwhile, a guest arrived in the dense forest where the Third Dark Division was located.

Uchiha Itachi walked leisurely through the jungle, carrying his letter of introduction to report to the Anbu.

He had barely stepped into the dense forest when he realized that someone was secretly watching him, and there were quite a few of them.

These were all members of the Third Dark Division. They were somewhat resistant to the idea of ​​someone who only had a reputation for genius but no combat record joining them.

In particular, the Uchiha clan doesn't have a very good reputation outside of their clan, and they won't look up to Itachi just because of his surname.

Some people even tried to test the waters.