Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

Chapter 194 A Grand Filial Piety in the Courtyard

The group arrived at the Hyuga clan.

Hiashi Hyuga personally greeted them at the entrance, saying, "Shikatoki-kun, it's already very kind of you to come. You don't need to bring any gifts."

Akane handed the gift to the Hyuga clan members at the door, saying, "It's only right; we were invited to visit after all."

Shika nodded. "Akane's right. We can't come empty-handed. By the way, why did you contact me when your wife was giving birth?"

Lu Shi expressed his doubts.

Hiashi Hyuga smiled sheepishly. "Didn't you say last time that Hinata has the purest Byakugan in the Hyuga clan? I just wanted to show you what my newborn child is like."

Lu Shi was speechless upon hearing this. "What can you tell from a newborn baby?"

"Can't you tell? Why don't you take a look first, Shikatoshi-kun?" Hyuga Hiashi wanted to try again.

Shikatoki waved his hand dismissively. "I can tell you very clearly that Hinata's Byakugan purity is probably the highest. After all, it's almost evolved beyond that, understand?"

"I understand!"

Hiashi Hyuga was somewhat excited.

This is another piece of good news.

After having a meal at the Hyuga clan's residence and watching Hyuga Hanabi, Shikatoki left.

The days passed peacefully like this.

Lu Shi spent her time cultivating her skills, taking care of her children, and occasionally going on missions; she lived a very comfortable life.

Today is a special day.

Ninja Academy.

Minato stood on the high platform, and like the previous Hokage, he spoke inspiring words.

Today is the day Naruto and his classmates enrolled in school.

The ninja academy was bustling with activity like never before.

Many of the students in this cohort are second-generation members of ninja clans, or even heirs, so the teachers at the school are under a lot of pressure.

After Shuimen finished speaking, he began a simple class placement test.

This test is meaningless for the Nara clan, a ninja clan; it is mainly aimed at commoners, and can be considered as giving these villagers' children a fair chance to compete.

Minato, Shika, and Iruka are in the office.

"Iruka, I'm entrusting Naruto and the others to you," Minato said gently.

Iruka instantly felt a great responsibility. "Don't worry, Hokage-sama, I will definitely teach these children well!"

"I trust you."

Minato's words greatly excited Iruka.

Unlike Iruka's excitement, Shika leaned back lazily in his chair.

Minato turned his gaze to her, "What's your opinion on bringing you to the school as a practical training instructor?"

"They're just a bunch of kids, do they really need real-world practice?"

Lu Shi was actually somewhat reluctant to come.

After all, who enjoys going to work?!

"Besides practical combat, you also need to teach me ninjutsu."

"Me? Teach ninjutsu?" Shikatoki doubted his ears. "With my trashy ninjutsu talent, it took me three years to learn Dust Release with so many people's help. How could I possibly teach ninjutsu?"

Minato looked at the deer with surprise, "I suspect you're showing off!"

"What did I brag about?"

"Shikatoki, I've known since I was little that you have great talent. You were able to improve the Shadow Imitation Technique after learning it, and all the ninjutsu you learned after that will undergo a qualitative change."

"Let's leave aside those things from so long ago. Take Dust Escape, for example. Although you've studied it for three years, anyone with the best skills can master it and even improve upon it!"

"I know you're just being lazy and looking for an excuse, but your talent is practically overflowing. Next time, find a different excuse!"

Minato had an expression that said, "I already know what you're doing."

Lu opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Could it be that his talent is really that bad, and that his ability to learn is all thanks to the editor? But Lu Shi felt that even if he said it, Minato probably wouldn't believe him.

Then Shika turned his gaze to Iruka, "You think so too?"

"Of course, Lord Shikatoki! You may not know this, but it can take us Chunin several years to master B-rank ninjutsu. We can't compare to a genius like you!"

Iruka's eyes were filled with adoration as he looked at the deer.

"Look!"

Minato patted Shikatoki on the shoulder earnestly, "Shikatoki! I won't force you. If you want to come to the practical class, just let Iruka know and he'll arrange it for you. If you don't want to come, I won't force you."

Since Minato had already put it that way, Shika couldn't refuse.

"Alright."

"Thank you for your help!"

Upon seeing the deer, Minato agreed, and his mood improved considerably.

For the next year, Shikatoshi would only visit the Ninja Academy occasionally, since they were all just kids who had just started refining their chakra, although the ninja children were probably a little faster.

However, the amount of chakra is not large overall.

So Lu Shi just took these children to exercise a little.

The following year, Naruto and Sasuke stormed into Shikamaru's house.

"Uncle Lu Shi! Are you there? We're coming in!"

Shika looked at Naruto and Sasuke standing in front of him, somewhat speechless. "You're already in."

"Uncle Shikatoki, we need to talk to you!" Naruto didn't care about these small details.

"What is it?"

"Teach us ninjutsu!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly.

Sasuke nodded in agreement. "Please, Uncle Shikatoki!"

"Um?"

Lu looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression.

"Didn't your father teach you?"

At this point, Naruto said with some annoyance, "Dad, all he does is deal with official business every day. He doesn't come home until very late every day. When I go to see him, he just says 'next time,' but I don't even know when 'next time' is!"

Shikatoshi understands Naruto's situation.

Watergate is indeed very busy.

But what about Sasuke?

Noticing the deer's gaze, Sasuke said seriously, "I don't want my father to teach me."

"Why?" Lu Shi asked curiously.

As far as he knew, because the Uchiha clan no longer faced great survival pressures, Fugaku Uchiha got along quite well with his family.

"My father can't even beat my older brother now. I originally went to find my brother, but he said he was too busy and told me to find you instead."

"And my brother said that even if he were in his current form, he would be instantly defeated by you!"

Sasuke spoke with eyes full of longing.

"I want to become stronger too!"

Naruto nodded quickly, "Me too, me too! Mom sent me to find you!"

"Itachi and Kushina!"

Lu Shi finally understood where the problem originated.

As the deer's natural energy swept over the two, Naruto's chakra was already quite substantial, likely due to his Uzumaki clan constitution.

Sasuke's chakra, while not comparable to Naruto's, is already quite good compared to other people his age.

It's definitely time to learn ninjutsu.

At that moment, Shika was thinking about those kids at the ninja academy.

Now that I've decided to teach them, I can't favor one over the other, otherwise I'll definitely get nagged by that little girl, Ino.

With this in mind, Shikatoki slowly spoke, "Since you want to learn, I will definitely teach you. I'll prepare for a few days, and then we'll go to the ninja academy to teach together. You should go back now!"

Naruto and Sasuke were both happy to receive the promise made when they received the deer.

"Great! Once I learn Uncle Shikatoki's ninjutsu, I'm going to give Dad a good spanking!"

Naruto's first words were full of filial piety and righteous indignation.

Just as the two were about to leave, chatting and laughing, Lu Shi suddenly realized that it wasn't holiday time!

"Wait! Shouldn't you two brats be at school right now?!" Lu Shi asked in an unfriendly tone.

Naruto and Sasuke froze.

Naruto rushed out without hesitation, shouting, "Run!"

Although Sasuke was a bit slow, he quickly caught up.

Lu Shi chuckled as he watched the two run away, then vanished in an instant, only to grab them the next second. "You two think you can escape from me?!"

Naruto was grabbed by the collar and lifted up, his legs thrashing about. "Uncle Shikatoki, we didn't mean to, please let us go."

Sasuke still had his pride, so he didn't struggle and readily admitted his mistake, "Uncle Shikatoki, we were wrong."

Shikatoki instantly appeared at the entrance of the ninja academy, just as Iruka was about to leave. He quickly called out, "Iruka, you're looking for them, aren't you?"

Iruka breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Sasuke and Naruto in Shikatoki's hands. "Thank you, Lord Shikatoki."

"Naruto Namikaze! Sasuke Uchiha! You two dared to skip class! Go back and write your apologies!"

"Ugh! Iruka-sensei, I don't want to write!" Naruto looked utterly dejected.

Although Naruto was no longer at the bottom of the class at the Ninja Academy, his academic performance was entirely due to Kushina's excellent genes.

Listening to academic lessons ensures a good quality of sleep.

"No! I have to write it today!"

"All right."