Naruto: I, Naruto, started with the Rinnegan

"Let's try again, I'll definitely win next time."

Fu Hua felt a little embarrassed. She was already three days old, and she had been playing mahjong for three days straight, but she had never won once. Her young heart had been severely hurt.

Kushina was also very unhappy. It was outrageous that she had been bullied by a fox.

"Naruto, come here quickly and help Mom teach this stinky fox a lesson."

"No problem, Mom, just watch me."

After the match, Kushina won with Naruto's full assistance.

A smile spread across Kushina's beautiful face. She reached out and grabbed Naruto's ear, her tone unfriendly. "I remember... there was a class going on outside, and you went inside to play mahjong..."

Use it and then discard it, Mom. I'm ashamed of my son's speed in changing my mind.

Naruto thought to himself, but remained outwardly calm: "You're mistaken. Look outside if you don't believe me."

Outside, the school bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class.

In the sixty-third year of Konoha, the graduation exams began.

"Listen up, everyone! This year's graduation exam topic is... the art of creating clones!"

Iruka stood on the podium, took out the list, looked at the students in the classroom, and was quite moved.

Six years have passed, and the children have all grown up. Now they are finally going to become ninjas.

He was somewhat reluctant to part with it, and also somewhat worried.

But can these children really withstand the cruelty of the ninjas?

With a sigh, Iruka looked at the list and read, "The exam will now begin. When you are called, go to the next classroom in order..."

.........

Naruto lay down on the table, his mind sinking into the sealed space, and came to the back of one of the Nine-Tails' tails.

The tail was connected to a ball of warm, golden chakra, inside which lay a gentle, beautiful woman with long red hair, Kushina, with her eyes closed.

Originally, Kushina should have disappeared completely a year ago, but before she disappeared, Kushina racked her brains and came up with a plan to extend her time—hibernation!

He hibernates within the Nine-Tails' chakra to reduce his own chakra depletion, only waking up at crucial moments in Naruto's life.

As agreed, Kushina was to wake up and watch the Ninja Academy graduation ceremony.

"Mom, it's time to get up, I'm graduating soon."

Naruto stood to the side shouting.

Instead of waking Kushina, they woke up Kurama (the Nine-Tails).

"Hey kid, you're so noisy."

Kurama opened its eyes, turned its head to look behind it, its tail twitched, and the ball of chakra rippled.

Kushina's eyelashes fluttered slightly as she woke up.

"Thank you, Kurama."

Naruto smiled and thanked him, while Kurama snorted softly and lay down again.

"Naruto, are you graduating today?"

Looking at the scene outside, Kushina roughly understood what was going to happen today.

"Keep it up..."

Kushina raised her fist to cheer on her son.

"I will, Mom."

"Huh? Mom?" Kushina narrowed her eyes. "Naruto, am I that old?"

"Mom, you misheard. You're not old at all. I'll argue with anyone who says you're old."

Naruto looked solemn, as if he hadn't just called out "Mom."

.........

"The first one is Uchiha Sasuke."

Iruka and Mizuki began recording.

Sasuke walked coolly into the examination room and, without saying a word, immediately created a clone.

"qualified!"

"Next."

"qualified!"

"Unqualified".

"qualified!"

Soon it was Naruto's turn. He pretended to form hand seals, and with a thought, instantly created a clone.

"qualified!"

Mizuki took notes in his notebook, and Iruka nodded approvingly, handing Naruto a headband and smiling, "Congratulations, Naruto, from today onwards, you are a genin."

Naruto took the headband, tied it around his forehead, and bowed solemnly to Iruka.

"Thank you for your six years of patient teaching, Iruka-sensei."

Although he sometimes found it annoying, he had to admit that Iruka was one of the few people in the village who cared about him.

Iruka felt touched, his eyes slightly moist, and he patted Naruto's shoulder.

"Go for it, Naruto! I believe you will become a great ninja."

I'm sorry, teacher, I believe you will be disappointed.

Naruto stood up, glanced at Mizuki, ignored him, and turned to leave the classroom.

Watching Naruto's departing figure, a hint of doubt flashed in Minato's eyes. Just now, he felt as if he had been seen through.

"It must be...my imagination..."

Just a mere fox demon...

.........

The corridor outside the classroom.

Surrounded by beauties, Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Naruto emerge. He nodded to Naruto, then broke free from the girls clinging to him and prepared to leave.

"Wait, Sasuke, I have something to do today. You can train on your own."

Over the years, the two have often trained together, and it has become a habit. Sasuke waits for Naruto in the corridor so they can train together.

Sasuke was a little annoyed to hear that Naruto had broken his promise.

"What is it?"

Is it more important than cultivating with me?

"Uh...it's here."

Naruto walked towards Hinata and said a few words to her, causing Hinata's face to turn rosy.

Then, Naruto and Hinata walked side by side and disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Seeing this, Sasuke's expression turned grim; it was because a woman had stood him up...

He felt that his friendship with Naruto was not as strong as he had imagined.

"Sasuke, if you're envious, we can do it too."

Sakura pressed herself against Sasuke's arm, her eyes sparkling with hearts, looking completely at him.

"envious?"

Sasuke glanced coldly at Sakura. This woman must be out of her mind; which eye of hers saw him as envious?

"Let go! You're poking me."

Sakura, who hadn't turned gray, was freed by Sasuke, who then withdrew his arm and left the corridor.

"It is a bit flat, Sakura."

Ino poked Sakura's steel plate with her finger, shook her head and sighed. While sighing, she straightened her chest and waved it in front of Sakura, giving Sakura an even greater blow.

"You're too weak, Sakura. Just admit defeat. You can't possibly beat Sasuke from me."

"No! Ino, Sasuke belongs to me!"

Upon hearing Sasuke's name, Sakura, who was on her deathbed, was startled awake and her spirits ignited.

The fake best friends started a bitter feud.

.........

This was the first time Naruto and Hinata had gone shopping together; their previous interactions had only occurred within the Ninja Academy.

Outside of school, Naruto spends most of his time training or making figurines, while Hinata's family is strict and forbids her from playing with the blond-haired boy.

Hinata was a little shy when Naruto took the initiative to invite her, but she was mostly happy.

The two are not boyfriend and girlfriend; to be precise, they are close friends of the opposite sex.

Although Hinata has decided that she loves Naruto, she doesn't know how Naruto sees her.

Is she a friend, or a future wife?

In retrospect, the latter seems more likely.

They walked through the streets of Konoha, chatting casually.