Naruto sat frozen in his seat, staring at the glowing blue window in front of him. The name refused to change no matter how many times he blinked.
Name: Satsuki Uchiha
His heart was beating so hard he could feel it in his throat. For a long moment, he couldn't move. He had expected to see "Sasuke Uchiha" like everyone else called her. Instead, the system had shown something completely different.
He swallowed hard and slowly focused on the description below the name. The window expanded.
Name: Satsuki Uchiha
Age: 13
Height: 5'4
Description: The second born and sole survivor of the Uchiha clan massacre. She is the younger sister of Itachi Uchiha. Born female, she was raised as a boy from infancy in order to protect her from the clan's political arrangements and the possibility of a forced political marriage once she came of age.
From a very young age, Satsuki was taught to hide her true gender. Her chest is tightly wrapped with bandages every morning to flatten her figure and she wears looser clothes to prevent any visible curves. She applies subtle makeup techniques darkening her eyebrows, sharpening the lines of her jaw with contour, and adjusting her posture to appear more masculine. Her voice is naturally somewhat low for a girl her age, which helps maintain the disguise. She has lived this way for so long that most people, including her classmates and instructors, have no idea she is female.
After the massacre, she was left completely alone. Rather than letting the Uchiha compound fall into ruin, she has personally maintained it ever since. She cleans the main house, repairs what she can, and keeps the clan grounds from becoming completely abandoned. She trains relentlessly in order to grow stronger, both to honor her clan's legacy and to ensure that no one can ever force her into a life she did not choose. She carries deep trauma from losing her entire family in one night and from the constant pressure of maintaining a false identity.
Likes: training sessions, spicy food, tomatoes, reading old Uchiha Clan Stories, proving her strength through results rather than words, and moments of genuine peace where she doesn't have to pretend.
Dislikes: Being pitied, loud and overly cheerful people, political manipulation, being treated like she is fragile or weak, and anyone who tries to get too close to her for her secrets or ulterior motives.
Hobbies: Late-night training, maintaining her weapons, studying jutsu theory, and occasionally watching the stars from the roof of the Uchiha compound.
Dreams: To become strong enough that no one can ever control her life again. She wants to restore the Uchiha clan's honor on her own terms and one day kill Itachi Uchiha with her own hands. She dreams of eventually living without having to hide who she is.
Ideal Partner: Someone who can see past her disguise and accept her as she truly is without trying to change or control her. She is drawn to people with strong wills who refuse to break under pressure, even if she would never admit it out loud.
Naruto sat frozen in his seat at the back of the classroom, staring at the glowing blue window in front of him. The name refused to change no matter how many times he blinked.
Satsuki Uchiha
His chest felt tight.
He slowly focused on the description below the name. The window expanded, and he began to read through it carefully.
The more he read, the heavier his chest became.
She wasn't just cold and distant like he had always thought. She had lost her entire clan in one night. She had been forced to live as a boy since she was born to protect her from being used in a political marriage. Every single day she wrapped her chest with bandages, used makeup to look more masculine, and maintained the entire Uchiha compound by herself while carrying the weight of everything that had happened.
Naruto's hands slowly curled into fists on his desk.
He felt bad for her.
He had always seen "Sasuke" as someone who kept everyone at a distance due to pride of being the strongest, Someone who didn't want friends or connections with weak people, but now it made sense. After losing her whole clan, it must have been terrifying to get close to anyone.
She was probably scared that if she let someone in, they would end up dead too. Or maybe he was just jumping to conclusions. Either way, the thought made his stomach twist.
Not only that… she had to lie every single day of her life. She couldn't even exist as herself. On top of everything else, she was keeping the Uchiha compound from falling apart all on her own.
Naruto let out a slow, shaky breath and closed the Inspect window.
His mind was spinning.
He didn't know what to do with any of this.
Part of him wanted to walk up to her and say something. Another part of him knew that would be selfish, She had clearly gone through a lot of trouble to keep this hidden.
If he suddenly showed up and told her he knew, it could make everything worse for her.
He stayed sitting there for a while. Sakura and Satsuki were still in the classroom as well, both of them quietly waiting for their assigned sensei to show up. The room was empty now that the other teams had already left with their instructors.
After several minutes of silence, Naruto stood up and walked over to the front of the classroom. He grabbed the whiteboard eraser from the ledge and carefully balanced it on top of the sliding door.
Sakura noticed what he was doing and frowned.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
Naruto shrugged. "Just making sure our sensei gets a proper welcome."
Sakura crossed her arms and gave him a flat look.
"He's a jōnin. He's not gonna fall for that, you idiot."
Naruto turned to look at her with a grin.
"Well, if it does work, then it'll be funny watching him walk in and get hit with it!"
Before Sakura could reply, a calm voice came from near the window.
"You're wasting your time."
Naruto looked over. Satsuki was still sitting in her usual spot, arms crossed, staring at him with that same cool expression.
He grinned wider and shot back without missing a beat.
"Hey, you never know! Maybe our sensei is the type who lets his guard down. It could happen!"
Satsuki gave him a flat stare.
"Only an idiot would think a jōnin would fall for something that obvious."
Naruto laughed. "Then I guess I'm an idiot! But at least I'll have fun finding out."
Satsuki didn't reply, but Naruto noticed the very slight twitch at the corner of her mouth before she turned to look out the window again.
He decided right then and there that he wasn't going to let what he learned about her change how he acted around her. She was still the same person he had known since the Academy. The only difference was that now he knew he was a she and she clearly didn't want anyone to find out so he wasn't going to treat her differently because of it.
They waited. Nearly two hours passed before the classroom door finally slid open.
A tall man with messy silver hair, a mask covering the lower half of his face, and a hitai-ate tilted over his left eye stepped inside. The whiteboard eraser fell directly onto his head and bounced off onto the floor.
Naruto burst out laughing.
"HAHAHAHAHA! He fell for it! He fell for it!" he shouted, pointing at both Sakura and Satsuki while laughing loudly.
Sakura's face turned red as she quickly stood up and started bowing.
"I'm so sorry! I told him not to do it! Please don't blame us!"
Satsuki, on the other hand, stayed seated. She looked at Kakashi with a calm but slightly disappointed expression.
'Maybe our sensei isn't very reliable after all…'she thought to herself.
The man looked down at the eraser for a second, then looked up at the three of them with a lazy expression.
"…Hmm," he said. "How should I put this…? My first impression of you guys is… I hate you."
Naruto, Sakura, and Satsuki all stared at him.
The man sighed and scratched the back of his head.
"Alright, let's head up to the roof. We'll do introductions there."
They followed him up to the roof of the Academy building. Once they were seated on the steps, the man looked at them one by one.
"Alright. Let's start with introductions. Tell me your name, things you like, things you hate, your dreams for the future, and any hobbies you have. I'll go first."
He raised one hand lazily.
"My name is Kakashi Hatake. Things I like and things I hate… I don't feel like telling you that. My dreams for the future… never really thought about it. As for hobbies… I have lots of hobbies."
Naruto, Sakura, and Satsuki all stared at him with blank expressions none of them were amused.
Kakashi looked at Sakura. "You're next."
Sakura sat up a little straighter and gave her introduction. When she finished, Kakashi nodded and looked at Satsuki.
Satsuki's expression didn't change.
"My name is Sasuke Uchiha," she said in a flat voice. "I don't have many likes or hobbies worth mentioning. My dream… is to restore my clan and kill a certain someone."
Kakashi's visible eye curved slightly, but he didn't comment.
Finally, he looked at Naruto.
Naruto took a deep breath.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I like ramen — especially the kind at Ichiraku — and I hate the three minutes it takes to cook instant ramen. My hobby is eating ramen and pulling pranks. My dream is to become the greatest Hokage ever, so that everyone in the village will acknowledge me!"
Kakashi nodded slowly.
"Alright. That's enough for today. We'll meet at Training Ground 3 tomorrow morning at five for survival training. Don't eat breakfast. You'll throw up."
With that, he disappeared in a swirl of leaves.
The three of them sat there in silence for a moment.
Sakura was the first to stand up. "I'm going home," she muttered before walking off.
Satsuki stood up next. She glanced at Naruto for a brief second, then turned and walked away without saying anything.
Naruto stayed sitting on the steps for a while after they left.
Once he was alone, he looked at the screen that had popped up when focused on the spot where Kakashi had been standing earlier.
A window was still there waiting.
Name: Kakashi Hatake
Age: 26
Description: A jōnin of Konohagakure and former member of the Anbu Black Ops. He is widely known as the "Copy Ninja" due to his ability to copy over a thousand jutsu using the Sharingan implanted in his left eye, which he received from his late teammate Obito Uchiha. Despite his laid-back and often lazy demeanor, he is an extremely skilled and experienced shinobi who has survived many dangerous missions.
He currently serves as the leader of Team 7. Kakashi tends to keep his true thoughts and emotions hidden behind his mask and relaxed attitude. He carries deep trauma from losing multiple comrades during his youth, including Obito, Rin, and his sensei, the Fourth Hokage.
This has shaped him into someone who often keeps others at a distance while still fulfilling his duties as a teacher and protector. He is known for being late to almost everything and frequently reads the adult novel series Icha Icha Paradise in public.
Despite his eccentric behavior, he is highly respected within the village for his strength, intelligence, and combat prowess.
Likes: Reading Icha Icha Paradise, loyalty among comrades, and quiet moments where he can relax without responsibilities.
Dislikes: People who abandon their comrades, being forced to talk about his past or personal matters, unnecessary conflict, and political manipulation within the village.
Hobbies: Reading the Icha Icha Paradise series, napping, and sharpening his skills with Might Gai.
Dreams: He no longer holds a strong personal dream after losing many of his comrades. His current focus is on protecting the next generation and preventing his students from repeating the same mistakes and losses he experienced.
Naruto stared at the description it matched up a bit with what he heard from him a few moments ago and so far everything he had inspected and seen was real.
This wasn't just some weird dream or hallucination.
It was real.
He knew his life would change if he used Superzon correctly.
He wouldn't give that up not now not ever.