Chapter 329: Enrollment
'The cordyceps also falls silent for me; silence is tonight's Mikoto's house.' — Masahiko Uzumaki.
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After Masahiko declared he didn't want to interfere with 'Masahiko Senju's' name change, he spent the entire afternoon facing the non-stop nagging of Mikoto and Kushina...
"Right, I originally said I'd intervene, but now I don't want to. You guys figure it out yourselves, I'll just wait for the result."
"I was the one who facilitated this agreement. If I personally go to the Uchiha to back out of it, where do I put my old face?"
"Kushina, what's with that expression? Great-Grandpa has always been someone who values his face, okay?"
"I didn't fall and become stupid! I'm not stupid!"
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It wasn't until evening that Mikoto's house finally fell silent, and Masahiko breathed a sigh of relief. He had just let go of himself, only to almost be pulled down from the sky by Kushina's pouting face and Mikoto's pleading face.
The two weren't unreasonable either. If Masahiko refused to intervene, they, as juniors, couldn't force him—they only forced him for one afternoon before deciding to figure it out themselves.
As for Toneri, perhaps the headache from being knocked out hadn't faded yet, or perhaps he was hypnotized by the sound of their talking, but he lay on the side and fell asleep again.
However, continuing this silence wasn't a solution. Masahiko prepared to find a topic to break the ice... How about telling a joke?
"Hahahaha..." Before Masahiko even started the joke, he amused himself first. Kushina looked over helplessly, her facial expression speaking volumes—And you say you didn't fall and become stupid?
Fortunately, the two children who pushed the door open broke Masahiko's frozen, smiling face.
"Mother, I won again today!" Little Hiko said these words, but his face was perfectly calm, as if beating Naruto was incredibly easy.
"Nonsense! Where did you win? It was clearly a tie..." Naruto, with a bruised and swollen face, retorted. Then he noticed Masahiko and turned to say, "Eh? Great Ancestor, you're back!"
Masahiko placed his right index finger against his lips, signaling Naruto to lower his voice, then pointed at the sleeping Toneri.
Naruto turned his head, his loud voice unchanged: "Huh? Who is this guy?"
Masahiko, feeling helpless and annoyed, said: "Your rival in love!"
"Rival in love?" Naruto was stunned for a long time, then chuckled. "This guy... this bastard also likes Big Sister Haku?!"
Masahiko: "..."
Drags Naruto over, places him over his knee, pulls down his pants. Smack smack smack smack!
The silence in Mikoto's house was thereby broken. Toneri groggily opened his eyes from his slumber. Before him was a blond-haired boy with his pants pulled down getting spanked, and nearby was a black-haired boy with his arms crossed, watching the show.
"What... happened?"
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The next day, March 1st, the first day of school.
Mikoto led Little Hiko, Minato and Kushina led Naruto, and Masahiko led Toneri. The group set off together towards the Konoha Academy.
"When you enrolled a few days ago, aside from Hinata, did you encounter any other children you know?" Masahiko turned his head and asked.
Minato shook his head. "It was almost noon by then, and those who were supposed to enroll had already finished. We didn't see Naruto's other classmates."
Kushina straightened Naruto's collar and whispered instructions: "Naruto, you must get along well with your classmates at school, especially... the girls. And stop thinking about Haku; he belongs to Kimimaro."
Masahiko chuckled. It truly wasn't easy being a mother; Kimimaro was innocent.
Naruto's face flushed red, but he didn't dare retort. If he were to have his pants pulled down and get spanked by Masahiko on the street, even he would feel humiliated.
A few minutes later, this formidable group of parents finally arrived at the Konoha Ninja Academy. The group parted ways at the entrance... Kushina and the others took Naruto and Little Hiko to their class, while Masahiko needed to take Toneri to register late.
The academy building was still that old building. When he built the Ninja Academy back then, the requirement of 'Grade 8 Earthquake Resistance' almost tormented the Earth Release ninjas in charge of construction to death. A building this sturdy could probably be used for another fifty years. How much money did I save Konoha...
With Masahiko's current status, getting things done was simply too easy.
He grabbed a staff member at the school and stated, 'I am Masahiko Uzumaki. Yes, that legendary old senior. I brought this child to register late and transfer into a class.'
Then he received the other party's exclamations: 'You are Senior Masahiko Uzumaki?! Hello, hello, it's an honor to meet you. Registration, right? Follow me, follow me.'
The only slight complication was that Toneri was seven years old this year and possessed a foundation in ninjutsu. Logically speaking, he should have transferred into the second grade. The academy staff initially took them to the 'Second Grade Homeroom Teacher'.
"Senior Masahiko, for the first grade, let me take you there," the 'Second Grade Homeroom Teacher' offered.
Masahiko nodded. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a report card on the other party's desk, and he felt a wave of dismay.
"Oh, this is the final exam report card for the previous first grade, which is now the second grade," the person hurriedly explained.
Masahiko picked up the report card:
'Second Grade Top Student: Tenten
Second Place: Neji Hyuga
...
Last Place: Rock Lee'
"What, are pets allowed in Ninja Academy exams nowadays?" Masahiko was speechless.
Even as he walked to the door of the first-grade classroom, Masahiko couldn't figure out how Tenten managed to beat Neji.
"Iruka, there is another student transferring into your class. He was brought here by Elder Masahiko Uzumaki," the 'Second Grade Homeroom Teacher' called out.
Hearing this, Masahiko looked up and observed Iruka in front of him. This man could be considered Naruto's destined teacher.
The current Iruka had just recently become a teacher and looked somewhat green. Facing Masahiko, he nervously greeted him.
But when he turned to Toneri, he immediately composed himself: "This student, Toneri Otsutsuki, please enter the classroom and find a seat. Prepare your self-introduction..."
He looks like a born teacher.
Masahiko patted Toneri's shoulder, signaling him to enter the classroom, and peered inside himself.
Toneri had a clear objective. Sweeping his gaze over the children in the classroom and ignoring everyone's pointing at his 'peculiar' appearance, he walked straight to the seat behind Hinata and sat down. Because of his eyes, little Hinata curiously turned her head to steal a glance at him.
Naruto and Little Hiko sat on the far left and far right of the classroom respectively, indicating they 'didn't know each other'.
Sakura and Ino sat together, whispering to each other. They were probably talking about the handsome new transfer student, Toneri.
There were also many familiar faces. With a rough sweep, Masahiko saw that the 'Rookie Nine' were basically all there, along with some unfamiliar faces, one of which seemed to be Sai.
"Elder Masahiko, is there anything else you need?"
Just as Masahiko was about to reply, a line of characters flashed before his eyes: "Witnessed and significantly changed the Naruto World main storyline: Naruto's Enrollment. Obtained 20(*5) Witness Points."
"Elder Masahiko?"
"Hmm? Oh! Nothing else." Masahiko waved his hand, smiled amiably at the children in the classroom who were curiously peering at him, and turned to leave the Ninja Academy.
"Now... where should I go?"
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