Because they didn't have many opportunities to see the Third Hokage, and the Third Hokage did a very good job of promoting himself, all the children in the Village admired the Third Hokage.
Becoming the Hokage became the dream of most children.
"Shisui, Hayate, let's go eat ramen, it's already noon."
Ling thought of Teuchi-san's ramen; it had been so long since she last went, and she wondered if there were any new styles.
"Ah? Alright." Hayate, called upon by Ling, was clearly surprised. Had they become friends so soon after meeting?
Ling wasn't clear on the principles of making friends in the Ninja World; going out to eat together meant that both parties were either teammates or friends.
As soon as Teuchi saw Ling walk into Ichiraku Ramen, he felt the dough in his hands become extremely heavy.
He vaguely remembered that day when this little girl ate dozens of bowls of ramen, almost exhausting him. He had to close the next day to rest and recover.
However, no matter what, he couldn't let a customer leave hungry. This was the principle his father taught him.
So Teuchi immediately perked up. An hour later, Teuchi slumped in his chair, staring blankly at the sky, as if his soul was flying out of his mouth.
Ling patted her belly contentedly. This time she had improved, eating a full eighty bowls. It could be said that her training during this period had been very effective.
Meanwhile, Gekkō Hayate looked as if he had seen a ghost. Is your stomach Doraemon's dimensional pocket? Eh? Who is Doraemon?
Shisui, on the other hand, maintained an unperturbed expression, but in his heart, he was constantly shouting, "So ~ much ~ food!"
Returning to the Ninja Academy, some of the new students who had eaten lunch were already arriving one after another. Uchiha Shisui and Gekkō Hayate followed Ling to the Class A classroom to await the opening ceremony.
The Third Hokage was busy with countless affairs, especially at the forefront of this war outbreak, requiring him to process a lot of frontline information.
However, he still made time to go to the Ninja Academy to preach the fire will.
As Teacher Tamura Hirohiko came to announce, the new students gradually gathered on the training grounds, quietly standing in their assigned classes, awaiting the arrival of the Third Hokage.
Meanwhile, on the podium, tables, chairs, and banners had already been set up, full of ceremonial grandeur.
Just as everyone was patiently waiting, the Third Hokage, accompanied by several Anbu, Body Flickered onto the podium, revealing a kind smile to the new students.
"Lord Third!"
"Hokage-sama!"
Someone below shouted, like a fan meeting, which made Ling secretly comment on how well the Third Hokage did his public relations.
The Third Hokage raised his hand to quiet them, and the crowd immediately fell silent. He sat on the chair, scanning the cannon fodder—ah, no, the new sprouts below.
"First, I congratulate everyone on successfully enrolling. I hope you all become excellent Ninja after graduation.
You will practice your Ninja way and become the pillars of Konoha.
This requires you to study diligently during your time at the Ninja Academy, always remembering to be guided by the unique fire will of Konoha Village, thoroughly implementing the spirit of self-improvement, ~~~~~~~~"
Ling stood at the very front, enduring it. It was probably because she was very short—she wanted to cry.
Although the Heavenly Restriction made Ling's body exceptionally strong, it could not affect the normal natural development of her body.
The first row was naturally the most difficult to endure the baptism of the fire will. Ling forced herself to perk up and pretend to be extremely interested.
But her mind was already drowsy, her ears were completely perforated, what went in one ear went out the other, and the fire will didn't register at all.
Whether in her previous life or now, this kind of principal's speech was what she hated most—long-winded, tedious, and boring.
The Third Hokage's gaze swept across Ling's face. Perhaps Ling's disguise was too good, making the Third Hokage nod in satisfaction, believing that his fire will had been conveyed.
About two hours later, the Third Hokage began his concluding remarks, which made Ling breathe a sigh of relief.
In contrast, Uchiha Shisui and Gekkō Hayate next to her were extremely serious, as if they had been injected with a stimulant.
"Finally, I wish everyone a happy and peaceful time at the Ninja Academy, and that you forge bonds and gain recognition with your teachers and classmates."
After the Third Hokage finished speaking, he immediately Body Flickered away, as he still had political affairs to handle. Being able to spare two hours for a speech at the Ninja Academy was already a testament to how much he valued it.
"Alright, students, return to your classrooms for formal class." Teacher Tamura Hirohiko immediately had the Class A students return to their classroom.
Upon hearing Teacher Tamura's call, Ling did not look for an opportunity to create a Shadow Clone and run away.
As it was the first day of class for new students, the Third Hokage might be using the Telescope Technique to secretly observe the new students' learning situation.
At this time, Ling dared not use the Shadow Clone. To maintain her persona as the successor of the fire will, she had no choice but to sit there idly all afternoon.
However, starting tomorrow, she could send a Shadow Clone to study diligently, while she and another Shadow Clone would focus on training.
The basic taijutsu and throwing techniques taught at the Ninja Academy, history lessons about the development of the Ninja World and the situation of various Villages, the practically make-believe combat classes for Ninja Academy Students, and the ideological lessons that imparted the fire will were useless to her.
However, learning various intelligence analysis, trap setting, codes and ciphers, geographical environments, and so on, still had some use for her.
After she finished learning these theories, the Ninja Academy would also lose its purpose for her. By that time, the Great Shinobi War would probably have fully broken out.
Pulling back her thoughts, Ling sat in her seat quietly awaiting Teacher Tamura's first lesson of the semester.
Glimmers of light filtered through the glass, illuminating the classroom. Tamura Hirohiko looked with satisfaction at this batch of the most talented students. Although there were a few mischievous ones, most were very quiet.
"Alright, let's start with self-introductions. For example, what's your name, what do you like, what do you dislike, what's your dream, and so on."
After Tamura Hirohiko finished speaking, seeing no eager students, he had to continue.
"I'll start myself, then we'll go from the first student by the door in the first row, and similarly for the second row.
My name is Tamura Hirohiko. I like taking baths, I dislike people who don't follow orders, and my dream is to become an excellent teacher."
After Tamura Hirohiko finished speaking, he glanced at the student by the door, his meaning obvious.
"My name is Sato Ichika. I like drawing, I dislike green peppers, and my dream is to become a great painter."
This was a gentle and delicate little girl, somewhat like the Crown Princess when she was young. After she finished speaking, everyone applauded to encourage her.
"Hello everyone, my name is Iruka Umino. I like reading, I dislike mischievous children, and my dream is to become an excellent teacher."
It's truly you, Iruka Umino, Naruto's first teacher. Even from a young age, he wanted a completely secure iron rice bowl.
"My name is Kotetsu Hagane. I like good food, I dislike waiting for food to be served, and my dream is to live a leisurely life."
"I am Izumo Kamizuki. I like sword techniques, I dislike being interrupted when I speak, and my dream is to become a master of sword techniques."
The Konoha Gate Guardians! This is a position that only the most powerful Ninja can hold. One must know that whether it was Itachi and Kisame entering Konoha or Six Paths Pain entering Konoha, none dared to use the main gate. This is enough to show how formidable the two Gate Guardians are, comparable to Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong.