Ninja Academy, Principal’s Office
The moment Ruofeng stepped into the corridor, he saw Nawaki turn around and gesture for him to remain quiet.
Ruofeng silently nodded and followed Nawaki’s finger toward the principal’s office.
A familiar figure appeared.
It was the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Ruofeng was puzzled.
Why is the Third Hokage here?
Although he is the principal, he usually doesn’t come to the Ninja Academy.
Ruofeng walked forward without paying much attention to Nawaki’s secretive gestures.
In front of Hiruzen Sarutobi, they had probably already been sensed the moment they entered the corridor.
There was no point in trying to hide now.
Inside the principal’s office, the Third Hokage said, “I’ll leave these two children to you. Please arrange their classes.”
“the Third Hokage, please rest assured. I’ll arrange for both children to enter Class One,” a teacher replied.
Hiruzen nodded.
“The class doesn’t matter. What matters is their safety.”
Hiruzen then looked toward two little girls.
Ruofeng followed his gaze and saw them as well.
His eyes widened, and his expression became strange.
What’s going on?
It’s actually her!
Nawaki looked at Ruofeng strangely.
“What’s wrong? Don’t tell me you’ve already taken a liking to one of the girls inside.”
Ruofeng shook his head.
“What are you talking about? How old am I? But it is strange. Why is their hair red?”
Ruofeng spoke slowly, but he already knew the answer in his heart.
That red hair was the symbol of a certain clan.
Moreover, the somewhat familiar appearance of one of the girls had already told Ruofeng exactly who she was.
Suddenly, Hiruzen’s voice came from inside the principal’s office.
“Nawaki… come in.”
Hearing this, Nawaki awkwardly smiled before grabbing Ruofeng and pulling him into the office.
The moment Ruofeng entered, he saw a little girl glaring angrily at him.
“My ears are very sharp. Is there something strange about my red hair?”
The little girl looked extremely displeased, as though she would immediately start a fight if Ruofeng said the wrong thing.
Ruofeng shook his head with a smile, his expression sincere.
“It’s not strange. What’s strange is people’s perception. This is the first time I’ve seen red hair, but it looks very beautiful on you. Isn’t red hair beautiful?”
His sincere words were accompanied by a faint smile.
Just then, a breeze swept through the room, lifting a strand of her red hair.
“It’s beautiful. I’ll keep it.”
The moment those words fell, the little girl’s expression became shy.
Nawaki stared at Ruofeng in disbelief.
“That’s incredible. I’m impressed!”
Ruofeng ignored Nawaki and simply extended his hand.
“My name is Ruofeng. I’m also here to attend the Ninja Academy. Maybe we’ll even become classmates.”
The little girl shyly extended her hand.
“My name is Kushina Uzumaki .”
After saying that, she quickly withdrew her hand.
Ruofeng nodded slightly before looking toward the other red-haired girl.
She stood on tiptoe and spoke calmly.
“My name is Uzumaki Reiko.”
Ruofeng smiled as he looked at Kushina and Reiko.
They were both members of the Uzumaki clan.
Ruofeng did not know who Uzumaki Reiko was, but he certainly knew who Kushina was.
She was the future mother of the protagonist.
Yet right now, she was nothing more than a little girl.
Ruofeng had originally thought that Kushina had already entered the Ninja Academy.
He had not expected her to be entering only now.
In the original story, Kushina had transferred into a class.
He had never expected that she would now be transferring in at the same time as him.
Ruofeng looked at the two girls with a sincere expression before slowly taking out a jade box.
Inside the jade box were three pitch-black pieces of wood.
They were undoubtedly Qilin Resin.
At this moment, Ruofeng took out the Qilin Resin and carefully placed Kushina’s red strand of hair into the jade box as though it were an extremely precious treasure.
Nawaki had already given Ruofeng a thumbs-up.
“Impressive… truly impressive. Jiraiya often teaches me how to pursue girls, but I get rejected every single time. Now I finally understand what a true expert looks like.”
Ruofeng naturally had no idea what was going through Nawaki’s mind.
He only understood how precious this strand of hair was.
It belonged to the Uzumaki clan.
The Uzumaki clan!
And in the original story, Minato Namikaze had won Kushina over partly because of her distinctive red hair.
Now that Ruofeng had encountered Kushina ahead of time, he naturally had no intention of letting such a good opportunity slip away.
As for Naruto, the protagonist of the future, Ruofeng had no intention of worrying about his life or death.
She no longer dared to meet Ruofeng’s eyes.
Hiruzen chuckled.
“You’ve already made a friend the moment you arrived. It seems my concerns were unnecessary. Good. Then study hard here.”
Just then, two voices came from outside.
Tsunade was dragging Jiraiya into the principal’s office.
Her furious expression remained vicious as she shouted, “Damn it, Jiraiya! If there’s a next time, I’ll definitely kill you!”
Jiraiya’s face was swollen and bruised.
“I won’t do it again. I won’t…”
Ruofeng swallowed as he stared at Tsunade in shock.
Jiraiya’s body did not seem to have suffered many injuries, but his face had been beaten into a complete mess.
Ruofeng almost failed to recognize him.
Hiruzen also looked slightly embarrassed.
“You two are here as well.”
Tsunade nodded before turning her gaze toward Ruofeng.
“Heh… little Ruofeng, you seem pretty impressive.”
Her eyes moved toward Kushina before returning to Ruofeng.
Ruofeng chose silence.
What could he possibly say at a time like this?
Jiraiya, however, spoke up.
“Of course. He inherited my true teachings. You know, these techniques…”
Before he could finish, Tsunade punched him again.
Jiraiya immediately fell silent.
Tsunade smiled lightly before looking at Nawaki.
“I brought you here to attend school today. Why are you still standing around?”
Hearing this, Nawaki immediately said, “I’m going!”
He then looked at Ruofeng.
“I’m in Class One of the third grade. If you need anything, come find me. I’ve got your back!”
With that, he jumped straight out of the window, completely ignoring the helpless expression on the teacher’s face.
After all, Nawaki was the grandson of the First Hokage—a bona fide grandson of the Hokage.
Even the Hokage himself could be ignored by him, let alone a teacher.
Tsunade nodded in satisfaction.
“Since the old man is here too, let me explain. This child was recommended by Jiraiya and is here to enroll in the Academy.”
Hiruzen nodded.
“I heard about him from Jiraiya. This child’s name is Ruofeng, correct?”
Ruofeng looked at Hiruzen and replied respectfully,
“Yes, Lord Hokage.”