Chapter 14: Just Wait and See—Who the Real Ninja Is
September 10th…
On this nightmare-like day, Li Jie xuan once again set foot on the path of learning.
"Did you pack your kunai and rice balls?"
Might Guy looked at Li Jie xuan, who was already packed and ready, and reminded him again and again: "The Ninja Academy is full of children from major clans. No matter what, don't go stirring up trouble."
Li Jie xuan nodded helplessly. In Might Guy's eyes, was he really some kind of troublemaker? He was clearly a pacifist—if no one provoked him, he wouldn't provoke anyone! If someone did provoke him…
Before long, Tsunade arrived right on time. Today she was dressed especially cutely. The two spiky pigtails standing straight up suited her fierce, feisty personality perfectly. Her pink dress was fluffy and flowing, and the faint blush on her face made her look like a tempting red apple.
"Let's go—we'll go to school together!"
Tsunade grabbed Li Jie xuan and started walking, talking as she went: "I heard that today, Second Grandpa will be coming back…"
Senju Tobirama is coming back? Li Jie xuan couldn't help narrowing his eyes. Right now, Senju Hashirama had stepped back from the front lines, and it was the Second Hokage, Tobirama, who was in charge. He just hadn't expected that with the First Shinobi World War raging so fiercely, Tobirama would actually return from the battlefield.
Thinking of this, Li Jie xuan instinctively shrank his neck. He could only hope Tobirama wouldn't take him to heart—otherwise, he would really be in serious trouble. Dragging Tsunade into the abyss of gambling… depending on who judged it, that matter could be trivial or catastrophic.
However, when Tsunade led Li Jie xuan to the entrance of the Ninja Academy, the memories buried deep in his mind suddenly surged forth. In front of the academy stood a massive locust tree, stretching its sturdy trunk proudly, with a small swing hanging from one of its thick branches.
"So this swing already existed back then…"
Li Jie xuan couldn't help but sigh emotionally. In his previous life, when reading the manga, this place had always stirred something deep within him. Because this was the most iconic backdrop of Naruto Uzumaki's loneliness. While all the other children were picked up by their parents, only Naruto—bearing the power of the Nine-Tails—sat alone on the swing.
"Come on, let's go inside."
Tsunade tugged at Li Jie xuan.
"Yeah, let's go in…"
Li Jie xuan came back to his senses and strode into the Ninja Academy, quietly making a vow in his heart:
Naruto, I've seen your entire story. Since I'm here now, let me create a completely different story!
Li Jie xuan laughed loudly as he walked into the Ninja Academy…
"Using underhanded tricks to sneak into the academy—does that really make you so happy?"
Senju Tobirama stared coldly at Li Jie xuan. Beside him stood several familiar faces: the young Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the future master of Root, the dark side of Konoha—Danzo! They were all graduates of the Academy's very first class and would later become indispensable pillars of Konoha. Li Jie xuan never imagined he would be this unlucky—running straight into the recently returned Senju Tobirama the moment he stepped into the academy.
From the looks of it, Tobirama's first impression of Li Jie xuan was far from favorable—one could even say it was disgust. In Tobirama's upright and uncompromising view, Li Jie xuan was nothing more than a shameless opportunist. If not for his elder brother, Senju Hashirama, Tobirama would never have allowed a parasite like Li Jie xuan to enter the Ninja Academy.
Faced with this misunderstanding, Li Jie xuan offered no rebuttal.
Because he knew that trying to argue against ingrained prejudice was completely meaningless! Seeing that Li Jie xuan didn't respond, Tobirama didn't care. He simply assumed the boy had been frightened by him, curled his lip, and walked away. On the other hand, Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Li Jie xuan a friendly smile. As for Danzo—he didn't even spare Li Jie xuan a glance.
Only after everyone had gone inside did Li Jie xuan follow them into the academy.
He had gone to great lengths to enter the Ninja Academy—there was no way he would turn around and leave just because of a few harsh words.
On the contrary, the more others looked down on him, the more determined he became to push himself to the extreme, to show everyone just who the real ninja was!
"Just wait and see—my name will soon echo across this land!"
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