6-In the Academy

"Chakra control is the most essential thing for a shinobi. We can unleash powerful jutsu through our chakra, but chakra is not in abundance, so we need to manage it carefully. This is where chakra control comes into play. With proper chakra control, we can make the most use of our available chakra. If two shinobi with the same level of chakra fight, then the one with better chakra control lives to tell the tale... Being a shinobi is not fun and games. You need to be prepared, ready to survive, fight death, at all times," Udon-sensei, our homeroom teacher, said in that same boring voice of his.

It had been over a year since I joined the academy. Yes, I was already in my second year. Minato and I were already close friends, and I had already mastered every jutsu left behind by my parents, so as you might have guessed, I am fairly strong now—in the world of common shinobi at the very least. Nowhere near Kage level, though. But it also led to another problem. All the resources which were available to me by my inheritance were exhausted now, and from now on, to learn more techniques, I am very much on my own.

The ninja academy was actually more boring than I had initially expected it to be. There was almost nothing taught about ninjutsu, genjutsu, or medical jutsu at all. It was basic history and science classes at best, to be honest, which my brain could decipher with such ease that it wasn't even funny... which led to the actual problem I was facing right now...

It was sitting for seven hours in the damned academy, where you already know everything, and nothing interesting is going on at all. In our six years at the academy, we will only be taught about three jutsu in total—the basic E-rank Substitution, Clone, and Transformation jutsu—and that was it. The rest of the stuff they taught, like wildlife survival, setting up traps, tracking, and other stuff like that, was particularly useless for me.

If someone could be killed with a trap, then he is too weak to bother me in the slightest. I could one-shot him even without the trap. Then comes tracking... well, I have Rikugan... nothing comes close to that, not even the Byakugan. As for wildlife survival... let's just say, I'd adapt.

As for the theoretical stuff which was taught to us... well... I have an IQ of 530,000 to handle that.

So yeah, school for me was like one boring prison which my hyperactive mind had seriously made into a living hell. But on the plus side, during this time, I had already created a perfect plan of how to act in the future without raising any suspicions and have the best possible results.

Hell, I had even thought of the perfect way to thrive in this world to the fullest. I had basically the entirety of Naruto figured out. Now what remained was the Boruto timeline...

So, basically, even after my isekai, my day was mostly spent daydreaming in school, but the good part now was that this time around, I might actually achieve whatever I want.

And considering that I don't plan to graduate early, I am fairly certain that I would have it all figured out by the time I graduate from the ninja academy. There are a lot of goals I have in my mind, which need perfect timing to execute, so for all of it to come into place, I need to wait.

You might be wondering why this timeskip ended where it did and not later, when I am out of the academy or something. Then it is because, soon, an important event is about to take place—a red-haired girl with some anger issues would soon enter our class as a transfer student.

And if you have ever watched any school anime, then you would realize that the coming of a transfer student is always followed by some plot. And here, it will be the same. Kushina's arrival was an important part of my plans. I could get close to Tsunade through her, and once I become her student, my future plans would be much easier. And considering my Senju lineage, this isn't all that difficult, to be honest.

Once I have become friends with Kushina, I could slowly start sending clones to the academy, while starting to experiment with jutsus. While I very much wanted to delve into Earth Style, I could only start with Lightning Style first, since I have more knowledge on how to develop it. Earth Style development would have to wait until I become Tsunade's student and get the Senju collection of Earth Style jutsus.

"You seem unfocused again... the classes are so interesting. How could you get so bored?" Minato, who was sitting next to me, said, breaking my train of thought.

I just looked at him and grumbled,

"Minato, you are the only one who thinks so, this stuff could put even an insomniac to sleep. I'd rather run around Konoha doing a backflip than sit through this."

"Well, try reading this," Minato said, handing me a book, the topic of which was Will of Fire... propaganda stuff.

"Will of Fire?" I asked, looking at him.

"Yes... don't you think the Will of Fire is fascinating? I want to become a Hokage inheriting the Will of Fire," Minato declared with his smile—you know, the same old famous smile.

"Well... that's a troublesome dream. What's so interesting about becoming Hokage? You would be cooped up in an office all day long and would have to work a lot," I complained, genuinely thinking so.

The position of Hokage didn't really interest me much since there wasn't too much substance to the title. Even Daimyos lived better lives, holding more power, despite technically being on the same level as a Kage.

If being Hokage was something like becoming the king of the world or something, maybe I would be interested. But a glorified village chief? Nope.

"Well... I think the Hokage is the one who guides and protects everyone, so I wish to take the Will of Fire and guide everyone, protecting them... What's your dream, Mahoraga?" Minato explained his dream, then asked about mine.

"My dream?" I asked. The question was a deep one...

Me coming to this world was sudden, and unplanned, so it was not like I already had some plans here... I just dropped here suddenly. And ever since I am here, my thoughts have always been about growing stronger... but that is mostly out of necessity...

So, the question is, what truly is my dream? Do I even have a dream?