Chapter 138: Enrollment

[One Hour Later]

The door of Aoba's room was knocked on.

He looked at Karin, who still had her eyes closed, diligently refining chakra.

He tiptoed over and opened the door.

At a glance, he saw Uzumaki Kasui, dressed in loungewear, standing at the doorway.

A beautiful head of long red hair hung down naturally, and as the breeze gently brushed past, Aoba seemed to catch a faint, elegant fragrance.

There were still droplets of water on the ends of her hair, she must have just taken a bath.

"Aoba, is Karin with you?"

Aoba nodded, "I saw her alone outside, so I had her come in to stay for a while, and I taught her some knowledge about being a ninja."

Uzumaki Kasui seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, then asked again, "She probably hasn't eaten yet, right?"

Aoba nodded. Normally, he always ate at Tsunade's house.

A smile appeared on Uzumaki Kasui's face, "Then come to Auntie's house for dinner tonight. Lady Tsunade and the others will come too."

She wanted to thank the boy who helped her, but right now, she didn't have anything else worth giving.

"Okay~"

———

[Night]

At Uzumaki Kasui's dining table.

Karin hung her head, looking downcast.

Seeing her in such a cute state, Aoba couldn't help but rub her hair again.

"Don't be sad. Refining chakra isn't something easy."

"Even some very powerful geniuses take several days to succeed. You've just started, so failing is completely normal."

Uzuki Yugao said with a smile, "I remember Aoba also took several days to succeed back then."

"Shizune took over a month," Tsunade added.

"Lady Tsunade!", Shizune was a bit displeased with her revealing such things.

Kurenai Yuhi felt a bit embarrassed to say that she took more than two months to succeed.

"Really?", Karin lifted her head.

"It's true. I also took quite a while to succeed back then," Aoba affirmed Uzuki Yugao's words.

"Refining chakra looks simple, but it's very difficult to do. As long as you can refine chakra, and then master the Three Basic Techniques, you're already a Genin."

Having received an answer, Karin was relieved, her eyes regaining their shine.

Seeing Karin perk up again, Aoba said gently, "Once you refine chakra, I'll give you a gift."

"Really?", Karin's eyes lit up.

"Really," Aoba nodded with a smile.

"I'll work even harder!", Karin became full of fighting spirit again.

Everyone present smiled knowingly, and Uzumaki Kasui also smiled.

Looking at the lively living room, as if it belonged to a different world, she suddenly felt a sense of home.

———

Aoba only taught Karin for a few days.

Then it was time for the Ninja Academy to reopen.

He was actually a bit excited.

Since the funeral, he hadn't seen Tenten and the others for a while.

But he also had a bit of a headache.

Because this new semester, Karin and Yakumo would be transferring into his class, so he needed to think in advance how to reassure Tenten and the others.

Before school started, he also told Karin about his own situation at home.

Karin didn't say much, nor did she show any temper. Other than pouting and clinging to him the whole day, she returned to normal the next day.

So sensible it made his heart ache.

———

On the day school started.

After finishing breakfast early, he took Karin to school.

It was clearly just a normal day of school, but the journey was anything but ordinary.

Along the way, many students' parents, upon seeing him, stuffed him with a bunch of gifts.

By the time they reached the school, his hands were completely full, and he even had to have Karin help carry part of it.

"Aoba-nii is really popular."

"It's not me that's popular, it's the Hokage's disciple that's popular," Aoba explained.

There was still quite a gap between being a disciple of the Sannin and being a disciple of the Hokage.

At least before, he never had this kind of treatment.

"I'll take you to the office first."

"Okay."

When the two arrived at the office, Kurama Yakumo was already there.

When she saw Aoba, her eyes immediately lit up, "Aoba! Long time no see!"

Aoba glanced at her.

Her skin was fair and rosy; her complexion now looked no different from that of a normal child.

"Long time no see, Yakumo," While responding with a smile, he handed over the pile of snacks and gifts he was holding, "Since it's your first day at school, pick whatever you like as a gift."

Looking at the gifts in Aoba's arms, Kurama Yakumo showed a bit of joy in her expression, "Really?"

"Really."

Kurama Yakumo looked through them carefully, then picked a box of chocolate, "Then I'll take this one!"

"Mm," Aoba smiled, then looked at Karin, "I'm heading to the classroom first. See you there later."

"Okay!"

After Aoba left, the two girls looked at each other for the first time, both with some unspoken meaning in their eyes.

———

Aoba walked to the classroom.

He placed everything in his arms onto the desk.

Looking at the few people staring wide-eyed at him.

"New semester gifts, pick what you want."

"Aoba, why did you buy so much stuff?", Tenten asked curiously.

Even if it's for giving gifts, this is too much.

"Did someone give it to you?", Ino guessed.

Aoba nodded, "Ino is so smart."

Hearing the word "gift," Sakura looked at Aoba's collar.

Upon seeing the knot she had hand-woven still there, she immediately smiled brightly.

Hinata looked at the desk full of snacks and trinkets, and suddenly remembered something her father had told her.

Her face instantly turned red, and she didn't dare look Aoba in the eye.

Naruto didn't come to school today, according to Tsunade, he seemed to be with Jiraiya.

Because his true identity was going to be revealed, but the premise was that he himself first had to accept that reality.

So they had Jiraiya take him for a while.

As for Sasuke, he was even colder. It seemed he still hadn't recovered.

Aoba didn't ask much and simply played the role of the generous kid.

He gave a gift to everyone in the class.

Because of his age, all Aoba received were little toys and snacks.

So giving them to the students in class was just right.

Time passed quickly as he handed out gifts.

As the class bell rang, Iruka walked into the classroom.

He clapped his hands to get everyone's attention, then said with a smile, "Today, our class will welcome two lovely new transfer students. Let's all welcome them together."

After speaking, he waved toward the door. Immediately, two adorable little girls walked in from outside.

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