Chapter 14 Uzumaki Naruto Has Arrived!

A month passed quickly with Naruto immersed in his training.

Ever since he mastered the technique of channeling power properly, his tree-punching efficiency skyrocketed.

One after another, the trees along the riverbank were flattened.

Every time Hiruzen saw Naruto knock down another tree, his head throbbed a little harder.

At this point, he kept blood pressure meds permanently stocked in his drawer...

He wondered what the hell was up with this kid!?

He was starting to worry that if this kept up, the afforestation project started by Hashirama wouldn't survive Naruto's destruction.

Thankfully...

Today was the start of Academy, so he guessed Naruto wouldn't have much time to chop trees, right?

"Big Fox, what do you think of this outfit?"

"Shut up! Quit bothering me!"

Naruto chirped and asked the fox in his belly, wanting to hear suitable advice from him.

After all, today is the first day of Academy, and he didn't have any other friends in this world yet. The only one he can share and chat with is Kurama.

Kurama didn't care one bit and just thought Naruto was being noisy.

'Could this damn brat take a proper look?!'

'His wardrobe was literally black and white. Was there any other color to pick from??'

'Like hell he could choose anything decent!'

But Kurama's scolding didn't dampen Naruto's good mood at all.

He changed into a black outfit, twirled in front of the mirror, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Alright! Time for school!"

Naruto muttered to himself, raised his hand and threw out a portal. He then jumped into the purple light cocoon.

At the gate of the Academy…

Many parents are sending their children to the Academy, some of them are Konoha's Shinobi, and some are just ordinary villagers.

In short, every child was accompanied by one or more adults.

The first day of Academy was always one of the liveliest days in the Konoha Village.

Especially with the Sandaime Hokage scheduled to give a speech to the new students later on.

Out of respect for the Hokage, everyone made sure to show up and show their support.

Standing on the stage, Hiruzen frowned slightly as he scanned the crowd of children and their families on the school ground.

It's because Naruto was nowhere to be seen.

'Had he overslept?'

'That's not possible, right?'

'From the way Naruto had been looking forward to this day, it didn't seem like he'd sleep in on his first day of school.'

Hiruzen let out a deep sigh. Ever since Naruto was born, he felt like he'd aged ten extra years from the stress.

"Go check if Naruto's left yet."

Hiruzen had just given instructions to the Anbu beside him when he saw a purple light cocoon suddenly appear on the school grounds.

'This child...'

Hiruzen's expression instantly scrunched up into a wrinkled mess.

He distinctly remembered telling Naruto not to use that jutsu in front of others.

'Why couldn't this child just give me a break!?'

The sudden appearance of the purple light cocoon on the school grounds instantly attracted everyone's attention, stirring confusion and tension throughout the crowd.

"Protect Hinata-sama!"

"Fugaku-sama, please take the young master and withdraw!"

"Could it be that other Shinobi Villages are attacking us?"

"What on earth is that thing?"

…

Various voices were heard in the crowd, and Itachi, who was standing next to Sasuke, saw this familiar technique and realized that the Kyubi's Jinchuriki had arrived.

All the children instinctively hid behind their parents, while many of the adults pulled out kunai from their Ninja Pouches.

Once an enemy appeared, they would protect their children first.

"Uzumaki Naruto has arrived!"

Naruto didn't know why, but he suddenly wanted to shout like that.

Maybe it was the atmosphere of the start of a new school term that made him feel something was not right if he didn't shout something.

And then…

As soon as the words left his mouth, he saw a group of Shinobi surrounding him. The stern expressions on these people's faces made one think that they were guarding against powerful enemies if one didn't know what's going on.

'Uh??'

'Wait?'

Naruto suddenly realized he had teleported right into the middle of a crowd. His expression froze, and when he recalled his earlier cringe-worthy declaration, his toes curled hard from the secondhand embarrassment.

'Damn it! This is so embarrassing!'

As for the parents who brought their kids to school, once they heard the name 'Uzumaki Naruto', they finally breathed a sigh of relief and lowered their weapons.

They might not know this specific kid, but the name 'Uzumaki' was very familiar to the older generation of Shinobi.

Then, they began thinking...

'Uzumaki Naruto?'

'The last Uzumaki Clan's member in the village was Uzumaki Kushina, and this brat obviously doesn't have red hair...'

'So who exactly is this kid?'

Since the village's Kyubi's Jinchuriki has not appeared in everyone's eyes for six years, many people have almost forgotten that their village still has a Kyubi's Jinchuriki, who is over six years old.

Shikaku quietly observed the boy's short blond hair, his eyes gradually narrowed, and then he began explaining the situation to the others.

"Put down your weapons, everyone."

"He is a fellow villager, not enemies."

Following Shikamaru's father's words, everyone slowly lowered their weapons.

But as they recalled what had just happened...

The sudden appearance of a purple cocoon of light, followed by a yellow-haired kid emerging from it out of nowhere...

Even some of the Jonin present were visibly shaken.

"That was... Space-Time Ninjutsu!?"

"No way, right!? That kid doesn't even look older than six!"

"It must be some kind of special Kekkei Genkai!"

"Hiss…! If that's true, then this kid's potential might rival Yondaime-sama's..."

As the crowd buzzed with amazement over the boy's apparent Space-Time Kekkei Genkai, the conversation naturally drifted toward Namikaze Minato, the Yondaime Hokage.

As a result, many people found out that this child also had blond hair...

"No way!? Could this child be Yondaime-sama's child?"

"Wait! What did he just say again?"

"Uzumaki Naruto??"

"I remember Yondaime-sama's wife was from the Uzumaki Clan."

"What!?"

"He's actually the orphaned son of the Yondaime Hokage-sama!!"

With just a few quick exchanges, the entire crowd had already reached the same conclusion: the yellow-haired boy in front of them must be the orphaned son of Minato.

Standing beside his father, young Shikamaru leaned in and whispered, "Dad… the Kyubi's Jinchuriki is actually Yondaime's child?"

Shikaku didn't answer, but cast a meaningful glance toward Hiruzen on the stage. That look alone told Shikamaru everything.

Sasuke peeked out from behind Fugaku and immediately recognized Naruto. His teeth clenched so hard he nearly cracked a molar.

'Damn it!'

'It's him again!!'

'Showing off in front of everyone like this… what an arrogant jerk!'

Not far away, little Hinata saw Naruto's short blond hair and immediately remembered the figure who once walked her home… and who had recently appeared just in time to rescue her when she was being bullied.

'It's great... Now, I can see Naruto-kun every day...'

Just thinking about that made Hinata's ears visibly turn red. She felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest if she continued to look at Naruto.

Hinata, who was too shy, quickly hid behind Hiashi again, but she still stole glances at Naruto when she could.

When the people around him realized that Naruto was the son of the Yondaime Hokage, they all smiled enthusiastically.

"Hey! Kid, come and eat at uncle's house tonight!"

"No way! Come home with me today, kid. The food in my house is definitely better than theirs!"

"Kid, what do you think of my daughter?"

Many Shinobi began to invite Naruto to their homes, and some of them even introduced their daughters as potential partners.

Of course, the larger and more prestigious Shinobi Clans didn't make a move, and they just looked at Naruto with extremely complicated expressions.

They naturally knew the identity of this boy...

Meanwhile, it was the first time for Naruto to face so many people. And with them being so enthusiastic, he was a little overwhelmed.

'How come my first day of school...'

'Be a little different from what I thought...'

'Weren't the civilian kids supposed to call me a demon fox, and then I'd slapped them in the face by flexing my overwhelming power?'

'How did things suddenly turn into everyone magically guessing I am the Yondaime's son?'

If he had access to the internet right now, Naruto would have posted a thread on Reddit asking for help for his friends. He even thought of a title for the thread, 'Living in Konoha… my secret identity as the prince was exposed on the first day of school, what do I do now? Urgent, need help online ASAP...'

On the other side of the village, Danzo had received a report from his Root's Shinobi.

After reading all the information about the Kyubi's Jinchuriki, a dangerous light flashed in Danzo's eye.

"Very good! The Kyubi's Jinchuriki actually has a Space-Time Kekkei Genkai..."

"I must have him!"