"Iruka Sensei, don't worry, I won't miss a single class from now on," Naruto replied with a serious expression.
Anyway, he had already mastered Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.
On the first day, his main body would go to class to get a feel for things, and after that, he would let the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu check in for him while he focused on his own matters.
"Hmm, I believe you."
Iruka Umino nodded, then changed the subject, "Also, the Ninja Academy exam is in a few days. If you can't pass, you won't graduate, you won't get a Ninja headband, and you won't become a true Ninja."
After a moment of hesitation, he added, as if by a ghost's prompting, "The exam content will be one of the Three Body Technique. Practice hard."
"Don't worry, the Ninja Academy exam will be a piece of cake for me," Naruto said with a grin.
In the original story, Naruto failed the exam three times, and his summoned clones were weak and limp, like eggplants wilted by frost, lying on the ground.
But now, Naruto had not only mastered the A-rank Ninjutsu—Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu—but had also raised its proficiency to the [Mastery] level. The Clone Jutsu couldn't compare at all.
It was like the exam content was elementary math, but Naruto already knew calculus.
"Good—!!"
"Naruto, Sensei is rooting for you! Go for it~"
Iruka Umino rolled up his sleeves and made a cheering gesture, encouraging Naruto.
"Go for it."
Naruto responded cooperatively.
He suddenly wondered if he should show off his Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu during the exam, astonishing everyone and shocking the entire room?
He was genuinely curious about Iruka Umino's expression and the reactions of Sasuke, Sakura Haruno, and the other classmates.
The perennial dead-last performing Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.
The effect of showing off like this…
Naruto's lips curved upwards, and he began to anticipate the Ninja Academy exam.
After finishing Ichiraku Ramen, Iruka Umino encouraged Naruto a few more times before leaving the one-room apartment.
Walking on the streets of Konoha Village.
It was dim.
Only the faint yellow streetlights flickered occasionally, making a "sizzling" sound.
Iruka Umino threw the ramen box and other trash into the bin, clasping his hands behind his head, and couldn't help but recall the neat and clean one-room apartment.
"It feels like Naruto has grown up a lot overnight, becoming more sensible."
He used to intensely dislike and even hate Naruto, viewing him as the demon fox who killed his parents.
After spending time with him, he discovered that the rumors about Naruto being a demon fox were completely unfounded; he was just a poor orphan who had no parents to love him.
"Ah!"
Iruka Umino slapped his forehead, saying with a bit of annoyance, "How did I accidentally leak the exam questions?"
"However, the Ninja Academy graduation exam has always primarily tested the Three Body Technique, and I didn't specifically tell Naruto which one of the Three Body Technique would be tested, so it doesn't count as a leak, right? Hmm, no, it doesn't!"
Iruka Umino convinced himself and burst into laughter.
"What is Iruka Sensei doing?"
Naruto glanced at Iruka through the window, shook his head in confusion, and then pulled the curtains shut.
After wiping the table clean from the ramen, Naruto began to organize his thoughts and make plans.
Ninja Academy, he had to attend.
His relationship with Hinata also needed to be cultivated.
And he also wanted to get to know Ino Yamanaka.
He recalled how Ino Yamanaka's appearance had briefly captivated his younger self.
"Also, buying instant noodles to sell in the Goblin Slayer World."
Naruto brought his index and middle fingers together, crossed his hands, and formed seals again, summoning three Shadow Clones.
He told one Shadow Clone to take his frog wallet and buy instant noodles.
The other two Shadow Clones followed him to the training room to check the Ninjutsu scrolls he had obtained from Hiruzen Sarutobi.
There were seven scrolls in total.
He hadn't finished learning the D-rank Ninjutsu, Instantaneous Body Technique, yet.
The remaining six scrolls recorded the C-rank Ninjutsu—Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.
The secret Fire Release Ninjutsu passed down through generations of the Sarutobi Clan—Fire Release: Great Flame Technique.
The B-rank Ninjutsu—Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique.
The B-rank Ninjutsu—Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.
The C-rank Ninjutsu—Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique.
And the secret technique passed down through the Akimichi Clan—Multiplication Technique.
"Did I just stumble into a Fire Release nest?"
"But luckily, there's also a Multiplication Technique."
"How does Hiruzen Sarutobi's collection even have Multiplication Technique? This perverted old man… he's not decent."
Naruto shook his head and chose Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet and Multiplication Technique to learn.
"I'll learn Fire Dragon Flame Bullet first, and then later, if I gather the other five releases, forming a Great Elemental Combo would be pretty cool too."
Naruto took out the bronze key from his [item bar] and opened the Underground City.
He and two Shadow Clones took the Ninjutsu scrolls back to the Goblin Slayer World to utilize the different flow of time for learning Ninjutsu and Extracting Chakra.
He left one Shadow Clone to continuously buy instant noodles and store them at home for now.
He would put them into the system space and take them to the Goblin Slayer World the next time he returned.
"Chakra control also cannot be overlooked."
Naruto formed seals and summoned another Shadow Clone, telling him to practice tree climbing first, by concentrating Chakra on his feet to create suction and climb vertical tree trunks.
After he became proficient at tree climbing, he would then practice walking on water.
Naruto didn't plan to waste experience scrolls on these basic skills.
Because he wanted to learn quite a lot, even with Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, he might still bite off more than he could chew. With experience scrolls, he needed to make every effort count, using them to improve high-level Ninjutsu.
For example, Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, as a B-rank Ninjutsu, naturally had a considerable learning difficulty.
But as long as Naruto learned it, he could use experience scrolls to increase its proficiency, which would save an unknown amount of effort and time.
Furthermore, a Ninja's potential has limits.
It's not as if you can practice diligently and necessarily master a high-level Ninjutsu to its peak.
"I'll just have to make the Shadow Clones work hard," Naruto thought to himself.
Shadow Clones were simply heaven-sent workers.
On the other side.
Kane, Ryder, and others invited the Sword Saintess to form a team. The Sword Saintess, taking Naruto's advice, chose to withdraw from the Kane Adventurer Team.
Without the priest's assistance, Kane and his team didn't enter the forest to eliminate Goblins. Instead, they rested for a day to buy potions and repair their equipment in the Border Town.
Naruto transformed into a training fanatic, staying in his room to Extract Chakra.
He decided to temporarily stay at the Cattle Herding Girl's house and proactively paid for rent and food.
Long-term partiality to instant noodles had led to severe malnutrition for Naruto, and with the strongest Tailed Beast, Kurama, sealed inside him, who could endure that?
Improving his diet and seizing the golden development period of adolescence to restore his body was crucial.
The attributes in the status bar were not static.
As his body grew and he continuously trained, his attributes could also be enhanced.
One must know that Naruto, possessing Ashura's Chakra and the Whirlpool Clan's physique, was inherently a stat monster. However, without pure Ōtsutsuki bloodline and the Rinnegan, his upper limit was just there.
Kurama and the Six Paths Power were always external forces.
Only being strong himself was true strength!
"It's a pity I don't have any of the Whirlpool Clan's three major abilities; otherwise, I could delve deeper."
Aside from the longevity and immense Chakra brought by their powerful vitality, the Whirlpool Clan was also skilled in Sealing Jutsu, as well as Mind's Eye of the Kagura, one of the strongest sensory Ninjutsu in the Ninja World, with a sensory range of dozens of kilometers, the ability to conceal one's Chakra, and incredibly effective physical healing.
Naruto thought of his golden hair, just like his father's…
Never mind, if he didn't have it, he didn't have it.