September 1st, Leaf Year 28. Once again, it was time for the Ninja Academy to begin its annual term.
Inside the new student classroom, Nishinodera felt extremely satisfied seeing every single student present. "Alright then," he announced, "please come forward one by one and introduce yourselves!"
The first one to rise and approach the podium was a chubby kid in red: "I'm Choza Akimichi, and I love all kinds of delicious food."
Immediately afterward, he seemed to recall something terrifying, his lips trembling as he stammered, "M-my greatest dislike is Devil Hell Spicy Broth."
After declaring this, Choza bravely shouted with all his might, "My dream is to never get even a single drop of that broth inside my stomach again!"
It appeared he still vividly remembered that hotpot experience from two years ago.
Certainly, Devil Hell Spicy Broth had become a lifelong nightmare for many members of the Akimichi clan.
"That broth? I eat it every single day and nothing happens to me!" Kushina secretly mocked while sitting at a corner, recalling what Shen-ge had told her.
When she had just arrived at the Leaf Village, she'd been worried about whether the local cuisine would suit her tastes.
But ever since Shen gave her a strong recommendation, she fell in love with hot pot - especially Devil Hell Spicy Broth, which became an absolute must-order for her every visit.
Initially, the hotpot restaurant owner chuckled, saying he finally found someone capable of earning a free meal.
However, within just several days, he nearly cried instead.
Have you ever seen someone eat hotpot three times a day — and not just anyone, but a four-year-old girl who ordered Devil Hell Spicy Broth every time!
Who would have imagined that the Uzumaki clan's vitality could be so astonishing?
Therefore, only one month later when he simply couldn't take it anymore, the shop owner changed his policy - finish this broth, and you could get a fifty percent discount.
Yet over the past year or so, almost all of Kushina's meals came from this restaurant, making the owner seriously consider raising the price back up to twenty percent off.
But the Konoha Troublemaker simply said, "Twenty percent off is basically the same as the membership discount anyway. Might as well turn it into a gimmick to grab some attention."
Thus, shortly after arriving at Konoha, Kushina earned the nickname The Red-Hot Habanero.
This was someone who could eat Devil Hell Spicy Broth daily, with not another soul in all of Konoha able to match her feat.
Perhaps Hyouka [Ice Queen] might give it a try?
"Self-introduction stuff is such a hassle," muttered Shikaku, scratching his head lazily while sporting a small ponytail at the back. "Is this okay, teacher?"
Having dealt with those godlike students three years ago, Nishinodera considered himself someone who'd already weathered any storm and wouldn't flinch at something this trivial.
"This student may step down now," Nishinodera said calmly. "I'll be sure to have a word with your parents regarding this."
His words instantly shattered Shikaku's psychological defenses, as visions of his parents dragging him away for endless lectures flashed across his mind.
"No! There's still a countermeasure!" In an instant, Shikaku dropped his lazy demeanor entirely and spoke with intense focus: "My name is Shikaku Nara. I enjoy playing chess, hate trouble, and my dream is to live each day idly, doing absolutely nothing!"
Seeing this change in demeanor, Nishinodera nodded approvingly.
Before him stood Nishinodera, an outstanding instructor at Konoha for thirteen consecutive years. No childish little schemes from new students could ever succeed in front of him.
But the very next student who stepped onto the stage completely shattered his composure.
"I-I-I—" A boy with light white hair stuttered nervously, refusing to properly introduce himself.
Nishinodera got angry and shot him a fierce glare.
The boy was badly frightened, beginning to cry as he said, "Waaahhh, I'm Yamanaka Inoichi! Teacher, please stop looking at me like that!"
This made headlines! A teacher honored for thirteen years straight had actually scared a new student into tears!
"Alright, please don't cry anymore. Here's some candy for you," Nishinodera quickly strode up to the podium.
Inoichi accepted the small piece of candy and stopped crying.
He just started crying because he couldn't get his words out right.
Otherwise, could it really have been out of fear toward Nishinodera, whose entire appearance was dark and resembled a big gorilla?
Future Inoichi insisted that although his Verbal Jutsu ranked dead last in Konoha, back then, he truly cried only because her words got tangled—it definitely wasn't due to that gorilla's glare!
Kushina, sitting quietly in the corner, kept muttering sarcastic comments under her breath. She had already decided that this generation's Ino–Shika–Cho were all weaklings—cowards and crybabies.
"Ugh, starting school sure is boring. I remember Shen told me once that he became a chunin without even attending classes for a few days. I guess I'll have to ask him all about it after class," Kushina thought to herself as she stood up and walked onto the stage.
Remembering someone's instructions, she changed her expression to one of indifference: "My name is Kushina Uzumaki. I'm five years old. I live in the Uzumaki clan compound in northeastern Konoha, and I'm unmarried. I attend the Ninja Academy and wake up every day at seven. I don't smoke or drink, but I do love hotpot. I go to bed at eleven o'clock every night and need eight full hours of sleep. Before sleeping, I must drink a warm glass of milk and massage my stomach. Once in bed, I fall asleep immediately. I sleep soundly until morning, never letting bad moods or gastritis carry over into the next day. Even doctors say I'm perfectly normal."
"..."
Everyone in the classroom was left stunned by this long self-introduction.
Just as Nishinodera was about to say something, Kushina dramatically placed her hand on her stomach:
"And my dream is...to become Kamen Rider Kushina [Kāmen Raidā]!"
"Ha!" Choza spat out the snack he was chewing.
"Bang!" Shikaku, who had been boredly gazing out the window, smacked his head heavily onto his desk.
"Hiss!" Inoichi, lost in deep thoughts, sharply inhaled through his teeth.
"She's trouble, no doubt about it!" Everyone—including Nishinodera—thought exactly this.
Only a certain little blonde kid stared brightly at the red-haired Kushina on stage, thinking she was absolutely awesome.
Among ninja trainees, their first public self-introductions were always the biggest event during the start of school.
And announcing such an embarrassingly cute dream in front of the entire class—now *that* takes guts!
So, Minato Namikaze quickly followed suit and stepped up to introduce himself, "My name is Minato Namikaze. I love Ultraman, and I absolutely hate those little monsters."
Minato Namikaze stole a glance at a certain red-haired figure in the corner before bravely continuing, "I wanna be the light that shines all over the world!"
Choza spit out another mouthful of snacks.
Shikaku hit his head on the desk again.
Inoichi sucked in another sharp breath.
"Man, there's always someone even more ridiculous out there!" Nishinodera and everyone else in the classroom repeated exactly the same reaction as before.
At that moment, they all believed these two classmates were perfectly matched in their dorkiness.
Only Kushina, sitting quietly in the corner, didn't react at all, though she secretly considered the blond kid onstage might actually be her "kindred spirit".
From now on, she was dragging this guy along to cover for her whenever she got into trouble.
"The warning from Konoha's original class clown had been etched into Kushina's mind ever since."
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