"Huh?"
Uzumaki Naruto looked at the sudden +2 EXP notification, feeling quite surprised.
He hadn't been sure what caused the experience points to increase. Important characters like Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, and Hyuga Hinata only gave +1 EXP.
Although the experience orbs around them were larger and contained more EXP, it took a long time to gain it all through interactions.
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's experience orb, though slightly smaller than Sasuke's, gave +3 EXP, which allowed Naruto to gain a large amount of EXP in a short time.
He also liked this method of gaining EXP, but wasn't sure how to make Sasuke and the others give +3 EXP too.
Now, the appearance of Hatake Kakashi showed +2, and the experience orb around him was similar to the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's, which was quite strange.
Could it be because he's an adult? Or does it increase with age? Or is it related to strength? Naruto thought, carefully observing Kakashi to figure out what was going on.
"Why aren't you saying anything?"
Hatake Kakashi broke the silence, asking with a puzzled look.
"Nothing, just forgot to put the eraser on the door, so it didn't hit you," Uzumaki Naruto mumbled.
"Hit me?"
Kakashi was speechless; this was the first time he'd encountered someone who spoke like this.
[Experience +2]
"The three of you, come with me." Kakashi said and turned to walk outside.
Naruto shrugged and followed. Sasuke and Haruno Sakura exchanged glances, their gazes fixed on Naruto's back with a mixture of surprise and doubt.
Now Sasuke and Sakura were a bit dumbfounded, unable to figure out how Naruto had guessed it. It all felt a bit unreal.
"Could Naruto just be guessing? He was clearly a dead last before," Sakura still didn't believe it.
"I don't know. We need to confirm this properly. If he's not just guessing, then what he said about the Bald Head Training Method might also be true," Sasuke said seriously.
"Sasuke, are you really planning to use this method to train?" Sakura asked in disbelief, the image of Sasuke with a bald head flashing through her mind.
"If this training method is real, then so what if I'm bald? As long as I have strength, as long as I can have my revenge, everything is worth it," Sasuke said with a cold face, his voice resolute.
"I... I think we should first confirm whether Naruto is just guessing. Just in case it is, then you'll be screwed," Sakura quickly tried to persuade him.
"I know. I'll test him as soon as possible to see if he's lying," Sasuke said, his expression serious as he walked out of the classroom.
Sakura lagged behind, walking slowly, the image of Sasuke's bald head occasionally flashing through her mind, making her feel like her worldview was being shattered.
Outside the Ninja Academy, on the roof of a certain platform.
Hatake Kakashi sat on the railing, observing the three brats in front of him. His gaze lingered on Uzumaki Naruto for a few seconds before shifting to Uchiha Sasuke.
He paid close attention to the Uchiha survivor. Sasuke's strength as the top student was something Kakashi was particularly interested in.
He had even decided to use this opportunity to properly test Sasuke's abilities.
As for Naruto and Haruno Sakura's abilities, Kakashi didn't think much of them.
They were simply too weak; Kakashi couldn't be bothered.
The reason he spared a few extra glances for Naruto was naturally due to the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and the fact that Naruto was the son of his teacher, which was also one of the reasons he'd become the Team 7's leader.
"Alright, let's start with introductions. What you like, what you dislike, your future dreams, etc. Well, I'll go first."
Hatake Kakashi paused, then said again, "My name is Hatake Kakashi. I don't feel like telling you what I like and dislike. As for my hobbies... I have many."
[Experience +2]
"That's it?" Haruno Sakura asked, puzzled.
"Yep. Now it's your turn," Hatake Kakashi nodded decisively.
"This..."
Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke were speechless. They'd spent so long introducing themselves, and all they got was their teacher's name.
"Next, I'll go,"
Uzumaki Naruto was eager to earn experience from Hatake Kakashi, so he was the first to raise his hand.
"Alright, you go first."
Hatake Kakashi nodded and lazily reached into his pocket, preparing to take out Icha Icha Paradise to read.
Uzumaki Naruto easily noticed Hatake Kakashi's movement and suddenly smiled, seemingly thinking of something.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I like Hyuga Hinata, and my dream is to marry her. I hate those who read Icha Icha Paradise. I heard that these people always peep at others taking baths, and they don't even spare little girls."
"Peeping at others taking baths? Not even sparing little girls?" Hatake Kakashi's hand that was reaching into his pocket froze, and he stood there dumbfounded.
[Experience +2]
"Naruto, is what you said true? There are such perverts?" Haruno Sakura said indignantly, obviously hating such people.
"Of course, it's true. Anyone who reads that kind of book isn't a good person, and it also affects their physical and mental health. There's a saying called Kidney Deficiency (Impotence), you may not know what Kidney Deficiency (Impotence) is, I'll tell you about it."
Uzumaki Naruto quickly explained a whole bunch, thoroughly popularizing the concept of Kidney Deficiency.
"Those people deserve their Kidney Deficiency! They were peeping while others were bathing, how detestable! If I saw someone like that, I would definitely give them a good beating, and then call them a pervert in front of everyone!"
Haruno Sakura angrily rebuked, completely oblivious to the increasingly strange state of Hatake Kakashi beside her.
[Experience +1] [Experience +1] [Experience +2]
"Teacher Kakashi, what's wrong? Why do you seem a little off?" Haruno Sakura asked, noticing Kakashi's odd demeanor.
"Oh, it's nothing, nothing at all. I'm just feeling a little under the weather," Hatake Kakashi explained.
"He wouldn't be suffering from Kidney Deficiency, would he?" Uzumaki Naruto blurted out quickly.
Gasp!
Silence fell over the scene. Sasuke and Sakura stared at Hatake Kakashi with strange expressions, the atmosphere becoming somewhat eerie, and a faint chill seemed to blow through the air.
[Experience +2]
"Alright, let's continue with the self-introductions. Tomorrow, there will be a super difficult survival exercise. If you fail, you'll all have to return to the Ninja Academy for further training. Becoming ninjas again would then be difficult."
Hatake Kakashi glared at Naruto, deliberately putting on a menacing expression.
Mainly, this Naruto was too infuriating. He actually said he had Kidney Deficiency. He had to scare Naruto, to let him know how serious the consequences of offending him were.
However.
After hearing this, Naruto just smiled slightly and then deliberately boasted.
"If I can't become a ninja, I'll just go find Hyuga Hinata. She's a rich young lady, she'll take care of me. She even bought the groceries yesterday, she's so good to me."
"What?"
Hatake Kakashi was speechless, feeling like his attempt to scare him had been for nothing.
This Uzumaki Naruto in front of him was even more mischievous than he had imagined. The key was that what he said actually made some sense, but why did it sound so irritating?
Depressed, Kakashi decided to ignore Naruto and instead continued to have Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura introduce themselves.
[Experience +2]
However, Naruto wouldn't let go of the chance to earn experience, so he spoke again.
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