September 11th, Morning.
In the classroom of Class 1, Grade 4, two figures suddenly appeared at the door, one tall and one short.
Yuya, who was lecturing, walked over. After a brief exchange, he led the shorter figure to the podium.
For a moment, the gaze of the entire class was focused on the small figure.
Among them, a certain child's eyes lit up slightly; it was Namikaze Minato.
As for the others, their attention was mostly on Uzumaki Kushina's hair, filled with curiosity.
After all, in this Ninja World, red hair was a very rare color. With Uzumaki Mito's hair turning grey, not a single redhead could be seen in Konoha.
Being scrutinized by the whole class, Uzumaki Kushina looked timid, her eyes darting around, afraid to make eye contact with anyone.
Seeming to notice her timidity, Yuya patted her shoulder and introduced her to the class: "This student is officially transferring to our school starting today..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Uzumaki Kushina, who had looked timid just a moment ago, seemed to muster up courage. She suddenly raised her head, closed her eyes, and shouted, "I am Uzumaki Kushina!"
Perhaps because she had kept her head down earlier, or maybe due to her accent, Uzumaki Kushina's self-introduction sounded a bit shrill.
Just after shouting her name, Uzumaki Kushina blushed and covered her mouth.
Her voice also caused the whole class to burst into laughter.
"Look at that hair color, it's unbelievable!"
"How do you get it that red? That's weird enough!"
"Chubby round face, red hair, this guy looks just like a tomato."
"First time seeing such hair color. Listening to her accent, she wouldn't be from another village, right?"
"Eh? No way, I don't want to have classes with an outsider. Other classes will laugh at us!"
"..."
The classmates' pointing fingers, mixed with mocking voices, reached her ears, severely hurting Uzumaki Kushina's self-esteem.
Uzumaki Kushina, who had originally wanted to get along well with her classmates, immediately had a stress reaction. Just as she was about to shout some ambitious words so that everyone wouldn't look down on her...
A voice instantly silenced the entire classroom.
"So noisy..."
The light words were like cold air entering the body, causing the loudly speaking students to tremble. They almost subconsciously shut their mouths, lowered their heads, and diminished their presence.
This scene also extinguished the anger in Uzumaki Kushina's heart, making her subconsciously look towards the source of the voice.
In the last row of the classroom, Gojo Yoru, who occupied a desk alone, was resting his cheek on one hand and holding a pencil in the other. He looked as if he had been disturbed while doing problems. Lifting his head to scan the classroom, his beautiful icy blue eyes met Uzumaki Kushina's dark blue eyes.
A few seconds later, Gojo Yoru withdrew his gaze, lowered his head, and said indifferently, "You sit here."
Yuya's eyes lit up immediately, and he smiled at Uzumaki Kushina: "Kushina, you sit next to Gojo Yoru. He is the Chief Student of the fourth grade. If you have any questions you don't understand, you can ask him directly."
After speaking, Yuya said to Gojo Yoru, "Gojo Yoru, take care of your desk mate."
Knowing well that Gojo Yoru just had an awkward personality, Yuya felt very reassured letting the two become desk mates.
However, the classmates, unaware of Gojo Yoru's true personality, looked at Uzumaki Kushina with pity in their eyes.
Being desk mates with the Great Demon King, what a pitiful fellow!
"I... I understand."
At this moment, Uzumaki Kushina was filled with curiosity about Gojo Yoru, who had stood up for her.
Hearing Teacher Yuya's arrangement, she immediately responded, then trotted over to sit next to Gojo Yoru.
During this, Uzumaki Kushina didn't notice a gaze following her movement, filled with warmth and a rare trace of regret.
Sitting next to Gojo Yoru, Uzumaki Kushina's first instinct was to politely introduce herself again: "H... Hello, I am Uzumaki Kushina."
The expected response did not come.
Gojo Yoru merely glanced at her, then pointed with his pen to the neatly stacked books beside him: "These are the notes from last semester. If you want to read them, help yourself."
After speaking, he ignored Uzumaki Kushina.
So cold!
Looking at Gojo Yoru from close range, Uzumaki Kushina finally understood the reactions of those guys.
The white hair and eyebrows, and those eyes, were cold enough.
This gaze and voice were even more oppressive.
If Teacher Yuya hadn't said he was the Chief Student, Uzumaki Kushina would have thought Gojo Yoru was a delinquent in this class.
But at the same time, Uzumaki Kushina's curiosity about Gojo Yoru deepened.
Because this guy's appearance contrasted sharply with his helpful action just now.
An aloof personality, but heartwarming behavior—it looked like he had a story.
Moreover, the classmates' mockery earlier made Uzumaki Kushina develop a good impression only of Gojo Yoru. She wanted to understand this desk mate even more.
But now, Uzumaki Kushina couldn't find any topic, so she could only sit quietly beside him.
Since they were in the last row, and the classmates all had their backs to her, Uzumaki Kushina had the courage to observe them.
The next second, Uzumaki Kushina immediately met a gaze.
When everyone had their backs to her, this gaze, turning to peek at her, was simply too conspicuous.
But not knowing if the other party had just mocked her, Uzumaki Kushina simply glared fiercely at him.
Namikaze Minato was startled by Uzumaki Kushina's glare and withdrew his gaze.
Gojo Yoru, who appeared to be doing problems with his head down but was actually paying attention to Uzumaki Kushina, almost broke character and laughed out loud seeing this scene.
An NTR warrior who knows the plot is invincible!
Having interrupted the resonance of their "dreams," Namikaze Minato probably had no hope of attracting Uzumaki Kushina's attention again.
After all, in the original work during their academy days, his interactions with Uzumaki Kushina were close to zero. He only dared to peek and pay attention from the shadows, like a male version of Hyuga Hinata.
After being discovered by Uzumaki Kushina, he was even thought to be gloating and watching a joke.
Without the "hero saves beauty" incident with the Cloud Ninja, who knows how long it would have taken for Namikaze Minato to change Uzumaki Kushina's opinion of him.
Now, with Gojo Yoru, the NTR warrior who understands Uzumaki Kushina's personality, present, by the time Minato musters the courage to approach Uzumaki Kushina, what awaits him will probably be a warning from the Anbu.
While writing reading comprehension notes in his book, Gojo Yoru pondered in his heart: How should he interact with Uzumaki Kushina next, and in what way should he quickly raise her affection without arousing suspicion from the higher-ups?
Gojo Yoru didn't know that at this moment, his serious note-taking was also being watched by someone.
In the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen, still in his "Professor" period, had already developed the habit of smoking a pipe and was puffing out clouds of smoke.
Through the Telescope Technique, Sarutobi Hiruzen watched the entire process of Uzumaki Kushina entering Class 1, Grade 4. Staring at Gojo Yoru in the crystal ball, his eyes narrowed slightly under the smoke, and he murmured, "Hayate and Mio's child..."