33: Chapter 33 training session ended, and Teacher Iruka treated everyone to a meal.When Iruka saw that a group of people had come to the playground to exercise, he was quite surprised.
He had never seen any students at the ninja academy who stayed to train after class.
Moreover, it's such a large group of students who are organized and making progress together.
The person leading the group seems to be Naruto, and he appears to have a good relationship with his classmates.
Everyone was willing to listen to Naruto.
"Wow, Naruto, you're amazing!I didn't even realize you had so many friends.I knew you were a good kid!"
Hiding in the shadows and secretly observing everyone's situation, Iruka was already in tears.
"Naruto, he's such an inspiration!"
As time went by, Choji Akimichi, Shino Aburame, and Shikamaru Nara had formed a trio of "retirement trio" and were the first to finish their careers.
Choji's weight made every step of the run painful, so he couldn't keep going for long.
Shino's discomfort stems from the insects on his body, which make running difficult and cause him some discomfort.Furthermore, the Aburame clan's ninjas are rarely known for their taijutsu (physical techniques), so Shino's desire to train is commendable.
As for Shikamaru?We still don't know whether Shikamaru was genuinely unable to run, or whether he was just pretending to be unable to run because he found it troublesome and wanted to slack off.
Then there are the twin sisters, Ino and Sakura.
Ino was originally a determined person, and under Naruto's influence, she became more cheerful and persistent in her actions, making her much better than those disappointing boys.
Furthermore, the Yamanaka clan has its own special formula, so Ino's progress is quite good.
Although Sakura is a commoner, her parents learned that she had entered the elite class and made friends with the most powerful second-generation rich kids in the village.
In order to help Sakura catch up with them, they spent a lot of money earned from completing missions to train Sakura well and prepare medicine for her recovery.
No matter how tough things get, we can't let our children suffer!
Then there's the tooth.The tooth has a lot of initial burst of speed, but its explosive power decreases afterward, and its endurance is also short-lived.Eventually, it can't keep up.
Akamaru, being a ninja dog, had much better stamina than Kiba and kept chasing Naruto.
But Naruto's physique was too strong.Even the ninja dogs could only watch Naruto's back as he ran faster than dogs!
Of course, this is also because Akamaru has not fully grown up yet.
Hinata is someone Naruto takes special care of, and he always keeps an eye on her condition even when he's running.
Because he knew that Hinata was a girl who was weak on the outside but strong on the inside.Although she appeared gentle and weak, she was actually incredibly strong inside.
Naruto is genuinely worried that Hinata is pushing herself too hard and getting injured during training.
After observing that Hinata's breathing was becoming increasingly disordered and her steps were becoming somewhat unsteady.
Naruto also came to Hinata's side and told her not to push herself anymore, that she could rest now.
He patted Hinata's head and encouraged her, "You've done a great job, Hinata!"
Hinata ran for so long, but her face didn't even turn red.
When Naruto patted his head, his face instantly turned bright red, his CPU overheated, and he fainted from embarrassment.
Naruto carried Hinata to the grass so she could rest, and then went back to his run.
There are only three people left on the field.
Naruto, Sasuke, and Rock Lee!
"Xiao Li, I know you've reached your limit.You should give up!"
"No, Sasuke, I know it's you.Don't insist anymore, giving up isn't a big deal!"
Lee and Sasuke were already close to their physical limits, but seeing each other continuing, they gritted their teeth and persevered.
Sasuke was already deeply hurt by the fact that he couldn't compare to Naruto because of the honor of the Uchiha clan.If he couldn't compare to Rock Lee either, he felt that he would be letting down the prestigious name of the Uchiha clan.
Lee felt that he had put in so much effort, started training earlier than Sasuke and the others, and was also a year older than Sasuke.If Sasuke surpassed him, he would feel ashamed!
He always believed that hard work could surpass genius, and that Hyuga Neji in his class was a legendary genius.
I don't have the chance to compare myself to him, so I can only compare myself to Sasuke, who is also a genius!
Seeing that the two were still persisting and had already put in their best effort, Naruto was somewhat helpless.
However, this was a contest between the two of them, and Naruto didn't interfere or say anything.
"You two, if you can't hold on any longer, you must stop.Nothing is more important than your health!Be careful not to get injured!"
As Naruto passed by them, he spoke to them earnestly.
In the end, Sasuke was the first to give up.After all, he was at a disadvantage due to his age, and his Indra chakra was not fully awakened, nor had he activated the Sharingan, a special ability of the Uchiha clan.
It's normal that Sasuke couldn't hold on.
After seeing that Sasuke couldn't hold on any longer, Lee also took a few breaths and held on a little longer than Sasuke before choosing to stop and rest.
"This time, I finally defeated the genius with my own ability.I need to continue!" Xiao Li felt extremely satisfied.
Having a goal gives you motivation!
Seeing that everyone else had stopped, Naruto also symbolically ran a few more laps before stopping.
This time, he really had a great time running.Although he didn't use his full strength, he was at least somewhat serious.
I sweated a lot, it felt really good.
"That's all for today, everyone be careful on your way home!" Naruto said to everyone resting on the grass.
That concludes today's training.After saying goodbye to each other, everyone went home to their respective mothers.
"Naruto!" Iruka-sensei, who had witnessed Naruto's terrifying physical strength, rushed out from the small forest.
"Hello, Iruka-sensei!" Naruto's powerful sensory abilities naturally allowed him to know that Iruka-sensei had been watching from the bushes for quite some time.From the moment he followed Naruto out of the classroom, Naruto had been able to clearly perceive every move Iruka-sensei made.
"Did you just finish training?How about we go get some ramen?" Iruka-sensei, of course, knew that Naruto loved Ichiraku Ramen the most, and said to Naruto.
"Okay, Iruka-sensei, let's go!" Naruto naturally wouldn't refuse Iruka-sensei's kindness; he could always make Hiruzen Sarutobi pay for it later.
Naruto's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded excitedly in agreement.
The two walked out of the school together and headed towards Ichiraku Ramen.
"Uncle Tetsuji, two bowls of his signature ramen!" Naruto is a regular at Ichiraku Ramen and Uncle Tetsuji's favorite customer.
"Alright, Naruto, isn't this Iruka-sensei?Naruto, you've already entered the Ninja Academy?"
"Yes, Iruka-sensei is my homeroom teacher!"
"Hahaha, time flies!To celebrate your entry into the Ninja Academy, I'll treat you to a special meal!"
"Thank you, Uncle who typed this!"
Inside the ramen shop, the steaming ramen noodles emitted an enticing aroma.
Naruto and Iruka sat at a table in the corner, with two steaming bowls of ramen in front of them.
Naruto's ramen was specially made by Uncle Hand-Struck, and it's loaded with all sorts of ingredients, with more meat than noodles!
Naruto eagerly picked up his chopsticks and began to eat heartily.
Iruka couldn't help but laugh as he watched Naruto wolf down his food.
While eating ramen, Naruto and Iruka talked about many things.
"Naruto, your dream is to become Hokage, right?" Iruka-sensei asked while eating ramen.
"Yes, Iruka-sensei, what's wrong?Do you believe I can do it?" Naruto asked curiously.
"It's nothing, I was just asking.If someone else said that, I probably wouldn't take it seriously, but since it's you who said it, I think, maybe, you really can do it!"
"Hahahaha, Iruka-sensei, you're wrong!I will definitely do it!"
"You're really confident, kid.I look forward to seeing you become Hokage!" Iruka-sensei said encouragingly, looking at the confidence on Naruto's face.
"Naruto, if you become Hokage, I'll prepare a gift for you to celebrate!" Uncle Hand-Strike overheard their conversation and encouraged Naruto.
"Then thank you in advance for the gift, Uncle!Iruka-sensei, just you wait and see!I will definitely become Hokage!I will become an excellent ninja!"
He said firmly.
Looking into Naruto's determined eyes, Iruka felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
He knew that the child had that talent, and if he continued to work hard, he believed that Naruto would definitely be able to realize his dream.
Meanwhile, Sasuke was walking home, his mind filled with curiosity about what Naruto had mentioned about Madara Uchiha leaving the village.
He decided to go home and ask his father, hoping to learn more about this period of history.
"Oh, Sasuke's back?Sit down quickly, the food is ready, go call your brother and father for dinner!"
Mikoto Uchiha was delighted to see Sasuke return.
"Understood, Mother!" Sasuke quickly ran to his father's and brother's room and called them to come out for dinner.
Just as the family was enjoying their meal in harmony, Sasuke couldn't help but ask.
"Father, I want to know the history of our Uchiha clan!"
"Oh?Sasuke, why are you suddenly interested in these things?You weren't that interested before."
"Uchiha Fugaku asked curiously."
"Today we learned about the history of Konoha, which mentioned that Konoha was founded by Hashirama Senju of the Senju clan and Madara Uchiha of our Uchiha clan.So I suddenly became interested in this history."
Sasuke is so interested because he heard he had a history class today.
"Father, I'm also quite curious about this part of history.Would you mind telling me about it?" Itachi Uchiha chimed in from the side.
Actually, it wasn't just for Sasuke's sake; he himself had been curious about this history for a long time.
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