Gumi Incident, the incident in which Iruka’s parents died.
That gumiho now becomes his disciple.
That night, Iruka couldn’t sleep.
The next day, Naruto wakes up early, eats a simple breakfast with ingredients given to him by a ninja wearing an animal mask, and wears a hood to cover his face.
And stand in front of the door and sigh.
“Don’t overdo it, Naruto. You don’t have to go.”
“But… Grandpa asked for it…”
“Heh… His grandfather and grandfather… Whoa…
In the end, you’re the one who gets hurt, Naruto.”
“I know…but with that…”
“Sheesh, let’s stop”
Naruto opens the door and starts walking to the academy.
Cover your face with a hood and walk as unnoticed by others as possible.
However, Naruto, who is too obscured, has his own field of vision covered and collides with someone and falls.
“Are you okay, kid?”
“I’m sorry…!”
Naruto wakes up in fear. And leave the place as if running away.
The boy who collided with Naruto looked at Naruto, who ran away with a puzzled expression.
“Brother! What are you doing? Today is my entrance ceremony.”
“I’m sorry. Sasuke. Come on, let’s go.”
“I’m going to become a ninja in an instant, just like my brother!”
“Yes, do your best, Sasuke.”
-Academy
“Hmm… seems like everyone has gathered. Nice to meet you. I’m Umino Iruka, the homeroom teacher until you all become ninjas.”
Iruka sneakily looked around the classroom.
And I see a child sitting at the very back by the window.
It’s hard to see because his face is covered with a hood, but Iruka thinks that that child must be Naruto.
‘I just want you to stay still… ‘
While thinking about that, Iruka explains what she will learn from now on and what to prepare.
“Well… I guess this is enough to understand?”
“””yes”””
“Okay, then we’ll end here for today.
It’s a normal class from tomorrow, so you have to keep your mind straight!
Only then can you become a full-fledged ninja!
Disband then!”
Iruka finishes the ceremony and leaves the classroom to enter the teachers’ room.
Then, Sunxiang speaks to Iruka.
“Thank you for your hard work. Iruka-sensei, how was the monster?”
“Ah, it seems that you are a calmer child than I thought.”
“Is that so? That’s fortunate. But don’t be discouraged.
I don’t know what to do or where to do it.”
“Yes, thanks for the advice”
Iruka agrees with such a conversation and goes back to his seat.
And while thinking about the future, take a breath.
When
Iruka left the classroom, the children were already getting along as they said hello to each other. However, Naruto sits alone and then gets up and walks to leave the classroom. Then, someone trips over Naruto’s leg.
“Ah..!”
“Kick…Kick…Stupid…”
The cross-legged child laughs at Naruto with the children around him. Naruto stood up without saying anything and opened the classroom door and left. When I close the door, I hear a noise from inside.
“It’s gone now. You monster.”
“Sheesh, I’m in the same class as the monster. Unlucky.”
“Shall I beat you so much that you won’t be able to come to the academy tomorrow?”
“Puhahaha! That’s good! That’s what you’ll be called a hero!”
Naruto listens quietly and runs away as if running away.
In the classroom, they were talking to ridicule or bully Naruto. Hearing such a conversation, a sleeping child wakes up.
‘I really… I don’t want to see or do things like bullying… plaguy… ‘
“Ah, are you awake? Shikamaru”
“Sorry Choji, let’s go”
As Naruto leaves the academy, he sees children going home with their parents. The parents recognize Naruto and start whispering.
“Oh my God… what would you do if someone like that became a ninja…?”
“I see… Please think again about the 3rd Hokage…”
“You can’t play with that kid!”
Naruto runs and heads home.
Naruto is out of breath, but runs without stopping.
“Naruto, are you okay?”
“Yeah…it’s okay…I promised Kurama and I I wouldn’t cry…”
“Don’t overdo it…”
“thank you…”
Naruto starts reading a book.
To forget reality… To escape the pain…
There is nothing torturing yourself as much as the moment you read a book.
Thinking so, Naruto desperately reads the book.
Suddenly, he picks up the book the 3rd Hokage gave him.
“…Ninja’s foundation..”
“Are you thinking of becoming a ninja?”
“…What do you think, Kurama?”
“I hate ninjas. But I don’t care if you become me.”
“…I don’t like ninjas either…but my grandfather asked me…”
“Sheesh, that bastard’s grandfather… If I could get out, I’d be the first to step on it…”
“Huh? What did you say? Kurama”
“…It is nothing”
Naruto turns over the first page of the book and starts reading.
But the face hardens right away.
“Shuriken…practice…?”
“It’s a basic weapon used by ninjas. Well, it doesn’t mean anything to me…”
“Shuriken… It hurts… It’s scary… I hate it…”
Naruto remembers being wounded by a ninja with a shuriken. Kurama’s strength left no scars, but Naruto knew the pain very well. Naruto turns the pages and finally closes the book.
“…This is the first time I don’t like reading a book…”
“You don’t have to see…”
“This is a book my grandfather gave me…I will read it even if it takes time…”
“…Sheesh, do whatever you want.”
The next day, Naruto at the academy was listening to class in the corner, reducing his presence. The content of the class had no meaning to Naruto as Naruto had already read and familiarized himself with it, but he was listening intently. The three of them were laughing while watching Naruto.
And break time…
A child approaches Naruto and sticks a piece of paper to Naruto’s hooded head. Naruto was surprised and tried to pull it off, but another child shouted.
“Don’t hit that monster! I’ll break your hand when I do!”
Naruto had no choice but to stay still.
Although invisible to Naruto, the attached piece of paper is a target board.
The child with the target board goes to the other side of the classroom away from Naruto and joins the other two.
Then he takes out small stones from his bag.
“It’s a score!”
“Good! Never lose!”
“I’m number one!”
He picks up a rock and starts tossing it at Naruto.
Naruto moaned in pain, but the children didn’t care and continued throwing stones at him. Then, someone stands in front of the children who were throwing stones.
“You guys, do it in moderation”
“What, Shikamaru, do you want to do it too?”
“I don’t need it. I don’t have such a bad hobby.”
“Hmph, what’s wrong with throwing stones at monsters?”
While saying that, throw the stone again. Then, this time, the flying stone is hit by something and bounces off. What fell off was an eraser.
“You have to interrupt studying. Be quiet.”
“Chit… Sasuke… pretending to be good…”
“Let’s go, let’s eat snacks at the store”
As the three of them leave the classroom, Shikamaru returns to his seat. Taking turns talking to Naruto.
“If you’re suffering too, tell me to stop, don’t stay still like that…”
Shikamaru peeks under the hood.
Inside the hood were lifeless blue eyes.
After that, for some reason, Shikamaru couldn’t forget those eyes.
Even after that, I spent Naruto’s painful academy life.
In particular, the three people who have been harassing Naruto from before cruelly harass Naruto in various ways. Other children stand by or laugh. Sometimes Shikamaru or Sasuke stop it, or Iruka stops it, but that’s really only occasionally. Such a life lasted one year.
Shikamaru couldn’t forget the look in Naruto’s eyes that day.
I was having breakfast with my family, but I’m worried about today, so the rice doesn’t go over well. In the end, Shikamaru asks his father, Shikaku, who is sitting across from him.
“Hey Dad, I have a question for you…”
“What?”
“Why is Naruto being bullied by everyone?”
At that question, Shikamaru’s mother shows a surprised expression.
But he looks at Shikaku without saying anything.
Shikaku continues to eat breakfast casually.
“Did the kid do something?”
“Shikamaru…what do you think of that child?”
“I don’t know what he’s thinking because he doesn’t talk and doesn’t cry even when bullied. I don’t want to be particularly friendly with him…
I don’t want to be bullied”
“okay?”
Shikaku smiles slightly and continues talking.
“Then you can do whatever you want.”
Shikamaru, as usual, was on his way to the academy with his best friend, Choji, after eating. Then, Choji looked somewhere and opened his mouth.
“That’s Naruto right?”
Naruto was walking around the academy as usual.
Three people stand in front of Naruto.
Naruto reflexively trembled in fear, but for some reason, unlike usual, he spoke to Naruto in a friendly way.
“Don’t be so scared. Iruka-sensei is running errands today.”
“…?”
“Please tell me that today’s class is not at the academy, but at the back mountain.”
“Right! Better go soon? We have to tell the other kids too.”
Naruto hesitates and starts walking towards the mountain behind him.
Seeing this, the trio starts to laugh.
“Gigkick, look like you’re going without knowing anything”
“That’s right. A ninja from a foreign country invaded yesterday and a battle broke out.”
“My father said that there are still enemies left… keke”
Iruka notices that Naruto is not there while calling attendance.
“Has anyone seen Naruto?”
“Well, I’m not sure.”
Shikamaru, who saw the child blatantly lying, opened his mouth as he got up.
“Naruto went to the back mountain”
“Sh… Shikamaru you!?”
“What are you talking about?”
“In the back mountain…?”
“To the place where the battle took place yesterday…Hibachi, right?
What you’re doing is really annoying.”
“Oh..Today is self-study!”
Iruka shouted with a puzzled expression and left the classroom.
The three people who saw it grumbled.
“Sheesh, it’s not funny, I found out right away”
“Hey, I’m bored. Would you like to follow me and have a look?”
“I agree! Let’s see the frightened face of the monster”
The trio stand up and leave the classroom.
Shikamaru sighs as he sees it.
“Whoa… they’re such troublesome guys…really…”