"I am Yamanaka Ino."
Yamanaka Ino walked up to Kitazawa and asked, "Are you our teacher?"
"I am."
Kitazawa smiled gently and said, "Kitazawa."
"Teacher Kitazawa, please guide me."
Yamanaka Ino generously stretched out her little hand.
Children in the ninja world tend to mature early, and she's also a sucker for good looks.
To be more precise, everyone is a sucker for good looks; we'll take a second look at handsome men and beautiful women, though some are more obvious than others.
"Teacher Kitazawa, I'm Sakura Haruno!"
Sakura Haruno peeked out from behind Ino Yamanaka with her round head.
"It's a pleasure to meet you."
Kitazawa nodded slightly and said.
Hinata Hyuga looked at the enthusiastic girls and felt a pang of envy in her eyes.
"Hahaha, I'm here! I see, I conquer! I'm going to be Hokage!"
A short-haired boy suddenly appeared at the classroom door and shouted in a very childish way.
But after shouting, he realized that Kitazawa was also there, and he immediately felt embarrassed.
"Hello, teacher. I am Kiba Inuzuka."
Kiba Inuzuka scratched his head and introduced himself.
"Please sit wherever you like."
Kitazawa said nonchalantly.
This is the age for dreaming; only when you grow up will you understand the cruelty of the world.
Kitazawa glanced around but didn't spot the dog named Akamaru.
The Inuzuka clan, while lacking a bloodline limit, possesses a secret technique for fusing with dogs.
"Yes, teacher."
Kiba Inuzuka looked around and found a window seat in the back row.
If conditions allowed, he even considered digging a hole and burying himself in it.
It's like slacking off in class by reading a novel, only to turn around and find your homeroom teacher giving you a death stare through the window.
"Shikamaru, Choji, over here!"
Yamanaka Ino shook her slender arms and shouted loudly.
Nara Shikamaru, with his pineapple-shaped haircut, glanced at it subconsciously and immediately looked unwilling.
Three pretty little girls, plus a teacher—this lineup looks terrifying.
What he hates most is trouble.
The somewhat chubby Choji Akimichi didn't think much of it, grabbed a bag of potato chips, and walked over.
"Teacher Kitazawa, would you like some?"
Yamanaka Ino reached for the potato chips and asked.
"I won't eat it."
Kitazawa looked at Choji Akimichi, who had a pained expression on his face, shook his head, and said, "I prefer some fries."
This is a good person!
Choji Akimichi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Kitazawa was unaware that he had received a "good guy" card. He was unpretentious and quickly became friends with the students.
As time went by, the classroom gradually filled with people.
Since it was the beginning of the semester, everyone was still unfamiliar with each other.
Only in Kitazawa was the conversation quite lively.
The only one who felt a little out of place was Hinata Hyuga.
She remained silent throughout.
She would only whisper a few words when Kitazawa mentioned her.
"It's almost time. Let's talk again another time."
Kitazawa stood up and walked to the podium.
"Handsome and gentle, he's simply my ideal type!"
Yamanaka Ino said excitedly.
"It's a pity he's too old."
Sakura Haruno shook her head and said.
"yes."
Yamanaka Ino said with a regretful tone upon hearing this.
"Look! There's a handsome guy!"
Sakura Haruno suddenly said excitedly.
Yamanaka Ino subconsciously looked towards the doorway.
A little boy with his hands in his pockets and a very cool look walked in.
The girls in the classroom inevitably became restless.
Uchiha Sasuke didn't even look at them, and found a seat to sit down.
His gaze fell on Kitazawa.
I wonder how good this teacher is, whether he's even a tenth as good as my brother.
Kitazawa narrowed his eyes slightly.
Sasuke Uchiha is just putting on a cool act now; once his clan is wiped out, he'll truly become withdrawn.
Of course, what he cared about wasn't that, but the mission that suddenly appeared.
[Current Task: Gain initial approval from your classmate, Uchiha Sasuke.]
[Mission Reward: Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique]
Do you accept?
It's the same mission as Naruto's, but the difficulty is incomparable.
After all, Sasuke Uchiha's parents are still alive, and he also has a super genius older brother, Itachi Uchiha.
Kitazawa is just an ordinary Chunin; gaining his approval won't be easy.
But it's not impossible.
Like Hinata Hyuga, Sasuke Uchiha wanted the approval of his father, Fugaku Uchiha.
"It seems the key lies in Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."
Kitazawa seemed to be deep in thought.
Suddenly, the classroom fell silent.
Because a very important person has arrived: Naruto Uzumaki.
After the silence, a flurry of discussion ensued.
Naruto Uzumaki witnessed everyone's reaction and couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Even after he went to school, his situation did not change at all.
"Naruto, find a seat."
The familiar voice sent a jolt through Naruto's heart.
He looked at Kitazawa on the podium and nodded vigorously.
"Quiet."
Kitazawa said in a serious tone.
The noise in the classroom disappeared instantly, but those gazes would not.
Kitazawa looked around and then let out a soft "hmm".
He found the last of the cockroaches, Shino Aburame, who was wearing a long robe and sunglasses.
When did you arrive?
He thought about it carefully, but he really didn't remember anything.
"Class will now begin, but as is customary, let's start with self-introductions."
Kitazawa picked up the chalk, wrote his name on the blackboard, and said, "Start from the first row, go up to the stage in an orderly fashion."
He took two steps to the side, making room for him.
One student after another went up on stage.
But apart from the nine Konoha ninja, Kitazawa felt unfamiliar with everyone else.
There are also three other young heroes: Neji Hyuga, Tenten, and Rock Lee, who are in their second year.
"My name is Nara Shikamaru. I don't have any dreams. I just want to live a peaceful life."
Nara Shikamaru yawned and said.
"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I hate a lot of things, but I don't really like anything. My dream is to become a ninja like my older brother."
Uchiha Sasuke said with a straight face.
His expression changed only when the word "brother" was mentioned, revealing a hint of admiration.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I like instant noodles and ramen, but I hate waiting three minutes for instant noodles."
Naruto Uzumaki stood on the podium, took a deep breath, and said with great determination, "I have a dream, and that is to surpass the Hokage!"
Kitazawa nodded slightly.
This is basically the same as Naruto's self-introduction in the original work.
In a sense, he was terrifyingly paranoid.
"Are you kidding me?"
"What a pipe dream! What kind of monster could become Hokage?"
"You want to surpass the Third Generation Master? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Unsurprisingly, Naruto Uzumaki was met with ridicule from everyone.
"Is it funny? All I see is an excellent successor to the Will of Fire."
Kitazawa walked up to the podium with a serious expression. "You all want to become Hokage, but you lost your right the moment you mocked Naruto."
All sounds ceased abruptly.