On March 1st, Ninja School starts.

Uchiha Mikoto held one of her sons in one hand and walked toward the ninja school amid greetings from her tribe.

As for Uchiha Fugaku, he was extremely angry last night and blamed himself for being insensitive to the changes in his children. After explaining it to several jounin and elders in the clan, he simply stayed in the guard house.

The team didn't go home at all, and they didn't say goodbye to Itachi who was heading to the Water Country in the morning.

However, Sasuke didn't feel lost because his father didn't go to the ninja school.

Since the end of the year, Shisui began to "train" volunteers. He has been studying in the garrison with his father, and father and son spend a lot of time together.

On the contrary, my mother often takes her subordinates on long-term missions and rarely spends time with him.

Now that Uchiha Mikoto can spare one day to attend the opening ceremony, he doesn't care about it, but it is still very useful.

"Mom, will Yiyong and I be in the same class?"

After walking out of the clan, Sasuke asked.

"Father said that the classes at Ninja School will be mixed together with the batches with the best entrance exam scores and the batches with the worst scores. But if Giyuu and I both do well in the exam, will we not be in the same class?

Already?"

When Sasuke thought about it, as Giyuu was his younger brother, no matter how bad his written test scores were, he wouldn't be too far behind him.

"It is possible."

After hearing this, Mikoto's gentle smile showed a hint of worry.

"And in previous years, if the freshmen were of the same race, whether they were Hinata or Uchiha, they would rarely be assigned to the same class. After all, one of the purposes of establishing a ninja school is to allow children who are unfamiliar with each other to get to know each other."

This is a measure taken by the village to dilute the ethnic consciousness of the children and gain recognition for Konoha itself, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Speaking of this, her eyes stayed on the righteous and unwavering face, and the worry between her eyebrows deepened.

[Without Sasuke by his side, would Giyuu be isolated from other children...]

[If a child is excluded at school, he may not like to talk even more. 】

"Ah - so we have to take practical classes separately?"

Sasuke was a little reluctant.

He also hopes to show Yiyong his hard-working fire escape in the actual combat class.

Only in terms of fire escape, he was completely confident that he could outdo Yiyong.

"There's nothing I can do about it."

Mikoto met Sasuke's gaze and smiled helplessly.

"However, practical classes are usually conducted by two classes together. You still have a chance to meet each other. As an older brother, Sasuke, you must remember to take care of and protect Giyuu."

After listening to his mother's words, a trace of confusion appeared on Sasuke's face, and his mouth almost turned into a question mark.

[What is the impression of Yiyong in the eyes of his mother...]

But Mikoto couldn't see his expression.

She turned to Yiyong and said: "Yiyong, I know you are a soft-hearted child, but the ninja school is a place to train ninjas. If the disputes between students do not get too big, the teachers will generally not care. So,

You must not act too weak, understand?"

Now that they all aim to become ninjas, these children will face various crises in the future.

How to deal with isolation and bullying in school is also something students must overcome before graduating.

Although it seems that whether children can become ninjas depends on the results of the final exam.

In fact, in the past six years, the children's reactions to everything have been observed and recorded by the teacher, and whether they can become ninjas has already been decided.

Nowadays, military expenditures in various countries are reduced, and almost all villages (except Iwa Ninja) are following the elite route. Strict selection is a very necessary process.

Children who are always bullies in school will be specially recorded for hurting their peers.

And those children who are always bullied will also be brushed off because of their weak will and lack of flexibility.

Mikoto doesn't want her child to become any of these.

"I see."

Yiyong nodded.

He was looking forward to going to school.

At the beginning of his trip to the Land of Rain, he faced the scene where Uchiha Flame disappeared and had no clue.

Since then, Giyuu has been determined to find out "how ninjas think."

Only by understanding the way the ninjas think and how they hide their whereabouts can he independently complete the hunt if something similar happens next time, just like he did when searching for traces of ghosts in the past.

Secondly, it’s because Ninja School is a good place to brush up on resolution.

There are so many people in a classroom, and if he can become friends with all the children within two meters, the process of resurrecting other pillars will be much faster.

[I’ve thought about it, I need to collect information about the food they like to eat first.]

[Or, you can correct their wrong actions just like you did with Cui, Wen, and Gan.]

This is the only strategy that Yiyong knows that can enhance relationships with others.

Thinking of this, Yiyong actually walked faster, feeling that the future was bright, which was completely opposite to his brother who was heading to the Kingdom of Water.

"It seems like you're looking forward to going to school too, Giyuu."

As a mother, Mikoto immediately noticed the slight difference between Giyu and the past, and asked with some relief: "Is it because you and your new friend made an appointment to meet at school?"

"Yeah." Yiyong did not deny it.

Uzumaki Naruto was the biggest contributor to the resurrection of Purgatory Anjuro, so he was very grateful to that child.

He had been gone for several days, and even the time since the last time they met had passed. I don't know if Naruto continued to eat well according to the recipe during this time, or if the strange red energy in his body had disturbed him again.

life, so I really want to know the other person’s current situation.

"new friend?"

The hedgehog hair on Sasuke's head trembled, and a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes.

"Yiyong's friends are also my friends. Why don't I know if he has any new friends? When did it happen?"

"He is a very cute child."

Uchiha Mikoto recalled with her fingertips on her chin.

"Let me think about it, it should be the kid I met when Giyuu and I went out to buy fireworks that day two years ago. I asked you to come with me, Sasuke, but you had to stick with Itachi and build a snowman together, so you missed it.

."

"That day years ago..."

Sasuke fell into memories for a while, and then his face suddenly turned gray, "Wait a minute, then... isn't that the day when Giyuu promised to go to school?"

Giyuu also brought him some daisies that day and changed the names of his parents, so the whole family was very happy, so Sasuke remembered it very clearly.

He broke away from his mother's hand, suddenly walked half a circle and came to Giyu, and asked with stiff features: "Giyu! You didn't agree to go to ninja school because of this inexplicable 'new friend', right?"

He has never seen Yiyong eager to do anything. But his mother said so, so there shouldn't be any problem.

"yes."

Because Sasuke's expression at the moment was really unremarkable, Giyuu told the truth without blinking.

He agreed to go to ninja school at that time, partly because both Naruto and Sasuke wanted him to go to school, and partly because Naruto could brush out the sun's breath resolution that he had never seen before, and it was 5/100,000 in one hour.

, is his greatest hope for resurrecting the Love Pillar and Ganluji Mituri (requires Yan Hu Changzhong and Sun Hu Meng).

After hearing Giyuu's straightforward answer, Sasuke took two steps back as if he had been hit hard. His dark eyes trembled violently, revealing a faint red light.

[I always thought that Yiyong agreed to go to school because of me!]

[Now that my brother has been taken away to a foreign country by Shisui, will my younger brother also be snatched away?!]

Just when Mikoto was worried about whether Sasuke would cry on the spot or open his eyes - that is, he would make his eyes red no matter what, Sasuke's shoulders sank heavily.

He lowered his head, turned around, and hurried forward, like a peerless general who broke away from the group and went deep into the enemy's camp alone.

"Mom, let's go quickly!"

Sasuke's angry voice came out.

"I'm going to find that vixen and burn all his hair!"

"..." Yiyong was a little confused and looked up at his mother: "What's wrong with Sasuke?"

【Who is the vixen talking about?】

"Oh, you kid..."

While Mikoto sighed, she had already made plans to buy a best-selling book called "Micro Expression Recognition".

Although the ninjas all agreed that it was cultural dross written by laymen to fool the ignorant people, it should be enough for the righteous to last a lifetime.

But despite being helpless, she also smiled happily.
To be continued...