"Hobbies and dreams?"
Naruto muttered, then looked at Iruka on the podium with interest and asked, "So what are your hobbies and dreams, Teacher?"
"Huh?"
Iruka didn't expect Naruto to turn the question back on him. He was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.
"It's really awkward to be asked these questions suddenly."
But he immediately straightened his expression and said, "My hobby is taking hot spring baths. As for my dream..."
Iruka looked at the children in the class and said with a slightly expectant look: "That is to train all of you to become excellent ninjas."
His eyes were full of sincerity, without a trace of falsehood.
Some students in the classroom were touched after hearing his words.
Naruto looked even more enthusiastic.
"Okay, it's your turn next," Iruka said with a smile.
"I'll go first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto immediately raised his hand.
Before Iruka could nod, Naruto had already propped himself up on his desk with his palm, jumped into the aisle, and with a few quick steps, landed next to Iruka.
"Amazing!"
These actions inevitably impressed some of the children in the classroom.
"Pretty good."
Except for Sasuke, the rest of the children from Konoha's ninja families also murmured softly.
"Let's get started."
Iruka was a little surprised by Naruto's eagerness, but considering who his parents were, his skills weren't surprising at all.
As the homeroom teacher, he had naturally read through the information of all the students in his class.
Naruto. The Hokage's son...
At this time, Naruto began his introduction.
"My name is Namikaze Naruto, I'm five years old, and my hobby is eating ramen from a ramen shop in the village called Ichiraku."
"As for my dream..."
At this point, Naruto turned his gaze toward the window, where he could see the faces of the successive Hokage carved into the mountainside.
His eyes lit up, and then he declared: "That is to become a great ninja, surpassing all previous Hokage including the Fourth! For this goal, I also want to become Hokage!"
Naruto's dream caused many of the children in the classroom to widen their eyes slightly.
Even Sasuke was shocked.
This was the first time he had heard Naruto mention his dream.
"That's quite an ambitious dream."
After recovering from his surprise, Iruka chuckled and said, "Thank you, Naruto. Who's next?"
"Me!"
At this time, several boys whose seats were close to the podium quickly raised their hands.
Iruka looked around and chose one of them.
The atmosphere in the class gradually became lively, and all the students began to introduce themselves one by one.
"My name is Haruno Sakura, and my hobbies are..."
The girl with short pink hair was at the podium, introducing herself.
"What a cute girl," Naruto thought, looking at her with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
As Sakura finished speaking, she returned to her seat, leaving only one person in the class who had not yet introduced themselves.
Sasuke then put his hands in his pockets and slowly walked up to the podium.
This caused another round of excited whispers from the girls in the classroom.
"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I don't have any special interests at the moment. If I have a dream, it is to become an excellent ninja like my brother."
At this moment, all the girls in the classroom learned the name of this handsome boy.
But apparently no one knew about the brother he mentioned.
Many students' eyes widened with interest. Since the Uchiha clan served as the police force of Konoha, it was one of the most prestigious families in the village.
Many boys and girls looked at this young member of the famous Uchiha clan with newfound curiosity.
Sasuke, the youngest son of the Uchiha clan leader and the younger brother of Uchiha Itachi?
Iruka thought to himself. Although three years had passed since Itachi graduated from the Ninja Academy, the legend he left behind was still often discussed by students and teachers alike.
Itachi's former homeroom teacher had once described him as a unique genius, unmatched since the establishment of the Academy.
The son of the Hokage, the son of the Uchiha clan leader, and descendants of the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi clans of Konoha.
There were so many children from prestigious ninja families in this class, which was one of the factors that made Iruka feel pressured about being their homeroom teacher for the first time.
After finishing his introduction, Sasuke sat back in his seat amid admiring glances from the girls.
This concluded the self-introductions.
The first lesson at the Ninja Academy wasn't about learning the basic practical skills of being a ninja.
Before learning how to become a ninja, these children needed to first learn about the history of Konohagakure and its shinobi.
"Our village is called Konohagakure, or the Village Hidden in the Leaves, and the ninjas in our village are all called Konoha shinobi. The leader of all Konoha shinobi is called the Hokage."
"The Hokage of each generation is the greatest ninja in the village."
"In the history of Konoha, there have been a total of four Hokage. They are not only famous and powerful ninjas in the shinobi world, but they have also made great contributions to the village."
"The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, reached an agreement with the Land of Fire fifty-three years ago and established Konohagakure."
"The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, is the younger brother of the First Hokage. The Ninja Academy we are in now was his idea and was founded under his leadership."
"The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was a disciple of both the First and Second Hokage. He served the longest among all the previous Hokage. He inherited the will of his predecessors and trained many outstanding ninjas."
Iruka was teaching the basic history of Konoha to the children in the classroom, and naturally, the first thing he mentioned was the succession of Hokage.
After briefly introducing the first three generations of Hokage, Iruka couldn't help but glance at Naruto.
"The Fourth Hokage's name is Minato Namikaze."
As soon as he finished speaking, some children in the class paused for a moment and murmured the name "Namikaze."
Their eyes all unconsciously turned to Naruto. Because of his previous enthusiastic performance both outside the Academy gates and in the classroom, everyone had been deeply impressed and had remembered his self-introduction.
"That boy's last name is the same as the Fourth Hokage's," Sakura realized, her eyes widening.
Noticing that all eyes were gradually focusing on Naruto, Iruka smiled and confirmed:
"That's right. The Fourth Hokage, Minato-sama, is Naruto's father."
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