Chapter 136 Graduation Photo
"Let's take graduation photos together."
Ino made the suggestion, and everyone agreed.
Six years have passed in the blink of an eye; the scenes from the very first day of school are still vivid in my mind.
How can we not commemorate such a moment?
"Woof woof!"
Akamaru nodded and jumped up happily.
"Ugh, Akamaru, be gentle."
Kiba felt a heaviness in his head and reassured Akamaru with a touch of helplessness.
"Awooo!"
Akamaru let out a howl and then jumped onto Naruto's head.
"Hmm, Akamaru likes me a lot."
Naruto pulled Akamaru off his head, and the two stared at each other.
"Woof."
"Aww!"
Akamaru called out softly, and then Naruto called back in a sweet, clear voice.
Sasuke, standing nearby, covered his eyes, wondering what he had done to deserve such a boss.
Or maybe we should just destroy it quickly.
Once Iruka got the camera, everyone gathered together.
Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata stood at the very front center, in the C position.
Standing behind them were Karin, Ino, and Sakura.
All three of them scrambled to squeeze behind Sasuke.
In the end, Karin and Sakura each earned half. To be honest, I didn't expect that Sakura's burst of power could barely compete with Karin's.
Without using much force, Ino quietly walked behind Shikamaru and pinched his pineapple-shaped hair.
Shikamaru turned his head, his dead fish eyes looking at Ino, then at Sasuke, then back at Ino, raising his unsexy little eyebrows.
...
You look really silly.
Ino glanced at Shikamaru and rolled his eyes at him. Did he not know what Shikamaru meant?
However, Ino was too lazy to move.
Yes, that's it.
Having received no answer and only a pair of disapproving glances, Shikamaru silently turned around and looked at Iruka-sensei, who was directing everyone to change their positions.
Indeed, women are such a hassle.
We'll be laughing later, so let's practice now.
As Shikamaru thought this to himself, a slight smile appeared on his lips.
When the camera returned to the center, Naruto felt it wasn't quite right for him to just stand there like that.
Jiraiya's words are too old-fashioned.
So he took Hinata's little hand.
Soft and warm.
"Which road is this?"
Hinata is a tiny bit shy, but it's still within an acceptable range.
"How about we all raise our hands together later?"
"Okay, sure."
Hinata nodded and unconsciously tightened her grip on Naruto's hand.
It's only because Naruto is so strong that it's not particularly noticeable.
Sasuke, watching the interaction between the two, could already smell the sour stench.
Pshaw, I'm not envious at all.
Then, Naruto grabbed his hand.
oh?
Sasuke raised an eyebrow and looked at Naruto.
"What's wrong?"
Naruto glanced at Sasuke and asked.
"Fine."
"Alright, everyone, get your looks ready."
Iruka waved to everyone, then pressed the timer to take a picture, and jogged to the spot reserved for him in the middle.
"eggplant!"
...
As school was about to end, everyone took their ID photos again and put them on their ninja identity files.
From that day forward, they were proud Konoha genin.
We all had dinner together that night, and then sang, danced, and played until very late.
It wasn't until almost nine o'clock that everyone went home.
After returning home, Naruto lay on his bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, feeling somewhat lost.
"Teacher, what should I do next?"
He asked the air, of course, the object being Hashirama inside his belly.
"Naruto, your next step is, of course, to strive to become Hokage!"
Hashirama took a bite of the grilled meat Naruto had brought back and answered Naruto's question.
"Hmm, so what exactly should I do?"
After graduating from the Ninja Academy, Naruto left behind his familiar daily life and naturally worried about what would happen next.
"Hey... let me think."
Hashirama pondered for a while, but ultimately did not conclude.
He didn't know what to do after graduation.
Tobirama had organized this event back then, while he was wondering where Madara was, and whether he was also thinking about him and Konoha.
As for Hashirama when he was young, the Ninja Academy hadn't even been established yet, and all the young ninjas were fighting directly on the battlefield.
Those who survived continued to fight, making it an era almost entirely stained with blood.
Then, with Hashirama's earnest request and Madara's gentle assistance, the two wiped out Sengoku and established Konoha.
"Um, Naruto, you guys should be assigned a mentor to lead the team, and then you'll go on missions with him."
Seeing that Hashirama couldn't come up with a solution, Minato, the Little Sun, came to the rescue.
"Ah, yes, yes, that's it."
"Once you have enough mission experience and the instructors in charge think you are capable enough, they will recommend you to participate in the Chunin Exams."
"As for Jonin, they are generally people who have met the required strength and made sufficient contributions."
Minato was, after all, a Hokage. Even though he died a little too young, he still knew about the path to advancement for ninjas.
"Oh, Dad, who do you think will be my team leader? I asked Grandpa, but he won't tell me."
When Naruto went to Sarutobi to ask about class assignments, how could he not ask who his teacher was?
However, Sarutobi just smiled and spoke to Naruto in a mysterious manner.
"You'll see when the time comes. It's not good to talk about the lesson too early."
Seriously, Riddler, get off the Hokage throne and let me sit there!
Just kidding, but Naruto was genuinely curious about what Sarutobi said.
Upon hearing Naruto's words, Minato pictured a masked boy in his mind.
It must be him, Kakashi.
"Hmm, I'm not entirely sure, but I have a guess."
Minato scratched his head and said.
"It can't be some kind of kappa uncle, can it?"
Naruto's previously unfocused gaze suddenly sharpened, and he jumped straight up from the bed.
"Ahem, Guy is probably teaching Neji. He's probably treating them like his own disciples."
Minato coughed, which shows that uncle Guy holds a very high position in Naruto's heart.
"Phew~ thank goodness."
Naruto patted his chest. If it really was Guy who was taking Naruto, then it would be a disaster if he took Naruto to a bathhouse under the guise of doing a mission.
There, Naruto can't use Wood Release. If Guy catches him, it'll be a disaster.
"Go to bed early, tomorrow will definitely be exciting."
Minato chuckled softly, then urged Naruto to go to sleep.
"Hey, are we not training anymore? Also, Dad, what's your guess?"
Naruto asked.
"There might be a mysterious event tomorrow, there might be a lot of ringing noises, you should go to sleep early."
"As for my guess, we'll know tomorrow."
"Hmm, okay."
Close your eyes and drift off to sleep.
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