Naruto: I no longer have the money to protect Konoha Chapter 026

Uchiha Chigetsu had already become an undisputed genius in the eyes of others.

There was no other way; the second-ranked big brother made for too good a contrast. It was hard not to be a genius.

“Everyone, quiet down! Return to your seats.”

Uehara Iida walked into the classroom, his face beaming.

Seeing him enter, the two Hyuga brothers also wisely returned to their seats.

“Ahem!” Uehara Iida stood at the podium and cleared his throat:

“Today, I have two pieces of good news to tell you all.

“I won’t keep you in suspense. The first good news is that the class evaluations for the last semester are in.

“Our class is the most outstanding class in the second year, and we’ve received a reward from the Third Hokage!”

“Wow! What’s the reward, Sensei?”

“Yeah, yeah, I’m so excited.”

“A reward from the Third Hokage, hehehe…”

Uehara Iida scanned the students and smiled:

“It’s the qualification to learn ninjutsu early!

“Starting today, everyone can learn three ninjutsu ahead of time—

“Clone Jutsu, Transformation Jutsu, and Substitution Jutsu!”

“Ninjutsu! It’s ninjutsu!”

“Can we learn ninjutsu too?”

“Sensei, Sensei! I want to learn Chigetsu-kun’s ninjutsu!”

“Sensei, I want to learn Chigetsu-kun’s ninjutsu too!”

Uehara Iida’s mouth twitched involuntarily as he looked at the clamoring students.

Uchiha Chigetsu was indeed very popular in the class.

His pure Zankūha had already made him invincible among the second-year students.

“Ahem, Chigetsu-kun is a genius of the Uchiha clan. The ninjutsu he can learn are also unique to the Uchiha clan.

“So, everyone, don’t compare yourselves to Chigetsu-kun.”

With that, Uehara Iida clapped his hands:

“Alright, the second piece of good news is that we have a new classmate joining our class.”

After he spoke, he looked towards the door.

At his words, Uchiha Chigetsu was stunned.

A new classmate…

It must be her.

Just then, a red figure walked in from the doorway.

A red-haired little girl in a yellow dress, looking a bit reserved.

Uzumaki Kushina!

From the moment she stepped into the classroom, she seemed very flustered, as if she was forcing herself to walk to the podium.

“What color is that hair? It’s so strange.”

“Hey, look at the color of her hair.”

Before she even fully reached the podium, a wave of whispers had already spread.

Namikaze Minato frowned slightly but quickly relaxed.

“Everyone, quiet!” Uehara Iida said sternly:

“This is our new transfer student, Kushina. Please introduce yourself.”

“Okay.” Uzumaki Kushina pursed her lips:

“My name is Uzumaki Kushina.”

“Did she dye her hair? That’s amazing! Last time I tried to dye my hair green, my dad almost beat me to death.”

“Doesn’t look like it. How can it become so red?”

“Honestly, don’t you think red hair is weird?”

“Yeah, yeah, I’ve been in the village for so long and never seen red hair.”

Uchiha Chigetsu glanced over and couldn’t help but yawn.

Honestly, it was quite exasperating.

What was there to say about hair color?

But it really was her… It seemed the Land of Whirlpools was gone.

Uchiha Chigetsu subconsciously glanced at Namikaze Minato.

The blond boy was looking at the bewildered girl on the podium.

“Quiet, quiet, everyone quiet!”

Uehara Iida quickly reprimanded them.

“Kushina, you…”

Before he could finish, Kushina raised her fist and shouted loudly:

“I’m going to be the first female Hokage of this village!”

Suddenly, the whole room fell silent.

“Hahahaha! She wants to be Hokage.”

“I’m dying of laughter.”

“A woman who wants to be Hokage? Interesting!”

“Hey, hey, her red hair will tarnish the village’s image!”

Clap, clap, clap!

A round of applause rang out.

Uchiha Chigetsu was clapping vigorously, his voice amplified:

“Minato, her dream is the same as yours.”

“Huh? Chigetsu-kun, you…”

Namikaze Minato was stunned, completely missing Chigetsu’s meaning.

All eyes in the classroom instantly turned their way.

Uehara Iida also breathed a sigh of relief and gave Uchiha Chigetsu a benevolent look.

Uehara Iida, as everyone knew, had a reputation for ‘disliking the rich,’ though it was only towards the Uchiha.

In this class, almost all the students were from prominent clans.

Commoners were pitifully few.

Ino-Shika-Cho, Inuzuka clan, Aburame clan, Sarutobi clan, Shimura, Hyuga…

At this moment, with Uchiha Chigetsu’s intervention, Uehara Iida was very relieved.

After more than half a year of getting along, although his ‘hostility’ towards the Uchiha remained, it was clear that he had no issues with the Uchiha Chigetsu siblings.

“No seat!”

Namikaze Minato stood up and smiled at Kushina on the stage:

“I also want to become the Hokage of this village. Let’s work hard together.”

“Excellent! Kushina-kun also has a great dream,” Uehara Iida said with a smile:

“Namikaze Minato-kun is one of the top three students in the class. Kushina, you must work hard too.”

Top three?

Uzumaki Kushina was surprised. She hadn’t expected this ‘girly’ blond boy to be one of the top three students in the class.

“Uehara-sensei, I will work hard!”

“Good.” Uehara Iida scanned the class.

With Namikaze Minato’s words, no one dared to discuss Uzumaki Kushina anymore.

They weren’t afraid of Minato; they were afraid of offending Uchiha Chigetsu.

Who didn’t know that these two had the best relationship?

“Kushina, you can sit next to Uchiha Mikoto. If you don’t understand anything, just ask Mikoto-kun.”

Uehara Iida pointed to the empty seat next to Uchiha Mikoto.

Uchiha Mikoto’s seat was right next to Nara Shikaku.

“Okay, Sensei!”

“First period is self-study.” Uehara Iida adjusted his glasses:

“I’m going to the Third Hokage’s office to get the scrolls for the Three Basic Jutsus for everyone. Remember to be quiet.”

With that, Uehara Iida left the classroom.

Uchiha Mikoto waved to Uzumaki Kushina.

Kushina, gathering her courage, walked over to that side.

“Don’t you think she looks like a tomato?”

“Yeah, yeah, a chubby round face, red hair.”

“She really does.”

“I hate tomatoes.”

“Exactly, exactly, and a tomato wants to be Hokage.”

“Hey, hey,” Uchiha Chigetsu said with a ruffian’s face:

“What’s wrong with tomatoes? Have you ever worn… Pfft, do you understand the value of tomatoes? Whose entire life is it?

“Tomorrow, Minato will dye his hair red too. Why don’t you mock Minato then?”

Chigetsu-kun, you…

Namikaze Minato couldn’t help but chuckle, his mouth twitching.

“That’s right!” Namikaze Minato stood up:

“We are all classmates. Kushina-kun has a name.”

“Exactly!” Uchiha Chigetsu immediately chimed in:

“Anyone who bullies Kushina-kun is picking a fight with our Minato-san!

“If you’re brave enough, come challenge Minato to a duel!”

‘Wow, how annoying!’

‘Yeah, yeah, but we can’t beat them.’

‘Darn it!’

In another corner of the classroom, Sarutobi Shinnosuke silently took note of everything.

This should have been his moment to show off by protecting the new classmate!