The time he traveled to, the identity he was reborn into, and the talent he possessed, ultimately gave Chen Yue the courage and confidence to face the high-ranking officials of Konohagakure.
However, even though he was prepared, to be honest, just saying he wanted to become Hokage, even with the modifier of "the first Hokage of the Uchiha," was this really a taboo?
Chen Yue was skeptical.
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After introducing himself, Chen Yue also noticed the adoring looks from the three girls, Yuuhi Kurenai, Yamanaka Ino, and Katsuyu, and a slight smile curled at the corner of his lips: "This is an unexpected joy."
"Becoming Hokage, ending the war, bringing peace to the ninja world" This was what he was going to say, and it was pure luck that Yamanaka Ino, Katsuyu, who hated war and longed for peace, looked at him differently because of it.
After sitting down, Chen Yue felt a gaze on him from his left, and the only person to his left was...
He turned his head and saw, as expected, the cold and aloof girl from the Hyuga main family.
The girl was staring at him with her pure white eyes.
Only when she saw Chen Yue looking at her did Hyuga Hinata act as if nothing had happened, turning her gaze back out the window.
"Hey, it seems the dream of becoming Hokage has quite an impact on children this age."
Not only Yamanaka Ino, Yuuhi Kurenai, and Katsuyu, but even Hyuga Hinata, the aloof girl, was touched.
"The first Hokage of the Uchiha?"
On the podium, after listening to Uchiha Chen Yue's introduction, Umino Iruka sighed: "He really is a typical Uchiha."
Other than that, Umino Iruka didn't have any other feelings.
It wasn't a secret that Uchiha wanted to be Hokage.
On the contrary, compared to Uchiha Chen Yue's dream of becoming Hokage, it was the words after that made Umino Iruka more concerned.
"Ending the war, bringing peace to the ninja world?" Umino Iruka muttered under his breath.
As someone who had experienced two ninja wars, and personally participated in the Second Ninja War, witnessing the cruelty of war firsthand, Umino Iruka truly hoped that there would be no more war.
But...
"Can the war truly be ended? By the Uchiha?"
Umino Iruka was not convinced. Collecting himself, he clapped his hands to quiet everyone down, then summarized, "Alright, now that everyone has met each other, I hope you can all help each other, progress together, and grow together, eventually all graduating to become excellent ninjas."
"Lastly, here are the textbook lists. Pass them around, and once you get them, go buy them at the bookstore on Nan Street outside the south gate of the school."
Umino Iruka took a stack of papers from under the podium and handed them to the people in the first row, telling them to pass them back.
Education at Konohagakure's Ninja Academy was free, and students didn't have to pay any tuition, but that didn't mean attending the Ninja Academy wouldn't cost a penny.
For example, the Ninja Academy didn't provide textbooks, students had to buy them themselves. They also didn't provide food, so students had to pay for their own meals.
Fortunately, textbooks were generally not expensive, mainly consisting of theoretical and cultural knowledge, not involving real ninjutsu.
Therefore, it wasn't a big burden for most people.
Moreover, Konohagakure's official government provided subsidies, especially during times when they urgently needed to replenish manpower after the war.
In addition, if a civilian student is outstanding enough, there are scholarships.
In short, if you really have talent and have the opportunity to become a ninja, i.e., become a student of the Ninja Academy, you basically won't be unable to graduate because of financial reasons.
"《Basic Arithmetic》, 《Basic Grammar》, 《History of Konohagakure》, 《Generations of Hokage and the Will of Fire》, 《Konohagakure Geography》, 《Konohagakure Village》, 《Ninja World Geography》, 《Ninja World Nations Chronicle》..."
Taking the list, seeing the dozen or so textbooks listed on it, Chen Yue discovered that they were all about humanities, history, and geography, not a single one related to true ninjutsu, no wonder they were compiled into textbooks and could be purchased in ordinary bookstores.
True ninja-related skills, obviously, would not be randomly written in public textbooks but would be personally taught by the teachers.
Additionally, Chen Yue saw the legendary "Will of Fire," and it wasn't called 《The Third Hokage and the Will of Fire》, which made him a little surprised.
Furthermore, there was, as expected, no book about the major families of Konohagakure, which was also within Chen Yue's expectations.
"Alright, that's all for today. Tomorrow, at the fourth quarter of the morning hour, there will be an opening ceremony, during which the Third Hokage will give a speech. Don't be late, anyone who is late will have to stand in the corner for the entire class."
Seeing that everyone had received the list, Umino Iruka reminded them not to be late tomorrow and gave a warning before announcing the end of school.
It seems that today's so-called enrollment was just registration, actual classes start tomorrow.
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There will be one more free chapter tonight. Actually, the word count has already exceeded the 10,000-word requirement for going on sale, but the recent 10,000 words are all daily chapters, so I'll continue to release free chapters and wait for the right time.
The sale will start with the official start of school, the protagonist becoming stronger, and dominating the ninja school.