Chapter 2: The Eve of the Exam

Returning to the ninja school, the classroom continued as usual.

To prevent Naruto from running away again, Iruka made Naruto stand near the classroom door, close to the side.

Iruka: "Let's continue. Does anyone else have any unclear points?"

Naruto stood by the door, looking down at the others.

Hinata's book was open, her small head hidden behind it.

I hope Hinata doesn't hate me...

If so, it would be really regrettable.

Iruka: "Naruto! Do you have any questions?"

He's asking me?

Yes! Definitely! Because I don't understand anything!

Wait, tomorrow is the ninja graduation exam... Am I really going to repeat a year?

Then would I still be able to catch up with this group's formation?

As Naruto felt anxious, the scenery in front of him suddenly blurred, followed by intense pain.

And then he didn't know anything anymore.

Everyone saw Naruto raise his head and was about to speak, then suddenly he grabbed his head, and then he fainted and fell forward.

Iruka hurriedly went forward: "Naruto! Naruto!"

Hinata stood up worriedly: "Naruto-kun..."

Iruka picked up Naruto and said: "Continue with self-study, I'll take Naruto to the hospital."

Then he carried Naruto and ran out.

What happened to me?

Did I return to my original world? Or did I wake up from a dream?

Naruto slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Iruka-sensei guarding beside his hospital bed.

Iruka: "Naruto! You're awake, is there anywhere uncomfortable?"

Naruto raised his hand and rubbed his head.

At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't return to his original world after all.

Compared to his original world, he was more inclined to this side of the world.

Because he was a bit disappointed with that world.

Naruto: "My head hurts a bit..."

Just as he was speaking, his nose suddenly started bleeding profusely.

Naruto touched his nose and looked at his hand.

Bright red blood, covering his entire hand.

Iruka: "Medical ninjas! Someone! There's a situation here!"

Then Naruto's vision blurred again, as if a slideshow had started playing.

Naruto held his head and cried out in pain: "Ah..."

Those were memories belonging to the original Naruto.

From the beginning of memory until now.

The pain lasted for more than ten seconds, and then finally stopped.

Medical ninjas had arrived and were checking Naruto's condition.

It was a young woman, average looking, with an average figure, the kind you wouldn't recognize in a crowd.

The female medical ninja checked Naruto's condition: "Head injury, did he injure his head before he came?"

Iruka shook his head: "I don't know, Naruto was in class before..."

Did Naruto hit his head when he escaped from school?

But just falling down shouldn't be this exaggerated...

And Naruto's head didn't show any signs of injury.

The female medical ninja checked again, and by now Naruto's nosebleed had stopped by itself.

The female medical ninja: "I suggest he stay in the hospital for observation..."

Iruka was about to agree, but Naruto suddenly fainted, and then his nose suddenly started bleeding heavily, which really scared him.

But Naruto stopped him at this moment: "I'm fine, it's just a nosebleed. Iruka-sensei, let's go back to school."

How could Iruka let Naruto go back at ease? He was about to refuse, but Naruto firmly said: "Tomorrow is the ninja exam, you don't want me to repeat a year at the ninja school again, do you?"

Iruka hesitated.

Naruto: "Iruka-sensei, the exam tomorrow is very important to me. You don't want me to repeat a year at the ninja school, do you?"

Iruka: "Okay, but after the exam, you must come back for another check-up!"

Naruto: "Thank you, Iruka-sensei."

Iruka: "But tonight, you'll stay at my place!"

Stay at Iruka-sensei's house?

Is Iruka-sensei worried about me?

A warm feeling swept over him. He realized that he really preferred this side of the world.

"Well, thank you for your hospitality!"

After putting down his chopsticks, Naruto politely put away his bowl and chopsticks.

Iruka glanced sideways, and he noticed that Naruto seemed to be different today, as if he had grown up a lot all of a sudden.

"Welcome to come again!"

Iruka: "Hey... Naruto, the exam is tomorrow, and you didn't pay attention in class. How about I teach you tonight?"

Naruto grinned: "Then I'll trouble you, Iruka-sensei."

Iruka's house...

Hmm, it's a bit... messy.

Iruka: "Um... Naruto, wait outside for a moment. I'll tidy up and be ready in a moment." Then he heard a clattering sound from inside, and even the sound of pots and pans falling to the ground.

Just by listening to the sound, Naruto knew how busy Iruka was inside.

Naruto smiled even more when he heard it.

But then again, he realized that the exam tomorrow was indeed a problem.

Naruto: "I wonder if I can rely on my worst skill, the Shadow Clone Juts

u, for the exam..."

Since experiencing a headache, Naruto's memories had been copied to him.

But with just these memories, he could barely pass the written test...

As for ninjutsu...

Naruto silently thought in his heart: "Nine-Tails, you're inside me, right? You should be able to hear me, right?"

No response...

Iruka finished cleaning up and came out: "Naruto, what did you just say?"

"Well... I suddenly thought, could the exam rely on my worst skill, the Shadow Clone Jutsu..."

Iruka was slightly surprised because this exam indeed included the Shadow Clone Jutsu.

Iruka: "So, have you mastered the Shadow Clone Jutsu?"

Naruto: "Let me try it..."

Then, following his memory, Naruto began to make hand seals.

Naruto: "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

"Bam!"

Two tiny, tenfold-shrunken cartoonish Narutos appeared in front of him.

Naruto: "..."

Iruka: "..."

Naruto scratched his head: "It seems... I haven't mastered it yet..."

So, practice Shadow Clone Jutsu tonight?

But the key was that Naruto knew that if he didn't eliminate the influence of the Nine-Tails inside him, no matter how many times he practiced, it would be useless...

Unless... he learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu...

Hmm... according to the development of the original world, if Naruto failed the exam, Mizuki would find him and conspire to steal the forbidden scroll.

Then Naruto learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu from the forbidden scroll.

And he exposed Mizuki's conspiracy, defeated Mizuki, and was reinstated as a ninja by Iruka-sensei, passing the graduation exam.

What should he do?