Prelude to Grade Skipping

"Good morning! Sakura-chan~~"

Early in the morning, the moment Haruno Sakura stepped into the classroom, an excited voice rang out.

A blond boy came toward Sakura enthusiastically.

It turns out that he has two different personalities when in front of others and when he is alone.

At this time, all the classmates in the class were attracted by Naruto's actions.

After all, rumors about Naruto are spreading everywhere in the village. Even though there are not as many people in this class who look down on Naruto as people outside, they still care to some extent.

"Morning, Naruto."

Haruno Sakura greeted Naruto with a smile, then returned to her seat alone.

"HeySakura"

Naruto grinned foolishly and was about to move closer, but was forced back by Iruka's stern gaze.

In the corner of the classroom, a little black-haired girl with white pupils looked at the blond boy carefully.

"Okay, everyone be quiet!"

"Today we will learn…"

Iruka started the day's lecture as usual. Sakura took out her notes and put down her pen after listening for about fifteen minutes.

This is a lesson about the throwing angle of shuriken…

With the knowledge from her previous life and the excellence of this body itself, she quickly understood what Iruka was teaching.

Staring out the window blankly…

The sky is so blue…

That tree outside really looks like a tree…

Just as Haruno Sakura was in a daze, a small note was quietly pushed over to her by Ino.

Looking at the little girl with beige hair pretending nothing happened, Haruno Sakura took it and took a look.

Sakura, Naruto seems to be interested in you!

Haruno Sakura looked back at Naruto, who was sitting in the last row of the classroom, and found that this guy was staring at her like a creep. When she looked back at him, he pretended nothing happened and quickly looked away.

The corners of Haruno Sakura's mouth twitched…

Well, it has begun…

The painful life of being chased by a man for ten years…

To be honest, if Haruno Sakura was really a girl inside and out, she might have given in.

After all, who can remain unmoved by being pursued by someone for ten years?

But she is a man!

Naruto, Hinata, the eldest lady of Hyuga, is your final destination.

Goodbye!

Haruno Sakura simply ignored Naruto's gaze and wrote a sentence on the note.

You are overthinking.

Just when Haruno Sakura was about to push the note back to Ino, a hand pressed on the note.

"Sakura, come to my office after class."

Iruka conveniently pocketed Sakura's note.

"Yes…"

Haruno Sakura replied calmly.

Oops, oops...

Did I cause trouble for Sakura?

Ino, who was standing by, was dumbfounded upon seeing this and felt a little uneasy.

Sakura has always been an excellent student in the class. Will Iruka's impression of Sakura become worse because of me?

Ino was worried and frightened as the class passed by with difficulty. Iruka put away the textbooks and waved to Sakura in a calm tone:

"Come on, Sakura."

Sure enough! I really did cause trouble for Sakura; Mr. Iruka's expression is so scary!

Seeing this, Ino almost wanted to bury her head in the desk and act like an ostrich.

"It's okay, Ino."

Haruno Sakura touched Ino's beautiful hair and smiled softly.

Woohoo, Sakura is so considerate; she is still comforting me at a time like this~~~

After comforting Ino, Sakura followed Iruka to the teacher's office.

Iruka didn't mention the note but took out a thick stack of books from under his desk and placed them in front of Haruno Sakura.

"Here are all the textbooks for the first grade. I will give you a separate test in a month."

Listening to Iruka's words, Haruno Sakura's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly, but then Iruka changed the subject and looked at the pink-haired little girl in front of him with a slightly stern look.

"Sakura, you need to understand."

"We are ninjas. We have abilities that cannot be obtained by skipping grades simply by having good grades."

"During this period of time, you not only need to learn all this knowledge but also need to have a certain level of combat capability."

"Endurance, speed, strength, hiding, intelligence-gathering ability, these are all things a ninja must master."

"And even if you pass all of them, there will still be a second-year ninja student as your opponent."

"You have to beat him to get the second-grade material."

Iruka looked at the little girl in front of him with a calm but unquestionable tone.

"Because you skipped a grade, the exams you face are much more rigorous than those of students taking normal exams."

"Even though the first-year exams will be easier, I won't let you down."

"Do you understand?"

Iruka had said so much, hoping Sakura would give up.

Moreover, skipping grades in peacetime is much more stringent than skipping grades in wartime.

He didn't know why Haruno Sakura was so obsessed with skipping a grade, but he just followed his orders.

Moreover, in his opinion, there is nothing wrong with spending six years peacefully in the Ninja School. These are rare quiet days in the life of a Konoha Ninja.

"I know. I will definitely pass the exam."

Haruno Sakura looked at Iruka with a determined gaze and spoke.

Looking at the stubborn little girl in front of him, Iruka felt a little toothache; it was all in vain…

"Oh, this is…"

Iruka pulled the small piece of paper he had confiscated from his pocket.

"Nothing, Ino just misunderstood."

Haruno Sakura glanced calmly at the note in the other person's hand, then picked up the pile of books and walked toward the classroom.

Iruka looked at Sakura's sharp handwriting in his hand.

Are you really overthinking it?

But, having said that, Sakura's handwriting is really good…

When Sakura returned to the classroom, Ino immediately came up to her nervously.

"Sakura, are you okay?"

"Iruka-sensei didn't give you any trouble, did he?"

Haruno Sakura put the book in her hand on the table, then smiled and touched Ino's head:

"It's okay."

"Don't worry, Ino."

Ino stared blankly at Haruno Sakura in front of her.

Sakura…so gentle…

Obviously, I needed to take care of her before…

However, Sakura's change unexpectedly feels good.

I really want to rely on Sakura…

"Hey, what is this?"

Ino looked at the book Haruno Sakura put on the table.

"Remember what I told you before?"

"That's all we need to learn in first grade."

Sakura picked up the top book and spoke.

The first one is about how to gather chakra and use it.

Sakura is now able to focus her chakra at the soles of her feet to climb trees, so she can basically pass this book by just taking a few glances at it.

Then the second book is "The Twelve Hand Gestures of Seal Making."