Chapter 19: Konoha's Future Strongmen

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Three days passed in a flash.

Soon it was the day when the Ninja Academy started.

Along the way, Colt saw many parents leading their children towards the school.

In Konoha, or the entire ninja world, being a ninja was a high-paying profession.

Of course, it's a high-risk job.

But even so, many families still hope to have a ninja at home.

Perhaps because of a lack of talent, they can only become Genin or Chūnin.

But it was enough to make a qualitative change in a family's life.

With the end of the war, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen adjusted the ninja academy's strategy accordingly.

In the war years, as long as you wanted to become a ninja, no matter whether your own conditions were good enough, the school would not refuse anyone who came.

Even the age requirements for students have been lowered a lot.

After all, cannon fodder also had a role to play.

Colt remembered that the youngest member admitted to the Ninja Academy was Yūgao Uzuki, who was successfully selected at the age of 4.

But the consequence of doing so was to become a sick seedling.

In peaceful times, the Ninja Academy was much more demanding.

Cultivating a group of Genin with no potential was of no use to the village, so it was better to screen them out directly.

However, no matter how high the requirements were, it would have no effect on the related households and powerful factions like Colt.

When he came to the gate of the ninja academy, it was already crowded with people.

Colt didn't step forward either but just stood alone under a big tree, as if the surrounding noise had nothing to do with him.

It's just that his eyes were constantly searching the crowd.

Not to mention, it really made him discover a few 'acquaintances'.

Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Chōji, Yamanaka Ino.

The Ino–Shika–Chō trio never left, all following behind their respective fathers.

Inuzuka Kiba and Aburame Shino also appeared.

"Hey, hey, Shikamaru, Chōji, look over there, that boy is so handsome!"

Ino's eyes lit up and she saw Colt leaning against the tree.

And Colt also noticed her gaze, the eyes of the two met, and Colt smiled slightly.

Ino bowed her head shyly and said excitedly to the two beside her.

Shikamaru with a pineapple head sighed helplessly.

'So troublesome.'

'When did six-year-old girls start to become boy-crazy?'

However, he still looked in the direction Ino said.

Well, he's really handsome.

Chōji didn't respond, and continued to immerse himself in his bag of chips.

"Shikamaru, do you think he will be assigned a class with us?"

"If that handsome guy goes to another class, I will regret it for the rest of my life!"

Shikamaru was a little helpless, and after observing, he said to Ino, "Don't worry, he will definitely be assigned to our class."

"He has an admission letter in his possession, and usually those who are admitted by the letter are in the same class."

As for the reason, he did not explain.

These were not things that Ino could understand.

Ino didn't care either, she just knew that Shikamaru rarely made mistakes, and that was enough.

After a while, another heavyweight appeared.

Uchiha Sasuke!

The Uchiha clan was one of the four noble clans of Konoha, and every time one appeared, they would be fawned upon.

However, Colt still admired him.

Sasuke's combat IQ and viewing ability were more than one level stronger than Naruto's.

After all, Naruto was nothing but a knucklehead.

And Sasuke's ninjutsu, taijutsu, and even the manipulation of shuriken, were extremely impressive.

It was Uchiha Itachi who brought Sasuke to the academy today, and the appearance of the two also caused a commotion.

Not only because of the super high looks of the brothers but also because of the Uchiha clan's prestige.

In the eyes of many, since there was an Uchiha in this class, then the top student must be from their clan.

After signing up, the two did not leave directly.

Instead, he walked towards Colt under the leadership of Uchiha Itachi.

"Colt-san, please take care of Sasuke in the future."

"Ni-san?"

The younger brother's eyes were full of doubts, and he didn't understand why his big brother would say that.

But he quickly reflected.

Colt, Kamiyo Colt?

was that the genius his big brother mentioned?

Immediately, Sasuke's gaze towards Colt was full of hostility.

It was him who stole his big brother's attention!

Colt was a little confused.

Was the brother complex of the younger Uchiha at this stage so serious?

It was a simple greeting, and his eyes changed.

Thinking about it this way, he was miserable enough.

The more you love it now, the more you will hate it later.

However, that might not be a bad thing.

Instead of retreating, Colt advanced and gave Sasuke a defiant look.

The younger Uchiha was a big attributes goldmine, and he had a lot of good things on him.

One of the most critical was Indra's Chakra.

Now by teasing and provoking the younger Uchiha, in the future, he would be able to push him to take action against himself.

'One stone for two birds'

At that time, he could both defeat him and harvest a round of attributes.

Sure enough, when Sasuke saw Colt's taunting eyes, his teeth clenched immediately.

Itachi on the side witnessed everything and said nothing.

In his opinion, it was just a childish interaction between two kids.

Colt didn't bother with Sasuke anymore, because Hinata had also arrived.

Looking at Hyuga Hiashi next to her, he didn't come forward to greet them.

However, the two of them were in a good mood, and they looked at each other with affection, and everything was unspoken.

Only Hiashi's fists clenched and loosened.

This stinky boy dared to flirt with his daughter openly and unabashedly when he didn't amount to anything.

'She is only six years old!'