Chapter 71

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Chapter 71: No Nesting Dolls Allowed

The noisy classroom suddenly became quiet. With a sour face, Uchiha Sasuke entered the classroom with the same cold attitude as usual, projecting a vibe that said "no entry for strangers." However, every bit of his expression was telling Ryosuke that his graduation application had failed.

"What's going on? The Third Hokage should have seen Sasuke's strength. There's no reason for him to reject his graduation application," Naruto said, full of doubts as he noticed Sasuke's subtle expression.

"Maybe... it's because of that incident," Ryosuke replied thoughtfully as he observed Uchiha Sasuke.

The reason was that a few hours ago, Ryosuke had seen Sasuke's future and what he would become when he grew up.

Before those curious students could ask Uchiha Sasuke whether his application was successful, Umino Iruka walked in from outside the classroom with a scroll in his hand, smiling.

"Everyone, be quiet, it's time for class," Iruka announced.

Although he was a good guy, Iruka was also a strict teacher. After he spoke, those who had stood up with curiosity in their eyes had to suppress their thoughts and return to their seats.

"Before class starts, there are two things I want to explain to you," Iruka said, standing on the podium with a smile. He finally rested his gaze on Naruto. "I believe everyone is aware of what happened today."

"Uzumaki Naruto from our class applied for his graduation assessment yesterday and successfully passed it today. He was officially granted the qualification of Genin. Although we have only been together for a short year, I hope everyone can join in congratulating him on successfully taking the first step on the road to becoming a ninja."

After saying that, Iruka was the first to applaud and congratulate Naruto.

"Congratulations," Ryosuke said as he also joined in the applause as Naruto's deskmate. However, the attitudes of others were rather cold. Except for Hinata, Shikamaru, and a few others who knew Naruto's background, no one else paid attention to Iruka's leadership. It is worth mentioning that Sasuke, who had been sitting alone by the window, also congratulated Naruto on his graduation.

Although only a few people in the entire class congratulated him, Naruto was quite happy about this scene. "It seems that quite a few people have recognized me because of my abilities," he said with a tone full of joy, which didn't sound fake, surprising Ryosuke.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems natural. This is Naruto, although his personality has changed due to various factors, he is still a person who yearns for sunshine.

However, Naruto was not discouraged. Instead, Iruka, who was standing on the podium, felt a little embarrassed. He quickly stopped applauding and started talking about the second topic. "As for the second thing, it is also about the graduation assessment."

"Because we are now in a relatively peaceful period, unlike the previous war-torn period, the village has decided to reform some of the school systems. One of the more important aspects is the implementation of the graduation assessment. The school has decided to raise the application standards for individual graduation assessments. Only students who rank first in their grade are eligible to apply for graduation. Moreover, the school plans to increase the difficulty of the assessment from the original Genin sparring assessment to the Chunin sparring assessment. However, as before, regardless of whether you win or lose, it will be judged entirely by the actual score obtained in the battle..."

The new practical and theoretical examinations have not yet begun, and Ryosuke had not had time to take the old examinations due to family matters. It seems that Uchiha Sasuke did not meet the application requirements, so his request was rejected by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

However, Ryosuke was still quite skeptical about this. He even wondered whether this system was adjusted because of Uchiha Sasuke, in order to prevent him from graduating early and to inhibit his growth. You have to know that the growth of the Uchiha clan can only be stimulated by a real life-and-death battle in most cases. So Ryosuke guessed that perhaps Sarutobi Hiruzen and other Konoha high-level officials had set up such a wall for him based on their promise to Uchiha Itachi to protect Sasuke. That is, to keep him safely inside the wall, while restricting his growth and preventing him from becominglike the out-of-control Uchiha of the past.

"I originally thought I would be assigned to the same class with Uchiha Sasuke, but now it seems... I can only be with two teammates I don't know," Naruto looked a little disappointed, and he didn't know if it was because of the battle that day that the two of them developed feelings for each other. Anyway, before this, they didn't have much interaction, and they might not even have spoken to each other.

"That doesn't mean there's no chance," Ryosuke thought for a moment and replied with an ambiguous statement.

"…You don't think he can graduate successfully under the control of a Chunin?" Naruto was a little surprised. "To be honest, if I hadn't graduated, I might not even be able to graduate when facing a Chunin. After all, most Chunins have been on the battlefield."

"Who knows?" Ryosuke didn't explain the problem any further. "Take this last class seriously. I believe that after you become a ninja, you will miss this time in school."

Looking above, Iruka had already started teaching. Ryosuke did not talk to Naruto anymore and took out the ninja manual from under the desk. Although Naruto was confused, he didn't ask any further questions when he saw that Ryosuke didn't want to continue the conversation. 

Flipping through the ninja manual casually, Ryosuke glanced at Uchiha Sasuke by the window, but quickly looked away and no longer paid attention to him. According to what he saw in the future, Uchiha Sasuke would definitely not be bound by this reformed system and would definitely graduate early. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to awaken the Mangekyō at that age. After all, in school, with the protection promised by Sarutobi Hiruzen, he will not be in any danger.

But Ryosuke didn't know how he graduated or why he had such a strong resentment towards the village. But just like what he has always said to his father, the futurehe is constantly changing. The future he sees is not necessarily what will actually happen. When there is such a picture and fragment in the mind, even if Ryosuke deliberately maintains the same life and rhythm as before, there is no way to guarantee that everything will be the same as the future seen by the Byakugan.

Unless, in the timeline Uchiha Sasuke developsresentment towards the village, the people he comes into contact with during his growth had nothing to do with Ryosuke. Otherwise, everything will definitely change. But this is impossible. It is impossible for Ryosuke to avoid everyone that Uchiha Sasuke comes into contact with during his growth.

And because he knew this clearly, he did not undergo any drastic changes due to what he saw. Although at first, after seeing those scenes, he was quite distutbed. But after calming down, Ryosuke found that what he saw actually made no sense, because the time span was too long and had many changes that would occur in the process. Unless the future he sees is something that will happen within a few seconds, or even an inevitable event that will happen within a few minutes, this uncontrollable ability will be of no help to him for the time being.

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