Sparring at the Academy

Upon arriving at the training grounds, we sat down and waited for instructions from Iruka-sensei.

"Alright, kids, who wants to go first?" Iruka asked, to which a boy raised his hand.

"That's that annoying kid from earlier," Menma muttered to himself.

Iruka continued, "Would anyone like to be his opponent? No one? Okay, I'll choose-" but was interrupted by the boy.

"Sensei, I would like to spar against Menma Uzumaki," he said with a sly grin, pointing to the crowd.

Iruka nodded in agreement. "How about you, Menma?"

Menma hesitated for a moment, thinking to himself, "Hah, idiot." Eventually, he decided to accept the challenge. "Sure, I don't mind," he said, standing up from his seat.

R/p looked pleased with himself as he stepped forward to face Menma. The other students gathered around the sparring area, eager to watch the match.

Iruka gave the signal. "Begin!"

Menma and R/p took their positions, facing each other. Menma didn't bother with any flashy moves or techniques, simply waiting for R/p to make the first move. Iruka watched intently, ready to intervene if necessary.

"Come," Menma said, not even bothering to take a stance.

R/p rushed towards Menma and threw a straight punch, but Menma closed his eyes and sidestepped, causing R/p to almost lose his balance. Iruka raised an eyebrow at the unexpected move.

Menma smiled at the staggering child. "All bark and no bite. As expected of a nobody like you." He taunted

Angered, R/p rushed at Menma again, throwing another punch at his face, but Menma just dodged it effortlessly. As R/p continued to throw punches and kicks at Menma, the latter dodged them all with ease, while yawning in boredom.

"This is boring, let's just finish this now," Menma said, clearly unimpressed.

The crowd burst out laughing, and R/p's face turned red with anger.

"Shut up! You're just a coward who's afraid to fight!" he yelled.

Menma chuckled and replied calmly, "Oh, I'm not afraid to fight. I just don't see the point in wasting my time on someone like you."

After Menma effortlessly dodged R/p's attack, he landed a swift kick to R/p's stomach, causing him to stumble back. Iruka quickly intervened and declared Menma as the winner.

After Menma landed a swift kick to R/p's stomach, causing him to stumble back, Iruka intervened and called an end to the match. "Stop! That's enough. Menma is the winner," he declared.

The crowd fell silent, amazed at Menma's effortless victory.

Naruto walked up to Menma with a smile and said, "I knew you could do it, Menma! You're amazing!"

Menma gave Naruto a small smile in return, feeling a sense of pride and accomplishment.

Sasuke, on the other hand, sneered at Menma. "Hn, cocky bastard," he muttered under his breath.

After Menma's effortless victory, Iruka walked over and congratulated him. "Well done, Menma. Your control and technique were impressive," he said while patting him on the back.

R/p slowly got back up, looking bruised and defeated, and glared at Menma in silence.

Iruka then turned to the rest of the class and asked, "Who's next?" as the sparring session continued.

A/n the next fight is with naruto and Sasuke but I'm not gonna change the results.

Iruka announced, "And the winner is Sasuke Uchiha."

Sakura and Ino squealed in excitement, exclaiming how dreamy Sasuke was.

Naruto and Sasuke reached out to grab each other's collar, glaring as they argued.

Iruka intervened, exasperated. "Hey, break it up, you two!" He sighed and separated the two.

Reluctantly, Naruto and Sasuke backed away from each other, still glaring.

Iruka then addressed the class, "Alright, that's enough for today. We'll continue the sparring matches tomorrow. Remember to practice your techniques and come prepared!"

The students gathered their belongings and left the training grounds. Naruto and Sasuke continued to shoot angry glares at each other as they walked away in opposite directions. Menma followed behind, lost in thought about his own training and the promise of knowledge from Odin.

While walking, Menma noticed a strange figure lurking in the shadows. The man wore a long coat and a fedora hat, and watched them with a sinister grin.

"Hey, do you guys see that guy over there?" Menma asked, pointing to the figure.

Naruto and Sasuke turned around to look, but the man had disappeared by the time they turned back.

"What guy? I don't see anyone," Naruto said.

Sasuke added, "Let's just go home. It's probably nothing."

However, Menma couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. He made a mental note to keep an eye out for the mysterious figure in the fedora.

After parting ways with Sasuke, Naruto and Menma headed home, ate ramen and eggs for dinner, and cleaned the house before flopping onto their beds.

"I'm beat... Goodnight, Menma," Naruto said, letting out a yawn.

"Night, bro," Menma replied.

Menma drifted off to sleep, thinking he would have a dreamless night. However, something felt strange as he closed his eyes.

As Menma slept, he suddenly heard a voice whispering in his mind, "Greetings, chosen one."