Chapter 1

KONOHA VILLAGE.

NINJA SCHOOL.

In one of the classroom, a chunin teacher was standing aside with a sheet of paper in hand.

"Next, Kagami Fuyu."

Following the chunin teacher's voice, a silver-haired boy calmly walked to the podium, his fingers dancing in front of him to form a simple seal.

Bang!

With a burst of white smoke, a clone that was almost identical to Fuyu in both appearance and movement appeared on his left side.

This scene elicited gasps from many of the girls in the classroom, not just because the clone jutsu was successfully performed on the first try, but also because Fuyu was one of the most handsome boys in the class.

"95 points, not bad."

The chunin teacher nodded slightly at Fuyu and recorded the score with a pen.

A perfect first-time success with almost no flaws, this score would rank in the top ten in the class. However, the chunin teacher's eyes did not show much approval.

The reason was simple: Fuyu had a younger brother named Hatake Kakashi, who applied for early graduation at the age of five and passed, and became a chunin at the age of six, his exceptional talent making him a prodigy in Konoha, seen by many as the inheritor of the 'White Fang of Konoha's' will.

In comparison, Hatake Fuyu was quite ordinary.

Although Fuyu was also one of the top students in the class with excellent grades in everything, there was no comparison without contrast. At eight years old, he was still learning in the ninja school, never showing the kind of astonishing talent that Kakashi did.

However, the chunin teacher remained indifferent, but some girls still voiced their admiration.

"Fuyu, that's amazing!"

"95 points, you must be the top of the class."

Many girls looked at the podium with shining eyes.

Having been transported to this world and inheriting the bloodline of the White Fang of Konoha, Fuyu's appearance was not much different from Kakashi's. However, he did not like wearing a mask and was not as cold as Kakashi, making him almost the focus of the girls in the class.

Fuyu walked back to his seat and smiled at Yūhi Kurenai, who was looking at him. "It's nothing, the clone jutsu isn't that difficult. Just concentrate and you can do it."

He had come to this world two years ago, unexpectedly becoming Kakashi's older brother. However, he arrived a bit too late to prevent the death of Kakashi's father, Hatake Sakumo, the White Fang of Konoha.

This event had a significant impact on Kakashi, who applied for early graduation within a month.

As a穿越者 (穿越者 means "穿越者" in Chinese, which can be translated as "time traveler" or "穿越者" in English, but in this context, it's better to use "time traveler" for clarity), inheriting the bloodline of the White Fang of Konoha, Fuyu naturally would not be inferior to Kakashi. However, he thought that early graduation was a foolish act and looked down on such behavior.

What's the point?!

Why not slowly cultivate and steadily improve in the ninja school? Why rush to graduate early?

Moreover, it was the 42nd year of Konoha, and if he remembered correctly, the Third Great Shinobi War would begin next year. The shinobi world was currently in a state of turmoil.

If it were a time of peace, early graduation to become a genin would not be a big deal, as they would generally perform ordinary tasks. However, in this pre-war turmoil, even genin would often be assigned dangerous combat missions.

Kakashi graduated at five and became a chunin at six, which seemed astonishing, but in Fuyu's view, it was purely 'reckless.' Not to mention the high risk of the missions after becoming a chunin, just the exposure of such high talent would inevitably attract the attention of enemy villages.

It was a time of turmoil.

The Hidden Cloud Village, Hidden Mist Village, Hidden Sand Village, and Hidden Rock Village were all taking actions against Konoha. Kakashi, as a prodigy, would naturally be a target, which was not a good thing.

"If I had the strength of a jounin, early graduation wouldn't be a big deal..."

Fuyu thought to himself.

Unfortunately, he did not yet possess the strength of a jounin. Although he could outperform Kakashi, his current level was at best that of an elite chunin, even with his special ability.

After all, at eight years old, his body was still in the developmental stage. For a ninja, it was not until the age of sixteen that they truly passed the developmental stage and reached a stable phase.

By the way.

It's worth mentioning his special ability.

It was something he discovered after being transported to this world, a huge, illusory clock pattern that existed in his mind, which he could see by closing his eyes.

This illusory clock was somewhat similar to the 'Time Space' ability of Tachibana Kurotsuchi in the Date A Live world, but the abilities were vastly different. It did not have the ability to reverse time or stop time. The only ability he had discovered so far was time acceleration.

Time acceleration for himself.

In the state of time acceleration, all his movements, including taijutsu and hand seals, became faster. This was one of the reasons he could outperform Kakashi.

Currently, he could use up to two times the speed of time acceleration, meaning that in the state of time acceleration, his speed was twice as fast as in normal conditions!

"… Fuyu, um, I brought two bento boxes today. Do you want to eat together?"

Just as Fuyu was thinking, a girl sitting in the front row turned around, her cheeks slightly flushed, and spoke to Fuyu.

This immediately sparked the anger of the other girls nearby, and even Yūhi Kurenai, who was sitting next to Fuyu, looked at the girl, the air suddenly filled with tension.

Seeing this,

Fuyu sighed helplessly.

He could understand why Kakashi wore a mask, perhaps because of situations like this… but it also had to do with the fact that the other boys in the class were not very strong.

Although the class lineup was quite impressive, with future behind-the-scenes boss Uchiha Obito, Yamanaka Ino, Yūhi Kurenai, Asuma Sarutobi, and other well-known characters from the original story, Obito was currently the worst student, and Asuma Sarutobi, while having average looks and performance, was not particularly outstanding.

Uchiha Itachi would not enter the school for a few more years, and Uchiha Shisui, although he had already entered, was two grades below and not in the same class. There were no strong boys around.

If Kakashi had not graduated early, he might have taken some of the attention.

Sigh.

Being too popular was also a kind of trouble.

Fuyu sighed in his heart. He used to envy such a scene, but after experiencing it, he could only sigh. However, the early maturity of the girls in the Naruto world was more extreme than he had imagined.

Looking at these eight- and nine-year-old girls who were already jealous and competitive, one could understand.

Compared to the girls, the boys were also quite mature.

The scene around Fuyu had already drawn jealous glares from many in the class, with some even clenching their fists in anger.

"That bastard…"

"Damn, I really want to beat him up."

"But you can't beat him, can you…"

"Shut up!"

Among the boys who were gritting their teeth and clenching their fists, Uchiha Obito was also present, as Yamanaka Ino was one of the girls surrounding Fuyu.

Fuyu did not pay much attention to the other students in the class, except for Might Guy and Uchiha Obito. However, he was only concerned about the blackened Obito, as the pre-blackened Obito was not particularly dangerous and was just a weak student.