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From the shadows of the observation Ball in Hokage Office , Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a chuckle.
"Well, Minato," he said with a knowing smile, "it seems we have another prodigy on our hands… perhaps even one greater than you were."
Minato remained quiet, eyes focused on Naruto, his expression unreadable. He hadn't expected this outcome at all. When he'd signed the form allowing Naruto to attempt the exam, he had simply thought the boy would get an idea of how the genin exams worked—just a taste of what was to come.
As Naruto had just gotten his headband, Kushina and Hiruzen were both present in the Hokage's office. Hiruzen sighed and said, "Well, that was unexpected, I suppose."
Jiraiya was looking down toward the academy gates. He simply couldn't understand how this was even possible. The kid graduated like it was nothing… He performed jutsu—especially that last one, the Fire Stream Jutsu—without even weaving a single hand sign, and it looked effortless. How is that possible?
Menma and Mito were supposed to be the strongest of the Uzumaki-Namikaze triplets. Naruto was supposed to be just a support—nothing more. A kid who would barely reach chunin level, and even that would be considered lucky. He wasn't supposed to be able to compete with his so-called "genius" siblings.
This wasn't supposed to happen. This wasn't supposed to be his destiny, Jiraiya thought bitterly. The prophecy said that peace would come to the shinobi world through Menma and Mito. But now… Naruto is threatening that future. I won't allow it.
As Jiraiya spiraled into his thoughts, Minato was going through his own confusion. How is this even possible? he wondered. He could understand Naruto's taijutsu being strong thanks to training with Guy—that much was shown during his spar with Mizuki—but still… To have mastered all the basic jutsu, passed the written exam with a perfect score, and even executed that fire-style technique flawlessly?
Minato had seen the written exam himself. It was designed to be challenging—even for standard genin graduates. Naruto had never shown much interest in reading or study materials like his siblings. And truthfully… I don't even know where my son goes most of the time.
After handling his Hokage duties, Minato would usually spend time with Menma and Mito, often leaving a shadow clone in charge. He hadn't truly paid attention to Naruto.
Meanwhile,
Kushina was both happy and sad at the same time. She didn't want her children to graduate so early. She simply shook her head as she hear Iruka said through the Crystal ball in Hokage Office, "Um, well, Naruto… maybe you should go back to the class. You can consider this your last day, right?"
Naruto shrugged it off and said, "Of course."
Underneath, Iruka was still wondering, How is that even possible? But then again, He's the son of the Hokage. Maybe he really is a genius too… but even then, to perform something like that so easily?
On the other hand, Iruka and Naruto finally re-entered the academy classroom. Sasuke Uchiha, along with many of the other classmates, looked at Naruto curiously, wondering if the rumors were true. Most of them assumed there had been a mistake or that he had somehow failed the graduation test.
Iruka stood at the front and spoke. "Alright, class. Today, we're going to congratulate Naruto for graduating from the academy."
A dead silence fell across the room. Menma and Mito's eyes went wide in disbelief. They stared at Naruto as he calmly placed a Konoha headband on his forehead.
Iruka continued, "Since he's already graduated, I think we can still spend a little time with him today. Consider this a send-off, since after this he'll be a full-fledged shinobi. It's good for all of us."
There was a pause. Then Sasuke Uchiha spoke up. "Iruka-sensei, how is that even possible? This is the first day of our academy term. How did he even pass?"
Kiba Inuzuka scoffed bitterly from his seat and said, "Hah, don't you know, Sasuke? He's the son of the Hokage. That's the only reason they let him pass. Isn't that right, Iruka-sensei?"
Iruka narrowed his eyes. "Watch it, Inuzuka. You won't like the consequences of talking like that. And for the record, Naruto passed on his own by successfully performing every required jutsu from the academy curriculum."
Kiba smirked and replied, "Then let him prove it in front of us. If he really graduated, he should be able to do it again. Right?"
He turned toward Naruto with a smug look, expecting to see hesitation.
But Naruto simply ignored him at first. Why should I waste my time on someone this weak? he thought. His power is nothing compared to mine.
Still, Naruto glanced at Iruka and said, "It's all right, Iruka-sensei."
Iruka nodded, and before anyone could react, Naruto suddenly created five perfect shadow clones. The entire class gasped. Even Iruka was surprised—there had been no hand signs.
Then, in a blink,
Naruto switched places with Akamaru, and Kiba's eyes widened in shock. In the next moment, Naruto vanished again, and Akamaru reappeared on Kiba's desk. The class was stunned.
Then, Naruto transformed into the Fourth Hokage—his father, Minato. The transformation ended with a puff of smoke as Naruto stood confidently before them.
Iruka smiled and clapped lightly. "Well done, Naruto. That was a perfect demonstration of the graduation exam. These are the minimum jutsus required, along with a few other tests. When the time comes, all of you will be informed about those."
He turned to Naruto and asked, "Would you like to stay for a brief honorary lecture with us?"
Naruto simply shrugged and nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, Mito and Menma were staring at the headband their older brother now wore. For the first time, a troubling realization began to settle in Mito's eyes. She clenched her fists tightly.
"So Naruto-nii-san was right... Mom and Dad think we're weak. That must be why they're training us so hard—so we can at least achieve something in our lives," she thought bitterly. "But Naruto-nii-san… he's already strong. He's proven it by graduating after just one day at the academy. There's no record of anyone ever doing something like that. It's unheard of."
Menma was also clenching his fists, his expression darkening. Inside, he was angry—not at Naruto, but at their parents. "They lied to us," he thought. "That's the only reason they're training us—because they think we're weak."
Naruto noticed that both Mito and Menma were acting a little strangely, but to be honest, he didn't really care. He simply sat back and listened as Iruka gave a short lecture, speaking about the history of the shinobi world, the past Hokage, and the legendary figures born in Konoha. It was the kind of knowledge every academy student was expected to know.
Eventually, the school day ended, and Naruto stepped outside. Waiting for him were Minato, Kushina, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and even Hiruzen and Konohamaru. Hiruzen gave Naruto a small smile, and Naruto nodded back at him calmly.
Konohamaru was practically jumping with excitement.