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Apparently, News spreads quickly. On the second day of the Academy, Naruto immediately noticed the change in attitude of a lot of children. Mainly civilian in origin, with a few minor clan members and children of ninjas.

'So, they caught on the news that im the Kyuubi incarnate?' naruto thought to himself, bracing himself for the shift in attitude with the other 'friends' he made yesterday.

"Oi, Naruto! Come here, there a seat empty." Seeing that no one was allowing naruto to sit on the front benches, Choji yelled out and waved his hands enthusiastically calling Naruto.

'So, he's still the same.' With a smile on his face, Naruto went towards Choji, ignoring the hatred filled looks of the side characters, and sat down on the empty seat with a smile.

"Yo, Choji. How are you?" Naruto asked.

Soon, Kiba joined into the conversation, acting obnoxiously, as the small group laughed with joy.

Shikamaru was just lazing around, ignoring the extras, while tolerating his friends.

Hinata was too shy to approach Naruto's group, giving off a stalker vibe that Hiroki picked up on, while Sasuke was still acting cool as civilian fan girls surrounded him.

"You were right brat. Most of the heirs didn't get influenced by the cycle of hate. But this is just day 2 of them meeting. How about we make a bet. One of them will hate him at least a bit by the end of the semester. What do you say?" Kurama wagered as the two sat down with huge buckets of popcorn, watching the Avengers movie in 3D.

"Um. Sure. What are you going to wager?" giving it a thought, Hiroki continued.

"How about a tail for you to use however you like if I lose. And if I win, I get the complete Box Set of the Demon Slayer Manga. I want to expand my collection." Kurama grinned manically.

"So that's what you were after. Tsk, tsk. Very well, if by the end of the semester, any of the clan heir start to hate him after being influenced by the previous generation, I will lose, if not then I win." Placing a fist out for a fist bump, Kurama reciprocated through the cage, sealing the bet.

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At first Naruto was excited to be in the Academy.

It was after all his first time peacefully interacting with kids his age.

But reality was often disappointing.

All that the teachers in the school did was teach the very bare basics of what was required.

In the maths class, their sensei literally started teaching them the single digit multiplication. Looking around at the faces of the students, 80 percent of them had strained faces, as if they were trying really hard to memorise and understand what was being taught.

But what stood out to Naruto was that most of them were just civilian children that were perceived as intelligent by the school before joining the 1-A class. Turns out, this was the level they were at now.

But the other 20% were showing relaxed faces.

All the clan children along with a few children of ninja, understood what was being taught, and had a laid-back attitude showing that they already knew how to multiply single digit numbers.

This was a trend that was present for all the classes for the first week.

"Hey, Hiroki ni-san, why is the Academy teaching all these low-level things. Isn't this what you taught me more than a year ago, saying that 5-year-olds already know this stuff?

I want to learn more advanced things in the academy." Naruto complained one day.

"Well, that's true where I'm from. That stuff is the basics of mathematics. You can't build up on an unsteady foundation.

See. If I use lose packed sand as a base and try to place another pile of sand on top of it to make a sandcastle, it will collapse on its own.

But if I compact the first layer to its limit, then I can keep building taller and taller layers.

This is what happens to your knowledge as well. If you don't get the basics down properly, you will have trouble understanding more complex stuff later on.

And as to why its being taught now, is because most of your classmates don't have someone like your brother to teach them. Some of them are like you. Those with no parents, either abandoned or made into an orphan due to accidents.

While some parents themselves don't know how to do stuff like this. So they cant teach their next generations properly." Hiroki explained with visuals, trying to make Naruto understand the basic concepts of class and the struggles of the low and low-middle class.

"Oh. So that's the reason. I get it. Sorry for complaining." Instantly, Naruto understood the concept, relating it to his own experience, as he started to feel a bit sorry for how he acted.

'What would have happened to me if I didn't have big brother?' naruto thought.

"Now, off with the depressing topics, lets move on to the next stage of your training.

It's been a week since the academy started. I remember you saying you guys will start Taijutsu training from next week. So, I will supplement your learning myself.

You have been doing all those exercises I told you to do, right?" Hiroki asked, going into teacher mode.

"Yes. I have been doing 10 Laps around the village every day. Also, 40 sit ups, 50 push ups, 30 pull ups, 100 jump squats, 20 squats with 2 bags of rice, and 4 laps of swimming around the pond in the 20th training ground." Naruto proudly listed off his daily training regiment, rubbing his nose slightly.

"Good. And from now on, I will make you a new program that you have to follow. This one is going to be even harder than what you have been doing previously. Do you understand?" Hiroki stated sternly.

"If I can become stronger and closer to my goal, then yes. I will happily accept the training Sensei." With determination strong in his voice, Naruto stated.

"Good. Now. I will teach you the basics of my Taijutsu style. You will learn it here, and then practice it at your apartment. Learning over here will only make you know the moves in your head. Practicing it in your apartment will allow you to drill it into your body.

Follow my lead." And with that, Naruto started learning the strongest Taijutsu style ever created on the face of this planet. But he still had ways to go. After all, this style itself had 108 and levels, each one harder than the one before.

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