Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#303 - Erzhuzi and Xiaohuangmao

Time flies, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

It's another spring season~

On this afternoon, Liang Yue, who has grown a head and a half taller compared to last year, is wearing a black outfit and has come to the entrance of the Konoha Ninja Academy, accompanied by Hinata's anticipation.

A large group of people are currently gathered there, looking at a notice board on the side of the school gate, covered with a densely written list of names.

The crowd is noisy, a bunch of little kids about the same age as Liang Yue and Hinata are nervously searching for their names on the list, accompanied by adults.

Laughter, surprise, disappointment, frustration…

These scenes are constantly playing out in the crowd.

Today is the day the Ninja Academy posts the admission results. For the major clans of Konoha, sending their descendants to the Ninja Academy is actually just giving face to the village and the Hokage.

Because even without the school, their descendants can receive the most authentic and professional guidance, just like Liang Yue and Hinata at this moment.

Moreover, ninjas are essentially just tools…

Don't be fooled by the various protagonists in the original storyline, flaunting their kinship, friendship, and love, seemingly full of positive energy. A bucket of Fire Will chicken soup can sometimes even change the entire battle situation.

That is, after all, a privilege for a very small number of people, and the acquisition of this privilege mostly depends on bloodlines and plot armor since ancient times…

The rest, the majority of the group that constitutes the main body of ninjas, are actually just cannon fodder.

Whether one dies or a group dies, in the eyes of certain levels of people, it is just an insignificant consumption.

Looking at the groups of two or three people next to him, who are leaving with their parents' comfort and guidance, with disappointed faces, Liang Yue suddenly feels that this may be a good thing for them.

At least, they can live more peacefully.

"Wow~ Chunqiu, look~! You're the first place in the entrance exam!"

Just as Liang Yue was standing there in a daze, Hinata's voice suddenly rang in his ear, filled with surprise.

"Ah, is that so? But it's just an entrance exam, nothing to be proud of."

Following Hinata's finger, he saw that on the first row of the poster, at the top position, his name was impressively written.

Hyuga Chunqiu~

In addition, the four characters Hyuga Hinata are not far from him, hanging in the top few names in the first row.

"Isn't it a bit too high-profile? I clearly tried to hold back during the exam, how did I still get first place…"

Feeling the gazes from all around him, Liang Yue felt secretly depressed.

"Hmph, it's good that you know. It's just first place in the entrance exam, I'll surpass you soon!"

"Sasuke, don't be naughty."

Just then, a childish voice with a hint of arrogance suddenly came from the side.

Liang Yue turned his head and saw that the owner of the voice was a cute little boy with baby fat, whose dark blue stand-up collar T-shirt made him look fair and lovely.

However, Liang Yue only glanced at the other party before looking at the young man next to him, who was giving him an apologetic smile.

Itachi-sama~

"Sorry, my brother is ignorant."

"It's okay, Sasuke and I are friends, and we'll be classmates in the future."

…

After a brief greeting, the two brothers turned and left.

In fact, in the past year, Liang Yue often ran into Uchiha Sasuke's figure when he took Hinata to stroll around the village and practice, after all, Konoha Village was so big.

And they were all the same age, so they became nodding acquaintances after a while.

The two had also had several fights during their practice, and the result was self-evident.

Liang Yue used his experience and skills to beat Sasuke…

In fact, compared to this second protagonist who often cheats, Liang Yue appreciates his brother Uchiha Itachi even more.

Super high IQ, EQ, strength, and looks, he is indeed the brother of Erzhuzi, able to steadily suppress his younger brother in every aspect.

If it weren't for fate…

In Liang Yue's heart, Itachi-sama's weight is comparable to the Fourth Hokage, known as the Yellow Flash.

It's a pity that in the end, it was still because of the innate bloodline problem that he was too prone to extremes.

"Today is… Konoha Year 54. Sasuke and I are entering school together. In about two years, the Uchiha clan will probably be wiped out."

Although it has only been a little over a year since he came to this world, Liang Yue's arrival seems to have quietly brought some subtle changes to Konoha.

For example, in the original plot, Hinata seemed to have lost to her sister Hyuga Hanabi in the selection of the successor of the main family, so she was abandoned by the Hyuga clan leader and sent to the Ninja Academy.

Regarding this point, the original work also said that Hyuga Hanabi defeated her sister Hyuga Hinata, who was five years older than her, before obtaining the succession rights from the Hyuga clan leader.

But this year Hinata is only six years old, and Hyuga Hanabi was just born last year, and is just a naughty little girl~

The battle between the two has naturally not yet taken place, but now Hinata has already obtained the permission of the clan leader to enter the Ninja Academy with Liang Yue…

…

Just as he led the little loli next to him out of the crowd, as soon as he scanned the scene, the two spotted the little blonde sitting on the swing across the street under the shade of a tree, looking dejected and secretly shedding tears.

That was Naruto Uzumaki…

In fact, Liang Yue had always been curious as to why Naruto Uzumaki's hair was yellow.

Because according to common sense, based on the powerful gene chromosome inheritance alpha and other bloodlines of the Uzumaki clan, under normal circumstances, his hair should be red…

And as the child of destiny in this world, Liang Yue had previously paid attention to him out of curiosity.

As a result, the next day, he was called into the house alone by the Hyuga clan leader, warned, and seriously asked about the reason for this matter.

Liang Yue's reason was that he heard others on the street say that he was a demon fox, so he was a little curious and wanted to investigate.

As such, the result afterwards was inconclusive.

And since then, although Liang Yue has not deliberately done anything, perhaps because of fate's arrangement…

One day, when he was taking Hinata to practice by the river and had grilled a bunch of meat skewers, just as he was about to have lunch, Naruto suddenly jumped out of the bushes.

Looking at his dirty and listless appearance, Liang Yue invited him to a barbecue.

Since then, the little blonde has been pestering him…

…

"Naruto, what's wrong?"

"You look like you're not happy."

"Chunqiu, and Hinata, um… I, I failed, I didn't get into the Ninja Academy."

"Ah? How could that be!? Chunqiu has already taught you a lot of things, right? With those, there's definitely no problem with the entrance exam!"

"I know… but, it's just that, the night before the exam, I was too excited and couldn't sleep, so I overslept the next day, and I didn't finish most of the written test paper."

"Oh…"

"…Let's go, I'll treat you to Ichiraku Ramen."

"Ah~ Really?"

"Yeah~ Just to celebrate my and Hinata's successful admission."

"Tch, what am I going for then!"

"To comfort you for failing, by the way~"

"Okay… Chunqiu, Hinata, do you think I still have a chance to enter the Ninja Academy?"

"Under normal circumstances, you can only wait until next year~"

"Ah? Then won't I be a grade lower than you?"

"You still have to pass the exam next year to count."

"I will definitely pass!"

…