Naruto: Starting With Three Tomoe Sharingan, Girlfriend Kushina

Seeing Kushina suddenly turn into a "quail," Ryun was momentarily stunned before chuckling to himself.

As lunch break ended, more students gradually filled the classroom. Ryun's class wasn't large, with only about thirty students in total.

A small blond boy walked into the classroom. As he passed by, he smiled and nodded at Ryun.

Ryun noticed that the blond boy wasn't really looking at him—he was secretly stealing glances at Kushina instead...

Whether male or female, children in the ninja world generally matured early, especially mentally.

'The Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato...'

Ryun smiled back at him, though inwardly, he wasn't entirely calm.

'The Fourth Hokage as a child really does look quite pretty, almost like a girl...'

Ryun silently evaluated, completely ignoring the fact that he himself was also good-looking. With his smooth, straight hair, if he didn't tie it up, he'd look even more like a girl than Minato...

"Alright, students, settle down. Class is starting..."

The first lesson in the afternoon was ideological education. In Ryun's opinion, this was purely a brainwashing class.

The Ninja Academy always prioritized loyalty above all else. Classes like this were held daily, sometimes even more than once.

The Academy taught many things—reading, writing, various ninja knowledge, ideological education, practical training, and more.

Over six years, young ninjas had to learn a vast amount, and their schedules were packed full.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar faces in the classroom, Ryun gradually calmed his turbulent thoughts.

He didn't listen to the instructor's nonsense about loyalty. Instead, he turned his focus inward, examining his own condition.

His vast mental energy had activated his bloodline power, awakening the Three Tomoe Sharingan. He also clearly sensed that his chakra had increased more than tenfold.

Since his original chakra reserves weren't large, even a tenfold increase only put him slightly above the average chunin.

This was the maximum limit his body's meridians could currently handle. At his young age, his physical strength was still weak.

With more training and as his body continued to develop, his chakra capacity would grow further.

He might not reach the levels of Naruto or Sasuke in the future, but he would undoubtedly surpass most Uchiha in both starting point and potential.

'This guy Ryun isn't paying attention in class. He's practicing hand seals under the desk...'

Kushina glanced sideways, catching her little desk mate's hidden movements.

Sensing the slight scrutiny, Ryun turned his head and looked at the redhead.

Seeing Ryun's gaze, Kushina immediately pretended nothing had happened, but her stiffened posture betrayed her...

The first time, Ryun ignored her. But after the second and third time she got caught peeking...

Ryun tore off a small piece of paper, wrote a few words, and secretly tossed it to her.

Passing notes was a common tactic among elementary schoolers. He had done it plenty in his past life, and doing it again now felt oddly nostalgic.

Kushina quickly noticed the paper ball. Unfolding it, she read: "Why are you peeking at me?"

Her cheeks flushed slightly. She picked up a pen, scribbled a reply, and tossed it back.

"When did I peek at you? Don't talk nonsense..."

Ryun tore off another scrap and wrote: "Really didn't?"

"No!"

"No? Then why is your face red?"

Seeing this, Kushina's face turned even redder.

"None of your business! I didn't!" This time, the paper ball hit Ryun square in the face.

"Fine. Don't let me catch you."

That was the end of their exchange.

While they were having fun, Namikaze Minato, sitting behind them, was dumbfounded...

As soon as the ideological education class ended, the students all rushed outside, since the next class was outdoor training—and today, there was a small practical exam.

While most of the class was gone, Minato quickly walked over to their seats and secretly picked up the discarded paper balls...

Unfolding one, his expression turned strange.

'Why was Kushina peeking at Ryun? And what's a "bubble teapot"...?'

He felt like there was something odd going on between the two...

"Today's test is on kunai and shuriken throwing."

"Go in order by seat number, one by one."

On the training field, the chunin instructor pulled out a small notebook to record scores.

"No. 1, Suika Taro..."

The called student picked up a kunai from the bucket and threw it at the target twenty meters away.

The first throw missed completely, drawing loud laughter. Suika Taro's face turned red as he prepared for his second attempt.

Each student had to throw six times—three kunai and three shuriken.

Suika Taro hit the target four times and missed twice, barely passing.

The standards weren't strict. Not everyone had the Uchiha clan's eyes or throwing skills.

Hitting the target was enough. No one expected them to show off like the Uchiha...

"Hey, Ryun, this is your best subject, right? You should get full marks, huh?" Kushina sidled up to Ryun and whispered.

Students who hadn't been called yet were free to move around. Outdoor classes weren't heavily restricted.

"Not sure... Hopefully, I won't mess up."

Ryun answered modestly. He didn't care about perfect scores—there was no real reward, and standing out too much might draw unwanted attention.

"How could you? You've always done well in this subject, and now you've even awakened the Shar—"

Before the airheaded girl could finish, Ryun clamped a hand over her mouth again...

He glanced around, then grabbed her wrist and quickly pulled her away from the crowd.

Kushina's face burned as she was dragged off. Ryun's actions felt too intimate...

She wanted to resist, but for some reason, she didn't pull away, letting him lead her.

"Didn't I tell you to keep it a secret? If people find out I have the Sharingan, it'll be trouble."

Ryun leaned close to her ear, his voice low and scolding.

As he whispered to Kushina, a certain "concerned party" caught the whole scene.

Minato's eyes widened in disbelief. From this afternoon onward, Ryun and Kushina's relationship had become strangely "ambiguous."

He didn't understand what had caused this change...