Naruto: Dual-Pupil Uchiha

"Neji, what are you talking about?"

A boy with a watermelon-shaped haircut suddenly popped his head out beside Neji and asked curiously, watching Neji whisper softly to himself.

They had graduated from the Ninja Academy last year and formed a team together!

But Neji was acting strange lately. Even though he trained hard every day, he had never gone on any missions—not a single one.

So even though Neji was really strong, he was still just an ordinary Genin.

"Nothing," Neji said with a bitter smile, shaking his head. His eyes grew serious, then he turned and walked away.

"Huh? What's going on?" Lee looked at Neji with confusion flashing through his mind. "Where are you going?"

"To train!" Neji left that simple answer behind as he stepped outside the Ninja Academy.

However, inside, his feelings were complicated.

Hinata Hyuga still cared about the Branch family and Hiashi Hyuga's guilt over Hizashi's death would make him treat Neji better.

But those Main family members were stubborn and cold as ever toward their own.

The Main family always looked down from above!

Heh.

Maybe that's for the best. Hopefully, one day, they'll feel the full fury of the Branch family!

"Wait for me!" Lee didn't understand why Neji suddenly acted like this, but he still followed.

He was much weaker than Neji, so he didn't want to fall too far behind.

If it weren't for Teacher Guy taking him as his student, Neji probably wouldn't have even accepted him as a teammate!

So, to get stronger, he had to work even harder.

Among the waiting exam candidates…

Two girls were whispering quietly nearby, but their brows were furrowed and their expressions cold.

It was clear the two young ladies didn't get along.

"Ino, look at Genya — he's pretty handsome. Why don't you just stop fighting me over Sasuke?" The girl with pink hair and a broad forehead said, glancing at the long-haired blonde on the battlefield.

Her tone carried a bit of provocation.

"Hmph, Sakura, do you really think there'd be one less threat if I stopped chasing after Sasuke?" Ino Yamanaka's youthful, beautiful face showed a knowing expression, as if she saw through everything.

"Tch! I'm just saying you can't win against me, so you might as well give up." Sakura snapped, then continued, "Genya is really handsome. Even though he has the Dual Pupil and can't use ninjutsu yet, he's the clan heir of the Uchiha. One day, he'll lead the whole clan!"

Can't use ninjutsu, has the Dual Pupil — to Sakura, those were Genya's flaws.

In truth, she thought Genya was a loser.

But this loser was perfect to recommend to Ino so she wouldn't have to fight her over Sasuke.

"Since you say that, then why don't you accept Naruto's feelings? His talent is pretty good, and he's sincere with you," Ino said from the side.

Huh?

Sakura was momentarily stunned, then said, "That's not the same. Naruto's not as handsome as Sasuke. Besides, I don't like his personality!"

She didn't say the last part: Naruto is the Nine-Tail Fox.

How could she possibly like him?

"Hmph. Then don't bother me. Even if Genya is handsome, I'm not close to him."

"You."

Two young girls whispered quietly nearby. While they spoke, Genya noticed Ino glancing at him from time to time.

Ino was well aware that the tension between the Uchiha clan and the village leaders was growing deeper.

Although their Yamanaka clan appeared neutral on the surface, many elders in her clan had connections with Konoha's high-ranking officials.

Being mature for her age, Ino clearly understood that she wouldn't have much interaction with the Uchiha clan—neither with Genya nor Sasuke.

Of course,

If the Uchiha clan didn't pose a threat to Konoha's leaders, the clan itself probably wouldn't care about her.

As for why she was arguing with Sakura—Sakura had started it first.

Genya's ears were extremely sharp. Hearing the two girls' words, a slight smile curved his lips.

Heh, interesting.

"Next, the Ninja Exam officially begins. I hope all of you pass and graduate!" Iruka looked at the waiting students and said, "When you hear your name, please enter the classroom for assessment. Passing it means you will earn your Konoha headband!"

"Assessment time!" Genya's smile deepened.

Iruka then entered the classroom. Soon, voices calling names could be heard from inside.

One by one, students entered.

The others grew nervous. Some even pressed their faces against the classroom windows to watch the exam.

Every student completed each task seriously. In front of Iruka's desk lay rows of Konoha headbands—those who passed the assessment would receive one.

At this moment, every student was extremely focused.

One by one, students entered. Some were happy; others were worried.

As time passed,

It was finally Genya's class's turn. The first to take the test was Nara Shikamaru.

He yawned and walked inside.

"Good luck!" Genya called out to Nara Shikamaru.

On the night of the clan's destruction, Shikamaru had kindly warned him, so Genya wanted to return the favor.

Shikamaru was surprised for a moment but then smiled at Genya and walked straight into the exam hall.

It was very simple!

Shikamaru was very talented and smart, so he passed easily!

Next came the second, then the third.

Hinata, Sakura, Ino, and Sasuke entered one after another. As expected, they all passed the test.

Among them, Sasuke performed the best!

"Uzumaki Naruto..."

Finally, it was Uzumaki Naruto's turn.

"Genya, I'm off to take the exam!" Naruto said cheerfully to Genya and swaggered into the classroom.

Behind him,

Whispers soon spread.

"Do you think this son of the Nine-Tails will pass the test?"

"Who knows?"

"He should be able to. I heard he's a training genius at school, and his chakra is abundant!"

"The test is about ninjutsu, not just chakra amount!"

"Maybe it's the Nine-Tails' chakra then."

Everyone there was a little unhappy with Naruto. A Nine-Tails jinchuriki—does he even deserve to be a Konoha ninja?

"Heh, these people are really just frogs in a well," Genya thought with a mocking smile.

They were trapped in the well that Sarutobi Hiruzen had made, yet they dared to ridicule Konoha's jinchuriki!

Besides,

At this time, Naruto was still a genius jinchuriki.

Over the years, he occasionally absorbed the Nine-Tails' chakra and even talked to it, which improved the Nine-Tails' mood a lot.

Without the Nine-Tails' chakra affecting him, Naruto was a true genius among geniuses!

With these thoughts, Genya turned his eyes back to the exam room.

Naruto stood below, and above him were Iruka and another examiner.

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