I'm Uzumaki Naruto, I don't need approval

Ninja school.

Taking advantage of the lunch break, Iruka called Naruto to the office.

Then, he took out the application for early graduation from the drawer and said with an apologetic look: "Naruto, your application for early graduation was rejected by the Hokage. The reason is that it is impossible to arrange to lead a team of jounin. You should wait until next year to apply again. .”

"I understand, Iruka-sensei."

Naruto glanced at the returned application and nodded mechanically.

Even before initiating the application, he knew that his application would be rejected. It was impossible for the third-generation old man to approve his application. On the one hand, he wanted to cultivate bonds in the ninja school, and on the other hand, he was afraid that he would become a ninja and lose control.

After all, compared to ninja school students, genin in peacetime have the freedom to choose tasks.

However, improving the graduation application is not completely useless. The third-generation old man who came to visit his home yesterday brought himself a new gift, one of Konoha's forbidden arts, the multiple shadow clone technique, and some ninjutsu experience.

It can be regarded as a kind of compensation for rejecting my graduation application.

Iruka glanced at the dull Naruto and sighed softly in his heart.

Although Naruto didn't listen carefully in class, his efforts were still noticed by him. Despite being the incarnation of the demon fox, he was still able to rank first in the class and master the upper-level courses.

The only shortcomings are probably being too lonely and being a Jinchuriki.

But these are not Naruto's fault. If Naruto were not a Jinchuuriki and had parents, his personality would not be so withdrawn and eccentric, and the current Naruto would be good enough.

Dispersing the distracting thoughts in his mind, Iruka said: "Go back to class first. In fact, life in Ninja School is not that bad. There is no need to put too much pressure on yourself. You must learn to apply appropriate pressure."

Naruto nodded slightly and walked out of the teacher's office.

After Naruto left the office, the teacher's office came to life again.

The teacher next to him said in a joking tone: "Iruka-sensei, you really care about Naruto, but with his personality, even showing concern will not do much good."

Iruka glanced at his friend Mizuki and frowned: "How can you ask for something in return when you are a teacher?"

Mizuki said disapprovingly: "So are you willing to continue to be a chuunin teacher? There are so many children from big families in your class, haven't you ever thought about taking a further step in the school? For example, becoming the director or principal?"

Iruka shook his head: "I don't have that big ambition. Being a teacher is enough."

Mizuki said with some pity: "You wasted the opportunity to teach the elite class. If it were me, I would not let go of any opportunity to improve, and I would try my best to climb up."

…

After lunch break, Naruto returned to the back row of the classroom and sat down, thinking about how to use the multiple shadow clone technique.

The only difference between the Shadow Clone Jutsu and the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu is in terms of quantity. The former has an upper limit of five people, while the latter can have hundreds or even thousands. It is a special ninjutsu aimed at specific groups of people.

In the ninja world, the only person who can use multiple shadow clone techniques without restraint is the Jinchūriki, except for the five shadows.

It's just that this ninjutsu is useless to Naruto. He is not the stupid young man in the original book who only uses numbers to suppress the enemy. Instead, he focuses more on the role of shadow clones in confusing and espionage. Numbers are secondary.

Sasuke also returned to his seat at this time, came over and asked: "Naruto, has your graduation application been approved?"

Naruto glanced at Sasuke and shook his head: "It was rejected by Grandpa Hokage. He said he couldn't find a suitable leader and asked me to wait until next year."

Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief, but Naruto saw this change and frowned.

Sasuke quickly explained: "I also applied for early graduation, but it was also rejected. It seems that it is not because I am too weak."

"Why are you applying for early graduation?"

Naruto didn't question Sasuke's strength. Under his training, Sasuke was stronger than the average genin and was more than enough to pass the graduation exam. He just doubted Sasuke's motives.

Sasuke snorted and said, "You made so much noise about applying for early graduation that the whole class was in a fuss. As the second best student in the class, of course I have to apply for early graduation. The important thing is to show my attitude."

Naruto held his forehead, but he didn't notice these movements. He glanced at the classmates around him and realized it later.

At this time, Choji, who was sitting in front, turned around and said, "Yes, I also want to take the graduation exam. After becoming a genin and making money, I can eat delicious food every day."

Shikamaru still looked lazy:

"I'm too lazy to apply. This is a peaceful time. We Ninja School students don't need to become ninjas. Besides, becoming a ninja and performing tasks is too troublesome. It's better to rest in school."

After hearing the boys' discussion, Hinata also looked over quietly, seeming hesitant to join the conversation.

But Naruto, who became the center of the conversation, was a little too dazzling. She didn't dare to go there. She felt that she was not worthy of the current Naruto. She did not have the strength to graduate early.

Unless he can defeat his cousin Neji who is in a higher grade head-on.

In this way, Naruto's application for early graduation unknowingly set off a wave of involution in the class, and many people had the idea of ​​graduating early.

…

Several months passed like this.

One weekend afternoon, Naruto used his shadow clone to deceive Kakashi, and his true form came to the Forest of Death.

After Naruto's careful transformation, the originally dark and damp underground base became much brighter. There were many detonating symbols buried in the surrounding soil, which could detonate the underground base at any time.

After hearing the footsteps, the prisoner Shisui raised his head and looked at Naruto expectantly.

After several months of getting along, Shisui and Naruto had a pretty good relationship. Apart from losing his freedom and having his chakra blocked, Shisui was still able to move freely in the cage.

Naruto even thoughtfully gave Shisui a new pair of eyes.

The new eyes were naturally not the Sharingan, but an unknown unlucky spy who hid among the villagers and tried to take action against him, but ended up taking a Rasengan and died outside the village, which provided a lot of material.

After Shisui had new eyes, it became much easier for Naruto to ask Shisui for advice on training issues.

An elite jounin's understanding of chakra attributes is much better than that of a chuunin teacher in school.

Shisui also understood that having eyes was actually easier to control by genjutsu, so he simply did not hide it, and told Naruto truthfully about many training issues.

But what Shisui felt was wrong was why a Jonin who could defeat him lacked basic common sense.

Don't the jonins in the village need to study related things these days?

After teaching some chakra advancement techniques, Shisui ate the lunch box sent by Naruto. The smell of the lunch box was very familiar to Shisui. It was the smell of a shop in the village.

After hesitating for a while, Shisui took a deep breath and asked, "How is the Uchiha clan doing now?"