I Alone Am The Exception!

Chapter 7: Going to School... Again

I groaned as I leaned back in my chair within the Shinobi Academy. It's been three years and I'm now 10 years old! A whole decade! Woohoo! Anyways, I have awakened the Sharingan within my Rokugan, so no physical changes to my eyes yet again. But I have the full range of abilities that a fully matured Sharingan would right off the bat, so there's that. My previous abilities are all at a level that I can comfortably say rival the Hokage's, if not more so. Not only that, but I've found a way to use the Shadow Clone Technique and I've awakened a new JJK ability, Cursed Speech. Like Yuta, mine is toggleable, meaning I can bring it forth whenever I need it.

Iruka-sensei, our instructor, looked over at me from the chalkboard with a tick mark on his head. "You got something you want to say, Naruto? Just because you have the favor of the Hyuga and Uchiha clan doesn't make you immune, Clan Saviour!" Iruka yelled at me.

I placed my feet down and rolled my eyes, "Are we going to be learning anything actually useful, Iruka-sensei? I've already memorized the history of Konoha, the nature of chakra, yada yada. It ain't that hard. I'm here to be trained into a warrior Iruka-sensei. Yet I'm sitting in class with my thumb up my ass." I complained.

Honestly, the Hyuga and Uchiha were godsends in that regard. They actually helped me grow, unlike the Academy where the instructors, including Iruka, actively went against me and sabotaged me at every turn. It was to the point that, despite my abilities, I was the dead last of my class. Every kid in here, especially Sasuke and Hinata, knew that I was nowhere near that moniker. Especially those that knew what I did to earn the annoying title of Clan Saviour. The fact that I stood up against the jonin who took Hinata at the age of four and then faced Itachi when I was seven after he massacred his entire clan, was a clear indication of my skill.

It was enough for the old man to recommend me as an Anbu member after my actions against Itachi, considering he used to be an Anbu member himself. However, I wasn't too comfortable with being in the shadows like that. My heart may be hardened to some things, but not to that extent, nor do I wish to be.

I'm perfectly content with being a student in the Shinobi Academy. I'm perfectly happy with the family I've found in the Hyuga and the Uchiha.

But I've still got much to do. Namely, the situation with Sai and, by proxy, Danzo. The old geezer that ruined thousands of lives with his underground rule over Root. I informed Hiruzen of what I already knew three years ago after the Uchiha Clan Massacre and he's taken action against Danzo all those years ago, with hundreds of children released with nowhere to go, which created a whole new problem.

Most, since they were underage, were placed in the orphanages within the village. Some, like Sai, were brought under my care within the Hyuga clan as basically foot soldiers or servants for the Main House. For Sai, I had him brought in as my right hand personal servant and training partner and gave him tips and tricks on how he could better use his gifts, while making an effort to show him human kindness and preaching to him essentially what I did with Hinata, Neji, Sasuke, and Mikoto.

So far, it's been going well. Not amazing, but he's doing a lot better now than in the original story.

Iruka threw a piece of chalk which I caught between my fingers before being smacked with a broom that caught me off guard, causing me to fall on my ass.

(A/N: If you know the reference, I love you)

I groaned in annoyance as the rest of the class laughed as my ever caring fiance, Hinata, helped me back up. I gave her a look of gratitude before shooting Iruka a look of annoyance as I angrily pointed my finger at him, "What the hell was that for, huh?!" I yelled angrily.

Iruka smirked at me, "You should really learn some manners from your amazing instructor, Naruto. Besides, I'm here to help you all grow in the best way." He said.