From the night of genocide to the strongest

Hokage building, office.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

A knock on the door interrupted the blushing Sandaime Hokage, who was concentrating on the crystal ball.

"cough..."

The Sandaime Hokage coughed lightly, silently closed the screen on the crystal ball, and looked like he was sitting upright.

"Please come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, Iruka walked in and said respectfully: "The Third Generation!"

Huh?

Why is the third generation's face so red?

Probably because the third generation adults are getting older, their blood pressure tends to be high.

"It's Iruka, do you have something to report?"

The Third Hokage spoke calmly, his tone containing a strong sense of intimacy and kindness, as if the person standing in front of him was not the leader of a village, but the kind-hearted grandfather next door.

"Yes, Mr. Third Generation, isn't it the first month of school? I'm here to present you with a report on the students of our class."

As Iruka spoke, he handed over a document in his hand.

"Look at my memory, I'm quite old."

The Third Hokage shook his head and laughed at himself. He took the information and read it. It recorded the students' grades and performance in the first month, as well as Iruka's analysis of the students' situation.

"Is your teaching going well recently?"

After flipping through the pages for a while, the Third Hokage asked casually.

Iruka replied in a deep voice: "Thank you for your concern, sir. Everything in the class is fine!"

"Um."

The Third Hokage nodded slightly and continued to flip through the manuscript. When he came to Uchiha Sasuke's information, his hands paused and his eyes became more serious.

"How is Sasuke doing now?"

The Third Hokage looked at Iruka and asked softly.

Iruka was silent for a while and then said: "Sir, Sasuke's character has undergone some changes."

"Um."

The Third Hokage nodded slightly, not surprised at all. When a normal person encounters that kind of thing, his heart will change to some extent.

"Although Sasuke looked arrogant and indifferent to other classmates in the past, it can be seen that he was just a child who acted tough and arrogant in order to cover up his shyness inside.

The behavior of words and deeds, Sasuke now..."

In the past, Sasuke pretended to be handsome and cool, like a proud lion, making it difficult for people to get close to him, but in reality he was cold on the outside and hot on the inside.

Iruka sighed and continued: "Sandaime-sama, I still suspect that Sasuke now has closed personality disorder."

The Third Hokage took a puff of cigarette and said, "Continue."

"Sasuke feels too calm now, not at all like..."

Speaking of this, Iruka paused, thought for a while and then replied: "A closed personality is a personality that lacks interest in the outside world and lacks emotional experience. Although Sasuke will also respond to the greetings of other students, he treats others very well.

Polite, but Sasuke basically does not actively communicate with other students, nor does he take the initiative to participate in activities, let alone contact with people around him. On the surface, Sasuke seems to have become a lot more easy-going and polite, but now he has closed his heart."

Iruka could feel that beneath Sasuke's surface politeness, there was a deep sense of distance. There was no one in his eyes, or that person was not here.

Thinking of what happened to Sasuke, Iruka sighed inwardly.

Wasn't he like this at the beginning?

During the Nine-Tails Incident, he witnessed his parents, both jounin, sacrificed to protect the village. As a result, his personality changed drastically. He was happy in front of his classmates at school, but he often cried silently in front of Konoha Memorial Monument.

This kind of superficial calmness, in fact, only the person involved can understand the inner pain...

"Yeah?"

The Third Hokage's eyes wavered slightly, and he smoked silently, thinking of Sasuke's performance in the past two months.

He went to school as usual every day, never being late or absent from class. After school, he would quietly lock himself in the Uchiha clan's grounds for training.

In terms of interpersonal communication, he is also very businesslike.

Staring at the calm face above the document, the Third Hokage sighed and put down the document in his hand.

"Iruka."

"Hi, Third Generation-sama!"

"Wherever the leaves are flying, the fire is endless. The First Daime-sama united the companions of the major families to create the village. The Second Daime-sama inherited the First Daime's ambition and founded the Ninja School. In addition to teaching children, the Ninja School

They need the skills to become ninjas, but also to let children learn to understand the meaning of companions. Just like the ocean, an individual is like a drop of water in the ocean. A single drop of water cannot make the ocean, but when all the water comes together, it becomes

The sea.”

The Third Hokage looked at Iruka and said seriously: "Sasuke has closed his heart now. His behavior now is very similar to that of you when you were a child. You will have to work harder in the future. I hope that under your guidance, Sasuke will become a real person in the future."

Heir to the Will of Fire."

Speaking of this, the Third Hokage sighed slightly in his heart, thinking of Uchiha Mirror, Uchiha Shisui, and Uchiha Itachi.

Guilt, nostalgia, complex and tangled emotions flashed through his eyes.

Iruka did not notice the changes in the Third Hokage, but saw his face straighten, and he quickly responded: "Yes, the Third Hokage!"

The Third Hokage nodded slightly and continued to ask: "Where is that guy Naruto? How is he doing now?"

Speaking of Naruto, Iruka showed a dumbfounded expression: "Sandaime-sama, that guy Naruto is still as disturbing as before."

The Third Hokage chuckled: "Iruka, it seems that you have accepted Naruto from the bottom of your heart."

"Yes, Third Generation Sir, thank you for your trouble on this matter."

Iruka nodded, with a complicated expression on his face.

Because his parents died at the hands of the Kyuubi, and Naruto was the incarnation of the demon fox in the rumors in the village, when he first became the teacher of Naruto's class, Iruka was unable to face Naruto for a time and submitted his resignation to the Third Hokage.

In the end, the Third Hokage gave him two choices, either to teach Uzumaki Naruto and try to accept him with an open heart.

Either expel Naruto directly, out of sight, out of mind, and let him drop out of school.

In the end, Iruka, who is kind-hearted and gentle, chose the first one.

"Although Naruto looks carefree on the outside, he is a very soft child on the inside. He is very lonely and longs to be recognized by others, but he may not be able to find a more suitable method yet."

As they spent more time together, Iruka discovered Naruto's inner loneliness, and slowly accepted Naruto, and also understood why he hoped to be recognized by everyone, because Iruka once had the same expectations for everyone when he was a child.

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"Hahahahaha!"

Hearing this, the Sandaime Hokage nodded and laughed heartily.