Another year had passed. 

The two boys had grown taller in their Seven years old body. 

Exhibiting a trained body, Jin sported black and red clothes with breathable pants and a shirt donning a mask over his mouth and a bandana on his head only presenting his eyes. 

Naruto wears yellow, and black clothes with an Omni mask only covering his lower face leaving behind his yellow-blonde hair. 

The reason for this type of clothes comes from Jin's childishness of what ninjas or shinobi look to be. 

Living in the street doesn't mean he does not know what a ninja is. He heard they were a secretive bunch hidden behind masks and doing assassination or infiltration jobs.  

He is one of those aspired ninjas stealing food and studying his targeted house. 

...

Stepping into the school gate, they are surprised by what they see. 

The school gate was filled with parents and their children scolding, smiling, encouraging, and giving words of advice filled with love. 

These actions, cause the duo to stop in their track looking at everything with eyes filled with longing and jealousy. 

Turning toward Naruto, Jin smiles. "What there to be jealous of, I had you, aren't I?" 

Knowing how painful is it, Jin decided to cheer the boy beside him. 

"Of course, we have each other!" exclaimed, the young Naruto nodded his head and smiled, which couldn't be seen but his eyes showed it. 

"Let's get the back seat. This type of opening ceremony tends to be boring and long-winded" Jin explains as they move toward the back seat. 

While they keep on walking toward their targeted seats, one girl with pale white eyes and purple-black hair can be seen peeking at Naruto from the distance with occasional red cheeks.

Jin is confused about the situation but leaves it as it is not his problem. He knows of this, as he also experienced it before. 

If anything, he is glad that his brother and best friend get to have a secret admirer which is essential in building a future family. 

Reaching this realm of thought, Jin immediately shakes his head to dispel such thoughts. 

'They only seven, what are you trying to do, Jin' Jin cursed himself and finally took a seat. 

"This is weird, I feel like someone keeps an eye on me" Naruto whispered after taking his seat beside me. 

"It must be someone who admires you" joking, Jin replies causing the blonde boy's face to heat. 

"What nonsense! He exclaimed and playfully punched Jin. 

"If you don't believe me, look at the front and scan the third-row seat on column two" Smirking, Jin replied with puppy love eyes. 

"Mm?" Deciding to check, Naruto immediately looked at the place Jin introduced. 

(....) 

Time seems to freeze, Hinata being caught immediately ducks with a red face then falls asleep, and faints.

"Uh! I know who is that. She is the one I helped when she was kidnapped last night!" Naruto shouted not caring about everything causing everyone to look at him with hatred and glaring eyes. 

"Seeing as everyone looks at you, I think we should keep a low profile" Jin feeling intimidated by the density of the glaring, shrank back and whispered not wanting to be expelled from his first day of school. 

"Shishishi, I forgot. But don't worry, when I become Hokage, everyone will Respect me with great fervent!" He smiled with a dark thought in his mind. 

"Haha, of course!" Jin laughed when he heard him say it knowing he would spite them. 

"Just do your job seriously," Jin said amidst their laughter and snickers. 

...

"Ahem! Welcome to..." With the arrival of the Third Hokage, he instantly started to give his speech on the Will of Fire and whatnot. 

Jin tries his best not to fall asleep as the speech takes hours. Naruto also tries his best not to fall asleep and stay awake despite his drooping eyes. 

Deciding to look around, Jin raised his neck and almost laughed at what he saw. 

Mostly, students one by one, try their best not to fall asleep while their parents have to pinch them to focus on what the Hokage had to say. 

"Naruto" he whispers to the blonde boy. 

"Mm?" raising his eyebrow, Naruto looks over and enquires. 

"Those kids, I bet they had red dots. They need a doctor.." snickering he pointed to the children who receive a pinch, especially the Nara clan heir. 

"Hahaha, that's funny" Naruto, awakes started to make fun of the children. 

Jin also enjoyed himself as they began to survey the children and make fun of those who had to deal with a pinch or children sleeping with ruined faces. 

"Look, Look, the children can't endure it any longer" Jin pointed to one of the students who slowly sneaked away. 

"Haha, that's hilarious!" Naruto Naruto laughs and then turns to the Hokage with a mischievous face. 

Jin, seeing this couldn't help but feel nervous and immediately hid under the chairs and crawled out, trying to escape. 

As if on cue, Naruto shouted! 

"Old Man! When are you going to finish the story of the Will of Fire? Everyone had dozed off, Hahahahah!" 

Surprised, the Third Hokage looked at Naruto who rudely interrupted him then at the students and sighed. 

Everyone trying their best to listen albeit half asleep. 

"Chuckles, You're right Naruto. I have been long-winded. Age caught with me, it seems. Well then, May you, young leaves grow prosperous and ready for the future young leaf. 

Welcome to the Shinobi Academy!" 

"Horray!" all the children were immediately startled awake with some shouting. 

At the side, the adults looks at Naruto with displeasure in their eyes and hatred which he ignores as he searches for his friend. 

"Haha, I know that kid will shout. Luckily, I escaped just in time" After saying that, he was suddenly thrown to the ground with heavy cargo on his back. 

"You betraying bastard!" Naruto screams beating him playfully. 

"Hahaha!" Jin laughed as he wrestled Naruto off his shoulder then rushed out of the academy using his superhuman speed vanishing toward their house. 

"You..!" speechless, Naruto chased after him enhancing his speed with his absurd chakra reserve. 

Hinata looked at the two teens playing around disregarding the disgusting and hateful look from the villagers, she moved to tears then smiled. 

"I am happy that Naruto-kun had a friend and happy," She said in a small voice then with a drooping head, she followed her father back to their compound. 

...

The next day comes. 

Children were bustling in front of the school gate preparing to attend their first learning toward the path of a qualified killed or healer, Shinobi. 

"You won't believe it, but I think I felt someone keeps an eye on me too," Jin says in a low voice with his arm around Naruto's shoulders. 

"Really?" Naruto asks, "Is it your secret admirer?"  

"What? No, this one feels different. It felt like, he monitored my behavior, reaction, and even habits" Jin diminished the thought of an admirer and thought of other possibilities. 

"Who do you think it is?" Naruto asks, feeling scared. 

Being children they are with minimum experience, they don't understand what they should do. 

"Don't know, but I had a feeling. It's someone we've met before" 

"So, what we gonna do?" 

"Prepared! For the worst-case scenario, I want you..." 

Immediately they started to make plans and secret signals to each other. A code that they will surely understand. 

"Speaking of Admirer, have you talked with the Hyuga Princess?" suddenly with a teasing tone, Jin asks. 

"W..w..what.." Stammering, Naruto's face was invaded with red peppers. 

"Haha!" 

....