It was noon.
Senju Takuma announced dismissal, and Renye quickly rushed home for lunch.
Lunchtime was one hour, and students could choose to bring their own bento or go home to eat.
Since it was his first day of school, Renye naturally hadn't prepared a bento, so he could only go home to eat.
"I wonder if Old Man prepared lunch for me?"
Thinking this, he walked towards the Senju Clan Land.
On his way back, Renye accidentally glimpsed a kid walking ahead.
That person was Uchiha Refū, the one who had been the most boisterous in the classroom earlier.
Renye looked around and, seeing only Uchiha Refū alone, a mischievous smile appeared on his face.
"Hehe, I caught you, didn't I?"
This kid carelessly got separated, and Renye naturally wouldn't let go of this good opportunity; he had to make him taste the consequences of provoking him!
"Damn it, I forgot to bring my bento."
Uchiha Refū grumbled as he walked towards home.
He was so focused on the entrance exam that he forgot to bring his bento.
Although he forgot his bento, his two companions hadn't forgotten.
So no one accompanied him back, and he could only go home to eat alone.
Suddenly, a slight rustle came from behind him, as if someone was deliberately suppressing their footsteps, the subtle sound of shoe soles rubbing against the ground.
"Who's there?"
Uchiha Refū's heart tightened, and he instinctively turned his head sharply.
His gaze swept around, but the street was empty, nothing there.
Only a gentle breeze blew, rustling the wild grass by the roadside.
"Did I mishear?" Uchiha Refū frowned.
He pondered, probably he hadn't eaten lunch, was too hungry, and was hallucinating.
Thinking this, he shook his head and turned to continue walking home.
But just as he turned his head, a dark shadow lunged from behind, and before he could react, a rough black bag was thrown over his head, completely covering it.
Immediately after, a gust of wind carried sharp punches and kicks, raining down on his body like raindrops.
Uchiha Refū was thrown off balance by this series of attacks and fell heavily to the ground.
He struggled to prop himself up but was punched in the face.
The punch was powerful, making his eyes see stars, and he felt a dizzying sensation.
Before he could recover, fists continuously struck his face.
"Ah! Don't hit my face, I beg you!"
The attacker remained silent, only continuing to throw punches.
"Ah ah ah..."
Uchiha Refū let out a heart-wrenching wail.
After an unknown amount of time, the attacker stopped.
Uchiha Refū gasped for air, his chest heaving violently, each breath pulling at his injuries, eliciting painful moans.
After a while, Refū's hands trembled as he struggled to pull off the black bag covering his head.
He squinted his eyes, which were almost swollen shut from the beating, and strained to look around, trying to find his assailant.
However, the street was already empty.
Refū raised his head, touched his face, which was swollen like a pig's head, and the piercing pain made him gasp for air.
"No matter who you are, I will never let you off!"
Uchiha Refū struggled to his feet, his steps faltering, his body swaying precariously.
He leaned against the wall, taking one difficult step after another towards home.
— — — — — — — —
On the other side, Senju Clan Land.
"Today is a good day ~"
Renye hummed a tune as he walked towards his home.
He had to admit, beating up Uchiha Refū had significantly improved his mood.
"Old Man, is dinner ready?" Renye pushed open the courtyard gate.
However, what answered him was not Senju Tobirama, but a gentle laugh.
Renye paused slightly, then looked in the direction of the sound.
He saw Uzumaki Mito sitting in the courtyard, a kind smile on her face.
"Little Renye, did you forget to bring your bento?"
"Aunt Mito, why are you here?" Renye was a little surprised.
Uzumaki Mito raised the bento in her hand and said with a smile, "Tobirama has something to take care of and no time to cook, so he asked me to bring you a bento."
"So that's how it is." Renye understood.
"Come quickly and eat!" Uzumaki Mito opened the bento. "Try Auntie's cooking."
"I'm going to eat!"
Renye didn't stand on ceremony, picked up the bento, and started eating.
Uzumaki Mito watched Renye with a smile, asking, "Little Renye, are you happy at school?"
"It's okay, all my classmates are talented, and they speak nicely."
"Is that so? Then you should get along well with them."
Renye couldn't help but recall Uchiha Refū's miserable state and smiled, "Don't worry, I've already gotten along well with them."
"Haha, Little Renye is good at making friends."
She didn't know that Renye literally 'got along' with his classmates physically...
After finishing lunch, Renye bid farewell to Uzumaki Mito and left; he still had to go back to class in the afternoon.
— — — — — — — —
In the afternoon, Ninja School.
Uchiha Refū hadn't come to school, probably recovering from his injuries...
"Class, take out your history books. This class, we'll be discussing history," the history teacher said.
Renye: "???"
No, isn't it only Konoha Year Six right now?
What history is there to talk about?
To put it bluntly, Konoha Village hadn't even been established as long as he had been alive.
This year was Ninja World Year Six, and Renye was exactly seven years old.
Hmm... one year older than Konoha Village.
However, Renye misunderstood.
He opened the history book and only then realized that it contained the history of the Ninja World.
Including the origin of the Ninja World, such as the birth of Ninja, the Sengoku period, the grudges between various clans...
Of course, the history of Konoha's establishment was also included, though only a few thin pages.
He flipped through it and saw that it was mostly praising Senju Hashirama's great achievements, with very little description of Uchiha Madara.
Renye's mouth twitched; he didn't even need to think to know who wrote this history book.
His gaze fell on the cover, where it read, "Authored by Senju Tobirama."
Renye: "..."
As expected, it really was written by that Old Man, Senju Tobirama.
To this, he could only scoff.
There was nothing worth learning in the history of the Ninja World; he might as well sleep.
So Renye lay his head on his desk and slept.
He wasn't the only one doing this; the guy named Nara Hon'ya was also asleep.
"Renye-kun, wake up, school's out."
Renye was vaguely woken up by someone calling him, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Nara Hon'ya.
"School's out?" Renye subconsciously looked around and found that only the two of them were left in the classroom.
Looking at the sky outside the window, it seemed school had been out for a long time; it was almost dark.
Did time pass that quickly?
He had only just closed his eyes a moment ago...
"Yes, school's out." Nara Hon'ya looked emotional.
He had thought he was a heavy sleeper until he woke up and saw Renye still sound asleep.
It was then that Nara Hon'ya realized the difference between ordinary clans and great clans...
"That was a great sleep!" Renye stretched. "It's still better to sleep during class."
"That's true." Nara Hon'ya nodded in agreement.