Two years later on the first day of the academy Naruto was about to enter through the gates and stopped to think. He thought 'finally, the Konohagakure ninja academy.'

While Naruto stopped to reminisce on what he had been through the last two years two families approached from opposing directions, the Hyūga and the Uchiha, as they did both Hinata and Seiko hid behind their mothers' dresses both with red faces as they saw Naruto standing there. Seiko stared at Naruto, much to her fathers' displeasure. He looked at his daughter and then at Naruto and growled, thinking, 'so this is why she was so eager to take up the sword.'

Seiko thought 'there he is' and her face turned even redder. She looked over at the Hyūga's and, seeing Hinata mirroring her actions instinctively knew that the other dark blue haired girl had similar intentions for the blonde as she did. Hinata looked up at Seiko, also instinctively recognising a rival and as their eyes met bolts of lightning shot between them.

This caused Mikoto to smile and Fugaku to think 'those damned Namikaze, they're all the same.'

Sasuke looked up at his father and, seeing his expression, thought, 'My Tou-san is the head of the Konoha Military Police. That must mean that the blonde must be some kind of criminal if he is reacting like that. I'll have to watch out for him.'

Naruto felt the hate exuding from the Uchiha patriarch and looked towards him and smiled, waving. This caused Fugaku's anger to increase, Mikoto to laugh and Seiko to regain her blush that had long since settled down. Seiko, wanting to take the first move before her rival could do anything, walked out from behind her mothers' dress and went over to the blonde and said "h-h-he-he-hello,
Naruto-san."

Naruto peered long and hard at Seiko as he thought, 'Where have I seen her before?' After Naruto had stared at Seiko for about thirty seconds he remembered where he had seen her before. He yelled "hey, you're that girl that laughed at me that day!"

Seiko looked down in embarrassment and meekly said, "I'm sorry for that. Since I grew up in a clan that have a history of being amongst the strongest ninja I just kind of assumed that all people were told about chakra early on."

"Huh, that's exactly what Kosuke-sensei said may have happened. Well, alright then, that's cool."

Seiko looked up and eagerly asked "really?"

"Yeah, I'm not really one to keep a grudge."

Seiko sighed in relief and said "thank you, that's something that I've wanted to do for two years now. It feels like a weight has finally been lifted."

"Really?"

"Yeah, hey, it looks like you can use a sword, any good?"

"Yeah, not as good as Kosuke sensei, but he has been using it for many, many, years now. You seem to have taken it up too, a ninjato, right?"

"Well yes, how did you know?"

"Kosuke sensei told me that I should at least know of the different kinds of sword styles and the type of Kenjutsu that that weapon type gives birth to."

"Really?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Well, my Sensei, Uchiha Amayah, said something similar."

"Really? Huh, apparently they must have something in common, so, what style do you use?"

"Uchiha-Ryū, you?"

"Well, I don't really know."

"You don't know?"

"No. Kosuke-sensei hasn't told me yet."

"Wait, what?"

"Do you really need me to repeat it?"

"No, I'm just really surprised that you are being taught a Kenjutsu style that you don't even know the name of."

"Yeah, well that's what's happened."

"I guess. Hey, why don't you come to my place this arvo, maybe Amayah-sensei can tell you which style you use."

"Hmm, sure, I think that I'd like that." As Naruto replied the bell rang, signifying that the classes were about to start in five minutes. Seiko called out, bidding farewell to her parents as she and Naruto entered the Academy.

Sasuke followed quickly after, hoping to prevent the blonde from harming his sister. Hinata bade farewell to her mother and was promptly ignored by her father. In the classroom, before Sasuke arrived, Naruto and Seiko entered the classroom and, to both their shock and pleasure, there was another sword user sitting down on a seat near a window with two empty seats next to him. Naruto and Seiko looked at each other and, both having the same idea, moved to sit down next to him. The swordsman looked over at them and saw that they both were wearing swords as well. He asked "so, you two any good?"

"Yeah, I'd say so, you?" Naruto replied.

"Yeah, wanna spar?"

"Sure, but not right now."

"Of course not right now!"

"Hey, calm down."

"Yeah, sure thing. I think that I could probably be friends with you two."

"Why do you say that?" Seiko asked.

"Well, whenever anyone sees me walking around with these girls," he patted the hilts of his Katana and Wakizashi, "they either laugh, or run away in fear."

"Tseh, what rubbish. You need to train just as hard, if not more so, to master the sword as you do a ninjutsu."

"Yeah, I know, still."

"Yeah, I suppose I know what you mean."

Meanwhile Sasuke had entered the room and was staring at Naruto from his position in the doorway. He thought, 'If I'm going to catch that dirt-bag then I'm going to need to be able to watch him at all times. That means that the best position would be behind and to the left.' He then moved to the seat that was near the window in the row behind Naruto and Seiko. Seiko, seeing where her brother sat, sighed in exasperation at his actions.

Iruka entered the classroom and started to introduce himself. When he was halfway through though, he saw that there were three people that had swords with them. He said, "Alright, Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Seiko and Uchida Shigeko, please remove your swords and place them up the front."

Naruto complained, "But why Iruka-sensei?"

Iruka replied, "Because, Naruto, weapons other than kunai and shuriken are not allowed to be carried openly during your time at the academy."

"Why is that?"

Iruka sighed and replied, "Look, just do it and I'll explain during the break."

Naruto made a noise indicative of his desire to do the very opposite. But he stood up, followed by the other two swords-users, and each laid their swords on the ground near the corner of the room. Once the three students had returned to their seats Naruto said to Seiko and Shigeko, "I feel almost naked now. How about you?" the two other students echoed his sentiment.

During the break Naruto, Seiko and Shigeko stayed behind to speak with Iruka as he had requested. When they were at the front of the class Iruka said "alright Naruto, since you asked earlier, I'll tell you now. Ever since the founding of this Academy by the Sandaime Hokage all weapons other than kunai and shuriken have been disallowed. Don't ask me as to why because I simply don't know. For now though, since you three seem to be so attached to your swords I will get you some books on Fūinjutsu. Come see me at the end of the day for some scrolls concerning beginners in Fūinjutsu. For now, that's all I wanted to say."

The three students then filed out of the room. At the end of the day Iruka gave them the Fūinjutsu books and bade them farewell.