Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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Not long after, the glass on the floor above, which Bai Xing couldn't hear, loosened, and the crashing sound from the door forced the fat man to try to escape through the window. He vaguely remembered that the floor below belonged to that bastard Bai Xing. If he could jump to his house, there might be plenty of food and clean water, and he could survive.

But to his surprise, as he leaned against the wall and fell down, he saw a hideous zombie appear inside the open window. Terrified, the fat man fell down and plunged into the zombie horde.

At this moment, Bai Xing was also pondering whether he was a human or had become a zombie, but was still dreaming.

Because this wasn't the first time he had frightened someone.

But thinking about all this is pointless. Compared to the destruction of the world, what he needs to do is to do everything in his power to find a way to survive. And an ordinary person like him cannot survive in such a world. His only way out is the 'virtual world' inside the helmet, allowing his physical body to travel through time.

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Time flies in the helmet's 'virtual world'; six years have passed, but only half a month has gone by in this world.

However, Shirahoshi does not believe that this is a purely 'virtual world'. Perhaps it is a parallel world within the Naruto world, and he is the protagonist of this parallel world—also known as the troublemaker.

The next morning, the graduating students of the Ninja Academy stayed in the classroom, quietly anticipating who their future teachers would be.

Some were disciples of a clan and already knew that their teacher was a Jonin. Others were still wondering who their teacher would be, whether it would be a disciple of the Hokage or some other famous Jonin. But soon, reality hit these young boys and girls who were still in a daze.

"Class 1, Nawaki, teacher Orochimaru."

Rope Tree raised his head, his face filled with pride, while the other children, not understanding why there was only one person in the first class, couldn't help but ask the teacher.

The Chunin teacher, holding the documents, felt helpless but still patiently explained, "Nawaki's class is a bit special, so please don't worry about it. Next up is Team Two: Yamanaka Taiji, Akimichi Yumi, Nara Ha, and their teacher, Sarutobi Shinnosuke."

"Wow, it's a Jonin from the Sarutobi clan!" Akimichi Yumi, with her deep red hair, a bun, and a slightly chubby figure, exclaimed excitedly.

Nara Yu, resting her chin on her hand, inwardly scoffed at the little girl's petty thoughts, thinking, "She clearly already knew, but she's still pretending."

The Chunin teacher was still chanting the class's name, but when he still couldn't get a response from a black-haired Uchiha girl in his class, her expression became somewhat anxious.

"Class 11".

"Uchiha Mikoto, Yakushi Nonou, Might Guy, and the team leader... Shirahoshi."

"Shirahoshi?!"

With a sudden movement, the girl with long, straight black hair jumped up from her seat. Keep in mind, she had given up leading a team of Jonin from her clan, resolutely choosing to stay at the Ninja Academy and follow orders, and yet she was given a 'Jonin' ninja she'd never heard of before?

"I've never heard of that name before, but it shouldn't be too bad." Yakushi Nonou glanced at Uchiha Mikoto without paying much attention, but being a beat slow, she seemed to hear the teacher mention a genin's name that the class had never heard of, and she immediately became puzzled.

The Chunin teacher, who was still trying to figure out how to explain to the Uchiha clan, had mentally rehearsed the answer a thousand times. In the end, he could only bite the bullet and say the answer. Just as he was about to do so, he saw Yakushi Nonou, who was usually the quietest student in the class, raise her hand.

"Teacher, who is Might Guy? I don't think I've ever heard of him." As a member of a Chunin family and an orphan who lost her parents, Yakushi Nonou wasn't exactly a popular figure in the class.

At this moment, her raised hand attracted the attention of many people. But most people just glanced at it and quickly lowered their hands, only the children from the large clans showed expressions of watching a good show.

Nara Yu thought to himself, "It's one thing for a genius Uchiha girl who failed the Chunin Exams six years ago to lead her class, plus a nobody in the class, but to have an old genin uncle who only knows taijutsu is just trying to make trouble for the Uchiha clan. Isn't this the Konoha higher-ups trying to make trouble for the Uchiha clan?"

Of course, Nara Yu would only think these things to himself and would never say them out loud, as he was someone who hated trouble.

"He's a genin who's a few ranks above Shirahoshi..."

"Then why is it that a genin like this can't be promoted to chunin for so long?!" Uchiha Mikoto frowned, a bad feeling suddenly rising in her heart.

The Chunin instructor scratched his cheek and explained, "If you only know taijutsu and can't even use the most basic ninja techniques, the Three Body Techniques, properly, you can't advance to become a Chunin."

Chapter 3 In recent years, there shouldn't be any demolition of houses in Konoha, right?

Even the usually gentle and kind Pharmacist Nono couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at these words.

"Then, teacher, could you tell me what level of ninja that Shirahoshi-sensei is?"

The Chunin instructor took a deep breath, his face serious, and used every word of praise he could muster to say, "That was a very capable young man who, at only eighteen years old, was able to achieve a 100% success rate in missions. This is a feat that is rumored to be achieved only by the White Fang of the Anbu."

"I see, a genius Jonin, huh? I can accept that." Uchiha Mikoto breathed a sigh of relief, her face beaming with smiles. But suddenly, she remembered something: if the village had such a Jonin, why had her grandfather and the rest of the clan never discussed or mentioned it?

Mikoto's smile was a little stiff as she was about to ask when the Chunin teacher gave her the answer.

"He's not a Jonin. He's currently still in the Genin rank."

The Chunin instructor felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders as he said this. When he first saw the list, he almost wanted to question the Anbu, but it had the Hokage's signature and stamp on it, and there was no doubt that such a thing had to go through the Hokage's hands to be approved.

In an instant, the classroom was filled with suppressed laughter. Even Nara Yu, who usually didn't want to cause trouble, couldn't help but laugh out loud. Only two people stared at the Chunin teacher with dark faces and murderous eyes.

The Chunin teacher looked helpless. He wasn't some important figure, just a messenger, even though both of them had excellent grades—Uchiha Mikoto was first in her class, and Yakushi Nonou's grades were above average.

"I will tell the clan about this truthfully." Uchiha Mikoto believed that this was a targeted attack by the Hokage's faction and directly threatened them. What could the Chunin teacher do? He could only nod to show his understanding and then asked the students to wait patiently in the classroom for the arrival of their teacher.

Inside the Hokage's office, a crystal ball reflecting the classroom scene is playing a series of events that have just occurred.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, wearing the Hokage hat, felt somewhat helpless seeing Mikoto so angry.

“Apart from Shirahoshi, the other Jonin would definitely not accept Dai’s participation if they were to lead a team.”

"Secondly, even a Jonin might not be able to teach Uchiha Mikoto, who graduates with strength comparable to a Chunin."

"No matter how I think about it, Shirahoshi is still the most suitable."

Might Guy trained tirelessly day and night in his taijutsu training, which Hokage witnessed. However, becoming a qualified Chunin in the village wasn't based on taijutsu alone.

Moreover, I heard that Might Guy's wife is pregnant now. Might Guy, who is only a Genin, can no longer take on C-rank missions, and there is not much money left in the family.

Furthermore, Might Guy isn't capable of completing all D-rank missions solo, and he can't afford the penalty for failure. Meanwhile, his team looks down on him for not knowing ninjutsu, believing he's just there to freeload and only want a share of the loot.

Therefore, he, as the Hokage, went to great lengths to assemble a genin squad for Might Guy.

"I hope you can pull yourself together, Bai Xing, and win over those two girls with your good looks."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's second plan was to use Shirahoshi's good looks to minimize the two girls' dislike and reduce problems that might arise when leading the team in the early stages.

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"Why haven't they arrived yet?"

Inside Class 5-A, only Uchiha Mikoto and Yakushi Nono remained; the rest had long since left.

Of course, she left after mocking him. Uchiha Mikoto would never forget the humiliation she suffered today. She would thoroughly humiliate this genin teacher with her strength, then return to her clan and report him, getting her grandfather to personally go to the Hokage Building and teach the old Hokage a lesson!

Yakushi Nonou, on the other hand, had a calm expression. Her parents died during a village mission, and while her grades weren't outstanding, she was good at chakra control and memory, which allowed her to maintain a mid-to-high level in Class A.

—But now, I have to accept a teacher who is a low-ranking ninja.

"My future must be over." Yakushi Nonou felt utterly desolate.

Click.

The classroom door slowly opened, and Uchiha Mikoto clenched her fist, ready to rush up and punch someone, but the young man wearing a strange green bodysuit and with thick eyebrows quickly raised his hand and began to introduce himself.

"Um, um, I'm Matt Day, I'm here to report for duty."

Looking at the fierce-looking Uchiha girl, Might Guy cautiously scratched his cheek.

"This should be Class 5A, right?"

"Hmph." Upon learning that it wasn't that genin-leading teacher, but another 'victim' teammate, Uchiha Mikoto suppressed her slight spoiled princess attitude, snorted coldly, sat back down, nodded slightly, and began to mock herself, "You didn't come to the wrong place. But you still don't know what kind of teacher we have, do you?"

"He's a genin."

"I heard from my classmates that he's a genin who's failed the Chunin Exams for six years!"

Mikoto Uchiha almost died of anger when she thought about how the worst graduating classes in her class were all led by special jonin, while their class was led by genin.

"This... the Hokage told me about this." Might Guy scratched his cheek, carefully walked into the classroom, and a hint of nostalgia flashed in his eyes.

Back then, he graduated with many famous ninjas—except that they graduated early, while he graduated on time.

"You came back after I told you? Are you out of your mind? Are you sure there's nothing wrong with your brain?" Uchiha Mikoto's face was full of astonishment, and even Yakushi Nonou sitting next to her looked horrified.

Which department should a patient with this condition go to at Konoha Hospital?

Might Guy gave an awkward laugh. He didn't explain, after all, who would have thought that a genin who graduated many years ago was about to lose his job as a ninja just because he only knew taijutsu?

Might Guy's silence made Uchiha Mikoto and Yakushi Nono, who sensed something was amiss, exchange a glance and stopped asking questions. They simply waited silently for the arrival of that damned, weak, and late genin teacher!

At 11:30 a.m., which was close to lunchtime, Bai Xing hurriedly completed a D-level task of helping an old lady dig several acres of land.

If it were a taijutsu ninja who couldn't even control normal chakra, they might even break the other person's tools.

Second floor of the Hokage Building, Mission Section.

The ninja in the office, seeing Shirahoshi hand in the mission, were still in work mode, completely forgetting what had happened yesterday, immersed in sadness and silence—because in war, teams would occasionally lose contact or even die.

But as he handed over the bounty to Shirahoshi, the office ninja looked at Shirahoshi's face and remembered what had happened yesterday.

"Shirahoshi Genin..."

"Hmm. The money is correct, three thousand taels." Bai Xing counted the money, not paying any attention.

"No." The office ninja waved his hand. "What I mean is, weren't you supposed to be a team leader?! Today's the day for graduation and class assignments, isn't it?"

"Oh." Shirahoshi made a gesture of sudden realization. The office ninja wiped his sweat, thinking that Shirahoshi had already finished. "I forgot. It's not too late for me to go now."

thump--

The Chunin in the office displayed a move straight out of an anime, sitting in his chair and tripping on the spot. Shirahoshi silently withdrew her three thousand ryo, calculating that her savings of over four million should be enough to buy a small house. That way, she wouldn't have to pay rent to the landlord, and she wouldn't have to live in that tiny single room anymore. Konoha shouldn't have had Pain or the Nine-Tails for all these years...

"Shirahoshi Genin, what are you waiting for? Go now!"

"Oh, I know."

The ninja got up in the office, his forehead was a little red, probably from a scratch. He roared at Shirahoshi, who responded seriously, as if he had just been thinking about this.

Chapter 4 Beauty is Justice

Upon entering the game, I received a newbie gift pack, from which I randomly drew the "Operation Fruit That Makes You Unafraid of Seawater." Now, there's one task left: the newbie quest—buying a house.

Requirements: 50 square meters or more, located within Konoha Village.

What kind of place is Konoha Village? It's an extremely valuable area in the entire Land of Fire, so its safety is beyond question. For many years, even when Madara Uchiha attacked, the Hokage stayed outside the village to engage in a fierce battle.

It can be said that the land in Konoha Village is a prime location, second only to the capital of the Land of Fire.

Even in remote corners of the village, houses without land deeds but only permanent residency rights cost 60,000 taels per square meter. He had his eye on a house in the more central part of the village, which cost around 80,000 taels per square meter. His four million taels would just be enough to buy a 50-square-meter studio apartment.

Walking along the path to the ninja academy, Shirahoshi pondered the price of the house and whether the reward would be reclaimed if she bought and sold it. But upon closer inspection, she realized that if she sold the house and the reward disappeared, and the mission wasn't reset, she would be at a huge disadvantage.

The so-called permanent residency right does not include damage to the house caused by war, natural disasters, or other events, for which the village will not provide any compensation.

In other words, imagine one day you've worked hard and toiled your whole life, bought a shop or house in Konoha Village, paid off the loan from the bank, and suddenly some large pet wreaked havoc on it, and the village wouldn't even reimburse you—that would be absolutely ridiculous.

In the hallway, Bai Xing finally arrived at the classroom door of Class A, Grade 5.

With a whoosh, the door was pushed open. Uchiha Mikoto, who was dozing off in the classroom, and Yakushi Nonou, though still awake, were showing signs of a dark, almost stabbing side. Might Guy, seeing Shirahoshi, quickly raised his hand to greet her.