What If 2: Aizen: I see hatred in your eyes…
Graduation Day for the Sixth Years
As students graduated from the Academy, they formed three-person squads, each led by a guiding ninja, beginning their journey toward becoming full-fledged ninja.
Sasuke had been eagerly awaiting this day.
Since his unexpected return from the Soul Society, he hadn’t been able to access that other world again. Even though Konoha and the Seireitei each had a “school” for training, they were vastly different.
At the Shin’o Academy, students could learn freely, with no limits on the types of knowledge or techniques as long as they had the talent and teachers willing to train them. Even high-level kidō spells could be learned, and if a teacher couldn’t teach something, students could later apply to study it with specialized Kidō Corps members once they joined a division.
The Ninja Academy, however, only taught the basics—how to refine chakra and perform the three foundational techniques—and nothing more. In the ninja world, obtaining advanced knowledge was much more difficult.
If a ninja wanted to learn new jutsu, they’d either need a family inheritance or earn it as a reward for serving the village well. For most, the easiest way to learn anything new was to gain the approval of their guiding jonin.
Iruka-sensei entered the classroom, clapping his hands to quiet the chatter before announcing names.
“Team Seven,” he said. “Sakura Haruno, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha…”