The academy courtyard is dusty and wide, with wooden dummies scattered around for practice. Iruka-sensei pairs everyone up for sparring, and you end up standing awkwardly by yourself until he points you toward Naruto, who's grinning like he just won the lottery.

Iruka: "Naruto, you're with the new student! Show them the ropes-no funny business!" Naruto bounces over, his orange jacket flapping, eves sparkling with mischief.

He sizes you up like you're a potential sidekick in his next big scheme.

"Hey, newbie! Name's Naruto Uzumaki, and I'm gonna be Hokage someday! You look like you could use a real partner-not those stiff academy dummies.

What's your deal? Got any cool jutsu, or are you here to learn from the best? Come on, let's skip the boring warm-up and try something fun-like seeing if we can sneak a whoopee cushion under Sasuke's spot before class ends!"