Past Arc: The Locus of Konoha

The Konoha History Arc is the fourth filler arc from Part II of the series. This arc is shown as a flashback, taking place prior to the beginning of the series. It shows when Iruka first became a teacher at the Ninja Academy and when he first met Naruto.

Summary
After Naruto defeated Pain, Iruka, along with Suzume and Daikoku Funeno approach the ruins of the Ninja Academy to salvage things for class. They split up and Iruka sees the destroyed academy, remembering his first teaching days. The Third Hokage appoints Iruka to be Naruto's teacher. At first he refuses but then accepts. The next day, Naruto pulls a prank on Iruka but instead of scolding him, Iruka tells Naruto sit in his seat, remembering his conversation with Daikoku.

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