In Konoha, at the start, Hinata was given the Tenseigan.

"But before that, we must send a group of people to continue north to draw the pursuers away."

Jin Shanshan glanced at the map, nodded slightly, then shook his head and said, "The direction is good. But the location is no good. Such a small place is of no use for future development."

"Moreover, it lands right next to the Land of Fire, and behind it is another great power, the Land of Water. If the sea route is cut off, I can leave easily, but it will be much more difficult for you to escape."

Fugaku frowned upon hearing this, feeling it was indeed a bit too far-fetched. The main problem was that the Uchiha clan was currently like stray dogs, completely without any support from the entire ninja world.

"So... what does the king mean?"

The King of Heroes glanced at the map again and gave a disdainful snort:

"Continue south to find the largest port in the Land of Hot Water. Once you have enough ships, cross the sea to the Land of Water."

"Starting with its numerous islands as a base, it will gradually erode the entire water kingdom."

"During this time, I will personally visit Kirigakure, which is rumored to be experiencing turmoil."

"If I can completely integrate this place where there are no worries, I will have enough confidence to sweep across the entire ninja world."

"On the condition that I find out who is the guy who steals my Noble Phantasm at crucial moments and can transform into a giant of light."

Upon hearing this, Fugaku Uchiha's pupils contracted.

Previously, the Uchiha clan was synonymous with arrogance and disdain for everyone in the entire ninja world.

Now it seems, compared to the King of Heroes, it's as insignificant as an ant trying to shake a tree... Chuan.

072: Fun Little Lesson [Happy New Year, May the Year of the Ox bring you great fortune!]

It was another beautiful, sunny day.

This class was one of Xia Mu's least favorite classes.

It wasn't a lesson on the philosophy of the Will of Fire, but rather a lesson on arithmetic.

It's not because arithmetic is too difficult, but because it's too easy.

Although the theory classes at the Ninja Academy were taught quickly, they were still too easy for Natsuki, who had received higher education in his previous life.

So, he stood up the thickest book, The Will of Fire, to block the teacher's view.

He lay down on the table and fell asleep.

ZZZ~~

ZZZ~~

A moment later, Hinata, who was sitting at the same table, shook Natsuki's arm.

What are you doing?

Natsuki raised his head, his eyes already a little sleepy, and looked at Hinata.

"Natsuki-kun, please listen carefully. This is a very difficult arithmetic lesson. And the teacher seems to have noticed you just now."

Hinata half-shrank her head, her pink lips breathing softly into Natsuki's ear.

It was as if this way Iruka on the podium wouldn't notice her whispering.

"Oh, it's nothing. I'm listening."

"Also, don't disturb me. The power of the demon god has been growing stronger lately, and the seal is no longer stable. I was just meditating deeply, communicating with dimensions, and capturing 337 dimensional energy to strengthen the seal."

"As the First Mage, you must protect me from any unnecessary distractions so I can finish my meditation."

Xia Mu pointed to himself with an air of importance, to his eyes, which were covered by an eye patch.

After saying that, he turned over and lay down to sleep.

"Hi!"

Hinata nodded earnestly, her fair face flushed.

On the podium, Iruka, having just finished explaining today's key points, began to pose questions:

"Now, students, let me test your arithmetic skills. The school has a total of 120 kunai. Our class gets 20, and the rest are divided equally between Class 2 and Class 3. How many kunai will Class 2 get?"

Before the words were even finished, top student Sakura Haruno gave the answer: "Class Two gets 50!"

Naruto, who was still counting on his fingers and toes behind him, became unhappy and immediately stood up and shouted:

"Teacher, why did our class only have 20 kunai while the other classes had 50? That's not fair!"

Upon hearing Sakura's answer, Naruto had no doubts and immediately began questioning Iruka.

"I think our class should have 100, and other classes can have 20 each."

Boom! ! !

"This is a made-up question, you idiot!"

Before Iruka could respond, Sakura turned around and slammed Naruto back onto the table with a hammer.

Iruka silently gave Sakura two thumbs up.

With a smile, she said, "Sakura Haruno's answer is absolutely correct!"

"Now, Naruto, you can answer the next question."

There are 10 birds in a tree, and you have 10 kunai (Japanese kunai). You need to throw 5 kunai to shoot down one bird. How many birds can you shoot down?

Upon hearing this, Naruto smiled and his eyes narrowed.

There were only 20 kunai in the whole class, and I got 10 of them.

As expected, Iruka-sensei's favorite.

Hmph, after thinking it over, she raised her head and glanced at Sasuke sideways, her face full of pride.

"cut!"

"If it were me, I could take down 10 of them."

Sasuke glanced at the idiot and suddenly said something.

"Naruto! Stop looking around and answer me, how many can you take down?"

Iruka tapped on the podium.

"10!"

This time, Naruto didn't need to count on his fingers; he simply spread all ten fingers and answered loudly.

"Hahahahaha!"

The whole class burst into laughter.

"Naruto, listen carefully to the question. You only have ten kunai. You need to throw five kunai to knock down one bird. So, how many birds can you knock down after you throw all the kunai?"

Iruka's face darkened, and he reminded him again.

"Ten of them! Sasuke could take down ten of them, so why can't I?"

"If you don't believe me, let's go out and hunt birds right now."

Naruto slammed his hand on the table and said, his eyes wide.

"Every time you have a kunai throwing class, you have to throw ten times to hit the target once." A jest drifted from somewhere in the classroom, accompanied by laughter.

"Hahahahahaha..."

"There should be two!"

Laughter erupted again, and someone seized the opportunity to reveal their answer.

"..."

Iruka wiped the fine sweat that was starting to appear on his forehead, feeling that he shouldn't have let Naruto answer the question.

He raised his hands and pressed them down, silencing the noise of the crowd.

“There are indeed two…” Iruka stated the answer and asked Naruto to sit down again.

At the same time, a quick glance was enough to liven up the atmosphere among the students.

I'm no longer afraid to answer questions.

Hmm, let's take this opportunity to give them a few more questions.

Suddenly, his gaze fell on Xia Mu's table.

During arithmetic class, he actually held up the book "The Will of Fire: Konoha Ninja Chronicles" high.

Although they were all classes I taught, I was gratified to see that someone so young had already inherited the Will of Fire and was so fond of it.

But after all, this was an arithmetic class, and Xia Mu hadn't shown his face even though things were so lively just now.

Could it be...?

Immediately, as I stepped down from the podium, sure enough, behind the towering books, Xia Mu was fast asleep, slumped over the desk.

Her little mouth kept smacking, it seems she was dreaming of delicious food.

But this is during class time.

Iruka's face darkened, and he was about to wake Natsuki.