I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

"Hahaha!"

Inside the Hokage's office, the same crystal ball, the same voyeur—only this time it was a younger person, Yun Ting, who happened to see this scene through the crystal ball and pointed it out to Ritsuko with a smile:

"Do you know this blonde girl with a ponytail, Ritsuko? As expected of a girl from the Yamanaka clan! Compared to her, Ritsuko, you seem a bit out of place."

The emblem of the mountain tribe is the lespedeza flower, and the lespedeza flower symbolizes positive love.

Through their upbringing, girls in this clan tend to be bold and direct when it comes to love.

Just like this little girl in the mountains now, and also like Ino in the future.

Ritsuko Yamanaka didn't reply, but stared intently at the culprit who had caused the chaos inside the crystal ball—who, by seniority, was the girl's aunt.

She decided that when she got back, she would definitely tell the other person's parents and make them discipline him properly.

They couldn't wait to assert their dominance before even knowing each other's personalities.

This girl's infatuation has reached an astonishing level!

Don't take children's play too seriously.

Seeing this, Yun Ting smiled and offered words of comfort before turning off the crystal ball, getting up, straightening his clothes, and preparing to leave.

"It's time to go see the future flowers of Konoha."

Chapter 89 The Will of Fire (New Edition)

On the training ground of Konoha Ninja Academy.

The Chunin teacher in charge of the freshman class stared in disbelief at the shocking scene of girls fighting in groups.

He was only distracted for a moment, how did he suddenly become like this?

You know the Hokage is almost here!

If he saw this scene, wouldn't he be a terrible teacher?

Thinking of this, Chunin-sensei was filled with rage and rushed over, shouting, "Quiet! Quiet!"

For these kids, a teacher who is still a stranger to them can be quite intimidating.

Soon, the group of girls who were playing around stopped, and the boys who had been cheering them on also shut up.

"Everyone! Line up in the same formation as before! The Hokage will be here soon. Do you want to be rude to him?"

After panting and quickly settling the group of kids back in place, the Chunin teacher noticed Itachi standing to the side, seemingly unsure of what to do.

"You are... Itachi Uchiha, right? I am your homeroom teacher for this year. Come over here and stand properly. The Hokage will be here to see you soon."

As a school teacher, I can naturally recognize each new student.

Unaware that Itachi was the culprit behind all this, the Chunin teacher brought Itachi to the team.

Having witnessed everything that had just happened, Itachi, feeling that the girls were too crazy, voluntarily slipped into the group of boys.

However, the boys in the group didn't like him showing off, so they all stared at him with unfriendly eyes.

Seeing this, Itachi subtly rolled his eyes.

As expected, this ninja academy was not very interesting.

However, we can look forward to the Hokage's speech.

Thinking of this, Itachi's eyes lit up.

As a devoted fan, he was probably the one most eagerly anticipating Yun Ting's speech.

Soon, order was restored on the ninja school's training ground.

Just then, Yun Ting, who had been prepared all along, made a grand entrance.

Suddenly, a tornado swept up in the stands in front of the group of kids.

As the leaves danced in the air, Yun Ting, dressed in the Hokage's robes, appeared before everyone with a dashing air, flashing his most handsome smile as he greeted the... well, I meant the next generation of Konoha's successors:

"Hello everyone! I..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a series of delighted screams from the children.

For children who grew up in Konoha, the Hokage has always been their most admired figure.

Especially since the current Hokage isn't some old geezer, but a young and handsome older brother, it's even more delightful.

And right now, the ones shouting the loudest are the group of girls who were fighting over Itachi earlier.

For women of this age, the more handsome men the better.

Itachi, who was suddenly abandoned, felt nothing at the moment. Like everyone else, his little face turned bright red with excitement after Yun Ting appeared.

With the help of a group of teachers, the scene finally quieted down.

Looking at the expectant and admiring gazes of the group of kids, Yun Ting smiled gently and continued his speech.

There is a tradition at the Ninja Academy that every time a new class starts, no matter how busy he is, the Hokage will take the time to meet and encourage the next generation of Konoha students.

On the platform where Yun Ting is standing now, there were once the Second Hokage and the Third Hokage.

Among them, the third generation appeared the most times.

This is because he is a speech maniac. Not only during the new student season, but also during the school year, he can be seen giving speeches here one after another, instilling the idea of ​​the Will of Fire in the students.

At this moment, Yun Ting's speech not only encouraged the freshmen to study hard and make progress every day, but also talked about the meaning of fire.

However, he had a lot of personal agenda involved.

The Will of Fire as taught by the third generation seems good, requiring self-sacrifice for the next generation, but it ultimately focuses only on inheritance and continuation, and its content is too empty, not a truly systematic set of ideological values.

A person's worldview, outlook on life, and values ​​are key to shaping them.

For the sake of important matters in the future, Yun Ting naturally had to make changes.

The first to embrace this new idea were naturally the ninja academy freshmen, who were still in a blank slate.

Of course, these things are too profound for these kids to understand right now.

Yun Ting only touched on this topic briefly in his speech, and as for a deeper discussion...

For the next six years, the ninja academy will be equipped with new educational books, personally written by him, which will be used throughout the lives of all students.

When that time comes, they will become staunch supporters of the new fire of the Cloud Court.

Soon, Yun Ting's speech came to an end:

"...Therefore, students here today, the ninjutsu knowledge you have learned over the past six years is not meant to be used as a cold weapon. Ninjas are human beings too. The power you possess is not meant to intensify violence, but to protect your loved ones, your village, and the many people outside who have suffered injustice at the hands of fate, to eliminate bloodshed and madness, and to create a truly harmonious, peaceful, friendly, and equal new world. I believe that if you can achieve these things in the future, then true peace in the ninja world may not be far off."

As I talked, I ended up going a bit beyond the scope of the topic.

When Yun Ting finished his speech, the teachers standing nearby seemed to understand but not quite. They felt that the Hokage's speech today was somewhat different from the past, but they couldn't quite put their finger on what it was.

If these adults are like this, then what about a bunch of kids?

Amidst the deliberate applause, Yun Ting smiled somewhat helplessly.

However, he soon realized that his speech was not in vain.

As Itachi listened intently to the conversation, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Even as Yun Ting was about to leave, he ran up to him and asked with utmost seriousness, "Lord Hokage, if everyone truly does what you say, will peace really come?"

For those with aspirations in the ninja world, the issue of peace has undoubtedly been their greatest concern for countless years.

From a thousand years ago, Indra sought peace through power while Ashura sought peace through love. Now, Madara created the Tsukuyomi world free from war, and Pain used the tailed beasts as nuclear weapons to threaten peace.

Regardless of their methods, these people's starting point is genuine peace.

Only those who have experienced endless wars yearn for peace all the more.

Yun Ting didn't treat Itachi as a clueless child, but explaining these things couldn't be done overnight.

So he patted the former on the shoulder and replied just as earnestly, "That's not enough. Ideas can indeed influence some people, but they can't influence everyone unless everyone is a saint. But ideas combined with strong institutional guarantees can undoubtedly bring peace. You'll learn these things, Itachi, in your ideological classes at the Ninja Academy. Truly understanding them isn't something that can be done overnight. So, if there's anything you don't understand in the future, feel free to come and ask me."

Yun Ting undoubtedly admired Itachi's talent and hoped that he could help him in the future, which is why he said those words just now.

Upon hearing this, Itachi nodded emphatically, feeling a sense of anticipation for class for the first time.

So, after Yun Ting left and the Ninja Academy officially began classes, Itachi gave a brief self-introduction and then ignored everything else, quickly pulling out a thick book from the textbooks provided by the school.

—The Will of Fire: Konoha Year 49 New Edition, author: Senju Kumo-tei, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha.

With an extremely serious expression, Itachi turned to the first page of the book.

From that moment on, a new world opened up to him.

Chapter Ninety: Thought

The Hokage's office.

When Yun Ting, returning from his speech, reopened the crystal ball and deliberately turned the screen towards the classroom, he naturally noticed this scene.

A slight smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of his mouth.

This child will probably be shocked for a long time.

After all, it was a system of thought perfected by countless capable people in the past. Now, Yun Ting has made some modifications based on the current situation of the ninja world, making it more suitable for the present era. In the present era, where even the original Will of Fire can influence many people, it is immeasurably more advanced.

Yun Ting had considered incorporating the concept of unification and peace into the teaching materials. However, considering his current sensitive position and the fact that Konoha had just recovered from the end of the Third Shinobi World War and was not yet capable of achieving this goal, he decided to remove it for now to prevent external suspicion and wait until later.

Of course, although he cannot publicly promote this idea, he will privately teach it to those who recognize the will of the new fire, thereby gathering more and more like-minded people.

For those who don't care about ideology at all and only have eyes for knives, this book, even if it's not the complete version, is still like reading gibberish and will be easily forgotten.

But for those who genuinely want to improve the ninja world, like Itachi, it's undoubtedly a game-changer.

For the rest of the time, Itachi kept his eyes glued to the book.

Even when teachers noticed his inattentiveness and asked him to stand up and answer questions, he always managed to answer them perfectly. Over time, they stopped paying attention to this promising young genius.

It wasn't until the thought lesson began that Itachi raised his head again and listened attentively to the lecture given by the seemingly very young new teacher.

In spreading the truth, teachers are naturally very important.

Prior to this, Yun Ting specially recruited a group of young, energetic, courageous, and responsible young ninjas to change everything, and first conveyed his ideas to them.

They then teach the next batch.