Naruto: Starting as Tsunade's Desk Mate

An Yan's children's schooling is a matter of great concern to many people, and Hatake Sakumo also told Kakashi to get along well with An Yan.

So, after studying for a while, the two were often compared. One was the son of Konoha's White Fang, and the other was the child of Konoha's Flash. Both were powerful individuals with titles. Which of their children was the strongest?

People often discuss these trivial matters. Anzan ignores these things, but Kakashi cares about them to some extent. So he grits his teeth and maxes out all his elective courses, even starting to study medical-related courses that he doesn't particularly like.

Rin Nohara also chose a medical-related course as her elective. As a girl, becoming a medical ninja is a good choice, especially since girls are meticulous and can master chakra more precisely. Almost half of the girls in the class chose medical courses as one of their electives.

Everyone was studying hard, and the monthly exam was getting closer every day. Nobody wanted to be demoted from Class A to Class B or C. They already knew that students who graduated from Class A were highly sought after in the workplace and basically had a secure job after graduation.

Ninjas graduating from Class B and Class C need to go through a probationary period and face assessments before taking on the same job. For Class A, there is no such thing; they are directly certified to work.

As for Class D, there's no need to pay too much attention to them. The four classes have been implementing a system of survival of the fittest for some years now, but no ninja from Class D has yet become a Chunin. They basically have no potential and are just stuck at the Genin level. Some have even simply switched careers and stopped being ninjas altogether.

As students in each class studied diligently, time flew by and it was time for the monthly exam.

Each class began with a written exam.

Chapter 117 Reassignment of Classes

Anshan unsurprisingly achieved first place in the written test.

There's no way around it; at school, teachers give extra help, and at home, both parents are top students, so it's hard not to get into studying.

Next came the actual combat competition. Although Anshan was young and his parents hadn't taught him any ninjutsu, his super strong basic attributes from his demon bloodline, combined with the White Eyebrow Fist taught by An Yan, meant that Anshan could easily defeat any ninja student at this stage.

There is no first place in the practical assessment. All students are evaluated as excellent, good, or poor. Good means qualified, and Anshan received an excellent grade.

Therefore, he successfully stayed in Class A with the highest overall score.

At the same time, the ten students who ranked last in Class A were demoted to Class B, while the ten students who ranked best in Class B were promoted to Class A.

There was a small-scale personnel reshuffle in each class. Students who were demoted were disappointed, while those who were promoted were happy.

Anshan didn't recognize any of the 10 students who were demoted; he only glanced at them and then paid no more attention.

To Ansan's surprise, the girl Rin Nohara was not eliminated. Her written test score was very good, which to some extent made up for the lack of female students in practical assessment.

Ansan glanced at the students who had been brought up. Most of them were from ninja clans, such as Sarutobi Asuma, Shiranui Genma, Yuhi Kurenai, Gekko Hayate, Mitarashi Anko, Kato Shizune, and Namiashi Raido.

At this moment, Obito Uchiha had just been promoted from Class D to Class C. Despite being from the Uchiha clan and being at the bottom of his class, he was still somewhat outstanding among the ninjas from commoner families.

Among the children attending the Konoha Ninja Academy, those from commoner backgrounds still make up the majority, numbering around three hundred. Children from ninja clans, if they are ambitious, can easily excel.

An Yan wasn't trying to establish a caste system or any kind of class division at the ninja academy. His goal had always been to make Konoha stronger. At the current stage, children from ninja clans were undoubtedly the strongest group. However, children from commoner ninja clans, given equal educational resources, would feel ashamed and then strive harder, and would inevitably catch up. An Yan believed in the power of the common people. Many years later, if the Konoha Ninja Academy still existed, it certainly wouldn't be like now, with ninja clan disciples occupying most of the spots in Class A.

After being promoted, Obito Uchiha excitedly ran to Class A classroom, found Rin Nohara, and said excitedly, "Rin, wait for me! I've been promoted from Class D to Class C! After two more monthly exams, I'll definitely be in Class A before the final exams, and then I'll be with you again!"

Rin Nohara looked at Obito with a gentle smile and said softly, "Okay, I'll wait for you. Good luck, Obito."

"Yeah." Obito nodded excitedly, about to say something, but was suddenly interrupted.

Kakashi's slightly annoyed voice came from the side: "Hey, we're about to start class, you, why don't you hurry up and go back to the class you're supposed to be in?"

"You idiot! What do you mean by 'the class I should be in'?"

Obito's thoughts were interrupted, and for a moment he couldn't remember what he was going to say. He couldn't help but look angrily at Kakashi.

Just as Obito was about to explode, Rin Nohara patted him on the shoulder, bringing him back to his senses. Obito's anger was interrupted, but he showed no sign of annoyance. Instead, he looked at Rin Nohara with a blush on his face.

"Alright, Obito, you can talk about it on the way home after school. We really have to go to class now, so let's hurry back."

Seeing Rin's serious expression, Obito's initial enthusiasm subsided slightly. He nodded to Rin and quickly ran and jumped out of Class A's cathedral.

While Kakashi and his love triangle were flirting, Anzan didn't look away once. His attention was completely focused on the book in his hands. It was a book about sealing techniques that he had just borrowed from Shimizu-sensei. It was very precious and he needed to read it carefully.

Kakashi felt a little better after Obito, that really annoying guy, left, but then he turned around and saw Anzan's infighting, and he instantly felt a lot of pressure again.

Why are you being so difficult?! Didn't you already get first place in the monthly exam?

No, we can't think like that. Perhaps it was precisely because Anshan worked so hard that he eventually got first place.

Kakashi gritted his teeth and started flipping through the study materials he had just closed after class.

Roll it up, roll it up properly, let's just roll it all up until it's dead.

Rin Nohara, who was standing nearby, noticed Kakashi's subtle expression and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

After a day of studying, Anshan returned home to find the meal already laid out. Tsunade had cooked for him today because the school's monthly exams had kept him busy these past few days, which was why Anshan had come home a little late from get off work.

Compared to An Yan's cooking skills, Tsunade's cooking can only be described as edible, but far from delicious. However, An Yan and his son An Shan ate it without changing their expressions and even praised it repeatedly, maximizing its emotional value. An Shan's emotional intelligence has obviously been honed.

Anshan had barely taken a few bites of his food when he couldn't contain himself any longer and boasted to Tsunade, "Mom, I got first place in the monthly exam today! When are you going to teach me the ninjutsu you promised to teach me?"

Tsunade smiled and placed a piece of meat on Ansan's plate, saying slowly, "Eat first, we'll talk after you finish eating."

Tsunade originally had a short temper, but after spending a lot of time with An Yan, her temper gradually slowed down, and she even found it quite interesting to watch others get anxious and upset.

Ansan devoured his food almost instantly, but Anyan and Tsunade remained leisurely and showed no intention of keeping up with Ansan's pace.

While eating, An Yan asked a question: "Son, do you want to learn the Chaotic Body Charge technique from Mom first, or do you want to learn other techniques from Dad first?"

Anshan was caught in a dilemma. He really wanted to learn both at the same time, but he had a clear understanding of his own abilities and knew that his learning capacity was limited, so he had to make a difficult choice.

Tsunade added fuel to the fire, asking, "Does Koyama want to learn his mother's techniques more, or his father's?"

"Huh?" Anshan looked up and found An Yan and Tsunade sitting on either side of him, seemingly insisting that he choose one first.

Anshan thought to himself, "These two are so childish." Then he chose his mother. There was no other reason than that he didn't need to coax his father, and if he angered his mother, he would have to coax her himself.

"Of course I'd rather learn Mom's skills. Mom, you know I love you the most."

Anshan's sweet words made Tsunade beam with joy, while Anyan sat there sulking.

Chapter 118 Yahiko Wants to Leave

During the years that An Yan has been dedicated to education, he has never slackened in his training of his disciples, and he will test their abilities every now and then.

Minato and his two companions had already been promoted to Jonin two years prior. An'an even assisted Minato in communicating with the Eight-Tails, Gyūki, and later, thanks to the charisma of the Little Sun, successfully reconciled with the Eight-Tails, becoming perfect Jinchūriki with a shared understanding.

In fact, Minato wanted to help Kushina and Kurama reconcile, but Kushina's Adamantine Chains had bound Kurama too tightly in the past, which had already offended Kurama badly. Kurama was also a proud and arrogant creature, ignoring Kushina's attempts to make amends and showing no intention of reconciliation.

Sometimes An Yan would think about switching the tailed beasts inside Minato and Kushina's stomachs. Given Minato's glorious achievement of reconciling with the Nine-Tails inside the Shinigami's stomach, he might actually be able to win over the Nine-Tails with his personal charm. However, Minato would not allow An Yan to joke about Kushina's life, so the matter was dropped.

Over the years, Kana Uzumaki and Nawaki have grown closer and closer, and there's a hint that they're going to be together. But Nawaki is a bit of a simpleton, a slow learner, and seems completely clueless about matters of the heart. If things really take a turn for the better, it will probably depend on how Kana does things.

When Konan and Yahiko first came to Konoha, they did not join the ninja organization. However, they needed a source of income while living in Konoha and could not rely on An'an's support forever. So, after they gained some strength, they officially joined Konoha and became Konoha ninjas.

After years of training, Konan has mastered the Paper Release technique, while Yahiko, although slightly weaker, has undergone a bloodline transplant with the Demon Lord in cooperation with Orochimaru, making his survivability absolutely top-notch.

Now that Yahiko feels he has achieved a certain level of strength, he is considering returning to the Land of Rain, hoping to lead it to a better future.

So Yahiko came to An'an to resign. An'an naturally had no intention of letting him go. Good grief, I worked so hard to train you all to be elite Jonin, close to Kage level, and you just turn around and run away. Wouldn't I become the sucker who trained ninjas for someone else?

However, if you don't want to release him, you can't just refuse outright. Yahiko is a thoughtful ninja, and unless you can persuade him, this matter won't be easy to resolve. It might even cause discord and alienation.

An Yan asked Yahiko directly, "How do you plan to change the Land of Rain? Come up with a practical plan, and the teacher will agree to let you return to the Land of Rain and persuade the Hokage to support your actions."

Yahiko was genuinely stumped by An Yan's question. He had no clue how to change his hometown, and just wanted to take it one step at a time, do his best to do what he wanted to do, and leave the rest to fate.

An Yan could tell from Ya Yan's expression that he had no plan at all and wanted to go back to change his hometown just because of a surge of enthusiasm.

"You want to change the existing order of the Land of Rain, which will inevitably harm the interests of the Hidden Rain Village. Are you prepared to fight against the demigod Hanzo?"

An Yan's question left Yahiko at a loss. He hadn't expected that after changing his hometown, the first person to stand up would be Hanzo the Salamander.

"Although the Land of Rain is not doing well right now, it is still in a period of peace, and everyone can at least survive. If you go back and are indeed powerful, and kill Hanzo the Salamander, the surrounding large and small countries will see that Hanzo is dead and want to weigh your strength as the new leader of the Land of Rain. If they launch a war against the Land of Rain, can you withstand it?"

An Yan continued to apply pressure with a blank expression, and sweat began to appear on Ya Yan's forehead. Konan, who was standing to the side, looked at Ya Yan with a worried expression. Konan didn't care about the Land of Rain. The only person she cared about was Ya Yan. No matter what Ya Yan did, she would support him.

An Yan pressed on, "If you go to the Land of Rain, Xiao Nan will definitely go back with you. In the process of realizing your ideals, are you prepared for Xiao Nan to sacrifice herself?"

Yahiko suddenly looked at Konan, but Konan just smiled and shook her head gently, indicating that Yahiko didn't need to worry about her and that she could take care of herself.

An Yan felt that the verbal pressure was not enough, so he waved his hand and the surrounding scene changed to the scene of Yahiko's death in the original timeline. However, Nagato was missing from the illusion scene.

As Yahiko watched in the illusion Hanzo leading a large number of ninjas, binding Konan, looking down at him and telling him to die, his brows furrowed deeply.

Yahiko is rational, and it is precisely because he is rational that he understands that An'an is not exaggerating; the things he describes are highly likely to happen in this cruel world.

Konan is a very important person to him; he would even die to save her. However, he cannot bear to lose Konan while pursuing his ideals. Yet, he also finds it difficult to give up his own ideals for Konan.

Yahiko's lifelong wish has been to bring peace to the Land of Rain, a goal he is willing to dedicate his life to.

A teacher is someone who teaches, teaches and resolves doubts.

Seeing that Yahiko seemed stumped by his question, Anyan changed the subject and started talking about other things.

"Yahiko, you know about the Tailed Beasts, right?"

Yahiko nodded: "Is it what's in Minato's belly?"

Over the years of living and working together, Yahiko inevitably learned some of Minato's information.

"The nine tailed beasts of the world are an important bargaining chip for the five great nations to maintain the balance of power and achieve world peace. You have never seen the power of the tailed beasts, but I can give you a rough description. They are about a hundred meters in size and can cause mountains to rise and seas to surge. A single tailed beast ball can destroy dozens of miles of land and can destroy a city in an instant. And each of the five great ninja villages has almost two of these monsters. Now you know why the five great ninja villages are called the five great ninja villages, right?"

Yahiko clicked his tongue in disbelief. He simply couldn't imagine how to defend against a Tailed Beast Ball that could destroy dozens of miles of land at a time. Not to mention the Tailed Beast Ball, just dealing with a summoning beast that was a hundred meters tall causing trouble in the village would be quite troublesome.

"Besides the five great ninja villages, are there any smaller ninja villages that possess tailed beasts?" Yahiko asked curiously.

"Back then, the First Hokage convened the Five Kage Summit and sold all the Tailed Beasts he captured equally to various countries. The Land of Wind was too poor to afford any Tailed Beasts, so one of them was allocated to the small ninja village, Takigakure. Because of the Tailed Beast, Takigakure, despite being a small country, has never suffered from war over the years."

An Yan said this.

Yahiko's eyes lit up.

"So, if a small country possesses even one tailed beast, will its civilians live in perpetual peace?"

Chapter 119 The Savior Appears

"That's one way to understand it, but the premise is that the small country has enough capability to protect the Jinchūriki."

An Yan said this.

"Furthermore, if the Jinchuriki's mental state is unstable, small ninja villages can easily die suddenly due to the Tailed Beast's rampage."

"So, as long as we solve the Tailed Beasts problem first, and then address the Jinchuriki's psychological issues, the Land of Rain can achieve lasting peace?"

Yahiko's eyes were shining; they were eyes filled with renewed hope.

"Theoretically, that's correct. However, various countries are eyeing the Tailed Beasts. If you want to take this path, you must have the ability to fight against the ninjas of major powers, as well as the strength to suppress any Tailed Beast uprisings at any time."

An Yan shrugged, looking helpless.