Early the next morning, Hagoromo woke to the occasional sound of birds chirping outside his window.
He stretched and checked the system again. After confirming that it hadn't been a hallucination the day before, he got up at once and got ready to go teach.
He had worked hard at training even without the system, so there was no reason to slack off now that he had a cheat.
After he went out, the residents and vendors he passed along the way all greeted him with smiles.
After all, most of their children attended the Ninja Academy, and his teaching style was very popular with the students.
The children often mentioned him at home, so the residents had naturally become familiar with him.
Hagoromo nodded as he made his way to the Ninja Academy, and the trip was hardly boring.
When he reached the office, aside from the teachers who had to teach the first class that day, only a few Chunin instructors remained.
Hagoromo greeted them, picked up the materials he had prepared the day before, and set off to teach his students.
Outside the classroom, he couldn't help smiling as he listened to the lively chatter inside.
He pushed the door open, and the conversations immediately stopped.
Looking at the students, who were already sitting neatly in their seats, Hagoromo said, "Class is starting!"
He opened his lesson notes, picked up a piece of chalk, and wrote the word "Chakra" in large letters on the blackboard.
Turning to the excited students, Hagoromo began:
"Chakra is the core source of energy we ninja need when using Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu."
"It is produced by combining physical energy and spiritual energy."
Apart from a handful of students from major clans, all the students from ordinary families listened attentively.
Even Naruto, whose eyes had glazed over whenever he heard theoretical knowledge in the original story, was listening intently.
After all, Hagoromo was someone who had acknowledged him, and Naruto didn't want to disappoint him.
As Hagoromo explained, he occasionally released Chakra so the students could understand and feel it more clearly, and the classroom atmosphere was harmonious for a time.
Even students from major clans, like Sasuke Uchiha and Shikamaru Nara, gradually set aside their dismissive attitudes and listened.
After all, Hagoromo brought up points they had never heard before as he explained.
After all, even though they had received training from their clans from an early age, it was impossible to devote too much attention to a child who had yet to distinguish himself.
As for their fathers teaching them personally, they could only dream of it.
Their fathers were either clan heads or among the best of the Jonin. How could they have so much time to teach them?
As time passed, Hagoromo stopped his lecture.
He checked the time and, seeing that only a few minutes remained, decided not to continue teaching.
Balancing work and rest was also a way to help the students fully absorb the knowledge.
He gave them time to ask questions and answered them one by one.
Even Naruto raised his hand once, and the point he asked about made Hagoromo see him a little differently.
After all, if he really were a poor student, he couldn't have asked a question that made some of the clan children look at Hagoromo with expressions of recognition.
So, no child of destiny was truly a dead last.
When the bell rang, Hagoromo stopped.
[Lesson complete. Calculating results.]
[A solid foundation won the students' approval and gave them a clearer understanding of the basics of Chakra.]
[Overall rating: A+]
[Reward: Chakra +1000.]
Hagoromo was taken aback to see another increase in his Chakra. After all, his previous Chakra reserves could be said to have been even worse than Kakashi's, who was often short on Chakra in the original story because his Sharingan drained it.
The increases over two consecutive days had made his Chakra swell from a small puddle into a stream.
[Name: Sawada Hagoromo] Age: 17 Spirit: 40 Constitution: 25 Strength: 25 Speed: 25 Chakra: 2100 Hand Seals: 23 Ninjutsu: Three Basic Techniques, Great Fireball Technique, Phoenix Flower Jutsu, Chakra Sensing Technique [Second Hokage Version] Taijutsu: Konoha Whirlwind Genjutsu: Fox in the Heart Technique
Looking at the Chakra value on the panel, the only one that wasn't in the double digits, Hagoromo couldn't help feeling pleased.
After all, at his current stage, even if he had more Ninjutsu, he wouldn't be able to use them.
But having more Chakra was a tangible benefit.
As for the argument that having more Chakra was pointless without Ninjutsu to use it on...
Hagoromo only wanted to say that as long as he taught diligently and his students made progress, then for him...
Whatever Ninjutsu or Genjutsu he wanted, he would have them sooner or later.
After gathering his lesson materials, Hagoromo said to the students, "Everyone, class is over. Eat well so you'll have the energy for your afternoon lessons."
"Yes, teacher!"
At their tiered desks, the students answered Hagoromo in loud, clear voices.
Hearing their response, Hagoromo smiled, picked up his materials, and turned to leave the classroom.
As he left, his gaze unobtrusively swept over the two insects that had flown in during class.
When they saw Hagoromo leave, they quickly followed him out.
Heh.
Danzo, you really can't stand being left out.
Hagoromo paid them little mind. They could follow him if they wanted; as long as he didn't do anything out of line...
They would give up eventually.
Still, he had to find a way to deal with them. Otherwise...
If he wanted to take on disciples later, wouldn't he be doing everything right under Root's nose?
Hagoromo was pondering what he could do as he walked toward the office.
A voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Hagoromo, you're pretty impressive. I passed your classroom and took a look just now."
"Even some of the clan students were listening seriously to your lecture."
Hagoromo looked back and saw that it was Iruka, who was also carrying a stack of lesson materials.
He shook his head and said, "Not at all. I just explained some things I'd noticed while training."
"And the students in this class happen to be well-behaved."
Hearing that, Iruka naturally knew he was being modest.
After all, they all trained too, so why couldn't they organize what they knew and teach it to their students?
"All right, if you keep that up, I'll tell the other teachers about it later."
Iruka gave Hagoromo an irritated pat on the shoulder and spoke in a disgruntled tone.
Hagoromo merely glanced at Iruka and offered no further explanation.
If not for the fact that Iruka had given him a clear path forward, and the goodwill he felt toward him for it...
Hagoromo would have used the ultimate Konoha Taijutsu, Thousand Years of Death, on him right then and shown Iruka why flowers were so red.
"Come on. We don't have much of a lunch break. If we're too slow, it'll be time to teach again as soon as we finish eating."
With that, Hagoromo quickened his pace.