The Mummy in the Corner

Life in Konoha remained as plain and unremarkable as ever.

Although the increasingly tense situation on the front lines had brought a trace of unease to the village.

Stories of Kakashi's exploits occasionally arrived from the front, and he was hailed as a super genius who could become the youngest jonin in history at any moment.

Within the Uchiha compound, some unknown old lady crossed the road every day with the help of a certain Obito.

At the Ninja Academy, theory classes were steadily being reduced while practical classes increased drastically.

As dull as ever.

"Recently, we'll be focusing mainly on practical classes. Outstanding students will have the chance to graduate early and become honored Konoha ninjas!"

Their teacher, Yoshino Masada, announced the news.

The entire classroom erupted. The clueless little leek sprouts cheered excitedly, rubbing their hands together in anticipation.

It was as though graduating meant they could immediately become a second Kakashi and shine for the village.

They were all fresh leeks.

"They're actually encouraging early graduation already? Even Konoha's scale can't sustain this much longer. The war on the front lines is becoming increasingly difficult, and they urgently need more troops."

In the corner of the classroom.

A guy wrapped head to toe in specially made bandages lazily raised his head.

The Third Shinobi World War saw Konoha fight one against four. Its brutality far exceeded that of the First and Second Shinobi World Wars, it lasted an extraordinarily long time, and the casualties were especially horrific.

Although powerhouses such as Minato Namikaze had risen to prominence, along with super geniuses like Hatake Kakashi, who had shattered a series of Konoha records, even more tragedies unfolded during the Third Shinobi World War.

Genitsu had long been prepared for what was happening before his eyes, but when the moment truly arrived, he could not help feeling a little troubled.

"Forget it. Although my preparations aren't completely in place yet, they're good enough. My body has finally, barely adapted to the radioactive substances Godzilla emits."

Genitsu could not help shaking his head.

The world of Naruto was one where bloodlines determined everything. Whoever was closest to the Sage of Six Paths had the noblest bloodline, and whoever had the noblest bloodline had the strongest cheat.

Unfortunately, Genitsu had a cheat too, but it had absolutely nothing to do with the Sage of Six Paths or Kaguya.

The instant this transmigrator arrived in this world, he discovered that an enormous creature had appeared inside his body. It was his unique power, as well as the greatest secret he had desperately kept hidden.

A Godzilla... plunged into deep slumber!!

In other words, Shiranui Genitsu had become something like a jinchuriki. He had a huge thing stuffed inside his belly too.

"After all these years of desperately adapting, I've managed to keep the nuclear radiation inside me from leaking out in large quantities... I really am a great man. Everyone in this classroom should be thanking me for sparing their lives."

Genitsu lazily gazed at the noisy classroom.

If he let his guard down for even a moment and loosened the silver-fiber bandages that blocked the radioactive substances on his body.

Everyone in this room, even if they did not die, would suffer genetic mutations. The red-eyed ones in the front row might mutate right there into four tomoe, while the cataract guy might end up with glaucoma.

Nuclear radiation was practically a catastrophic killing weapon.

In the world of Naruto, nobody truly used nuclear radiation to kill enemies. There were, however, some techniques comparable to nuclear explosions, such as Tailed Beast Balls.

After all, a creature like Godzilla was itself a terrifying mobile source of nuclear radiation. Even without unleashing some ultimate move like Atomic Breath, merely walking around casually could pollute the environment, leave behind horrifying nuclear radiation, and directly blanket vast nearby areas.

Although Genitsu still did not know what level the Godzilla inside him was, the continuous nuclear radiation erupting from his body was undeniably real.

Over the past few years, as he grew, it seemed that he had also unlocked some of Godzilla's restraints to a certain extent, causing the amount of nuclear radiation erupting from his body to increase year by year.

Fortunately, over the past two years, Genitsu had continuously refined chakra and begun trying to control the nuclear radiation inside him. The results had been remarkable, and he had successfully brought the yearly increase in nuclear radiation under control and gradually suppressed it.

"Give me another year—no, half a year—and I'm confident I can perfectly control all the nuclear radiation and completely get rid of these troublesome bandages."

Genitsu shrugged.

Teacher Yoshino Masada looked at the noisy classroom and silently sighed. He knew this was not a good thing. Those graduating now would all be sent to war, and after the war ended, who knew how many of them would still be alive.

"Hey, Genitsu, you should at least show some enthusiasm. Aren't you interested in the honor of graduating early?"

But when he saw Genitsu's couch-potato state in the corner, he immediately could not help shouting, a deep sense of helplessness rising within him.

Shiranui Genitsu was practically a legend throughout the entire academy.

Every year, he was a strong contender alongside Uchiha Obito for last place in practical classes.

If Uchiha Obito simply had too many accidents and constantly made inexplicable mistakes, at least Obito had always worked hard.

But Shiranui Genitsu... he was a genuine oddity.

He was unquestionably first in theory classes, scoring full marks in every subject. He was a super genius not only in his grade but possibly since the academy's founding. His reading comprehension answers for courses related to the Will of Fire were especially brilliant, leaving people amazed.

He had written pieces such as "A Brief Analysis of the Will of Fire and the Inheritance of Village Leadership—Using the Third Hokage as an Example," "On 'Where the Leaves Dance, the Flame Burns On,'" and "My Views on a Loving Village."

It was said that even the Hokage had praised them.

Whenever theory classes were involved, especially ideological courses, Genitsu was practically a god of Konoha.

But when it came to practical classes... he was utterly hopeless.

He had basically never won a fight.

Together with Uchiha Obito, he charged bravely ahead in the competition for the honor of last place.

"This won't do. Ninjas must fight eventually. Relying solely on theory is not enough."

Yoshino Masada criticized him.

"Got it, Teacher Yoshino. So, can class be dismissed now?"

Genitsu lazily raised his hand.

The entire classroom burst into laughter.

Only Genitsu naturally lacked any fear of Yoshino Masada and could always say what everyone else wanted to say at crucial moments.

Although Genitsu was lazy, he had always been extremely popular.

"If I remember correctly, among Obito's generation, aside from Kakashi graduating at five and Might Guy graduating at eight, the rest went to the battlefield one after another at around eleven... That Obito even cried from fright when he went to war. Luckily, Minato Namikaze stepped in to save him."

Shiranui Genitsu sat in the classroom, looking at his classmates, of whom he did not know how many would survive the next two years, while his mind raced.

The Ninja Academy's educational system lasted six years.

But it would soon be changed to four years.

The Third Shinobi World War had already been going on for over two years, and the casualties at the front were devastating. It was precisely the time when people like Obito, Might Guy, Aoba, and Ebisu would begin heading to the battlefield.

So Shiranui Genitsu would inevitably have to take a trip to the battlefield as well.