"Ninety-six students have been confirmed to participate in the mission, and discussions with their parents are already underway. More than twenty students are still being negotiated over. The students themselves are very eager, and we're currently discussing it with their parents. All the teachers are fully supportive and are actively making home visits?"
Looking at the scroll in his hand, Chiba, sitting at the head of his bed, blinked in astonishment and looked toward Kakashi, who was seated at the desk, casually flipping through the scrolls on Chiba's desk and frowning at the complex formulas inside. "Really?"
"Mm."
Kakashi nodded, set down a formula he could not understand, turned slightly, and gave Chiba a serious, affirmative nod.
"How did it happen so fast? I remember, I only finished rushing out the plan yesterday."
Even after hearing Kakashi's firm answer, Chiba still found it hard to believe. This was way too fast. Far too fast.
He had only asked Kakashi to handle this yesterday, yet it was practically settled today. The number of participating students was basically finalized. The required number had essentially been filled.
Moreover, judging from the figures on Kakashi's scroll, aside from the part that had made him blurt out in surprise just now, many children who had not yet enrolled but were about to enter the Ninja Academy were also extremely enthusiastic. Some of their parents had even started asking the schoolteachers for spots.
This was completely beyond Chiba's expectations. He had originally thought this matter would be sensitive, like employing child labor in his previous life, and that it might even meet with parental opposition. He had even been considering how to deal with parent protests or those legendary difficult parents if they appeared.
But with things as they were now, there was no need for