Where Did the Senju Clan Go?

At that moment, everyone also noticed Hashirama Senju's question...

Tobirama Senju did the same, carefully checking the room over, and it seemed there really were no Senju Clan students in the classroom!

Hashirama Senju: Tobirama, are there really none at all?

Tobirama Senju: I really haven't seen a single Senju Clan student...

Hashirama Senju: What's going on?

Tobirama Senju: Maybe this class just happens not to have any. They should all be in other classes, right?

Hashirama Senju: Oh, so that's how it is...

At this moment, aside from the Senju brothers and the Uchiha brothers, the other members of the group more or less knew some inside information about the Senju Clan!

Namely, there was no longer a Senju Clan in present-day Konoha!

Yet at that moment, no one spoke up first...

After all, this wasn't good news! Who would want to be the one to stick their neck out?

But Tobirama Senju carefully recalled Makoto Ito's entire journey from home to school just now!

It seemed that he truly hadn't seen a single member of the Senju Clan!

What exactly was going on?

It would have been one thing if there were no Senju Clan students at the school, but why weren't there even any Senju Clan members on the streets?

At that moment, a deep sense of unease rose within Tobirama Senju!

Perhaps something had happened to the Senju Clan?

Perhaps the Senju Clan wasn't doing as well as he had imagined!

Hashirama Senju, however, didn't think that much about it. He was just a simpleton; thinking too much made his head hurt!

Anyway, his younger brother could think about anything that needed thinking! Besides, Tobirama Senju had just said that perhaps this classroom simply happened not to have any Senju Clan children, and they might all be in other classrooms...

Makoto Ito didn't say much either. He would just let the two big shots see for themselves. If he said anything, they would probably interrogate him or refuse to believe him. Better to let them discover for themselves whether Konoha still had a Senju Clan or not.

Although Iruka's lesson was indeed rather boring in Makoto Ito's eyes, chatting idly with the big shots in the group made the entire morning pass by...

After finishing his lesson, Iruka suddenly addressed all the students in the classroom.

"Students, I have good news for you! The Third Hokage will be coming to the school shortly to explain the Will of Fire to everyone!

You should know that Lord Third is usually extremely busy, yet he is taking time out of his packed schedule to explain the Will of Fire to you! Later, everyone must give the Third Hokage a proper welcome!"

Tobirama Senju: The Will of Fire? Interesting! It seems the monkey did a decent job after all! He knows the Will of Fire needs to be cultivated from childhood!

Hashirama Senju: Yeah, this Third Hokage is quite interesting. He even took time out to come to the school and give a speech!

Izuna Uchiha: I don't really understand this Will of Fire you're talking about, but why does it feel like brainwashing?

Madara Uchiha: Take out "feels like." It is brainwashing!

Fugaku Uchiha: Hmph! Konoha's upper ranks are best at this! They're always going on about the Will of Fire! Otherwise, Shisui and Itachi wouldn't have been fooled into becoming idiots! I never should have sent them to the Ninja Academy!!!

Tobirama Senju: Yeah, yeah! They were fooled into becoming idiots! But isn't your younger son Sasuke Uchiha also in school getting brainwashed right now?

The big shots in the group continued chatting idly...

Meanwhile, Iruka in the outside world was extremely excited!

After all, Iruka's admiration for the Third Hokage was as endless as the surging Yangtze River, and as uncontrollable as the flooding Yellow River!

In Iruka's eyes, the fact that Lord Hokage could take time out of his busy schedule to come to the Ninja Academy and give a speech was simply... too awesome!!!

However, the students in the class didn't see it that way!

"Huh? Lord Hokage is coming to give another speech?"

"Yeah, hasn't he already come three times this week?"

"His speeches always last forever!"

"I'm starving. I want to eat!"

"Is Lord Hokage really that free? He comes to give a speech every other day!"

"Doesn't he get hungry? Doesn't he need to eat lunch?"

Hashirama Senju: From what these children are saying, it seems the Third Hokage comes here to give speeches often?

Madara Uchiha: I'm dying of laughter! What's this called? This is called wasting effort and getting nothing in return!

Makoto Ito: Today is Thursday, and he has already come three times this week. Including today, this will be the fourth time...

Tobirama Senju: Ah, this...

Hashirama Senju: This really is... really is... Hurry, Tobirama! I can't think of an adjective!

Tobirama Senju: You mean dedicated, right? My foolish big brother!

Hashirama Senju: Ah, right, right, right! Dedicated! That was the word I wanted to say! I just got anxious for a moment and couldn't think of it! This Third Hokage really is dedicated!!

Iruka watched as the students in the classroom complained one after another, and his face immediately darkened!

"Quiet! No complaining! All of you, come with me and assemble on the training ground!"

Just like that, all the students in the classroom fell silent. Each of them shrank their necks and rose to their feet, following Iruka toward the training ground...

Madara Uchiha: What the fuck is wrong with him? If you're going to brainwash them, then brainwash them! Why insist on gathering at the training ground? Can't you brainwash them in the classroom?

Makoto Ito: What are you thinking? He's the Hokage, after all! He finally comes to the Ninja Academy once; how could he brainwash just one class at a time? Of course he's going to gather the entire school and brainwash everyone together!

Hashirama Senju: ...

Madara Uchiha: ...

Izuna Uchiha: ...

Tobirama Senju: Isn't that improving efficiency? I think it's quite good! Come on, Makoto. Stop complaining too! I haven't seen the little monkey in many years either. Hurry out so we can have a look!

Makoto Ito followed the other students out to the training ground.

At that moment, Ino Yamanaka deliberately slowed her pace and walked over to Makoto Ito's side.

"Makoto! I noticed you didn't bring a lunchbox, did you? I brought a lot of food. We can eat together at noon!"

Makoto Ito looked at Ino Yamanaka, who still had a bit of a delinquent-girl look about her, and smiled...

"Sure. Then thanks a lot!"