Seat Change Uproar

Konoha Ninja School, Transformation Jutsu class.

"Sakuta Rinto." On the podium, Nakaryu Taiku held the roster and called Rinto's name.

"Here." Rinto lazily replied, then stood and walked up to the podium, stopping before Nakaryu Taiku.

He overlapped his straightened thumbs, with his left thumb on top, and casually formed the Ram hand seal.

Poof!

With a soft sound, white smoke dispersed, and someone who looked eighty percent like Nakaryu Taiku appeared on the podium.

Nakaryu Taiku rubbed his chin and kept circling Rinto.

"Other than being a little short, everything else is fine. Sixty points, pass. Keep working hard."

Poof!

With another soft sound, Rinto returned to normal and turned to leave the podium.

Before he could sit down after returning to his seat, Jiraiya's displeased voice came from the desk beside him.

"You bastard, Rinto! We agreed to fail together, so what's with you getting sixty points in every subject?!"

"..." Rinto was speechless. He had his reasons, but he couldn't tell Jiraiya.

What was the point of competing in exams with a bunch of little brats?

If failing meant staying behind for extra lessons, Rinto wouldn't even have wanted to take the exams.

As for why he only got sixty points, wasn't sixty points simply perfect?! It spared him pointless interactions with his classmates while still keeping him passing and avoiding even more pointless remedial lessons.

Transformation Jutsu was a simple technique and one of the Three Basic Jutsu that formed a ninja's foundation. When beginners used Transformation Jutsu, their flaws could be spotted at a glance, but ninjas who had mastered it could leave others completely unable to see through them.

For a qualified spy, Transformation Jutsu was even more important than combat ability.

And Rinto excelled at it.

The assessment continued, and soon it was Uchiha Ryota's turn. He sat in front of Rinto.

"A perfect Transformation Jutsu, one hundred points!"

Sitting below the podium, Rinto smiled faintly to himself.

The Ninja School assessments were really easy! Uchiha Ryota's Transformation Jutsu had at least seven minor flaws, yet Teacher Taiku had actually given him a hundred points. If it had been Mizuguma, that guy would definitely have failed him.

What made Konoha formidable was the absurd number of Kekkei Genkai and forbidden techniques they possessed.

Just the Sharingan and Byakugan alone made countless villages drool with envy.

Then there were forbidden techniques like the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, Flying Thunder God, Eight Inner Gates Formation, Reaper Death Seal, and Spirit Transformation Jutsu. Any one of them could easily create a bottomless, despair-inducing gap between a Jonin's strength and that of ninjas from other villages.

Not to mention that Konoha produced freakishly powerful genin.

Uchiha Ryota got a hundred points and slowly returned to his seat amid his classmates' astonished gazes.

"Sakuta Rinto, how many points did you get?"

Uchiha Ryota asked with a mocking expression, then answered his own question in a sarcastic tone.

"Oh! I remember now. You only got sixty points, didn't you? How lucky! You almost failed. I really hope you're this lucky every time."

Looking at the annoying kid, Rinto rolled his eyes speechlessly and had no intention of responding.

However, Jiraiya beside him couldn't stand it. He slammed the desk with a bang and started shouting.

"What's so great about that? You only got full marks! Rinto gets sixty points every time! Can you get a hundred points every time?!"

Hearing that, Rinto covered his forehead in exasperation.

Damn, this guy's thought process is unbelievable! What's there to be proud of about getting sixty every time? I seriously can't tell whether he's praising me or insulting me!

After hearing Jiraiya, Uchiha Ryota immediately laughed mockingly.

"Heh heh, you two really are a perfect match! One is an unlucky dead-last who fails every time, and the other is a lucky dead-last who gets by on dumb luck every time. Perfect match."

"Sigh!" Rinto sighed and slowly raised his head to look at Uchiha Ryota, his eyes full of helplessness.

I hadn't planned to pick on you, but now you just had to jump out on your own. Why bother?! Wouldn't it be better to stay alive?

"Did you change into clean pants?" Rinto asked coldly.

Uchiha Ryota's face instantly turned red. He couldn't help recalling how Rinto had scared him into wetting his pants last time, and a powerful sense of humiliation immediately surged through him.

At the same time, laughter erupted throughout the classroom.

After wetting his pants last time, Uchiha Ryota had taken a full week off to wait for the matter to blow over.

But now, Rinto had brought it up again. It was like tearing open his wound and rubbing salt into it.

"Y-you bastard! What's so great about being a little stronger? How dare you mock an Uchiha!"

Uchiha Ryota screamed hysterically, his eyes brimming with hateful ferocity.

On the podium, Nakaryu Taiku pressed at his throbbing temple. He only felt that this batch of students was the hardest batch he had ever taught.

The arrogant Uchiha, the troublemaking Jiraiya, and the impervious Sakuta Rinto.

The three of them were practically the center of all chaos.

The previous incident had barely ended, the training ground was still under repair, and Uchiha Ryota had only just returned from leave. Now they were clashing again?!

At that moment, Rinto raised his hand with an innocent expression and pointed at Uchiha Ryota.

"Teacher Taiku, this guy is interfering with my studies. Can I beat him up?"

The moment those words came out, the students throughout the classroom all shrank back in unison, involuntarily recalling the scene of Rinto shattering the school training ground with a single kick.

"No!" Nakaryu Taiku shouted instinctively, rushing like the wind to stand between Rinto and Uchiha Ryota.

Uchiha Ryota's legs went weak as well, and he kept backing away.

Although Rinto had phrased it as a question, Uchiha Ryota could see the intense threat in his eyes.

"D-don't come any closer! If you dare touch me, the Uchiha Clan will make you wish you were dead!"

Uchiha Ryota shouted, fierce on the outside but weak within.

At those words, quite a few students in the class frowned. They were all members of Konoha Village, and saying something like that was going too far. Did he think this was still the Warring States Era?!

Even Nakaryu Taiku, standing between the two, shot Uchiha Ryota a displeased glare.

The children from those great clans had foundations in ninjutsu and taijutsu far stronger than Civilian Ninja, but their personalities had also been heavily shaped by their clans.

Some of them had no Will of Fire in their eyes at all.

Rinto narrowed his eyes and took in his classmates' reactions, an evil smile rising in his heart.

Good. If I can make the Uchiha Clan's extermination happen earlier, that would be perfect. Maybe I could even get my hands on a pair of Sharingan~

Where would I even put the Sharingan then? I don't want to replace my original eyes. My navel? Or my asshole?

Pull down my pants and cast Amaterasu??? Then bleed nonstop??? Have people think my hemorrhoids burst???

Damn, the image is too beautiful to imagine!

"Ahem." A light cough interrupted Rinto's wild thoughts.

"Um, Tsunade, why don't you switch seats with Uchiha Ryota?" Nakaryu Taiku said in a negotiating tone.

The instant he spoke, Rinto felt Jiraiya beside him become excited. He stared eagerly at the blonde girl with the high ponytail in the middle of the classroom.

"Okay, Teacher Taiku." A crisp little girl's voice rang out as Tsunade stood and nodded.

After saying that, she gathered the books from her desk and left her seat.

In front of Rinto, Uchiha Ryota packed up his books while warily watching Rinto's every movement.

Suddenly, Rinto sharply raised his right hand.

"Ah! Teacher Taiku, he's going to hit me!" Uchiha Ryota was so frightened that he stumbled backward and fell flat on his butt, his short legs kicking wildly against the floor.

"Heh, sorry. My head was a little itchy." Rinto grinned brightly and scratched his head.

Nakaryu Taiku's face immediately darkened. Not a single one of these kids was easy to deal with.

This time! Once I finish teaching this class, I'll apply to become a Jonin. I'll never teach students at the Ninja School again!

Seeing that he had been fooled again, Uchiha Ryota trembled with rage.

"Just you wait!" After throwing down those vicious words, Uchiha Ryota hugged his books and left without looking back.

Seeing the matter settled, Nakaryu Taiku gave them a few reminders about getting along with their classmates, then turned and returned to the podium.

The blonde girl in the front had just sat down when Jiraiya leaned over, looking at Rinto with a shameless grin.

"Brother, that move of yours, tattling to the teacher, was amazing. I've never seen tattling feel this satisfying!"

Seeing Jiraiya desperately trying to make conversation while his eyes darted around, Rinto suddenly grinned.

"Jiraiya, don't tell me you like Tsunade?" His voice was low, only loud enough for Jiraiya to hear.

"What!!! N-no way!" Jiraiya immediately flailed in panic, shaking his head furiously.

He was still just a child who hadn't graduated from the Ninja School yet. His Face Skin wasn't thick enough for that. Having his feelings exposed so suddenly, especially behind the girl's back, left Jiraiya unable to stay calm.

Though Jiraiya denied it over and over, Rinto had already confirmed the answer from his face, which was as red as a monkey's butt.

He couldn't understand why so many people in the original story liked Tsunade.

Is Konan not cute? Is Guren not appealing? Or is Mei Terumi not beautiful?

Konan is so cute, can make Explosive Tags, and is obedient too. Isn't she better than that violent woman Tsunade?

Guren has Crystal Release, can easily bring home money, and even has a bit of a tsundere personality. Isn't she more appealing than that spendthrift Tsunade?

As for Mei Terumi, there's no need to say more. Let me wipe my nosebleed first!

In any case, Rinto felt that while Tsunade was well-endowed, in reality, a woman who was both violent and a spendthrift was simply terrifying!

What he didn't know was that sometimes, the more a person feared something, the more likely it was to happen. But that was a story for later.

Seeing Jiraiya practically confess without being asked, Rinto's smile grew even wider.

"Jiraiya, get ready to treat me. Otherwise, I'll spread the news that you have a crush on Tsunade all over the village!"

Hearing that, Jiraiya immediately flew into an embarrassed rage and grabbed Rinto by the neck.

"Don't! Don't talk nonsense! Why would I like that flat-chested, washboard princess?!"

"Heh heh, I don't care. If you don't treat me, I'll tell everyone."

Seeing Rinto's shameless expression, Jiraiya immediately surrendered.

He felt around in his pocket and found only two pitiful coins, totaling two hundred Ryo.

After thinking it over, he forced himself to ask, "W-what do you want to eat?"

Rinto gave a mysterious smile and held up one finger. "One skewer of Takoyaki is enough to shut my mouth!"

Hearing that he only needed one skewer of Takoyaki, Jiraiya let out a long sigh of relief. Takoyaki was a Konoha Village specialty snack. One skewer cost only ten Ryo, making it both cheap and delicious.

"It's a deal."

"It's a deal."

In the front row, Tsunade clenched her small fists tightly, struggling to suppress her anger.

That bastard Jiraiya actually called me a flat-chested, washboard princess! Damn it, during the next practical class, I'm definitely going to beat you up good!

And Sakuta Rinto, that guy is even worse! He actually used me to blackmail that idiot Jiraiya!

What's even more infuriating is that one skewer of Takoyaki was enough to settle it!

You two bastards, just wait!