Want to learn? I'll teach you

Beizawa had one fewer class today than yesterday.

Morning was Will of Fire, afternoon was practical combat.

After finishing his classes, Beizawa returned to the office.

He picked up the homework on his desk and started reading through it.

Practical combat had no homework—only Leaf History and Will of Fire did.

The assignments for those two courses weren't difficult; everyone passed, and a few papers were exceptionally well-written.

To his surprise, Beizawa found Naruto Uzumaki among them.

It seemed his teaching was decent.

This wasn't self-praise on Beizawa's part—in the original story, Naruto Uzumaki was the dead last.

By "dead last," he meant the bottom of the class, terrible at both theory and practical combat.

Time came to the final class of the day—practical combat.

"Today's lesson is still kunai throwing."

Beizawa stood before the students and said, "Those who haven't mastered it, keep practicing. Those who have, you're free to do as you please."

Many faces lit up with surprise, especially the clan prodigies led by Sasuke Uchiha and Shikamaru Nara.

After all, free time meant no class.

"Damn it! I messed up!"

Kiba Inuzuka froze on the spot, his face full of regret. "I should've gone all out yesterday!"

"I'm definitely hitting the bullseye today!"

Naruto Uzumaki clenched his fists and declared.

He'd already accepted Beizawa's snack pack yesterday; if he didn't master it today, it'd be too embarrassing.

Hinata Hyuga glanced at Beizawa.

After a moment's thought, she decided to stay and keep practicing kunai.

Even though she'd already learned it long ago.

"This teacher's really something. I like him."

Shikamaru Nara found a patch of grass, propped his head on his hands, and lay down comfortably.

"Yeah."

Choji Akimichi sat beside him, pulled out some chips, and crunched them loudly.

"Sasuke-kun!"

Sakura Haruno dashed over to Sasuke Uchiha and asked, "Can you teach me that curved kunai technique from yesterday?"

"I don't have time."

Sasuke Uchiha rejected her without hesitation.

Without even looking, he walked to the other side of the training ground.

Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!

Sasuke Uchiha formed hand seals, and chakra surged out, condensing into a fist-sized fireball in the air.

A look of disappointment crept onto his face.

Though everyone called him a genius, compared to his brother Itachi Uchiha, he was mediocre.

His brother could master Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique after seeing it once—he couldn't.

"Why is that?"

Sasuke Uchiha gritted his teeth.

He just wanted to learn it quickly and earn praise from his father and brother.

Every time he imagined that scene, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but lift.

But sadly, it was all just his fantasy.

"Your chakra control is lacking."

A sudden voice rang out.

Sasuke Uchiha turned and saw Beizawa.

He froze for a moment, a flicker of change in his eyes, but quickly returned to calm.

Beizawa was just an ordinary chunin instructor, not even a member of the Uchiha Clan—what could he know about Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique?

He didn't think Beizawa had any real skill.

"Follow me."

Beizawa saw right through Sasuke Uchiha's thoughts.

He wasn't surprised—this was, after all, the proud Uchiha Clan.

But a rare chance to complete a mission was not something he wanted to miss.

"Where are we going?"

Sasuke Uchiha asked, puzzled.

"You'll find out soon enough."

Beizawa led him to a secluded training ground on the school grounds.

Just as Sasuke Uchiha was about to speak, he saw something that left him dumbfounded.

Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!

Under Beizawa's full exertion, he spat out a massive fireball.

What shocked Sasuke Uchiha was that it was even bigger than the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique his brother Itachi Uchiha had used.

This truly overturned his understanding.

"Want to learn? I'll teach you."

Beizawa saw his dazed expression and couldn't help but smile.

Though the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique was a signature jutsu of the Uchiha Clan, it was simple to learn and powerful, so many ninja from other clans also used it.

Among them was Beizawa's late, half-baked teacher.

Because of that, Beizawa didn't need to worry about anyone questioning where he'd learned the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.

It took Sasuke Uchiha a long moment to snap out of it.

If he could unleash a fireball that big, he'd definitely impress his father and brother.

"Teacher Beizawa, I want to learn."

Sasuke Uchiha perked up and said immediately.

At this point, he wasn't as withdrawn as in the original story, so he didn't hold back too much.

"If you want to master the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, you need to work on two aspects."

Beizawa said with a smile, "One is chakra control, and the other is chakra nature transformation."

The original story didn't mention how to train in Fire Style Chakra Nature Transformation, but it did cover Wind Style Chakra Nature Transformation training.

It was shown when Naruto Uzumaki learned Wind Style from Asuma Sarutobi.

First step: use Wind Style to cut a leaf.

Second step: use Wind Style to cut a waterfall.

Third step: apply the learned nature transformation to a Wind Style jutsu.

"Chakra nature transformation is still a bit early for you. I'll start by teaching you how to improve your chakra control."

Beizawa pointed to a nearby tree and said, "Gather chakra in your feet, then climb up."

The Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique actually also involved Chakra Nature Transformation.

But it was only a C-rank jutsu, not the Rasengan, so the shape transformation wasn't difficult—just make it bigger and rounder.

"That simple?"

Sasuke Uchiha found it hard to believe.

"Go give it a try."

Beizawa smiled without saying more.

He remembered that in the original story, Sasuke Uchiha hadn't succeeded on his first tree-climbing attempt.

Back then, he'd already graduated. Now, he'd just enrolled, so it would probably be even worse.

"Watch me do it in one go!"

Sasuke Uchiha sensed Beizawa's doubt, gave a light snort, and walked up to the tree.

He coated his feet with chakra, stepped onto the bark, and started walking upward.

"Isn't this pretty easy?"

Sasuke Uchiha took two steps, the corner of his mouth lifting.

But celebrating early never ended well.

When Sasuke Uchiha reached the middle of the tree, his expression changed, and he fell.

"How was that?"

Beizawa said with a grin.

"It's... it's because the bark was too slippery!"

Sasuke Uchiha's face flushed red as he stubbornly insisted.

He struggled to his feet, took a deep breath, and started climbing the tree again.

[Current Mission: Obtain preliminary recognition from your classmate Sasuke Uchiha.]

[Mission Reward: Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique.]

[Host has completed the mission. Reward issued.]

Beizawa raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that tsundere was already out of style.

A flood of information poured into his mind.

Beizawa watched Sasuke Uchiha climbing the tree and considered a problem.

How to explain the source of the ninjutsu rewarded by the system.

Low-level ninjutsu could be attributed to his deceased squad leader and teammates.

After all, sometimes the dead are more useful than the living—they can't verify anything.

But high-level ninjutsu, starting from B-rank, couldn't use that excuse anymore.

There were two ways for a ninja to obtain ninjutsu: taught by a teacher, or rewarded by Konoha.

Beizawa rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

[Your lifelong rival Sasuke Uchiha is diligently studying Fire Style. You can't afford to lose either.]

[Current Mission: Master a C-rank ninjutsu faster than Sasuke Uchiha.]

[Mission Reward: Art of the Flying Swallow.]

[Accept?]

The sudden text made Beizawa pause.

An ordinary chunin like him, becoming the lifelong rival of a savior—that was really... a setup by the system.

Though he was happy to see a new mission, this one seemed simple but wasn't.

Because he had no new ninjutsu to learn, even if it only required C-rank difficulty.

Was he supposed to go find Hiruzen Sarutobi?

Beizawa rubbed his brow.

He had no notable achievements right now. Going to him rashly would come off as ungrateful.