A new day began.
Beizawa got up early, because the first class was the Will of Fire course he taught.
From another perspective, it also showed how much importance Hiruzen Sarutobi placed on it.
That rotten old man was bad to the bone, a complete peeping tom.
Beizawa was certain that Hiruzen Sarutobi would use the Crystal Ball to observe how he taught.
Of course, not because of him, but because of Naruto Uzumaki and the others.
Beizawa arrived at the First Year Class A classroom and found that only five students had arrived.
He swept his gaze around the room before it landed on the little girl seated in the middle row.
She wore tightly wrapped long clothes and pants, with short bluish-black hair.
But the most eye-catching feature was her pair of pure white eyes.
That was the Kekkei Genkai, the Byakugan.
The Hyuga Clan's unique Byakugan possessed the ability to see through things and perceive details.
[Current mission: Help your deskmate, Hinata Hyuga, get her scarf back.] [Mission reward: Konoha Whirlwind.] [Accept?]
Beizawa's mouth twitched as he looked at the three lines of text that had suddenly appeared before him.
How was he supposed to become Hinata Hyuga's deskmate?
After thinking for a few seconds, Beizawa came up with a way to fool the system.
He slowly walked over and sat down beside her.
"...?"
Hinata Hyuga was puzzled.
But her shy nature kept her from daring to ask.
She lowered her head, nervously poking her two index fingers together.
"I'm Beizawa, the teacher of First Year Class A."
Beizawa turned to look at her. Her skin was snow-white, like that of an exquisite doll.
"T-Teacher, hello!"
Hinata Hyuga greeted him in a fluster.
The Hyuga Clan could be considered the nobility among ninjas and placed great emphasis on rules and etiquette.
"You don't need to be so polite."
Beizawa smiled warmly and asked, "Can I be your deskmate?"
He did not bring up the scarf directly, since that would have been too hasty.
"Yes."
Hinata Hyuga answered instinctively, but then tilted her head at him with confusion written across her face.
"I haven't finished preparing for class, and there's no seat at the podium, so I can only temporarily be your deskmate."
Beizawa opened the materials in his hand and made up an excuse.
It was a lie.
But Hinata Hyuga did not think too much about it and believed him.
Just then, another three lines of text appeared before Beizawa.
[Current mission: Become the first student in the class to catch Principal Hiruzen Sarutobi's attention.] [Mission reward: Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.] [Accept?]
There was something this good?
This system was not as stupid as he had imagined.
Beizawa immediately accepted. After all, it was something he could do along the way.
He had already planned to leave a deep impression on Hiruzen Sarutobi during the first lesson.
This was called knowing how the world worked. Loyalty was the main point.
Hinata Hyuga stared blankly at this handsome teacher.
He was really so friendly with strangers.
Yet at the same time, she felt envy.
If she had that kind of personality, perhaps she would not have disappointed her father, Hyuga Hiashi, again and again.
"What are you looking at?"
Beizawa had thought of a solution. When he turned back, he noticed Hinata Hyuga spacing out, her watery eyes looking a little dazed.
"N-Nothing."
Hinata Hyuga met his gaze, and her cheeks instantly flushed red.
"By the way, you still haven't told me your name, Miss Hyuga."
Beizawa asked with a smile.
"Huh?"
Hinata Hyuga hurriedly stood up and said very apologetically, "E-Excuse me, my name is Hinata Hyuga!"
"See? You're being so polite again."
Beizawa reached out and patted her head. "We're deskmates now, not teacher and student."
"S-Sorry."
Hinata Hyuga's entire body stiffened, and she lowered her head again.
"Sit down. Let's talk."
Beizawa withdrew his hand.
Hinata Hyuga obediently sat down, her legs pressed together and her small hands resting on her lap.
She suddenly thought of something and raised her head.
"Um... how did you know my surname was Hyuga?"
Hinata Hyuga asked curiously.
"Of course, because of your Byakugan."
Beizawa studied her eyes as he spoke.
"D-Don't look."
Hinata Hyuga turned her head away. "They're not pretty."
"I think they're quite beautiful."
Beizawa's thoughts stirred, and he asked, "Why do you think they aren't pretty?"
"I..."
Hinata Hyuga hesitated, looking conflicted.
"We're friends now, aren't we?"
Beizawa smiled.
"That's what they said."
Hinata Hyuga's cute little face went slightly pale. "They said the Byakugan is ugly."
Just as I thought.
Those were the words spoken by the three brats who bullied Hinata Hyuga in the original story.
And the scarf mentioned in the mission was also taken by them.
"So something like that happened? Then I have to put a stop to them."
Beizawa's expression turned serious.
"Huh?"
Hinata Hyuga had never expected him to say that and froze on the spot.
"Do you still remember them?"
Beizawa softened his tone. "Don't worry. I'm a teacher. I won't do anything to them."
"I remember."
Hinata Hyuga nodded, then said with difficulty, "But I don't know their names."
"That's fine."
Beizawa said indifferently, "Just tell me their main characteristics."
"They were three boys, around the same age as me... that's probably all."
Hinata Hyuga spoke while trying to recall them.
"That's already enough. I have a few suspects in mind. I'll confirm it after class."
Beizawa smiled.
Every class had more or less a few troublesome brats.
And Hinata Hyuga had already described their characteristics, so they would not be difficult to find.
"That's... that's amazing!"
Hinata Hyuga blurted out.
In her heart, Beizawa had already become an extremely reliable adult.
"It's nothing."
Beizawa waved his hand. "I'll let you know once I have the results."
"Thank you, Teacher Beizawa."
Hinata Hyuga spoke with a grateful expression.
Beizawa was just about to speak when he heard a conversation coming from the doorway.
"Sakura, do you think our teacher is going to be a super handsome guy?"
"It doesn't matter whether the teacher is handsome. What matters is having lots of handsome classmates!"
Two little girls walked into the classroom.
One had pink hair tied with a ribbon, revealing her fair forehead.
The other wore a blonde ponytail, with bangs hanging down to cover her right eye.
Beizawa recognized them at a glance. They were Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka.
The former was one of the heroines of the original story and had saved the ninja world alongside the two male leads, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
Of course, she was not the MVP.
The latter was the "Ino" of Konoha's new generation of Ino-Shika-Cho, mainly responsible for control and sensing.
Both she and Sakura Haruno liked Sasuke Uchiha, but without the heroine's plot armor, Ino Yamanaka ultimately became a blonde loser in love.
"So handsome!"
Ino Yamanaka noticed Beizawa and widened her eyes.
"Is this our teacher?"
Sakura Haruno perked up and asked.
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