You at the Next Desk, Hinata Hyuga

A new day.

Beizawa rose early, because the first class of the day was the one he taught: Will of Fire.

From another angle, it also showed how much Hiruzen Sarutobi valued it.

That old geezer was a nasty piece of work, a peeping tom.

Beizawa was certain Hiruzen Sarutobi would use his Crystal Ball to spy on his class.

Not because of him, of course, but because of Naruto Uzumaki and the others.

Beizawa arrived at the First Year Class A classroom and found only five students had shown up.

He swept his gaze across the room, his eyes landing on a little girl sitting in the middle row.

She wore a long-sleeved top and pants that covered her thoroughly, with short blue-black hair.

But what really caught the eye was her pair of pure white eyes.

This was the Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan.

The Byakugan was unique to the Hyuga Clan, possessing the abilities of clairvoyance and insight.

[Current Mission: Help your desk mate Hinata Hyuga retrieve her scarf.]

[Mission Reward: Konoha Whirlwind.]

[Accept?]

Beizawa stared at the three lines of text that had suddenly appeared before him, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

How was he supposed to become Hinata Hyuga's desk mate?

Beizawa thought for a few seconds, then came up with an idea to fool the system.

He slowly walked forward and sat down beside her.

"...?"

Doubt arose in Hinata Hyuga's heart.

But her shy personality kept her from daring to ask.

She lowered her head, her two fingers fidgeting nervously against each other.

"I'm Beizawa, the teacher for First Year Class A."

Beizawa turned his head to look at her—skin as white as snow, like some delicate porcelain doll.

"T-Teacher, hello!"

Hinata Hyuga greeted him in a fluster.

The Hyuga Clan could be considered nobles among ninjas, very particular about rules and etiquette.

"No need to be so formal."

Beizawa gave a gentle smile and asked, "Can I be your desk mate?"

He didn't bring up the scarf directly—that would be too hasty.

"You can."

Hinata Hyuga answered instinctively, but then tilted her head to look at him, confusion on her face.

"I didn't finish my lesson prep, and there's no seat at the podium, so I'll have to temporarily be your desk mate."

Beizawa opened the materials in his hand, spouting nonsense.

That was a lie.

But Hinata Hyuga didn't overthink it and believed him.

Just then, three lines of text appeared before Beizawa's eyes again.

[Current Mission: Become the first student in the class to catch the attention of Principal Hiruzen Sarutobi.]

[Mission Reward: Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.]

[Accept?]

Something this good?

This system wasn't as brain-dead as he'd imagined.

Beizawa immediately chose to accept—it was a convenient thing anyway.

He'd already planned to leave a deep impression on Hiruzen Sarutobi during the first class.

This was called knowing how to play the game, with loyalty as the main selling point.

Hinata Hyuga stared blankly at the good-looking teacher beside her.

He sure was familiar for a stranger.

But at the same time, she felt a pang of envy.

If she had that kind of personality, maybe she wouldn't disappoint her father Hyuga Hiashi time and time again.

"What are you looking at?"

Beizawa had thought of a solution, but when he turned back, he noticed Hinata Hyuga was lost in thought, her bright, watery eyes looking a bit dazed.

"N... nothing."

Hinata Hyuga met his gaze, and her face instantly flushed red.

"By the way, you still haven't told me your name, Hyuga-san."

Beizawa asked with a smile.

"Eh?"

Hinata Hyuga quickly stood up, looking very embarrassed as she said, "F... forgive me, my name is Hinata Hyuga!"

"See, you're being polite again."

Beizawa reached out and patted her head, saying, "We're desk mates now, not teacher and student."

"S... sorry."

Hinata Hyuga stiffened all over and lowered her head again.

"Sit down and talk."

Beizawa withdrew his hand and said.

Hinata Hyuga obediently sat down, her legs together and her hands resting on her lap.

She suddenly thought of something and lifted her head.

"Um... how did you know my surname was Hyuga?"

Hinata Hyuga asked curiously.

"Of course, from your Byakugan."

Beizawa studied her eyes as he spoke.

"D... don't look."

Hinata Hyuga turned her head away, saying, "It's not pretty."

"I think it's quite pretty."

Beizawa's mind stirred, and he asked, "Why do you think it's not pretty?"

"I..."

Hinata Hyuga hesitated, her face showing uncertainty.

"We're friends now, right?"

Beizawa's face broke into a smile as he said.

"It's what they said."

Hinata Hyuga's cute little face paled slightly as she said, "They said the Byakugan is ugly."

Beizawa thought to himself, Just as I expected.

This was exactly what the three brats had said to bully Hinata Hyuga in the original story.

And the Scarf mentioned in the mission was also what they had snatched.

"So that's what happened? Then I have to rein them in."

Beizawa's expression turned serious.

"Huh?"

Hinata Hyuga hadn't expected him to say that at all, and she was stunned.

"Do you still remember them?"

Beizawa softened his tone and said, "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 casually, "Just tell me their main features."

"They're three boys, about my age... that's about it."

Hinata Hyuga recalled as she spoke.

"That's enough. I've narrowed it down to a few candidates; I'll confirm after class."

Beizawa smiled and said.

Every class had a few brats here and there.

Plus, with the features Hinata Hyuga had given, it wasn't hard to find them.

"Am... amazing!"

Hinata Hyuga blurted it out.

In her eyes, Beizawa had already become a very reliable adult.

"It's nothing."

Beizawa waved a hand and said, "I'll let you know once I have the results."

"Thank you, Teacher Beizawa."

Hinata Hyuga said with a grateful expression.

Beizawa was about to speak when he heard a conversation from the doorway.

"Sakura, do you think our teacher is a handsome guy?"

"It doesn't matter if the teacher is handsome or not, what matters is having lots of handsome classmates!"

Two little girls walked into the classroom.

One had pink hair tied with a ribbon, revealing a fair forehead.

The other had a golden single ponytail, with bangs falling down to cover her right eye.

Beizawa took one look and recognized them as Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka.

The former was one of the original heroines, who along with the two male leads, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, saved the ninja world.

Of course, she wasn't the MVP.

The latter was the 'Ino' of the new generation Ino-Shika-Cho, mainly responsible for control and perception.

She and Sakura Haruno both liked Sasuke Uchiha, but without the heroine's halo, she ended up as a blonde loser.

"So handsome!"

Ino Yamanaka noticed Beizawa and widened her eyes.

"Is this our teacher?"

Sakura Haruno perked up and asked.