Stomach Upset, Can Only Eat Soft Rice

From Soseki's perspective, the curriculum at the Ninja Academy was subtly downplaying family legacies.

However, for the children, none of that mattered. What truly captivated them was—

"Wow! I want to choose the First Hokage's Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"

"Idiot! Wood Release is a Bloodline Limit, you can't learn it even if you choose it!"

"How dare you call me an idiot, watch my Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

"Anyone can spit, watch my Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"

Amidst the lively atmosphere, Asuma ran over and unceremoniously plopped himself onto the table in front of Soseki.

"Have you guys decided what you want to choose as your graduation gift? I'll go first, I plan to choose Fire Release: Dustless Camouflage!"

Kurenai lightly tapped her chin with her fingertips. "I think I'll choose Illusion Arts: Dark Mist."

Asuma eagerly continued, "Soseki, what about you?"

Soseki crossed his arms, smiling with a gentle, languid air. "As for me... Mind Transfer Jutsu, I think!"

Just then, a girl sitting behind Soseki hesitantly spoke up, "M-Mind Transfer Jutsu?"

Soseki turned around, tilting his head. "Classmate Shizune, is there a problem?"

As if afraid to meet Soseki's eyes, Shizune lowered her head shyly and asked in a small voice, "Soseki-kun, why do you want to learn this Ninjutsu?"

Soseki replied with genuine sincerity, "If I can learn this technique, I'll be able to help everyone better in the future! Even on the battlefield, I can grasp everyone's information immediately."

Hearing this, Shizune couldn't help but say, "But, people who learn this technique are targeted by enemy ninja villages, and when using this technique, the user's body is at its most vulnerable. Why would you want to learn such a harmful Ninjutsu?"

By the end of her sentence, her soft voice had become agitated and sharp.

Soseki smiled gently. "Classmate Shizune, do you think the predecessor who invented this technique considered this problem?"

At Soseki's words, Shizune subconsciously recalled the gentle face of that man. Although she was very young then, that care and affection had been etched deep into her memory.

It was precisely this memory that made her instinctively resist answering, "I don't know."

Soseki smiled slightly, his eyes full of longing. "Aren't Ninjutsu created by carrying on the will of our predecessors? Wouldn't it be a shame if such a technique had no one to inherit its will?"

Shizune felt a sense of loss, murmuring Soseki's words back, "Inherit... will..."

"Wait, wait!" Asuma waved his arms vigorously, interrupting their conversation. "Mind Transfer Jutsu is an S-rank ultimate Ninjutsu. Even for you, Soseki, learning it is almost impossible!"

"Asuma, this doesn't sound like you!" Soseki turned back, smiling gently. "Even ultimate Ninjutsu, aren't they created by someone? If our predecessors could do it, can't we at least walk the path they walked? If we don't even have that courage, how can we forge a better future?"

Hearing this, Asuma's blood boiled, and he shouted loudly, "You're right, I want to choose an ultimate Ninjutsu too!"

However, Ibiki's voice drifted over from the side, "There are no fire-attribute ultimate Ninjutsu in the Forbidden Jutsu Scroll."

"Ah~ No~"

Smiling, Soseki turned his gaze back to Shizune. "As for your earlier question, I already have an answer."

"Whether it's being targeted by enemy ninja villages or the vulnerability of the user's body, they can all be answered with one word—partners!"

"Asuma, Kurenai, if it were you, you would definitely protect me, right?"

Asuma, who was still lamenting the absence of fire-attribute ultimate Ninjutsu in the Forbidden Jutsu Scroll, suddenly stopped and shouted with passionate fervor, "Of course! If anyone wants to deal with Soseki, they'll have to get past my corpse first!"

Kurenai, meanwhile, gnashed her teeth resentfully beside him. "Damn it, why did you have to jump in so quickly!"

At this moment, Shizune also snapped out of her daze, and her eyes on Soseki seemed to sparkle with brilliant starlight. "Soseki-kun, actually, the person who created Mind Transfer Jutsu was my uncle, Dan Katō!"

Soseki showed a hint of surprise at the opportune moment, then "realized," "No wonder you were so surprised when I said I was going to choose Mind Transfer Jutsu, so that's why..."

Shizune bit her lower lip. "Although, although this technique already belongs to the village..."

Soseki was not surprised by this. After all, Konoha's "patent rights" wouldn't extend much beyond the inventor's death.

"However, my uncle's notes on cultivating Mind Transfer Jutsu still exist. If, if you need them, Soseki-kun, I can lend you the notes!"

Soseki asked with feigned delight, "Can I really?"

Shizune nodded her small head vigorously. "Mhm, if it's you, Soseki-kun..."

Just then, Takitani Ryosuke burst in through the door like the wind and ran up to Soseki, saying with schadenfreude, "Aha, Soseki, guess what I saw when I went to the restroom just now?"

Asuma said with a look of disgust from the side, "Don't tell me you walked into the girls' restroom?"

"Idiot, how could Ryosuke-sama do such a thing!" Ryosuke's face turned red. "I'll just say it, Mizuki, that guy got cornered by the third-years!"

With his shout, the entire class looked over.

"Serves him right! Who told him to give the Class Leader a dirty look last time!"

"Exactly, if it weren't for Soseki, who would even care about him?"

"Hearing you say that, I'm almost tempted to go see what kind of trouble that guy is in."

Just as Takitani Ryosuke was about to chime in, he suddenly noticed Soseki's solemn expression and exclaimed, "Soseki, you're not thinking of saving that bastard, are you?"

Soseki nodded seriously.

Seeing this, Ryosuke couldn't help but feel dejected. "Is that guy that important?"

"You are all important to me!" Soseki's gentle gaze swept over everyone, his voice firm and powerful. "I know that classmate Mizuki's personality isn't very sociable, he's even a bit of a loner. But no matter what, he's still a member of our class. As long as he hasn't done anything to harm the class, he'll always be our partner. We first-years aren't going to let the third-years lecture us!"

In truth, Soseki's words weren't particularly inspiring, but thanks to his consistently perfect image, everyone's enthusiasm was immediately ignited.

"We first-years are the best group!"

"That's right, let those third-year jerks know we're not to be trifled with!"

Like a torrent, everyone proactively rushed out behind Soseki.

For a moment, the older students on campus stared at the scene in bewilderment and fear. Were these new students starting a club in the school?

So scary!

Thanks to Qing Lei Yuan for the 300 tip, Zhutian Jie Ke Mang for the 200 tip, Xiaobai for the 200 tip, Ji Piao Xue You Luo Yu for the 100 tip, and Pian Hong Ling Jin? for the 100 tip.