Torikaze rubbed his eyes, then stood and said to the teachers, "You all know the list of eliminated students. Focus on comforting those who were eliminated."
The teachers nodded. "Understood, Lord Torikaze. Those eliminated students all come from villages large and small across the Land of Fire. They won't hold any resentment."
Torikaze looked at them after hearing that. "This has nothing to do with the Land of Fire or the Land of Water. I didn't explain the reasons in detail when I eliminated them, so they may have misunderstandings. You need to inform them."
"Understood."
After that, Torikaze prepared to leave the classroom. He had supervised here for nearly an entire day, and he now had seventy percent confidence in his plan.
That was already quite high. Nothing in this world was guaranteed to succeed.
There were barely any students left in the academy now. Only some who had been selected but whose performances were still lacking remained, seriously discussing how to revise their acts.
Torikaze did not disturb them. He turned into a cloud of mist and vanished, reappearing at the entrance to the Cloud Clan Grounds.
Just as he was about to enter, a blond little boy ran out from the courtyard and wrapped himself around Torikaze's leg.
"Uncle! Where did you go today? I haven't seen you in ages!"
Torikaze crouched down and picked up the little blond boy, pinching his cheek. "Uncle went to work. I'm resting now, so I can play with Naruto."
Little Naruto grinned, delighted beyond measure. "Great! Sasuke, that crybaby, said I was bullying him after playing with me for a while, then ran home crying to find his brother."
Torikaze found that rather amusing. "What? You bullied Sasuke again?"
Naruto pouted. "No. I just didn't go easy on him when