Naruto Understood!

(Oops, the chapter order is reversed)

Knock knock...

Before entering, he casually knocked on the wooden door to remind the students that class was about to start.

The classroom fell silent for a moment, then quickly filled with greetings, "Hello, Iruka-sensei!"

"Everyone seems to be in good spirits..." Iruka replied with a smile, standing on the podium and placing the box at his feet.

"You must have had a wonderful holiday. Now I have good news and bad news. Which would you like to hear first?"

Good news!

"Bad news..."

When Naruto shouted "Good news!", the other students shouted "Bad news!" in unison, leaving him completely bewildered.

He then slammed his fist on the table and demanded, "Don't you want to hear good news? Why are you all choosing bad news?"

"Ninjas must consider the worst-case scenario when they're on a mission; this was just taught last semester, and it's clearly a test from Iruka-sensei..."

The blonde girl with her ponytail rolled her Byakugan and said disdainfully, "You're such a loser, you really weren't paying attention in class."

"What did you say! That wretched Ino..." Naruto almost jumped up in anger.

Just as he was about to challenge her to a fight, he realized she was a girl, and a very pretty and cute one at that, with several suitors in the class.

If he were to defeat his opponent using a relentless, persistent fighting style, he would definitely be looked down upon by his classmates, leaving Naruto only able to stand by his desk in a state of helpless rage.

"Alright, Naruto, sit down." Iruka said with a hint of exasperation, "You need to study harder, especially you, you always forget things easily."

After easing the tension, he gave a strange smile, "Since everyone wants to hear bad news, I'll just get straight to the point."

As per the Lord Hokage's request, the course content will be increased by fifty percent this semester, so you all need to work twice as hard!

"What?"

"Ahhhh..."

The classroom was filled with groans. Iruka looked around and saw that only Sasuke Uchiha, Haruno Sakura, Aburame Shino remained completely unchanged, as if dealing with them was an easy task.

With his chin resting on his hand, Nara Shikamaru, who was almost asleep, muttered "Trouble" softly, then immediately raised his hand to indicate, "So, Sensei... what's the good news?"

The students fell silent again, all staring expectantly at Iruka, who looked relaxed. "The good news is... you'll learn a lot more quickly, and you might even develop an interest."

"This is entirely thanks to the Lord Hokage's hard work. I feel so sorry for myself for not being born in such a great era..."

As he spoke, he opened the box at his feet and took out a large number of books. "The first batch of textbooks for this semester are all here. I'll distribute them to you right away so you can take a look."

Amidst the students' curious gazes, the textbooks were passed around, with extra copies being passed behind them as they eagerly turned to the first page.

Soon, exclamations of surprise rose and fell. "Wow, they're all pictures!"

Shikamaru, who had been nonchalant, was stunned when he opened it.

The entire textbook consists of color comics, presenting ninja knowledge in a visually appealing and engaging format.

The example ninja above is Chibi Head, which looks lively and endearing, and even I was completely attracted to it.

After carefully flipping through the first few pages, he felt immense admiration for the Lord Hokage.

The dry text content did not disappear, but was instead scattered throughout the characters' dialogues and narration in the comic strip.

With just a thought, he was surprised to find that he had a very deep memory of this part of the knowledge.

After thinking for a moment, Shikamaru realized that because the image and the text were linked, it was like attaching a distinctive label, making it very easy to remember...

Seeing their reaction, Iruka clapped his hands with a smile, "Alright, seeing how happy you all are, let's strike while the iron is hot and begin today's lesson!"

"Everyone, turn to the first page... You'll see that when a ninja is in a dimly lit area, it's best to first..."

"..."

"The Lord Hokage has provided the answer on how to choose the best location to set up a trap..."

"..."

Today is just an ordinary day in Konoha History, but for the first time, the students of the Ninja Academy are struck by how quickly time has passed.

Many people find the textbook content so interesting that they've decided to carry a copy with them at all times and flip through it whenever they have a spare moment.

Regarding the increased workload this semester, they said, "That's it?"

At dusk, in the backyard of the Nara Clan Head's house.

Shikamaru lay sprawled on the wooden floor in a reclining pose, flipping through a comic book... no, a textbook, with one hand, completely oblivious to his father entering the room.

"What are you looking at, kid? You seem so engrossed."

Nara Shikaku was surprised to find that the shogi board in his house was not moving.

As was the custom, the father and son would play a game of chess until their wife called them to dinner.

"Oh, it's Dad. I'm previewing the material for this semester."

Shikaku wondered if he'd misheard, "Reading textbooks? How come you're so diligent, you lazy bum? Didn't you always study right before exams?"

"Well, I found the Lord Hokage's newly compiled textbook quite interesting, so I lost track of time while reading it. Look, there are a few more over there..."

Shikaku picked up several books: "One Hundred Ways a Ninja Dies Due to Carelessness," "<Traps and Wilderness Survival>," and "<Stories of the Fourth Hokage>"...

He opened the "<Stories of the Fourth Hokage>" and was quite surprised to see this unique style of comic book.

Upon careful examination of the content, it became clear that it was adapted from previous textbooks, using beautiful and vivid pictures to make it easier for impatient children to remember and understand.

"Wow, that's amazing..."

Nara Shikaku remarked with emotion, "The Lord Hokage's actions have far-reaching consequences. Is this the impact of a new era?"

"Huh? Isn't this just a textbook?" Shikamaru tilted his head in confusion.

"You're too young to understand," Shikaku replied. "In the past, resources weren't so abundant. Every ninja clan placed great emphasis on inheritance, and much knowledge had a learning cost, which is why the gap between people widened..."

"This textbook, which combines text and images, can quickly convey more information than text alone, greatly accelerating people's learning speed."

Shikaku stroked his goatee. "And this is just the beginning. In recent years, new technological products have been constantly emerging in the world, and in the future... no, it's already affecting the training mechanism of ninjas."

Accumulating and passing down Ninjutsu and knowledge through pictures, texts, or even videos is far more efficient than using Scroll or receiving guidance from elders.

With the combined strength of the entire Great Ninja Village, its resources would become visibly abundant, enough to easily crush a Noble Clan.

Nara Shikaku knew this was an unstoppable trend. In addition to their family's secret techniques passed down for many years, the Ninja Clan had to continuously improve to maintain their value.

"Looks like I need to find an opportunity to talk things out with Inoichi and Choza..."

A week has passed since the new textbooks were introduced, and many parents have been shocked to find that their children have become extremely enthusiastic about learning.

After learning about the changes at the Ninja Academy, the village was filled with praise for the Fifth Hokage. After all, this knowledge was crucial for the future survival of ninjas, and everyone wanted their children to live as long as possible.

Many ninjas lamented that they weren't born in a better era, saying, "If I had had this kind of teaching material back then, I'd Jonin by now!"

As a teacher, Iruka feels this most deeply.

He hurried to the Hokage's Office, knocked respectfully, and prepared to report his teaching achievements to the Lord Hokage.

Thump thump thump--

"Come in."

As soon as Iruka entered, he found that the scene inside was quite different from what he had imagined.

All three of Shuichi were behind the desk.

A person sat in the middle of the chair, facing a rather large monitor, his hands pounding away on the keyboard like a maniac.

One person was organizing documents nearby; the papers were almost as high as a small mountain.

Another person stood with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth by the window like a leader, looking quite leisurely.

"It's Iruka..." Shuichi, with his condescending manner, slowly spoke up, "What is it?"

Iruka: "... I'm here to report on the teaching results since the start of the semester, especially the changes after adopting the new textbooks."

"How's the situation?"

"We just finished a short quiz, and it went really well!" Iruka exclaimed excitedly.

Shuichi stretched his neck. "How good is it? How good is it?"

Iruka hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Even Naruto understands that!"

"Naruto understands?"

Shuichi nodded and smiled slightly, "That's no problem. It seems the effect is indeed quite good."

"..."