Guaranteed-to-Work Senju Clan Secret Technique

The first day at the Ninja Academy was fairly relaxed.

Aside from introducing the curriculum,

the students got to know one another, wandered around the school, and familiarized themselves with its layout.

By the time the day came to an end...

"See you tomorrow."

The students said their goodbyes to one another.

Jueming left the campus, returned home, ate, and practiced his punches.

When the sky was filled with stars, there was suddenly some movement next door.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

"?"

Jueming turned his head toward the source of the noise.

"..."

He stopped practicing and slowly walked over.

The sound was coming from a wall.

That wall belonged to his living room.

Though it faced the living room, it also connected to the house next door.

There was only a thin layer between them.

On the other side was Senju Akira's home.

What was she doing?

Banging her head against the wall?

His options at that moment:

1. Go take a look. Curiosity killed the cat.

2. Couldn't be bothered. What did it have to do with me?

3. I'm calling the police! I'm going to get someone from the Uchiha MPD~!

"There's a fourth option."

Jueming thought to himself.

"Ninja Body Fist!"

Jueming punched the wall, making the entire living room wall shudder.

Bang! Bang! Bang!!

After throwing several more punches, he listened quietly for a while. The disturbing noise disappeared.

Served her right. Staying up in the middle of the night instead of sleeping, huh.

"This kid..."

Jueming's violent answer to violence caught Mito Uzumaki off guard.

She had finally realized it.

Senju Jueming's thought process and behavior could not be judged by common sense.

At the very least, he was different from most ordinary people.

Afterward, Jueming took a shower and went to bed.

Tonight, once the clock passed midnight, the increase in his stamina made Jueming feel completely at ease...

The next morning.

Having slept well, Jueming got up full of energy.

The moment he opened the door, he saw Senju Akira crouching in her own yard, doing who knew what.

All she showed Jueming was her back, hiding her face from view.

Jueming could not be bothered with her.

He simply locked the door and headed for the Ninja Academy.

After Jueming left, Senju Akira's murmurs drifted away in the wind.

"I want to go to school too... I really want to... go to school..."

Ninja Academy.

"Today is the day we officially begin classes."

Funano Daikoku stood at the podium, bracing both hands on the desk with a broad smile.

As he listened to the speech, Jueming, seated in a corner at the back of the classroom, simply lay down.

He looked as though he had vanished from the classroom entirely.

[Stamina +1]

[Stamina +1]

The instant he saw the system notifications, Jueming felt reassured.

Rin Nohara glanced around, then spotted Jueming lying flat.

Her eyes immediately widened in shock.

"Is Jueming... sleeping?"

It was simply unimaginable!

"Someone's actually sleeping in class! And it's Jueming, who came first in the Entrance Examination?!"

The sight before her completely overturned Rin Nohara's worldview!

There were thirty students in Class 1 of Year 1.

Every one of them was sharp-eyed and sharp-eared.

Other than Rin Nohara, the rest soon noticed Jueming, who had seemingly "disappeared" but was actually sleeping on the bench.

Their faces, hearts, and eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.

This was Konoha's Ninja Academy.

One of the five great ninja academies in the Ninja World.

A place where elites gathered!

"Sleeping in the classroom on the very first official day of class..." Kakashi frowned, thoughts rising in his mind.

"Senju Jueming really has personality."

Asuma, dressed in a sleeveless coat and wearing a thick gold chain, nodded.

All the students had noticed Jueming's behavior.

Naturally, Funano Daikoku, their homeroom teacher, had noticed as well.

"Um... Senju Jueming."

"Sensei, I'm listening. Please continue." Jueming's voice came from behind the desk.

Funano Daikoku said, "Senju Jueming, I've been teaching at the Ninja Academy for nearly ten years, and I've never had a student sleep through my class..."

Jueming said, "Now you have."

Everyone: "..."

After a moment.

Jueming got up, because Funano Daikoku had strongly insisted that he do so.

Looking at his stamina no longer increasing, Jueming felt deeply regretful.

At that moment.

Scenes flashed through Jueming's mind.

The Great Elder, working himself to the bone until his hair had turned completely white...

Members of the Senju Clan being mocked, humiliated like a tiger fallen onto the plains...

And... Mito Uzumaki, whose beauty was beyond description.

As well as female classmates like Rin Nohara, Uzuki Yugao, Anko, and Kurenai Yuhi...

Jueming could not help but nod.

"This is all for the Senju Clan. To make the Senju Clan great again, to let the Senju rise once more, I am willing to bear these insults."

So.

Jueming looked at Funano Daikoku on the podium.

"Sensei, I wasn't actually sleeping. I was cultivating, because I have a special secret technique... If you're dissatisfied, then I just won't come to class tomorrow."

After all, he had the Grass Release System.

Whether he attended class or not did not really matter.

On the contrary, attending classes would delay his cultivation progress and plans for growing stronger while lying down.

He was busy every day.

His schedule was packed full.

He had to lie down, practice his punches, practice growing Life Grass, and set aside time to periodically snatch the other children's allowance...

All in all, he was very, very busy.

"!"

Everyone froze, then stared at him in stunned disbelief.

What had he said? He was not coming to class anymore?!

Was that something the top scorer of the Entrance Examination could say?

Funano Daikoku was also stunned. "This Senju Clan secret technique of yours..."

Was it guaranteed to work?

After morning classes ended, Jueming, who had spent the entire morning lying down, got up.

Before he returned home,

Funano Daikoku had already arrived at the Senju Clan compound.

As the homeroom teacher, he had to be responsible for every student.

He intended to ask someone about it.

Obviously, the Great Elder of the Senju Clan was an excellent person to consult.

As soon as Funano Daikoku reached Jueming's doorstep, he saw the Great Elder talking to a little girl.

"Senju Akira, at your current level, you won't be able to pass the Ninja Academy's Entrance Examination... It won't be too late to take it again next year..." the Great Elder comforted her.

"But I'll be eleven next year..."

Senju Akira said tearfully.

What Academy Student only enrolled at eleven?

Some had even graduated as early as six, such as the Three Legendary Sannin—Princess Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.

"Ah."

The Great Elder sighed.

"To be honest, Akira, your talent... simply isn't enough."

"I'll work hard!!" Senju Akira said through tears.

"There are some things that hard work cannot solve."

The Great Elder was troubled too.

"In any case... no means no."

After saying that, the Great Elder pulled several bottles of medicine from his robes and stuffed them into Senju Akira's hands.

"Remember to take your medicine on time. It will help stabilize your mental state and emotions."

"Great Elder, I'm not sick..." Senju Akira burst into tears.

The Great Elder said, "Yes, you're very healthy. Remember to take your medicine three times a day on schedule..."