Let You Observe, Not Surpass

Moonlight Hayate...

Information about him surfaced in Kyoichi's mind.

The Moonlight Clan's swordsmanship was passed down through the family.

He had a weak constitution.

However.

In Kyoichi's memories from his previous life, there was far more in-depth information.

Transparent Release—suspected pulmonary tuberculosis.

There were no anti-tuberculosis drugs in this era. Gekko Hayate had suffered from lung disease since childhood, and on top of that, he practiced Transparent Release and Sword Technique. No wonder he died young.

Kyoichi frowned.

To the Hayate Clan, he was just an outsider. Besides, even if he intervened, what could he do?

He knew neither Medical Ninjutsu nor medicine.

There was nothing he could do.

For an illness like this, without any specific medicine, there was only one person in all of Konoha who could treat it—

Tsunade.

However, Tsunade was currently impossible to track down. To find her, he would have to camp out at various places, and that would be far too difficult.

With a good student leading a poor student, Kyoichi himself would not even need to lift a finger.

The children of the shinobi world really were sensible!

He might as well take a break.

Before class, he left a Shadow Clone at home to practice Sword Technique.

He was too tired to hold out later.

The teachers in the office were even more horrified.

This...

Wasn't teaching like this misleading the students?

But.

The strange thing was that the children were all very happy, and each of them was extremely motivated.

What a bizarre situation!

Could self-study really be better than being taught by a teacher?

It was baffling.

They had originally wanted to learn by secretly observing, but now, all they could say was that they could not understand Kyoichi's teaching.

When class ended.

Kyoichi glanced at the system and could not help grinning.

[You stimulated the students' initiative, and most of the students gained some insight.]

[Evaluation: Good]

[Reward: Body Flicker Technique proficiency increased.]

Kyoichi's Body Flicker Technique was decent, but it was only considered good among Chunin. At the Jonin level, it seemed somewhat inadequate.

This increase in proficiency had come at just the right time.

He had more or less figured it out.

The system's rewards should be based on the students' improvement and their psychological feedback.

Not bad.

Now he understood.

After pondering for a moment, Kyoichi clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention and said, "That's all for this lesson. You can practice on your own after school. I'll test you again next class. If you meet the standard, I can teach you the Body Flicker Technique."

"Great!"

Everyone responded enthusiastically.

The teachers who did not know the details were deeply impressed. Kyoichi looked young, yet his teaching methods were remarkably effective. Those who knew the details, however, were left with complicated feelings—envy, jealousy, and resentment.

This was truly effortless!

And the students actually liked it.

After all.

As long as they mastered it, they could learn new knowledge and ninjutsu. Who would not want that?

If they were in his place, they would want it too.

The students were not Genin.

At the Academy, teachers only taught the most basic things and did not cover much else—not because the teachers did not want to teach more, but because most of them were not proficient themselves.

They knew a little about tree climbing and water walking.

However.

The Body Flicker Technique was another matter.

Their level was beneath the notice of the Jonin. Even some children from shinobi clans looked down on it. Teaching it could instead cause problems, so they were better off not teaching it at all.

Kanda Kyoichi...

They did not know much about Kyoichi. They only knew that the kid had been wounded on the battlefield, and after recovering, he had been pulled in as a temporary replacement teacher.

Temporary teachers were different.

"Senior Ishimura, I've finished my class. It's your turn next."

"All right. Thank you, Teacher Kanda."

Ishimura Takaharu took a deep breath.

It was his turn!

He would definitely make the children understand that when it came to teaching, experienced teachers were still the best.

Kyoichi gathered his things.

Judging from the time, when he had returned from his injuries some time ago, the fighting at Mount Kikyo had already been nearing its end.

The battle with Sunagakure was more or less about to end, at least temporarily.

"There should be a period of peace for a while."

However.

In half a year at most, the war between the outside villages and the Land of Fire would begin again.

He did not have much time.

Fortunately, he had the system!

Kyoichi claimed his reward, and a large amount of knowledge about the Body Flicker Technique flowed into his mind.

The difference in proficiency lay in the details.

Chakra and physical strength utilization, control over speed, and so on.

He should go out and practice.

After organizing his documents, Kyoichi left the Academy.

After confirming that nobody was watching him, he ran a long distance. By the time he stopped, he had a rough sense of his improvement.

It had increased considerably!

His chakra consumption had dropped, and he could perform the Body Flicker Technique much faster. His control over speed, pace, and distance had also become more precise. His Body Flicker Technique was now stronger than that of many Jonin.

At this level.

Forget ordinary students—even the current Shisui would be firmly suppressed by him.

"I should go back and eat."

He stretched his limbs. He had only hastily dealt with a little breakfast, so he was genuinely hungry now.

He walked toward the village.

When he reached the village entrance.

Two people appeared in his line of sight. Kyoichi witnessed the scene and was instantly startled.

Shisui and Obito.

Had the two of them skipped class again?

They had even come out to do good deeds.

Doing good deeds, huh?

"Shisui, is this really okay? What about the teacher..."

"It's fine. I already know all the shuriken techniques Teacher Ishimura taught. If there's anything you don't understand, Brother Obito, I can teach you everything."

Well, well!

Shisui was still the main culprit behind skipping class.

Kyoichi had told him to observe, yet he had surpassed Obito instead.

Kyoichi was a little curious—

What was Ishimura Takaharu feeling right now?

He must be furious.

The two of them rushed to attend Kyoichi's classes.

But when it was his class, they had simply slipped away.

That was far too disrespectful.

Kyoichi felt that Ishimura's expression would probably not look very good when they met tomorrow. Still...

It did not matter.

He was only a temporary worker at the Ninja Academy. For all he knew, he might leave next year. There was no need to care about these people's opinions.

Kyoichi shook his head and prepared to go eat noodles as planned.

However.

At that moment, Shisui noticed him too.

"Teacher! You're here too?"

Shisui really had no sense of avoidance.

He was clearly still skipping class, yet the moment he saw Kyoichi, he ran straight over.

"You're really not afraid of me. Aren't you worried I'll drag you back?"

"You're not the kind of rigid teacher who would do that."

Shisui chuckled.

Obito did not dare approach from behind, but when he saw that Kyoichi had no intention of taking Shisui back, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I told you to observe. I didn't tell you to imitate him, much less drag Obito into skipping class with you..."

Kyoichi was speechless.

"I think I understand a little, but I haven't completely understood it. I have no idea how to explain it, so I wanted to try again."

Shisui scratched his head.

After following Obito around, he had noticed that the civilian elderly women had become increasingly friendlier toward him, as if they had forgotten that he was a member of the Uchiha.

However.

When asked to explain why, he could not put it into words.

At that moment, Shisui felt as though ants were gnawing at his heart. Aside from Kyoichi's class, he did not want to attend even a single lesson.

As for Obito.

He was decent at ninjutsu and combat, but Shisui felt that asking him to ponder these things was making things too difficult for him—even though Obito was four years older.

"Keep going. Don't mention that you've seen me."

Kyoichi nodded.

In his view, this was a good thing.

The original Shisui had been too naive, believing that he could resolve the conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha through ninjutsu and genjutsu alone. He had no idea that everything he did was futile.

Shisui being naive was one thing.

But Itachi had been made just as foolish, leading him to do a whole string of idiotic things later on.

Thinking about it now, this was pretty good!