Konoha Village, outside the Ninja Academy.
After glancing at the four characters on the gate that read "Ninja Academy," Hao Shuai straightened his clothes and strolled inside.
Konoha's Ninja Academy had been founded by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, in the sixth year of Konoha's history. It had been around for 53 years, and its purpose was to train more outstanding ninjas, provide Konoha with a steady supply of fresh blood, maintain its combat strength, and ensure it was fully prepared to repel foreign enemies.
The Ninja Academy had indeed cultivated many talents who contributed to Konoha's prosperity and development. They included the Konoha Sannin, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, Kakashi Hatake, Itachi Uchiha, Shisui Uchiha, and the Konoha 12 who came later, among others.
After asking a few people, Hao Shuai found the school office and tracked down one of the teachers. He explained that he wanted to apply for the position of Taijutsu Teacher at the Ninja Academy.
That's right~~
After thinking about it all night, Hao Shuai had actually come up with a plan: he would sneak into the Ninja Academy as a teacher.
That way, he could sit in on ninjutsu classes in his spare time and systematically learn about ninjutsu. It would also give him something to do during the dull days ahead.
Of course, Hao Shuai knew it wouldn't be easy to become a teacher at the Ninja Academy, especially for a martial artist like him, whose origins were unknown.
So, against his better judgment, he had to activate his Dao Heart Seed Demon field, subtly influencing how others perceived him.
He wasn't worried anyone would notice. Martial arts and ninjutsu were entirely different things, for one. And the Dao Heart Seed Demon field wasn't a genjutsu; it was simply a kind of psychological