Opening Day

Today.

The weather is clear.

It's not snowing.

Although the wind blowing in is still cold, there's sunshine today.

I just woke up a little early and am still a bit sleepy.

"Nagato, on your first day of school, you need to listen to your teacher and study hard, okay~ Don't disappoint Teacher Amang!"

"I know, Mom!" Nagato, with a small backpack on, yawned lazily and said to his smiling mother, "I'll study hard!"

Nagato Uzumaki.

After the Uzumaki Clan moved to the Land of Grass, he followed his mother in resuming the Uzumaki surname.

Seeing his mother smile more and look much prettier, Nagato couldn't help but smile too.

If it were just over two months ago, he probably wouldn't have imagined that he would one day live in this peaceful country, without enduring hunger and cold, and that his mother wouldn't have to live so cautiously anymore!

Every day he has friends with him and can learn ninjutsu.

To be honest...

It still feels a bit unbelievable now.

Everything is so wonderful!

Of course.

It would be better if Teacher Amang didn't climb over the wall when he came. The flowers and plants he specifically cultivated were almost trampled to death.

Those are the ones that can survive even in winter!

Seeing Konan, who was also leaving her house next door, Nagato smiled and nodded.

He guessed that Teacher Amang probably hadn't woken up yet. Although Teacher Amang is a very powerful guy, his habit of liking to sleep late and also nagging others to strive for progress is quite a headache.

I heard that the Leader will also give a speech on stage later, I wonder if Teacher Amang can make it in time!

"Mom, I'm going to school!"

Nagato waved goodbye to his mother, then put on his backpack and set off for school with Konan.

And Nagato's mother behind them—Mrs. Fusang, wearing an apron, smiled and watched the backs of the two children going to school, waving quietly, a look of relief and happiness on her face.

After their figures disappeared, she turned her head to look next door, "Amang probably hasn't woken up yet!"

Nagato was still yawning as he walked, his small eyes calmly observing the morning in the Land of Grass.

Compared to the desolate Land of Rain, which had become deserted due to war, people were still coming out in the Land of Grass even on a winter morning.

Most of them were probably going to work, and some children were going to school with him.

He liked the Land of Grass.

At least it was quiet here, and everyone looked energetic, smiling from time to time.

Unlike the Land of Rain... everyone's doors were shut tight, and it rained a lot every day!

Yahiko said that even though the war was over, the Land of Rain was still in chaos.

The war in the ninja world had ended, but the conflict in the Land of Rain had not stopped.

It was still at war!

After arriving at the school.

He found his seat.

They had already been told where they would sit yesterday.

"Nagato, Konan, you're here too?" Yahiko, who had arrived early, waved cheerfully after seeing Nagato and Konan enter, "I got here before you!"

"Yahiko!" X2

Nagato and Konan greeted him with smiles and then sat in their seats.

In fact, the three of them not only attended school here, but also received ninjutsu instruction from Teacher Amang and Kana-neechan regularly.

And Yahiko heard that he would also learn Mujie's family's secret techniques in the future, and when he had time, he would also learn the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Technique.

The Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Technique is quite powerful, though he doesn't know how powerful it is yet.

He only heard it from Teacher Amang!

He also wants to become stronger now, and then have the ability to protect the people he cares about!

As for Konan, she would also learn some secret techniques from Teacher Amang, related to origami.

Konan's origami had already become very beautiful.

But he didn't know how powerful origami was?

Could it be that Teacher Amang was just coaxing a little girl~

At that moment.

Yahiko lowered his voice and crept closer, saying, "Let me tell you guys~" with a strange expression and a chilling tone, "This school is haunted!"

"?!" X2

Nagato and Konan froze upon hearing this.

Seeing that his words had startled them, Yahiko nodded with satisfaction and continued, "I heard this from the uncles who built the school. They say that under the Ninja Academy in the Land of Grass, there's actually a mass grave."

"Back when the Land of Grass fell, many people died, and no one collected their bodies. Later, a good person, an old man, who had lost his wife and son, was already deeply disgusted with war. Seeing so many bodies left unburied in the wilderness, he couldn't bear it and personally collected all the bodies by himself."

He sighed.

"It's just that because he was alone and old, he could only dig a random pit and bury them on the spot. He even dug a pit for himself after burying the last person and buried himself."

"And Teacher Amang doesn't know about this, so he chose to establish the academy here, disturbing the slumber of the deceased, therefore..."

His tone gradually became eerie.

What he said sounded plausible and convincing, leaving Nagato and Konan stunned.

Even little Konan shivered.

She was a bit scared!

The school was built on a mass grave?

Was it true?

At that moment.

"Ring ring~"

The bell rang.

The three children stopped talking about it, but they still felt a little scared thinking it was a mass grave.

However.

The teacher had already walked in.

Red hair!

An uncle!

Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan knew who he was.

Uncle Jiang Yi.

He was a ninja of the Uzumaki Clan!

"Hello, children!"

Uzumaki Jiang Yi walked to the podium, placed the textbooks issued by the Land of Grass on the desk, and looked at the well-behaved children before him.

His heart was filled with emotion.

Uzumaki Jiang Yi.

He was one of the three remaining Jonin of the Uzumaki Clan.

Recalling a little over a month ago.

They were just refugees from the Land of Eddies, fleeing through the Ninja World, being hunted by ninjas from various countries, ostracized by everyone, living a life of wandering without enough food or warmth.

But now...

After being accepted by the Leader, they no longer had to wander, nor worry about the cold and hunger!

Now he was even a teacher in a newly built school!

Therefore, their hearts were filled with immense gratitude towards the Leader!

Compared to Konoha, who had directly ignored their family in the past, the current Land of Grass was the home of their Uzumaki Clan!

Speaking of which...

The former Land of Eddies was too small and didn't have any ninja schools. They relied on family inheritance to teach new ninjas.

Therefore, as a teacher for the first time, he was actually a little nervous!

It's just that...

Thinking of what the Third Elder said a few days ago, Uzumaki Jiang Yi got a headache.

["Jiang Yi, the Leader has given us an order to have as many children as possible!"]

Uzumaki Jiang Yi coughed lightly, put on a smile, and continued, "My name is Uzumaki Jiang Yi, and I will be your homeroom teacher. As for where I live, I believe you already know where I live. If you encounter any problems, you can come to me for help! You can even come to my house to play during holidays!"

After saying that, he wrote his name on the blackboard.

"Now, let's start with self-introductions, beginning with the first person in the first row!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

The first student in the first row nervously stood up.

"I, I... my name is Yue Jin. Actually, my name wasn't this before. I used to be called... called Da Shi, but my father said that to commemorate the reconstruction of the Land of Grass and its leap in development, he changed my name."

Although there were some bumps along the way, the introductions were complete.

One after another.

Until it was Konan's turn.

"My name is Konan. Teacher Amang... Leader brought me back from the Land of Rain. If it weren't for Leader Amang, I probably would have starved to death in the Land of Rain," Konan said, standing up and offering a sweet smile. "I hope to repay Teacher Amang. War is terrifying, and I also hope the Land of Grass will not experience war."

"Nagato Uzumaki! He was also brought back by Teacher Amang. Hmm~, I'm the same as Konan! I hope to protect Mama and repay Teacher."

"Yahiko! Also from the Land of Rain! I will be a powerful ninja!"

After everyone finished introducing themselves one by one.

Jiang Yi, of the Uzumaki clan, also wore a smile as he looked over the three youngsters from the Land of Grass, and then he thought of the Uzumaki clan.

The Leader is truly a remarkable person!

He then picked up the textbook. "There's still plenty of time. According to the curriculum, we'll begin our morning reading now. Let me tell you~" he winked, "this is the textbook personally written by the Leader you all admire the most, so everyone must study it diligently." He opened the textbook. "I'll read a line now, and you'll repeat it after me."

"To repay resentment with kindness, how then would you repay kindness? To repay resentment with uprightness, and kindness with kindness..."

As soon as he finished speaking.

The children obediently followed the teacher, reciting line by line.

"To repay resentment with kindness, how then would you repay kindness? To repay resentment with uprightness, and kindness with kindness..."

The sound of diligent reading immediately filled the newly built school.

However.

At this moment.

Beneath the academy.

An old man with pipes sticking out of his back looked up, his face twitching, at the slightly falling sand and stones. After a moment of silence, a low, weathered voice suddenly echoed from the cave.

"Damn it!!!"

When will this ever end?