"Good morning, Teacher Cangwu~"
"Good morning, Teacher Cangwu~!"
"Huh?"
The next morning, after Cangwu arrived at the Ninja Academy, female students kept coming up to greet him.
Some of the bolder ones even got handsy.
But they were surprised to discover something.
Their handsome teacher, who was usually as meek as a scholar, still didn't resist today.
But he didn't even blush.
How amazing!
So even more girls came over to test it out.
As a result, countless boys looked on with envy and jealousy.
Cangwu wore his usual warm smile.
Whenever one of the "mischievous" girls acted up, he would lightly tap her on the head and tell her to hurry to class.
Little did he know that this small gesture sent the girls into a frenzy.
He wasn't acting like he usually did, but this version of their handsome teacher seemed pretty nice too.
Soon, the girls on the other side began calling out as well.
"Sasuke-kun~ Ohayou~!"
"Sasuke-kun, you're a little early today~"
"Sasuke-kun, have you had breakfast? I made extra~!"
"..."
The girls only dared to flirt with Sasuke verbally.
They didn't dare get handsy.
Sasuke didn't care.
With a cold expression, he ignored everything around him.
Cangwu thought he could go prepare for the day's lessons, but it turned out the girls had no intention of leaving.
They just stood around him.
In both looks and temperament, Cangwu was more popular with the girls than Sasuke.
And if they were bold enough, they could even get a little handsy with Teacher Cangwu!
Sasuke?
Who was Sasuke?
Sorry, but teacher-student relationships were even more exciting~!
"Hahaha, good morning, Teacher Cangwu~!"
Suddenly, someone rushed over and slung an arm around Cangwu's shoulders.
It was none other than Uzumaki Naruto.
Ever since Naruto realized Teacher Cangwu was different from the other teachers and didn't look at him that way, he had become especially fond of him.
Having grown up starved of affection, Naruto desperately wanted someone to pay attention to him.
And no one had taught him how to get that attention.
So he had always resorted to the simplest, yet most irritating, method.
Pranks.
On top of that, his emotional immaturity made him prone to angry outbursts at this age.
More than anything, it was instinctive self-protection.
"Naruto!"
Before Cangwu could finish speaking, Iruka came over.
When Naruto saw Iruka scolding him, he pouted unhappily and hopped down.
Teacher Cangwu hadn't even said anything, and here was Teacher Iruka scolding him again.
That look again... It was infuriating!
"All right, Iruka. Naruto was only saying hello."
Cangwu smiled warmly, breaking the awkward silence.
Iruka could only shake his head helplessly.
A smile immediately spread across Naruto's face.
Then he made a face at Iruka and ran off.
Iruka could only return to preparing the day's lessons.
Well, if there hadn't been an Iruka, there would've been a second Iruka.
Someone had to serve as a buffer.
And Cangwu's arrival had clearly put him in the role Iruka filled in the original story.
Cangwu watched Naruto's retreating figure.
He looked so lonely.
Without thinking, Cangwu looked toward the Hokage Building.
The graduation exam was simple: the Clone Technique, one of the basic Three Techniques.
But with the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, he currently couldn't use chakra properly.
What happened next was simple.
Naruto would fail the graduation exam and lose control of his emotions.
Then the Third Hokage would give Mizuki, one of Orochimaru's followers, the chance to manipulate Naruto into stealing the Scroll of Seals.
Where was the Scroll of Seals?
The Hokage Building.
The Hokage Building, huh... A Fox Demon Genin could get in there without a problem.
They'd send out a large number of ninja, including Choji Akimichi, and still fail to find Naruto before Iruka did.
Hmm... Was Choji there to search, or to make sure no one took the opportunity to go after the hated Naruto?
Cangwu wasn't sure.
Still, he had a feeling that he might take Iruka's place in what happened next.
He had become a deep and important bond in Naruto's heart.
And he was a "heir to the Will of Fire," so no matter what happened in the future, Naruto wouldn't be quick to attack him, and so on...
As Cangwu pondered, a petite figure walked through the school gate.
She kept her head down and didn't stand out in the crowd.
But those pure white eyes made it hard for her to truly fade into the background.
Cangwu soon noticed her.
It was the first time he'd seen the Byakugan Princess since recovering his memories.
He couldn't help taking another look.
Hinata was already a little nervous, and she quickly sensed his gaze.
She looked up, and her eyes met Cangwu's.
"Teacher Cangwu?"
Hinata, who already had no idea how to face him, panicked.
Had Teacher Cangwu smiled at her?
Mm~!
The sudden panic made her even more excited.
Hinata's cheeks instantly heated up, and her mind went blank.
Then her petite body toppled straight backward.
Cangwu: "???"
Luckily, Hinata didn't fall to the ground. Someone behind her caught her.
With her golden hair tied up high and a cute face, the girl behind Hinata was Ino.
"I... Ino... thank you..."
When Hinata woke up and opened her eyes, she saw a beautiful, familiar face.
Her voice was so quiet, though. Had Ino not heard her?
Ino stared intently at Cangwu, her pretty little face full of seriousness.
"So... Teacher Cangwu, you're saying Hinata's often hungry, so her blood sugar gets low... and when she gets excited, she faints?"
Hinata: "???"
Th-this... How did Teacher Cangwu know... Wait! Who's always hungry?! Who has a big appetite?!
"But, Teacher Cangwu, that doesn't make sense, does it?"
"Hinata's from the Hyuga Clan... There's no reason she wouldn't have enough to eat, right?" Ino asked, tilting her head.
They were in the office now.
Ino had already noticed that Hinata had woken up.
But instead of pointing it out, she kept the conversation going.
She'd been waiting for this chance for ages.
Back in kindergarten, because of Sakura, she'd deliberately competed with her over Sasuke.
That was how the two of them fell out.
Ino's mindset had been more like wanting to steal someone else's favorite toy.
She'd been having fun with it and thought it would go on for a long time.
Then they both started at the Ninja Academy.
Cangwu had just become a teacher there, and he taught their class.
Even then, Ino had thought Teacher Cangwu was handsome and gentle. If she hadn't been so young, she would've made a move.
But then she thought of Pinky...
So for a while afterward, she was always the last one to leave class, just to spite Sakura.
She even drew turtles on Sakura's desk.
It went on until their third year.
Ino had been so absorbed in drawing that the sun had already set.
Only when she left did she notice something was wrong.
The school gate wasn't closed...
Ino thought it over carefully and realized she'd been leaving after the gate was closed every day for the past three years.
Who was it?
She turned around and saw her mother talking with Cangwu.
She vaguely remembered her mother praising Teacher Cangwu for being gentle, and Cangwu turning bright red.
"Hinata has a bigger appetite, but girls care about their appearance. Usually, she only dares to eat the normal amount for a child."
"Then what should we do?" Ino asked.
Cangwu's lips curled into a slight smile. "We'll 'treat' her."
"Huh? Teacher Cangwu, do you know Medical Ninjutsu?" Ino's beautiful eyes widened a little.
"No... But Hinata's 'condition' will go away if we take her out and let her eat until she's full."
Hinata, pretending to be unconscious: Mm~!
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