An appointment
He had always felt bitter and troubled over his son's poor ninja talent.
But after listening to Torifu's words today, it was as if everything had suddenly become clear to him.
As for Shinku and Kosuke, they had both taken it in as well, and both voiced their approval of what Torifu had said.
It was just that neither of them had any anxiety over their children's talent. After all, with two little genius ninjas, they had no need to worry about that at all.
"From now on, remember this: never use ninja talent to nail down a child's future. Understand?"
"All right, all right, I understand. With this lecture, anyone who didn't know better would think Teacher Mizunari had come."
Kosuke's joke made everyone laugh. None of them minded it either, because after spending so much time with Torifu, they all knew each other's temperaments well.
"Fine. Iruka, stop standing there too. Sit down and study properly. You're old enough now. Tomorrow, go to the Ninja Academy for an internship and start building experience as soon as you can."
"Yes! Uncle Torifu!"
Today, Iruka had truly stepped onto a new path in life.
Originally, he had been studying at home all this time, preparing to go to the Ninja Academy after the Spring Festival for an interview, to see if he could become an intern teacher.
He had not expected Torifu to directly solve that problem for him now, and even give him such tremendous affirmation in person.
It filled Iruka with indescribable joy.
"The dishes are here. Everyone, hurry and eat. These are all the house specialties."
Torifu was not really used to eating all these messy things, like sashimi and the like. At most, he would only try them for the novelty.
But it was