Ninja Academy.
When Tokiju arrived in the classroom, he found that the teacher and most of the students had already arrived.
Seeing this, Tokiju immediately took yesterday's homework out of his schoolbag and handed it to Umino Kai.
"Teacher, here's yesterday's homework. Please check it."
Tokiju was very respectful. After all, he really was a little late today.
Uchiha Hikari had gotten up late, and Tokiju had delayed his trip to school so they could eat breakfast together.
Between school and his future wife, it was obvious which one mattered more.
Seeing that Tokiju had sensibly turned in his homework, Teacher Kai nodded kindly.
After taking Tokiju's assignment, he gave it a quick read.
He knew that this student, Tokiju, had been specifically named by his superiors as someone whose gratitude toward the Will of Fire needed to be seen. He couldn't afford to treat the matter carelessly.
But he needn't have worried. After reading it, even he was moved. Tokiju had written it exceptionally well.
Come on, after more than a decade as a student and another decade of life experience, writing an essay about one's attitude was a piece of cake for Tokiju. He could've churned out several flawless ones.
After finishing Tokiju's essay, Umino Kai looked at him with even greater warmth.
"Tokiju, you can go back to your seat now. Just remember to get to class earlier next time," Umino Kai said earnestly.
Tokiju nodded and returned to his seat.
Once Tokiju had settled in, Umino Kai spoke up. "All right, everyone's here, so let's continue with yesterday's chakra-extraction method..."
Tokiju already knew the chakra-extraction method inside and out.
So, with nothing else to do, he went back to researching Sealing Jutsu.
He hadn't forgotten that he still needed to shrink the spatial sealing formula so