When he heard Umino Ikkaku's words, Uchiha Obito let out a sigh of relief and patted his chest. "Of course, no problem!"
"Today's lesson is about little tricks for assassinating people!"
As Uchiha Obito spoke, he raised the book in his hand, Ten Thousand Ways to Assassinate a Ninja, and lifted his chin, the corner of his mouth curling up. "Right, sensei?"
Umino Ikkaku took a deep breath and silently closed his eyes.
"Can anyone tell him the name of today's lesson?"
After Umino Ikkaku finished speaking, Yuhi Kurenai raised her hand. Yuki Yuichi glanced at her, then at Uchiha Obito.
This should be fine.
The delinquent was still a goofy kid at this point. He probably wouldn't hold a grudge.
When Yuhi Kurenai raised her hand, Umino Ikkaku gave her an approving smile.
From the very beginning, the girl named Yuhi Kurenai had been listening attentively, even though a troublemaker beside her was spacing out.
"Good. Yuhi Kurenai, please tell him what today's lesson is called." Umino Ikkaku spoke at once.
"Today's lesson is chakra extraction." As Yuhi Kurenai spoke, she looked at Uchiha Obito, who wore goggles and had blushed with embarrassment when he heard her answer.
"Sit down."
Seeing Uchiha Obito's expression, Umino Ikkaku sighed and continued, "Although many of you learned chakra extraction in advance, you can't afford to get complacent, or someone might overtake you."
"Let's continue."
After Umino Ikkaku finished speaking, he resumed his lesson.
He went on explaining chakra extraction over and over. After listening to a few parts, Yuki Yuichi was deeply impressed by his teaching ability.
He could explain and analyze just three or four pages without repeating himself.
It wasn't much use to Yuki Yuichi, but for civilians, every word of his explanation was important.
Chakra extraction involved drawing energy from the cells and the spirit. One careless mistake could injure you, and detailed explanations like Umino Ikkaku's could minimize the danger.
"Yuichi, that Uchiha doesn't seem very bright." Yuhi Kurenai nudged his arm and spoke softly, glancing at Umino Ikkaku with some trepidation.
At her words, Yuki Yuichi looked at Uchiha Obito, who had his head lowered and his face flushed. "He's definitely different from the few Uchiha I've beaten up."
"He looks kind of dumb."
"Right?" Yuhi Kurenai said smugly, like a little peacock pleased to have been agreed with. "I'm very observant!"
"Huh?"
Only after she finished speaking did Yuhi Kurenai realize what he'd said. She put her index finger in her mouth and tilted her head at him. "You've beaten up members of the Uchiha Clan?"
"How come I didn't know?"
Hearing Yuhi Kurenai's puzzled question, Yuki Yuichi put his hands on his hips and boasted, "I've beaten up plenty of people!"
"Members of the Hyuga Clan, the Inuzuka Clan, the Aburame Clan, the Uchiha Clan, and the Gekko Clan."
"I've beaten them all up!"
Yuki Yuichi made no attempt to hide the fact that he'd beaten them up.
Over the years, whenever he had nothing to do, he'd wandered around outside. To trigger achievement rewards, he'd beaten up kids his age from just about every clan in Konoha.
Besides the clan kids, he'd also beaten up plenty of civilian brats who had it coming.
"Huh?" Yuhi Kurenai was so bewildered that she could hardly think straight.
The hours passed as the two chatted. Umino Ikkaku's first lesson ran all the way until lunchtime.
Just as he was about to dismiss the class, a teacher walked in with a boy wearing a green jumpsuit.
As soon as he entered the classroom, he smiled at Umino Ikkaku and said, "Teacher Umino, this student has been specially admitted. Lord Hokage asked me to bring him here."
"A special admission?"
"Yes, he passed the special aptitude test." The teacher who had brought him in said, "I've brought him here, so I'll be off."
"Okay, go take care of your duties."
After he left, Umino Ikkaku turned to Might Guy and smiled. "Start by introducing yourself."
"Sure!" Might Guy flashed him a bright, white-toothed grin and gave him a thumbs-up.
Uh...
Umino Ikkaku looked at Might Guy, the corner of his mouth twitching. It seemed another oddball had arrived.
"My name is Might Guy. I specialize in Taijutsu, and I'll definitely become an excellent ninja!"
After Might Guy finished speaking, he gave everyone a thumbs-up.
Kakashi Hatake looked at the hand he held out and couldn't help furrowing his brow.
He saw scars on Might Guy's hands.
Just as his father had said.
But he didn't believe Might Guy would become his rival.
Rather than believe that this guy would become his opponent, he'd sooner...
As Kakashi Hatake thought this, he turned to look at the redhead in the back row by the window, whispering, pointing, and chatting with Yuhi Kurenai.
He'd fought that redhead before. In terms of physical strength alone, Yuki Yuichi was even stronger than he was.
Kakashi Hatake had been training since he was little. Someone like Yuki Yuichi, who could surpass him through sheer physical strength, was the one he should be watching.
Perhaps sensing someone's gaze, Yuki Yuichi looked up and spotted Kakashi Hatake. Their eyes met and locked.
After a few seconds, Yuki Yuichi smiled at him and waved.
Just then, Umino Ikkaku finished saying a few words to Might Guy and dismissed the class.
Classes at the Ninja Academy ran from eight in the morning until noon, then from one in the afternoon until five.
According to Uncle Shinku, the Ninja Academy taught theory in the morning and practical skills in the afternoon.
But first-year students only studied theory, mainly learning to extract chakra and read.
That's right. Most of the civilian students couldn't read.
As Umino Ikkaku walked out of the classroom, Kakashi Hatake headed toward Yuki Yuichi.
"Copy Ninja, what's up?" Yuki Yuichi asked curiously when he saw Kakashi Hatake coming over.
If he remembered right, Kakashi Hatake had been a little averse to him that morning.
"Fight me again."
"Hm?" Yuki Yuichi was taken aback. Yuhi Kurenai beside him was also taken aback.
Yuki Yuichi thought for a moment, then declined as tactfully as he could. "Fight again?"
"Didn't you lose pretty badly last time?"
"Maybe we should leave it."
At his words, Kakashi Hatake clenched his fists, looking both embarrassed and angry. "Cut the nonsense!"
"Last time was just a fluke!"
"Seriously, Copy Ninja, you're really not good enough yet." Yuki Yuichi shook his head and sighed.
"This time, I'll use Hatake Style Kenjutsu!" Kakashi Hatake gritted his teeth. He'd only wanted to see whether Yuki Yuichi had improved, but the kid was just too infuriating.
Last time, he'd only lost by a hair!
"But last time, I pinned you to the ground and beat you up right from the start." Yuki Yuichi told the truth, but when he saw how unconvinced Kakashi Hatake looked, he sighed.
"You're impossible. Fine, I'll do it!"
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