Cute Kurama

"Wow, Lord Fujima is so handsome, even his pet is cool. I really like him so much."

"Right! I'm so envious of Shizuka; she actually got engaged to Lord Fujima directly. If only that person were me, how wonderful that would be!"

"With the way you look, would anyone even want you? Don't you ever look at your own weight? It should be me!"

"You, a woman without two pounds of meat on her backside? You have the nerve to talk about me? Maybe Lord Fujima likes my slightly chubby type!"

The girls had always regarded Senju Fujima as their ideal man. Not only was his family wealthy and powerful, but he was also strong himself. Most importantly, he was so handsome—what woman wouldn't like him?

Because of this, the girls in the same class almost started a fight.

"Fujima-kun."

Hearing the others talking, Shizuka Uchiha blushed, lowered her head, and played with her fingers, not knowing what to say, feeling extremely shy.

"Hmph."

Rudeus watched Senju Fujima leave the classroom, slowly retracting his anger.

"Everyone sit down and listen carefully to the lecture."

"Next, we will discuss the hand seals and application techniques for the Clone Technique."

"If used well, the Clone Technique can serve to confuse the enemy. Even if it only lasts for a second, that one second is enough for you to formulate your next plan."

After Senju Fujima left, the restless students calmed down a bit, though there was still some whispering, which was quickly cut off by Rudeus's shouting. One by one, they sat down obediently to listen to the lecture.

"What a coward. If these people dared to insult This Great One, I would have wiped them out with a single Tailed Beast Bomb, yet you didn't dare to do anything."

"Tch, how embarrassing."

Kurama stood on Senju Fujima's right shoulder, recalling how Rudeus had yelled at him earlier and how he hadn't shown a shred of temper, and couldn't help but mock him.

"Haha, it's nothing. Let it slide; after all, he is a teacher."

"If I were to fight in school and my old man found out, wouldn't my backside be blooming with pain?"

"I'm not that stupid, haha!"

Hearing Kurama's words, Senju Fujima laughed heartily, looking completely unbothered.

"Tch, cowardice is cowardice, no need to explain."

"This Great One only knows one thing: if you aren't convinced, fight. If you can't win, keep fighting until you beat them into the ground."

Kurama curled his lip, a flash of disdain in his eyes, and scoffed mockingly.

"Haha, say whatever you want, I don't have a masochistic streak."

Hearing Kurama's mockery, Senju Fujima didn't mind and smiled slightly.

Soon, the class ended.

"Lord Fujima, please don't mind what happened in class earlier. After all, this is a school, a classroom, and you cannot disrupt the order of the class."

After the lesson, Rudeus was the first to come out, bowed to Senju Fujima, and spoke to him. He was a man who separated public and private matters; he knew where to be strict and where to be tolerant—one must know when to be firm and when to relax.

"Hehe, it's fine, Teacher Rudeus. In school, I am just your student. It's no problem, don't take it to heart."

Senju Fujima looked at Rudeus and smiled slightly. He didn't care about these things; in any case, these basic courses were of no use to him at all.

Fortunately, he didn't need to cultivate much right now; he only needed to increase his chakra reserves and then fuse the Uchiha bloodline and Senju bloodline within his body.

Once he awakened the Rinnegan, he would be able to reach the strength of the Six Paths level.

His current strength was already infinitely close to the realm of gods. If one counted Kurama, he could already be considered a god-tier powerhouse rivaling Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju.

"Mm, then I'll be going."

Hearing Senju Fujima say this, Rudeus felt relieved.

He was originally a commoner ninja, and being able to teach at the Ninja Academy was already a very good treatment; at the very least, his children would be able to receive a better education in the future.

Although it wasn't good to offend Senju Fujima, he had his own principles as a person, so he wouldn't change his sacred duty as a teacher just because the boy was the young clan head of the Senju Clan.

"Mm."

Senju Fujima nodded slightly, and Rudeus turned and left directly.

"Fu, Fujima-kun."

After class, Shizuka Uchiha also quickly came out, walked up to Senju Fujima shyly, and called out softly.

"Shizuka, you're out?"

Seeing Shizuka Uchiha come out, Senju Fujima smiled slightly.

"Tch, only humans have such complicated emotions."

Kurama stood on Senju Fujima's shoulder and muttered with disdain.

"Mm, just now... just now, were you alright, Fujima-kun?"

Shizuka Uchiha asked with a hint of worry.

"I'm fine. What are you thinking about? Is your husband's mental fortitude really that weak? Haha!"

Seeing the worried look in Shizuka Uchiha's eyes, Senju Fujima reached out and patted her little head.

"Mm...!"

Shizuka Uchiha did not dodge, but the shyness in her heart only grew deeper. Seeing her face flushed red, he really wanted to rush over, hold her, and give her a kiss.

"Fujima-kun, what kind of pet is this?"

"I think... I think he's so cute."

Shortly after, Shizuka Uchiha noticed the Nine-Tails on Senju Fujima's shoulder. A glimmer of affection flashed in her eyes as she asked with a smile.

"Ha! His name is Kurama. He's a special pet I caught and brought back."

"Do you like him? Here, let me let you hold him for a bit?"

Seeing that Shizuka Uchiha seemed to like the Nine-Tails, Senju Fujima smiled slightly, then grabbed the Nine-Tails and handed him over to her.

"Brat, what do you think you're doing? This Great One is no pet! You actually want me to amuse your little girlfriend?"

"Let go of me, let go of me right now...!"

The Nine-Tails was extremely unwilling, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he glared at Senju Fujima, issuing threats.

"Haha, it's no big deal. We'll all be friends from now on, no worries, no worries, hehe!"

Watching the Nine-Tails curse and rave, Senju Fujima chuckled and handed him over anyway, ignoring the Nine-Tails' struggles as he remained unable to break free.

"Giggle...!"

"Fujima-kun, he's so cute, but he doesn't seem to want me to hold him. Let's forget it!"

Seeing the Nine-Tails in front of her, Shizuka Uchiha smiled softly, not wanting to force him to be held.

"It's fine, here."

Senju Fujima didn't care about the Nine-Tails' feelings and shoved him directly into Shizuka Uchiha's arms.

"Heehee!"

"Kurama, your fur is so comfortable, you're so cute, I like you very much."

Seeing Senju Fujima shove the Nine-Tails into her arms, Shizuka Uchiha smiled, lowered her head to cradle him, reached out to stroke his fur, and laughed with her eyes narrowed into crescents.