Uchiha Izumi

After Senya used the Transformation Technique, he led the girls through a dance to Gokuraku Jodo.

Uchiha Xiu and the others stared with wide eyes, faint traces of drool threatening to spill from their mouths.

However, after receiving a fierce glare from Yurisa, they all sucked it back in.

As for the song, it was naturally Senya using chakra to control his vocal cords to mimic the voice.

Once Ori and Yurisa and the others settled down, Senya gathered them together.

"Next, you will go with my Shadow Clones to practice the harmonies."

He formed hand seals, splitting into four clones to instruct the male and female teams on both sides.

He then walked over to Uchiha Izumi's side.

"Izumi, come here. I'm going to teach you the song we'll be performing together later."

"Mm-hmm."

Izumi's lips curled up, and she hurriedly followed Senya to the other side.

Only when Senya sensed that the distance between himself and his Shadow Clones was sufficient did he stop, taking the prepared lyrics out of his ninja pouch.

"Here, take this. This is the song we're learning next. Familiarize yourself with the lyrics first, and I'll teach you line by line."

There was no other way; although the ninja world had instruments and music theory, most people who spent time learning them were geisha or commoners. Even if he made these eleven Uchiha learn, they likely wouldn't achieve any results for a year or more.

It was better to have them imitate him line by line. While music theory might be difficult for ninjas to grasp in the short term, singing was not a challenge for those proficient in transformation and vocal mimicry.

Even if singing perfectly was hard, if only harmony was required, he believed it would be quite simple for them.

Only Izumi would have to work a bit harder, as she was the other lead vocalist and had to meet the requirements within a short time.

Fortunately, Izumi had a high talent for this. During the initial screening, the lyrics Izumi sang along with Senya were always pleasant to the ear, and her pitch was spot on.

Izumi took the lyrics and began to browse them, the title at the very top catching her attention.

"Answer? What answer?"

"Pop."

"Ah, that hurts! What are you doing~!"

Izumi cried out in pain.

This was because Senya had flicked her forehead with his finger.

"The name of this song is 'Answer'. What, does it remind you of our days at the Ninja Academy?"

A flush of embarrassed pink bloomed on Izumi's cheeks. She struck Senya's chest with a soft, doughy fist and then turned away, appearing somewhat angry.

Her long, jet-black hair was swept up by the motion of her turning. Under normal circumstances, it should have been a beautiful girl turning around, but unfortunately, the wind picked up...

Izumi's hair was lifted directly by the wind, aided by the momentum of her turn.

"Slap." A sound rang out.

Her hair whipped across Senya's forehead.

Eh? What was that sound? Did my hair hit something?

Izumi thought to herself, then turned back around to look at Senya.

She saw that the right side of Senya's face was slightly red.

"Senya, you're so strange. Why is only one side of your face red?"

Senya's mouth twitched. He grabbed the back of Izumi's collar with his right hand, lifting her up with one hand until her eyes were level with his.

Then, he leaned in slowly, their eyes locking.

Senya narrowed his eyes slightly, smiling as he asked Izumi.

"Izumi, did you feel your hair hit something just now? Look at my right cheek and guess what you hit."

Izumi couldn't help but blush even more as she looked at Senya's face so close to her own. Why does Vice Clan Head Senya look even more handsome up close?

Ugh, ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! What are you thinking, Izumi? You can't think like that! How could you have such thoughts about Vice Clan Head-sama!

"Could it be...? My hair... hit your face just now...?"

Izumi spoke her thoughts with an awkward expression, her timid demeanor making Senya chuckle.

He laughed, slowly raising his left hand, readying his gesture, and pressed it against Izumi's forehead.

"This is a return gift for what you just did."

"Pop~!"

"Ah! That hurts!"

Izumi covered the spot on her forehead where Senya had flicked her with both hands.

"Senya! If you keep acting like this, you'll never be able to find a wife!"

Izumi said this in a fit of shy rage.

Senya then loosened his grip and tossed Uchiha Izumi onto the ground.

"You don't need to worry about that; get up quickly and prepare to learn the song from me."

Izumi stood up and brushed the dust off her backside.

"Hmph, I know."

About two minutes later.

"Senya, I've finished reading it, we can start now."

"Good, then listen carefully, I'll teach you line by line."

Senya split off another Shadow Clone, which transformed into Izumi's appearance.

Uchiha Izumi stared blankly at the Senya-turned-clone standing beside her.

"Why did you have to turn into me?"

The clone spoke up from the side: "Since I'm teaching you how to sing, it's obviously more effective to teach using your own appearance and voice."

Uchiha Izumi tilted her head to the right, pondering for a moment; it seemed like there was some logic to that.

"Fine then, let's start."

Senya stood to the side as the clone began.

"There is a simple question~"

"What question?"

The moment the clone sang the first line, Uchiha Izumi interrupted.

Both Senya and the clone looked at Uchiha Izumi simultaneously, their expressions appearing somewhat "menacing."

"Haha, I was just joking, continue, continue."

The clone paused its movements and retracted the hand it had already extended toward Uchiha Izumi's forehead.

"There is a simple question~ what is love."

The autumn full moon gradually rose, with only half of the setting sun remaining in sight.

After finishing the day's practice, Senya finally dispelled the Shadow Clone Technique.

The experiences of the five Shadow Clones all flooded back into Senya's mind.

What a bunch of absolute disasters, what a bunch of born headaches.

The memories surging through his mind nearly gave Senya high blood pressure and a heart attack; these eleven people acted as if they had colluded in advance, all of them infuriating him to no end.

Uchiha Izumi was always pulling some nonsense, and the boys with Uchiha Xiu sang like they were completely tone-deaf.

Although the girls with Yurisa and Ori could sing passably, they constantly had strange ideas and kept harassing the Shadow Clones, slowing down the progress.

Senya struggled to calm his mood; stay calm, he had to stay calm, as these were already the people with the best innate conditions in the clan.

Replacing them now would mean lower quality, and secondly, there simply weren't any better options available.

It took several deep breaths for Senya to finally cool down; it seemed he would have to bring out the heavy artillery later, otherwise, these little brats would really think he was a soft-hearted person.

There wasn't much time left, and if he wanted to see results in a short period, he would have to transform into a devilish instructor.

Senya had already prepared a plan in his mind.

This time, if he couldn't teach and whip them into shape within three days, he might as well find a piece of soft tofu and bash his head against it.

He silently issued a military pledge to himself, ensuring that he could properly discipline them over the next three days.