When Qi left home that morning, he looked utterly refreshed...
The two women he had run into last night had not delayed him for long. Or perhaps they had simply been bizarre enough.
The one from the Hyuga Clan had clearly been trying to cause trouble, constantly provoking the girl from the Uchiha Clan until she ran off crying. Qi had been completely baffled—what exactly had those two girls come for...?
Still, it had at least reminded him of something that had happened years ago at a hot spring inn in Konoha...
Honestly, he did not think there was anything worth looking at about a child's body. At most, it was awkward.
So he had not taken the matter to heart. He figured the girl had merely been embarrassed and thrown a childish tantrum. He was an adult; there was no need to stoop to a child's level.
He had proper business to attend to.
The Ninja Academy was not far away. These days, the central district of Konoha was firmly occupied by the clan grounds of the Huiyue, Hyuga, and Uchiha Clans. The academy was practically next door to the Huiyue Clan grounds.
As for the Senju Clan, they were the same as always. Even after returning, they had merely concentrated their residences in one place instead of carving out clan grounds like the other three clans.
That mentality was easy enough to understand. In theory, all of Konoha belonged to them anyway, so why the hell would they need to divide out territory...
A crowd had already gathered outside the Ninja Academy, mostly parents. The little brats who had graduated successfully were eagerly taking credit before their parents. Qi looked around but failed to find anyone, so he headed into the academy.
When he reached the classroom and