Ninja Academy office.
Kaku picked up the brand-new textbooks from the desk and placed them in the girl's hands. "Please take good care of these. They're the textbooks you'll need for the coming year."
Mao's wide eyes filled with confusion as she looked at the books in her hands.
<The Shinobi World You Don't Know: Compulsory Course 1> Geography—Tobirama Senju.
Throwing Techniques You Don't Know: Part 1 Bladed Weapons—Tobirama Senju.
Taijutsu Techniques You Don't Know: Part 1 Taijutsu—Uchiha Kaku.
"I already have all of these."
"Those were fake. These are the real Konoha textbooks."
"But those were copied from the books at the Ninja Academy. How could they be fake?"
"Go on, then. Your first class is mine, and don't let your own strength make you complacent and stop you from paying attention."
Kaku stood in the office, watching the girl head toward the classroom with a satisfied smile. Now the overall strength of Class A had risen another level, leaving the other classes completely in the dust.
The girl carrying the books brought the entire classroom to a hush.
Mao looked toward her seat and slowly walked over. It was easy to spot: her deskmate was the Shinobi World's signature Pineapple Head. There was no mistaking it.
As soon as she sat down, a note was passed to her from beside her. She stared at it in surprise, then took it and read it carefully.
"Name: Nara Karin. Likes sleeping. Hates being disturbed while sleeping."
What a personality.
Mao put the note in her desk drawer and thought back to the grades sheet she'd seen in the office.
She's the most consistent one.
She got tenth place in the class every time. Mao's gaze wandered around the Class A classroom.
There were quite a few empty seats. She