Class 1-2

The woman was dressed in a standard office-lady outfit that accentuated her shapely figure, tracing a perfect curve.

She looked to be only in her early twenties. In Kamizuki's eyes, if he rated her looks out of ten, this teacher deserved a nine.

The teacher noticed the little brats below staring at her. She smiled faintly and stopped paying attention to the little glances of those brats who hadn't even grown their first hairs yet.

She picked up a piece of chalk from the lectern, turned around, and wrote three big characters on the blackboard: "Sugita Tsubaki."

After writing her name, she turned back and said, "My name is Sugita Tsubaki. I'm a Chunin instructor at the Konoha Ninja School, and I'll be the homeroom teacher for your Class 1-2."

Sugita Tsubaki paused briefly, then continued, "Next, I'd like each of you to come up and introduce yourselves, so everyone can get to know one another."

A few minor characters went up first, so there was no need to dwell on them.

Sugita Tsubaki called out, "Next, Tenten."

At the sound of her name, Tenten rose from her seat, straightened herself up a little, and walked to the lectern with confidence. "My name is Tenten. I'm six years old. What I love most is collecting all kinds of weapons and equipment. What I hate most is doing housework. My dream is to become an excellent weapons master."

After finishing her introduction, Tenten gave Sugita Tsubaki a slight nod, then returned to her seat.

Sugita Tsubaki continued, "The next student is Hyuga Neji."

Hyuga Neji walked to the lectern with an expressionless face and introduced himself in a somewhat cold voice. "Hyuga Neji. Six years old. There isn't much I like. I don't want to talk about what I dislike. I don't have a dream."

When Neji said he didn't like something, he surreptitiously glanced at Kamizuki.

After he finished introducing himself, a chill seemed to sweep through everyone in the classroom.

But the little girls below gazed at Neji with sparkling eyes.

Don't get the wrong idea. What could six- or seven-year-old brats possibly understand? The little girls probably just had an instinctive fondness for good-looking things.

After Neji, it was Rock Lee's turn. Once he reached the lectern, he certainly lived up to his nickname, "Bushy Brow."

He rubbed the back of his head with a slightly goofy look, then began speaking, a little nervously. "My name is... Rock Lee. I'm six years old. I like eating meat and Taijutsu. I don't like... eating vegetables. My dream... my dream is—" He squeezed his eyes shut, gathered his courage, and shouted, "My dream is to become an excellent ninja using only Taijutsu, even though I can't use any ninjutsu!"

After hearing Rock Lee's dream, all the students beneath the lectern burst out laughing. None of them believed he could make it come true.

Rock Lee was feeling a little dejected at being laughed at by everyone when he suddenly spotted Kamizuki. Kamizuki was looking at him with an expression that said, "I believe in you." It was as if Rock Lee had seen hope again. Overcome with emotion, he gave Kamizuki a meaningful look.

When Kamizuki saw the look Rock Lee gave him, he shuddered. What the hell is that expression? I'm not into guys.

After Rock Lee finished introducing himself, a few more insignificant students went up to introduce themselves—little nobodies who probably didn't even count as extras.

At last, it was Kamizuki's turn. As soon as he stepped up to the lectern, the little girls below could hardly sit still. Their eyes sparkled like stars.

Under the admiring gazes of the little girls, Kamizuki walked up to the lectern at an unhurried pace. He bowed slightly to the beautiful teacher, Sugita Tsubaki, and all the students below, then began his introduction. "My name is Hyuga Kamizuki. I'm four years old. I like all kinds of delicious food, and I hate being restrained. My dream is to use my own strength to protect everyone and everything I hold dear."

After Kamizuki finished introducing himself, he had established an image of noble righteousness in the hearts of all the little girls in his class. The stars in their eyes were practically about to fly out.

The first day of class was very simple. Basically, the teachers for each subject introduced themselves and went over some of the basics of what they taught, along with why those subjects were necessary and important.

The Konoha Ninja School let out at four in the afternoon. By the end of the first day, Kamizuki had gotten along pretty well with almost everyone in his class.

The only one who was hard to deal with was his cousin, Hyuga Neji. Kamizuki knew the reason, so he didn't take it too much to heart. After all, the matter wasn't easy to resolve. He thought it over and decided it was best to take things slowly.

When they returned to school the next day, everyone realized that their classmates no longer felt as unfamiliar or awkward as they had on the first day.

Children were like that. They fit in easily, and before long, they could be playing together like brothers. It was just in their nature.

Whenever class let out, Rock Lee, Tenten, and a few other background characters liked to gather around Kamizuki and ask him to tell them stories.

Kamizuki was like a professional storyteller as he spun his tales.

You might ask, how could a four-year-old brat like Kamizuki know so many stories to tell these six- and seven-year-old children?

Heh... Kamizuki had come from the twenty-first century. In his previous life, he'd lived in a highly advanced era with a well-developed internet. Telling stories was child's play for him. He had so many tricks up his sleeve that he could keep these little bumpkins from the Naruto world entertained for years!

Every day, he told the little bumpkins stories like those of Jin Yong, Gu Long, The Legend of Sword and Fairy, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, and Investiture of the Gods—there were so many stories from his great China that he probably couldn't finish telling them all in a lifetime.

At first, only a few brats led by Rock Lee and Tenten listened to Kamizuki's stories. But as he kept telling them, more and more onlookers gathered. Even Neji, who was always arrogant and aloof, couldn't resist his desire to hear the stories. In the end, he joined the listeners too.

Before long, more and more people were coming to hear Kamizuki's stories. Even students from the next classroom would run over to Class 1-2 as soon as class let out.

After that, Kamizuki earned himself a famous nickname at the Konoha Ninja School: "Story Prince."

Time flew by, and the years passed in a flash. Kamizuki's first year of school went by in a cycle: he listened attentively to the teachers during class, and everyone listened to his stories after class.