Giving a Lesson

Shen Ye looked up at the podium, surprised to see that it was Jiraiya.

"How is it this guy? Is he going to teach us how to peep at girls in the bath today?"

"Lord Jiraiya is one of the top ninjas in the village, no matter what. He must be going to teach us some incredible ninjutsu."

Shen Ye turned his head in surprise to look at Namikaze Minato; after fighting alongside him back then, he had a different perspective.

Namikaze Minato seemed to have started idolizing Jiraiya in his heart, harboring a faint urge to become his apprentice.

In the original story, Namikaze Minato became Jiraiya's apprentice after graduating from the Ninja Academy. It seemed that nothing would change just because of Shen Ye's appearance.

In just a few minutes, Shen Ye had completely regained his composure.

"Since it's Brother Jiraiya, I might as well listen carefully to what he's actually going to teach us."

Namikaze Minato nodded repeatedly, then focused his attention on the front, waiting for Jiraiya to speak.

Jiraiya stood on the podium with a beaming smile, his gaze sweeping across the classroom before finally landing on Shen Ye.

"Hello, students. Lord Third has ordered me to give you a lecture today, but I need the cooperation of one student."

Shen Ye cursed silently; Jiraiya's eyes were already filled with his true intentions.

If nothing went wrong, this "lucky" student would be him, but Shen Ye really didn't want to cooperate with Jiraiya.

Alas, the countless students around him were all looking forward to it, so Shen Ye had no choice but to resign himself to fate.

Namikaze Minato cast an envious look at Shen Ye, thinking to himself, "How great would it be if it were me cooperating with Lord Jiraiya? But Shen Ye is just as good."

Not letting Shen Ye down, Jiraiya walked over to his side in a few steps.

"I see that this student has remarkable bones; he is a great candidate for training."

Shen Ye gave an awkward smile, followed Jiraiya toward the podium, and waved at the others in the classroom.

The two exchanged a brief look, and Shen Ye knew that what was about to happen would not go very smoothly.

"Brother Jiraiya, I advise you to be kind. If Sister Tsunade finds out you're bullying me, you should know what will happen."

"Don't worry, today will definitely be a huge gain for you."

"I hope so!"

Jiraiya nodded twice, waved his hand, and took out several unknown small objects from his pocket, tossing them to various parts of the classroom.

"Barrier, rise!"

Following the movement of Jiraiya's hands, each small object emitted a purple light.

When all the lights connected, the classroom was shrouded in a layer of barrier.

Looking at the classroom from the outside at this moment, one could see nothing but a patch of purple mist.

At the same time, a light blue barrier appeared around Jiraiya and Shen Ye, enclosing the two of them inside.

"Lord Jiraiya, why did you suddenly set up so many barriers here?"

Yue Xing was a bit worried about Shen Ye's safety; she gathered her courage, stood up, and asked Jiraiya what was going on.

Jiraiya held up a finger and shook it in front of him to signal everyone not to have any psychological burden.

"I am teaching you specifically today, so ninjas outside the barrier won't see what's happening here. You can consider it a way to protect your gains."

"Then there was no need for the barrier between the two of us, right? Do you want to get rough with me and prevent accidental injury to others?"

"Congratulations, Shen Ye, exactly right!"

Shen Ye twitched the corners of his mouth. To be able to say something about hurting him so calmly—he really was a shameless guy.

The book Icha Icha Paradise came from Jiraiya's own hands; Shen Ye finally understood why.

Even though the two didn't control their volume, because of Jiraiya's manipulation, the people outside couldn't hear their conversation clearly at all.

All they could see were their lips moving.

"Ahem, as a ninja, the most important thing is the control of chakra. Next, you all better watch carefully."

Jiraiya's voice appeared from all directions in the classroom, as if he were present at everyone's ear.

Shen Ye crossed his arms over his chest and watched Jiraiya quietly, wanting to see what kind of trick he was going to pull.

Whether it was true instruction or an attempt to use this opportunity to take revenge on him, Shen Ye had already figured out how to teach Jiraiya a lesson afterward.

His innocent face wasn't just for show; a little acting cute in front of Tsunade would be enough to successfully ruin Jiraiya's image.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Jiraiya, looking forward to his next move.

"Rasengan!"

Suddenly, a rotating blue chakra appeared in Jiraiya's hand.

Shen Ye widened his eyes, unable to believe what was happening before him. Jiraiya was actually using such a powerful ninjutsu against him.

Regardless of anything else, he was still just a child right now; he was being a bit too much.

"Damn it, Brother Jiraiya, aren't you going a bit too far? If this ball hits me, half my life will be gone."

"Hehe, I'll be sure to control my strength."

Shen Ye swallowed hard as he felt the malicious grin on Jiraiya's face, quickly shifting into a combat stance.

Chakra Perception flooded the entire barrier, yet Shen Ye discovered that there wasn't a single fluctuation of chakra on the small blue sphere; it was merely a hollow blue ball with no substance.

"Come on, old brother, I'll cooperate with you properly."

Shen Ye spread his arms and slowly closed his eyes, waiting for the Rasengan in Jiraiya's hand to land on his body.

Jiraiya pushed the Rasengan forward with an expressionless face, driving it directly into Shen Ye's chest.

Yue Xing let out a startled cry and squeezed her eyes shut; everyone broke into a cold sweat for Shen Ye, worried that something might actually go wrong.

However, not a sound was heard, and the Rasengan gradually vanished into Shen Ye's chest.

"Everyone, do not panic. I would never harm you; that act just now was simply to show you the importance of controlling chakra."

"That's right. Master Jiraiya's personal demonstration has helped me realize so much. No matter the ninjutsu, it all requires more precise control over one's chakra."

Jiraiya secretly gave Shen Ye a thumbs-up; he had been worried all along that Shen Ye wouldn't cooperate with him properly.

He had even imagined all the worst-case scenarios and prepared accordingly.

Jiraiya crossed his arms over his chest and whispered, "Release!"

The barrier at the edge of the classroom and the one surrounding the two of them gradually faded away, and then he turned his head to nod at Shen Ye.

"My sincere thanks to this student for his cooperation. Today's lesson ends here; I look forward to the day you all graduate from the Ninja Academy."