Teaching Plan

The Scroll of Sealing was a scroll that recorded many forbidden techniques, and it was Yuehua Ai's ultimate goal in coming to Konoha.

Of course, given his current circumstances, he had to go to great lengths just to learn an ordinary ninjutsu. Getting his hands on the Scroll of Sealing was an arduous task, to say the least.

If Konoha was a towering tree, then Yuehua Ai was just an inconspicuous little bug within it. He might be insignificant, but his experiences made him no ordinary bug. He was still a larva, but a parasite with ideals and ambitions all the same.

Since coming to Konoha, the people he had met had treated him fairly well. But that wasn't a reason to give up on what he was after. Once he got what he wanted, he would leave Konoha a few "prophecies" as compensation, at most. After all, compared to what he knew from his previous life, prophecies about the future course of the Naruto World were the most valuable thing he could offer.

Of course, he would only give them a prophecy if he felt indebted to them. If he got everything through his own efforts and schemes, then there would be no need for any so-called compensation. Yuehua Ai had always been the kind of person who repaid kindness and returned grudges.

If Konoha fully supported his training now and let him study any technique he wanted, he would certainly spill everything he knew about the future.

Unfortunately, that was nothing more than wishful thinking. Given his origins, even with Jiraiya as his teacher, Konoha wouldn't completely trust him, and full support was out of the question. If he accidentally let anything slip about the future, Yuehua Ai was absolutely certain they would extract his memories and then cut him open for research.

So, he absolutely couldn't show anything unusual in Konoha. He could act a little more mature than his age, but he couldn't lose every trace of a child's nature. He could keep a low profile in front of outsiders, but he couldn't be too low-key. He was Jiraiya's student, someone recognized by one of the Sannin. No matter how low-key he was, people would still keep an eye on him. Showing too much of any one quality could backfire. If he was too quiet in daily life and reacted too calmly to everything, he would only seem more suspicious.

So all he had to do was act naturally. He needed to show his strengths, but also his flaws. He shouldn't go out of his way to ingratiate himself with people, nor should he reject those who approached him. Only by acting naturally could he truly put others at ease.

The things we see every day are often the very things we overlook the most. We've all experienced this: when we're looking for something, we clearly remember seeing it every day in a certain place, yet when we need it, we can't find it no matter how hard we try.

Just like that, the best way to keep a low profile wasn't to hide completely. It was to be right in front of people, yet somehow out of reach. This deliberate kind of unobtrusive presence truly put the principle of being "hidden in plain sight" into practice.

Why had he said those reassuring words to Takeda Shin earlier? It wasn't because Yuehua Ai was especially kindhearted. He had to admit that part of it came from sympathy, but more than anything, he wanted to save himself trouble.

Yuehua Ai's identity was always a sensitive issue. Ordinary people didn't know much about his background, but any Konoha family with a bit of standing knew he existed.

If someone like Takeda Shin, a brat who picked fights unprovoked, had been somewhere else, Yuehua Ai could have beaten him and left it at that. But unfortunately, this was Konoha, their territory. The brat himself wasn't the problem; the real problem was his family and the connections they represented.

If Yuehua Ai had simply left Takeda Shin alone while he was having a breakdown, the boy might have gone home feeling wronged and asked his family about Yuehua Ai's background. How would the brat feel after learning he'd been beaten by an "outsider" from Amegakure? His humiliation would turn into hostility. And the key was that he wouldn't keep that hostility to himself. He'd surely spread the word, making Yuehua Ai the enemy of everyone in the class!

Children in their teens were still innocent, but that very innocence made them especially intolerant of outsiders. Every child dreamed of being a hero, and when an outsider appeared among them, they often cast that person as the villain.

Yuehua Ai didn't care whether the brats saw him as a villain or some big boss. What he did care about were the adults behind them.

Everything could snowball. If Yuehua Ai ended up at odds with the brats at school, their parents might spread unfavorable rumors about him throughout the village.

People shouldn't imagine adults were all that tolerant or rational. The Second Shinobi War had only just ended, and who knew how many people in Konoha had died fighting Rain Ninja? There were surely plenty who held a deep hatred for them.

As the saying went, tell a lie often enough and it becomes the truth. Once rumors got started, someone stirring things up could bring about serious consequences. This wouldn't just affect Yuehua Ai; it could also drag him into Konoha's factional struggles. After all, Jiraiya was behind him, and the Third was behind Jiraiya. If a real storm arose, Yuehua Ai, caught in the middle, wouldn't even amount to a little leaf.

Maybe he was worrying too much, but it was always better to be prepared. Danzo, lurking in Konoha's shadows, had always coveted the Hokage Position. He would surely be happy to use Yuehua Ai to attack Sarutobi's inner circle. Given all that, Yuehua Ai had to talk Takeda Shin around a little. Besides, a few words gave the boy hope again and saved Yuehua Ai trouble. Why wouldn't he do it?

At noon, Yuehua Ai had no appetite. After taking a short nap and reading for a while, it was time for class.

He arrived just in time, entered the classroom, and sat down for his first afternoon lesson.

There wasn't much to say about the lesson. For now, most classes were still theoretical. Since he and Shizune had gotten to know each other a little that morning, he asked her about the study program after class.

The Medical Study Class lasted six months. The first three months were devoted to theory, while the last three were entirely practical, including the study of Medical Ninjutsu and battlefield survival skills.

The class was still teaching the basics of medicine, including simple first aid and introductory Medical Ninjutsu. After all, the students here had only just graduated from the Ninja Academy. Besides medical knowledge and Medical Ninjutsu, they also needed specialized instructors to teach them the essential skills of a ninja and improve their chances of surviving on the battlefield.

The class had already covered more than half of its theoretical curriculum. After they finished the theory classes over the coming month, they would be taught proper Medical Ninjutsu. Once they learned Medical Ninjutsu and mastered more advanced techniques and chakra control, they could apply to graduate from the Medical Study Class whenever they were ready.