Teaching You a Lesson

Sasuke shook out his palm, secretly startled. He had not expected his strength to have reached such a level.

He had not even used one percent of his strength just now, yet he had sent someone flying more than ten meters with a single slap.

If he used his full strength, he might just erase the person entirely.

Hyuga Monza was slumped against a tree trunk, his head lolling to one side and his mouth full of blood. He had clearly been knocked unconscious.

Of course, no one cared about his condition.

At that moment, Iruka's eyes were as wide as saucers, his mouth hanging half-open as though something were lodged in it, unable to close at all!

Fast!

Too fast!

Even he, a Chunin, had been unable to catch Sasuke's figure at the speed Sasuke had displayed just now!

He was utterly stunned by Sasuke's speed.

If he had been in Hyuga Monza's position, he would have ended up getting slapped away too.

Iruka was startled by the thought that had suddenly surfaced in his mind!

Could it be that Uchiha Sasuke's strength had already surpassed that of a Chunin!?

Looking at Sasuke with both hands in his pockets, Iruka suddenly felt as though he could no longer understand this boy!

"Ambush! You must have ambushed Hyuga Monza! You despicable bastard!"

"So this is the Uchiha clan!? I never thought you wouldn't even dare fight a fair duel and had to rely on a sneak attack to win!"

"You've really disappointed me, Uchiha Sasuke. You've completely disgraced the Uchiha clan!"

"..."

Those bratty kids who disliked Sasuke began clamoring again!

They did not possess Iruka's experience.

In their eyes, they had merely blinked, and then Hyuga Monza had inexplicably crashed into a giant tree.

Such an outcome was clearly beyond their understanding.

As for Sasuke instantly defeating his opponent in one move, sorry, but that possibility had never even crossed their minds.

In their minds, weren't ninja battles just people throwing wild punches at each other? How could anyone possibly defeat an opponent in one move?

Therefore, they all believed Sasuke had succeeded through a sneak attack and continued shouting noisily.

"He cheated! Iruka-sensei, Uchiha Sasuke won by cheating, so you can't declare him the winner!"

"We won't acknowledge such shameless behavior!"

"..."

With both hands in his pockets, Sasuke stared indifferently at the group of brats!

"What a bunch of ignorant trash. Your yapping is annoying as hell!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Sasuke suddenly took more than a dozen shuriken from his system inventory. His face was filled with killing intent as he looked coldly at the brats still shouting and said:

"Now, I'll teach you pieces of trash a lesson. When the weak act recklessly before the strong, they must pay a painful price!"

"And the price I demand from you..."

Sasuke suddenly grinned.

"...is to send you to Yama to repent!"

Seeing the dozen or so shuriken that had suddenly appeared in Sasuke's hands, along with hearing his icy words, Iruka's heart lurched. He hurriedly shouted:

"Sasuke, calm down! Don't be impulsive! They're your classmates, so put down those dangerous blades!"

After seeing the speed Sasuke had displayed, Iruka knew that if Sasuke truly became enraged and developed killing intent, he would be completely unable to stop him. All he could do was shout at him.

"Uchiha Sasuke, stop! Stop right now! Do you want to bear the charge of murdering your comrades and become a rogue ninja at such a young age!?"

Seeing that Sasuke had no intention of stopping, Iruka panicked. He roared as he sprinted toward Sasuke.

The Uchiha clan was synonymous with madness. Every Uchiha was more or less touched in the head.

So Iruka did not think Sasuke was joking in the slightest.

"Hah! You didn't stop those brats when they were yapping just now, but now you're trying to stop me? How ridiculous!"

Sasuke sneered and flicked his hand. More than a dozen shuriken gleaming with cold light spun as they shot toward the brats.

"No!"

To Iruka's horror, the dozen or so shuriken precisely sliced beneath the crotches of those little brats.

The brats who had still been shouting suddenly felt a chill between their legs.

Their pants were directly cut open with huge tears, leaving every single one of them with open-crotch pants.

A rather unusual sight was displayed before everyone!

"This... Sasuke, you...!"

Iruka was completely dumbfounded. He had not expected things to turn out this way.

At the same time, he felt somewhat relieved... It seemed Sasuke had not truly gone mad and started killing people.

If bloodshed occurred during his time as an instructor, he would not even know how to explain it to the Third Hokage.

"Iruka-sensei, you seem awfully tense!"

Sasuke revealed a faint smile.

However, to Iruka, that smile looked more like mockery.

He took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Uchiha Sasuke, aren't you going a little too far?"

"Too far? I don't think so. If this were the battlefield, these weaklings would have lost their heads already!"

Sasuke's expression was calm. "On the contrary, Iruka-sensei, you have failed in your duties as a teacher. You failed to teach these brats the respect they ought to show the strong."

"If they cannot judge the situation, then when these brats graduate and go on missions, their only fate will be an early death."

"So, Iruka-sensei, you should be thanking me instead. Thank me for teaching these brats the importance of respecting the strong!"

Iruka: "..."

He had never expected that, as a teacher, there would come a day when he was lectured by a student.

"Ah! What happened!? Why is there a huge hole in my pants!?"

"Damn it! Uchiha Sasuke must have done this! How dare he humiliate us like this!"

Only then did the brats react. Each covered his pants with both hands, glaring at Sasuke with embarrassed fury.

"Oh? It seems the lesson you received wasn't enough!"

Sasuke narrowed his eyes, and a dangerous aura faintly emanated from him.

Iruka's expression changed at once. He hurriedly shouted at the brats:

"What are you doing!? Hurry up and apologize to Sasuke! If those shuriken had been aimed at your heads just now, do you think you would still have the chance to stand here!?"

"But... Iruka-sensei."

One boy looked thoroughly unconvinced and wanted to step forward to argue, but he was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"No buts. If I tell you to apologize, then apologize! You'll understand why I'm making you apologize in the future!"

Iruka's face hardened as he displayed a teacher's authority.

The effect was quite good. The brats clutched their crotches and apologized to Sasuke one after another.

"Sorry... sorry, Sasuke. We shouldn't have doubted you!"

Naturally, they were definitely unconvinced inside.

They had to apologize to the person who had torn their pants. One could imagine how stifled they felt.

Sasuke did not even look at them. He turned and left, leaving behind only a dashing silhouette.

Behind him came the frenzied screams of a group of girls.

"So cool! Sasuke is absolutely amazing like this."

"So domineering! I like Sasuke even more now."

"No one better fight me for him! Sasuke is mine!"

"What did you say, you bitch!? Sasuke is mine!"

"..."

Iruka ignored the noisy little girls. Instead, he watched Sasuke's gradually receding back, unable to calm down.

Was this the Uchiha clan!?

They truly were a clan overflowing with geniuses. To possess such strength at such a young age, his talent had likely already surpassed that of his older brother, Itachi Uchiha!

Iruka asked himself whether it was the speed Sasuke had burst forth with when he instantly defeated Hyuga Monza, or his masterful shuriken throwing technique, neither was something he, a Chunin, could accomplish.

This meant Uchiha Sasuke's strength had already surpassed the Chunin level.

A seven-year-old Chunin—how terrifying!

Still, they were all children of Konoha. Once Sasuke grew stronger, Konoha would only become more powerful.

Iruka suddenly felt somewhat gratified. After all, Sasuke was his student.

It seemed he had to quickly share this good news with the Third Hokage so the old man could be happy as well.

Just as Iruka was preparing to head for the Hokage Building, a tuft of blond hair entered his view.

"Iruka-sensei, Iruka-sensei! Where's Sasuke? Lord Naruto wants to challenge him!"

Naruto looked around in every direction, searching for Sasuke.

Seeing Naruto's carefree manner, Iruka's face darkened as he sternly said:

"Uzumaki Naruto, where the hell did you run off to!? Why are you only arriving now?"

"Uh..."

Naruto scratched his head and said somewhat sheepishly, "I ate too much instant ramen last night and got diarrhea, so I was delayed in the bathroom for a while."

"Why didn't you report to me beforehand?"

"I forgot!"

Naruto answered with complete confidence.

"Haah... You..."

Seeing Naruto like this, Iruka could only sigh helplessly.

Naruto did not care about that. He said excitedly, "Iruka-sensei, hurry up and call Sasuke out! Lord Naruto wants to challenge him!"

"Sasuke had something to do, so he went home first!"

"Heh heh heh! He must have been scared of Lord Naruto's strength and ran away! Hahaha! When he comes to school tomorrow, I'll definitely make fun of that guy!"

Naruto stood with his hands on his hips, his face full of high spirits!

He really looked as though he had scared Sasuke away.

"Yeah, yeah, sure!"

With the strength Sasuke had displayed, beating Naruto would be as easy as swatting a fly.

So Iruka did not explain anything to this single-minded idiot. Letting him learn a lesson would not be a bad thing either!