Appearing at the School

Perhaps due to the breakthrough in his realm, his hearing had sharpened. On his way to the Ninja Academy, Ye Fan heard many people discussing him. Most of them were residents of Konoha Village, and among them were also a few freelance ninjas.

"Did you see him? That's the Inuzuka Clan's good-for-nothing. He's already fourteen years old, and he still hasn't graduated from the Ninja Academy."

"Who's to say otherwise? Ordinary kids can become official ninjas by eleven or twelve, but as for this guy, I heard his test scores get worse year by year. Now he's already been surpassed by kids around seven or eight."

"I also heard an interesting thing. This guy's chakra decreases every year, and now he can't even perform the simplest ninjutsu. It's an absolute disgrace to the Inuzuka Clan."

"He's simply the shame of the Inuzuka Clan! If not for Hana Inuzuka protecting him, a guy like this would've been expelled by the clan head long ago!"

The speaker was a ninja, followed by a large ninja hound. One could tell at a glance that he was a member of the Inuzuka Clan.

Seeing Ye Fan cast his gaze over, the man turned his head away with extreme disdain.

Ye Fan was already used to these clearly derogatory discussions and took none of them to heart. He was merely somewhat surprised that the Inuzuka Clan's head actually wanted to expel him from the clan.

The so-called expulsion meant revoking the Inuzuka surname and no longer enjoying the welfare and protection provided by the clan.

Expelled? Ye Fan curved his lips into an arc. Did they really think I care for this surname? Now that I am already at the First Layer of the Beast-Taming Stage, what does it matter even if I'm not in this Konoha Village?

Arriving at the Ninja Academy, because he hadn't been there for a long time, Ye Fan didn't even know which class he belonged to.

At this time, Iruka should be having a class. Never mind, I won't go disturb him yet. I'll ask about the make-up exam later.

Thinking this, Ye Fan brought his small ninja hound to the school library.

The books here were limited. Aside from some basic knowledge a ninja ought to understand, there were only introductions to some common sense.

Ye Fan casually pulled one off the bookshelf and sat by the window to read.

Hokage--The leader of Konoha Village is called the "Hokage", possessing superb strength and outstanding leadership skills. He shoulders the responsibility of protecting everyone in the village.

Reading this, the image of an elderly man wearing a conical hat and smoking a pipe flashed through Ye Fan's mind.

Ye Fan had once seen the Hokage from afar at the funeral of the slaughtered members of the Uchiha Clan. That was already several years ago.

I wonder just how high the Hokage's strength is. If I get the chance, I really want to witness it.

Thinking this in his heart, Ye Fan began to turn to the next page.

The top mentioned the introduction of ninja ranks, which could also be said to be the division of ninja strength.

Ninjas were divided from lowest to highest into: Genins, Chunins, Special Jonins, and Jonins.

A Special Jonin's ability was slightly inferior to a Jonin's. In view of their outstanding performance in certain special abilities, they were much stronger than ordinary Chunins, hence they were called "Special Jonins".

A Special Jonin belonged to the probationary Jonin level.

After reading books here for a while, Ye Fan began to find it boring. The contents of the books were truly too superficial; he could finish them by flipping through a couple of pages.

He heard that Konoha Village had a specialized Ninja Library with all kinds of books inside. Not only did it have detailed information regarding ninjutsu and Genjutsu, but it even touched upon introductions to other ninja villages. Unfortunately, it was only open to ninjas. The current Ye Fan did not yet have the qualification to enter and read inside.

Once I pass the assessment this time, I should have the qualification to read books in there!

Standing up, Ye Fan decided to find Iruka.

In the open-air training ground, a young man wearing a green flak jacket and a Ninja Forehead Protector was none other than Iruka. At this moment, he was giving a class to more than twenty children aged seven or eight.

"Listen up, I'll emphasize this again: chakra is an energy produced by the perfect fusion of energies from various parts of the human body. It is the source of energy used to perform ninjutsu, Genjutsu, taijutsu, or to create thread-like binds on opponents, or to cut through matter likewise composed of chakra."

"After extracting chakra, the 'jutsu' can only be used through 'hand seals'. There are two changes in chakra: shape transformation and nature transformation."

Standing in front of a group of mischievous kids, Iruka explained in a loud voice.

Even though he was conscientious and dedicated, there were still kids who didn't listen properly. One of the most obvious among them was the Hokage's grandson, Konohamaru.

"Konohamaru, what are you muttering to yourself down there? Did you remember everything I taught?" Iruka shouted loudly.

"Hmph, what's so special about this? I knew it long ago. I'm someone who's going to be Hokage in the future, so I don't want to learn such simple things!" Konohamaru crossed his arms over his chest with an extremely arrogant look.

Iruka was angered into a laugh. He knew that Konohamaru had a Special Jonin as a tutor, but this was the academy and he was the one teaching class right now. How could he allow such a student who took the lead in breaking discipline?

"In that case, you've mastered it all? Good then, give everyone a demonstration and show us the Transformation Technique!" Iruka said.

"What's difficult about this? Just in time to let you all witness the powerful new ninjutsu I learned!" As Konohamaru spoke, he walked to the front of all the classmates and his palms began to form hand seals.

"Check out my Sexy Technique!"

Following a loud roar from Konohamaru, he abruptly transformed into a beauty wearing a swimsuit, striking a sexy pose and even blowing a kiss at Iruka.

At that moment, Iruka was petrified on the spot.

"Haha, how is my new ninjutsu? Powerful, right?" Konohamaru changed back to his original appearance.

"Konohamaru, who taught you this vulgar ninjutsu?" Iruka's face was flushed red with anger.

"Big Brother Naruto taught me. How is it? Pretty awesome, right?" Konohamaru said with a smile.

"Na--ru--to--"

Iruka clenched his fists, his voice seeming to squeeze out from between his teeth.

Naruto, full name Naruto Uzumaki, used to be his student. He made trouble and caused chaos all day long and had only graduated not long ago.

Just as Iruka was considering how to punish Konohamaru, Ye Fan's voice drifted over: "Are kids nowadays all this precocious?"

Iruka looked toward the source of the sound and happened to spot Ye Fan walking slowly with his small ninja hound, a smile still hanging on the corners of his mouth.

"Ye Fan?"

Iruka was stunned. He even suspected whether he had seen wrong.

"Long time no see, Teacher Iruka!" Ye Fan greeted the astonished Iruka.

"Ye Fan, you're here for class?" Iruka asked.

He knew that Ye Fan had contracted a strange illness, and the chakra in his body was getting less and less. He had originally thought Ye Fan was going to give up on becoming a ninja.

"Class won't be necessary. I don't want to waste time accompanying this bunch of kids. I just want to ask about the make-up exam!"

When Ye Fan said this, he glanced at Konohamaru, who had just performed the ninjutsu.