Several days later, Upper Capital, dawn had barely broken.
A bus traveled along the highway toward the suburbs, the scenery outside gradually changing from towering buildings to green mountains and clear waters.
Tianyi sat by the window, clutching a stack of notes. Sweat seeped from his palms, and he had crumpled the corners of the pages.
His brow was slightly furrowed, his lips moving as he silently recited the words on the pages. A fine sheen of sweat covered his forehead.
This was his first time giving a speech before so many people. Ten thousand—an entire ten thousand students.
He would rather fight Pain again than speak in front of this many people.
"Hello, students... I'm Fang Tianyi... the honorary principal of this school..." he murmured, running his finger across the page before starting over from the beginning.
"Today, I..."
He took a deep breath, let it out, and continued reciting. Commander Tian reclined in the seat beside him with his arms folded, a faint smile on his face.
He glanced at the notes in Tianyi's hands, then at Tianyi's tense face, and chuckled softly.
"Relax. You're someone who took part in two major wars in the Ninja World," Commander Tian said teasingly.
Tianyi did not look up. "I'd rather face the Third Raikage than ten thousand students."
Commander Tian chuckled and patted him on the shoulder. "All right, just improvise when the time comes. You don't need to memorize every word perfectly."
Several of the school's deans sat in the back, quietly discussing something.
The vice principal sat in the front row. He turned to look at Tianyi, his gaze filled with curiosity and anticipation.
This legendary Major Fang Tianyi was the foremost man in another world. Now that he was going to speak before ten thousand students, the