First Grade

Konoha Ninja Academy.

"Sensei, this question is too easy. Do you have anything harder?"

Tobitake Keigo said.

My God, was everything taught at the Ninja Academy this easy?

Looking at the math problems in his hands, as well as questions about chakra extraction and the like, hadn't he learned all this ages ago?!

Sigh, another day of missing the laboratory.

Tobitake Keigo was utterly speechless.

In the laboratory, he could freely seek guidance from Teacher Orochimaru, Teacher Kabuto, and his dad.

And there were so many things he could research.

He was filled with interest there, but at the Ninja Academy, all he felt was an aura of stupidity washing over him.

Even the teachers gave off the same feeling.

It was not that Keigo thought they were useless.

Rather, whether it was the knowledge displayed by his classmates or teachers, he felt as though the Shinobi World had been defiled.

How could people's knowledge be this shallow?

But his dad had taught him to be modest, to be humble, to... humble my ass. Life at the Ninja Academy was far too unbearable.

There was no absorption of knowledge, nor any output of knowledge. It was practically like soaking his brain in a space crawling with bacteria, full of decay.

Then he looked at the classmates around him, who were gazing at him with admiration. Though he felt a little pleased inside, he still preferred the life he had once had doing research in the lab.

How many research projects could admiration buy?

The Ninja Academy teacher was instantly speechless upon hearing Tobitake Keigo's words. "Fine, then study hard. I'll disturb you less in the future. Honestly."

That tone was even a little arrogant compared to those geniuses.

Tonbo-senpai's kid really was hard to deal with.

But considering that he