Ninja Academy.
Hokage... Kiba, you're really letting your imagination run wild, who wants to be Hokage, it's such a pain, Shikamaru thought, listening to their conversation.
Especially Kiba and Naruto's words left him completely speechless.
What was so great about being Hokage? It was an absolute pain every single day, dealing with this and that. He'd rather just be a comfortable young master.
With no other choice, Kiba had to tell them the practice method for the Throat Protection Technique to keep everyone else from running off to learn from the upperclassmen.
"Hey, what are you doing? Don't slack off."
Just as they finished listening to Kiba's explanation of the Throat Protection Technique with hints of excitement and anticipation on their faces, Iruka turned around and yelled.
"Yes."
Everyone answered in unison, already plotting in their minds how to learn it quickly.
They had to learn it, no matter how difficult.
Konoha Street.
"Oh, are you going out on another mission?" Ayame asked, holding Tobitake Tonbo's arm as they walked.
Tobitake Tonbo nodded. "Yeah, this one will probably take a while. I'll leave the kids to you."
"Don't worry, they're so well-behaved, we hardly have to worry about them," Ayame said.
Tobitake Tonbo curled his lip at the words.
They were well-behaved now, sure, but that was knocked into them with a whip and a beating. He wondered if those two would still remember the lesson after he left.
"Heh, forget about them for now, let's enjoy our couple's time."
Whoosh, whoosh!
Several figures touched down at the Konoha Gate.
At the lead was Tobitake Tonbo, accompanied by his three subordinates.
Hyuga Chō.
Inuzuka Gō.
Aburame Shikyō.
All of them were sensory ninja and also Konoha Chunin.
Tobitake Tonbo didn't know any of them personally, only having a