Everything went just as Choji's strategist speech had predicted.
And just as Tenyu and Maki had thought.
But the world was never short on surprises, especially with Naruto, Konoha's number-one man of surprises, around.
Iruka was very happy about their visit.
They were all familiar faces.
Whether it was Naruto, Choji, Tenyu, or Maki, they were all people he knew.
So he welcomed them warmly.
There was candy and fruit.
Taking advantage of their appearances as children, Tenyu and Maki did indeed enter Iruka's room and saw the group in the photograph, all wearing sunny smiles.
Then, they quietly hid the photograph in the cabinet.
Afterward, they said they had not seen it.
Everything had originally gone smoothly. Choji and Naruto both thought this attempt had failed and were considering another plan.
Unexpectedly, Naruto suddenly had a whim. Remembering Choji's words, he directly asked Iruka.
"Teacher, I heard that after every student graduates, they take a picture with their teacher and teammates to preserve the memory.
"Do you have one?"
Iruka did not think much of it. He only thought that, under his guidance, they had already become serious about becoming ninja, so he led them to his room to show them his graduation photo.
At first, he was surprised that the photo was missing.
But when he finally opened the cabinet, he found it lying right there. He merely thought that he had been too busy with schoolwork lately and remembered wrong.
Then came the scene of Naruto angrily scolding the two children.
"Why are you yelling at them, Naruto? Are you asking for a lesson?"
Hearing that, Iruka took out a whistle and threatened him.
Daring to threaten children in front of him made him feel that his authority had been challenged.
"Haha, no, no. I just got