Changes Arrive

"Uchiha Yufeng! Get up and answer: what are the methods for recovering Chakra?"

Just as Uchiha Yufeng was about to lie down on his desk, the teacher at the podium adjusted her glasses, and her gaze immediately fell on him.

"There are several methods of recovering Chakra. First..."

Uchiha Yufeng stood up and recited the contents of the book.

In the span of a single class, this female teacher had called on him no fewer than eight times.

Whenever he wanted to lie down and sleep for a while, she would call on him to answer a question.

Since coming to this world, Uchiha Yufeng had never been so speechless.

He... didn't seem to have offended this bespectacled Kunoichi teacher either!

"Ring-ring-ring!~"

As the dismissal bell rang, both the Kunoichi teacher at the podium and Uchiha Yufeng let out a sigh of relief.

"Alright, that's all for today's lesson. Class dismissed!"

After saying that, the Kunoichi teacher grabbed her books and swiftly left the classroom.

"Yufeng, did you offend this teacher somehow? Why does she keep calling on you?"

Uchiha Obito closed his book. When he turned back to look at Rin, he caught sight of Uchiha Yufeng wearing an utterly life-questioning expression and could not help but ask in surprise.

Uchiha Yufeng rolled his eyes.

If I knew, that'd be great!

Right then, Uchiha Yufeng truly wanted to use Hidden Shadow Snake Hands to bind that Kunoichi teacher and drag her to the storage room behind the school.

Then interrogate her properly about exactly how he had offended her.

"The next class is practical combat, Yufeng. Aren't you leaving?"

After a while, Kato Shizune finished packing up her textbooks.

Seeing that Uchiha Yufeng was still spacing out, she gave him a push.

"Practical combat? Oh, right! I'm going now!"

Uchiha Yufeng's eyes lit up.

Practical combat class—now this was good!

In the past, he would just muddle through it. There was nothing to do for most of the remaining class anyway.

It was the perfect chance to catch some sleep. Wonderful.

With that in mind, Uchiha Yufeng got up and headed toward the training grounds.

Before he even arrived, the teacher in charge of practical combat was already waiting there.

"Students, today's practical combat lesson will cover shuriken throwing!"

Hearing that, Uchiha Yufeng's brows furrowed slightly before he quietly retreated behind the other students.

Something was off! Very off!

Shouldn't shuriken throwing be taught three months from now? Why were they starting it already?

"Where is Uchiha Yufeng?"

Hearing the teacher call his name, Uchiha Yufeng froze.

Why did this feel so familiar?

"Teacher, Yufeng is over here!"

Uchiha Obito raised his hand beside him, directly exposing Uchiha Yufeng's location.

"Teacher!"

With everyone's eyes turning toward him, Uchiha Yufeng stepped out from among the students.

"Uchiha Yufeng, shuriken throwing requires technique. As long as you study diligently, you will surely become an outstanding ninja in the future.

For today's class, stay with me. Ask directly about anything you don't understand, and I'll teach you personally!"

Uchiha Yufeng's gaze stalled.

"Kageya-sensei, are you friends with Mizuhana-sensei?"

Kageya was the teacher before him who taught practical combat, while Mizuhana-sensei was the bespectacled female teacher from the previous class.

"Of course. We're both teachers at the Ninja Academy—friends, and even comrades. Yufeng, if you want Mizuhana-sensei to teach you, I can go invite her over!"

Uchiha Yufeng did not detect anything suspicious in the teacher's eyes and shook his head.

"Kageya-sensei teaches practical combat, so you must be better at combat than Mizuhana-sensei."

Hearing Uchiha Yufeng's praise, Kageya laughed heartily.

Then he spoke to Uchiha Yufeng in a serious tone.

"You have less and less time left at the Ninja Academy. You must cherish it and cannot be lazy.

Lord Hokage said that, as teachers, we must never give up on the Ninja Academy's students. We must teach you well! Nurturing useful ninjas is precisely our responsibility and our original aspiration as teachers!"

Hearing him mention Lord Hokage, Uchiha Yufeng's eyes narrowed.

Without showing it on his face, he said earnestly, "Thank you, Kageya-sensei! Yufeng understands. I'll work hard."

Kageya looked deeply gratified.

"Alright, go on! Lord Hokage approved quite a few training shuriken and wooden targets today. Take more—you'll need them for training later!"

After saying that, he had Uchiha Yufeng return to the group and led the class to collect their practical combat equipment.

By the end of the lesson, Uchiha Yufeng was thoroughly exhausted.

During practical combat class, three teachers patrolled back and forth, instructing the students. The moment anyone slacked off, a teacher would immediately come over to give them personal instruction. They were being watched like hawks.

"Ring-ring-ring!"

As the bell sounded.

The morning classes finally came to an end. After a morning of torment and some indirect probing of the ninja teachers, Uchiha Yufeng had figured it out.

The changes at the school likely had the Third Hokage's hand behind them.

If every day was like today from now on, then his great career of slacking off at the Ninja Academy was finished.

With supervision becoming stricter, those who had gained the right to rest were instead the top students.

Like Yuhi Kurenai, who was waiting to eat lunch.

Should he reveal just a tiny bit of his unimportant strength and secure himself some privileges?

"Yufeng, let's go to the rooftop!"

Yuhi Kurenai took out her bento and held it out to Uchiha Yufeng, looking at him expectantly.

"The rooftop? Sure!"

Uchiha Yufeng did not mind. Eating was eating, wherever they went.

With that, he took the bento, picked up his bag, and walked ahead.

The two of them arrived at the rooftop one after the other.

Instead of eating, Uchiha Yufeng found a clean spot and lay down directly.

He closed his eyes slightly. On the quiet rooftop,

a gentle breeze drifted past, and it was wonderfully peaceful.

"Yufeng, Father told me this morning that there might be new changes at our Ninja Academy."

New changes?

Uchiha Yufeng opened his eyes and looked toward Yuhi Kurenai.

"What did he mean?"

Yuhi Kurenai tried hard to recall. After swallowing a mouthful of the fragrant ribs Yufeng had made, she finally spoke.

"Father didn't say it outright, but it sounded like something happened in Sunagakure, and the Ninja Academy might graduate students early."

Sunagakure... could it be that the Kazekage had gone missing?

Thinking of the shuriken-throwing lesson they had studied that afternoon, Uchiha Yufeng fell into deep thought.

There was a very high chance that the Ninja Academy would graduate students early.

Ever since the Second Shinobi War began, the Ninja Academy's graduation time had been constantly adjusted.

If the matter in Sunagakure was real, this graduation would most likely be moved up by quite a lot.

"Yufeng..."

"Hmm?"

"You have to work hard, alright! Father said that if graduation really is moved up, the assessments will be stricter. So, I don't want you... to fail to graduate."

As Yuhi Kurenai spoke, her little face flushed faintly.

"If you need me to help you train, just say so. I'll help you!"

Hearing that, Uchiha Yufeng smiled.

"Don't worry. I'll definitely graduate."

Yuhi Kurenai did not say anything else. She lowered her head and continued eating her ribs and rice.

Uchiha Yufeng shifted slightly and leaned against the railing at an angle.

He knew that his leisurely days at the Ninja Academy were probably numbered.

After finishing their bentos, the two came down from the rooftop and had just returned to the classroom.

Not long after,

a middle-aged ninja teacher came in and announced this bombshell.

"Starting next week, every school day will be extended by one hour."

"The graduation date will be moved forward by six months."

"If anyone needs to graduate early right now, you may apply to me.

During this final stretch, all of you must work hard and strive to graduate as qualified ninjas!"