The school troublemaker

On the first day of school, Uchiha Rìtiān got up bright and early. He put on his brand-new Ninja Academy uniform and looked himself over in the mirror again and again.

"Hmm, handsome! So handsome!" Uchiha Rìtiān stroked his hair, admiring himself. "How am I this handsome? Once I grow up, won't I have countless girls swooning over me?"

Mikoto couldn't stop laughing beside him. "You little rascal, who taught you to be so full of yourself?"

"My brother!" Uchiha Rìtiān shifted the blame without hesitation. Itachi happened to be passing the doorway and stumbled. What does this have to do with me?

After breakfast, the brothers set off for school together. Along the way, they encountered plenty of other children heading to school, all of whom looked at Uchiha Rìtiān curiously.

"He's Uchiha Rìtiān, the one who got into the Ninja Academy at five?" "I heard he got full marks on the Ninjutsu exam!"

Uchiha Rìtiān puffed out his chest, enjoying everyone's attention. Showing off feels so good!

When they reached the classroom, Itachi found a seat by the window, and Uchiha Rìtiān sat beside him as a matter of course.

Just then, the classroom door opened, and a middle-aged man wearing glasses walked in.

"Hello, everyone. I'm your homeroom teacher, Yamamoto Tarō. Starting today, I'll be responsible for all your classes. I hope you'll study hard and become outstanding ninja in the future."

Teacher Yamamoto looked quite stern. Uchiha Rìtiān muttered inwardly, Looks like I can't get too carried away in class from now on. But he soon tossed that thought out the window.

The first lesson was ninja history. Teacher Yamamoto stood at the front, talking endlessly about the history of Konoha's founding, while Uchiha Rìtiān listened and yawned. He already knew all this, and he knew even more than the teacher!

Just as Uchiha Rìtiān was about to fall asleep, Teacher Yamamoto suddenly asked, "Uchiha Rìtiān, tell us, what Ninjutsu was the First Hokage best at?"

Uchiha Rìtiān jolted upright and stood. "The First Hokage was best at Wood Release Ninjutsu," he blurted out.

"Very good." Teacher Yamamoto nodded, then asked, "Then do you know what characterizes Wood Release Ninjutsu?"

Without thinking, Uchiha Rìtiān answered, "What characterizes Wood Release is... it can plant trees!" The whole class burst out laughing.

Teacher Yamamoto's face darkened. "Uchiha Rìtiān! Be serious!"

"I am being serious, sir." Uchiha Rìtiān looked utterly innocent. "Doesn't Wood Release make trees grow? The First Hokage even used Wood Release to build Konoha. Isn't that just planting trees?"

The corner of Teacher Yamamoto's mouth twitched. "Sit down! Pay attention in class!"

After finally making it to the end of class, Uchiha Rìtiān immediately perked up. He ran to the front and addressed the entire class. "Hi, everyone! My name's Uchiha Rìtiān! We're classmates now, so come to me if you need anything! Also, I opened the Rìtiān General Store on Konoha Main Street. Drop by when you have time. Mention my name for ten percent off!"

The whole class froze. Was he here... to attend school or advertise? Teacher Yamamoto had just left the classroom and nearly tripped when he heard that.

The second lesson was Ninjutsu, covering the most fundamental Three Basic Jutsu. Uchiha Rìtiān had long since grown bored with those.

"Uchiha Rìtiān, give us a demonstration." Teacher Yamamoto called on him.

Uchiha Rìtiān reluctantly stood and casually formed a hand seal. With a poof, he turned into Teacher Yamamoto, even sounding exactly like him. "Hello, students! I'm Teacher Yamamoto!"

The whole class burst out laughing again. Teacher Yamamoto's face darkened once more. "Uchiha Rìtiān! Who told you to turn into me?!"

"Didn't you tell me to demonstrate the Transformation Technique, sir?" Uchiha Rìtiān changed back, looking innocent. "I thought turning into you would be the hardest. That way, I could show my level of skill."

Over the next few days, Uchiha Rìtiān played the role of "troublemaker" to perfection.

In Taijutsu class, the teacher was teaching the basic posture for throwing a punch when Uchiha Rìtiān raised his hand. "Sir, why do we have to use our fists to punch? Can't we use our heads?" The teacher said, "...Using your head would hurt." "Then why can't we ram them with our butts?" The whole class doubled over laughing. The teacher pressed a hand to his forehead. "Uchiha Rìtiān, go stand outside!"

During an academic lesson, the teacher was explaining the ninja code when Uchiha Rìtiān asked another question. "Sir, the ninja code says ninja can't let their emotions affect their actions. Does that mean ninja can date?" The teacher blushed. "That's not something you should be worrying about!" "Ooh~ You're blushing, sir! That means you have someone you like!" Uchiha Rìtiān egged him on. The whole class joined in. The teacher trembled with anger. "Uchiha Rìtiān! Get out!"

And so, Uchiha Rìtiān became every teacher's nightmare. Before each lesson, the teachers would first check whether he was there, then teach with the utmost care, afraid the boy would come up with another strange question.

Strangely enough, though Uchiha Rìtiān caused trouble every day, his grades were ridiculously good. On the first quiz, he earned full marks in every subject and took first place in his year outright.

The teachers were baffled. This child caused trouble in class every day, so how were his grades still so good? "Could this be what they call a genius?" Teacher Yamamoto murmured to himself.

Uchiha Rìtiān scoffed at that. A genius? He was no genius. He had merely spent the time other people used to sleep watching Naruto.

Itachi was already used to this. His little brother had never played by the usual rules, but he always managed to surprise people.

One day during a break, Uchiha Rìtiān was boasting to his classmates in the classroom when the door was suddenly kicked open.

"Hey, first-year brats! All of you, get out here!" Several upper-year students stood in the doorway, looking arrogant.

Uchiha Rìtiān raised an eyebrow. Looking for trouble? "Who are you? What do you want?" He stood and looked up as he asked.

The upper-year student in front sized Uchiha Rìtiān up and sneered. "You're that Uchiha Rìtiān? I hear you're pretty cocky."

"So what if I am?" Uchiha Rìtiān folded his arms. "What is it, senior? Need something from me?"

"Nothing much." The upper-year student chuckled. "I just heard you're pretty strong and wanted to spar with you."

Just then, the system's voice rang out.

[Ding! Detected that upper-year students have provoked the Host. Choice triggered!]

[Option one: endure for the moment and keep the peace. Refuse to spar. Reward: Endurance +1]

[Option two: accept the spar and put them in their place with your strength. Reward: Taijutsu +1, gain the title "Schoolyard Bully"]

[Option three: tell a teacher and let the teacher handle it. Reward: teacher favorability +10]

Uchiha Rìtiān chose option two without a second thought. What a joke. When had he, Uchiha Rìtiān, ever backed down?

"Sure, let's spar!" Uchiha Rìtiān agreed at once. "But we should have something riding on it, right? The loser has to call the winner Grandpa. How about that?"

The upper-year student froze for a moment, then laughed. "Kid, you've got guts! It's a deal!"

The group headed to the training ground, drawing quite a crowd of onlookers. Hyūga Huǒliè was among them. Seeing this, a cold smile crossed his face. Uchiha Rìtiān, just wait until you make a fool of yourself!

The match was about to begin. Everyone thought Uchiha Rìtiān was certain to lose. After all, his opponent was a third-year student, a full five years older than him!

But once the match began, everyone was stunned.