At this moment, Minato Namikaze had a very conflicted feeling. He wanted to see Kushina, but he didn't dare to see Kushina. So much so that after seeing this scene on the first day of school, he couldn't feel any joy at all, even though his name was at the top of the list.
Tap tap tap tap tap...
After a while, once all the students in the classroom had taken their seats, a series of familiar footsteps rang out, clearly reaching everyone's ears. They all knew that Ibuki-sensei had arrived.
In an instant.
Ibuki-sensei, dressed in ninja attire, appeared before everyone.
Following behind him were three children who looked to be around their age. One of them was someone Araki recognized, or rather, someone the entire class recognized: Takashi Maemoto, who had previously gained some minor Maemoto Takashi.
Good morning, everyone!
Ibuki-sensei stood on the podium and greeted the students in the class first. Then his gaze swept over the students in the room, taking in almost every face.
It's great to see you all again in the new semester!
"Although I had seen the list before coming to the classroom and knew who among you had successfully passed the final exams and stayed on, I still felt a very strong sense of satisfaction when I actually saw you all sitting here."
"I am proud of the results you have achieved in this final sprint!"
"Next..."
Just before we begin the new semester...
"I'd like to introduce some new faces to everyone. These are three new classmates who will be studying with us soon."
"Please introduce yourselves!"
When Ibuki-sensei finished speaking, he immediately stepped back, leaving the top of the classroom podium to the three people who had just followed him into the classroom.
Swish!
Almost instantly, everyone in the class turned their attention to these three people.
Although no one said anything, everyone knew in their hearts that these three people were the students who had failed the final exams and had to repeat a grade.
This, to some extent, inspired them all!
After all, this real-life example showed them that the Ninja Academy was not joking with them. If they didn't study hard this year and failed the final exam, they would have to be demoted and start all over again with the next batch of students.
Such feelings can only be understood by those who have truly experienced them. At least, it can be seen from the faces of these three children. A faint sense of inferiority flickered in the eyes of each of them, and they themselves knew very well that this was a very shameful thing.
"Yes."
The three of them responded with a low voice, and then one of them, under the watchful eyes of everyone in the class, took the lead and walked to the podium.
This person was none other than Maemoto Takashi crossed paths with Araki.
"Hello everyone, my name is Maemoto Takashi. It's nice to meet you all. I hope we can pass the final exams together next year!"
When Maemoto Takashi first started speaking, he didn't seem very confident, but as he talked, he clearly became more and more excited.
Maemoto Takashi finished his self-introduction, he stepped down from the stage, followed by the two people behind him who also completed their self-introductions.
After all three people had been introduced...
Ibuki-sensei told them to choose some empty seats and sit down, since some students in the class had failed the test and were demoted to the next grade.
Maemoto Takashi settling on Araki. He then began to walk step by step toward Araki.
Just two seats behind Araki, there was an empty seat; the student in that seat had failed the final exam.
Maemoto Takashi was sitting in that seat.
For the next period of time, Araki could clearly feel a gaze directed at him from the direction of Maemoto Takashi.
"Boring."
Desert muttered something under his breath. He could sense that Maemoto Takashi was coming for him, but he found the latter's behavior pointless, especially since he no longer cared about his senior.
The situation of Maemoto Takashi is completely different from that of Sora Hyuga!
When Sora Hyuga, Araki was no match for him at all, at least that's how it appeared on the surface. So he couldn't easily defeat Sora Hyuga and could only admit defeat.
However, the situation is different for Maemoto Takashi. Araki has already defeated him, so it is not recommended to defeat him several more times in a row.
Half a day passed quickly, and by noon, the bell had just rung, but the students had not yet dispersed.
" Araki, come with me for a moment, I need to talk to you."
Just then, Ibuki-sensei waved to Araki and then walked directly out of the classroom.
Araki didn't say a word and simply followed.
This moment.
Araki has already attracted the attention of many people at the scene.
Because Ibuki-sensei didn't wait for everyone to leave before saying this immediately after class, it was as if every student present knew that Ibuki-sensei was looking for Araki, and everyone's eyes sparkled with Araki.
Everyone wanted to know what had happened, after all, they were just children.
Sitting two rows behind Araki, Maemoto Takashi watched all of this. He had originally wanted to say something to Araki, but he could only look for another opportunity.
Outside the classroom.
Instead of speaking directly to Araki in the hallway, Ibuki-sensei waved to Araki and led Araki into her office.
Now that the teachers have all gone out for lunch, the office is empty, which provides the two of them with a chance to talk alone.
" Ibuki-sensei, is there something you need?"
Araki's tone was filled with respect, because this teacher was someone he truly respected, and this teacher made him feel a unique warmth in this unfamiliar world.
"Sit."
Instead of speaking immediately, Ibuki-sensei pulled out a chair for Araki to sit down, then went around behind the desk and sat down as well, the two facing each other.
" Araki, you've really impressed me! I never expected you to be so amazing!" Ibuki-sensei immediately praised.
"What... what happened to me?"
Araki was stunned. He had no idea what was going on. He didn't know why Ibuki-sensei had suddenly praised him like that, which made him feel extremely unreal and filled his mind with a lot of questions.
sharp?
In what areas are they good?
Did Ibuki-sensei find out that I was controlling my score?
That can't be!
Araki quickly reflected on his actions. When answering the test, he did try his best to secure the points for the simple questions, while omitting the more complex ones to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Answering questions is also very brain-intensive!
As long as your score minus ten points is still above the passing mark, there shouldn't be any major problems.
However, considering the possible outcomes, Araki raised the score by about ten points. The final exam score should be around 80, and subtracting ten points brings it to 70, allowing him to pass the final exam perfectly.
The list only listed names in order of their scores, without showing each person's individual score. However, after looking at the rankings, Araki felt that they were roughly in line with his own judgment.
He was in the middle section, which was just about ten points past the passing mark. This section had the most people. Once you reached the point where you were right on the line, you would be at the very bottom.
etc...
Or is it unrelated to grades?
Could it be related to the Maemoto Takashi?
Surely not, that was three months ago. But thinking about it now, I didn't give Ibuki-sensei a chance to praise me back then. And now that Maemoto Takashi is in the class, he might immediately think of that incident from the past.
In an instant.
Araki had many thoughts running through his mind, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he left the question to Ibuki-sensei.
Just wait.
Ibuki-sensei will definitely say something!
Immediately afterwards...
A rather long silence fell over the office.
Ibuki-sensei stared intently at Araki.
Araki was also looking at Ibuki-sensei.
The two looked at each other, neither speaking again, and the environment was very quiet.
"Pfft, hahaha!"
Suddenly, Ibuki-sensei couldn't help but burst out laughing, then shook her head, pointed at Araki, and said, "You're really good at holding your breath!"
Chapter 48 The Clash Between the Pale Yellow School and the Azure Blue School
"?????"
Araki's mind was filled with a bunch of question marks again, and his gaze towards Ibuki-sensei became inexplicably strange.
What is all this?!
Is this just a platitude?
What does it mean to be able to keep one's composure?
What exactly is Ibuki-sensei trying to say?
but...
Araki was thinking to himself, but he didn't say it aloud. He just kept staring at Ibuki-sensei, waiting for her to say something next.
"Aren't you going to tell me?"
Ibuki-sensei silently shook her head, a rather clumsy expression of regret suddenly appearing on her face, and said, "You even kept this from your teacher!"
"If it were any other student, the whole world would probably know. Why are you so low-key?"
"That's enough! That's enough! I can't take it anymore!"
"I'm here to talk to you about this..."
Ibuki-sensei slowly let out a breath, and the expression on his face began to change. He was no longer as serious as before, nor did he look like he had when he was trying to fool Araki. His facial features softened instantly.