Eight days quickly passed. This morning, Itachi found Mitsusuke slacking off. "The Uchiha matter will be resolved today. I'm entrusting Sasuke to you from now on."
"Have you really thought this through? You don't have to go undercover. If Konoha's strength is sufficient, it can completely deal with those chaotic organizations."
Mitsusuke stood up and walked to Itachi's side, looking towards the distant Uchiha Clan Compound. "Shisui is too kind. After taking charge of the Uchiha, he needs a ruthless partner. You two are a perfect match, one playing the good cop and one playing the bad cop."
Itachi considered Mitsusuke's words but still shook his head. "I believe Shisui can be a good clan leader. After I leave Konoha, Sasuke can grow faster, so I'm sorry, I must go."
"Since you've made up your mind, I won't say anything more. I'll give you a suggestion: if one day your eyes reach their limit, quickly return to Konoha. I have a way to cure you."
No matter what Mitsusuke said now, Itachi wouldn't be surprised; he completely couldn't see through this person anymore.
"Sigh! The Village, the Uchiha, Sasuke. The evil deeds done by the Second Hokage still need future generations to bear the consequences. When I get a chance to see that old man, I'll have to kick him twice."
For some reason, Mitsusuke's mood was extremely terrible now; he really wanted to kill someone.
Ignoring Itachi, who was still in the office, Mitsusuke left with a Body Flicker Technique.
Seeing Mitsusuke leave, Itachi also departed. Everything that needed to be said had been said; he was going to do his own thing.
Arriving at the classroom door, Mitsusuke directly pushed it open and walked in, completely disregarding Iruka Umino, who was in the middle of class.
"Students, the Will of Fire isn't just talk, it requires you to..."
Just as Iruka was lecturing on the Will of Fire, the door opened, and in walked Mitsusuke.
A group of students were somewhat surprised to see Mitsusuke suddenly enter!
After all, their teacher rarely came during Iruka's classes, and his own classes usually only lasted a few minutes before he let them study on their own.
Iruka put down his book and turned to Mitsusuke. "Teacher Mitsusuke, is something wrong? Why are you here so early? Shouldn't you be slacking off right now?"
Sitting down next to Iruka, Mitsusuke put his leg on the podium. "I'm here to test their Substitution Jutsu. Since you're here, help me test them! I want to see who hasn't mastered this Ninjutsu yet."
"You... this... I... Alright! I'll help you test." Iruka wanted to say that this was his class, but since Mitsusuke was so proactive about teaching for the first time, he decided not to dampen his enthusiasm.
Iruka clapped his hands, drawing the students' attention to himself. "Alright, students, that's all for today's class. Next, we'll be evaluating the Substitution Jutsu. Everyone, get ready."
Afterward, Iruka had the students come to the podium one by one to demonstrate.
Mitsusuke smoked, glancing at the students' Substitution Jutsu.
Only Sasuke's and Shino's Substitution Jutsu were relatively smooth; the others' were more or less immature, but fortunately, they all succeeded.
With one demonstration after another, it was soon Naruto's turn. He struggled on the podium for a long time, barely managing to complete it... probably!
After the boys finished, it was the girls' turn. The girls' demonstrations immediately got stuck.
Sakura Haruno tried for a long time but still couldn't succeed. In Mitsusuke's eyes, this was very abnormal.
Mitsusuke would believe it if Naruto couldn't learn the Substitution Jutsu, as the Nine-Tails Chakra constantly disrupted Naruto's Chakra flow, but what was wrong with Sakura Haruno?
Aside from Sakura Haruno's character issues, her Chakra control was excellent, even better than Sasuke's; otherwise, she wouldn't have become a Medical Ninja later in the original story.
Three full minutes passed, and Sakura Haruno still hadn't used the Substitution Jutsu, her eyes occasionally stealing glances at Mitsusuke.
Another two minutes passed, and Mitsusuke finally couldn't hold back. He stood up and walked over to Sakura Haruno. "Sakura Haruno, can you give me an explanation? Why have all the 'idiots' you talk about learned the Substitution Jutsu, but you haven't?"
Naruto nudged Shikamaru next to him. "Who are the 'idiots' Sakura is talking about? How come I don't know?"
Shikamaru turned his head to look at Naruto and helplessly uttered two words: "Idiot."
Naruto???
On the podium, Sakura Haruno's face was flushed red, unable to say a word.
Seeing Sakura Haruno's appearance, Ino felt a little sympathetic. She stood up and said to Mitsusuke, "Teacher, Sasuke's fingers have been getting injured frequently lately, and Sakura has been taking care of Sasuke, which is why she hasn't learned the Substitution Jutsu. Please give her more time!"
Hehe!!!
Mitsusuke was amused by Ino's words. He raised his hand and pointed at Sasuke. "You, go run. Don't stop until dark."
Sasuke was obedient; hearing his teacher tell him to run, he stood up and walked out the door.
Iruka tugged at Mitsusuke's clothes and whispered, "Teacher Mitsusuke, there's no need for this! They're still children; there's no need to be so anxious."
Ignoring Iruka, Mitsusuke lit a cigarette and sat back down in his chair.
Just as Iruka was about to say something more, he heard Mitsusuke say, "Sakura Haruno, since you're so willing to take care of people, I'll give you a chance. Pack your things now and report to the Medical Squad next door. There are many people there who need your care, and they'll be very fond of you."
"I disagree," Iruka finally couldn't hold back and shouted at Mitsusuke, "Teacher Mitsusuke, I am the homeroom teacher of this class. You have no right to decide whether my students stay or leave."
"So what? I'm the Ninjutsu Teacher. No matter who it is, if they're not qualified, then get out."
Tapping the ash from his cigarette, Mitsusuke continued, "Sakura Haruno, because of you, Iruka and I now have a disagreement. If this disagreement can't be resolved, we might even come to blows."
"Now I'm giving you the decision-making power. If you leave voluntarily, we won't fight. I'll still be the Ninjutsu Teacher, and he'll still be his Cultural Studies Teacher."
"If you don't leave, then I will kill Iruka, become a Rogue Ninja myself, and then be hunted down and killed by Konoha."
"Now it's time for you to make your decision. Show me your choice with your actions."
As he spoke, Mitsusuke pointed his finger at Iruka, and a dangerous light emanated from his fingertip.
"Teacher, you..."
Bang!!!
Naruto was about to say something when Mitsusuke knocked him unconscious with a piece of chalk.
Seeing Naruto lying on the ground, the students all trembled slightly.
The students were very surprised; the teacher who used to often slack off was so cold-blooded today.
Seeing Sakura Haruno still not moving, Mitsusuke began to put pressure on her: "I'll give you ten more seconds. After ten seconds, I will kill Iruka. Ten... nine... eight..."