“So fast!”

  Shisui couldn’t help but excim.

  He had expected his teacher to be skilled, but he never imagihat Kanda Kyoichi’s Body Flicker Jutsu would be so fast it seemed almost instantaneous, requiring no visible hand seals.

  Just now, he barely sensed any chakra fluctuation.

  This meant...

  If Kyoichi were to ambush him, Shisui might not even have time to react.

  “Amazing…”

  The other students were also in awe.

  They couldn’t uand the meics behind it, but ohing was clear—it was incredibly fast.

  So fast it looked like teleportation.

  “Shisui, now you demonstrate for everyone,” Kyoichi instructed.

  “Yes!”

  Without hesitation, Shisui formed hand seals, gathered his chakra, and fshed behind Kyoichi.

  However...

  His speed was signifitly slower in parison.

  While it might not seem like a huge differeo the untrained eye, to those paying attention, the disparity was obvious.

  “Did everyohe difference?”

  “Yes!”

  Genma Shiranui nodded fervently, excitement written all over his face.

  He had finally uood.

  The same Body Flicker Jutsu, but with minute differences in chakra trol and hand seal execution, could have vastly differes. In bat, these small details could determine victory, defeat, or even survival.

  “Today, I’ll be teag the finer points of the Body Flicker Jutsu,” Kyoichi said, delving into the nuances of the teique.

  The civilian children were wide-eyed with excitement, as were students from smaller s like Genma. Kyoichi’s insights weren’t secret teiques, but they were invaluable to those who had limited access to advanced knowledge.

  Asuma, however, listened with growing fusion.

  Why would a teacher...

  Family s thrive on teiques as. Yet here Kyoichi was, openly sharing his uanding of the Body Flicker Jutsu in a public setting. It was almost as if he were giving away the very foundation of his ’s strength.

  It didn’t make sense.

  At this point, Asuma hadn’t yet matured into the seasoned jonin who would ter uand the true meaning of the "King" in the Will of Fire. For now, he was just a fused student, full of questions.

  The lesson ended.

  Asuma left with his thoughts in disarray.

  “The war is nearing its end, and shinobi are gradually returning to the vilge. Soon, csses will be reanized by grade. Opportuo study together like this will bee rare,” Kyoichi remarked.

  “These teiques I’ve shared today aren’t part of the curriculum. I could have chosen not to teach them.”

  “Ah!” Asuma’s ears perked up at this statement.

  He wasn’t the only one any of the students, including Shisui, were intrigued.

  “But i years, wars have been frequent. Although we’ve just ehe flict with Sunagakure, who knows what might happe year? My parents died otlefield long ago. I was fortuo survive by ce.”

  “Many of you will graduate soon. I hope all of you survive.”

  “Css dismissed.”

  Kyoichi waved his hand, signaling the end of the css.

  But…

  None of the students left.

  They had an inkling that their teacher might be leaving them.

  As Kyoichi had mentiohis css had been formed due to the ck of avaible instructors during the war. Noeace was returning, the mixed-grade css would naturally be disbanded.

  And besides...

  “Someone as skilled as Sensei ’t remain a teacher for long. He’s probably already been reended for promotion to jonin,” Kurenai Yuhi murmured from the back.

  Her father was a in instructor, so she uood well the typical power level of most in. Kyoichi’s abilities far surpassed that. The vilge wouldn’t leave someone like him in a teag role, especially not during wartime.

  Asuma, meanwhile, was deeply shaken.

  His father’s words came to mind.

  The Will of Fire.

  What is the Will of Fire?

  Perhaps Kyoichi’s as were the answer.

  “You brats better stop overthinking. Go o out of here! Don’t fet to practice after css—I’ll be cheg your progress ime.”

  Kyoichi’s tone was casual, but his words carried weight.

  Part of his speech had been genuine, but another part was strategic. He wao test whether the system’s rewards were influenced by the emotional responses of those he taught. If so, he’d know how to maximize his efforts iure.

  After all, moral lessons were a form of education too.

  If he didn’t make his deeds known, how would Hiruzen and the others notice?

  Kyoichi was quite impressed with his own iy.

  Indeed, he wasn’t wrong. Several people had been him closely—Hiruzen Sarutobi among them.

  Watg through his Telescope Jutsu, Hiruzen was stuhen deeply moved.

  As expected...

  Kanda Kyoichi truly embodied the Will of Fire!

  “Just as I thought, he’s a worthy desdant of his teacher.”

  Hiruzen was filled with emotion.

  Through his surveilnce, he also noticed Uchiha Fugaku standihe school gate. Thinking about the Uchiha , Hiruzen chuckled to himself.

  Kyoichi was remarkable.

  Assigo a temporary teag role, he had mao turn even Shisui into someone as upright and loyal as Obito had once been.

  What a talent.

  If only he were part of my fa.

  If Kyoichi became Tsunade’s apprehere might even be a ce for him to asd to the Hokage’s seat iure.

  Hiruzen pondered deeply.

  ---

  Outside the school gates…

  Shisui followed Kyoichi out, asking several detailed questions about the Body Flicker Jutsu. Kyoichi answered them all without hesitation.

  When Shisui noticed Fugaku waiting at the gate, he hesitated briefly before bowing.

  “Sensei, are you going to bee a jonin soon?”

  “Probably,” Kyoichi replied after a moment of thought.

  The jonin exam was more of a formality for someone like him. His achievements weren’t suffit yet, but his abilities made his promotioable.

  “I see. Thank you, Sensei… Well, I should get going now.”

  Shisui smiled, took a deep breath tanize his thoughts, and walked toward Fugaku.

  Fugaku narrowed his eyes slightly, gave Kyoichi a distant nod, and led Shisui away.

  Back at the Uchiha pound...

  “Shisui, that teacher—he’s the new one assigned retly?”

  “Yes. His name is Kanda Kyoichi. He’s an excellent teacher,” Shisui replied respectfully.

  “I heard you’ve been helping with chores in the vilge, carrying water and chopping firewood with Obito?”

  “Yes. I noticed that the vilgers seem to dislike me, but they don’t treat Obito the same way. I was curious, so I observed and tried doing what he does. As it turns out, the vilgers stopped avoiding me.”

  Shisui smiled early, looking up at Fugaku.

  “ leader, I think our Uchiha should also try engaging more with the vilgers. Otherwise, they’ll tio misuand us.”

  “Uh…” Fugaku was momentarily stunned, gently patting Shisui’s head without saying a word.

  Shisui was only five years old.

  But his words carried a profou, startling Fugaku to his core.

  A five-year-old was already sidering the ’s position and future, rather than just his own is.

  It was remarkable.

  After a long silence, Fugaku sighed. “It’s easier said than done… But it’s good that you have this perspective. You’re different from Obito.”

  Unlike Obito, who acted purely on instind emotion, Shisui’s as were thoughtful and purposeful. This difference reassured Fugaku.

  “ leader, after I graduate, may I join another jonin’s team?” Shisui asked.

  “You want to join Kanda Kyoichi’s squad?”

  Fugaku hesitated.

  Previously, he would have ht refused. But Shisui’s maturity and intelligence had given him pause. Perhaps this portunity—Kyoichi could serve as a bridge for the Uchiha to ie better into the vilge, and maybe even gain favor with the Hokage.

  After some thought, Fugaku nodded. “I uand. If Kanda Kyoichi bees a jonin and is willing to take a team, I’ll suggest it to the Third Hokage.”

  “Thank you, Leader!” Shisui bowed deeply.

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