---
It's not easy to subdue an entire class with a legitimate reason. Or rather, the suppression isn't difficult, but finding a legitimate reason is.
After all, the school, and the entire Konoha Village, are places where rules need to be followed. A small fight here and there is fine, but you can't just have one person beat up an entire class.
This is a learning class at the ninja school with thirty students, not a mission team of four. 1v4 is a genius, 1v30 is a freak.
So, Mirai, who was deeply taught by Haori, understood the importance of waiting for the right opportunity.
The initial lessons at ninja school mainly taught the most basic theory. The first thing the teacher had to teach the students who wanted to become ninjas was chakra refinement and control. This was the most basic thing, and also the most important thing.
But these things were no problem for Mirai, let alone Naruto.
Not only that, for the younger generations of the various ninja clans, refining and controlling chakra wasn't a problem because of their family inheritance. There were many children who could do this before coming to school.
But this was still a bit difficult for children from civilian backgrounds who had no foundation. From the first time they learned about the concept of chakra, to being able to refine chakra, to controlling chakra, and even starting to learn basic low-level jutsu, this whole process could take an average of two to three years.
Therefore, it wasn't just because of their family's secret techniques. It was also because of the things they had learned unconsciously since childhood, like this. These were the advantages of ninja clan ninjas. Because of the combined effect of these reasons, in general, ninja clan ninjas were indeed stronger than civilian ninjas.
When the school finished explaining what chakra was and started trying to add practical taijutsu classes for the students, spring had already passed.
And starting from the third taijutsu class, there was finally a tentative "sparring match" between the students and the teacher.
"Wait, Iruka-sensei. I think it's better for the students to practice with their peers. The teacher's putting too much pressure on us." Mirai suddenly said before the lesson began.
Yeah, after all, he's a chūnin. The kids were very scared.
"Peers?" Iruka was confused. It was true. What Mirai said made sense. But where could you find experienced peers to spar with the students?
"I can be the students' opponent. I'm a little confident in my taijutsu."
Cough, her true intention was revealed.
Iruka was supposed to be the students' first practice opponent. But now, someone had volunteered.
"I've been systematically learning taijutsu since I was a child. I'm very measured in my attacks. And the teacher's physique doesn't match ours." Mirai added.
"Yeah, yeah!"
The students noisily agreed. After all, compared to sparring with a "tall" chūnin, the students preferred to spar with their peers.
Of course, there were also people who wanted to teach Mirai a lesson with malicious intent. It was impossible for everyone in a class to like her. For these children, liking or disliking didn't even need a specific reason.
But usually, Mirai had two older bodyguards who didn't talk much by her side… But now it was different. She had actually volunteered. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Self-destruction always requires cooperation from both sides.
This kind of one-on-one instruction for the students was supposed to be Iruka's job. But after thinking about it, he still nodded in agreement to Mirai's request.
From the rumors, Iruka didn't doubt that Mirai had abilities beyond her peers. As for being afraid that she wouldn't be measured in her attacks, that shouldn't be a problem. After all, he, a chūnin, was watching from the side. And Mirai usually behaved very well. So, at this time, the naive teacher really thought that the Fourth Hokage's daughter would wholeheartedly serve her classmates.
One thing was true. Mirai was very measured in her attacks. She wouldn't kill or cripple anyone. She would only hurt them… or rather, she would hurt them however much she wanted.
But there was one thing Iruka judged incorrectly. Mirai wasn't just Minato's daughter. She was also the daughter of the Blood-Red Pepper.
So, on that dull, windless summer afternoon, a tragic story that made people sad and cry was told.
"First, Nara Shikamaru." The teacher called out, choosing to start with the laziest student.
But the truth proved that there were still some smart people who knew what they were doing. Although Mirai's identity wasn't publicly announced, it wasn't deliberately concealed either. So, those who knew naturally knew.
So, Shikamaru immediately raised his arm, while his other hand gripped his abdomen. He mimicked a painful expression and said, "Teacher, I suddenly have a stomachache. I'd like to skip."
"Again?" Iruka was suspicious at first. But seeing Shikamaru sweating on his forehead, this time it didn't seem like he was pretending. So, he really believed him. There still had to be basic trust between people.
Although Shikamaru usually slacked off, this time he went all out. He put on a super high school level performance.
The truth proved that he had overthought it. In the subsequent sparring matches, Mirai didn't beat up everyone indiscriminately. On the contrary, she was actually guiding and instructing certain classmates, like a little teacher.
So, Iruka was deceived… When it was time to attack, she wouldn't hesitate. This was Mirai's ninja way.
Then, almost without Iruka giving any reaction, he suddenly realized that half of the students were already lying on the ground in pain.
Iruka was dumbfounded. What had happened? Had someone used taijutsu to knock out so many peers in such a short time?
Naruto was also lying on the ground. Logically, he should have been part of Mirai's "minions." But because of his stubborn personality and his goldfish brain, which had a seven-second memory, he formally challenged Mirai. So, he formally fell.
This day's events brought irreparable psychological trauma to these children. From then on, miraculously, Mirai was never bullied again.
The taijutsu class led to a tragic afternoon. After class, Mirai returned home with a cheerful mood.
She didn't expect Haori to be waiting for them outside.
"Where did Naruto go?" Haori asked.
"He went to train on his own." Mirai said. Just because they were often together didn't mean they were always together. Naruto was still very diligent.
"Forget it…" Haori thought for a moment, then said, "Kimimaro, Haku, you two go back first. Mirai, come with me." He told the two of them to return home, didn't say anything else, and left with Mirai.
In reality, because of the afternoon's beneficial exercise, Mirai was a little hungry at this time. But she still followed directly behind Haori.
"Haori, is something going to happen?"
Haori didn't seem to have changed much, but Mirai could sense a subtle difference in his expression.
"To put it simply… a major event is going to happen. From tonight onwards, it will probably be decided who is the top ninja clan in Konoha."
Haori explained.
Mirai didn't quite understand what he meant.
The two existing ninja clans in Konoha who used eye techniques, constantly vying for supremacy, both often claimed to be the top ninja clan. But it was very difficult to give a correct judgment about which was actually stronger. After all, one was strong in single-person combat, one was strong in support, and one had a high eye awakening rate.
And now, Haori said that this question would be determined after tonight. That was because the question would change from choosing between two to choosing one.
"Then, what are we going to do?"
"Go see something. It will help you understand what Konoha is, what a ninja is, what is real and what is a lie, what is gentle and what is cruel…"
Seeing reality firsthand is the most educational practice. Although for a child of this age, what they were about to see was a bit too cruel.
But Haori still decided to let her see it. That way, she would understand in the future which of the things she heard were true and which were false. And how much she should believe in the so-called "Will of Fire."
---
P@TREON
p@treon.com/ShixT9
60+ ADVANCE CHAPTERS PER FIC
CURRENT P@TREON CHAPTER : Chapter 343