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  "Aren't we going to the Ninja Academy?"

  "The school grounds are still bei up. There's no rush. Let's have a bowl of ramen first."

  Gojo Kaigetsu smacked his lips, the taste of Ichiraku Ramen lingering on his pate.

  Upoering the shop, he igeuchi's wary gaze and fidently ordered a bowl of ramen and a bottle of soda.

  It was nearing noon, and the eatery was bustling with ers.

  A cacophony of sounds filled their ears.

  Two unremarkable-looking ninja, likely civilians, were enjoying a bottle of beer, idly chatting and exging jokes in the midday sun.

  "Hey, friend, let me ask you something. If one day your chakra runs out and you fall into the water, and the only person passing by is an Uchiha, what should you do?"

  "But I 't even mold chakra."

  "Eh, you're missing the point. Just pretend you . What would you say to get the Uchiha to save you?"

  "Hmm..." The one being questioned pondered for a moment. "Help me, Uchiha ninja! I have an elderly mother and young children. I 't die here!"

  "Wrong! pletely wrong!" The questioner shook his head smugly, as if marveling at the profound wisdom hidden within his question.

  Even Samui, who was idly , was drawn into their versation.

  Her brow furrowed slightly as she sidered the hypothetical sario.

  "If you said that, the Uchiha would probably just g you and walk aretending not to see."

  'As expected, the Uchiha have a terrible reputation in Konoha. The article they're printing is a rebellious decration, acg the vilge of this treatment,' Samui thought to herself.

  The one being questioned grew frustrated. "Then what should I do?! Wouldn't that meaaih?"

  "I have a pn. All you o do is shout while falling into the water: 'All Uchiha are red-eyed maniacs!'"

  "That way, they'll definitely be enraged and use Fire Style to burire river dry, then fish you out and throw you in the Konoha Military Police Force."

  "Damn! The Military Police Force? I'd rather die!"

  Samui couldn't help but hug herself, rubbing her arms.

  What a cold joke. It seemed the Uchiha 's reputation in Konoha was truly...

  "You two sdrels! Are those words fit for human ears?!"

  Just as Samui was about to reach a clusion about the Uchiha, an elderly woman beside them abruptly stood up.

  Her eyes were bloodshot, as if she had heard something unbelievable. "You clearly don't uand!"

  "Do you know that each Uchiha ninja tributed ohousand ryō to pay the fine?!"

  "They're such good ninjas, and you're here making fun of them!"

  The old woman raised her e, threatening to strike.

  "What's going on? What's this about ohousand ryō?"

  Hmph.

  Samui observed the se, uned.

  'The Uchiha has finally resorted to spreading rebellious propaganda~'

  It was just an elderly civilian woman. Her eyes were probably failing her, and it was uandable that she couldn't grasp the deeper meaning behind the "Uchiha propaganda."

  Ohe article spread further, the Uchiha's situation in Konoha would worsen.

  And then, it would be time for her Kumogakure to reap the bes!

  Let the article circute for a while!

  Samui, like a mastermind strategist, had a faint smile pying on her lips. Everything roceeding acc to her pn.

  Gojo Kaigetsu slurped down his ramen, feeling that the hired actress erhaps a bit too enthusiastic.

  "Burp~ I'm full. Let's head to the Academy now~"

  …

  …

  The Ninja Academy was unusually lively today. The front gate was crowded with people, as if it were a graival, drawing curious gnces from passing vilgers.

  "Parents… and children?"

  Samui, with her keen observation skills, quickly noticed a pattern among those waiting at the gate.

  One adult, one child.

  It wasn't the enrollment period for the Ninja Academy, was it?

  Why were so many parents gathered at the entrance?

  Samui uzzled, but she uood the principle of "the more you say, the more mistakes you make." So, she simply g to Gojo Kaigetsu, pying the role of the beautiful and silent panion.

  "Long time no see, Mrs. Mikoto. I didn't expect to see you here."

  "Oh my, it's Kaigetsu-kun."

  Gojo Kaigetsu arrived at the side entrance of the Academy and greeted the beautiful woman with a rge belly in a friendly manner.

  His attitude was so warm and familiar, it was as if he were speaking to his own sister-in-w.

  'She's… Uchiha Mikoto!'

  Samui's heart skipped a beat, and she became even more cautious.

  None of the Uchiha ninjas were simple. Acc to the intel, Uchiha Mikoto was the wife of the Uchiha Head.

  But judging by the tone of Gojo Kaigetsu's greeting…

  Somethi off.

  It didn't sound like a greeting someone would offer if their life was being threatened by her husband.

  Uchiha Mikoto held the hand of her five-year-old son, Itachi Uchiha, as they waited at the side entrance. Seeing Gojo Kaigetsu, she greeted him warmly.

  The "Save the Uchiha Pn" that her husband, Fugaku Uchiha, had long awaited was finally being implemented under Gojo Kaigetsu's leadership.

  Now, all they could do was atiently for the fruits of their bor.

  "And who is this...?" Mikoto inquired.

  Itachi Uchiha, beside her, also looked curious, the blonde, blue-eyed womao Gojo Kaigetsu. She didn't seem like a Konoha vilger.

  "Oh, this is my distaive, Gojo Ai. I brought her to see the Ninja Academy today."

  "Pleased to meet you."

  Samui pyed along, giving Gojo Kaigetsu face with a polite greeting.

  "e, e, Mrs. Mikoto. Let me take you ihe Academy first. Don't stay out in the sun."

  Gojo Kaigetsu diligently led the way.

  "Holy, Fugaku is such a jerk!"

  "Leaving his wife to attend this event under such a harsh sun."

  "Don't say that, Fugaku… he has his own work to do." Mikoto blinked. "Besides, didn't you wao attend this event, Kaigetsu-kun?"

  Samui: "?!"

  She looked at Gojo Kaigetsu with even more suspi.

  "So, Kaigetsu-kun, what exactly is this mysterious event you're holding? Why did you ask all the students in this grade t a parent?"

  "It's a meaningful parent-child educational activity, of course~"

  Led by Gojo Kaigetsu, they soon arrived at the Academy's training ground.

  The grounds were already prepared for the event.

  A tall podium stood at the far end, with rows of small and rge wooden benches arranged below.

  The atmosphere was clearly set for a public address.

  "And, this event wasn't pnned by me. It was anized by the grade head, in Iruka Umino."

  (Iruka's father)

  However, sihis Umino bore a striking resembo the Iruka in Gojo Kaigetsu's memories, he often referred to him as Iruka, much to the man's fusion.

  It was a niame bestowed by the Vice-Principal.

  "Eh, is that so? But I thought…"

  Uchiha Mikoto blinked, a sense of foreboding creeping into her heart.

  She recalled her husband's pyful assessment of Gojo Kaigetsu:

  "Gojo-kun always charges ahead when it bes him. But when it es to matters that might damage his reputation, he silently shields everyone behind him."

  "That's a truly great quality."

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