Going to the classroom for observation was part of the procedure, so everyone readily agreed.
The leading senior teacher casually pointed to a classroom and went straight to the back door, knocking before pushing it open.
The thirty or forty pairs of eyes in the spacious classroom turned towards them.
The face of the teacher who was giving the lecture fell. Knowing that he was the one who had the misfortune to be turned into a public class today, he cleared his throat and quickly adjusted his demeanor, adopting the most proper teaching posture.
The unlucky teacher tapped the blackboard to regain the students' attention and said loudly, "These teachers are here to observe the lesson. Don't mind them. Let's continue our class as usual."
Most of the children couldn't help but continue to turn their heads back to look at the group that had just come in, causing some accompanying teachers to frown and glare at the students who turned back, and the noise gradually subsided.
It was clear that Konoha had put great effort into the Ninja Academy. The classrooms were bright and spacious, with plenty of empty seats at the back. Logan and the others naturally sat in the last few rows.
"Iruka, this is your class." A colleague whispered to him, nudging him with a wink. Iruka forced a smile and sat in the corner of the back row, feeling quite nervous.
Indeed, it was quite a coincidence that the group of people observing happened to be in Iruka's class.
In fact, it was just an observation, so it didn't matter much if the students didn't perform well. However, there were quite a few unruly students in his class...
Logan's seat happened to be directly facing the blackboard, and the seating arrangement in the classroom resembled a lecture hall, with seats rising gradually from low to high, providing a clear view of the situation.
He quickly found an orange figure in his sight, and Logan couldn't help but smile when he saw Naruto. Since they entered, he noticed that Naruto had been the one turning his head the most.
Sasuke noticed them too. In his usual blue and white outfit with the clan emblem, he looked surprised when he saw Logan, and Logan waved to him with a smile.
Then... many teachers noticed Logan's actions, which drew their attention, and Sasuke quickly turned back around.
'So shy.' Logan awkwardly put his hand down.
The class continued. Logan listened for a while and understood that the Chunin on stage was explaining the basic theoretical knowledge of Chakra, all of which were very rudimentary. Logan remembered when he officially naturalized in Konoha Village, he had to study these basics intensively to solidify his foundation.
The content of the class was quite boring, and Logan quickly felt like he was listening to a biology teacher explain cell structure, starting from the nucleus, chloroplasts, cytoplasm, cell membrane, cytoplasm...
'Not good, I was starting to feel a bit sleepy.' Logan quickly sat up straight.
Taking a peek around, he found that Aida and the other retired ANBU were attentively listening to the class, 'Sigh, these people are good Ninjas embodying the spirit of observation during this exchange, and put forward suggestions for improvement.'
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Naruto turned back again, looking at Logan, who was wearing a Jonin Vest, feeling a sense of familiarity.
"Hey, lowest ranking, why do you keep turning your head back there?" Sasuke said impatiently. He wasn't interested in talking to this guy called Naruto, who always lagged behind.
"What does it have to do with you?" Naruto replied to Sasuke without showing any signs of weakness, "And don't call me lowest ranking!"
"Since you fail all your assessments, what else would I call you?" Sasuke's cold and direct words hit the mark, leaving Naruto stunned, "Seeing your face is very annoying, it's disturbing my study."
Exhale.
"What do you mean, seeing my face annoys you, Sasuke?!" Feeling like his sacred appearance was being violated, Naruto's voice raised a notch.
"Quiet down, Naruto!" Sakura, who was sitting close by, couldn't stand it anymore and intervened. After saying that, her stern face immediately softened, and she looked at Sasuke with a lovestruck look.
"Tch." Ino noticed Sakura's small movements and expressed her disdain for her rival's strategic maneuvers.
The commotion was a bit loud, so it caused the teacher at the front to furrow his brows and glance over. Seeing this, Sasuke's expression remained cool, but he also stopped arguing with Naruto, knowing when to stop.
Naruto was frightened by the teacher's murderous and threatening gaze, but soon, he couldn't control himself. After turning around again, he raised his hand, "Sensei!"
Iruka, who was sitting on the back and was praying that nothing would go wrong, felt a thump in his heart. Seeing that the class was halfway through, he thought that the legendary Sage of Six Paths had heard his call, but what was supposed to come came anyway.
There was a brief silence in the classroom. Then, the teacher, with a headache, looked at Naruto, who was notorious for his mischief, and said, "Uzumaki Naruto, is there any problem?"
"There are three people at the back who don't seem to be teachers from the Academy, Yamada-sensei. Who are they?"
This question instantly brought the previously dull classroom back to life.
Those who were sleeping opened their eyes, and those who were secretly eating snacks paused.
Yamada wanted to reprimand Naruto for causing trouble, but with so many people watching on the back, he could only say sternly, "It's class time now. Save your questions for after class!"
Many future pillars of Konoha felt disappointed...
"Naruto Uzumaki, answer the question about the 'Chakra refining process' we just discussed."
Naruto was immediately dumbfounded. He had been too busy being curious and arguing that he hadn't been paying attention to the lesson. Needless to say, he failed miserably.
"Uchiha Sasuke, please answer." Yamada called on a diligent student.
Although Sasuke hadn't been paying much attention either, he was already familiar with the content. He smoothly recited the correct answers in his cold voice.
As he listened to the arrogant Sasuke recite all the correct answers, drawing the affection of many girls, Naruto couldn't help but curled his lips in displeasure.
Naruto's conspicuous behavior caught the attention of the Ninjas in the back row. The retired ANBU, who had a stern and ruthless style, frowned, and Aida shook his head.
"Who is that child?" No one said anything, so Logan asked with a smile.
"Oh, just now, that kid's name is Uzumaki Naruto..."
Aida and the other retired ANBU's expressions changed, and memories from long ago unfolded, 'It turned out to be that child.'
'And, he's the Fourth Hokage's son.' Logan looked at the other party.
The senior teacher seemed unsure of what to say, "Haha, Naruto has always been a bit mischievous since he was a child. Please don't mind."
The Ninjas had various expressions, but no one would forget the brutal attack on the village by the Nine-Tails eight years ago. Some remembered the baby wrapped in swaddling clothes who acted as a container at the time, while many ordinary people couldn't forget the pain and resentment of the disaster.
'The cold violence is very disappointing, but what else could I expected?' Logan pursed his lips, as if there were many things he could say, but in reality, there was nothing much to say.
Nothing happened for the rest of the class. Iruka breathed a sigh of relief and everyone left the classroom. It was close to noon, so Logan and the others had lunch prepared by the Academy. Mainly Aida and the other retired ANBU discussed teaching issues with the teachers, while Logan focused on relaxing.
Around two o'clock in the afternoon, every student in the Ninja Academy was informed that the three retired ANBU would be holding a public 'lecture'.