Boom!
The fireball hit the large tree, causing a slight explosion.
Clearly, despite her anger, Pakura knew her limits.
"Stop it."
Uchiha Mikoto came out of the room and pulled Pakura away.
Seeing that Pakura dared to attack, Shishou's anger flared instantly.
New grudges combined with old ones, making Shishou act recklessly. He used the Flying Thunder God technique to appear behind Pakura, gave her a pinch, and quickly disappeared, leaving behind his laughter.
"Hahahaha."
Having succeeded in his prank, Shishou vanished, leaving Pakura blushing with anger.
"You..."
Suddenly attacked, Pakura's face turned red as she gritted her teeth, looking at where Shishou had disappeared.
"Don't be mad."
"He didn't expect you to be in my room."
Seeing Pakura's expression, Mikoto was worried and tried to comfort her.
"Hmph!"
"That bastard, one day I'll make him pay!"
Pakura left a harsh remark before being dragged back into the room by Mikoto.
I'll stay with Mikoto to annoy that jerk to death, Pakura thought angrily as she returned to the room.
On the other side.
Hiding in the shadows, Shishou breathed a sigh of relief seeing Pakura being led away by Mikoto.
Then, he used the Flying Thunder God technique to return to his room in Konoha and fell asleep immediately.
He hadn't slept in dozens of hours and was exhausted.
Meanwhile.
At an Orochimaru base in the Land of Fields.
"The curse mark on Anko has been removed..."
"Who could it be? The Third Hokage, that old man, or Danzo?"
Orochimaru sat in his laboratory chair, puzzled.
He had set special mechanisms on each curse mark. A clone within the curse mark would die if it left the mark while the main body was alive, and Orochimaru would sense it.
Unable to figure it out, Orochimaru decided to stop thinking about it and continued with his experiments.
His experiments on Hashirama cells had made significant progress, so he had to make the most of his time.
...
The next morning.
Konoha Ninja Academy.
"Hinata, class has already started. Why hasn't Shishou come yet?"
"I-I don't know either."
"It's strange, even the 'Late Prince' is here, but Shishou still isn't."
"Iruka-sensei isn't here either..."
"Hehe, I heard Iruka-sensei was called by the Third Hokage early this morning because of Naruto's truancy last time..."
Yamanaka Ino and Hyuga Hinata whispered as they looked at the classroom door.
They noticed that Shishou, who was always punctual, was late today.
Even Naruto, the 'Late Prince,' had arrived.
Because Naruto lived in the Third Hokage's home, he was called the 'Little Prince' by the students.
And due to his frequent tardiness, he was also known as the 'Late Prince.'
This act by the Third Hokage gradually changed the villagers' perception of Naruto, who were unaware of the Nine-Tails incident's truth.
Sasuke casually glanced behind him, noticing that his usual rival, Shishou, was absent today.
That guy, he must be practicing somewhere, Sasuke thought.
With his stereotypical impression of Shishou constantly studying, Sasuke didn't think he would sleep in.
Huh, is Sasuke-kun looking at me?
Haruno Sakura, seated a few rows behind Sasuke, was delighted to see his actions.
"Hehehe..."
"Shishou is late."
Naruto noticed Shishou's absence immediately and said to Kiba with some schadenfreude.
"Now that you mention it, he really is."
Kiba looked around, noticing the same.
"Naruto, stop talking nonsense."
"Shishou isn't late."
Hearing Naruto's gloating, Ino turned around and glared at him.
Then, remembering something, she looked at Naruto threateningly, "And don't ever transform into Shishou again, understand!"
Naruto had transformed into Shishou and caused trouble in the village a few days ago, and the class had heard about it.
"I know, hehe..."
Naruto laughed awkwardly and nodded repeatedly, but inwardly he thought: I'll do it again next time.
"Oh no, Iruka-sensei is here."
"What should we do?"
Hinata, seeing Iruka's figure outside the classroom, pulled on Ino's sleeve nervously.
"Don't worry, I have a plan."
Ino returned to her seat and reassured Hinata.
As Ino finished speaking, Iruka, looking preoccupied, closed the classroom door and walked to the podium.
After glancing at the students, Iruka took out his textbook, ready to start the class.
Hmm?
Noticing something, Iruka looked up again.
It was only then he realized Shishou was missing.
"Is Shishou not here today?"
Iruka asked the students.
Then, a small, fair hand was raised.
"Iruka-sensei, Shishou is sick today, so he asked me to request leave for him."
Yamanaka Ino raised her hand and told Iruka.
"Is that so?"
Iruka looked at Ino, believing her half-heartedly. He trusted Shishou.
In his view, Shishou was not only talented but also diligent in his studies, always coming first in everything he did.
"Yeah, Iruka-sensei, I can vouch for it..."
Hinata also raised her hand timidly, avoiding Iruka's gaze.
"In that case, let's start the class."
Because of Hinata's shy nature and her status as the Hyuga clan's heiress, Iruka believed her.
Yay!
Success!
Ino and Hinata exchanged happy glances.
Click!
The classroom door opened, and Shishou walked in, yawning.
He greeted everyone amidst their surprised looks, "Morning!"
He had slept late last night and overslept today.
Realizing he was late, Shishou didn't use his insect clone and shrank himself to come in person.
Ino and Hinata were stunned.
They had just sworn that Shishou was sick and couldn't come today.
But the next moment, they were slapped in the face by Shishou's arrival, leaving them in shock...
Seeing Shishou looking healthy, Iruka realized he had been tricked.
Veins popped on his forehead as he glared at Ino and Hinata, "Shishou doesn't look sick to me."
Sick?
What sickness?
Who said I was sick?
Shishou, hearing Iruka's words, was confused.
"Hehe, Iruka-sensei, I'm sorry..."
Ino gave Shishou a sharp look, then stood up and looked at Iruka pitifully.
Next to her, Hinata nearly buried her head under the desk in embarrassment.
"Hmph!"
"Shishou, Ino, Hinata, all three of you go stand at the back. You'll attend class standing today."
Iruka glared at the three of them and made the arrangement.
He didn't expect even the usually honest Hinata to join in the deception.
"Ah~"
Ino sighed, reluctantly moving to the back of the classroom.
Hinata, her face flushed, stood up and followed Ino.
Understanding the situation, Shishou chuckled and also moved to the back.
Once Shishou stood between the two girls, Ino pinched his waist.
"It's all your fault!"