Gojo smirked as the golden arrow shot by Kidomaru hung frozen in the air, barely an inch from his fingertip.
"Relax, you all. No need to stress over these guys," Gojo quipped as cracks spidered across the ground around him, leaving only the patch where he stood unscathed.
Kidomaru's jaw clenched, staring wide-eyed. "What... what kind of freaky power is this? Why didn't my arrow even touch him?"
Gojo noticed Kidomaru's baffled stare and shrugged nonchalantly. "Science project, or maybe just… me," he grinned, giving a sly wink.
As his students gawked, Gojo casually teleported back to their side in a blur, grouping them together in a safe zone. He looked over at Kurenai, who was in a heated match with Tayuya, and called out, "Hey, Kurenai! Don't worry, you've got this! Call me if things get out of hand."
Kurenai scowled, sending him an exasperated glare mid-fight. "Can you please take this seriously? The village is, you know, kind of under attack?"
Gojo, unfazed, turned to the students with a sage expression. "Now, where was I? Oh, right! Nature Transformation."
The enemy watched in total disbelief as Gojo launched into a full-blown lecture on chakra manipulation mid-battle. Even Sasuke, who was used to Gojo's weirdness by now, looked confused. "Why… are we doing this right now?"
"Oh, sorry, did I hurt your feelings?" Gojo mocked, glancing over at the enemy ninja as if they were nothing more than practice dummies. "What do I think of you guys? Hmm... let's call you... the educational aids for today's lesson!"
Two sand shinobis, seething with indignation, lunged at him, kunai at the ready. "You think you can humiliate us?!" they roared, closing in at high speed.
"Spell Reversal: Red" With just two raised fingers, Gojo sent a wave of repulsive energy that ripped through the air, blasting the twins backward into a bloody pulp.
Everyone went silent, staring at the shredded remains of what had once been two powerful shinobi. The remaining Sound ninja gaped in horror, all traces of their confidence vanishing.
Naruto's eyes sparkled. "Whoa, Gojo-sensei! That was awesome! Can you teach me that?"
"Pfft, yeah, right," Sasuke scoffed, hands shoved into his pockets. "Like an idiot like you could even handle it."
"WHAT'D YOU SAY, TEME?!" Naruto shouted, grabbing Sasuke's collar. Before Sasuke could retort, Sakura clocked Naruto over the head, flattening him to the ground.
"Seriously, you two?" Sakura said, exasperated. She looked up at Gojo. "Please, Gojo-sensei, can we get back to it now?"
Gojo chuckled. "Exactly! That's the enthusiasm we need!" Ignoring the ongoing chaos around him, he turned back to his students. "Now, that little move was one of a kind – sadly, for you guys, only I can pull it off. But don't feel too bad! Let me show you something just as flashy. Pay attention!" He raised his palm, and a burst of chakra crackled to life, forming a deadly electrical current.
"Chidori," he announced with a grin, watching his students' eyes widen. "This, my dear students, is the Ultimate of Chakra's nature transformation. Of course, adding a little of my flair makes it even better."
Kurenai, overhearing from a distance, tried to play it cool but blushed slightly when Gojo called out, "Careful now, Kurenai, don't go stealing my lessons!"
"Oh, please," she muttered, cheeks pink as she focused back on her fight. "Like I would!"
With another grin, Gojo demonstrated, reshaping the Chidori's form, letting it transform from a lightning-coated weapon to an enormous chakra tiger that prowled around his feet. Then, with a final flourish, he morphed it again – this time into the figure of a striking woman.
Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura stared, slack-jawed and dumbfounded. Naruto finally managed, "Um… I think I get it, Gojo-sensei… maybe?"
Gojo laughed, giving Naruto a friendly whack on the back. "Close enough, Naruto! Just remember – the right amount of flair is key."