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Konoha Year 41, early spring.
The slightly cold morning breeze swirled in the early morning, fresh and soft, so that early risers could not help but take a deep breath of the fragrance of spring while shivering.
There are not many pedestrians on the road, but each and every face is filled with the brilliance of hope. At the beginning of this new year, everyone is ready to welcome the arrival of a new life with great anticipation.
It has been nearly a year since the end of Second Great Ninja War. Although the scars left by the war have not been completely healed, they have been deeply buried. After all, life is all about looking forward.
"Huh, I almost overslept." Kei Yagami sprinted at a small pace, feeling a little embarrassed thinking about what happened this morning.
Unlike other Chunin who are "elderly aged" in the Academy, becoming a teacher is his long-cherished dream, and this directly leads to - he lost sleep last night due to excitement!
When the alarm rang in the morning, he was supposed to jump out of the bed, but because he slept too late, he threw himself on the bed like a pig and fell asleep again.
But fortunately, it’s not too late...Looking at his watch that pointed at 7:20, Kei Yagami secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Today is just an admission report. There should be no new students coming this early! "
Walking to the gate of Academy, he didn’t see anyone near the check-in area.
Seeing this situation, Yagami Kai's tense heart finally relaxed.
"Just like I said, how come..." Just as Kei Yagami tidied up his clothes and was about to walk into the Academy in the fullest state of mind, a small figure suddenly entered the corner of his eye, causing the smile on his face to froze.
That was a little boy with a broom. Although he was not as tall as a broom, his sweeping movements were not rigid at all. Obviously, he was not the kind of person who would temporarily sweep in order to impress others.
At this moment, Kei Yagami suddenly realized. After the holiday, the Academy is so clean that he couldn't even see a single leaf.
"Cough cough, that student..."
Hearing Kei Yagami's voice, the little boy turned his head to look, and immediately ran over excitedly, "Sensei!"
"Um...you didn't come here yesterday, right?" Kei Yagami said with a smile when he glanced after looking at the clean and tidy Academy.
"No, I have actually only been here for two hours." The little boy shook the shaking ones head vigorously.
‘Oh, that’s okay...What a joke. Ahhhh, it’s too shameful...’ Thinking that he can't even compare to a child, Kei Yagami screamed frantically in his heart, but his face showed a calm expression as he nodded and said, "You did a great job."
‘This seems to be a teacher with a lot of inner drama...’ Watching Kei Yagami's actions and demeanor, the little boy thought to himself.
At this time, after Kei Yagami recovered from the embarrassing situation, he noticed another thing. For the entire Academy to be cleaned in just two hours, it not only shows that this boy’s efficiency is very high, but it also shows that his is very firm.
Kei Yagami subconsciously substitutes this boy’s position with himself. At such a young age, he can't even stand to spend ten minutes on such a boring thing.
‘Those who can withstand the temptation and is not moved by the other things are the real Ninja......’ Yagami Kai nodded with satisfaction. Although he did not know the talent of this little boy, but with this kind of self-control, he believed that the other party would definitely become an excellent ninja.
‘At least, he’ll better than me...’ Kei Yagami smiled and walked to the registration office on the side, "Come here. Let’s finish the registration early, so that you can take the admission documents home and rest early."
"Name."
"Sōseki, Shimizu Sōseki."
"Age."
"5 years old."
"Parents."
Sōseki was silent for a moment, then said with a sad expression on his face, "...was killed in the war!"
Kei Yagami’s right hand that was writing froze upon hearing this, "Sorry, I don't know..."
Kei Yagami regrets in his heart, ‘I am still too inexperienced. I shouldn’t have asked that.’
This sensitive issue could have been skipped directly.
Sōseki lightly bit his lower lip and shook his head slightly, "It's okay, sensei, it's been two years, I...I won't cry anymore."
"Did you lose your parents when you were only three years old?" Kei Yagami was a little confused. Although the village would provide subsidies to the families of Ninja who died in the war, it is very difficult for a three-year-old child to live alone.
‘No wonder he is so self-improving...’ Kei Yagami sighed secretly, and his gaze looking towards Sōseki softened.
After registering the information, Kei Yagami handed over the admission documents to Sōseki and said, "Okay, you should go home early too."
"It's too deserted there." Sōseki said with sad expression.
Seeing this, Kei Yagami secretly thought ‘It’s bad, I seem to have stepped on the landmine again!’
Fortunately, Sōseki recovered quickly, clenched his two little hands, and looked towards Kei Yagami with hopeful eyes, "Sensei, let me stay here and help!"
Kei Yagami subconsciously wants to refuse. Although he is just a newly recruited-teacher, asking the students to help on the first day would make his seniors laugh.
But seeing Sōseki's sincere gaze, the rejection’s words were stuck in his throat, and could not come out.
‘It is because he is in loneliness that he looks forward to the liveliness of the Academy...’ Consciously grasping the other party's thoughts, Kei Yagami couldn't refuse, "Then... Okay."
"Ah! That’s great!" Sōseki exclaimed excitedly.
Seeing that Sōseki, who has always been mature enough to surpass his peers, finally showed the expression like his age, Kei Yagami also smiled with relief.
‘Maturity is a good thing, but it comes at a price! ‘
"Sensei, is there anything I can do to help?" After getting excited, Sōseki asked Kei Yagami with bright eyes.
Kei Yagami rubbed his chin in confusion. ‘It was just a report. Is there anything that Sōseki can help with?’
‘I can’t throw all the registration work to him! ‘
‘That’s it!’ Kei Yagami's eyes lit up. He then snapped his fingers and said, "How about this, I'll show you around the Academy first, and wait for other students to sign up, and then you will take them to familiarize themselves with the classroom, training grounds, and cafeterias."
Although he is a new teacher, he also came out of this Academy ten years ago. In addition, he came back a few days ago and walked around. So he still knew the important locations in the Academy.
"Un!" Sōseki nodded in response.
The Academy is actually not that big, especially when compared to another world in Sōseki’s memories.
In ten minutes, Sōseki followed Kei Yagami and walked around the entire Academy.
When they returned to the registration office, they were still the only two in Academy.
Maybe it was because the two of them were a little embarrassed to just stand there stupidly, during this period of time, Kei Yagami explained a lot of Ninja’s interesting facts and little knowledge to Sōseki.
Finally, when the time pointed at 8:20, another new student arrived.
What appeared in the sight of the two was a little girl with blood-red eyes.
"La la la la~" The red-eyed girl hummed a song and walked briskly.
Seeing Kei Yagami, her eyes lit up. She walked quickly to the registration office and asked, "Are you a teacher?"
"Well, my name is Kei Yagami, you can also call me Yagami-sensei." Kei Yagami tried his best to show a ‘kind and majestic’ smile, "Little girl, what's your name?"
However, in Sōseki and the little girl’s views, his smile was rather comical.
‘This teacher doesn't seem to be very smart...’ Although she thought like that, she still seriously replied, "Yūhi Kurenai."
‘Is she really that Yūhi Kurenai?’ Sōseki's remained calm, but he was secretly collecting information from the other party.
Soon, Kei Yagami registered Kurenai’s information.
"Sōseki, take Yūhi Kurenai to get familiar with the Academy."
"Yes."
The two walked out side by side. On the way, Kurenai tilted her head and looked at Sōseki next to her and asked, "Sōseki-senpai, are you someone that Yagami-sensei specifically asked for help?"
In fact, she had long been curious about Sōseki who was standing next to Kei Yagami, but her good upbringing prevented her from asking abrupt questions.
Sōseki stopped in his tracks, turned his head in embarrassment, and said, "Kurenai, in fact, just like you, I am also a freshman who just entered the Academy today."
"Huh? I'm sorry." Kurenai was embarrassed by this, and sincerely apologized.
After all, Sōseki never said that he was a senior, so it was her own fault for thinking like that.
"It doesn't matter. After all, I didn't take the initiative to introduce myself." Sōseki smiled brightly, "Then let's get to know each other again, I’m Shimizu Sōseki, please take care of me in the future."
Hearing this, Kurenai nodded excitedly and said, "My name is Yūhi Kurenai, let's work hard together in the future!"
As she said that, Kurenai asked with some doubts, "You are also a freshman, but why did Yagami-sensei let you to take me to get familiar with the Academy?"
If it weren't for Kei Yagami's arrangement, she wouldn't have thought that Sōseki is a senior.
Sōseki smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "I took the initiative to help Yagami-sensei. Everyone will be classmates in the future, so I want to do something for everyone to the best of my ability."
Red didn't think much, just clapped her little hands and praised, "You are really nice!"
Then, she was a little embarrassed, "If it's me, I wouldn't have the patience to help everyone. Compared with you, I'm really bad."
Sōseki said with a faint smile, "Kurenai, you don't need to compare yourself to me. Everyone is unique. Doubting yourself and denying yourself will only make you very unhappy, so you must be happy and be yourself. Only in this way can we find the place that belongs to us."
"Un!" Kurenai’s red eyes lit up, ‘Sōseki speaks so nicely!’
……
In addition to Kurenai, Sōseki has also led many "celebrities", such as Ibiki, who always looked serious, Shizune, who is holding a little ninja pig, Mizuki, who showed a gloomy face, and a bad boy who almost missed the registration, Asuma.
Even those other classmates who were not even a passer-by in the original plot, Sōseki still responded with great enthusiasm.
This also made all students remembered a name on the first day - Shimizu Sōseki!
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