Shinichi stopped his narrative, and the students in the classroom instantly erupted, all talking at once and sharing their own opinions.
At that moment, a plain-looking child suddenly cried out in a loud voice:
"Teacher Shinichi, were those two clans the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan?"
"And those two youths were Lord First Hokage and Uchiha Madara, weren't they?"
The gazes of all the surrounding students instantly converged on him, filled with astonishment.
Surrounded by so many eyes, the child instinctively lifted his chin, carrying a hint of small triumph.
"Student Iruka is entirely correct."
"The two clans that stepped forward at the time were indeed the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan."
"Those two youths were none other than Lord First Hokage and Uchiha Madara of the Uchiha clan."
After finishing, Shinichi even smiled and ruffled Shisui's hair beside him.
"The Uchiha were actually the founders of our Konoha? Why has no one ever told me that?" asked a student with a puzzled look on his face.
"Lord Hashirama is truly so great!" exclaimed another student with an expression of reverence.
"I am going to become the new Hokage and protect my comrades!" shouted yet another student with passion.
...
Hearing Shinichi's confirmation, the students below grew all the more stirred.
To a group of five- or six-year-old children, the history of the Warring States period still felt rather distant.
But when it came to Konoha and the Senju, they immediately felt a sense of involvement, and the looks they directed at Shisui lost the aloofness they usually carried.
Shisui looked up at the curious gazes cast by his surrounding classmates, then at Shinichi's warm smile, feeling a wave of cozy warmth in his heart.
At the same time, a trace of resistance welled up within him against Patriarch Fugaku's arrangement for him to graduate early and help out at the Military Police Force.
Time flew by, and soon the bell for the end of class rang.
Hearing the bell, Shinichi also stopped his lecture, smiled at the crowd, and said:
"Starting next class, we will cover chakra attributes and how to refine chakra. Class is dismissed for now!"
Hearing that school was over, the students below all felt as though they had been deceived.
Didn't their older brothers and sisters say that teachers were terrifying? Didn't they say classes were extremely dull? But what was going on here?
Their little heads were filled with immense confusion.
Naturally, they had no way of knowing that Shinichi, having undergone systematic training on how to be a teacher, would never simply read straight from textbooks like other instructors.
During class, Shinichi would occasionally tell little stories. Coupled with the fact that he rarely reprimanded anyone and spoke in an especially gentle tone, his classes naturally provided an experience quite different from those of other teachers.
"Teacher Shinichi is so handsome during class!"
As soon as Shinichi left the classroom, Saya Yamanaka couldn't help shaking her best friend Hana Inuzuka's arm.
"Hmph—hmph!"
"Of course Teacher Shinichi is handsome! I heard from my cousin that their homeroom teacher only explains things straight from the book, pulls a long face, and makes the lessons terribly dull."
Izumo Kamizuki, walking past, wore an expression of relief.
"Exactly, exactly!"
Kotetsu Hagane chimed in from the side.
Saya Yamanaka first glanced at the two of them, flashed a look that clearly said *are you idiots?*, and then went right back to chattering excitedly with her best friend Hana Inuzuka.
Hearing their conversation, Shisui sat at his desk and thought it over for a moment, then headed in the direction of the faculty office.
Just as Shinichi was walking toward the office, a cold, mechanical voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
The next moment, a blue transparent panel appeared right before Shinichi's eyes.
[Ding!]
[The Elite Teacher System is activating...]
[Activation successful!]
[This system is dedicated to cultivating a generation of master educators. Earn rewards by teaching students with heart; the higher the classroom satisfaction rating, the richer the rewards.]
[Note: Recognition must be mutual on the part of the student; unilateral actions do not count.]
[Congratulations, host, for completing your first lesson. Reward obtained—Three Basic Techniques mastery upgraded to Proficient.]
[A Newbie Gift Pack is currently available. Would you like to claim it?]
An Elite Teacher System?
A Newbie Gift Pack?
What on earth is this...
Could this be the system every time traveler gets?
Although Shinichi felt somewhat baffled by the system's sudden appearance, his heart was brimming with excitement.
He had been fully prepared to lay low and survive safely in Konoha, originally thinking he could only scrape by to stay alive in this world. Never did he expect to activate a system, and one so perfectly suited to him at that.
Without caring about the people around him at the moment, he focused entirely on studying his system.
The panel was very simple, with only a lonely single option sitting there—his own template.
Shinichi tapped open his personal profile.
[Name: Shinichi Chiba]
[Age: 17]
[Chakra: 3200]
[Bloodline: Senju Bloodline (3%)]
[Skills: Three Basic Techniques, Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Body Flicker Technique, Earth Release: Earth Substitution, Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall]
[Evaluation: A completely ordinary Chunin, cannon fodder on the battlefield]
Seeing this heart-wrenching evaluation, Shinichi silently closed his personal profile.
Shinichi was not surprised by the Senju bloodline listed on the panel.
Back in the day, in order to strengthen Konoha, Tobirama Senju had preserved only the direct lineage while letting all other descendants drop their surnames, thoroughly integrating them among ordinary shinobi.
[Ding, would you like to claim the Newbie Gift Pack?]
[Claim all!]
[Ding, the host's bloodline has been purified, and physical constitution has been vastly enhanced!]
In the hallway, Shinichi first felt his mind flood with a wealth of usage methods and knowledge concerning the Three Basic Techniques, followed by a sensation of his entire body becoming much lighter. His control over his physical form had improved by more than just a single notch.
[Bloodline: Senju Bloodline (15%)]
[Chakra: 4200]
Had he improved by this much?
Shinichi was stunned for a moment before bursting into wild elation, and he hurriedly formed hand seals with both hands, creating a Shadow Clone.
With a *pop*, a figure that looked over ninety percent identical to Shinichi appeared.
Shinichi first looked his shadow clone up and down, then swung his fist and punched it into dispersion.
Feeling the sensation of pain transmitting back from his body, Shinichi nodded with satisfaction and continued walking toward the faculty office.
"Such fast hand seals. Has he discovered me?"
Hiding in the shadows, Shisui watched Shinichi perform some strange movements and instantly felt sure that he had been spotted.
After struggling with the thought for a moment, he trotted out from the shadows and blocked Shinichi's path.
"Teacher Shinichi, please wait. I have something I'd like to ask your advice on."
"Oh, it's Shisui. Did you not understand something from the class lecture?"
Seeing Uchiha Shisui trot over, Shinichi offered a polite greeting.
"No, the teacher's lecture was wonderful! It's just... it's just..."
For some reason, the moment he saw Shinichi, Shisui felt himself growing extraordinarily nervous.
"How about the teacher treats you to some ramen? We can eat and chat at the same time, what do you say?"
Noticing Shisui's haste, Shinichi offered a small suggestion.
Seeing that Shisui agreed, Shinichi didn't dawdle.
He first walked briskly to the office to put away his textbooks, then returned to Shisui's side and led him out of the school grounds.
Following several years of arduous development, Konoha had gradually recovered from the scars of the Second Shinobi World War.
Today's Konoha presented a scene of prosperity and flourishing everywhere.
On the streets, people came and went in a bustling, lively stream. Shops lined the roads, their bright signs dazzling and eye-catching, displaying Konoha's vitality and vigor.
The flowers, plants, and trees along the roadside were lush and verdant, seemingly recounting Konoha's resilience and tenacity. The entire Konoha appeared vibrant and full of youthful spirit.
"Konoha is beautiful, isn't it?"
Looking at the silent Shisui all the way, Shinichi proactively brought up a topic.
Shisui raised his head slightly, his gaze slowly sweeping across the bustling crowds on the street, feeling the vitality and hope radiating from them.
A moment later, he nodded gently, a trace of imperceptible emotion revealing itself in his eyes.
A burst of hurried footsteps sounded, shattering the peace before them.
"Didn't I already tell you?"
"Setting up stalls is not allowed here! You lot have already seriously disrupted the village's public order. Come back with me in a bit, pay your fines, and then you can come get your things back."
With that said, several men with the fan emblem printed on the backs of their clothes didn't give the others a chance to retort, and directly moved in to confiscate the goods.
The surrounding townspeople naturally didn't dare to stop them, and could only direct hostile glares at the men.
"They're going way too far!"
Shisui's voice at that moment carried a slight tremor, his lower lip bitten completely white.
Sensing Shisui's unusual state, Shinichi patted Shisui's hair, said nothing more, and simply took Shisui's small hand as they walked toward the ramen shop.