Chapter 1 Water and Stone

Konoha 41 years, early spring.

The cold morning breeze blows in the early morning, fresh and soft, so that people who get up early can't help but take a deep breath of the fragrance of spring while shivering.

There are not many pedestrians on the road, but all of them are full of hope, and at the beginning of this new year, everyone is full of anticipation to prepare for the arrival of a new life.

It's been nearly a year since the end of the Second Ninja War, and although the scars left by the war haven't been completely erased, they're also deeply buried, and life has to look forward (about the timeline, don't rush to spray yet, I'll take out a separate chapter to explain it below).

"Whew, I almost overslept." Yagami Qi sprinted in small steps, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he thought about what happened this morning.

Unlike other middle ninjas who "retire" in the ninja school, it has always been his dream to become a teacher, and this directly leads to the fact that he was overexcited and insomnia last night!

When the alarm went off in the morning, a carp was supposed to jump up, but he fell asleep again because he slept so hard that he fluttered on the bed a few times like a salted fish.

But fortunately, it's not too late...... Glancing at the 7:20 scale pointed to by the hands of his watch, Yagami secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Today is just an admission report, there shouldn't be any new students who will come so early!" ”

When I walked to the school gate, there was no one near the check-in desk.

Seeing this, Yagami Kai's tense heart finally relaxed.

"I'll just say, how can there be ......" Just as Yagami Qi was tidying up his clothes and preparing to enter the campus in the fullest mental state, a small figure suddenly entered the corner of his eye, and the smile on his face suddenly froze.

It was a little boy with a broom, although it was not as tall as a broom, but his sweeping movements were not stiff at all, and he was obviously not the kind of person who temporarily cleaned and played in order to make a good impression on others.

At this time, Yagami Kai suddenly reacted, and after a holiday campus, it was so clean that he couldn't even see a single fallen leaf.

"Ahem, that classmate ......"

Hearing Yagai's voice, the little boy turned his head and immediately ran over excitedly, "Teacher! ”

"That...... You can't have been here yesterday, have you? Glancing at the clean and tidy school, Yagami smiled and said.

"No, I've only been here for two hours." The little boy shook his head vigorously.

Oh, that's fine...... What a fart, ahhh......hhhhh Thinking that he couldn't even compare to a child, Yashenqi shouted frantically in his heart, but his face nodded lightly, "You did a good job." ”

This seems to be a teacher who is rich in inner drama...... Observing Yagaku's movements, the little boy thought to himself.

At the same time, Yagami Kai also relieved himself from the embarrassing situation and noticed another thing, the entire campus could be cleaned in two hours, which not only showed that it was extremely efficient, but also showed that the other party was very determined.

Yagami Kai subconsciously substituted himself, in other words, at this age, he couldn't stand spending ten minutes on such a boring thing as cleaning.

A true ninja is one who can withstand temptation and not be moved by external objects...... Yagami nodded with satisfaction, although he didn't know what the little guy's talent was, but with this kind of self-control, he believed that the other party would definitely become an excellent ninja.

At the very least, you have to be better than me...... Yagami Kai smiled and walked to the registration office on the side, "Come here, finish the registration procedures early, and you can also get the admission documents home and rest early." ”

"Name."

"Soseki, clear water Soseki."

"Age."

"5 years old."

"Parents."

Soseki was silent for a moment, and said with a gloomy face, "...... Died in the war! ”

Yagami Kai's right hand stiffened as he made the record, "I'm sorry, I didn't know about your ......"

He also regretted in his heart that he was really too young, and the preparation was obviously not enough.

This is a sensitive question that could have been skipped.

Soseki bit his lower lip lightly, shook his head slightly, and said, "It's okay, teacher, it's been two years, I'...... I'm not going to cry anymore. ”

"Did you lose your parents at the age of three?" Yagami Kai's heart was a little blocked, although the village would give subsidies to the families of ninjas who died in the war, but it was still too difficult for a three-year-old child to live alone.

No wonder he is so self-reliant...... Yagami Kai sighed secretly, and his gaze at Qing Shui Shushi softened more and more.

After registering the information, Yagami Kei handed the admission documents to Soseki, "Okay, you can go home early." ”

"It's so deserted." Soseki's expression was gloomy.

Yagami revealed that it was bad, he seemed to have stepped on thunder again!

Fortunately, Soseki recovered quickly, his two little hands clenched, and he looked at Yagami Kai with a hopeful and eager gaze, "Teacher, let me stay here to help!" ”

Yagami subconsciously wanted to refuse, although he was just a new teacher, but on the first day, he asked the students to help, which would make the seniors laugh.

But seeing Soseki's sincere gaze, his words of refusal were blocked in his throat, and he couldn't get out.

It's because he resists loneliness that he looks forward to the liveliness of the school...... Consciously grasping the other party's careful thoughts, Yagami Qi couldn't refuse, "That's ...... All right. ”

"Ahh That's great! Soseki cheered excitedly.

Seeing that Soseki, who had always been mature beyond his peers, finally showed a side that was in line with his age, Yagami Kai also smiled with relief.

Maturity is a good thing, but it comes at a price!

"Teacher, is there anything I can help with?" After the excitement, Soseki looked at Yagami Kai with blazing eyes and asked.

Yagami Qi touched his chin tangledly, it's just a report, what can Xiao Soseki help?

You can't throw all the registration work to him!

"There it is!" Yagami Kai's eyes lit up, snapped his fingers and said, "In this way, I'll take you around the school first, wait for the other students to finish registering, and then you will take them to familiarize themselves with the classrooms, playgrounds, and cafeterias." ”

Although he is a new teacher, he also came out of this ninja school ten years ago, and he came back a few days ago and stepped on it, so he can still figure out the basic direction.

"Uh-huh!" Soseki nodded in response.

The ninja school isn't really that big, especially when compared to Soseki's memories of another world.

In ten minutes, Soseki followed behind Yagami Kai and visited the entire ninja school.

When they returned to the registration desk, they were still the only ones in the school.

No way, they arrived too early!

Maybe it was a little embarrassing for the two of them to stand there stupidly like this, but during the time they were waiting, Yagami Kai explained a lot of interesting things and trivia about ninjas to Soseki.

Finally, when the time came to 8:20, another new student arrived.

What appeared in the sight of the two was a little girl with blood-red agate-like eyes.

"Lala~" The red-eyed little girl hummed a song and walked briskly.

Seeing Yagami Qi, her eyes lit up, and she walked quickly to the registration office and raised her head and asked, "Are you a teacher?" ”

"Well, my name is Yagami Kai, you can also call me Yagami Sensei." Yagami Kai struggled to squeeze out a "kind but majestic" smile, "Little girl, what's your name?" ”

However, in the eyes of Soseki and the others, his smile was funny.

The teacher didn't seem to be very smart...... Although she was slandered in her heart, she still replied seriously, "The sunset is red, the sunset is about to decline, the red, green, yellow and blue are red." ”

"She's Sunset Red?" Soseki's face was silent, but in his heart he was secretly collecting information from the other party.

Soon, Yagami Kai finished registering the information for Sunset Red.

"Soseki, you can take Sunset Red to familiarize yourself with the school."

"Yes."

The two walked out side by side, and halfway through, Hong tilted his little head to look at Soseki beside him and asked, "Soseki senior, are you specially asked by Mr. Yagami to help?" ”

In fact, she had long been curious about Soseki standing next to Teacher Yagami, but her good upbringing made her not ask abruptly.

Soseki stopped, turned his head a little embarrassed and said, "Sunset Hong, in fact, like you, I am also a freshman who only enrolled today. ”

"Huh? Excuse me. Sunset Red was not ashamed of this, but sincerely apologized.

After all, Soseki never said that she was a senior, and it was her preconceived idea that she was wrong.

"It's okay, I didn't take the initiative to introduce it." Soseki smiled brightly, "Then let's get acquainted again, I'm Shimizu Soseki, please take care of me in the future." ”

Red nodded excitedly, "My name is Sunset Red, let's work together in the future!" ”

As she spoke, she asked with some confusion, "You are also a freshman, why did Mr. Yagami let you take me to familiarize myself with the school?" ”

If it weren't for Yagami Sensei's arrangement, she wouldn't have been called the wrong identity.

Soseki smiled a little embarrassedly, "I took the initiative to apply to Mr. Yagami, and everyone will be classmates in the future, and I want to do what I can for everyone." ”

Hong didn't think much about it, just clapped his little hands and praised, "You're really good!" ”

Saying that, she was a little surprised, "If it were me, I wouldn't have the patience to help everyone, compared to you, I'm really bad." ”

Soseki smiled and said, "You don't need to compare with me, classmate Hong, everyone is a unique self, doubting yourself and denying yourself will only make you very unhappy, so you must be happy to be yourself!" Only in this way can we find our own forest. ”

"Uh-huh!" The red eyes are shining, and Soseki speaks super nicely!

……

In addition to being red, Soseki also guided many "celebrities", such as Ibiki, who always has a straight face, Shizun, who holds a small ninja pig, Mizuki, who looks gloomy, and Asma, a bad boy who almost missed the registration.

Even those other classmates who weren't even passers-by in the original trajectory, Soseki still reciprocated with great enthusiasm.

This also made it so that on the first day, all the students remembered a name - Shui Shushi!