Сhapter 20

The day after Iruka's ill-fated proposal turned out to be a mess for me. Instead of the usual classes, Iruka dragged me around the academy almost all day, settling all the bureaucratic consequences of my decision. In the end, we even had to visit the Hokoge residence... and I finally met with Hokoge himself. Fortunately, he already knew about my initiative with Iruka, having nothing against my desire to graduate from the academy early. And the successes I demonstrated in mastering the chakra inspired and somewhat pleased the old man… Well, or it was such emotions that he showed me. I couldn't be sure of sincerity, but it doesn't really matter.

The main thing is that in just one day most of the bureaucratic issues were settled, and I started studying according to a special program. Although, this year I will still finish studying with my classes, but Iruka promised to harness me to the fullest right now so that I definitely won't have problems with written exams for transfer to the next class... And yes, Iruka was appointed my supervisor, which means that Iruka himself is now primarily engaged in my training.

And something tells me that this is exactly what the man wanted. I don't know what kind of use it is for him, but the teacher started his new duties with great enthusiasm and willingness to literally drive all the necessary knowledge into me… And to be honest, I began to involuntarily get into his mood, not objecting even when the teacher loaded me with scrolls and told me in an order form that I had to learn all this before the end of this school year…

And this despite the fact that I was barely able to drag the scrolls handed to me to the house, my luggage came out so voluminous ... I feel that I will have to try very hard to implement the plan of my own development that is just emerging in my head. Well, nothing, I'm sure all my efforts will definitely pay off ... Although, already on the first day, my motivation somehow suddenly came to naught. A direct encounter with the history scrolls had a very sobering effect on me.

Still, it was quite difficult for me to read, and even more so to teach, a subject that they are not even trying to expose as something adequate, and not outright propaganda… But since I have decided to do all this, it means that I will have to be responsible for my own decisions with full responsibility. However, according to my calculation, if I really decide to learn all the literature given to me by sensei, without giving up my other training and visiting the academy… Then I will sleep only on holidays.

Well, I'm exaggerating a little, of course, but now I will sorely miss time for rest and household chores ... Fortunately, the next few weeks have shown that I am quite capable of withstanding such a pace, even if it was quite difficult morally. But so far I have coped, and Iruka has really helped me, turning a blind eye to my periodic absenteeism and complete disregard for his lessons.

And no, I still attended Iruki-sensei's classes, but now I, even without hiding, completely ignored the teacher, reading the literature he gave me. Which, in some moments, was very interesting and useful for me, but there were not too many of them. Basically, Iruka left me the simplest subjects for home schooling, which is why they did not arouse much interest in me. But now I had to report to Iruka every Friday about my successes…

Difficult, stressful and very exhausting. At some point, it got to the point that I began to take a moral break from all these scrolls and books during my training. And also from the additional tasks that I was now regularly given by Iruka-sensei ... Yeah, at some point, running through an overgrown forest, combined with throwing training and training to strengthen the body with the help of the chakra, became a good rest and moral relief for me. Yes, even the usual training in chakra control has become especially beloved by me, clearly standing out against the background of my other activities…

Yes, as strange as it may sound, but the increased workload in the academic field somehow suddenly increased the time of my chakra control training… Because sometimes I simply didn't have the strength and patience to continue poring over the scrolls, and I took a short break, going into meditation and just chasing the chakra through my body. Such practices allowed me to cheer up a little and distract myself from the monotonous memorization of information from scrolls.

And such interruptions affected my control very well… It seems that the constant mental load, diluted with such meditations, had a very positive effect on the Yin component of my chakra, which is why my chakra itself became not so "heavy" in terms of control. Well, that's exactly how I felt about it… Although, I would not voluntarily rape my brains just for the sake of a small improvement in control over the chakra. It's more like that, a small consolation and an additional prize for my efforts.

Although, of course, such changes in my chakra still inspired me... Because now I could perceive all this cramming, from which I wanted to gnash my teeth in a few weeks, as a special kind of training. And this, oddly enough, morally helped me not to give up this whole idea of early graduation from the academy. And then, after several weeks of such a regime, I began to strongly doubt my readiness to continue this whole cramming marathon. And only the realization that this marathon would not last for a long time inspired me somewhat.

And yes, Iruka almost immediately gave me almost all the necessary literature for the first three courses of the academy… And if I learn all this now, then I will start the next year at the academy already in the fourth year, while skipping the entire third year of study. At the same time, I will no longer have to strain myself so much because of theoretical subjects. Instead, the emphasis will have to be on practical skills, which, to be honest, I'm just waiting for.

Although, perhaps I overdid it a little. I took such a pace of cramming that by the end of the designated two weeks, Iruka was looking at me with big, big eyes and, it seems, was thinking of starting smoking after such a shock… He didn't think that I, with the right motivation, was able to memorize a really huge amount of information. And yes, I wasn't going to hide my abilities in cramming… It even sounds silly, especially since I have already decided to imitate all sorts of geniuses, graduating from the academy much earlier than expected.

Although, Iruka's reaction was still somewhat excessive. I could feel the pattern tearing in his head.… He even once mumbled something about the fact that I used to filon too much in his lessons. But my tired, sleepy and slightly furious look quickly calmed the teacher down. And after he once again visited my apartment, now littered with scrolls, books and notebooks filled with me, then all claims in my direction completely disappeared.

Apparently, the teacher finally realized exactly how I work hard to complete the task set before me… Which definitely impressed Iruka himself. He even began to take me to the ramennaya from time to time, encouraging my academic success. And in general, the teacher's attitude towards me has changed quite a lot... It seemed that I was really able to impress him with my successes, and all the unspoken prejudices about me finally faded into the background. I even felt the care in my side, for once,…

But it was still somehow lost against the background of my insane cramming and constant lack of free time... Too late I decided to skip over a few classes. There is less than a month left until the end of this academic year. And if I do not have time to prepare for all the theoretical exams for the second and third year by this time, then I will have to study for at least six months in the very third year. And I really don't want to waste this time… Still, the third course will be of little use to me in terms of practical skills.

In the third year, the kids are just beginning to get acquainted with the basics of being a shinobi - they awaken their chakra, learn to fold seals, train to somehow manage their chakra… I already know how to do all this, and therefore, jumping immediately to the fourth year will be an ideal option for me. The only question is, will I be able to implement this option?... I'm running out of time, and I don't have infinite strength… But the problem would be much less if I studied normally for at least the last six months. And then you have to memorize information for both the second and third year…