Chapter 17: Passionate Wakaho! (1/2)

Teacher Daiki felt that his career might truly be over.

One of his students had done something incredibly serious.

Skipping school? Fighting? Not doing homework?

Ha...

That little brat bombarded the Hokage's office!

That's where the Hokage works!

Receiving the notification, Teacher Daiki rushed to the Hokage's office.

Seeing the charred walls, Teacher Daiki was drenched in sweat...

It was definitely a fire release.

Approaching the Hokage's office, he hadn't even entered yet and already heard a familiar voice.

"That jutsu was taught to me by the clan leader yesterday, and I just learned it..."

That voice was unmistakably Wakaho.

So, it wasn't a prank...

The metaphorical meteor in Daiki's heart finally crashed down.

Perfect.

Twelve years of teaching, ending today...

"Oh? And shouting 'Will of Fire' before using the jutsu, was that also taught by Clan Leader Fugaku?"

"No, it was Teacher Daiki who taught me."

"??" Daiki's mind filled with question marks. Did he teach that?

"Teacher Daiki said the Will of Fire is the source of strength passed down through generations of Konoha ninja."

"As long as we have the Will of Fire in our hearts, Konoha will always be invincible!"

Well, he did say that.

Not seemed, but definitely, because it's in the first lesson of the academy's required course: "History of Konoha."

"Teacher Daiki was right." The Third Hokage sounded very pleased.

Suddenly, Teacher Daiki felt there might still be hope for his career.

"Actually, I initially thought Teacher Daiki was lying."

Daiki's eye twitched.

"Until today, when I used the fire release against those two spies, I truly felt the power of the Will of Fire."

"That jutsu is super difficult; I only managed to learn it after activating my Sharingan. Before, I struggled to perform it."

"When facing the enemy, I found my chakra seemed to increase, my hand seals became faster, and then..."

Spies? Enemies?

Teacher Daiki was puzzled. Wasn't Wakaho bombarding the Hokage's office?

How did it turn into facing enemies...

The Third Hokage voiced Daiki's confusion.

"But Wakaho, why did you think those two ninjas were... spies?"

It was clear the Third Hokage was also puzzled.

Why was this child so fixated on the idea of spies?

So what really happened?

"Because they showed great hostility towards the Uchiha!"

Wakaho's voice rose.

"The Konoha Police Force is a vital institution that maintains Konoha's stability. The Uchiha's duty is to protect Konoha!"

"Those two guys thought they hid it well, but when I showed them the application form, they still revealed their true intentions."

"Normally, upon seeing the clan leader's signature, they would inform Hokage Grandpa, right?"

"Hmm..." The Third Hokage responded thoughtfully.

"That's right." Teacher Daiki also confirmed inwardly.

"But they didn't!" Wakaho exclaimed. "They told me to leave and refused to let me in no matter what!"

"That definitely shows a guilty conscience. They must be up to something shady, afraid of being discovered by me!"

"We Uchihas despise evil. When faced with such a situation, of course, we have to be like the fire release infused with the Will of Fire, charging forward relentlessly!"

"Although Hokage Grandpa wasn't kidnapped, those two are definitely bad guys!"