072: Fun Little Classroom

It was another beautiful day. 

But this class was one of Natsuki's least favorite.

Not the ideology class on the Will of Fire, but arithmetic. Not because arithmetic was too difficult, but because it was too simple. 

Although the academy's theoretical courses were taught quickly, they were still too easy for Natsuki, who had received higher education in his previous life.

So, he propped up the thickest book, "The Will of Fire," to block the teacher's line of sight, leavend over and fell asleep on his desk.

ZZZ``

ZZZ``

After a while, Hinata, his deskmate, gently shook his arm.

"Whaaat?" Natsuki lifted his head, his eyes still sleepy, and looked at Hinata.

"Natsuki, please pay attention. This is a very difficult arithmetic class. And I think Teacher noticed you just now," Hinata whispered, her face close to his ear, as if this would prevent Iruka at the podium from noticing her talking.

"Oh, it's nothing. I'm listening," Natsuki said. "And don't bother me for a while. The demon god's power has been growing stronger recently, and the seal is unstable. 

"I was just in deep meditation, communicating with other dimensions, capturing dimensional energy to reinforce the seal. As the First Mage, you must block all unnecessary distractions for me so I can finish my meditation." Natsuki pointed dramatically at his eyepatch-covered eye.

After speaking, he laid his head back down and went back to sleep.

"Okay!" Hinata nodded seriously, her small face flushed.

On the podium, Iruka had just finished explaining the day's lesson and began to ask questions: 

"Alright students, let me test your understanding of arithmetic. Question: The academy has a total of 120 kunai. Our class receives 20. The rest are divided equally between Class 2 and Class 3. How many kunai does Class 2 get?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the top student, Sakura, gave the answer: "Class 2 gets 50!"

Naruto, who was still counting on his fingers and toes, was unhappy and stood up, shouting, "Teacher, why does our class only get 20 kunai? The other classes get 50? That's not fair!" Hearing Sakura's answer, Naruto didn't doubt it at all and immediately began to question Iruka.

"I think our class should have 100, and the other classes can have 20!"

Thump!

"This is a hypothetical question, idiot!" Before Iruka could respond, Sakura turned around and bonked Naruto on the head, knocking him back onto his desk.

Iruka mentally gave Sakura two thumbs up.

He said with a smile, "Sakura's answer is absolutely correct! Now, the next question, Naruto, please answer. There are 10 birds in a tree. You have 10 kunai in your hand. It takes 5 kunai to hit one bird. Question: How many birds can you hit?"

Hearing this, Naruto grinned. The entire class only had 20 kunai, and he got 10.

As expected, Teacher Iruka favors me the most. He thought smugly, glancing sideways at Sasuke with a proud expression.

"Tch! If it were me, I could hit all 10," Sasuke said, looking at the idiot.

"Naruto! Stop looking around and answer the question. How many birds can you hit?" Iruka knocked on the podium.

"10!" This time, Naruto didn't need to count on his fingers. He spread out his ten fingers and answered loudly.

"HAHAHAHAHA!" The whole class burst into laughter.

"Naruto, please listen to the question carefully. You only have 10 kunai, and it takes 5 kunai to hit one bird. So, after you throw all your kunai, how many birds can you hit?" Iruka's face darkened as he reminded Naruto again.

"10! Sasuke can hit 10, why can't I? Let's go outside and hit some birds right now!" Naruto slammed his hand on the desk and said with wide eyes.

"You have to throw at least 10 kunai to hit one bird in every practical class," a teasing voice drifted from somewhere in the classroom. "HAHAHAHAHAHA..."

"The answer is 2!" The laughter erupted again, and someone took the opportunity to shout out the correct answer.

"..." Iruka wiped the sweat from his forehead. 

He felt he shouldn't have called on Naruto. He raised his hands and pressed down, silencing the class's laughter.

"It is indeed 2..." Iruka stated the answer and told Naruto to sit down again. 

At the same time, he glanced around. In such a short time, the students' had livened up, and they were no longer afraid to answer questions.

Good, I'll take this opportunity to give them a few more questions.

Suddenly, his gaze landed on Natsuki's desk.

He was holding up the book "The Will of Fire" during arithmetic class. 

Although they were all his classes, and he was pleased that someone so young cherished and inherited the Will of Fire, this was arithmetic class. 

And even with all the commotion earlier, Natsuki hadn't reacted. Could he be...?

Immediately, Iruka walked down from the podium. Sure enough, behind the tall book, Natsuki was sprawled out on the desk, sleeping soundly. 

His little mouth smacked occasionally; it seemed he was dreaming of delicious food. However, this was class time.

Iruka's face darkened, and he was about to wake Natsuki up when Hinata, his deskmate, quickly stood up and put a finger to her lips.

"Shhh~ Natsuki is meditating, reinforcing the Great Demon God's seal and protecting the world," Hinata said with a serious expression, her large eyes blinking.

Iruka involuntarily took a small step back.

Great Demon God? It sounded terrifying! Subconsciously, he didn't dare to disturb him. The usually reserved Hinata's serious voice had such effect on iruka, her teacher.

But in a blink of an eye, he came to his senses. Isn't he just sleeping? 

And she gave me such an absurd reason! This is my class. Forget that I've never heard of any Demon God in this world, even if there was one, I would just smack it in the head.

He reached out to shake Natsuki awake.

"No!" Hinata exclaimed, reaching out with both hands to grab Iruka's arm and stop him.

"Hm?" Iruka glared at her fiercely, like a demon.

"..." Hinata froze, her hands hovering in the air.

Just as Iruka's demonic palm was about to touch Natsuki...

"Why is it so quiet? Is class over?" Natsuki suddenly sat up straight, stretching his arms as if he had just woken up.

"So you know you're in class? You were sleeping just now, weren't you? Are you too tired lately, too sleepy perhaps? Hmm?" Iruka's face was dark, but he still managed a forced smile.

"Teacher Iruka!" Seeing who it was, Natsuki's expression turned serious, his laziness gone.

"No, this little bit of fatigue is nothing compared to yours, Teacher Iruka. Just now, the Great Demon God almost broke the seal and tried to disrupt your class. The academy, and even all of Konoha, was in grave danger. Fortunately, through strong willpower and deep meditation, I reinforced the barrier and sealed him again. Teacher, there's no need to praise me; this is what a student must do," Natsuki said solemnly, only he knew what it took for him to keep a straight face. But he was getting used to it.

"Yes! Natsuki, you worked hard!" Hinata, beside him, also looked serious, clenching her small fists. 

Natsuki wouldn't lie; he must have just gone through a difficult battle in another dimension.

"..." Looking at the two serious children, Iruka's lips twitched.

Could what they said be true? Nonsense! I don't believe you!

"..."

"Teacher! Actually, I've been listening attentively to your class and even did preparation before class. If you don't believe me, you can test me." Natsuki stretched out his arm, spreading his five fingers, once again interrupting Iruka.

"Very well, since you asked for it, I'll take this opportunity to test you." Iruka finally revealed a cheerful smile. 

This is what you asked for. Let me see how capable you are, sleeping through class.

"Question: There are 890 birds in a tree. 130 fly away. How many are left?"

"760."

"Question: Seven years ago, a mother's age was six times her son's age. The son is 12 years old this year. How old is the mother this year?"

"The mother is 37 years old!"

"Two ninjas are 300 meters apart and spot each other at the same time. They immediately run towards each other. One runs at 8 meters per second, and the other runs at 7 meters per second. Question: How long will it take for them to meet?"

"20 seconds!"

"C-Correct!" Iruka looked at the answer sheet for the graduating class's arithmetic test with a shocked expression.

"Wow!!!" The whole class became lively again. 

Mainly because the questions and answers were exchanged too quickly. Natsuki didn't even hesitate before giving the answers. 

Even Sakura, the top student, felt discouraged; she hadn't even finished calculating yet.

"Teacher, I have a question to test everyone," Natsuki said with a grin, looking at the lively classroom.

"There are 10 birds in a tree. I will only throw one kunai at a time, and one kunai can hit two birds. I only have two kunai in my hand. Question: How many birds can I hit in total?"

Have a great day/night! and don't forget to donate some powerstones!