Chapter 117 Stubborn Sasuke

"How did you find time to come here?"

Before anyone else could speak, Sasuke, with a cool expression, was the first to ask.

'It had been a long time since Naruto had visited, so why did he suddenly show up today?'

'And to have him witness such an unrefined display…' Remembering the embarrassing spar with Neji, Sasuke, who hadn't thought much of it before, suddenly felt uncomfortable all over.

His toes curled involuntarily.

'Did Naruto think I had been fooling around like this the whole time?'

It felt like the kind of situation where you study all day, no one sees it, but the moment you pick up your phone, your parents walk in.

And Neji, standing beside him, felt the same way.

"Ouch!"

Before Naruto could answer, Sasuke yelped in pain.

He turned around and looked at his mother with aggrieved expression.

"Mom, what was that for?"

Mikoto waved her chop with a stern expression and said, "I don't remember raising you to be so rude."

Sasuke could only pout and shut his mouth.

Naruto, meanwhile, watched the scene with a smile, feeling a sense of relief.

'Thankfully, Uchiha Mikoto had survived. With his mother's care and attention, Sasuke had managed to retain a childlike innocence.'

'Otherwise, losing both his parents and his brother in one go, who knows what Sasuke would have become?'

Naruto really had no interest in coaxing children.

At this time, Minato and Kakashi also approached, smiling as they asked, "Naruto, you finally decided to come out. Did you finish preparing the curriculum for the Land of Waves' school?"

Minato, of course, knew about Naruto's work on the curriculum. After a month, it was likely close to completion.

Naruto nodded and pulled out three scrolls from his robe, saying.

"I mainly came to see Mikoto and... One-Eyed—uh, I guess I can't call you One-Eyed anymore."

Naruto looked at Kakashi, whose eyes had turned into a pair of dead fish eyes, and chuckled, " I'll just call you Kakashi from now on."

"I came mainly to see you two."

He then handed the scrolls to the three of them. While he had come specifically for Mikoto and Kakashi, it wouldn't be right to leave Minato out.

Minato, however, didn't mind. He wasn't particularly skilled at managing a country or handling administrative tasks. Even when he became the Fourth Hokage, most of the work had been handled by Hiruzen and Shikaku.

If it came to executing missions or fighting other Ninja, he was more than capable.

Since Kakashi had arrived in the Land of Waves, Minato had stopped staying at 'home' all the time. Instead, he spent his days training Sasuke and Neji with Kakashi, only returning to Naruto's seal space to replenish his Chakra when needed.

He also wanted to bring Kushina out soon. Given the current situation, even if she learned about Naruto's past struggles, seeing how he was now, she probably wouldn't punch him into oblivion.

He needed to find the right time to talk to Naruto about it.

But when he opened the scroll, although he had expected it, Minato's expression still showed a little surprise.

Mikoto and Kakashi, on the other hand, looked somewhat horrified.

While the three of them read through the scrolls, Naruto took a moment to look at the surroundings.

Naturally, he also noticed the looks in Sasuke and Neji's eyes.

Seeing the fighting spirit in Sasuke's eyes, Naruto's lips twitched.

'Come to think of it, Sasuke had never truly seen my strength. Would Sasuke's confidence shatter once he realized the gap between us?'

Sometimes, the difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs.

'As for the gloom in Neji's eyes, it was likely due to his lack of strength. I could only tell him to wait. I had already given Orochimaru the Byakugan from Ao to study, but results would take time.'

For now, Orochimaru's main focus was still on Hidan.

"By the way, where's Shisui?"

Naruto suddenly remembered Shisui, whom he had neglected for a long time.

Mikoto also came back to her senses from the shock because of Naruto's question and said.

"Shisui should be patrolling the city with the security team."

"I see." Naruto stroked his chin, deep in thought.

The Land of Waves was severely lacking in Ninja. To be precise, its low-level military and security forces were too weak.

Although they had recruited quite a few Rogue Ninjas, their overall quality was too low, barely stronger than ordinary civilians.

If the Land of Waves wanted to build up its own forces, it would have to wait until after the construction was complete.

Where could they find a group of Ninja?

Mikoto, holding the scroll, had already guessed Naruto's intentions but still asked, "Naruto-sama, what do you need us to do?"

Kakashi and Minato also turned to Naruto.

"The school is short on teachers. There aren't many Ninja in the Land of Waves suitable for teaching, so I'll have to trouble the two of you for now."

'As expected…' Though she had guessed it, Mikoto still showed a hint of reluctance and asked, "Naruto-sama, what about the Uchiha children..."

After all, the Uchiha children here are all under six years old.

"Don't worry about that."

Naruto said directly: "The school will also have a preschool class for younger children whose parents are too busy to take care of them. Nono will be in charge of that."

"And it's all compulsory education, so you don't have to worry about the cost."

Hearing this, Mikoto finally relaxed and smiled. "Thank you, Naruto-sama."

Naruto then turned to Kakashi. "Kakashi, you should be fine with this too, right?"

"Although I've never been a teacher before, it shouldn't be a problem."

Kakashi also nodded in agreement.

At this point, Minato stepped forward, his eyes filled with anticipation as he looked at Naruto, "Naruto, is there anything you need me to do?"

Naruto thought for a moment and then said, "Minato, you can be a temporary teacher for now. Your main responsibility will be patrolling the school and maintaining discipline. After all, you're just a shadow clone. If I need to go out, you'll have to come with me."

Although their relationship had grown closer, Naruto still found it difficult to call Minato 'Dad,' so he simply referred to him by his name like everyone else.

"That works too."

Minato also showed a happy expression.

After explaining everything, Naruto planned to leave directly.

"Wait a minute, Naruto!"

"Huh?" Naruto looked curiously at Sasuke, who had already activated his three-tomoe Sharingan.

"If you have time, I want to challenge you right now!"

"And Neji too!"