Ryun, accompanied by Nara Luming, went to the Konoha Ninja Academy. Along the way, villagers kept greeting him, and Ryun responded with smiles.
There was no sign at all of the anger he had shown earlier. This was a required skill for a leader: "Do not show joy or anger on your face; do not speak of likes or dislikes; do not let sorrow or happiness overflow on your expression."
Soon, Ryun arrived at the school gate. Standing there were Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, along with the school leadership and teachers.
Seeing Ryun arrive, they all perked up. "Hokage-sama!"
Ryun waved his hand with a smile. "The renovation and expansion of the Konoha Ninja Academy, this is all thanks to the two elders from the Utatane and Mitokado families!"
Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado quickly shook their heads. "It is all thanks to the Hokage's wise leadership, which made us deeply realize our own mistakes."
Seeing their attitude, Ryun couldn't help but sigh inwardly; these two had learned to be smart!
Ryun raised his hand. "Let's go, show me around our new campus. Starting tomorrow, the Konoha Ninja Academy will reopen."
"Yes!" xN
Then, with Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane following behind Ryun, they pointed out various places: classrooms, the cafeteria, the library, training grounds, equipment rooms...
Ryun was quite satisfied with these hardware facilities. So he asked, "What about the teaching content? May I take a look?"
"Of course!" The academic director, who had formulated it, stepped forward and handed the curriculum schedule to Ryun. Ryun frowned.
"The Three Basic Jutsu? That's it? Is this all our Konoha Ninja Academy teaches? What about other ninjutsu?" Ryun was puzzled. Such a large Konoha Ninja Academy only taught the Three Basic Jutsu? When would commoners ever be able to rise up?
"Well, this was the curriculum established by the Third Hokage. He said that survival is the most important thing on the battlefield, so..." The academic director swallowed nervously.
Ryun couldn't help but frown. The Three Basic Jutsu were child's play, something every major clan knew. But for commoner shinobi, these jutsu were already something they could only hope for but never reach.
Thinking of this, Ryun felt heavy-hearted. What could such a school truly teach? No wonder in the original story, there was only one commoner genius, Namikaze Minato. Looking at it this way, Minato's rise was like a miracle, a stroke of extreme luck.
"Director, I think the Konoha Ninja Academy should open all C-rank and lower ninjutsu to the students. What do you think?" Ryun said solemnly, looking at the director.
The director opened his mouth but didn't answer. The issue was too complex. However, in his heart, he supported Ryun, because he himself came from a commoner background.
Ryun saw his concern and then said, "I will schedule a meeting to specifically discuss this matter."
After saying that, Ryun continued the tour. Two hours later, he finally left the school and headed home.
Passing by Guofeng restaurant, he bought two dishes: one was Mouth-Watering Chicken, the other was Boiled Sliced Pork.
Pushing open the villa door, Ryun walked in. Tsunade, hearing the noise, came out of the bathroom holding her toothbrush. "Welcome home, hubby!"
Ryun's gloomy mood suddenly improved quite a bit. "Wife, I'm home. You finish brushing your teeth first, I'll go heat up the dishes."
Tsunade nodded and returned to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face seriously.
Ryun directly poured the sauce over the Mouth-Watering Chicken and placed it on the table. He touched the insulated container of Boiled Sliced Pork and frowned; it had cooled down a bit too fast. So he poured the pork slices into a pot.
Adding a little water, he reheated it. Estimating it was about right, he poured the dish into a bowl. Ryun nodded. One cold dish, one hot dish, that should be fine.
Then, Ryun prepared the rice, set it on the table, fetched bowls and chopsticks from the kitchen, and sat down on a chair to wait.
Soon, Tsunade finished washing up and walked to the dining table.
Ryun looked at his wife, now wearing a pure white shirt, and couldn't help but admire. As expected of a goddess, she looked good in anything.
What he didn't notice was that after two hours of rest, Tsunade's legs were no longer shaking. She walked towards him steadily.
This indicated that she had recovered. But currently, Ryun had things on his mind and didn't notice this point.
"Hubby, why are you staring at me? You're making me nervous," Tsunade murmured, her face blushing.
Ryun snapped out of it. He shook his head. "Ahem, well, let's eat first."
Tsunade was taken aback. She felt that Ryun had something on his mind, something quite troublesome. However, she couldn't ask directly, so she just hummed in agreement. She planned to ask while they ate.
Ryun first picked up a piece of Mouth-Watering Chicken for her. "Mouth-Watering Chicken, try it. It's a relatively common dish at Guofeng."
Tsunade picked up a piece of the chicken with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth. Her eyes lit up. So delicious!
This Mouth-Watering Chicken, eaten cold, had a delicious taste, a smooth texture, and was numbing, spicy, fresh, and fragrant. It was very appetizing.
Instantly, Tsunade felt she could eat two big bowls of rice. Seeing Tsunade eating with such relish, Ryun's mouth also curved into a smile.
He picked up a piece of meat himself. Hmm, not bad. It had about eighty percent of the flavor from his previous life.
"Delicious! Hubby! So delicious, you're amazing, coming up with so many dishes," Tsunade praised.
Ryun chuckled. "Eat more if you like it."
Tsunade nodded, then spoke. "Hubby, shouldn't husbands and wives not hide things from each other?" She looked at Ryun with a scrutinizing gaze.
Then she put down her chopsticks, sat up properly, and looked at Ryun.
Ryun was startled. He also put down his chopsticks and sat up straight. "Yes, wife."
"Then what happened today? I feel like you're hiding something from me, and it's something big!" Tsunade pouted her lips, looking at Ryun with a meaningful glint in her eyes.
Ryun was surprised that Tsunade had noticed. He had carefully adjusted his emotions before entering the house, trying to show only his sunny, happy side.
But, it didn't matter now. Since his wife asked, Ryun shouldn't hide it any longer. "Yes, there is something."
Ryun began to recount what he had seen and heard today at the Konoha Ninja Academy. He felt uncomfortable inside. They were all shinobi of Konoha, yet commoners had no chance to rise.
It had to be remembered that commoners made up about seventy percent of Konoha's population!
Tsunade fell silent. She hadn't expected her husband to have such thoughts. This issue was basically something everyone in Konoha knew about but avoided discussing.
You had to understand, this was how the ninja world was. So-called fairness was relative. Resources, ninjutsu, chakra extraction techniques—these things were common in shinobi clans.
They were the result of generations of effort, obtaining various ninjutsu and resources, all to become shinobi, to become powerful shinobi, to become respected shinobi.
Teaching the Three Basic Jutsu to commoners was just giving them the ability to survive. If Ryun wanted to open all C-rank ninjutsu, that would be giving them basic offensive capabilities.
In that case, the opportunity for young clan shinobi to build confidence through combat at the academy would disappear, and it would likely trigger a series of problems.
Tsunade suddenly lost her appetite again. She hadn't expected Ryun to plan something so major, and she couldn't help but worry for him.
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