"Regarding the assignments, almost all of you have done quite well."
On the podium, Shinji made a very satisfied nod.
Even if his students didn't know something, they could ask their family members, or complete it before class. So far, no one had actually submitted a blank paper.
Kiba said smugly, "That's for sure, I even specifically asked my mom about it."
Last night, his family looked at him as if they had never seen him before. This made Kiba feel very good. Apparently, studying wasn't such a bad thing after all.
Hinata looked at Naruto with some concern, afraid that Kiba's words would make him feel down.
But after hearing about his father's glorious experiences all night, Naruto felt extremely excited right now. His father was truly amazing.
The excited Naruto seemed not to have considered that his father was once the Fourth Hokage.
Shinji said with a smile, "I've looked at some of them, and I can tell that all of you put effort into them."
Putting in effort also meant that in subsequent classes, everyone would be able to deepen their understanding of knowledge in that area.
In the classroom, the students exchanged smiles, as who at this age didn't want to be praised?
"Of course, I also hope you all continue to work hard. If anyone does worse than today's assignment, I'll assume you're slacking off."
Shinji continued, as training needed to be gradual and according to one's own pace. But studying didn't require that. Sometimes, rote memorization could also yield results.
Shinji would not let go of such an opportunity now, and would naturally put pressure on the students in this regard.
"Ah?!"
Upon hearing this, the students all wailed.
Shinji chuckled softly and slowly walked out of the classroom.
"Why is studying getting harder and harder!" Kiba covered his head in disbelief.
Last night was an exceptional performance, but if it had to be like this every day, how could he manage?
Hmm?
Kiba complained for a while, but then felt something was off. He turned to look at the side, only to see Naruto with an expression as if facing a formidable enemy.
Kiba asked Naruto, "How is it, Naruto? Don't you think it's impossible?"
"So much homework, it seems I'll have to reduce some rest time in the future." Naruto nodded, saying something that left others baffled.
Kiba: ???
Even Shikamaru, who was walking over leisurely, heard what Naruto said and couldn't help but reach out and touch Naruto's forehead.
"He's not running a fever, is he?" Shikamaru asked, puzzled.
Feeling the unusual sensation on his forehead, Naruto snapped out of his conversation with Minato in the Sealed Space.
"What's wrong, Shikamaru?" Naruto asked, looking at Shikamaru with a puzzled expression.
"Naruto, did you forget what you just said?" Kiba asked, nudging Shikamaru.
Naruto was stunned, then realized he must not have been paying attention earlier.
He quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, I just needed a moment to recover."
Only then did Kiba breathe a sigh of relief. They were all at the bottom of the class in assignments. He didn't want Naruto to leave the group.
Although Shikamaru was puzzled, he didn't ask further.
Naruto secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His father's existence was something Shinji had instructed him not to expose.
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On the Training Ground.
"Next, Naruto and Sasuke, follow me to learn C-rank Ninjutsu of various attributes."
"Neji, you need to continue practicing Eternal Fist ."
"Hinata and Ino, continue your Medical Ninjutsu training."
"Shikamaru, Choji, you two need more practice working together."
"Yes, sensei."
Naruto and the others responded in unison.
Shinji nodded, split off several clones, and took the others to train separately. His main body then took Naruto and Sasuke towards the waterfall.
"Before we start learning, I need to explain a few things."
"When each person is born, their bloodline and physique determine the innate Chakra attributes they possess. These are the attributes you will find easiest to master and use."
"To master a new attribute through acquired training requires extremely high comprehension, talent, and unremitting effort."
"However, this doesn't mean that you will necessarily get results after putting in the effort."
"After all, most people struggle their entire lives to master another attribute beyond their innate one."
As Shinji finished speaking, Naruto and Sasuke frowned.
Sasuke asked curiously, "Sensei, do Jonin all need to master another attribute through training, in addition to their innate attribute, as you said, to be qualified for promotion?"
Shinji nodded and said, "That's right. This is why some people can't be promoted to Jonin and can only become Special Jonin. However, this doesn't mean that Special Jonin are not strong."
Naruto and Sasuke nodded in understanding.
"Then, let's begin." Shinji said with a smile.
"Yes, sensei, I'll do my best!" Naruto responded cheerfully.
Just like that, Naruto and Sasuke began to learn, competing with each other, especially Naruto. Since Sasuke already had one more innate attribute than him, he naturally wanted to catch up quickly.
And Sasuke, because Naruto's intention to catch up was too obvious, didn't feel relaxed at all just because he had one more attribute.
Shinji shook his head with a chuckle. These two were competing all the time.
Ignoring them, he acted as if he hadn't seen anything. Whenever Naruto and Sasuke had something they didn't understand, he would answer.
In this atmosphere, Naruto and Sasuke's progress rapidly increased.
Shinji was very satisfied, after all, competition leads to progress.
"Stop, Naruto, why don't we pause for a bit?" Sasuke called out to Naruto beside him.
These past few days of training had been almost entirely a chase between them, and Sasuke now felt that if this continued, Naruto might be fine, but he himself might collapse first.
"Yo, arrogant Sasuke, you can't keep up anymore?" Naruto looked at Sasuke with a mischievous expression, as if Sasuke's inability to keep up meant he was failing.
Sasuke felt his veins bulge. If it weren't for the training, which made him think he might not win a fight right now, he really wanted to pin Naruto down and beat him up.
Sasuke held back and said faintly, "No, I need to rest for a bit."
Naruto glanced at Sasuke, saying with a slight disdain, "Either you can, or you can't. What do you mean by 'rest for a bit'?"
"Pfft—"
Shinji, who was drinking water and watching the show nearby, spat it out at Naruto's words.
He walked over, gave Naruto a light slap on the head, and said irritably, "Don't learn such things."
Naruto had probably picked up some of this from the recent squabbles between Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails in the Sealed Space. However, such sarcastic remarks wouldn't logically come from Nine-Tails.