Chapter 78: The Storm Approaches

The hand holding the textbook tightened slightly, and Iruka's mind was racing as he ruminated, his heart heavy. If only he could regain his parents' inheritance back then, he wouldn't have had to live so harshly.

Iruka vividly remembers not seeing any money after his parents' death. He has always received a pension that can only sustain the minimum standard of living. Sometimes, the family needs to buy an item, and their monthly living expenses are not enough, so he can only eat one meal a day.

Who embezzled and misappropriated this money?

When Iruka's parents died in the Nine-Tails rebellion, he was already ten years old and had a very difficult life. How did the younger kids survive?

Thinking about this, Iruka couldn't help but look at Naruto, who was sleeping at his desk...

Finally, after his thirteenth mistake, it was time to end the class. He let out a long sigh of relief and then told the students, "Students, this is the end of today's class. See you next week!"

"Ahaha, school is finally over, shall we go play?"

"Sasuke, where are you going to play this afternoon?"

"Sasuke, do you want to come to my house as a guest?"

Everyone felt strange because of Iruka's mistakes at the podium. Except for a few more delicate students, no one noticed him.

Hinata had someone from her family come to pick her up, and Kiba and Akamaru ran wildly through the village to play. Sasuke silently ignored the group of girls surrounding him and then walked out of the classroom. Naruto was bored and left directly to go back home...

Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji sat together, and none of the three left their seats. But Choji kept eating potato chips all the time, his round face showing great satisfaction.

"Hey, Ino, where are we going to play?" Shikamaru tidied up the table with boredom, with an old-fashioned look. The three of them grew up together, and they usually listen to Ino for that kind of thing.

Ino thought for a moment and said, "Come to my house as guests. Mom said you haven't come to my house in a long time~."

With a final swing of the hammer, Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji put their backpacks on their backs and headed straight to the Yamanaka family mansion.

Half an hour later, the three arrived at Ino's house, but what they didn't expect was that her parents were also there.

"Dad, Uncle Nara, Uncle Akamichi, you're all here!" Ino exclaimed excitedly after seeing her father and uncles playing chess.

Choji and Shikamaru also greeted obediently.

After Yamanaka made his chess move, he looked up and saw the three youngsters standing together and smiled happily.

Shikamaru looked at Inoichi and said, "No, I haven't been to Uncle's house in a long time, so I'll come to visit."

Beside him, Choji nodded as well.

"Hahaha," Yamanaka laughed a couple of times, then patted Shikaku on the shoulder and said, "Your son is very sensible, unlike my girl!"

"Dad, what are you talking about?" Ino said angrily, glaring at her father.

Looking at Shikamaru's apathetic gaze, Shikaku's mouth twisted. Doesn't he understand his son yet? He was probably dragged along by Ino...

Compared to the others, Choji and his father seem very harmonious. The gluttonous Choji ran over to Chouza, picked up the snacks next to him, and started eating, looking very satisfied. Chouza ruffled Choji's hair and smiled gently.

"Oh, Choji and Shikamaru are visiting as well?" Mrs. Yamanaka happened to pass by with a new teapot and saw the three of them.

Shikamaru nodded and called out, "Aunt Yamanaka."

Choji quickly swallowed the snacks in his mouth and also exclaimed, "Aunt Yamanaka!"

Mrs. Yamanaka placed the teapot next to her husband, then looked at Shikamaru, Choji covered his mouth and chuckled, and said, "Aunt hasn't seen you come in a long time, and I miss you two. Don't just stay out here, come inside, I'll give you those snacks and pastries!"

Ino is not really interested in drinking tea or playing chess. After hearing what her mother said, she immediately dragged Shikamaru and Choji to the living room, where the three kids played on the tatami mat in the room.

After a while, Mrs. Yamanaka brought in lots of small snacks and a big bag of potato chips in her hand and placed them all on the table. She instructed everyone to have fun and then went off to cook by herself.

Of course, most of the snacks were prepared for Choji. Seeing Choji happily eating, Ino pouted, then turned to Shikamaru and asked, "Did you notice that Mr. Iruka seemed a little distracted today? I always feel like something's not right."

Shikamaru nodded, took a snack, and ate it boredly, and said, "Teacher Iruka was a little off today. He has been teaching us for four or five years, even if he was sick before, he never made so many mistakes. It seems like something's on his mind."

"What?" Choji, who was eating potato chips, paused, opened his eyes in confusion, and said, "Iruka-sensei made a mistake today? Why didn't I notice..."

The corner of Ino's mouth twisted, and she looked helplessly at Choji and said, "Even in class, you put all your energy into eating! How could you have noticed? Choji, eat less."

Chouza, who was eating at the same time as Choji, couldn't help but sigh as he held his forehead and muttered, "As expected of my son."

The living room door was open, and the three people outside could clearly hear the conversation inside. Yamanaka Inoichi sighed upon hearing it and said, "I didn't expect the same thing to happen to Iruka, unfortunately!"

Shikaku lifted the white chess piece and never let it drop. He frowned after hearing Inoichi's words and said, "It seems this matter is not as simple as it appears."

"What do you mean?" Ino heard her father and his friends' conversation and immediately turned her head outside and asked, "Father, Uncle Nara, do you know the reason why Teacher Iruka is worried? Tell us..."

Inoichi shook his head and said, "This is not something you kids should know, you three go play your own game."

Ino wanted to say something, but Shikamaru grabbed her arm and then shook his head, indicating for her not to ask.

The three fathers were all a little silent. This incident had a great impact on all the ninja. Although they are a great family that has been passed down through generations, they couldn't help but feel a chill when they saw the news.

Regarding this matter, the three actually knew a little about the inner power.

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