Chapter 6: Danzo's Obsession

"Yoru, this is the latest directive from Lord Danzo." A Root operative handed a scroll to Mikazuki.

Mikazuki nodded and accepted the scroll. Yoru was his codename within the Root.

The two exchanged no further words. The Root operative swiftly vanished after delivering the scroll, ensuring minimal interaction. Mikazuki was essentially a covert agent for the Root, and unnecessary contact risked exposure to the Anbu.

Before the operative disappeared completely, Mikazuki appraised him.

Name: Taira MizuiroPotential: BChakra: 7000Assessment: A skilled Jonin.

Seeing Taira Mizuiro's substantial chakra reserves, Mikazuki couldn't help but feel envious. He didn't even have 5000 chakra—essentially five six-year-old Shisuis short of comparison.

Once he could no longer sense the operative through his sensory jutsu, Mikazuki stepped into his home and unrolled the scroll to read Danzo's latest command.

"The Uchiha clan's Shisui in your class is a notable prodigy. Monitor his actions, assess his personality, and evaluate him."

Mikazuki sighed as he read the instructions. Danzo's paranoia regarding the Uchiha bordered on pathological.

Shisui was only six years old—just a child who had recently enrolled in the ninja academy.

Yet, merely because of his budding reputation as a genius within his clan, Danzo already deemed him worthy of surveillance and assessment.

It wasn't hard to guess Danzo's deeper intent—he likely wanted to recruit Shisui into the Root. However, Mikazuki didn't think such ambitions would succeed. The Third Hokage would never allow it.

While the Third tolerated the Root's existence, he would never let it grow too powerful. A genius Uchiha's potential was far too high; who could predict what heights they might reach?

The Third would either keep Shisui firmly within the Uchiha clan or recruit him into the Anbu.

After reading, Mikazuki burned the scroll using a Fire Release technique.

The order itself was within Mikazuki's acceptable range. In fact, even without Danzo's explicit directive, Mikazuki would have reported Shisui's talent.

He understood that attempting to hide such information was pointless. Danzo's obsessive scrutiny of the Uchiha ensured it would surface anyway, and withholding it would only invite trouble onto himself.

Mikazuki created a shadow clone. While the clone practiced ninjutsu, the original began training to enhance his chakra reserves.

Currently, his chakra capacity was his greatest shortcoming. No matter how many jutsu he learned or how skilled he became, without sufficient chakra, their effectiveness would be severely limited.

Ninjas with limited chakra could only be so strong. Meanwhile, those with high chakra reserves could maintain a certain level of competence no matter their skill level. In many ways, chakra determined a ninja's potential ceiling and floor.

The Next Morning

Since Mikazuki had no classes to teach that morning, he used the time to visit the academy's archive.

He began sorting through the past few years of fourth-grade exam papers. The process went smoothly, so he also retrieved some first-grade exam papers while he was at it.

Although Mikazuki's primary goal was recruiting disciples, he genuinely intended to improve the theoretical grades of Might Guy and Obito.

After studying the exams, Mikazuki noticed that the questions barely changed from year to year. Most were of the same type—merely rephrased or altered with different numbers. Some years even repeated identical questions.

This realization reassured Mikazuki. He was now confident that the two boys could achieve passing scores.

"Forget intensive practice," he thought. "Just having them do the past two years' exams might be enough to pass."

With a few exam papers in hand, Mikazuki left the archive and headed to the teachers' office.

"Yesterday, she listened to everything I said. She's clearly interested in me!"

"Or—hear me out—she just didn't want to talk to you."

"She even suggested we split the bill when paying. That's her showing concern for me!"

"Or maybe she just didn't want you using 'one person treats per meeting' as an excuse to arrange another date."

As Mikazuki entered, he saw Ueda Aya teasing Ikutani Isamu.

Mikazuki glanced toward Kimura Sugihito, who was enjoying the show from the sidelines.

"Isamu went on a matchmaking date yesterday," Kimura explained. "Now he's describing how it went and asking for advice on wooing the woman. Ueda, however, thinks the woman isn't interested and is urging him to move on."

"Ah, I see." Mikazuki nodded in understanding.

"You're just in time, Mikazuki-sensei!" Isamu turned to him. "Do you have any special tips for winning a woman's heart?"

He seemed to assume Mikazuki—who had an attractive appearance—was an expert in romantic matters.

"Special tips?" Mikazuki considered for a moment. "I think if you show her genuine sincerity, that should work."

Whether or not he actually had tips was irrelevant. Even if he did, Mikazuki wouldn't share them—doing so wouldn't align with the image he wanted to portray.

"Sincerity, huh…" Isamu furrowed his brows, looking troubled. How could he ensure she felt his sincerity?

"Give it up, Isamu. Look at Mikazuki-sensei's face. Even if his advice is good, it might not work for someone like you," Ueda interjected.

"Hey! I admit Mikazuki-sensei is a little more handsome than me, but not that much, okay?" Isamu retorted, indignant.

"Right. Sure. Keep telling yourself that," Ueda replied, exasperated by his stubbornness.

"Good luck," Mikazuki said with a polite smile. What else could he say? If even Ueda—a friend—couldn't dissuade him, Mikazuki wouldn't try.

Privately, Mikazuki hoped Isamu would stay busy. The busier he was, the more opportunities Mikazuki might have to substitute for his class.

"See? Mikazuki-sensei believes in me. Just watch, Ueda—I'll make her mine!" Isamu declared, reinvigorated.

That Afternoon

While teaching, Mikazuki experimented with lowering the quality of his lecture slightly.

He theorized that the system's teaching evaluations were divided into two parts: content quality and student satisfaction.

He wanted to test this hypothesis and aim for a B-grade evaluation. After all, his first A-grade evaluation had come with a bonus reward. If the pattern held, the first B-grade evaluation might also grant an extra reward.

[Lecture Complete. Calculating Results…]

Evaluation: BReward: Chakra +20

Bonus for First B-Grade Evaluation Achieved: Mastery of Chakra Shape Transformation.

Mikazuki's mind was instantly flooded with knowledge and memories of practicing chakra shape transformation.

He was pleasantly surprised. Shape transformation was on par with nature transformation in the chakra system, and both significantly enhanced ninjutsu.

Although his mastery level wasn't perfect, shape transformation wasn't limited by chakra nature, making it universally applicable.

Speaking of shape transformation, the Rasengan immediately came to mind. As a quintessential example of this technique, it didn't even require nature transformation yet still packed immense power.

"I can start working on developing the Rasengan," Mikazuki decided. With the detailed training process outlined in the original series and his newfound knowledge, it shouldn't be too difficult.

The B-grade reward also made Mikazuki reconsider his approach to teaching. While A-grades were preferable, B-grades could add up over time.

Now, his schedule was packed: teaching during the day, training Shisui in the evenings, personal training and jutsu development at night, and weekend tutoring for Might Guy and Obito.

Mikazuki relished the fullness of his life and hoped for a few peaceful years to grow steadily stronger.

Unfortunately, he hadn't been reincarnated into a peaceful era.

On the fourth day after his arrival in the ninja world, bad news arrived from the front lines.

(End of Chapter)

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