Chapter 561

"Hong, Itachi are so kind."

Kitazawa's fingers brushed across her red lips; they were very soft.

The next second, he winced in pain.

Kitazawa leaned back, and within his line of sight, Yuhi Kurenai, who was shaking her head, had snow-white skin that formed a stark contrast with the color of her lipstick.

He looked at the familiar ceiling, trying to focus his attention.

But he did not succeed.

After all, his IQ had already left the high ground.

Kitazawa's gaze was unfocused, his thoughts drifting far away.

I don't know how much time passed, but he suddenly sat up.

"Thank Itachi."

Kitazawa looked at Yuhi Kurenai, and noticing that her lipstick had faded, he said, "I'll take Itachi to buy lipstick another day."

Yuhi Kurenai rolled her eyes.

After taking a few deep breaths, her throat bobbed, and saying nothing, she turned and walked toward the bathroom.

Kitazawa stretched, stood up, and walked into the kitchen.

Although Yuhi Kurenai had already snuck a good amount of food, that was not a proper meal after all.

Since she didn't have time for now, he would make dinner.

The next day, Monday.

During the day, Kitazawa continued to practice Earth Style: Earth Wall.

In the evening, he gave Yuhi Kurenai another good education, making her agree to all sorts of requests while she was rambling.

The price for doing this was that Kitazawa was kicked out by her after he woke up.

But it didn't matter.

He was going out today anyway, because today was Tuesday, and the Genius Class was about to welcome its first practical combat class after the reforms.

Kitazawa arrived at the office and saw Hyuga Hinata sitting on the sofa.

He was slightly stunned, as he hadn't expected it.

Because ever since he started living at Yuhi Kurenai's house, he no longer ate breakfast at school, but instead ate breakfast with her.

Occasionally, Tsunade and Shizune would also run over to mooch a meal.

"Teacher Kitazawa!"

Hyuga Hinata jumped off the sofa with a look of surprise and ran up to him.

"Have Itachi eaten breakfast?"

Kitazawa patted her head and asked.

"I was just about to."

Hyuga Hinata replied, "But I didn't expect Teacher Kitazawa to come."

She had already formed a habit; even if Kitazawa didn't come, she usually ate her breakfast in his office anyway.

"I didn't eat breakfast today."

Kitazawa asked with a smile, "Can I mooch a meal off Itachi?"

"Of course Itachi can!"

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Hinata's small face turned red, and she looked very happy.

It had been a while since she had eaten with Kitazawa.

"These are rice balls I made myself."

Hyuga Hinata handed over the rice balls with a look of anticipation.

"Thank Itachi."

Kitazawa took a bite, his eyes brightened slightly, and he said, "The taste is good."

Although they were rice balls, they weren't vegetarian; Hyuga Hinata had added quite a bit of ham, meat floss, and so on.

Kitazawa guessed it was because she had a big appetite, so she had to add high-calorie ingredients.

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Hinata breathed a sigh of relief.

After the two finished eating, they went to the school playground.

On the playground, the students of the Genius Class had all arrived.

"Senior Kosuke."

Kitazawa walked up and greeted Maruboshi Kosuke.

Hatake Kakashi hadn't arrived yet.

But that was normal.

In the original work, Hatake Kakashi was very fond of being late.

But fortunately, it wasn't nine o'clock yet, so it didn't count as late.

A moment later, the class bell rang, and Hatake Kakashi arrived fashionably late.

"Did Itachi encounter a lost cat on the way?"

Kitazawa asked teasingly.

"I'm not that childish."

Hatake Kakashi said in a calm tone.

"Since everyone is here, let's start class."

Kitazawa clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, divide into six groups according to the groupings from Sunday."

The students of the Genius Class immediately followed suit, forming six columns.

With thirty students in the whole class, on average, there were five in each column.

Compared to the four-person configuration of a ninja squad, it wasn't much more.

If a ninja squad was a small class, then the current Genius Class could be considered a form of medium-class education.

"Fire Style, Wind Style, and the Special group, follow me."

Kitazawa didn't interfere with Maruboshi Kosuke and Hatake Kakashi.

They were both Jonin; even if they weren't skilled at teaching, just teaching a little would benefit these students immensely.

Kitazawa arrived at the empty playground next door.

He looked at the three groups he was teaching, which accounted for more than half the number of people, totaling seventeen.

Except for Uchiha Sasuke, who went to the Lightning Style learning group, the Konoha 12 were all here.

This was mainly because most of the Konoha 12 came from ninja clans and possessed their own secret techniques, so they didn't need to learn the five basic elemental ninjutsu.

For example, the Hyuga, Ino-Shika-Cho, Inuzuka, and Aburame clans.

Sakura Haruno, who wasn't from a ninja clan, studied medical ninjutsu, Karin studied sealing jutsu, and Rock Lee and Tenten studied taijutsu.

Besides throwing ninja tools, Tenten basically used taijutsu.

Kurama Yakumo studied genjutsu.

"For the first lesson, I won't teach anything else; first, I want to understand everyone's strength."

Kitazawa performed hand seals and used the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.

After a burst of smoke, there were sixteen Kitazawas on the field.

"Neji, spar with me."

Kitazawa, as the original body, chose Hyuga Neji.

The reason was that he had a mission to defeat Uzumaki Naruto.

Although Kitazawa had been watching Hyuga Neji train, through actual combat, he could more clearly understand his specific strength and problems.

"Yes, Teacher Kitazawa."

Hyuga Neji took a deep breath and assumed a stance.

At the same time, Kitazawa's shadow clones and the students also started fighting.

Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!

Hyuga Neji knew Kitazawa's strength, so he went all out from the start.

He activated his Byakugan, both palms striking out toward Kitazawa's chakra points.

But the start was unfavorable.

Kitazawa stood in place, and just as his palms were striking out, he kicked out.

A whirlwind kick, fast and powerful, hit Hyuga Neji.

Although his reaction was already very fast, changing the path of his palms in time to block the kick, he still retreated several steps.

Before he could steady his footing, Kitazawa's attack arrived in front of him.

Hyuga Neji couldn't help but have his pupils contract.

Is this Gentle Fist?

In a moment of distraction, Kitazawa slapped his chest, sending him flying.

"In battle, no matter what Itachi encounter, don't lose focus."

Kitazawa said with a smile, "Although I don't have a Byakugan, after watching your training for so long, I know a move or two of the Gentle Fist."

Hyuga Neji stood up, and upon hearing this, a look of realization appeared on his face.

Kitazawa's Gentle Fist was just an empty shell.

Because he didn't have a Byakugan, he couldn't see the chakra points.

Otherwise, that palm just now could have directly sealed his chakra points, leaving him paralyzed.

Hyuga Neji accelerated and moved forward again.

But the more he fought, the more shocked he became.

Because in Gentle Fist, he was being completely suppressed by Kitazawa.

Even though it was an empty shell, even though he wasn't hitting points, the pressure he gave him was even greater than Hyuga Hiashi.

Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation!

Hyuga Neji was sweating profusely from the fight.

After a very miserable close-quarters fight, he immediately opened the distance and clapped his right hand.

Compressed chakra turned into an invisible air shockwave.

"Itachi learned Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation well; it can be considered barely entering the door."

Kitazawa commented, dodging his Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation with a flash.

Hyuga Neji hadn't fully mastered Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation yet, so it appeared a bit clumsy.

"Let's stop here."

Kitazawa stopped him, saying, "I already understand your current situation."

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Neji's body relaxed, and all kinds of exhaustion surged up, causing him to collapse to the ground.

However, he didn't feel embarrassed, because everyone was like this.

He was actually one of the students who persisted the longest.

Most students lost faster and more miserably than him.

Hyuga Hinata was about the same as him; only Uzumaki Naruto persisted longer than him.