Chapter 49: How Did You Know I Came First?

Ikeya Isamu stood behind Kimura Sugito with a smile, massaging his shoulders and back, and said in a flattering tone:

"Sugito, lend me another eighty thousand ryo, I'll pay you back when I get my salary."

Kimura Sugito thought to himself, as expected, one who is uncharacteristically attentive must be either a traitor or a thief, this massage service is certainly expensive enough.

"Why do you need to borrow again? Didn't you borrow last month?" Kimura Sugito sighed helplessly.

"Didn't I pay you back when I got my salary last month?" Ikeya Isamu chuckled.

"Then you borrow this month, and after borrowing you have to pay back, and because you repaid the money you have none next month, so you'll borrow again next month, right?" Kimura Sugito asked.

Thinking this way, he might as well become Ikeya Isamu's human eighty thousand ryo.

"Uh..." Ikeya Isamu was momentarily speechless.

"It's not like you think, Sugito. It's mainly because I've only known her for a short while, I need to put some effort into showing my sincerity. Next month I definitely won't borrow again." Ikeya Isamu tried to explain.

"You said that yourself, don't forget." Kimura Sugito finally took out his wallet and handed eighty thousand ryo to Ikeya Isamu.

It wasn't that he minded the eighty thousand ryo, because although Ikeya Isamu wasn't normal when it came to relationships, he was fine at other times and wouldn't fail to repay the money.

Kimura Sugito just felt that lending money to Ikeya Isamu was harming him, making him sink deeper and deeper.

"Not borrow next month? Kimura, you're overestimating him. I can already foresee his excuse for next month." Ueda Aya was pessimistic about this.

Then she imitated Ikeya Isamu's tone and said: "Sugito, just lend me one last time. I feel like I'll succeed in confessing this month. Next month I definitely won't borrow again."

Ikeya Isamu:...

"If it's a first date, going to a nice restaurant to make a good impression is understandable, but you two have been together for two months. If she truly cares about you, she wouldn't refuse even if you asked her to eat ramen together." Ueda Aya wanted to wake up Ikeya Isamu's dormant intelligence.

"And can't you choose a different time? You always ask Muzuki-sensei to cover your class." Ueda Aya said as she looked at the incoming Muzuki.

"She said she's free only on this day, either it's today or she'll schedule next time when she's available." Ikeya Isamu said with a pained expression.

Having to trouble Muzuki every time made him very embarrassed. In fact, Ikeya Isamu wanted to cover Muzuki's class in return, but Muzuki always refused.

"It's fine. I'm free anyway, and teaching more students helps me train my skills." Muzuki walked to her desk and said with a smile.

"Teacher Muzuki is really too kind, it's just that this personality makes her easy to take advantage of." Hearing Muzuki's words, Ikeya Isamu couldn't help sighing inwardly.

Feeling indebted, Ikeya Isamu couldn't help running over to Muzuki to pour her tea and say some nice words.

When the time was almost up, Ikeya Isamu left the office and went home to change clothes for his date.

"If only Ikeya Isamu were the taijutsu teacher for Class 1," Muzuki thought to herself.

That way, there would be no need to switch teachers. If Ikeya Isamu asked her to cover his classes a bit more frequently, it would be no different from her being the taijutsu teacher herself.

It wouldn't be reasonable to directly apply to the Third Hokage to become the taijutsu teacher for Class 1-1. Why would a normal person actively try to fill up their own schedule?

It would also cause issues with her persona. If someone asks you to cover their class and you help, you're a good guy. What are you doing actively grabbing classes to teach?

"I still need to start from the students' dissatisfaction and the taijutsu teacher's own teaching level," Muzuki thought to herself.

The most important thing in the ninja academy is strength. If the students and school leadership knew that the taijutsu teacher's assignments affected strength growth, things would be easier.

Then Muzuki practiced calligraphy until it was almost time for class.

When Muzuki walked into the classroom of Class 4-2, the students had already grown somewhat accustomed to it.

Muzuki taught them regularly once a week, and they already considered her their permanent teacher.

"Sensei, I..."

Obito was also late as usual. Muzuki said nothing and let Obito sit down to listen.

"Damn Ikeya-sensei!" Obito muttered quietly, feeling that every time Ikeya Isamu had Muzuki cover his class was bad timing.

"Did you run into an old person who needed help?" Nohara Rin asked.

"Not today. I was picking a pen at the bookstore and lost track of time," Obito answered honestly.

"Why didn't you pick it after school in the afternoon? Lunch break is so short. You didn't skip a meal, did you?" Nohara Rin was puzzled.

"Skipping one meal is fine. I'll just eat more at dinner. Mainly I've been to a lot of shops recently, and that one at noon today felt the best," Obito replied.

"Really, what's more important than eating? I still have some snacks. I'll give them to you after class," Nohara Rin said helplessly.

Obito nodded, not bothering to chat with Rin Nohara any longer; Muyue's class was worth listening to.

Forty minutes passed quickly. When the bell rang, Muyue announced the end of class, and Rin Nohara handed Obito the snacks.

"Obito, how many people did you help today…" A classmate familiar with Obito came over to tease him.

"How did you know I won first place in the Junior Ninja Tournament this weekend?" Obito struck first.

With Obito saying that, the other person couldn't get the teasing words out, feeling as if there was a lemon in his mouth—eight thousand ryo in prize money.

Not far away, Tetsuka Uchiha also fell silent.

Obito's Great Fireball from the match was still fresh in his mind; he had originally thought that after learning his lesson from the previous fight, if he paid attention to the Great Dragon Fire next time, he might be able to beat Obito.

But that one Junior Ninja Tournament had shaken his confidence.

Seeing the expressions of those around him, Obito's smile became very bright.

For the rest of the day, Obito went out for a stroll every break, telling everyone he met, "How did you know I got first place?" maximizing the benefit of his victory.

【Lecture Completed】

【Rating: A】

【Reward: Water Release: Hidden Mist Jutsu】

Seeing the lecture reward, Muyue nodded to himself—this was a ninjutsu that, while not high-ranked, was very practical.

The mist produced by this jutsu was not ordinary fog; it could blur the vision of the Sharingan, and when used by Mei Terumī, the Hidden Mist Jutsu could even hinder Madara's Rinnegan to a certain extent.

It was still quite good in the early stages before the overpowered ninjas appeared.

After school, Muyue went straight to the Southern Forest.

When Muyue arrived, Shisui was still there training.

Following Muyue's advice, Shisui had been using Shadow Clones to attend school while his real body trained with Muyue's Shadow Clone.

Muyue didn't wait long; soon Might Guy arrived.

However, to Muyue's slight surprise, after Might Guy had been there for fifteen minutes, Obito still hadn't shown up.

Because Obito often walked a stretch of the way with Rin, even though they were in the same class, he rarely set off with Might Guy to come here.

Still, being more than fifteen minutes late was unusual.

Muyue felt he should give a scolding—he didn't want Obito to develop a habit of being late even for training.

"Sorry, Muyue-sensei, I'm late." Obito, carrying a long box, jogged up to Muyue.