- I know," I rolled my eyes at her silent hint, but I didn't explain anything and went around the house without taking the student off my shoulders.
Shenesu was indeed standing in the backyard, discussing something with two older shinobi, but upon noticing our appearance from around the corner of the house, all three of them immediately turned their attention away, giving Akiko only a cursory look and focusing on the little rider.
A slightly tighter grip on her hair showed that Anko was worried nonetheless. Patting her leg reassuringly, I lifted the student off my shoulders and lowered her to the ground, leading her dignifiedly to the trio by the handle.
- Shenesu-ji, Iiro-san, Narisu-san, let me introduce you to my personal student Anko Mitarashi and her mother, Akiko Mitarashi," I introduced the guests, while folding a few signs with my free hand out of the little girl's sight.
The girl is worried.
- What a beautiful name, - immediately Narisa Nara chirped, sitting down in front of the frightened Anko, who tried to hide behind my pant leg, smiling kindly at her.
- It's just right for such a pretty girl," Iiro nodded in agreement, stroking his almost entirely snow-white beard and smiling good-naturedly as well, "I may not have such a pretty name, but Iiro is my favorite, don't you think?
Having completely captured Anko's attention, they pulled her into the conversation without any problems, presented her with a bunch of sweets and even a small doll as if by magic, making her forget all her fears and smile broadly for a couple of minutes.
I breathed a sigh of relief, and even a little envy - I could see the extensive experience in education, because both elderly Nara not only hold the position of elders in the clan, but also supervise the education of the younger generation, and do not hesitate to conduct classes personally.
Of the five elders, they were the ones sent by the council to assess the potential of the student. And also, this couple literally in seven minutes pulled out of the girl's background so that the latter did not even notice it, showing a real top class.
Watching the process with my uncle and Akiko modestly behind me, I even doubted that I would be able to resist such a professional treatment, despite all the relevant training, if I didn't know about such an attempt in advance. Where's a child to resist.
- How about showing us your skills in practice? - Shenesu cut into the conversation when there was a slight pause, obviously having heard everything he wanted to hear.
- Uh, where? - The girl looked around perplexed, having gotten used to going through the small obstacle course at home, constantly modified by me.
Her father Shiori had set up a small area behind the house just for this purpose, but had not had time to complete it, having been caught by the nukenins.
- I'll show you something interesting in a moment," the old man said with a smug grin, and after folding a few seals, he pressed his palm into the ground.
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