Uchiha Ryun looked at the crying Sarutobi Shinnosuke and patted his head. "It is okay. Your teacher believes you are a good child. But you must remember, never be jealous of your companions. Otherwise, you will eventually go down the wrong path one day."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded. In front of Uchiha Ryun, he felt his own insignificance and regained the reason befitting the eldest son of the Sarutobi.
"After you go back, listen carefully in class. Find a time to apologize to everyone. This matter was your mistake. As my disciple, and also as the son of the Third Hokage, you should have magnanimity." Uchiha Ryun patted his shoulder, then personally escorted him back to the classroom.
Danzo looked towards Uchiha Ryun. Uchiha Ryun nodded to him. Subsequently, Danzo did not say anything more and simply nodded towards Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
He could see Sarutobi Shinnosuke's reddened eyes. He probably had been lectured by Uchiha Ryun. However, this was not necessarily a bad thing.
Who did not make a few mistakes growing up? Being taken out by a teacher for a talk was completely normal. Moreover, this was the shinobi world. Children being mischievous, showing off, and bragging was understandable.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke returned to his seat and glanced sideways at Namikaze Minato. He saw him listening to the lecture attentively. Seemingly noticing his gaze, that somewhat handsome face showed no schadenfreude or smugness.
Instead, he gave him a gentle smile. His eyes seemed to speak, clearly telling Sarutobi Shinnosuke that he held no grudge and asked him not to take it to heart.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke sighed. He thought, 'What eldest son of the Sarutobi, eldest son of the Third Hokage, disciple of the Hokage... In terms of mental state, I have already lost to someone the same age.'
Thinking of this, Sarutobi Shinnosuke took a deep breath and rallied his spirits. He sat up straight and listened seriously to Danzo's lecture.
Danzo and Uchiha Ryun exchanged a smile. They were just children after all, thinking they were being careful and cautious, not knowing their every move was perfectly clear to their teachers.
Fortunately, Sarutobi Shinnosuke's nature was not bad. He had made that mistake earlier due to a momentary loss of favor and jealousy. With timely education and correction, he could still change.
Uchiha Ryun listened for a while to Danzo's lecture on the history of the Warring States period until his head felt swollen. He left quietly, without attracting anyone's attention.
He started running on the school's playground. After all, exercising was never wrong. He continued until the noon break. Akimichi Torifu was pushing a meal cart, on which foam lunch boxes were neatly arranged.
A smile spread across his lips. This job was really good. It provided his clan with a stable income. Many ordinary members of the Akimichi clan had obtained jobs, a stable income, an iron rice bowl.
All of this was thanks to the Hokage, Uchiha Ryun. Back when Ryun had not yet risen to prominence, Nara Luming had pulled him and Kumokai into investing in the Uchiha. It had paid off immensely!
Although the Akimichi clan still gave discounts to the Uchiha clan, and the Uchiha clan provided them with high quality ninja tools from the Nekobaa group in return.
He still felt the benefits from this cafeteria operation were too great, making him feel somewhat uneasy inside. He thought about giving Uchiha Ryun a share of the profits, but had never found an opportunity to talk to him.
Suddenly, as he and his clansman were pushing the cart inside, the clansman tugged his sleeve. He was taken aback. "Kiyoaki, what is it?"
"Clan Head, that person running on the playground looks a bit like the Hokage!" His voice trembled slightly, his eyes wide.
He had seen the Hokage during the Wind-Fire Great War. However, he was just an ordinary Akimichi soldier in Danzo's army.
When Uchiha Ryun unleashed his Great Fire Annihilation, fire blazed across half the sky. Even the puppets of Suna's top puppeteer, Chiyo, were nearly overwhelmed!
The searing temperature was something he still remembered vividly. That youthful face, determined gaze, and tall figure had deeply impressed him!
That was why he remembered Uchiha Ryun so clearly. Seeing Uchiha Ryun on the playground made him so excited he misspoke.
Akimichi Torifu looked in the direction Akimichi Kiyoaki pointed. Joy spread across his face. "It really is him! I did not expect him to be at the school. I heard he is also my son's homeroom teacher."
"Kiyoaki, give me two of the fullest lunch boxes. No, four! The Hokage must be tired after running for so long." Akimichi Torifu said cheerfully.
"Yes!" Akimichi Kiyoaki quickly took out those few lunch boxes that originally belonged to Akimichi Chōza. Akimichi Torifu had no objection!
(Akimichi Chōza: "Did you ask for my opinion?" The pain, it is too painful!)
Then he instructed Akimichi Kiyoaki, "Kiyoaki, follow our usual procedure. You organize the distribution of the lunch boxes. After you are finished, come and pay your respects to the Hokage. I remember you always wanted to join the Police Corps to protect the village's order!"
Akimichi Torifu smiled, patted his shoulder, his eyes and words full of meaning!
Akimichi Kiyoaki shuddered with excitement. He wanted to advance so badly. He understood this was a bridge the Clan Head was building for him. This was already an immense favor.
Whether he was selected or not, Akimichi Kiyoaki would remember today's recommendation from the Clan Head in his heart. At the same time, he looked towards Uchiha Ryun with yearning.
After saying this, Akimichi Torifu, smiling cheerfully, walked towards Uchiha Ryun on the playground, holding four lunch boxes.
Akimichi Kiyoaki then went from class to class distributing today's lunch. The school's funding was ample. Furthermore, the village valued education and understood the students' daily hardships. Therefore, every meal included meat. Today, each person got a chicken drumstick. Those who wanted more could take another box, provided they did not waste food.
Uchiha Ryun had been running for about two hours. At this moment, only his head was slightly damp. He had not even broken a sweat. The heat generated by the exercise made his whole body feel warm and comfortable.
"Truly worthy of a Sage Body. Two hours of aerobic exercise, and only my head is slightly damp. This warm feeling after exercise is really comfortable." Uchiha Ryun marveled.
"Hokage-sama." Akimichi Torifu called out. Uchiha Ryun, who had just stopped, looked up at Akimichi Torifu.
First confused, then suddenly understanding, he glanced at his watch. It was mealtime! But what he had not expected was that Akimichi Torifu would personally come to deliver the food.
He did not care about his status as the head of the Akimichi clan at all, truly practicing 'rejoicing with the people'. Such a clan head was either extremely deep and scheming, or genuinely without airs.
Clearly, Akimichi Torifu was the latter. Although he was the clan head, he lacked the arrogance and airs of other clan heads. He even often went to the Akimichi BBQ restaurant to grill meat himself, serving the customers and grilling for them.
"Hokage-sama, you have been running for so long. You must be hungry. Here, I brought a large lunch box. Something to eat?" Akimichi Torifu said with a smile.
"Alright, something to eat!" Uchiha Ryun nodded. Then he and Akimichi Torifu found a shady spot, sat down on the ground, and started eating.
If the Hokage's fans saw this, they would probably be astounded. My goodness, the Hokage is eating a boxed lunch!
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