Ten minutes earlier, class had just started at the Ninja Academy.
"The Third is exploiting child labor! Come and see everyone! Is there even justice left in Konoha anymore?"
Standing on the podium of the new student classroom, Nishinodera had just pulled out his textbook when he recalled a terrifying nightmare from three years ago.
"That boy who rules the Ninja Academy is back," he muttered in disbelief.
Everyone in the classroom knew who had arrived — that voice had ruled over their childhoods simultaneously.
"Long live Lord DJ Shen!" Choza Akimichi shouted loudly before leading the way out of the classroom.
He'd been introduced to electronic music by his older brother, Heiji, since childhood — clearly he was still a passionate club-goer.
But the Akimichi clan really was uniquely built — the calories burned while clubbing couldn't even keep up with what they consumed. Looks like trying to lose weight this way wouldn't work.
Shikaku Nara was the second to rise, grumbling all the way: "What a pain. Still gotta go back to class after this mess."
Inoichi, who sometimes stuttered, quietly followed behind.
"How could I miss all the excitement? Let's ride, Kushina!" The Red-Hot Habanero directly jumped onto desks, hopping her way out.
A certain blond-haired boy watched the scene unfold, eyes gleaming with excitement. He thought it was totally awesome.
Nishinodera watched his students file out one by one, a familiar chill creeping up his spine — how many years had it been?
How many years had passed? Here was Nishinodera again, being treated like prey by a pack of fresh recruits — thirteen years of excellence down the drain.
Minato looked at his classmates gradually leaving, then at Nishinodera who was beginning to tremble, suddenly feeling heavy-hearted.
When only the two of them remained in the classroom, Minato stepped forward and gave the teacher a firm, encouraging hug. Then he turned and followed the others out of the new student classroom.
Left alone in the classroom, as soon as Minato left, Nishinodera felt a chill rush straight up from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
"Waaaahhh!" Right there on the spot, he burst into tears like a grown man throwing a tantrum.
Didn't this déjà vu feel even stronger?
Outside Hokage Tower, Kushina, hopping along, looked at the surrounded Police Force with an innocent smile, heading directly toward the big director hiding within the crowd.
"Hey, shouldn't you be in class, Kushina?" Shen asked upon seeing the red-haired girl bouncing beside him.
Kushina smiled even more brightly: "Big brother Shen, what's going on here?"
With a mysterious smile, Shen pointed toward Danzo, who was hidden behind Shen's grandfather Kabuto: "See that disabled evil old man? He's the mastermind behind all this!"
"Oh"
This half-hearted response made him feel slightly annoyed.
"What if we mess with him?"
"Let's ride, Kushina! I'm not interested in messing with these old geezers — it's no fun at all."
"Hehehe." Covering his chest, Shen almost blacked out. He finally understood how people felt when he played pranks on them.
But would an 8-year-old protagonist like him allow himself to be messed with without cause?
He immediately admitted the opponent had too much backstage power to mess with, unwilling to provoke the future wrath of that big orange tabby cat years from now.
Thus, Shen sinisterly reached toward the little pendant hanging from his chest and whipped out two large cartons of eggs in his hands.
Kushina's eyes sparkled with curiosity. "Senior Shen, what is this?"
"This is a newly made storage necklace. I'll give you one later—just hold onto this for now." Saying that, Shen placed a carton of eggs in front of her.
As soon as Kushina accepted the item, she froze in place—the troublemaking first generation prodigy had literally "sunk" underground right before her eyes.
A few seconds later, an old weirdo's face became covered in egg yolk and white mixture.
"Who did this? Who dares throw eggs at my face!" Danzō was furious, and the consequences were terrifying.
"There's killing intent!" With a twist of his waist, he barely dodged the incoming "weapon" aimed at his head.
Such reflexes were totally unlike those of a handicapped middle-aged weirdo.
"Huh? These aren't eggs?" Danzō realized it was only a tiny paper ball on the ground, instantly leaning backward to perform a perfect high-difficulty evasive move.
"Do you think I'm vegetarian?" With a glance from his eyes, the irregular "weapon" appeared directly before him.
"Smack!" An egg hit Danzō squarely on top of his head.
This blow sent his blood surging to his head.
Just as he opened his mouth intending to curse someone, gravity dragged him backward.
With a "plop," the great schemer slammed onto the ground.
Hiding underground, Shen instantly reappeared in front of Kushina, grabbed another large carton of eggs, then once again "sank into" the earth before her very eyes.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!" One after another, eggs broke open upon the sprawling figure lying flat on the ground.
Danzō quickly stood up, covered in dripping egg liquid, letting out an indignant roar: "Damn it! My whole life I've never easily offended anyone—exactly who is trying to harm me here?"
The crowd fell silent, watching the chaos as if waiting for more fireworks.
Meanwhile, Shen—who had just pulled off a brilliant prank—quietly slipped away after hiding his weapon, keeping a low profile.
"Danzō, endure it and it will pass." The Third Hokage calmly watched everything unfold.
Since he already bet Konoha's future on the so-called "culprit," naturally he wouldn't get involved in this matter.
In his opinion, perhaps this was merely a small retaliation from the Uchiha clan dissatisfied over Danzō's appropriation of their techniques.
Of course, the Legendary Kage could endure such mischief.
But what about the grand schemer? If he really could tolerate it all, he would've long since escaped using Izanagi.
Therefore, Danzō mobilized the entire Police Force, beginning individual body searches among the onlookers—even Kazushi and Aiko standing directly before him didn't escape suspicion.
"This wave might drop the Scapegoat King's popularity to rock bottom." Smiling cheerfully, Shen stepped forward first.
His brand new storage necklace was an existence even the Uzumaki Clan couldn't crack—it blocked chakra detection and leakage, while resisting forced intrusion.
Apart from his own chakra signature, anyone else's chakra trying to investigate it would perceive nothing more than an ordinary Uchiha clan crest jewelry piece.
"Bring it on! Today, I, Shen Uchiha, will clear my name right here and now!"
Danzo was puzzled by Shen's suspiciously innocent look. Shouldn't this guy who can fly and vanish underground be the prime suspect? How dare he step forward first?
"Chief Danzo, no issues whatsoever," a Police Force member reported after thoroughly searching him multiple times without finding anything suspicious.
"This kid's tricky. Let me search him myself!" Danzo, still reeking of scrambled eggs, raised his hand toward Shen's pants pocket.
Shen immediately protected his crotch in fear, his voice trembling like he was about to cry, "What are you trying to do, you old creep? You don't think I could've hidden eggs there, right?"
That made the crowd instantly catch on to exactly what 'there' meant.
They all cast teasing smiles at Danzo, who remained clueless.
Never one to let a fight cool down, Shen fired things up even more by saying, "Unless you, old man, have some special preferences? Not even sparing boys?"
"THUNDERCRACK!!!" It seemed as though a lightning bolt had struck Danzo, shaking his whole body.
He knew this whole mess had to be an Uchiha setup from the start.
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