Chapter 39: Two Months Since Starting at the Academy
Time flew by quickly. Before he knew it, two months had passed since Souta first entered the Ninja Academy. That meant Souta had been in the Naruto world for a full three months—a world he had previously only known from screens and the pages of books.
During this time, Souta had learned a lot, both in class and from personal experience. The Sunagakure Ninja Academy taught various things, although most of the material felt somewhat useless to Souta, who already had a basic understanding of this world. However, there were a few things that truly caught Souta's attention.
One of them was the history and maps of the regions throughout the Land of Wind. Some locations mentioned in the Academy's books had never appeared in the anime, manga, or even the novels that Souta had read in his previous life.
There were many hidden places rarely discussed, ranging from ancient ruins that supposedly held secrets from the era before the ninja villages were formed, to hidden oases known only to the native desert inhabitants. This information was certainly valuable, especially if one day Souta had to travel far or undertake a dangerous mission.
However, learning in class alone was not enough. To become a strong ninja, physical training and chakra control were key. In the past two months, Souta had trained hard. Now, he was able to walk and stick to walls for a full hour without losing his balance or running out of chakra. This was a significant achievement for Souta, but he still felt it wasn't enough.
Souta's mind began to fill with strange ideas that might not have occurred to other Academy students. If walking on walls with his feet could improve chakra control, what if Souta tried to do it with both hands?
Without hesitation, Souta began to try it. The result? Chaos.
Time and again, Souta fell hard, his body hitting the ground mercilessly. His hands sometimes lost their grip, causing his body to roll backward or even fall in an embarrassing position. For several days, Souta's palms were continuously injured, requiring bandages every time he attended classes at the Academy.
However, Souta did not give up. Pain was just part of the process. If one day Souta wanted to fight against a much stronger enemy, small injuries like this were nothing.
Some of you might wonder why Souta didn't immediately try practicing walking on water. Although Sunagakure was a village lacking in water, there were still clean water sources in every home, including in the apartment where Souta lived.
Souta could have used the bathtub as a training ground, but after careful consideration, he chose to perfect his chakra control by walking on walls with his hands first before moving on to the water's surface.
In addition to physical training, there was one other thing Souta was very eager to learn—Kugutsu.
From the beginning, Souta had decided he wanted to be a Kugutsu user ninja. This technique was not only characteristic of Sunagakure but also had great potential in long-range combat. However, Souta soon encountered obstacles. After exploring the Academy's library, Souta realized that the available information was very limited.
The books only contained the history of Kugutsu—its origins, the development of the technique, and famous users from the past—but there were no concrete clues on how to learn it.
Souta's disappointment deepened as he realized that not everyone could access this technique. At first, Souta thought that Kugutsu was a skill taught to all Academy students, but that was not the case.
It was possible that only certain families or ninjas with connections to Kugutsu-using clans were entitled to training. Or perhaps, this technique was only taught when a student reached a certain year in their education at the Ninja Academy.
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Chapter 40: Makima
Even so, Souta did not give up. While continuing to search for information, Souta took advantage of his time in the library to study other things. He read about the culture of Sunagakure, the basics of Ninjutsu, and the history of Kazekage from generation to generation.
The more Souta learned, the more he realized that this world was far broader and more complex than he had ever imagined.
The Academy Library was indeed only meant for students who wanted to expand their knowledge. Aside from the teachers, no outsiders could access it.
For Souta, this place was a very valuable source of information—the only place where he could delve deeper into the world he now inhabited.
Outside of lessons and training, there was one significant change in Souta's life—his relationship with Pakura.
If previously Pakura was someone who was somewhat difficult to approach, now everything had changed. Souta saw Pakura smile more often, and that smile was not a formal or polite one. It was a genuine smile, full of warmth, as if Souta's presence truly brought a bit of happiness into Pakura's life.
Not only that, but Souta also began to get closer to some of his classmates. One of them was a girl with short reddish-brown hair who sat to his right.
Her name? Makima.
Souta almost choked when he first heard that name. How could there be someone named Makima in this world? Especially with the same hair color. For a moment, Souta's mind was filled with absurd theories about parallel worlds and crossovers.
However, after observing the girl for weeks, even up to a month, Souta could confirm one thing—this Makima was not the Makima who became rendang, uh, I mean, the food eaten by a certain main character.
This girl just happened to have the same name. Nothing more.
In the end, these two months had taught Souta many things. However, he knew this was just the beginning. This world had so many mysteries still hidden, and there was still much for Souta to learn.
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Somewhere in the Sunagakure Village, inside the Ninja Academy, right in one of the classrooms filled with the faint sounds of whispering children, a woman stood in front of them.
The room was quite spacious with slightly worn walls. A large window on the left side of the room let sunlight in, illuminating the long wooden tables arranged neatly. Some students looked bored, resting their chins on their hands, while others seemed serious, paying attention to the woman standing at the front of the class.
The woman had short light blue hair that looked neat, bright blue eyes that appeared full of determination, and wore a short-sleeved brown shirt with dark blue pants. She was Aomi-sensei, the Ninja Academy instructor known for her calm yet firm teaching style.
However, not all the students were focused on Aomi. One of them was lost in his own thoughts.
Souta.
The boy with short dark blue hair and deep black eyes sat in the middle row, but Souta's gaze was vacant, staring straight at the table in front of him as if his mind was drifting elsewhere. Occasionally, Souta moved his fingers across the surface of the table, as if trying to imagine something.
Souta was thinking about something far more important to him than the ongoing lesson—how to learn the Kugutsu technique.
It had been five months since Souta joined the Ninja Academy. During that time, Souta had learned many things. From basic theories about hand-to-hand combat to exhausting physical training. Every day after returning from the academy, Souta never missed his personal training. As a result, Souta was now able to walk on walls with both hands for a full hour.
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