Naruto: The Hidden Protector

111: The Teacher’s first day

The morning sun shined on Jiraiya’s face waking him up from his sleep. Yawning Jiraiya got up from his bed. Rubbing his eyes he looked around his messy room. Since he was out of the village for a long time there are some dust here and there.

Ignoring the messy surroundings Jiraiya walked towards the window and peered outside. From his room, he could see the outline of the ninja academy.

“Sigh, never would I have thought that I would one day become a teacher at the ninja academy,” Jiraiya said with a depressed sigh.

Although he had taught students who even became the Hokage he never thought of becoming a teacher at the ninja academy.

Unlike a Jonin instructor being a formal teacher, one must obey too many rules. After all, the kids they are teaching aren't even ninjas.

They are just a bunch of undisciplined brats who only know how to throw a kick or two. So it is the ninja academy teacher’s responsibility to shape these brats into qualified ninjas.

“Sigh.“ Letting out another tired sigh, Jiraiya went back to get ready for the day. He didn’t want to get scolded by Tsunade for being late for his first day at work.

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“ Lord Jiraiya, it is a pleasure meeting you.“ The vice principal stood up as Jiraiya entered his office. Although Jiraiya is now a new teacher at the academy, it doesn’t cover up the fact he is still one of the legendary Sannins.

This is why the vice principal, despite having a superior position, was very respectable towards Jiraiya, a normal instructor. After all, Jiraiya only needed to tell Tsunade a few words, and he would definitely be fired the next day.

“Yes, it is a pleasure to meet you too, Mr. Renji,“ Jiraiya said with a polite smile. He had memories of this opportunistic man. From what he remembered, this guy was from the Sarutobi clan. Although he is barely a chunin, he is very good at teaching and administrative work.

Sensei was really satisfied with his work, so this is why he was able to become the vice principal just after five years of teaching in the academy. And after this guy became the vice principal, he managed to make a ton of connections with other clans to solidify his position.

“Lord Jiraiya, first I would like to express how grateful we are to have you as one of our teachers. Especially for the Fuinjutsu course, the Fifth Hokage recently added to the curriculum.

At first, we were troubled as we have no personnel who are skilled enough to teach the students, but with Lord Jiraiya’s presence, we can be rest assured about the students' future. “ Renji said with a flattering smile.

Jiraiya just smiled at his words. Only he knew the real reason why Tsunade introduced the sealing course. At first, it was because of that Lady Izanami said it, but as time went by, she herself realized how miserable Konoha’s sealing situation was.

In the whole of Konoha, there are no more than 5 sealing masters. Two of them belong to the barrier team, one being the previous teacher of the sealing class who was very old, and lastly, there are Danzo and Jiraiya himself.

Although there are others who also have some rudimentary knowledge of sealing arts, like Kakashi and some Hyuga clan elders, compared to sealing masters, they could only be called rubbish.

And the funny thing is, in the hierarchy of sealing arts, being a sealing master is barely anything special. Only when someone ascends to the rank of Sealing Grandmaster can someone say that he is proficient in Fuinjutsu.

And in all of Konoha, there is no sealing grandmaster, which makes one question how much Konoha regressed in the past years. In the past, there were numerous sealing grandmasters, such as Uzumaki Mito, Senju Tobirama, Uzumaki Kushina, and Minato Namikaze.

In a situation like this, one could imagine the shock and urgency Tsunade felt when reality hit her hard. In the future, if there was a situation that required the help of a sealing grandmaster, then Konoha would have no other choice but to ask for foreign assistance.

And there is no more humiliating act than that. So this is why Jiraiya was strictly ordered by Tsunade to cultivate excellent sealing experts in hopes one day one of them could break through the rank of sealing grandmaster.

Since this is related to the survival of the village, Jiraiya had to take this mission seriously. So after some idle chatter with Renji, Jiraiya swiftly walked towards the classroom he was assigned to.

Coming towards the door, Jiraiya couldn't help but notice the duster that was placed over the door in a very professional manner. If it was not for him having years of experience as an information collector, Jiraiya was sure he would miss this.

“Oh, it seems kids these days are full of mischief, “ Jiraiya said with a chuckle. He didn't take such pranks seriously.

After all, in his youth he was also one of the mischievous kids in his grade. So instead of being annoyed about it, he actually preferred such kids.

With these thoughts, Jiraiya entered the classroom. And before the duster could hit him, he caught it without even looking.

“ Hello, kids, my name is Jiraiya, and I'm your…” Jiraiya's introduction speech was cut short when he was suddenly assaulted by a cake that mysteriously appeared in front of him.

The attack was so sudden that he had no time to even dodge.

“Hahahahahahahahahaha.“ The classroom erupted in laughter as they all watched Jiraiya standing there like a statue with his whole face covered in cake.

Jiraiya had a gloomy face as he used his hand to wipe away the cake that was stuck on his face. He looked at the classroom again and wanted to speak but before he could the duster he was holding this whole time caused a small explosion completely dying him white.

“ Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha “The children tried to control their laughter, broke out laughing even more as Jiraiya was pranked twice.

“Cough, cough, I will be back in a second, “ Jiraiya said as he vanished from the classroom immediately.

He was honestly a little bit scared that he would be pranked the third time if he stayed there even for a second.

During the time when that duster exploded, he vaguely saw some seals appearing. So whoever set up those pranks was definitely a sealing art expert.

This is why Jiraiya chose to retreat. No sane person would go to a place a sealing master had prepared for them.

So first Jiraiya needed to go clean himself up and then come back to investigate. He was very curious as to who had the audacity and skills to prank him.

While Jiraiya was retreating, he failed to notice one of his students having a victorious grin on his face. The said student's blue eyes shine brightly as he witnesses his prank was very successful.

‘ Big sis Izanami was right, pranking is art,’ Naruto said as his hands began to itch for more action.

That day the legend of the legendary prankster that would terrorize all the ninja academy teachers was born. And that was also the day when Jiraiya's miserable teaching career began.

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