"Kakashi-sensei, I'm never doing missions with you again. Every time I work with you, I feel like I've committed some unforgivable sin. Which time wasn't it some Kage-level enemy?"
Kakashi coughed twice.
"O-our luck really is… pretty bad."
Walking beside them, Kurama Yakumo wiped the sweat from her pale neck and spoke in lingering fear.
"I… I was so scared when I saw the sky full of red puppets in the forest. It was terrifying. I think… I think from now on I'll just take missions to find lost cats and dogs."
When Uchiha Yujin thought about how he still needed to train Kurama Yakumo into his ultimate weapon against Itachi, he immediately encouraged her.
"You played a very important role in this mission. You're a natural-born ninja. Keep it up. The Kurama clan will be revived through you and become Konoha's strongest genjutsu clan!"
After hearing this praise, Kurama Yuzuki became excited as well.
"Miss, being praised like this by a genius of the Uchiha clan means you will definitely succeed!"
Kurama Yakumo blushed deeply.
"R-really?"
Kakashi, sitting in the wheelchair, did not know what to say.
As an old schemer, he naturally understood what Uchiha Yujin was planning.
But that Uchiha clan member with only a single tomoe Sharingan…
Was he really worth Yujin's hatred and caution?
—
In a brightly lit classroom, the students whispered among themselves.
Strangely, the students varied greatly in age.
The oldest and youngest in the class even had a twenty-year age gap.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
On the stage, Jean Grey struck the blackboard.
"Quiet! Everyone, quiet!"
Most of the students immediately stopped talking.
Only Pyro kept flicking flames from his fingers, completely ignoring authority.
"St. John Allerdyce! Stop showing off your powers! We've all seen enough!"
The other students chuckled, mocking Pyro's childish antics.
Pyro shrugged and extinguished the flame at his fingertips.
In front of him, Iceman, serving as the temporary class monitor, had silently cursed him at least eight hundred times in his head.
But, as usual, his personality kept him from saying anything.
Jean Grey cleared her throat.
"Today's lesson is about how to control your abilities emotionally and mentally, so that your powers don't control your mind. The goal is to make you capable of being… villains!"
"First, let's welcome today's assistant teacher. His name is Yujin! Everyone, give him a hand!"
Sparse applause echoed through the classroom.
Rogue, Shadowcat, and Colossus all looked curiously toward the door.
When the mutant students saw who had entered, they were even more shocked than humans seeing mutants for the first time.
The newcomer had an Asian face.
At the back of the class, thirteen-year-old Japanese mutant Yukio stared wide-eyed at Yujin.
It was the first time she had seen a mutant besides herself who shared her Asian heritage.
Colossus patted Yukio on the desk.
"Yukio! Your fellow countryman is here!"
"Cough cough!"
Yujin walked into the classroom, scanning everyone's faces.
After confirming that neither Wanda nor Quicksilver were present, he yawned.
"Ms. Jean Grey insisted I come here to share some experiences with you. Honestly, I didn't want to share anything. I figured—live if you can, die if you can't. That's about it~"
"Pfft! Hahaha!"
The students instantly burst into laughter.
They had expected Yujin to be some old-school teacher preaching grand philosophies. Instead, he was surprisingly down-to-earth.
Jean Grey's face darkened.
"I told you exactly how I wanted this done."
Yujin looked embarrassed.
"I can't remember… my brain is full of hatred. Overflowing."
"Hahaha!" The students laughed even harder.
"Alright," Jean Grey sighed helplessly.
"Then let Yujin talk about his views on mutants, and how he, as a mutant, integrates into society. That will be invaluable experience for all of you."
Yujin thought for a moment.
"Nothing much, really. Wake up at five in the morning. Clean the kitchen. Start prepping ingredients at ten. If you have time, deliver food. And always watch out for the inspection squads."
"Oh, right. You're all locals. Except… except for that one."
Yukio realized her classmates were staring at her.
Her cheeks flushed red.
"Also, the housing situation isn't easy to solve. You know, as an outsider, surviving in this society is tough. Many people simply don't want to rent to you. So… sleeping in the park is the most cost-effective option. But you have to be careful!"
A curious Colossus in the audience raised his hand. "Careful about what?"
Yujin smirked and explained, "You might lose your belongings, but the most important thing is… cover your butt before sleeping! Otherwise—"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The audience burst into laughter. Except for Pyro, who looked utterly uncomfortable, all the students seemed to really like this new teaching assistant.
"Cough, cough, cough!" Jean Grey quickly interrupted Yujin. "Yujin, I brought you here to share survival rules for mutants in society, not for illegal immigrants."
"Oh, oh! I misunderstood, sorry~" Yujin pretended to apologize, then quickly shifted his tone. "But, honestly, you can just think of it this way— you mutants aren't all that different from the illegal immigrants living in the sewers."
"Oh, and if you do have a few tricks up your sleeves. I guess it could even be a means of making a living."
Some of the students laughed at this, while others were deep in thought. Pyro, however, stood up. "Teacher, you don't look that old. You don't need to lecture me. So… what exactly is your ability?"
As he spoke, flames ignited in his hands, looking flamboyant and intense.
"Me? Alright, I'll show you."
Yujin moved swiftly, flipping out of the window. In front of everyone, he began forming hand seals above the fountain plaza in front of X Academy.
He was forming the Great Fireball Seal!
In an instant, a deafening "BOOM—" echoed. A massive ball of fire erupted from his hands, roaring like a fire beast, claws extended, sweeping toward the fountain!
The flames were unbearably hot. Wherever they touched, moisture instantly evaporated. In just a moment, the entire fountain dried up completely, not a drop of water left!
The grass around the fountain wilted under the intense heat, exposing the bare soil beneath.
The soil seemed to have suffered an apocalyptic disaster. In the blink of an eye, it cracked, fissures spreading like grotesque scars, completely destroying its previous fertile nature. Everything around looked as if it had been swallowed by a raging inferno…
Seeing this, Pyro froze.
All the mutant students were dumbstruck.
Yujin turned back to the audience and grinned, baring his teeth. "So, whenever you see someone from the 'Immigration Bureau,' just breathe fire!"
Jean Grey's face instantly went pale.
This single act had ruined three months of her teaching efforts.
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