A new student was joining?
But didn't the Academy's new restructuring mean that, for now, only children from the Uchiha compound were being admitted into this special class?
Confused and curious, all the students lifted their heads.
And when they finally saw the newcomer's appearance clearly, the boys burst into cheers almost instantly.
Earlier, the girls had received their "benefits" in the form of a tall, silver-haired, impossibly handsome male teacher.
Now, apparently, it was the boys' turn!
The person who entered was a delicate, breathtakingly beautiful child A small figure with refined features, pale skin, and a gentle elegance like fresh snow drifting quietly through the Hidden Mist.
This person was Haku.
At this moment, Haku felt extremely nervous.
In the past, he only ever stood beside Zabuza, silently following a single person through the cold, dangerous nights of Kirigakure's civil war.
Now, faced with so many students at once, he suddenly didn't know how to behave or what expression to make.
The situation became even more overwhelming when several mischievous boys whistled playfully at him, mistaking his beauty for the beauty of a girl.
But Haku didn't want to embarrass Zabuza
He didn't want to disappoint the man who had given him purpose.
So he took a quiet breath, gathered all his courage,
And spoke politely: "My name is Haku. I will be studying with you from today onward. Please take care of me."
After speaking, he bowed deeply.
The entire room erupted into applause!
Under Zabuza's curt gesture, Haku walked toward the back rows, finding an empty seat. Coincidentally, it was beside Uchiha Sasuke's desk, separated by a narrow aisle.
Glancing at the bright, warm classroom, Haku froze for a moment.
All his life, he thought he would continue wandering the world with Zabuza
Fleeing from tracker-nin, fighting in the shadows, and one day perhaps dying without anyone knowing his name.
He never imagined he could one day sit inside a proper classroom like other children, listening to lessons, surrounded by light instead of cold mist.
It felt surreal almost dreamlike.
And quietly, from the bottom of his heart, Haku felt intensely grateful that Thousand Nights had appeared and changed the course of their lives.
...
One hour later.
A surprisingly difficult Water Release and theory lesson had finally ended.
The moment class was dismissed, a swarm of boys rushed toward Haku, excitement spilling from their voices.
"Where are you from originally?"
"Why did you come to the Uchiha Academy?"
"Do you have a little sister… or an older sister?"
"Are you really our age?"
"..."
Some questions were too sensitive to answer truthfully, considering Zabuza's situation and Haku's past.
So Haku simply responded with polite, vague answers.
To the boys, however, his gentle evasiveness looked exactly like shyness.
And honestly
A shy, soft-spoken "Haku-chan" was even more heart-melting in their eyes.
Finally, Uchiha Mitsuki who had been watching this chaos build couldn't take it anymore. She pushed the cluster of boys aside, planted her hands on her hips, and snapped, "Hey!! You guys are way too annoying! You're asking too many questions at once!!"
Then, without hesitation, Uchiha Mitsuki grabbed Haku's arm and declared, "Ignore these smelly boys. Come on, let's go to the bathroom together."
"Huh? That… um… I'm still not familiar with the customs of Konoha, but… do boys and girls really go to the bathroom together here?"
Haku asked nervously.
Boys and girls…?
Uchiha Mitsuki: "…"
For a full moment, Mitsuki's brain simply froze—CPU overheating, logic collapsing, steam practically rising from her head…
The entire classroom went dead silent.
Finally, Uchiha Mitsuki snapped back to reality first. She pointed at Haku, eyes wide, and said in disbelief, "Wait so you're actually a boy?!"
"Yes." Haku nodded honestly.
Mitsuki released his arm like she'd been electrocuted.
Then she circled him repeatedly, muttering with increasing amazement, "Impossible… impossible! How can a boy look this pretty?!"
The boys in the class let out a collective scream of agony.
Just moments ago, they thought they'd welcomed a new beautiful girl into the class But who could have guessed that their "big beauty" was actually a boy?!
This was emotional sabotage of the highest degree!!
One boy collapsed onto his desk and groaned dramatically, "This blow is too much… I feel like I'll never love again~"
At that moment, Uchiha Mitsuki reached out and patted Haku's hand again. She smiled brightly and said, "Well, even if we can't be girlfriends, we can still be good friends. I can tell you're polite and really gentle."
Haku smiled softly. "Thank you."
...
...
Evening.
A long, exhausting day finally came to an end.
The students had already gone home, and the Academy grounds were quiet.
Inside the conference room, the teachers remained behind for the first-day debriefing.
Thousand Nights, acting as the headmaster, looked at the gathered instructors with a faint smile. "Since many of you aren't familiar with one another yet, let's start with introductions."
First was the instructor for Water Release and Silent Killing
The "Sword Ghost," Momochi Zabuza, hiding behind the alias "Tōge."
Next was the Earth Release instructor—Kuishan, a stern-looking chunin.
Then came Silver Wind (Gabriel), responsible for Wind Release and Puppetry.
Following him was Hatake Kakashi, assigned to teach Lightning Release.
After that, Uchiha Izumi, in charge of Shurikenjutsu and Genjutsu.
(Izumi Uchiha Itachi's childhood sweetheart in the manga continuity
was not only beautiful but exceptionally gifted, and had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan at just thirteen.)
(Unfortunately, she also died at that same age in the canon timeline.)
Then came Uchiha Tetsuhō, teaching Fire Release.
Although Tetsuhō was only a chunin, handling a room full of Academy-level kids was well within his capability.
And finally
The instructor for Taijutsu: Might Guy.
"Pffff!!"
The moment Kakashi saw Guy appear, he couldn't hold it in
The tea he'd just sipped sprayed straight out of his mouth.
He had originally thought that his assignment to this bizarre new school was already unbelievable enough
But Guy showing up too? That was beyond absurd!
And as fate would have it
Sitting directly across from Kakashi was none other than Zabuza.
At that moment
Without saying a word, Zabuza wiped the tea off his face, and his hand silently slid toward the handle of the massive decapitating blade strapped to his back.
Thousand Nights' eyelids twitched violently, and he hurriedly grabbed Zabuza's wrist to stop him.
Come on!
It was only the first day of the Academy's reopening.
Couldn't they wait at least a week before trying to murder a colleague?!
But really, these two had terrible luck meeting each other
They fought once in the original timeline…
And now they'd almost fought again today.
As headmaster, Thousand Nights' heart was already weary.
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