Chapter 122: Cursed Tounge Eradication Seal
Mugetsu went to the Ninja School as usual in the morning. As the grade head and the person in charge of the large-class pilot program, he had to arrange the schedule before the students arrived.
After some thought, he decided to set four classes for the large-class instruction. These four classes would take their theoretical lessons together in one big classroom.
First, if the number of students was too small, he feared it wouldn't trigger the rewards for large-class teaching.
Second, there were exactly eight classes in the first grade, which could be divided between two teachers for comparison.
One of those teachers would, of course, be himself. As for the other, Mugetsu planned to ask which theoretical teacher was the most reliable and have that person teach—so as to avoid any extreme differences in results.
With this arrangement, many first-grade teachers' schedules suddenly became much lighter.
A class that originally required four teachers was now handled by one, freeing the other three to rest during that period.
Some first-grade teachers, upon hearing about Mugetsu's plan, came to his office to express their thanks.
"With Teacher Mugetsu here, our little office has become much livelier," Aya said with a smile.
Their office space was small, with only six teachers in total.
"After all, Teacher Mugetsu is now in charge of the first-grade teaching arrangements," Sugito nodded.
"I think Teacher Mugetsu's idea is really good. Why not implement it across the entire school instead of just the first grade?" Yu suggested eagerly.
Of all of them, Yu had the most classes. If large classes became a thing, he would have far more free time—time he planned to spend asking his goddess out on dates.
Mugetsu only smiled without answering.
Around noon, a ninja came to fetch him for the Hokage's Office.
As he entered the Hokage Building, he ran into Danzo on the way.
"Lord Danzo," Mugetsu greeted.
But Danzo no longer wore the smile he'd shown yesterday at Root. He passed by with a calm expression, as if he hadn't heard Mugetsu's voice.
The two entered the Hokage's Office one after another.
"Danzo, remove the Root curse mark from Mugetsu," the Third Hokage said.
"Lord Third Hokage, I—" Mugetsu's eyes widened in surprise. He was about to say more, but the Hokage interrupted.
"Mugetsu, I know you have questions. We'll talk later."
"Stick out your tongue," Danzo ordered coldly.
Mugetsu complied.
"Cursed Tounge Eradication Seal: Release!" Danzo channeled his chakra, pointing at Mugetsu's tongue. The curse mark dissolved instantly, leaving no trace—as if it had never been there.
"Hmph." Danzo snorted and walked out without another word.
"Lord Third… I'm sorry," Mugetsu said, lowering his head in shame.
"You have nothing to apologize for. In fact, I should thank you for looking after that child, Asuma," the Hokage replied kindly.
Their relationship had been tense in recent days, but after Asuma's training with Mugetsu over the weekend, things had eased. The Hokage knew exactly who deserved the credit.
Asuma's improvement was also one of the reasons the Hokage had helped Mugetsu this time.
"Actually… I was sent to the Ninja School by Root," Mugetsu admitted with guilt.
"So what? Even if Danzo's motives were impure, I can see that you truly teach with dedication. Otherwise, you wouldn't have led such an outstanding class, nor improved the special training students so much in just five weeks," the Hokage said with a small chuckle.
In truth, he also found it curious—this seemingly ordinary ninja from Root turned out to have remarkable teaching talent, and just happened to be sent to the school.
"But—" Mugetsu started again.
"There are no 'buts.' I promoted you to Special Jonin, gave you ninjutsu, made you grade head, and brought you out of Root. Do you think I did all that to make you feel guilty? What I want is for you to work harder and train more excellent ninja for Konoha," the Hokage said, his tone warm but deliberate.
Though he claimed not to want guilt, he listed every benefit he'd given—an effective way to win loyalty. The more indebted Mugetsu felt, the more he would side with him.
"You have real teaching talent. From now on, focus on your work at the Ninja School without worrying about other matters," the Hokage added with a smile.
"Understood! I'll do my best to train outstanding students and train excellent ninja for the village!" Mugetsu said gratefully.
"To reduce the burden on teachers and explore new methods, I plan to implement large-class teaching at the school," Mugetsu continued, seizing the moment to show his dedication.
"That does sound like a good plan," the Hokage nodded. Then, half-joking, he added, "If every teacher here had your skill, Mugetsu, we could skip the pilot phase entirely."
The mood between them grew warmer. The Hokage felt he had secured another reliable talent, and Mugetsu had finally shed the curse mark that had been hanging over him.
However, that night, Mugetsu was reminded that Danzo still hadn't given up on controlling him.
A scroll from Root arrived.
[The reason I was cold to you today was to prevent the Hokage from suspecting your loyalty. I acted distant to protect your future under the Third.]
Mugetsu could only stare at it in disbelief.
At noon, the Hokage had been showering him with trust; at night, Danzo was sending manipulative letters. His life was far too… eventful.
Still, after a day like this, Mugetsu felt his acting skills had improved significantly.
He practiced calligraphy for ten minutes to settle his thoughts, then turned to studying the Contract Seal.
After raising the Five Elements Seal to a proficient level, he had gained considerable sealing knowledge, allowing him to grasp the Contract Seal quickly. By the time he went to bed, he had already reached twenty points of proficiency.
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