Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?

Chapter 35: The Guilt-Inducing, Gratitude-Inspiring, Love-Based Education

"Eh, Principal Gojo... I have to give the speech?"

Iruka looked at the speech manuscript and event schedule in his hands with nine, even ten parts uncertainty. His teeth were practically chattering.

If he really followed Principal Gojo's instructions... he wouldn't be able to face these parents as a ninja ever again.

"Ahem! What are you saying, Head Teacher Iruka?"

"Minato is the Principal. When addressing me, you must add 'Vice,' we can't have me making mistakes, can we?"

Gojo Kaigetsu gave Iruka a reassuring pat on the shoulder, his voice firm and steady.

"This is a great opportunity to challenge yourself. I believe you can do it."

"B-but..."

"No buts. This is a direct order from the Vice-Principal!" Gojo Kaigetsu's tone turned serious. "You know how to give a speech, right?"

"I do!"

Iruka's face was a mask of despair. Rank had its privileges, and this was a direct order from Vice-Principal Gojo, one he couldn't refuse.

However, the pressure from this task felt heavier than even a B-rank mission.

Satisfied with the answer, Gojo Kaigetsu nodded and turned to Uchiha Mikoto.

"I have some official business to attend to. Mrs. Mikoto, please find a seat and make yourself comfortable."

"Yes. Go ahead with your work, Kaigetsu-kun."

With that, Gojo Kaigetsu led Samui to his Vice-Principal office to enjoy themselves.

The spacious desk had enough space underneath to hide a fully grown kunoichi, but this time, it seemed, that wouldn't be necessary.

Gojo Kaigetsu swiveled his chair, gazing through the glass window at the training ground below.

"Kaigetsu-kun, what is all this...?"

"Shh, less talking, more watching. Come sit here." Gojo Kaigetsu patted his thigh.

Samui: "..."

Soon, the parents crowding the Academy entrance were allowed inside.

They found their seats according to their child's class. Itachi Uchiha sat on a small bench beside Mikoto, curiously observing his surroundings.

'This is... a truly bizarre spectacle.'

'Father was right, Gojo Kaigetsu is a strange and unpredictable ninja.'

Finally, Iruka took the stage. Behind him, melancholic music inexplicably began playing from the loudspeaker.

He started his speech in front of the students and parents-

[Do you know why parents can wake up so early? It's not the chakra in their bodies that wakes them! It's their responsibility towards their children!]

[In this cruel shinobi world, there is no such thing as peace. It's just that someone is carrying the weight for you!]

[...]

Iruka had completely embraced the absurdity, delivering his lines with passionate theatricality.

Itachi Uchiha, sitting in the audience, felt as if he were under a genjutsu attack...

He didn't sense any chakra fluctuations, yet he felt incredibly uncomfortable, wanting to flee.

He unconsciously gripped the floor with his ninja sandals, almost digging a hole through the soles.