Chapter 52: There are differences between teachers (please read later)

“It’s like this, today during my morning class, I conducted an in-class practical exam,” Muzuki told Tanimura Toshihiro what had happened in class.

However, Muzuki slightly embellished the students’ complaints, otherwise, they would have been too aggressive.

“I just wanted to motivate them, to make them train more seriously, I didn’t expect something like this to happen, I’m really sorry,” Muzuki said with an apologetic expression.

“It’s my fault for being too harsh with my evaluations, I should have been more lenient with them,” Muzuki pushed all the blame onto himself.

Although it was Tanimura Toshihiro’s own poor teaching level that led to the students’ dissatisfaction, Muzuki merely ignited it.

But Muzuki didn’t want his persona to show any flaws, so he chose to tell Tanimura Toshihiro everything directly, admitting his mistake to Tanimura Toshihiro and saying that he accidentally meant well but caused trouble.

This way, no matter how clearly the whole story was understood, Muzuki would not be considered to have ulterior motives.

After all, he had informed Tanimura Toshihiro immediately after the incident occurred; how could someone so concerned about his colleague have bad intentions?

“This…” Tanimura Toshihiro didn’t know what to say for a moment.

He knew in his heart that the students were right; his teaching level was indeed not as good as Muzuki’s, it was quite ordinary.

But no one in the Ninja Academy could compare to Muzuki; a new Teacher, after teaching for only one or two months, became known throughout the school, gained the approval of all Teachers and students, and was even summoned and praised by the Sandaime.

For an ordinary Teacher like him to compare himself to Muzuki was simply asking for trouble.

“I’ve already told them not to speak ill of you, but they are children after all; they might agree on the surface, but it’s hard to say what they’ll actually do,” Muzuki sighed, looking at Tanimura Toshihiro with an apologetic gaze.

“It’s fine, I won’t mind, after all, they are just six-year-old children,” Tanimura Toshihiro said with a chuckle.

Even if he was openly criticized by the students, Tanimura Toshihiro would not give up his position as Medical Ninja for Class 1, Grade 1.

Because Class 1, Grade 1’s practical exam results were excellent, not only did they take the top two spots in the Grade Level Practical Exam, but their class practical average score also led the first grade.

Although he knew that such results had nothing to do with his teaching, these were solid achievements, so he didn’t have to worry about performance, and his bonus would only increase.

“Habsheng Teacher, I know you; you must be thinking of the students,” Tanimura Toshihiro expressed that he understood Muzuki’s good intentions.

Despite this unexpected incident, Tanimura Toshihiro still felt that Muzuki was a good-natured colleague, who came to inform and apologize immediately after something happened.

Originally, the morning was Tanimura Toshihiro’s Physical Prowess class, but he had something in the morning and swapped with Muzuki’s afternoon class, which Muzuki immediately agreed to.

He had also heard about Muzuki covering classes for other Teachers; he himself would find it very difficult to do so. Once or twice was fine, but having a Teacher ask for help every week would be unbearable.

High teaching level, leading the class in overall grade performance, praised by the Sandaime, and also handsome with a good temper—Tanimura Toshihiro could only say that there was a reason why the female Teachers in the office discussed Muzuki every day.

He knew his own situation; Tanimura Toshihiro knew that the root cause of this matter was that his teaching was indeed mediocre, and it had been like this for many years.

But Tanimura Toshihiro would never voluntarily give up his position as Medical Ninja for Class 1, Grade 1; teaching at the Ninja Academy was precisely about making money without danger, and this was an opportunity to earn a large bonus while doing nothing.

“Tanimura Teacher, I feel relieved knowing you think that way,” Muzuki seemed to relax considerably, revealing a gentle smile.

“Haha, let’s go to an izakaya for a drink sometime,” Tanimura Toshihiro also said with a laugh.

Muzuki smiled and nodded, then found an excuse to leave after chatting with Tanimura Toshihiro about some trivial topics.

After Tanimura Toshihiro returned to the office, the female Teacher next to him asked curiously:

“Tanimura Teacher, was Habsheng Teacher looking for you about something?”

“Nothing much, just some minor student matters, but Habsheng Teacher is truly beyond words,” Tanimura Toshihiro said as he sat down.

He naturally felt embarrassed to talk about being criticized by students for his poor teaching level, but using Muzuki to start a conversation with the female Teacher was not bad.

Only after the class bell rang did Tanimura Toshihiro walk towards Class 1, Grade 1.

Entering the classroom, Tanimura Toshihiro didn’t feel any difference from before. As usual, he first explained some theoretical knowledge of Physical Prowess, then took the students out for a run.

After the run, Tanimura Toshihiro began to teach Physical Prowess routines. After demonstrating it once, he let the students practice freely.

“Tanimura Teacher, can you demonstrate a few more times? I didn’t quite understand it just now,” Anko asked.

“These are all the most basic things. If you don’t understand, it’s because you haven’t practiced enough. Just practice more,” Tanimura Toshihiro said.

“But Muzuki Teacher demonstrates many times whenever he teaches us, and he breaks it down very thoroughly,” Anko countered.

“How can Ninjutsu and Physical Prowess be the same?” Tanimura Toshihiro explained.

“But Physical Prowess also has many practical skill details. Shouldn’t these be explained in detail?” Kotetsu Hagane asked.

Tanimura Toshihiro was speechless; as a mediocre Chunin Teacher, where would he get so many practical details and techniques? He casually gave a perfunctory reply.

Then a large number of students asked various questions and offered various suggestions.

“Stop, stop, stop! You guys train first, and ask next class, okay?” Being asked so many questions by dozens of people at once, Tanimura Toshihiro felt his head was about to explode.

“Tanimura Teacher, why don’t we all compromise? We won’t ask questions, and you don’t teach us anymore,” Izumo Kamizuki suggested.

Tanimura Toshihiro had a face full of question marks, thinking, are students this bold now, directly telling the Teacher not to teach anymore?

But more aggressive things were yet to come.

“Tanimura Teacher, I think you should retire early. After learning your Shuriken throwing, I haven’t hit the bullseye once.”

“Tanimura Teacher, ever since we started your Physical Prowess class, the entire grade has been praising our class for how well we learn Ninjutsu.”

Tanimura Toshihiro listened to the students’ aggressive words, somewhat dumbfounded. He had been teaching for over three years, and this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

He thought that the classes he taught before didn’t like him much either, but it never reached this point.

Tanimura Toshihiro was glad that Muzuki had warned him beforehand, otherwise, he would definitely be utterly bewildered and not know what was going on.

“Cough, cough, everyone quiet down. I’ll demonstrate a few more times,” Tanimura Toshihiro coughed twice softly and said helplessly.

Then Tanimura Toshihiro discovered something interesting: the students were dissatisfied with him, but their training didn’t stop; in fact, it felt even more serious than before.

He was a bit confused; logically, if they disliked him so much, why were they still training so actively?

Tanimura Toshihiro felt that Muzuki’s words had taken effect, causing the students, despite their dissatisfaction with him, not to dare to slack off in their training.

Tanimura Toshihiro felt a bit fortunate and also envied Muzuki’s control over the class.

“Let’s just get through this year,” Tanimura Toshihiro didn’t want to give up his position as Medical Ninja for Class 1, Grade 1; maybe he could even get an excellent Teacher award.

If this were an ordinary class and students spoke to him like that, he would immediately discipline a few students and let them know what a Chunin’s strength was.

But this was Class 1, Grade 1, the class with the best grades in the entire school.

The more Tanimura Toshihiro taught, the more the students realized that his level was indeed poor, solidifying their determination to change Teachers.

My head feels a bit dizzy while writing this chapter. If there are any issues, you can point them out, and I’ll revise them tomorrow.