𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐇𝐘𝐔𝐆𝐀 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐍

Academy Days

Hanara and the rest of the rookies were standing in front of Tsunade, who had summoned them all.

"I have some news that I am afraid you won't like," Tsunade said gravely, "Sasuke Uchiha has been put under house arrest."

Instantly, there was an uproar.

"WHAT?" Naruto yelled, "YOU CAN'T DO THAT, GRANNY!"

"Lady Tsunade!" Ino exclaimed, "Sasuke's not a threat!"

"Sasuke isn't a flight risk," Sakura said, "That was Orochimaru's fault!"

"SILENCE!" Tsunade boomed, banging a fist on her desk, causing it to crack, "Sasuke Uchiha has not passed his interrogation and is therefore put on house arrest. The details are only privy to his interrogators and a handful of Jonin, but he will not be allowed out of his house for at least a month."

"B-But Sasuke would never be a threat to the village!" Sakura exclaimed.

'Truly, Orochimaru's curse seal is something to fear.'

"He has not passed his interrogation and will face the consequences," Tsunade said, glaring.

"So, you're telling me, we went through all of that just to get our friend stuck in his home?" Kiba asked.

"Yes." Tsunade said shortly, "Better that than to have another potential threat to the village."

Shikamaru, Shino, Hanara, and Hinata stayed silent, mulling over the new information.

"I-I don't t-think S-Sasuke would be a t-threat to the v-village," Hinata stuttered, "D-Did O-Orochimaru do s-something t-to him?"

"Only a handful of Jonin may have the details, but in a nutshell, yes."

"Then it's not his fault!" Naruto exclaimed, "Let him go!"

"Even if it was, the result is the same!" Tsunade exclaimed, "As of now, Sasuke Uchiha is a threat to this village!"

"But Granny-"

"You may all leave," Tsunade interrupted, "Actually, Shikamaru and Hanara, stay."

Once the other seven left, Tsunade spoke, "The Academy is severely understaffed as many of the teachers were injured while protecting their students. I ask any Chunin to help teach the students. So, I am asking you to teach class 3a until Iruka Umino is fit to teach. Do you accept?"

'Eh, why not? I want to be a Jonin instructor later and this is good practice.'

"Okay," Hanara said.

If Tsunade was fazed, she didn't show it.

"And you, Shikamaru?"

"Troublesome..." he muttered, "I suppose I can..."

"Your first day will be tomorrow," Tsunade informed them, "You can ask Umino for some pointers today."

"Right!" Hanara nodded.

The next day found Hanara and Shikamaru setting up for their first class. They had worked on a lesson plan and were as prepared as they could be, considering their one-day notice.

'Oh, why did I think this would be a good idea, again? Twelve- and thirteen-year-olds teaching seven- and eight-year-olds?'

"Well, hopefully, they like history," Hanara sighed, moving the marked tests that Iruka gave them to another side of the table.

"Troublesome..." Shikamaru sighed, "They're here."

And in came a class of twelve people?

'Oh, right, they only join classes in the last year and the invasion...'