So, Auron planned to take Shisui outside the village for training in the future.
Eventually, Auron found a quiet, secluded spot by a small river—perfect for training. He made a note of the location and went home.
His caution proved worthwhile. As soon as he stepped into his courtyard, he saw a ninja wearing an animal mask standing inside.
"Night, this is the latest directive from Lord Danzo."A Root operative handed Auron a scroll.
Auron nodded and took the scroll. "Night" was his codename in Root.
They exchanged no further words. After handing over the scroll, the Root ninja vanished. Auron was a hidden agent; too much contact risked exposure by the ANBU.
Before the ninja disappeared, Auron took a quick scan:
Name: Heisuiro
Potential: B
Chakra: 7000
Evaluation: A fairly strong Jonin
Seeing that massive 7000 chakra count, Auron couldn't help but feel a bit envious. He didn't even have 5000—basically five six-year-old Shisuis short.
Once the ninja was out of range of his sensory jutsu, Auron entered his house and opened the scroll to see what Danzo's latest order was.
"The Uchiha in your class, Shisui, is a clan prodigy. Observe his actions, confirm his personality, and report your assessment."
After reading it, Auron sighed. Danzo's obsession with the Uchiha was truly pathological.
Shisui was only six years old and had just entered the Academy. Yet just because he had some talent, Danzo was already monitoring him.
Of course, maybe Danzo had his eyes on Shisui for Root recruitment.
But Auron didn't believe it would succeed. The Third Hokage would make sure Danzo knew who was in charge. Hiruzen tolerated Root's existence, but not a version of Root that grew too powerful.
A genius Uchiha was too unpredictable—better to keep them in the clan or in ANBU.
After reading, Auron incinerated the scroll with a Fire Jutsu.
The order was still within what he could accept. Even if Danzo hadn't sent someone, Auron would've reported Shisui's talent anyway. Trying to hide it would only put him in Danzo's crosshairs.
Auron created a Shadow Clone to practice jutsu while his main body trained to increase chakra. Chakra was currently his biggest weakness—no matter how many jutsu he learned, he couldn't unleash them properly without enough chakra.
Chakra set both the upper and lower bounds for a ninja. A weak ninja with a lot of chakra could still be dangerous. A strong ninja with low chakra? Severely limited.
The Next Day
Since Auron had no class that morning, he went to the Academy's records room. He wanted to gather previous years' fourth-grade exam papers—and ended up grabbing first-grade ones too.
His main goal was to recruit students, but helping them pass exams was a solid bonus.
Upon review, he realized that exam questions repeated patterns every year—some even identical.
This gave Auron confidence that getting them to pass would be easy. Even without practice problems, just reviewing old exams would likely be enough.
With the papers in hand, Auron headed to the staff room.
"Yesterday, she kept listening to me—obviously interested!"
"Or maybe… she just didn't want to talk to you," another teacher countered.
"She offered to split the bill—clearly thinking about me!"
"Or maybe she wanted to avoid giving you an excuse to ask her out again."
When Auron walked in, he saw Ueda Aya mocking Ikeya Isamu. Kimura Sugihito explained the situation.
"Isamu went on a date yesterday and now wants help with romance tactics. Ueda thinks the girl wasn't interested and told him to move on."
"Hey, Auron-sensei, do you have any special tips for winning over girls?" Isamu asked hopefully. Auron looked like the kind of guy who'd be popular.
"Just let her see your sincerity," Auron replied calmly.
Whether he had tricks or not was beside the point—and even if he did, he wasn't sharing them. It didn't fit the persona he was portraying.
"Sincerity, huh…" Isamu looked troubled. How do you even show that?
"Give it up," Ueda said flatly. "You think Auron-sensei's tips would work for you? Look at the difference."
"It's not that big!" Isamu protested.
"You won't give up till you hit a wall," Ueda sighed.
Auron smiled and gave a polite "Good luck." What else could he say?
Besides, if Isamu got busy again, Auron could take over his class again—perfect.
"See? Auron-sensei gets it! You'll see, Ueda!"
That afternoon, Auron conducted an experiment: he deliberately lowered his teaching quality.
From previous system messages, he figured his lecture rating came from two parts—content quality and student satisfaction.
He wanted a B-rank evaluation. The first time he got an A, he'd received a bonus. Logically, the first B should do the same.
[Lecture complete. Settling evaluation...]
[Rating: B]
[Reward: +20 Chakra]
[First B-Rank Lecture: Bonus—Chakra Shape Transformation (Proficient)]
Suddenly, Auron's mind filled with the memory and understanding of shape transformation training.
He was thrilled. Shape transformation was just as essential as nature transformation—it amplified ninjutsu immensely.
And it wasn't limited by chakra nature.
Mentioning shape transformation meant bringing up the Rasengan—a textbook example. Despite not needing nature transformation, it still packed a punch.
"I can start developing Rasengan," Auron thought. With detailed knowledge from the original series and now shape transformation mastery, it wouldn't be hard.
The chakra boost from a B-rank lecture also gave Auron something to consider—stacking B-ranks for small but consistent gains.
He added Rasengan development to his schedule. His life now felt incredibly full: teaching by day, guiding Shisui in the evening, personal training at night, and weekend sessions with Guy and Obito.
He wanted this peaceful routine to continue for years.
Unfortunately, he didn't transmigrate into a peaceful time.
On his fourth day in the ninja world, troubling news arrived from the frontlines.
Border skirmishes escalated. Cloud Ninja forces entered the Hot Water Country bordering the Land of Fire. Rumors circulated of the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki appearing.
Hearing this, Auron realized the Third Ninja War was close—or perhaps already underway, just not fully erupted.
As a former Root agent, he had more insider knowledge than average.
Ever since White Fang's suicide last year, tension had simmered. Kumo, Iwa, and Suna were all restless.
Back when Auron was just an anime viewer, White Fang had seemed like just another famous character.
But inheriting the original body's memories taught him otherwise.
White Fang wasn't just famous for fighting equals—he was a killer, a terrifying force with a chakra blade that mowed through enemies on the battlefield, Jonin or not.
He wasn't the strongest ninja overall, but his combat style was perfect for killing weaker opponents. If you weren't stronger than him, you were dead.
His loss made Konoha vulnerable—and other villages took notice.
Especially Kumo and Iwa, who had taken little damage in the Second War and now felt ready to challenge the top.
"Those damn Cloud ninja… can't they just behave? Looks like war is coming again," Ueda Aya sighed.