The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

Sure enough, not long after, Tiantian, with slightly flushed cheeks, ran back from outside.

"Why is your face red?" Ishihara Akira asked curiously.

"Running too fast makes your blood rush to your head," Tian Tian replied irritably.

"Really?" Ishihara Akira asked doubtfully.

"Alright, you can go out now, I need to change my clothes," Tian Tian said, pouting.

"I saw it yesterday too."

"You still dare to talk back!" Tian Tian said angrily, clenching her little fist.

Ishihara Akira didn't dare to refute and turned to leave Tenten's bedroom.

"Ah Zhang, are you hungry? Come and sit down to eat with us." As soon as they stepped out of Tian Tian's room, Tian Tian's mother, dressed in a cheongsam that made her look even more Chinese, greeted Ishihara Zhang with great enthusiasm.

As it happened, Ishihara Akane hadn't eaten since last night and was starving, so he didn't stand on ceremony and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Then I'll take my leave."

He then walked over to the seating area and sat down in the guest section.

But when he saw the food on the table, he became even more suspicious that Kishimoto, the old scoundrel, might have referenced shows like Ranma when designing the Tenten family!

Because what was presented to him at that moment was entirely Chinese-style food—

Steamed buns, pickled vegetables, rice porridge, and fried dough sticks!

It was so nostalgic and moving that Ishihara Akira's movements became even faster, as if he was afraid that what he was seeing was an illusion and that he would miss it forever. He grabbed a steamed bun, a fried dough stick, and ate it with porridge and pickled vegetables on the table in big mouthfuls.

……

After breakfast, Tian Tian and Shi Yuanzhang sat down in Tian Tian's bedroom again.

"Why aren't you leaving yet?" Tian Tian asked Ishihara Sho.

"Um, I have something I'd like to ask you for help with," Ishihara Akira said, feigning shyness and embarrassment.

"What's wrong?" Tian Tian asked curiously.

"Um, could you lend me some money?" Ishihara Akira asked shyly.

"How much do you need to borrow?" Tenten didn't ask Ishihara Akira why he needed to borrow money; she asked directly.

"Then let's borrow two million first."

"So many?" Tian Tian exclaimed in surprise.

Although this money was just the price of a few dozen more kunai or shuriken for her, it was a considerable sum for Ishihara Sho, especially since he hadn't graduated and become a ninja yet. To pay off this debt, he would have to take on two or three hundred D-rank missions!

"Um, can I borrow it?"

"Wait here, I'll get it for you." Tian Tian glanced at him, but didn't press him about why he needed to borrow so much money. She simply got up, walked to the cabinet, opened it, pulled out a drawer, and took out stacks of cash...

She's definitely a rich woman.

"Here you go." Tian Tian handed the money to Ishihara Michi.

"Um, besides money, is there anything else you can do for me?"

"What is it?" Tian Tian asked, frowning.

"Could you help me rent a room near Ms. Yuhi Kurenai's house?" Ishihara Akira asked with a dry laugh.

"Ms. Kurenai Yuhi? What are you going to do?" Tenten asked, puzzled.

"I've discovered that I seem to have a good talent for illusion techniques, and I want to become Yuhi Kurenai's apprentice. But as you know, after we graduate, the teachers who lead our teams are randomly assigned. Who they are, and whether they are Jonin or not, is another matter. So I was thinking, could I get Yuhi Kurenai's approval before that? That way, even if the teacher I'm assigned in the future isn't a Jonin or Yuhi Kurenai, I won't be without the opportunity to receive guidance from Yuhi Kurenai."

Chapter 46 Deciding to Drop Out

"Alright, I'll ask someone to help you later. But I can't guarantee there will be any houses available near Kurenai's house," Tenten replied after thinking for a moment.

"I know. Thanks for your help, Tenten." Ishihara Akira chuckled.

"Aren't you leaving yet? If you stay any longer, you'll be late, won't you?" Tenten rolled her eyes at him, then glanced at the clock on the wall in the room and reminded Ishihara Sho.

"Oh dear, I almost forgot about school. I'm off then, I'll come back to play with you later." Ishihara Akira slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing.

Without waiting for Tenten's reply, he ran out of Tenten's house, left Tenten's home, and ran quickly towards the Ninja Academy.

"Why did Ah Zhang leave?" Tian Tian's mother asked Tian Tian as she came out of the house.

"It's getting late. If we don't leave soon, he'll be late," Tian Tian reminded him, somewhat exasperated and annoyed.

"Look at me, I forgot he's still in school," Tian Tian's mother said suddenly.

"But you should hurry up too. There aren't many good kids like Ah Zhang who are so sensible. And he's an orphan. After you two get together, you can have him marry into our family. That way, our family business will have someone to inherit it." Tian Tian's mother didn't care what Tian Tian thought and kept nagging on and on.

"Mom, I'm only 13 years old!"

"So what if you're 13? I was only 16 when I got together with your dad. Besides, you're a ninja, spending all year doing missions or carrying out missions. If you don't hurry up now, who knows when you'll find your other half."

"...I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to cultivate."

After saying that, Tian Tian grabbed her things and ran out of the house, heading towards the training ground she had arranged to meet with her teammates.

……

On the other side, after a run, Ishihara Akira successfully arrived at the Ninja Academy. With a scan of his mental energy, he found the class where Ino and the others were and ran towards the class.

Fortunately, Iruka hadn't arrived yet, and there were no other teachers in class, so there was no need to worry about being caught by the ninja academy teachers and being punished by standing. I smoothly entered the classroom, found Ino's seat, and sat down next to her.

"Here, your notebook." Ishihara Akira returned Ino's notebook to her.

"You've finished reading it all?" Ino asked casually as she took the notebook.

"No, but I copied them all again myself," Ishihara Akira said with a smile.

The so-called copying is nothing more than copying the contents of the notes in the dream world after entering a lucid dream state. As long as you don't make any mistakes, the knowledge will remain in your mind forever, which can be described as a variant of photographic memory.

It is a memory technique that Ishihara Sho has just researched and developed.

It can be described as a real-life version of quantum reading and shorthand.

“But I probably won’t need it anymore.” Then, Ishihara Akira said with a somber expression.

"What's wrong?" Ino asked, puzzled.

“I’m planning to drop out of school,” Ishihara Sho sighed.

"Huh? You're dropping out of school?!" Ino exclaimed in surprise.

The surrounding classmates couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Ishihara Akira, who seemed to be about to drop out of school.

Why?

“I’ve been recuperating from my illness, haven’t I? I’m better now, but I’ve also discovered that my body seems to be ruined. Not only has my physical condition dropped to that of an ordinary person, but it also seems that I can no longer refine my chakra.” After a pause, Ishihara Sho continued, “In other words, I no longer have the possibility of becoming a ninja. So rather than staying here and being laughed at by you, I might as well withdraw before things start, so that I can feel better.”

"Didn't you go find a medical ninja to check what's wrong?" Ino asked with concern.

"I went to see them as soon as I noticed the situation, but the medical ninjas couldn't find anything wrong with me," Ishihara Akira said, shaking his head.

"Well..." Ino opened her mouth, but really didn't know what to say.

"Ino, will we still be friends?" At this moment, Ishihara Akira turned to look at Yamanaka Ino and asked seriously.

“Of course,” Ino replied casually.

“Even if I am no longer a ninja,” Ishihara Sho pressed.

“Of course, I’m not the kind of person who distinguishes my friends based on their status,” Ino said matter-of-factly.

"Thank you, Ino," Ishihara Akira said, moved.

Then, Ishihara Akira withdrew his gaze and began to scan the rest of the class—

Leaving aside those who, like him, came from humble backgrounds and were minor characters without even names in the original work, let's focus on the future members of the twelve Konoha 12. Shino Aburame remained indifferent, sitting in the corner, seemingly oblivious to everything that happened, appearing quite out of place among those around him.

Shikamaru was sleeping on the table. Choji was eating. Ino was talking to a girl nearby. Sasuke was acting aloof, pretending to be indifferent to everyone, yet somehow he had such an irresistible charm that all the girls in the class were screaming and admiring him.

This seems to have gone beyond what someone obsessed with looks could do, right?

Naruto wasn't there, Sakura was swooning over Sasuke, Kiba was playing with his dog, and Hinata was playing with her fingers...

After much deliberation, Ishihara Akira decided that after school, he would try to possess Choji's body to learn about his family's Yang Release refining method, and if possible, also steal the Multiply Technique.

Especially the Multiply Technique; Ishihara Sho was very curious whether that thing could be used in special circumstances.

As for Erzhuzi, Ishihara Sho wanted to possess his body, but after thinking about it, he gave up on the idea.

The reason is simple: Sasuke is the reincarnation of Indra, and the Sage of Six Paths is behind him. If he rashly tries to possess someone, who knows if he will suffer the same fate as Orochimaru in the original story, having his soul swallowed by Sasuke?

And most importantly, isn't possession just eating people?

As a normal human being, even if he thought of himself as a demon, he was not a demon to the point that he could treat cannibalism as a daily and ordinary thing.

Moreover, there are so many uncontrollable factors involved in this behavior.

However, because of this, Ishihara Sho thought of a third way to have chakra—the tailed beast!

Since he could convert other people's chakra into his own, naturally, the same method would apply to tailed beasts. It's just a pity that he is not a member of the Uzumaki clan, does not have the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan, does not know the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan, and does not have any tailed beasts for him to mess with, so he could only abandon this plan.

At least for the time being, this plan presents numerous obstacles for him and is not suitable for implementation.

Then Iruka arrived and began another day of lessons.

Chapter 47 Successful Dropout

After class.

"Teacher Iruka."

"Oh, it's Ishihara. I haven't congratulated you on your recovery yet. Is there something you need?" Iruka stopped and smiled at Ishihara Sho, who was walking towards him.

"Iruka-sensei, I want to drop out of school." Ishihara Sho took a deep breath, looking like he had made up his mind, and said firmly.

"Drop out of school? Why?" Iruka frowned.

“Because…” Ishihara Akira did not hesitate and repeated the reasons he had used to fool Yamanaka Ino.