Kaito arrived at the Academy only about fifteen minutes after his encounter with the smart-mouthed ex-shinobi and his two student subordinates. While he had mostly calmed down from the ordeal, in which he had gone massively overboard, he was still rather upset about what the little snot had said about ninja and the people wanting to become them.
'If only those two kids weren't there. I totally would've decked that little shit!'
'Maybe we will see that twerp later after we finish up here and we can rip his tongue out of his head?' Kaito rolled his eyes as the vocal manifestation of his darker self came onto the scene. 'Gosh! Just the thought of it makes me feel tingly!' Ever since he had killed Bunta Jinpacho, this voice had stuck around and showed no sign of going away anytime soon. Kaito had made an agreement with it that he himself would keep full control of his actions unless he explicitly called upon his dark self if need be, but he forgot to put the part in their little contract for it to remain quiet. With this snippet left out of their agreement, this voice talked to the boy constantly and would always try to coerce Kaito into giving in to his dark impulses.
'Do you ever shut the hell up?'
'I'm literally the voice inside our head. I can't shut up.'
'God just be quiet and let me think!' Looking around, Kaito could now see that he was about to be walking up the stairs and into the main hallway of the Academy. He could see others, mostly the teachers and other staff, walking into the building as well. While he didn't see any students yet, it only made sense. Classes wouldn't start until 9:00 in the morning and would continue on until 3:00 in the afternoon. He could only imagine though how many students would actually show up now that the punk he ran into a few minutes before was telling them to drop out and pursue other careers. What would the higher-ups do about this situation? If he ever dreamed of becoming a Chunin, or Jounin, or even the Kazekage someday, he would have to put himself into their shoes. For what it was worth, however, he felt that taking the boy's headband from him was the best thing he could have done. To a ninja, nothing would be more embarrassing than being stripped of their rank, and while the boy had claimed he had given up on being a ninja, Kaito taking his headband sure left him looking rather distraught.
'I really don't have time to worry about that right now!' He told himself to keep his mind on track. 'What I need to worry about is remembering where that damned principal's office is.'
Kaito walked through the open double doors and was greeted with bright lights illuminating vibrant wooden flooring, beige walls, and a magnificent trophy case along the back wall of the entrance hall. Walking up to the trophy case, he looked down the hallway to his left, which would lead to the cafeteria and indoor gym, the latter of which he would spend the majority of his time while attending the school. Being enamored by the trophies inside of the case, however, he looked for ones with a certain name in particular; Shō Ichijoji. Shō had been the only person who accepted Kaito during their time at the Academy, and Kaito would say that the two were best friends, even more so than his rival and mentor Arantima, whom he had met a few days after graduating. With Arantima disappearing and Shō seemingly doing the same not too long after their graduation, who all did the young Inuzuka really have left in his life other than his parents?
'You don't need friends, Kaito. Only more power!'
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" Kaito exclaimed back, not realizing he said it aloud. He smacked the side of his head a few times, which usually had an odd way of making the other him stay quiet for extended periods of time, but it also had the side effect of making the boy look like a complete lunatic. One such teacher noticed this weird display, in fact, and proceeded to walk over towards Kaito.
"Excuse me, Son, but are you alright? Do you need to go to the nurse's office by any chance?" Kaito halted and turned on his heel, recognizing the person behind the voice. The man also recognized Kaito just as fast as the boy turned around and let out a hearty chuckle. "Well, I'll be! Kaito Inuzuka!"
"Sabu-Sensei!" Kaito exclaimed, his demeanor changing completely as he was more than excited to see the man. Sabu, or as Kaito called him "Sabu-Sensei", had been the head of the Taijutsu department during Kaito's time at the Academy. He had been one of the first to realize that the young Kaito had been inept at Ninjutsu and Genjutsu during the latter's time at the Academy and helped him towards beginning his journey to becoming a Taijutsu master. Kaito owed a lot of respect and thanks to the man, and thus he bowed as low as he possibly could when addressing Sabu.
"What are you doing here, Kaito?" Sabu asked with a chuckle. You didn't get demoted and sent back here to the Academy did you?"
"No, Sensei, quite the opposite really." Kaito retorted. "I was actually sent here on a mission to help reorganize the Taijutsu department and help them in building a new training regiment."
"Ah, I'm just pulling your leg, Kid." Sabu patted Kaito on the back hard. "Believe it or not, I was the one who recommended you for this mission."
"Yo... You did, Sensei!?"
"Of course. In all of my years here as a teacher, I don't think I had any student grasp the current regiment as well as you did, other than Chen, perhaps. I wanted the both of you here today to help, but H.Q. said that Chen requested not to be put on any mission right now."
"Chen?" Kaito asked, not at all familiar with the name. "I can't say that I remember there being a Chen when I was here, Sabu-Sensei."
"Chen was a student in the class right behind yours. He actually graduated the semester right after you did."
"I see. Kaito replied, trying his best to not allow his mind to go off track yet again. "Well no need to worry, Sensei!" He exclaimed, perking up and showing that he was more than ready to get things started. "I'm ready and raring to get things started. I just need to remember where that principal's office is so I can check in with them and fill out some paperwork."
"You're in luck, Kaito. I was on my way there myself, actually."
"You gotta get some stuff done as well before heading to the Taijutsu department?
"Not quite..." Sabu reached into his pocket and pulled out a badge with his photo, name, and position emblazoned upon it. "You see, it's actually my office now." Confused, Kaito looked closer at the badge that Sabu held before him. Examining where it would say the profession, Kaito could clearly see that it read "principal". Kaito was a bit taken aback by this revelation, and his facial expression would easily ascertain this. So much had changed about this place since he left it only a little while ago, and now the only teacher who actually gave a crap about him was now the head principal of the entire school. What other revelations would he come across to make this day even more confusing and mindblowing?
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