It's been 24 years, why am I reincarnated in Konoha without a system?

Chapter 551 Itachi and Konohamaru, Jonin in Charge Mitarashi

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique..."

On the shimmering lake, a boy with a long scarf suddenly formed a hand seal and roared, unleashing a blazing orange-red fireball that rolled forward.

The terrifyingly high temperature caused a large amount of water vapor to evaporate from the lake surface, which then surged towards the younger, black-haired boy on the opposite side with tremendous force...

"You can't defeat me with this level of skill, Konohamaru-nii." The boy with the ponytail snorted coldly, his hands exploding like butterflies, leaving afterimages.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique".

With a deafening boom, a fireball no less powerful than its opponent collided head-on, instantly sending flames soaring into the sky and filling the air with steam...

At that very moment, the ponytail boy's eyes turned red, his hands rapidly forming hand seals, "Water Release: Water Fang Bullet".

"What is this??" Konohamaru, who was behind the fireball, changed his expression slightly. Seeing the surging water around him, he immediately leaped into the air and quickly formed hand seals.

The next second, almost the instant the four water fang bullets launched their simultaneous attack, "Wind Release: Wind Cutting Technique".

With a swift movement, a sharp, invisible wind blade sliced ​​across the water's surface, severing a water blast and creating an opening. Konohamaru seized the opportunity to rush out, casually drawing out several shuriken and throwing them out.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Seeing the shuriken coming, the ponytail boy, who had foreseen it through his Sharingan, made a quick decision and threw two shuriken to precisely block and use the force of the attack, instantly dismantling the opponent's shuriken attack.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the ponytail boy drew his short sword from his back and, using the Sharingan's perception advantage, accurately found an opening and slashed at it.

"Oops!!"

Seeing the opponent's short sword hurtling towards his chest, Konohamaru's expression changed drastically, and he immediately flicked the scarf around his neck.

With a ripping sound, the scarf was cut in two by the sharp short sword, and Konohamaru took the opportunity to buy time to complete the hand seals.

The next second, just as the opponent's dagger pierced his chest, "thud..."

With a thud, Konohamaru's body turned into a wooden stake, and then a shuriken reappeared, pressed against the back of the ponytail boy's neck.

"Sorry, I won this time, Little Itachi."

"A substitution jutsu, Konohamaru-nii-san?" Itachi's expression remained unchanged as his eye-ringed tomoe swirled, then he slightly turned his head and a smile played on his lips. "But isn't it too early to jump to conclusions?"

"What?!" Konohamaru exclaimed instinctively upon hearing this, and immediately sensed something was terribly wrong when he met Itachi's eyes.

But just as he was about to look away, "Illusion Technique: Shiranui..."

Konohamaru felt a burning sensation all over his body, as if he were being roasted, and with a scream, he fell into the lake. "I surrender! I surrender!"

The Sharingan of the Uchiha clan is so monstrous!

"Konohamaru-nii, are you alright?" Seeing that the battle was over, Itachi immediately formed the Reconciliation Seal and dispelled the genjutsu.

"Phew... Is this the power of the Sharingan? It's truly an enviable and terrifying bloodline limit!" Konohamaru climbed out of the water, drenched in sweat, and looked at the boy opposite him with a complicated expression.

He originally thought that Sasuke had suddenly approached him for special training two years ago because of Naruto.

Unexpectedly, he was just a side effect! More importantly, he was Itachi's sparring partner.

Although he grew rapidly as a result, it was really disheartening to see someone younger than him surpass him.

"Is that so? But this power isn't as wonderful as you imagine..." A complex smile flashed in Itachi's eyes, but he didn't explain much.

With the Fifth Hokage vouching for him, he wasn't worried about Konohamaru leaking his information.

"Oh right, isn't today Konohamaru-nii's graduation ceremony? If we don't go to the Ninja Academy soon, we might be late!" Suddenly, Itachi remembered something and kindly reminded him.

"Explanation meeting? Oh no, I almost forgot about that." Konohamaru suddenly woke up, jumped up, and hurriedly turned and ran away.

"Then please tell Sasuke that I might not have as much time to train with you anymore. From today onwards, I'm a genin of Konoha!"

"Genin? But Konohamaru-nii, me too..." Watching Konohamaru's disappearing figure, Itachi smiled and took out a headband from his ninja tool bag and put it on.

"Let's go. You're a Genin who graduated with special permission from the Fifth Hokage. I'm going to take you to see your Jonin team leader." Just as we were about to go home, a familiar voice suddenly rang out.

"Brother Sasuke, you're back from your Sage Mode training?" Turning around in surprise, Itachi was overjoyed to see the figure leaning against the tree trunk with his arms crossed under the shade of the tree.

"Yes, I haven't forgotten to attend your graduation ceremony!" Sasuke said with a faint smile as he looked towards the Konoha gate.

Although only two and a half years have passed, it's been three years since I left before! That guy should be back soon!

With his senior brother's prior explanation and the perfect Jinchūriki training scroll he gifted him, that idiot must have already caught up with him. Hmm, probably...

Meanwhile, at the ninja academy.

"I didn't expect the Fifth Hokage to appoint you as the instructor of Jonin. But speaking of which, are you feeling any pressure suddenly becoming the instructor for some kid Genin?"

Looking at the lazy Jonin in front of him, Iruka spoke with a complex yet gratified expression.

The thought that his former disciple had grown into a capable Jonin leader made him feel like he had aged, as if a lifetime had passed!

"Well, I wasn't really interested in this kind of troublesome thing, but Kakashi-sensei believes that only I can guide the three of them, so that's how it is..." The person shrugged and sighed helplessly before turning and walking towards the classroom.

He wouldn't have agreed to this babysitting assignment if he didn't want to avoid the tangled web of power struggles.

However, those three little ones are indeed quite talented! Well, it can be considered repaying the Third Hokage's kindness from back then...

Standing in the center of the podium, he surveyed the tense, youthful faces around him and calmly began, "I am Mitarashi Ishikawa, a Jonin of Konoha. Now, Sarutobi Konohamaru, Kazamatsuri Moegi, and Ise Udon, these three, come with me..."

"Ishikawa-nii-san? I never expected our team leader to be him!" Upon hearing this, Ise Udon exclaimed in surprise, sniffling.

"Yes, yes, this is Naruto's senior brother, the Fifth Hokage's disciple, and Konoha's most powerful genius Jonin right now." Kazamatsuri Moegi followed closely behind, her eyes shining as if she could hardly believe her eyes.

"Huh? Is it just the two of you?" Seeing the two of them stand up in surprise, Ishikawa couldn't help but tease them as he looked at the empty seat next to them.

Is this about to become a drama about the bond between a stern teacher and a mischievous student...?

"Ishikawa-sensei? Wait, big brother, aren't you in the Anbu? How come you're here as our instructor Jonin??"

Suddenly, Konohamaru appeared at the door, panting, and exclaimed in surprise, but inwardly he was overjoyed.

Finally, he'll have an incredibly powerful teacher to guide his cultivation...