"Welcome to the Konoha Ryu of Advanced Ninjutsu." A familiar voice boomed from behind the curtain. "I will be your guide through orientation."
To either side of me, Cat-chan and Zhen-chan were elbowing me with sneaky little grins on their collective faces. That was Iruka-sensei speaking. Sweet...or so I thought. His next words made my smile slide off of my face faster than a Superman impersonator from atop the Empire State Building.
"But, from now on, I will not be your teacher. I will leave that to my other, more talented colleagues."
That was when my mind started screaming at me. WE ARE SO SCREWED!!! It yelled into my ear. I glanced at Cat and Zhen, who looked as green as I felt.
"Instead," Iruka continued, "that honor will be left to none other than the Toad Sage, Jiraiya, the prodigal son of the Sonin Three!"
Zhen-chan leaned over towards me. "Isn't that the dude who wrote 'The Make-Out Trilogy'? Man, I love his work."
Cat and I rolled our eyes in unison and said simultaneously, "Only you, Zhen-chan."
"With that thought, and with the vision of the grueling training ahead of you, I leave you." Iruka bowed and left.
**to be continued**