Inside the Hokage’s office, numerous ninja gathered around the Third Hokage’s crystal ball, watching the scene within.
The image showed Sasuke, his expression as cold as ice.
“Is that him?
The top graduate among this year’s rookies, Sasuke Uchiha?” a male voice asked.
“Yes!” another male ninja confirmed.
Kurenai Yuhi said, “He’s the survivor of the Uchiha Clan!”
“Hmm.”
The Third Hokage answered solemnly through his pipe.
Nearby, Kakashi Hatake watched the image in the crystal ball, but his attention gradually shifted toward the group of students in another part of the classroom.
Naruto Uzumaki?
Kakashi remained silent for a moment.
…
Meanwhile, Naruto looked at Sasuke surrounded by a crowd of girls and couldn’t help feeling a little envious.
Now that’s the kind of treatment a protagonist is supposed to get.
Thinking about his current situation, where even dogs seemed to dislike him, Naruto couldn’t help feeling miserable.
I still have to keep acting.
Sasuke Uchiha, from this moment onward, you’re my rival.
A bond…
Naruto walked over and grabbed Sasuke by the collar.
He glared angrily at Sasuke, but unlike the original Naruto, he didn’t jump onto the desk to get in his face.
He simply stared at him.
Being stared at by Naruto made Sasuke uncomfortable, and he looked back.
In the space between their locked gazes, it seemed as though a spark had ignited.
“Beat that guy up, Sasuke!”
“Yeah!
Exactly!”
The fangirls nearby glared furiously at Naruto for provoking Sasuke, their eyes practically shooting flames.
…
“Idiot Naruto.
He’s causing trouble as usual.”
The Third Hokage watched the scene inside the crystal ball and couldn’t help sighing.
The ninja surrounding him could only remain silent.
…
In the end, just as Naruto and Sasuke were about to start fighting, Iruka arrived and stopped them.
The fangirls were denied the spectacle of watching Naruto get beaten up.
Standing on the podium, Iruka delivered his final speech to the students.
“First of all, congratulations.
Starting today, you’re all independent ninja.”
“But you’re still only the newest and most inexperienced Genin.
The real hardships are only beginning.”
“From now on, you’ll be divided into groups of three.
Each group will form a team and carry out missions under the guidance of a jonin instructor!”
The moment they heard the words groups of three, many of the students became tense.
They couldn’t help imagining whether they would end up on the same team as the person they liked.
“I wonder who will be with Sasuke,” Ino murmured.
“Who knows?” Sakura replied.
She gritted her teeth inwardly.
Damn it!
Whoever gets to be on Sasuke’s team has to be me!
Sasuke, still resting his chin on his hand, was thinking as well.
Three-person teams?
They’ll only become dead weight.
Naruto, sitting nearby with his head propped up on one hand, was already calculating how he would train and become stronger once he joined Kakashi’s team.
A Copy Ninja who has mastered thousands of techniques, Kakashi Hatake.
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Hmm…
I feel like Lightning Blade and I are destined to meet!
“To ensure that each team has balanced abilities, the instructors will determine the team assignments.”
Iruka glanced at the documents in his hands.
“Now, I’ll begin announcing the teams…”
Time passed as Iruka announced the assignments one after another.
Soon, it was time for Team 7.
Naruto immediately perked up.
“Next is Team 7!”
Iruka glanced at the document, then looked at Naruto.
“Naruto Uzumaki!
Sakura Haruno!”
Naruto pretended to be surprised and jumped up.
“Great!”
Sakura’s expression instantly darkened.
I’m actually going to be with Naruto?!
“And…
Sasuke Uchiha!”
Iruka paused before announcing the final member.
“Great!
I’m with Sasuke!”
Sakura jumped up excitedly.
Naruto, meanwhile, lowered his head.
In the back row, Hinata looked at Naruto.
I’m not on the same team as Naruto…
“Next, Team 8!”
Iruka continued without pause.
“Hinata Hyuga!”
“H-Here!
Here!”
Hinata raised her head and hurriedly responded.
“Kiba Inuzuka!”
Kiba raised his head, flashing his two prominent canine teeth.
“Shino Aburame!”
Shino pushed up his sunglasses, indicating that he had heard his name.
Behind them, Sakura, who had finally gotten her wish, turned around and gave Ino a triumphant victory sign.
Ino was furious.
Beside her, Shikamaru Nara helplessly muttered, “What’s so great about that guy anyway?
Women…”
Ino stared at Shikamaru in disbelief.
“You don’t even understand that, Shikamaru?”
“I’m not a woman.”
Shikamaru rested his chin on his hand, displaying his helplessness.
“That’s why you’re not popular!”
Ino sighed.
“I definitely don’t want to be on a team with someone like you.”
As it turned out, the more you didn’t want something to happen, the more likely it was to happen.
Iruka looked at the documents and announced:
“Team 10.
Ino Yamanaka!
Shikamaru Nara!
Choji Akimichi!”
Shikamaru helplessly looked at Ino.
“Looks like we’re going to be working together after all.”
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Looking at Choji, who was sitting nearby and happily munching on potato chips, Ino felt as though her entire ninja career had turned bleak.
“And we even got a fat guy!”
Ino Yamanaka covered her head in disbelief.
“All right.
That’s all for the team assignments!”
Iruka finished speaking and prepared to leave.
“Wait, Iruka-sensei!”
Naruto stopped him.
“Why does someone as excellent as me have to be on the same team as this guy?”
Sakura glared at Naruto, pointing toward Sasuke, her anger practically shooting from her eyes.
Iruka looked at Naruto and explained:
“Sasuke was the top-performing graduate.”
“And Naruto, you’re the dead last!”
“To keep the teams evenly matched, this was obviously the only way to arrange things.”
Nearby, Sasuke unexpectedly decided to add insult to injury.
“Just don’t hold me back, Dead Last.”
Sakura maintained a polite smile on the surface.
Meanwhile, another voice inside her mind was laughing hysterically.
This Dead Last finally got what he deserved!
Naruto looked as though he had been set on fire.
“What did you say, bastard?!
What do you mean by Dead Last?!”
“Want to fight, Dead Last?”
Sasuke stared back at Naruto without backing down.
“That’s enough, Naruto!”
Iruka stepped in to stop them.
“This afternoon, I’ll introduce your jonin instructors.
Until then, you’re dismissed!”
“Yes!”
Everyone answered together.
…
“Sasuke!”
On the street, Sakura was calling Sasuke’s name.
“Honestly, Sasuke!
Where did he run off to?
We finally ended up on the same team, and I was hoping we could have lunch together!”
She looked around unwillingly, still searching for him.
“Sakura!”
Naruto’s voice came from behind.
Sakura turned around.
“Since we’re finally on the same team, let’s have lunch together!”
Naruto smiled and scratched his head.
The moment Sakura saw Naruto, all the frustration she had accumulated from failing to find Sasuke finally found an outlet.
“Why would I eat with you?!”
“But…
but we’re on the same team now!”
Naruto spread his hands and weakly tried to explain.
Sakura didn’t seem interested in listening.
“You’re so annoying!
Even if we’re on the same team, I’m never eating with you!”
With that, she hurried off again to continue searching for Sasuke.
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