Graduation Day

The students who had successfully completed their graduation assessment sat neatly in the classroom, while a middle-aged man stood on the podium and loudly announced the class assignments.

"Class 1: Ebisu, Genma Shiranui, and Might Guy."

"Second class: Ibiki Morino, Shizune Kato, and Tetsuko Koko."

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"Team 7 consists of Obito Uchiha, Rin Nohara, and one other person who is an unregistered member. The teacher will bring him along."

"Team 8: Sarutobi Asuma, Kurenai Yuhi, and Hayate Gekko."

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After finishing speaking, the teacher instructed the students to wait in the classroom for the supervising teacher and then left on his own.

The moment the door closed, the entire classroom erupted in cheers.

Obito excitedly rushed to Rin Nohara, his face beaming, and said, "Great! Rin, we're in the same class! I'll definitely protect you!"

Rin smiled slightly, her eyes narrowing. "Then I'll thank you in advance, Obito."

As soon as the gentle words fell, Obito's face suddenly turned red, and then he covered his face and turned around and went berserk.

  

The classroom was noisy, with some people dissatisfied and others happy, but the topic of conversation was invariably about the class assignments, and Asuma was no exception.

He dangled from a blade of grass, arms crossed, and chuckled smugly at Hong:

"How's it going, Hong? I told you we'd be in the same class, right? And our instructor is definitely a powerful ninja!"

Kurenai Yuhi was initially rather uninterested, but upon hearing this, she seemed to remember something and asked with some anticipation:

"I heard that Uchiha Mo was promoted to Jonin a few days ago. Do you think he might become the Jonin leader for our class?"

"Who? Uchiha Mo?" Asuma frowned in confusion.

"Yes! The legendary Blood Ninja, Asuma, haven't you heard of him?"

"Haha... Snow, Blood Ninja... I, of course I know." Asuma scratched his head, revealing an awkward smile.

Although Mo has gained some fame, he is far from being as famous as the Sannin or White Fang, so most people who don't care much about this topic naturally don't know much about him.

"I...cough cough! I know, I know!" Moonlight Gale, who had been standing next to the two of them but hadn't been able to get a word in edgewise, suddenly became excited.

"Blood Ninja is the strongest Uchiha genius since the village's founding. In the past few years, the number of missions he's completed is comparable to some veteran Jonin. I heard that he's called that because his Fire Release techniques are as vibrant as blood, and he's extremely skilled in Fire Release swordsmanship, so Blood Ninja also means Blood Blade! What's most amazing is that I heard he's about the same age as us, which is just... cough cough! cough cough! Just too amazing!"

Moonlight Gale's face was flushed, making his pale complexion look much healthier.

Upon hearing this, Kurenai's eyes crinkled into a smile, and the corners of her mouth curved into a cute arc, her whole demeanor one of pure joy.

"Right? He's amazing! And his illusion magic is incredible too!"

Seeing Kurenai's happy expression, Asuma's thoughts raced, and after racking his brains, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and his face lit up with realization.

"Oh! I remember now! The old man told me about that guy who was too cruel to the enemy... cough cough! So it was him..."

Seeing Asuma's expression, Kurenai immediately turned around and asked:

"Is there any possibility that he could become a Jonin leading a team?"

"He... if I remember correctly, he's only ten years old, right? Although I don't know the old man's specific arrangements, according to convention, the instructors leading the teams, besides meeting the requirements of a Jonin, are usually experienced ninjas in their prime..."

"And..." Asuma's eyes darted around as he recalled Kurenai's excited expression, and he said seemingly casually:

"Although there are many precedents of special Jonin becoming team leaders, our team members are rather special... Uchiha Mo is a genius, but at his age... I'm afraid his strength is still a bit lacking."

Although Asuma was referring to the members of Team 8, both of them understood that he was referring to themselves.

Kurenai frowned slightly, crossed her arms, and said with some dissatisfaction:

"Seriously, I didn't say Mo would be our team leader. I just asked if there was a possibility he could be our team leader for this year..."

Asuma, seeing Kurenai's anger, was at a loss for what to do. Fortunately, at that moment, the classroom door was suddenly pulled open, and a middle-aged man walked in.

With this unexpected turn of events, the noisy classroom fell silent, and curious gazes fixed on the man.

"I'm the Jonin leading Team 4. My lovely teammates, come with me."

The man smiled, and then left the classroom with the three children.

Subsequently, several more people entered the classroom and took their members with them.

Soon, half an hour passed, and only five students from Class 7 and Class 8 remained in the classroom.

"Why is the teacher so slow?! Almost all the students have left and she still hasn't come!"

Obito shouted impatiently, stormed up to the podium, grabbed the blackboard eraser, and prepared to set a trap for the next unlucky student who came in.

But just then, a series of footsteps suddenly sounded from the doorway, and then the classroom door was abruptly pulled open.

A blond-haired man and two teenagers stood side by side at the door. Obito froze on the spot, quickly hiding the blackboard eraser behind his back, and awkwardly greeted them.

"Big brother, you're our team leader Jonin, right? Me... Kakashi?! You're that unofficial... Mo!!! Wait... you... you two aren't both unofficial teammates, are you?!"

Obito's eyes widened, his mouth gaped open in an exaggerated manner, and his right hand trembled as he pointed at the two of them.

Mo glanced at the flustered Obito, completely ignoring him, and walked straight to the other side of the classroom.

As the boy, who was not much taller than them, drew closer, the three students from Class 8 felt two completely different kinds of excitement.

"No...no way?!"

The footsteps stopped, and Mo stood in front of the three people, speaking:

"Class 8, come with me."

"yeah!"

Kurenai jumped up excitedly, but quickly realized what she was doing, blushed, and sat back down somewhat awkwardly.

Beside him, Gekko Hayate also looked excited, appearing like a devoted fan.

"Are you kidding me?! I clearly told the old man I wanted a strong Jonin to lead the team!"

Young Asuma was not the steady and reliable tough guy he was during Shippuden; instead, he was a truly rebellious teenager. Later, he even went against the Third Hokage and developed the idea that "Konoha and the Hokage are nothing special; only the Daimyo is the truly important core."

His face was full of anger, and he raised his finger to point at Uchiha Mo, as if he was about to say something.

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