Chapter 403: Team Ino is Formed
"Don't worry, senpai, I will take good care of them."
"Thank you. In that case, I will take my leave."
"Take care, senpai."
Ino exchanged some pleasantries, stating that she would teach according to their individual aptitudes, and then saw off the special jonin, Ebisu.
During wartime, everything was simplified.
When Ino and her peers graduated, the graduation exam, ninja registration, photo-taking, and receiving of forehead protectors were all separate procedures.
Now, there weren't so many formalities. Konohamaru and his friends quickly went through the entire process.
The photographer Genzo took their pictures for their ninja registration cards, and then, after an introduction by the chunin in charge of the school's daily affairs, Funeno Daikoku, Ino joined them for a group photo. "Team Ino" was now officially formed.
Ino didn't need to play the bell-snatching game; they were all acquaintances. Following Asuma's old tradition, she treated the three to a barbecue meal to celebrate them officially becoming ninja.
"Hahahaha—Big Bro Naruto, see my forehead protector? I'm a genin now too!" Konohamaru was in the middle of eating barbecue when he suddenly saw a figure pass by the window and immediately rushed out to show off.
Naruto: "..."
This little brat is a genin now, just like me! The heavens must be blind!
The mention of becoming a chunin made Naruto feel like he was about to break down!
Normally, the Chunin Exams were held twice a year. In the middle of this year, the genin went to the Sand Village for the Chunin Exams. As a result, Iruka claimed he was seriously ill, and Naruto couldn't go. Now Iruka had "recovered and been discharged," and it was the end of the year. Another exam should have been held.
But now the ninja world was in a complete mess. The Chunin Exams? Don't be ridiculous!
No matter how much Jiraiya valued Naruto, he wouldn't hold a special Chunin Exam just for him while everyone else was busy to the point of exhaustion, with countless people sending their husbands and sons to the battlefield.
Without participating in the exams, one couldn't be promoted to chunin. This was an ironclad rule in the village, effective for everyone. Jiraiya couldn't possibly make an exception for him, so Naruto was still a genin.
He didn't really approve of the great ninja war, and with Koharu Utatane and the others opposing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's participation in the war, his two applications to go to the battlefield had been rejected by the village. Now he could only pass the time doing D-rank missions like farming, weeding, and finding cats.
Seeing Konohamaru's smug face, his frustration was beyond words.
Naruto was invited to join them for barbecue. Since Asuma got married, Ino hadn't been here for barbecue in a long time.
It had to be said, the barbecue here was still very expensive!
Ino ate until she was half full, then, as the team leader, she told the three to eat more, because she was going to conduct a preliminary training session with them later.
Naruto, claiming to be Konohamaru's senior, shamelessly tagged along.
The effect of training with Ino was quite good; his partial Tailed Beast transformation could now be stably maintained at the four-tailed state.
However, he was not the target today. He could only stand by and watch.
"Are you all full?"
"Full!" x3
Ino smiled and nodded. "Very good. For the next three days, you will be spending your time on the training grounds. Naruto!"
Didn't she say I was just observing? Is there something for me to do?
Naruto pointed to himself, as if to say, Are you calling me?
Ino handed him 10,000 ryo. "Could you please go buy some breakfast for Konohamaru and the others, and while you're at it, let their families know so they don't worry."
Konohamaru and the others looked up at the sky. It had just started to get dark. Breakfast?
Ino said, "Time is limited. The village has only given me five days to train you. If there's a sudden situation on the front lines, this time will be shortened. You should be prepared. Don't sleep for the next few days. Now, all of you, pull yourselves together. Show me what ninjutsu you know, perform them once for me."
"Harem Jutsu!" x3
With three soft "poofs," the smoke cleared, revealing three alluring and curvaceous bodies. Ino's face turned green. She glanced sideways.
Naruto, seeing her dark expression, hastily ran away.
Ino's breathing became a little heavy.
"Besides this bizarre ninjutsu, what else do you know?"
Konohamaru scratched his head, then had a sudden realization and gestured to his two companions.
The three formed hand seals again.
"Reverse Harem Jutsu!" x3
The three were beaten up by Ino. Naruto, who hadn't run far, was also caught by her with the Flying Thunder God Technique, dragged back, and mercilessly thrashed with a large wooden stake.
"Forget all that ridiculous ninjutsu! Moegi, you're a girl! How can you learn such a jutsu? What does this look like?"
Ino scolded them soundly.
Little Moegi felt a bit wronged. What could she do? The two guys next to her were like that. In order not to be left out, she could only go along with them.
She automatically mastered the art of shifting blame, pointing at Naruto. "Big Bro Naruto taught me!"
Konohamaru and Udon also pointed at Naruto in unison. "That's right, that's right! Big Bro Naruto said this jutsu was super powerful, that's why we learned it!"
Naruto didn't try to argue; this was indeed his fault.
Ino waved her hand, signaling for him to hurry up and buy breakfast. Then she cast a genjutsu on the three, making them fight within the illusion.
After the preliminary assessment, she found that all three had good fundamentals.
They had all completed training in tree climbing and water walking. Konohamaru was destined to be someone who could casually throw around A-rank jutsu in the future. His chakra was clearly a notch higher than his two companions; he had already learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
This jutsu was heavily influenced by Naruto, but it wasn't Naruto who taught him; it was the Third Hokage himself before he passed away.
The Third Hokage had explained all the precautions for the Shadow Clone Jutsu in detail, so Ino didn't need to worry about that aspect.
As per tradition, she still had the three use chakra paper to test their chakra affinities.
Konohamaru was a typical Sarutobi clan ninja, possessing both Fire and Wind affinities.
Udon only had an Earth affinity.
Moegi was most like Ino had been initially, with Water and Earth affinities.
Ino said, "Since you are now my students, as your teacher, I will gift each of you one ninjutsu. What ninjutsu do you want to learn?"
Although she couldn't compare to the Third Hokage, who was said to have mastered a thousand jutsu, Ino was now a ninja proficient in all seven nature transformations. She had mastered over a hundred ninjutsu, including a plethora of high-end ones. During her recent battle with the Cloud Village, she had also copied a lot of Lightning Release ninjutsu with her Sharingan. Although it wasn't appropriate to use them openly, she understood their principles.
With her level of skill, teaching the three of them was more than enough.
"Rasengan! I want to learn the Rasengan!" Konohamaru shouted loudly.
"Fine." Time was limited, and Ino wasn't as idle as Jiraiya had been when teaching Naruto. She had long since written down the training method for the Rasengan in a scroll, which she now gave to Konohamaru as a gift.
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