Sasuke got a headache when he saw this junior who likes to tease him.
He proficiently rolled his eyes, then turned the back of his head toward Karin.
Seeing that Sasuke wasn't taking the bait, Karin was immediately a little disappointed.
She looked around left and right, and when she saw that Hinata in the back was looking over toward Naruto's side, her eyes immediately lit up.
Seeing that the Sensei hadn't come in yet, she directly stepped on the desk and flipped over.
"Ah, Karin, what are you doing?", Hinata was a little surprised.
Karin squeezed in next to Hinata and winked at her, "Want to know who your teammates are? Want to know who the squad leader is? I've got insider info~"
Hinata glanced over at Naruto, who was talking to Gaara over there, "Really?"
Karin grinned, "You know I've always been fair and honest in business."
Hinata rubbed her hands a little and took out a few candies from her pocket.
Karin leaned over and whispered something into Hinata's ear. Hinata's face turned a little pink, and she immediately stuffed the candies into Karin's hand.
"Thank you, Karin."
Choji, sitting in the row in front, turned around while eating chips and said, "Karin, then tell me too."
Karin reached into Choji's bag of chips and grabbed a handful.
"You think the Ino–Shika–Cho trio can actually be split up?"
Choji looked very disappointed, "Aw, I was hoping maybe we'd get some different teammates."
Ino was sitting right next to him, "I don't want to be in the same squad as you, I want to be in Sasuke's squad."
Karin, watching Choji and Ino bickering, kept stuffing chips into her mouth.
She patted her hands and went to the back of the classroom to wash them.
Of course Rengoku never let Karin lack snacks; she just thought it was fun.
"Anyone else want to know their squad in advance? Inside information~", Karin continued to stir things up in the back.
With a crash, the door opened.
Rengoku and Uchiha Kyuji walked in.
"Karin! Back to your seat," Rengoku shot Karin a sharp look.
Karin stuck out her tongue and quickly ran back to her seat and sat down obediently.
In the past two-plus years, Rengoku's battle merits were basically known across the whole ninja world.
These little brats still held him in awe and respect. When Rengoku entered, the classroom instantly quieted down.
"As students of the elite class, you graduated two years early, which means you became genin earlier than others."
"But even after becoming genin, I will still strictly require things from you."
"And I won't give you those missions like finding cats, dogs, or picking up trash."
"You need to clearly understand that you are elite, so you must have higher standards for yourselves."
"If you slack off and die in a mission, you'll only bring shame to your clan."
"Understood?"
""Understood!""
The students below answered loudly.
Throughout these two-plus years, Rengoku repeatedly emphasized the elite class, making the students treat it as an honor.
During outdoor classes, when the regular class was still playing games, they were already fighting with real ninja tools.
Although this elite class was still immature, they were completely different from the regular class students.
Rengoku nodded, then said, "Now I will begin the squad assignments."
Since they were graduating early, Rengoku rearranged the squads for them.
"Squad One: Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuga Hinata."
"Ah!"
Hinata let out a little gasp, then immediately covered her mouth, 'What Karin said was true, I really am in the same squad as Naruto.'
Sasuke curled up the corner of his mouth and unconsciously glanced at Gaara.
But Gaara didn't show any reaction, making Sasuke feel bored.
Just at that moment, a figure stepped into the classroom, and Sasuke was instantly dumbfounded.
Rengoku continued, "Your squad leader, Uchiha Itachi."
"Nii-san!", Sasuke blurted out.
Karin smiled cheerfully next to him, "Told you you'd be happy~"
Itachi was wearing the Uchiha clan uniform, with a sword at his waist.
Aside from the tear grooves on his cheeks, he looked very similar to Sasuke.
Itachi smiled, "From now on, you have to call me Sensei."
Sasuke suddenly grinned, "Yes, Itachi-sensei."
"Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, follow me."
Itachi's appearance caused an uproar among those present: one of the three Mangekyou Sharingan holders, Uchiha Itachi.
These little brats didn't know exactly how strong Itachi was, but they all knew that Rengoku, this Mangekyou Sharingan holder, was the number one in the ninja world.
So Itachi must also be very strong.
Everyone looked at Sasuke's squad with envy, getting such a strong squad leader was simply too rare.
Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata stood up and gathered at Itachi's side.
When Hinata stood next to Naruto, her heart was beating a little fast.
Fortunately Rengoku had specially trained Hinata beforehand, and she was already basically desensitized.
Naruto tilted his head and glanced at Gaara.
Gaara nodded toward Naruto, and only then did Naruto follow Itachi out.
"Squad Two: Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino, Ajisai. Squad leader, Uchiha Kyuji."
Uchiha Kyuji was their Sensei in class. After this class graduated, Rengoku planned to take them out on missions until they got used to it and then have Kyuji take over again.
After all, there were only so many top-tier people in Konoha; other civilian squads would have Sensei like Iruka.
Kyuji had taught them for more than two years already, so the second squad was quite satisfied with this squad leader.
They quickly stood up and walked toward Kyuji.
As Ajisai passed by Rengoku, she gave him a bow.
They were people from Amegakure, dumped into the Uchiha by Konan, and they had actually prepared themselves to live under someone else's roof and suffer.
But unexpectedly, Rengoku treated them very well. Food, clothing, and lodging were never lacking.
And basically anyone with talent was sent to the ninja school for training.
Although not everyone was talented enough to enter the elite class like Ajisai, compared to the educational resources in Amegakure, it was far better.
They all respected Uchiha Rengoku very much, and had even slowly begun thinking of themselves as part of the Uchiha.
Rengoku nodded to Ajisai, indicating for her to go.
"Squad Three: Hyuga Neji, Tenten, Hotaru. Squad leader, Uchiha Yusuke."
Although others were unfamiliar with Yusuke, Hotaru, who lived in the Uchiha district, knew who Uchiha Yusuke was.
He was one of the top Uchiha elites, second only to Mangekyou holders. He was more than qualified to be their Sensei.
In the early stages, the most important thing for a squad leader was to let the squad quickly get used to each other, learn how to take missions, and pass on various experiences.
Improving their strength wasn't actually the Sensei's duty.
Yusuke coming to lead them at this stage was mainly to look after Hotaru. Neji and Tenten were highly self-motivated, teach them just a little and they could make progress on their own.
Of course, Rengoku had separate plans for them, but now wasn't the time yet.
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