PS: Unfortunately, you guessed wrong, hehe~
Soon, everyone from Class Six stood up and left with their Jōnin Instructor.
Iruka glanced at their retreating figures, hoping not to see their faces in the Ninja Academy again next year.
"Team 7: Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Sakura Haruno."
Gah—
Aside from the Naruto Gang, everyone was dumbfounded.
Not just in terms of power distribution.
Also...
"Damn it!"
"How did Sakura get such a good deal?!"
"That's Naruto-kun and Sasuke-kun!"
"Ah~!"
"I'm so jealous!"
"…"
"Quiet!"
Iruka frowned; he also found this class assignment situation a bit confusing.
Naruto had always been the top student in his grade, you know!
Logically, class assignments should aim for reasonable distribution.
That is, to balance the overall strength of each class.
From enrollment to graduation, Naruto had always been the top student in his grade, making him undoubtedly the number one person of this generation.
And his teammates, Uchiha Sasuke and Sakura Haruno.
One had been the perennial second-place in overall scores since enrollment.
The other was first in theoretical scores among girls and second in overall scores.
Such a lineup was too luxurious.
The Ino–Shika–Chō being grouped together was an old tradition.
And it was also normal for Ninja from the Hyuga, Aburame, and Inuzuka clans to be in the same class.
These two classes, without a doubt, complemented each other.
Iruka shook his head.
'It seems many people will be weeded out this time.'
Looking at these expectant children, Iruka felt a pang of pity.
However.
Soon, Iruka began to worry about Team 7.
For no other reason than this.
Team 7's Jōnin Instructor—Kakashi Hatake.
Iruka was stunned for a while.
This was completely beyond his expectation.
That Kakashi Hatake... was actually Naruto's Jōnin Instructor?
Iruka secretly clenched his fists.
Those were three extremely promising talents; was this meant to ruin them?
This was no longer a matter of a genius not necessarily being able to teach another genius.
It was about ruining the three of them!
Senju Hashirama: Looking at it this way, Kakashi, your reputation seems a bit off.
Kakashi Hatake: "..."
Might Guy: "I remember Kakashi saying, first, he's lazy, and second, if they can't even pass his test, then they shouldn't become Ninja."
Might Guy: "Even if they become Ninja, they'll only put themselves in dangerous situations and might lose their lives for no reason one day."
Might Guy: "Oh, and Kakashi always has a saying he likes to repeat."
Kakashi Hatake: "Alright, Guy, that's enough."
However, no matter how many opinions Iruka had.
Given his status and position, he clearly couldn't directly interfere with these matters.
After his initial shock, Sasuke rested his chin on his hands, snorted coldly, and continued to maintain his aloof demeanor.
"Team Eight: Hyuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, and Shino Aburame."
There was no suspense left.
Ino was a bit helpless.
Hinata was the same, only Sakura was the most excited.
After reading out the remaining class assignments.
Iruka gave Naruto a deep look.
That resentful gaze sent a chill down Naruto's spine.
Iruka couldn't help but yawn, "Alright, students, wait for your Jōnin Instructors... Teacher has something to do, so I'll be leaving first."
Even though he had already graduated, the name Naruto never left his ears.
If nothing unexpected happened, he would hear this name every day for the next six years.
Not only that... for the next six years, he would have to hide from those three little rascals like a thief.
Currently, Iruka decided to first go to the Hokage Office to find the Third Hokage.
He would try to persuade the Third Hokage to improve the situation of Team 7.
Not long after Iruka left, the Jōnin Instructors for each class arrived.
"I'm leaving first, dear."
Ino looked at Naruto with reluctance.
Then she walked towards the door with Shikamaru and Choji.
Before they even got close, they smelled smoke.
The three of them frowned.
"Let's go." Asuma still had a cigarette in his mouth, seemingly unaware of the three's resistant gazes.
Not long after Asuma left, a beautiful figure appeared at the classroom door.
"Team Eight, follow me."
The newcomer was Kurenai Yuhi.
"Hahaha~"
"I thought we would be the last to leave."
"Then we're off~!"
Kiba was still full of energy.
Shino remained silent, simply keeping his hands in his pockets.
"Naruto-kun, I'm going."
"Mm."
"Be careful during the assessment."
Naruto reminded her.
Kurenai Yuhi was a newly promoted Jonin.
Specializing in genjutsu.
For Hinata... it was a complete counter.
Naruto was a little worried that Hinata might accidentally kill Kurenai Yuhi, who was standing at the door.
"Mm~"
"If you get hungry, don't hold back, go to Teuchi..."
Before Naruto could finish, Hinata quickly covered his mouth and ran off, blushing.
"I... I know~"
Kurenai Yuhi took in this scene.
She stood with one hand on her hip, looking at the three little ones she was to lead.
Then her gaze fell on Naruto's face.
"How impressive, having two girls by your side at such a young age."
"Huh?!"
Mi... Minato-sensei?!
"Sensei, Sensei, where are we going?!"
"Woof~!"
Kiba and Akamaru were both very excited.
The sounds of the boy and the dog interrupted Kurenai Yuhi's thoughts.
She gave Naruto a deep look.
Under Naruto's somewhat puzzled gaze, she revealed a gentle smile.
Then she left with Hinata and the other two.
Outwardly calm, Kurenai Yuhi's heart was actually churning with tumultuous waves.
That's right, it was him!
He even bumped into her butt last time.
Uzumaki... Naruto!
But... how could it be him?
'Jinchuriki... it seems this matter is not simple.'
'Just as Yūgao said, the assessment standards for my promotion to Jonin this time were significantly lowered, and it was too sudden... as if it was preparation for this batch of Ninja Academy graduates.'
'Wait.'
'Just now, following Asuma... Ino Yamanaka, Choji Akimichi, Nara Shikamaru, the Ino–Shika–Chō.'
'And me...'
Kurenai Yuhi looked at Inuzuka Kiba walking in front, with Hyuga Hinata and Shino Aburame beside him.
She narrowed her eyes slightly.
"Hahaha~"
"Akamaru, we'll be able to show off our skills soon~!"
Inuzuka Kiba's excited voice came from her ear.
Kurenai Yuhi, with slightly furrowed brows, suddenly paused.
This voice... she seemed to have heard it somewhere before.
That's right, a few times at Yūgao's house, the sound came from upstairs...
Ah?
No way?