Chapter 16: Chapter 16: Team 8
Of course, all of this was manipulated by Uchiha Kage.
The purpose was to make Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen suspicious of each other.
"You also dreamed of Tobirama-sensei?"
"Hurry up and tell me, what kind of treasure is that?"
"Don't be in such a hurry...", Sarutobi Hiruzen held a pipe in his mouth, deeply furrowing his brows as he looked at his old friend and fellow disciple, who was almost pressing his face against him.
If he were not the Hokage, he believed the other party would definitely use various reasons and excuses to search his residence and office.
And yesterday, despite clearly warning him not to provoke the Uchiha and the Nine-Tails again, he still disobeyed orders and sent people who almost killed Uchiha Kage.
'Have I given Danzo too much power over the years?', Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but ponder deeply.
"Sensei favored you, so of course, you can afford to be patient. But regarding such an important matter, Sensei also said that we two should work together. Are you planning to take it all for yourself?", Danzo spoke with spit flying everywhere.
If Sarutobi Hiruzen were not the Hokage, he would have even grabbed him by the neck and questioned him.
"Don't you find it suspicious that we both dreamed of Sensei last night? Could it be someone deliberately messing with us?", Sarutobi Hiruzen found it strange—why was the usually skeptical Danzo so unquestioning today, blindly believing in the dream about Tobirama-Sensei?
"Of course not...", Danzo's voice immediately lowered by eight tones.
Of course, he didn't suspect anyone of deception or illusion because his right eye contained the Mangekyō Sharingan with the most powerful genjutsu—Kotoamatsukami.
How could there be an illusion in this world that he couldn't see through?
But he couldn't tell Sarutobi Hiruzen this reason.
"Of course, I suspect someone is setting us up, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to know what the treasure is first," Danzo quickly found an excuse and continued pressing relentlessly to find out what treasure Sarutobi Hiruzen had obtained.
"That is not some treasure," For a moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to tell Danzo about the Future Diary, but when he thought about the diary recording his own death date and cause of death, he fell silent again.
Of course, he believed that Danzo would help him unify the ninja world. But he also believed that if given the perfect opportunity to kill him, his fellow classmate and friend would not hesitate to do so.
"Impossible! If it's not a treasure, why would you have dismissed all the Anbu yesterday...", Danzo realized he had misspoken after saying this and quickly shut his mouth.
"So, you really have been monitoring me all along?", Sarutobi Hiruzen took a strong puff from his pipe, his expression gradually turning serious.
"No, I was just... occasionally...", Danzo felt a little guilty, but he believed he was not wrong. The Hokage should be supervised; he was merely maintaining Konoha's law and order.
"Enough. Whether what we dreamed last night was real or not, you just need to follow my orders।"
"Hiruzen, you can't do this! You can't keep the treasure Sensei gave us all to yourself!"
"I already told you, it's not a treasure. You can leave now."
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't want to say any more.
"You... You will regret this, Hiruzen!"
Seeing that he couldn't pry open Sarutobi Hiruzen's mouth today, Danzo could only storm out of the Hokage building in frustration.
"Danzo, you must understand—I am the Hokage," After Danzo left, Sarutobi Hiruzen stood alone, looking out of his office window, and coldly muttered.
'Whether the dream was real or not, the "Future Diary" must never be seen by anyone.'
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"I must be in the same class as Kage, I must be in the same class as Kage...", In the ninja academy classroom, Ino clasped her hands together and recited with a devout expression.
"You're exaggerating too much, Ino."
Maybe because she realized that after class division, she wouldn't see her often anymore, but today, Sakura and Ino got along very harmoniously.
"Not exaggerated at all. If Kage doesn't end up in my genin team, some other girl might snatch him up first."
Ino had heard from her mother that many ninja ended up together because they were in the same genin team.
"Eh, is that so?"
Sakura glanced at Uchiha Kage, who was sitting in the back row beside Hinata.
'Speaking of which… does Hinata also like Kage, just like Ino?'
"Sakura, look over there!"
Sizzle—Pop!
Just as Ino and Sakura were chatting and waiting for their soon-to-arrive jonin instructor, an unexpected commotion erupted in the classroom.
Because he couldn't stand Sasuke's aloof, cool demeanor, Naruto jumped onto a desk and started fiercely staring him down. But unexpectedly, a classmate in front accidentally nudged him, causing him and Sasuke to kiss by accident.
And they were stuck together… tightly.
"AH! NARUTO, HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO SASUKE!"
Seeing Sasuke and Naruto locked in a lip-to-lip connection, the classroom instantly exploded.
The girls who liked Sasuke started condemning Naruto.
'Ah, so Sasuke-kun actually likes Naruto,' Sitting beside Uchiha Kage, little fujoshi Hinata shyly covered her face with her fingers.
[TL/N: Fujoshi means BL Fangirl]
"Maybe this is fate," Uchiha Kage didn't expect Naruto and Sasuke's first intimate contact to happen today.
"Everyone, quiet down!", Just as the classroom descended into chaos, Iruka finally walked in.
"From now on, you will form teams of three as genin, under the guidance of a jonin sensei, to carry out missions...", After quieting the classroom, Iruka began reading out the team assignments.
"…Team 7: Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, Uzumaki Naruto!"
'Two burdens,' Hearing the team assignment, Sasuke mocked internally.
'Great! I'm really in the same team as Sasuke! But… there's also that annoying Naruto. Also… could Sasuke really like Naruto?', Sakura recalled how Sasuke was always cold towards her and other girls, yet recently often went home with Naruto. She got goosebumps.
'No, no, no! Absolutely impossible!'
"Why Sasuke? I wish I were in Kage's team," Naruto muttered aloud.
"Hmph! Kage is obviously in my team!"
'Naruto should just go bother Sasuke. Stay away from my Kage!'
Ino clenched her fist. Since Sakura got what she wanted, she also…
"Team 8: Uchiha Kage, Aburame Shino, Hyuga Hinata... Team 10: Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Choji."
"Ah... why is it like this...", Ino was instantly devastated.
'I... I'm in the same team as Kage?', After hearing the assignments, Hinata was both shy and excited.
'Did I push Kiba out?'
'But being in a team with Hinata isn't bad, and Shino is a reliable teammate,' Uchiha Kage was surprised but accepted the assignment.
'Uchiha Kage… seems like a powerful guy,' In the back row, Aburame Shino stared at a bug on his hand, deep in thought.
———
"Looks like three adorable disciples."
Unlike a certain tardy jonin, Yuhi Kurenai was the first to pick up her team.
Gazing at the three before her, she suddenly felt excited about being their mentor.
'Uchiha, Hyuga, and Aburame clans—if they developed well, their future would be amazing.'
'And in terms of looks, all three are my type, especially Uchiha Kage...'
"Uchiha sure produces handsome guys."
Kurenai's first impression of her students was very good.
"Sensei is beautiful too."
Uchiha Kage also examined his new female instructor.
'What a huge bandage—no, I mean, what fair skin…'
'Although not as impressive as Tsunade or the mature version of Hinata, Kurenai's size is still quite remarkable.'
Her skin was as white as snow, her long hair cascaded like a waterfall, and combined with her tall figure and mature feminine voice—there was no mistake, this was the standard "onee-san" type.
"Thank you."
'What a polite Uchiha. It seems this little handsome boy is quite skilled at interacting with people.'
Yūhi Kurenai glanced at the remaining Hinata and Shino and immediately identified their shy and reserved personalities.
"Now we begin the survival exercise. Whoever snatches the bell from the Sensei's hand will get a reward."
Jingle! Jingle!
Shaking the two small silver bells in her hand, Yūhi Kurenai smiled as she looked at the three students before her.
Although she had no intention of eliminating anyone, as a Sensei, she still had to evaluate the abilities of these three disciples.
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[Ninja Fragments x2 Obtained]
After finishing the survival exercise, panting heavily, Uchiha Kage finally got what he wanted.
Unfortunately, only Hinata and Aburame Shino's ninja fragments dropped—there was nothing from Yūhi Kurenai.
'It seems that not only I was holding back, but this female Sensei also haven't shown her true strength.'
However, Hinata seemed… just like she was hiding something in her pants, she kept pressing her legs together. As soon as the survival exercise ended, she quickly excused herself and rushed home.
He originally wanted to chat a bit more with little Hinata…
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