Unlucky Team Assignments
The next day, afternoon, Ninja Academy, classroom.
"What's going on? Hasn't our instructor arrived yet?"
Teammate A complained loudly, as the classroom was now empty, everyone else having been taken away by their instructors, leaving only the three of them.
The girl with the bob cut, Teammate B, echoed a few words in agreement.
They shared a common trait: they looked down on their eight-year-old teammate.
Lin Ke sighed almost imperceptibly. His luck was a bit too bad, running into teammates like these. If his instructor was the Jonin he had imagined...
This was a disastrous start.
"Creak~" As dusk approached, the classroom door opened, and a white-haired figure wearing a mask and a Forehead Protector covering one eye stood in the doorway, saying lazily:
"Yo."
"I'm Hatake Kakashi, the Jonin in charge of you."
Crap.
Lin Ke calmly accepted the fact that he was about to be sent back to the Ninja Academy for another year.
Before Hatake Kakashi encountered the original trio of protagonists, all examinees were inevitably sent back to the Ninja Academy by him.
Because his assessment goal was completely anti-ninja. The Ninja Academy taught that ninjas were tools, and missions were more important than anything, but he valued the so-called importance of teamwork.
Moreover, whether his taking on the protagonist trio had anything to do with the Third Hokage's request, or with the Uchiha bloodline and the Fourth Hokage's son, was completely unclear.
The only result was that, before the protagonist trio, no one could pass his practical exam.
"...That's all." Hatake Kakashi rambled on for a bit, mentioning something about being late because of a black cat. Since the other two students were classic Genin, they didn't show any emotional fluctuations or objections to the Jonin's words, strictly adhering to the hierarchical concepts taught at the academy.
"Tomorrow morning, there will be a wilderness survival exercise at the Third Training Ground." He didn't even bother to get to know his subordinates, let alone make strange jokes. "This exercise will determine whether you will return to the Ninja Academy to repeat the year, so—"
He probably hadn't even considered wanting the three of them to pass the exam.
"See you tomorrow, you three." He left with a gentle smile.
Teammate A and Teammate B quickly began discussing the wilderness survival exercise, and then one of them turned his head and said:
"Hey, kid, do you have any—"
Lin Ke stood up and left without even looking at them, leaving the two to complain about their cold superior and companions.
It was meaningless. He didn't think he needed any bonds or to get along with his companions.
Perhaps if the instructor wasn't Hatake Kakashi, he might have been in the mood to hang out with his two companions, get along with them, and take the lead to show his leadership skills, in order to get the opportunity to be promoted to Chunin as soon as possible.
But now, it didn't matter.
After leaving the classroom, Lin Ke felt a little annoyed. The feeling of having his plans disrupted was really unpleasant. Thinking of the excitement of graduating smoothly yesterday, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed and angry. He took a deep breath to clear his messy thoughts.
So, are there any benefits to encountering Hatake Kakashi?
He seriously thought about it. The disadvantage was that he wouldn't be able to become a Genin this year, and the time to become a Chunin would be delayed.
The advantage was that returning to the Ninja Academy for a year of consolidation was still okay. The speed of physical training would slow down, but it wouldn't stop completely. He could also use more time to familiarize himself with and apply his unique Three Body Technique.
Also, Hatake Kakashi's status in the village wasn't low, and he could directly talk to the Third Hokage. In the future, he would even lead the protagonist trio.
Leaving a deep impression on him was a good thing.
Lin Ke made a judgment. No matter what the impression was, as long as he could leave an impression and not be an unremarkable passerby, it would definitely be beneficial to his future promotion.
So tomorrow's wilderness survival exercise—the bell test—couldn't be taken lightly.
Well then, let me see how much I'm worth at full power—Another day, Third Training Ground.
"What's going on? He really is a late king."
Teammate A sat on a wooden stake and complained. Hatake Kakashi was late again, just like yesterday.
"Is a guy like that really a Jonin?" He and Teammate B began to discuss.
Lin Ke sat not far away, silently doing combat simulations in his mind, clearly separated from his two teammates. He hadn't even thought about defeating a Jonin. His Taijutsu was too poor, and his Ninjutsu was too simple. He wasn't even confident in defeating a Chunin, let alone an elite among the Jonin.
The only idea was the Substitution Jutsu. His Substitution Jutsu randomly summoned a substitute. With the rate of increase in his Chakra over the past half year, he could now maintain the substitute's existence for thirty seconds. If he was lucky, he might summon Star Platinum again—
Although the Star Platinum he summoned couldn't stop time, just relying on its stats of being able to punch through three-meter-thick, diamond-hard teeth, it wouldn't be a problem to compete with the kidney-deficient Hatake Kakashi.
If he was unlucky enough to summon Hermit Purple...
"Sorry, sorry." Seeing that the morning was about to pass, Hatake Kakashi, saying words of apology that were completely insincere, appeared in the open space not far away, casually placed the alarm clock on a wooden stake, and said, "Before twelve noon, those who get the bells in my hand can pass the test."
He shook the two bells, hung them on his waist, and pulled out Make-Out Paradise from his Waist Pouch, saying, "Then—"
"The exercise begins."
"Whoosh!" X2 [These idiotic brats!] X2 The teammates who had hidden themselves and concealed their presence according to the ninja's battle strategy all extended their sincere greetings to Lin Ke, who had just stood up.
"Even if they hide, they shouldn't be able to hide from a Jonin, right?"
Lin Ke moved his body and said in a calm tone, "Three people, but only two bells, so will one person fail the test and return to the Ninja Academy?"
A hint of a smile appeared in Hatake Kakashi's eyes. Of course, he had read the files in advance. A brat who seemed to possess a special Bloodline Limit, who wanted to graduate after only one year of enrollment—
In fact, the Third Hokage had been paying attention to this kid. After all, it was a Bloodline Limit ability, so he threw the job of guiding Jonin to him.
Combining his past practice of sending three people back to the Ninja Academy every year, it was not difficult to guess the Third Hokage's thoughts.
"Whoosh~" He opened the book Make-Out Paradise with one hand and said, "Hehe, the real mission is so cruel. Even in the test, one of you is destined to be eliminated and return to the Ninja Academy."
Lin Ke had already adjusted his physical state to the best, and without hesitation, he quickly formed hand seals—
Transformation Jutsu! Clone Jutsu! His left arm fell off in full view, turning into a chainsaw in the air and falling into his right hand. He had a strange smile on his face, and he gently pressed the switch with his finger.
"Buzz~ Rumble!"
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