Chapter 146: Each Their Own Team Assignment

After Iruka finished announcing all the team assignments, it was time to wait for the Jonin instructors of each team to come and identify their students.

As for the results of the team assignments, some were happy, while others were not.

Ino took a critical hit directly.

She originally thought not being on the same team as Aoba was bad enough.

But now she discovered something even worse. Besides her, all her close friends were on the same team.

Wouldn't that just make her the clown?

"Aoba, I'm so miserable!", Ino directly hugged Aoba's arm, rubbing her golden hair against his chest, sniffing the warmth from the boy's body.

At this moment, the others didn't say much.

Aoba could only pat her head and comfort her in a low voice.

Not much time passed like this.

After the students in the class had gradually left, Sarutobi Asuma, with a full beard, appeared at the classroom door.

"Tenth squad, step forward!"

"Aoba, see you next time," Ino pouted and left together with Shikamaru.

Next, Yamato walked in.

"Eighth squad, follow me."

Kiba Inuzuka's team walked out.

After a few more teams had left, a purple-haired girl with a high ponytail appeared at the classroom door.

Only, at this moment, the girl was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere that made people keep their distance.

It seemed she wasn't in a good mood.

"Eleventh squad!". Uzuki Yugao directly looked over at Aoba, giving him a meaningful glance.

"It's actually Sister Yugao!"

Tenten, Sakura, and Karin all showed surprised expressions.

"Aoba, we're heading out first!"

After greeting Aoba, the three of them also left. Their mood was still pretty good. After all, with Uzuki Yugao as their leader, they'd likely have many opportunities to do missions with Aoba in the future.

Time flowed slowly.

Only two teams remained in the whole class.

"Aoba, why hasn't our teacher arrived yet?", Naruto sat at his desk, clutching his head and wailing.

At this moment, Yuhi Kurenai peeked her head into the classroom a few times, full of vigilance.

After discovering only two teams were left, the expression on her face gradually relaxed and turned into a full smile.

"Aoba, Yakumo, Hinata, come with me."

When she saw the team assignment list, she was quite shocked.

She hadn't expected that Aoba would actually be placed in her team, plus Hinata.

That was why she had been so cautious earlier. After seeing the list yesterday, Yugao had nearly drawn her blade for a spar.

She was just an illusionist, how was she supposed to be good at fighting?

Besides, this team assignment was also unreasonable. She could still teach Yakumo a bit, but what could she teach Aoba and Hinata?

As their Jonin instructor, her only function would be to lead them.

"Looks like it's our turn to go," Aoba turned and glanced at Naruto, Sasuke, and Sai.

This combination was actually quite reasonable.

Naruto and Sasuke were both extremely stubborn people, while Sai was more rational, and their abilities could complement each other.

Aoba stood up.

"Aoba!", Naruto couldn't hold it in anymore. He quickly stood up and asked, "We're not going to be left without a teacher, right?"

"How could that be?", Aoba denied it, rubbing his chin and thinking for a moment, "Your teacher is actually a pretty powerful ninja. As for why he hasn't come…"

"Maybe he got lost at the fork in the road of life."

Of course, it was also possible he was reading smutty books and forgot.

But when Aoba left the Ninja Academy, he realized he had misunderstood Kakashi.

He hadn't been reading smut, but helping an old granny cross the street…

'Truly living as someone worthy of admiration.'

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[At the Training Field]

"Didn't expect this, did you? I'm your instructor now," Yuhi Kurenai stood with her hands on her hips, looking at Aoba with a slightly proud expression.

Five years later, Yuhi Kurenai had also changed a bit.

The fishnet mesh was larger, and the bandages were tighter.

"Ah, right, right, right~ I really didn't expect it, "Aoba replied half-heartedly.

Yuhi Kurenai frowned at his words, 'Why did that sound so irritating?'

"Ahem, anyway, starting today, I'll be your teacher. You can call me Teacher Kurenai. If you have any questions, feel free to ask."

Hearing this, both Hinata and Yakumo applauded enthusiastically, "Then what does Teacher Kurenai plan to teach us?"

"Ah, um…"

Yuhi Kurenai scratched her toe awkwardly and stammered for a while before finally saying, "Would you like to learn genjutsu?"

That was all she could teach, genjutsu. As for taijutsu and such, she might not even be able to beat Aoba or Hinata now.

The scene went quiet, and Yuhi Kurenai felt the atmosphere grow awkward.

At this point, she could only teach Kurama Yakumo genjutsu. Aoba didn't need it at all.

And if Hinata spent her effort learning genjutsu, it would be like picking up sesame seeds and dropping a watermelon.

Everyone understood this clearly.

'So… why am I assigned to lead this team?'

Yuhi Kurenai felt like she was just a figurehead for the team.

"So…", After the silence, Aoba tilted his head and delivered the fatal blow, "Sister Kurenai is just a mission-chaperoning tool, huh?"

"What kind of talk is that? What are you saying?", Even though it was the truth, Yuhi Kurenai was still a bit puffed up in anger.

"Well…"

"When you go on missions in the future, your teacher still has plenty of valuable experience to teach you."

"Really? Then what are we doing now? Are we snatching bells?"

Aoba noticed the bells on Yuhi Kurenai's waist, 'Is this a Konoha tradition?'

The first thing every student does after joining a Genin team was to take the test given by their instructor.

Although the Genin test was usually just a formality, a basic assessment at most.

Only Kakashi took it seriously.

"Uh… no need for that. I already know your strength," Noticing Aoba's gaze, Yuhi Kurenai instinctively covered the bells on her waist.

Although she heard from Kakashi that the bell test was something he learned from the Fourth Hokage. Facing Aoba's group, it was clearly not going to work.

She knew all three of their strengths well.

Back when she tried to correct Aoba's scumbag mindset, she'd secretly investigated the girls around him thoroughly.

Only to return empty-handed in the end.

She wasn't in a rush now, since Yakumo wasn't, why should she be?

And among all the Genin teams she knew, this twelfth squad was undoubtedly the strongest.

Aoba went without saying, his strength was far above hers as their teacher.

Hinata's class ranking was often second, third, or fourth. Yakumo also had a powerful kekkei genkai.

So, clearly, snatching bells would be redundant.

If she failed, that'd just be embarrassing.

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