"Why are our teammates still waiting here?!"
Outside Training Ground Three, a wild yet pretty girl complained to the black-haired beauty beside her.
"Tell me, why are we assigned to such a strong teammate? Besides Uchiha Itachi, there are already enough conflicts in our class."
The brunette beside her quickly tried to calm her.
"Hana, don't say that. The director said the team arrangement can't be changed, right?"
"Hmph! Why should girls have to wait here for no reason?"
"We still have time. We just came early."
"Woof!"
The two girls chatted under a tree.
Suddenly, a voice came from above them.
"Hey~ You came early."
The girls were startled and quickly looked up.
They saw Naruto hanging upside down from a tree branch, smiling at them.
"It's you!"
Inuzuka Hana and Uchiha Issemi looked at Naruto in surprise.
Yesterday he had caused quite a commotion in class, and the girls had secretly glanced at him more than once. Girls in this world also liked handsome boys.
Although Naruto covered one eye with a bandage, it didn't ruin his appearance at all. Instead, it gave him a mysterious feeling, almost like a character from an anime.
At first, they thought Naruto would definitely fail to graduate.
But they never expected that the person the director asked them to wait for would actually be Naruto.
Naruto himself was also a little surprised.
He was used to the team formation of two men and one woman, so he thought his team would be the same.
But he didn't expect Sarutobi Hiruzen to actually assign him two cute girls. It almost felt like using beauty to strengthen his sense of belonging to Konoha.
Naruto didn't know that because Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted strong teammates for him, the academy director selected the two best students among more than a hundred.
Uchiha Issemi ranked first in almost every subject except Uchiha Itachi.
And Inuzuka Hana was the most talented girl in the Inuzuka clan, known for her calm, balanced, and intelligent thinking.
Unlike her straightforward mother Inuzuka Tsume and her energetic younger brother, Hana dreamed of joining the medical ninja team.
That was why she was placed in Naruto's team as a medical ninja.
Meanwhile, Haimaru, who had been secretly observing Naruto from the side, suddenly froze in fear.
Naruto raised his eyebrow slightly and released a trace of the Nine-Tails' aura.
Haimaru immediately trembled and quickly hid behind Inuzuka Hana, shrinking like a frightened husky.
At that moment, Hana suddenly realized something shocking.
With Haimaru's sensitive sense of smell, he hadn't even noticed when Naruto appeared.
"Is this the strength that defeated the examiner?"
The two girls couldn't help feeling excited.
Having such a strong teammate naturally gave a ninja confidence.
Naruto jumped down from the tree and stretched out his hand to greet the two girls.
"Why are only the two of you here? Where is the Jonin instructor?"
Hana's cheeks turned slightly red as she answered softly.
"He hasn't arrived yet… we're waiting for him."
Issemi laughed teasingly beside her.
"Why are you speaking so quietly now? Are you shy?"
Hana immediately panicked.
"You're the one who's shy! I… I…!"
"You came quite early."
Just when Hana didn't know how to reply, a calm wooden voice suddenly sounded.
Everyone quickly looked up.
A strange ninja wearing a mask and a forehead protector appeared in front of them.
Naruto's pupils suddenly shrank, and a shocked expression appeared on his face.
No way… Tenzo? Yamato?
This guy actually left ANBU so early to become a Jonin instructor?
But Naruto quickly understood.
After all, he had already caused trouble several times.
Every time it involved ANBU or Root.
Assigning a ninja with Wood Release, someone capable of suppressing the Nine-Tails, was completely reasonable.
Hana whispered to Issemi beside her.
"Is he really our Jonin instructor? He doesn't look very young."
Issemi immediately whispered back.
"Hey Hana, don't say that so loudly. The teacher might hear you."
At this time, Yamato was only eighteen years old.
Even though his face looked a bit older, he still couldn't hide a trace of youthful immaturity.
"Well, don't be so serious. This is also my first time being a teacher."
Yamato scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
If an enemy really thought he was inexperienced, they probably wouldn't even realize what happened before dying.
Whether in Root or ANBU, his ruthlessness when dealing with enemy spies was well known.
"My name is Yamato. You can call me Yamato-sensei. First of all, congratulations on becoming ninjas."
"Your next task is to find the hidden scroll somewhere in this training field. It contains the information about your training mission."
Yamato smiled at the three of them.
"What? Isn't this supposed to be the bell test?"
Naruto asked while rubbing his chin.
"The bell test? What bells?"
Yamato looked confused.
"Nothing."
Naruto smiled faintly.
"If we're not allowed to act freely, can we just go back to the academy?"
The corner of Yamato's mouth twitched slightly.
Now he finally understood why the Third Hokage said Naruto was a genius but also an extremely carefree Jinchūriki.
"Don't worry. This is only to test your abilities and assign suitable missions. You won't fail because of it."
Yamato explained patiently.
"Really?"
Naruto sighed with disappointment and shook his head.
Yamato: "..."
This guy is only thinking about forbidden ninjutsu!