"Naruto, why are you still so childish? The minimum Rank for a Ninja qualified to lead a team is Chunin. Even we can easily avoid such petty tricks. Do you think our team leader won't be able to avoid it?"
Due to the existence of the internet cafe, Sasuke's personality was not as gloomy and aloof as in the original work. Seeing Naruto's prank, he couldn't help but complain.
"Just try it. Like the stinky old man said, we're just standing around anyway."
"You have a point."
Sasuke nodded, agreeing with what Naruto said. Then he stood up, walked to the door, took something out of his pocket, and said, "Yours is too crude. Let me enhance it."
If a Transmigration saw this scene, they would definitely shout: Sasuke, your Character Design has collapsed.
Sasuke didn't care whether his Character Design collapsed or not; he suddenly found this kind of prank quite amusing.
With Sasuke joining in, Sakura naturally became interested too.
For a moment, the three of them began tinkering near the classroom door... When Kakashi Hatake finally found the characters that had been lost on the path of life, he arrived at the school unhurriedly. Just as he lazily reached out to open the classroom door, he suddenly sensed something unusual.
"Swish!"
The moment he opened the door, the blackboard eraser above his head started to fall. Simultaneously, the Steel Wire Sasuke had wrapped around the door triggered a chain reaction, launching several pieces of chalk.
Facing the blackboard eraser above his head and the chalk attacking him head-on, Kakashi could only dodge to the left or right if he wanted to avoid being hit.
But on the floor to both the left and right, Sakura had smeared strong glue.
Unless Kakashi retreated, he would definitely fall for the trap.
Facing the prank set up by the three of them, would Kakashi retreat?
Absolutely not.
Although he always seemed unreliable and carefree, he still possessed the dignity of a Jonin. If he were forced to retreat by a simple trap made by three newly graduated brats, all his dignity as a Jonin would be lost.
Kakashi needs Face too?
"Poof."
"Swish swish swish."
Kakashi chose neither to retreat nor dodge left or right, but instead chose to intercept the attack head-on.
With Kakashi's skill, he naturally caught such a crude trap easily.
However, whether it was the blackboard eraser in his left hand or the chalk in his right, Sakura had smeared glue on both.
Therefore, Kakashi ultimately fell for the trap.
"Seriously? Is our team leader really that lame? He fell for it so easily."
The prank succeeded, yet Naruto and the other two didn't show any sign of happiness; instead, they looked somewhat dissatisfied because Kakashi had fallen for the trap.
"How should I put this... My first impression of you guys is... quite unpleasant."
Ignoring the blackboard eraser and chalk stuck to his hands, Kakashi merely said indifferently, "I'll wait for you on the school rooftop. Hurry up and come."
After speaking, he vanished with a 'pop.'
"Shadow Clone? Since when?"
Sasuke and Sakura didn't know what that was, but Naruto did.
Sensing something was wrong just as he was about to open the door, and then having a Shadow Clone open the door without the three of them noticing—this response successfully changed Naruto's impression that this teacher was a weakling.
"Naruto, do you know what that was?"
The Clones taught at the Ninja Academy have no substance and can only be used to distract, but the Shadow Clone has substance and can be used for direct combat.
"That is the Shadow Clone, a high-Rank Clone Technique."
On the way to the rooftop, Naruto told Sasuke and Sakura about the Shadow Clone technique.
When they heard that the Shadow Clone could help them Cultivate, Sasuke and Sakura both smiled happily.
But when they heard about the side effects, their expressions immediately fell again.
Nevertheless, they definitely had to learn it. Even if they couldn't create many Shadow Clones due to Chakra limitations, even creating one would speed up their Cultivation progress... "In order to deepen my understanding of you, everyone should introduce themselves first."
On the rooftop, although Kakashi had already reviewed their files, the self-introduction segment was mandatory for their first formal meeting.
The main purpose was not to find out who they were, but to gather intelligence.
The files he had seen were from a while ago. Now, he needed to 'update' this information and intelligence to lay the groundwork for their future interactions.
"As the team leader, shouldn't you go first?"
All three of them were very interested in Kakashi, and they urgently wanted to know what kind of person their team leader truly was.
"Is that so..."
"Alright, I'll go first then."
"My name is Kakashi Hatake. Things I like and things I dislike... I don't feel like telling you. As for my future dream... my interests are also varied..."
After hearing Kakashi's self-introduction, the expressions of the three students were quite strange.
"Aside from your name, you didn't say anything else at all. You're completely fooling us."
Kakashi glanced at Naruto. The files indicated that Naruto was a hot-blooded idiot who often failed tests and was suspected of having intellectual issues.
Judging by the present, Naruto's intelligence seemed quite normal, as he realized he was being fooled.
Sure enough, information written on paper is often less accurate than intelligence gathered through personal investigation. If not for the introduction just now, he might have continued to regard Naruto as an idiot.
"Don't worry about the details. Besides, Ninja should not be perceived according to common sense anyway. My introduction is complete; now it's your turn."
Shrugging his shoulders, Kakashi certainly wouldn't divulge his information to these rookies; instead, he began urging them on.
"My name is Sakura Haruno. My favorite things are..." Sakura glanced at Sasuke next to her, then continued, "I dislike... poverty. My dream is to become a great female Ninja like Lady Tsunade."
'Hmm? Didn't the file say that Sakura Haruno disliked Naruto? Why is it different now?'
After Sakura Haruno finished, it was Uzumaki Naruto's turn.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto. My favorite thing is eating Ichiraku Ramen, and then playing games. The thing I dislike the most is the same as Sakura's... poverty. As for my dream... that's naturally to become Hokage and be respected by everyone."
'Hmm, didn't Naruto dislike Uchiha Sasuke the most? Why did it change to poverty, just like Sakura? The person who collected these files must be too unprofessional.'
After internally complaining, Kakashi looked towards Sasuke.
"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I dislike many things. I like the growth of strength the most, and... I must kill that man."
'Sasuke, huh? This information hasn't changed much.'
Having finished listening to the three introductions, Kakashi nodded and said, "Now that I've heard your self-introductions, I have a slight understanding of you."
"Alright, starting tomorrow, shall we begin taking missions?"
"Missions?"
Upon hearing 'missions,' both Naruto and Sakura looked very happy.
There was no helping it; these two were the only two poor kids among the rookie nine. If they wanted to use the computers at the internet cafe, they had to earn money.
And taking missions was precisely the best way for Ninja to earn money.