Chapter 402: Chapter 400 : Kurenai Yuhi!!
"Uchiha Genya and Hyuga Hinata?"
Shino Aburame pushed up his small sunglasses, his eyes flicking between Genya and Hinata, a mix of surprise and confusion on his face.
Though Genya and Hinata belonged to the Uchiha and Hyuga clans respectively, Hinata’s personality was somewhat timid and meek; she was always quiet and reserved in class.
Meanwhile, Genya Uchiha barely showed up at school and couldn’t even awaken his Sharingan.
How did I end up assigned with these two?
But then he thought again—he himself was a transparent person nobody paid attention to, so being grouped with these two little "princes" was probably normal.
Looks like after Iruka-sensei finishes assigning groups, I’ll need to have a good talk with my future teammates.
"How is that possible? You two actually got grouped together?"
Shikamaru Nara’s eyes suddenly snapped open, staring at Genya and Hinata in disbelief!
His usual laziness vanished instantly.
He still couldn’t believe it.
Based on past groupings, members of the Uchiha and Hyuga clans would never be in the same group, and his analysis had been correct!
But this time, Uchiha Genya and Hyuga Hinata were indeed in the same group.
What’s going on?
Did my prediction fail?
Though lazy, Shikamaru could not accept being wrong, especially when he had been so confident.
That’s the trouble of having a high IQ, I guess.
"Shikamaru... looks like your prediction was off~~"
Genya teased the somewhat annoyed Shikamaru beside him.
Shikamaru felt like he was being mocked.
What could have caused my analysis to be wrong after all?
Was there really a teacher who assigned Genya and Hinata together?
Shikamaru thought about it but quickly dismissed the idea.
If it were Hinata, that would make sense, but Genya, this troublemaker, must have been forcibly assigned.
After all, no teacher wants an unruly student in their group.
There could only be one reason: the village didn’t take Uchiha Genya seriously.
Even though he was from the Uchiha clan, he couldn’t awaken the Sharingan, so he was treated like an ordinary student during the assignment.
That also explained why Hinata from the Hyuga clan was paired with Genya from the Uchiha clan.
In the end, Shikamaru shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
Wasting brain cells was the last thing he wanted to do.
"Team 9, Inuzuka Kiba, ...., ......"
"Team 10, Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, and Akimichi Choji!"
Shikamaru glanced at Ino, who was facing off with Sakura nearby, and Choji, who was snacking as usual.
He said casually, "So it really is like this."
The Ino-Shika-Cho trio — he had predicted this even before the teams were assigned.
The trio had worked perfectly together for generations.
"Tch, I really ended up in the same group as them. One’s a chubby snack lover, the other just wants to sleep all day!"
Ino looked at Choji snacking and Shikamaru acting lazy, speechless.
If it were up to her, she’d rather be in a group with Uchiha Genya!
But sadly, everything had already been assigned.
After reading the list, Iruka put the materials on the table and said seriously, "Once grouped, you will become close partners. You will grow together."
"Grow together."
Naruto stood up first and pointed toward Sasuke nearby.
"Teacher, why do I have to be with Uchiha Sasuke? He’s so cold and distant."
"That’s because you’re too hyperactive. You need someone steady to watch over you!"
Iruka looked at Naruto seriously as he said this.
Naruto was speechless!
Because of Naruto’s outburst, even if others had opinions, no one wanted to change classes anymore.
"All right. Now, just wait for your teacher to come pick you up!" Iruka said at last. He looked at this group of students with fondness, leaning on his cane, then left the classroom.
The students watched him leave, their eyes filled with reluctance and attachment.
"Guess who our teacher will be?"
"Not sure. Probably one of the jonin."
"Hopefully, our teacher will be powerful..."
"Looking forward to it..."
Everyone whispered among themselves. After the groups were set, three of them huddled together quietly to discuss their future teacher.
Creak—
While everyone was talking, the classroom door was suddenly kicked open.
Then,
A man with a cigarette in his mouth walked in, his expression serious.
He scanned the students in the classroom, finally fixing his gaze on Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji.
"Team 10, step forward."
As he spoke, he casually took a drag of his cigarette and held the remaining butt between his fingers.
Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji exchanged a glance, then walked out.
"Heh, no wonder it’s Asuma Sarutobi—always making a scene!" Genya watched the group leave, raising his eyebrows.
Interesting!
"Students of Team 2."
"Team 5."
As Asuma left, more teachers came to pick up their students, and the classroom slowly emptied.
At last, only Genya’s Class 8 and Naruto’s Class 7 remained in the classroom.
"Genya... do you know who your teacher is?" Naruto asked, bored. Among everyone, he had the closest relationship with Genya.
"Wait... I know already!" Genya smiled gently. Actually, he did know who his teacher was, but knowing was enough for him.
"Hey Sakura, do you know who our teacher is?" Naruto asked next, turning his eyes to Sakura with a smirk on his lips.
"No!" Sakura replied curtly, clearly annoyed by Naruto. It wasn’t exactly hatred—it was more like she distanced herself from him like most others did. She disliked Naruto!
Her gaze mostly stayed fixed on Sasuke, showing no feelings toward Naruto at all.
Creak—
The classroom door opened again, revealing a woman in a sleek black-and-white short dress and long black hair.
She was very beautiful.
Especially her striking red eyes that caught everyone’s attention.
"Team 8: Hyuga Hinata, Uchiha Genya, and Aburame Shino!"
The woman spoke gently but firmly.
"All present!"
Hinata immediately stood up, bowing respectfully.
But Genya and Shino did not move, only responding verbally while carefully observing their future teacher.
As expected, the teacher arranged by Shisui had already made arrangements with them.
Kurenai Yūhi’s eyes also studied Uchiha Genya carefully. This was the youth admired by the masked man and Guy—was he really that strong?
Taijutsu or Genjutsu?
"Follow me." After looking over the three, Kurenai Yūhi waved and motioned for them to step out.
Genya, Shino, and Hinata exchanged glances and stood up, ready to leave.
But before leaving, Genya glanced back at Naruto:
"Wait patiently for your teacher... he should be a very interesting person!"
Kakashi Hatake—of course, he was interesting!
****
Support me on my patreon and read upto 15 early Chapters.