Chapter 25: Team Assignments, Father-in-law's Actions
Naruto Uzumaki was sitting on the swing, his lone body so pathetic.
But Izayoi did not feel sorry for him at all.
Because only Izayoi knew that this guy was going to unlock the cheat.
Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, these two sworn enemies, were like the reincarnated chakra in their body, representing the biggest yin and yang, and their fortunes were also opposite.
For six years of school life as a ninja, Sasuke Uchiha was among the best popular stars.
If Izayoi weren't in the way, he would be the first student.
These were also the most glorious years of Sasuke Uchiha in the original novel.
But after graduation, he experienced one setback after another.
Meanwhile, Naruto Uzumaki, who was the last student throughout his life, began his counterattack journey with cheaters.
In a brief span of time, he passed the top-grading student who was lowest-placed.
Naruto Uzumaki presently looked pitiful, yet following dusk, he would officially activate the cheat and obtain one among the godlike powers most suiting Sage Body and Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, which was a prohibited technique even Izayoi envied and the more chakra he had, the more he wished to possess.
During the Fourth Ninja World War in the original work, Naruto Uzumaki's shadow clones utilized the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, all of them bearing a Rasengan, and drove Madara Uchiha's Wood Style: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees back.
Even the lowest level Five Elements Ninjutsu, if used by hundreds of thousands of shadow clones, would be disaster-like in effect.
If Naruto Uzumaki had a Wind Style: Great Breakthrough mastered at the Chunin Exam, he would not need farting to overpower Kiba Inuzuka.
A Multiple Shadow Clone Technique + Wind Style: Great Breakthrough combination would be capable of killing most of the examinees.
Naruto Uzumaki would be suppressed and weakened, but Izayoi would not.
If he learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, his strength would certainly change qualitatively.
Having such a thought, Izayoi's two fingers caressing Hanabi's hair momentarily halted.
He had a careless idea in his mind.
Perhaps he could learn this forbidden technique tonight!
If the Byakugan wasn't elevated to the gold rank, Izayoi would never have dared to think so.
After all, he was the only one who was aware that the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique had indeed been prepared by Hiruzen Sarutobi for Naruto Uzumaki.
Unrolling the Scroll of Seals, the first forbidden technique was the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique. The Scroll of Seals that was particularly put where it would not be easily seen by Naruto Uzumaki was also quite troublesome.
If Izayoi were to be daring enough to attack the Scroll of Seals, or even step foot in that forest at night, he would find himself as the target of Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Then would come the Mind Reading Technique of the Yamanaka clan.
Nevertheless, Izayoi did not need to approach Naruto Uzumaki or enter that forest to be able to have the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
His Byakugan's far-sighted vision was up to an eighty-kilometer distance.
Everything in Konoha was under his command.
As long as he was prepared, he was able to flawlessly reproduce the cultivation process of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique the moment Naruto Uzumaki opened the Scroll of Seals.
In light of this, Izayoi made a snap decision.
".Izayoi-kun, do you think we will be placed in the same group in the team assignments tomorrow after tomorrow?"
Half an hour passed.
Hanabi slept in Izayoi's arms.
Having taken Hanabi to the bed in the room, Izayoi returned to the sofa.
Then he stretched out and put his arm around Hinata's fragrant shoulder.
Hinata leaned in Izayoi's arms and asked hopefully.
"The possibility is very low, but it's not zero."
Izayoi played with Hinata's hair with his two fingers and spoke slowly, "The team placements should be based on the balance of power. You and I have been in the top three in the grade all year, so the possibility of getting put together is very low."
"But our unbreakable bond of the past few years hasn't just been picked up on by our peers, but by teachers as well."
"If the team assignment is up to the teachers, they might consider our implicit understanding and pair us in the same team."
Hinata clasped her hands together in a prayerful gesture and hoped, "I wish I can be in the same team as Izayoi-kun."
Izayoi smiled without meaning to. He pinched Hinata's chin between his fingers stroking her hair, and then pinched her tiny face.
He did not want to discourage Hinata. Possibilities of the two being paired together were actually close to zero.
The one who paired them was Hiruzen Sarutobi, and in the original book, Sakura Haruno, the lucky one who was the darling of Naruto Uzumaki, was the sole one who was luckiest to be included in the group of kids from ninja clans.
The other eight small strong ones, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha were a team, new generation Ino-Shika-Cho was a team, the Inuzuka clan, Hyuga clan, and Aburame clan were a team.
There was no team of ninja clan children and commoners in this class.
Similarly, these teams consisting of ninja clan children would certainly be recognized by the Jonin teachers.
The teams consisting of other ninjas who were commoners had a very high rate of elimination.
Unless the teams were not divided according to tradition, Izayoi, being the top student, could just barely surpass Sakura Haruno.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi obviously could not go against the tradition, and Izayoi and Sasuke Uchiha were best buddies. What if the two ostracized Naruto Uzumaki?
Two men and one woman altogether, if two men had contradictions, there would be a female to arbitrate or side with.
If three men had contradictions, it would be a keg of powder.
Since the fact that new generation Ino-Shika-Cho was inseparable.
Team Seven, owing to its special nature, would necessarily be the same as in the original work.
The only team Izayoi could squirm into was Team Eight.
If Izayoi actually pushed his way in, Hiruzen Sarutobi would swear at the Aburame clan or the Inuzuka clan.
If Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame were only ordinary members, it would not be a problem.
I mean, Izayoi was the top student and had already proven himself.
But they were sons of the head of the clan and the next generation of the ninja clans.
If the successors to the ninja clans were placed in normal units and taught by normal Jonin instructors, what if they got into trouble during missions?
The Inuzuka clan and the Aburame clan, the latter not only a perception and fight ninja clan, but also provided many ninjas with a great number of ninja dogs as summons; the former was a renowned insect user clan in the ninja world, and all insects were frightening.
Izayoi did not know if Hiruzen Sarutobi had guts.
Then, this was a very low probability.
But Izayoi was unaware that not only did Hinata hope to be placed on the same team as him, but even Hiashi Hyuga hoped that Hinata would be placed on the same team as him.
The future father-in-law had already taken action.
In the evening, Hiruzen Sarutobi placed a special Scroll of Seals on the office table in the Hokage's office and then left home from work.
Shortly after he came home, a middle-aged man wearing a white robe and long hair with a pair of white eyes came in person.
Sometime around then, Mizuki also found Naruto Uzumaki.
No sooner was the darkness, than a golden-haired boy in an orange jacket suit and dark green goggles boldly broke into the Hokage's office and pilfered the Scroll of Seals on the desk.
Soon, a vast multitude of green figures flew above the rooftops of the central street.
(End of this chapter)
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