Team 8's New Member

Chapter Seventy: New Members of Team 8 (Bonus Chapter!)

A week has passed since Shizune left Konoha.

Genin missions are always carried out in groups of at least three people. Team 8 was missing one person, so they couldn't operate.

Shunren returned to the Uchiha settlement to continue his daily training.

If you're red, your family runs a Genjutsu dojo, so you can train on your own.

After a period of careful recuperation, and with the help of the powerful Yamanaka Clan to which Inoichi belonged, who showered him with expensive medicinal herbs, Inoichi finally fully recovered from his injuries.

Inoichi, the Jonin in charge of Team 8, immediately began applying to the Third for additional members after recovering from his illness.

What's somewhat strange is that, logically speaking, in a large place like Konoha, adding a mere Genin shouldn't be a matter of simply picking someone up.

Unexpectedly, even though Inoichi personally supervised this matter, it took several days before the Third assigned a newcomer to Team 8.

Today was the day for the new members to meet, Shunren left the Uchiha settlement early.

It feels so good to be waited on so early in the morning. My brand-new clothes, which have a faint jasmine scent, are neatly folded beside me. On the table is a nutritious breakfast of eggs, milk, and wheat bread, which smells delicious. There is also a generously portioned bento box that was prepared well in advance.

"Have a safe journey, Shunren." Hezi bowed slightly towards the door like a virtuous wife.

Excellent! I really like this feeling! Shunren was in a very pleasant mood.

"Auntie sucks like crazy... Daddy~" Quan Lanshan Earth Flow unsteadily, trying to imitate her mother. She tried to bend down but couldn't stand properly and stumbled, falling to the ground with a silly smile.

Shunren's cheek twitched; the scene was too beautiful for him to bear looking at any longer, so he strode away.

At the Konoha training ground, Team 8 assembled at the agreed time.

"Hello everyone, my name is Tenzen, and I am a Genin. Nice to meet you."

The boy in front of us is a new member of Team 8. He has short, loose blue hair, black eyes, and a slightly thin build. He looks a bit older than Shunren and Hongnian, probably around fourteen or fifteen years old. His voice is clear and pleasant, and his fair and delicate skin makes him look like a girl at first glance.

Shunren's first impression was that this person was a girl, but upon closer inspection, he could see a clearly visible Adam's apple on her neck.

Cute boy?

"Hello, I'm Kurenai Yuhi. Nice to meet you." Kurenai didn't seem to like the effeminate Tenzen in front of her, and greeted him in a neutral manner.

"Uchiha Shunren." Shunren also introduced himself, then glanced at the other person again. To his slight surprise, the other person's expression did not change at all after hearing "Uchiha".

However, Shunren didn't think much of it. The other party was just an ordinary Genin, and in his memory, he didn't even remember that the original work had left a name. He was probably just an insignificant extra. Also, to be honest, being Genin at fourteen or fifteen years old is quite ordinary, especially in this chaotic era. Such Genin is just cannon fodder.

"Alright, welcome Tenzen to our Team 8." Inoichi, as always, was decisive and efficient, smiling slightly. "Since we're comrades, let's skip the formalities and greet each other in the ninja way!"

Shunren's eyes flickered, and he greeted her in the manner of a ninja—it couldn't be simpler.

"I see..." Hong also cleverly understood Inoichi's meaning, looked around the empty training ground, and nodded, "Is this the reason for gathering here today?"

"Very good!" Red eyes lit up.

He then automatically Earth Flow to the open space in front, looking Tenzen to spar, and waved to Tenshin, "Come on, Tenzen- senpai, shall we have a spar?" "Kurenai, don't call me senpai... Although I'm older than you, I'm just Genin like you. Um, and..." Tenzen scratched his head, a sheepish look on his face, "I'm not very good at real combat, please go easy on me!"

Shunren was taken aback, then couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing. This Tenzen was truly interesting; he was clearly older, and a man after all, so how could he tell a younger woman to "go easy on her"?

"Huh?" Hong was taken aback for a moment, then a strange look appeared on her face. Finally, she frowned and asked tentatively, "A strategy of feigning weakness to gain arrogance?"

"No, no, no, I mean it~" Tenzen forced a wry smile and quickly waved his hand.

"Is that so? Then I can't hold back even more!" Hong said coldly.

"Eh? How could this happen... Red is so scary!" Tenzen exclaimed in panic.

Seeing Tenzen's weak and effeminate appearance, Hong Xin was furious. She glared at Inoichi and thought to herself, "What kind of lousy teammate did you find!"

Inoichi also looked embarrassed. The Third had been looking for his application for quite some time, thinking they were looking for some outstanding talent. But he never expected that after all the selection, they would end up with such a loser!

Shunren simply retreated far away. Fortunately, Hong volunteered to step in, otherwise he wouldn't have wanted to fight such a guy, since he didn't have a good impression of sissies either.

Hong was furious, her scalp tingling with rage. Seeing Tenzen cowering and hesitant, unwilling to fight her, she couldn't help but yell, "Tenzen! If you're still a man, stand up straight and fight me properly!"

"Yes!" Tenzen seemed startled by Hong's shrewish roar and Earth Flow to Hong like a well-behaved puppy.

Red Eye twitched, she turned her head and glared at him angrily, then pointed ahead and gritted her teeth, saying, "Get over there! How can we fight if you're so close to me?"

"Ah, is it really going to be a fight...?" Tenzen Earth Flow dejectedly to the opposite side of Hong, keeping a distance of several feet in fear.

This action made Hong even more impatient, and she raised one hand in Seal of Confrontation.

Tenzen also dutifully erected the Seal of Confrontation.

"Ahem~" Inoichi said in a low voice, "Then, let's begin!"

At a command.

Red immediately pulled a Kunai from her pocket.

Tenzen was quick on his feet, swiftly slipping one hand into his waist pouch.

Seeing Tenzen's skillful movements, Hong couldn't help but nod in approval, thinking to herself that although this guy was a bit eccentric, he still had the skills a ninja should have, didn't he?

But the next second, upon seeing what Tenzen quickly pulled out of his pocket, Hong froze, staring in disbelief, and stammered, "Tenzen, what... what the hell are you doing?"

Tenzen deftly pulled bandages, disinfectant, hemostats, and other tools from his pouch, then looked at everyone with an innocent expression and weakly said, "I... am a medical-nin."