"Th-This is..."
As she looked at the framed photo of the four of them and noticed the connection between the two photographs, Ino Yamanaka could not help but speak.
Matsushita Yoichiro—no! Uchiha Hirohiko—somehow looked a little like Sasuke.
Was it because they were both from the Uchiha Clan? Or because they both wore poker faces while being so handsome?
But...
At the same time, a thought flashed through her mind.
"A photo with their teacher?"
At that moment, Akimichi Choji spoke the second half of her question before she could.
"Yeah."
Shikamaru Nara nodded in confirmation.
It was already obvious. This group photo of four had clearly been taken when Taki Chiba, Hyuga Yukina, and Uchiha Hirohiko had formed a team. Just like when they had been assigned to Teacher Asuma after graduating from the Ninja Academy, they too had taken a group photo like this.
Even the composition was nearly identical.
Three students in front, with the teacher behind them.
Then, after Shikamaru Nara's confirmation, the atmosphere abruptly fell silent.
After that simple exchange, the three of them stared fixedly at the photograph and lapsed into silence.
This seems... different from what I imagined!
In the silence, the same thought passed through all three of their minds.
Yes, it was different from what they had imagined! The reason the three of them had suddenly gone quiet, staring at the group photo as though searching for something, was precisely because it differed from their expectations.
As for what was different...
Naturally, it was the expressions of the three people.
Taki Chiba, Hyuga Yukina, and Uchiha Hirohiko did not appear to have any unusual expressions, nor did they show much emotion. Yet looking at them, a gloomy aura seemed to rush straight at the viewer, forming a complete contrast with the