A Person in Leaf Village: Slapping White Fang at the Start Chapter 37

Extras without even a name did not deserve the author wasting ink to describe them.

"OOOH!!!"

Just then, a burst of uproar and astonished cries erupted from the crowd, and the word "bewildered" was practically written across many faces.

A curly-haired, black-haired boy of about five years old

walked out of the academy building with a Forehead Protector bearing the Leaf Village symbol on his brow.

Uchiha—Shisui!

Because the White Fang had not died, Kakashi had not set the original record of enrolling and graduating in the same year.

Yet unexpectedly, someone else had accomplished it in his place.

"An Uchiha?"

"I heard he's Kagami Uchiha's descendant?"

"Kagami!? That Uchiha who was rumored to have served as the Second Hokage's guard alongside the four members of the Elder Council?"

"After all these years, is the Uchiha clan finally going to produce another genius?"

Shisui Uchiha had enrolled just a few months ago and graduated at the tender age of five, stunning quite a few veteran jonin present.

That was even faster than Genetsu and the Sannin, who had enrolled at five and graduated at six over twenty years ago!

What made everyone feel even more uneasy was Shisui's family background.

The Uchiha and Leaf Village's current upper ranks being at odds was an open secret.

"This Uchiha is a lot more reliable than you."

Fifty-Fifty never missed a chance to mock his archenemy Runtu, glancing sideways as he sneered.

"What did you say? Bastard!"

Obito was instantly struck where it hurt. He grabbed Kakashi by the collar, and the two began trading insults again.

Both were from the Uchiha clan—one was a genius, while the other was dead last.

Wasn't that gap a little too huge?

Genetsu's gaze lingered on Shisui for only a few seconds before he lost interest.

This brat was even more bizarre than his foolish older brother.

Genetsu could not be bothered with him. It was not as if they were related.

But while Genetsu ignored him, Shisui instead approached him on his own initiative.

"Long time no see, Mr. Genetsu. I heard Senior Kakashi and the others were applying to graduate early, so I applied along with them."

Shisui said with a guileless smile.

"Your path is destined to be a difficult one."

Genetsu's ill-intentioned expression made Shisui feel a little uneasy.

A bad feeling...

"Uchiha Shisui..."

Inside the Hokage's office in the Administrative Building.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the extra graduate's file that had suddenly appeared, unable to keep from feeling a headache coming on.

He had already decided on the genin team assignments, yet Uchiha Shisui had suddenly appeared.

It completely disrupted his class assignment plans.

Originally, he had intended to have the examiner be a little harsher and eliminate the boy.

Yet Shisui Uchiha's mastery of Genjutsu had exceeded all expectations.

The instant the examiner let his guard down, Shisui had taken him down with a single Genjutsu.

If they still refused to let him pass now, anyone could see that something shady was going on behind the scenes.

"You seem quite troubled, Hiruzen."

At that moment, Danzo, his longtime partner of nearly half a century, entered the office. Still wearing an expression as though everyone owed him eight hundred, he said:

"Why not give him to this old man?"

"This isn't something you can simply take because you want it."

Hiruzen Sarutobi set down Shisui Uchiha's graduation form and said indifferently:

"Do you think the Uchiha would hand over their clan's genius to you?"

Since Kagami Uchiha, the Uchiha clan had not produced another standout powerhouse. In truth, even Kagami Uchiha had died too early to leave behind a particularly resounding name in Leaf Village's history.

Now that they had finally produced a genius, how could Fugaku Uchiha and the others possibly allow him to be handed over to Danzo?

"Heh heh, you're still too naive, Hiruzen."

Danzo let out a sinister chuckle.

Though his strength was inferior to yours, when it came to underhanded schemes...

You, Hiruzen Sarutobi, were still more than a cut below him.

Inside a classroom at the Ninja Academy.

The students who had passed the early graduation assessment and received their Forehead Protectors gathered in the classroom.

They waited for their homeroom teacher, Senju Nawaki, to announce the team assignments.

Among the graduates, whose average age was ten, the five-year-old Shisui Uchiha looked distinctly out of place.

"First, Team One: Might Guy, Gemma Shiranui, and Ebisu."

Holding a list stamped with the Hokage's seal, Nawaki read aloud:

"Team Two: Kato Shizune, Nohara Rin..."

The moment Nawaki called Rin's name, Obito practically sprang from his seat as if it had grown spikes, screaming inwardly:

Me! Me! Me!

"Yūhi Kurenai."

However, the last name Nawaki announced shattered Obito's final sliver of hope.

Still, it was not the worst possible outcome, and he had not yet fallen into despair.

After all, there were no boys in Rin's group—especially not that detestable Kakashi.

"And finally, Team Three: Hatake Kakashi, Sarutobi Asuma, and... Uchiha Obito."

Nawaki's next words thoroughly cast Obito into the abyss.

Obito shot up from his seat and pointed at Kakashi as he yelled:

"Teacher Nawaki! Why do I have to be in the same team as that idiot Kakashi?!"

"You think I want to be on the same team as you, dead last?"

Kakashi retorted without any courtesy.

"To balance the strength of each team, the first-ranked student and the last-ranked student can complement each other nicely."

Nawaki responded evenly, then drove the knife in a little deeper.

"Do your best, Obito."

Nohara Rin, seated behind Obito, comforted him.

Encouragement from his goddess made the Simp feel as though he had been bathed in a spring breeze. He immediately sat back down, his face full of bliss.

"Um... Teacher Nawaki, what about me?"

Shisui pointed at himself, wondering how he had been left out.

"You..."

Looking at Shisui Uchiha's team assignment information, Senju Nawaki could not help but frown slightly as he said:

"You're a special case. The higher-ups will make arrangements for you, so just wait."

"Oh."

Shisui nodded obediently.

To be honest, he really wanted Genetsu to teach him.

That swordsmanship was practically the very thing he had dreamed of.

But after thinking it over carefully, Shisui felt that was probably unlikely.

After all, Lord Genetsu himself seemed to be only a genin, right?

"The Jonin Instructors for each class will be here soon to pick you up. Do your best, everyone."

After offering a few words of encouragement, Nawaki left the classroom.

Still, the team arrangements felt somewhat strange.

Logically speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi should have been highly wary of the Hatake Brothers by now.

Why would he place his own son on the same team as White Fang's son?

Just as Nawaki had said.

Before long, the Jonin Instructors responsible for the three genin teams arrived one after another.

The instructor assigned to Might Guy's team was a Leaf Village jonin with fairly balanced overall abilities.

Two minutes later, Minato Namikaze entered the classroom after removing his mask. Smiling, he raised a thumb and pointed outside as he said:

"Uchiha Obito, Hatake Kakashi, and Sarutobi Asuma. Come with me."

The three, who had barely exchanged any words since being confirmed as teammates, silently rose and followed Minato Namikaze out.

Before leaving, Obito repeatedly waved at Rin.

Minato Namikaze chuckled bitterly to himself, feeling that this class would not be easy to handle.

"Who am I in charge of? Step out!"

The bold, unrestrained voice sounded incredibly familiar to Nohara Rin and Yūhi Kurenai. When they saw Lady Tsunade enter the classroom with an irritated look on her face, the three girls, Shizune included, were overjoyed. This was their idol!

"Lady Tsunade, why are you here to be a Jonin Instructor?"

"I'm so happy! Does this mean we can study under Lady Tsunade from now on?"

"I-I'm getting nervous."

Facing the three excited little girls, Tsunade rubbed her pale golden hair and complained bitterly:

"That bastard Genetsu made the decision for me without asking. He said I was too idle and should find something proper to do. Bastard... next time, I definitely won't let him off..."

"Hehe~ Don't be so resentful. This could be quite an interesting experience too~"

A voice chilling enough to make one's skin crawl sounded from behind her.

Tsunade turned her gaze, one finely arched brow lifting. "Orochimaru? Haven't seen you in a long time. What are you doing here?"

"Hehe, I'm here to take on disciples as well~"