Leaf Village: I, an Uchiha, Am Done Lying Flat! Chapter 22

But Nara!

The thought of that clan made him frown.

Because of Uchiha Yoshio, he had already felt that something was off about Shikaku Nara.

And now, during the team assignments, he had run into another Nara.

Was this really a coincidence?

Or had it been deliberate?

What exactly did the Nara Clan want?

His mind raced, but limited by his lack of information, he could not come up with anything for the moment.

Then there was Ishikawa Itsuki.

He was just a civilian ninja, so there was not much else to say.

From what Uchiha Jin knew, this guy only knew the basic Three Body Technique and had done a bit of Taijutsu training.

Of course, there was no way he knew something like the Eight Inner Gates, nor did he have any specialized Taijutsu inheritance.

To put it plainly, he had trained entirely on his own.

His muscles were a little bigger, and he had been in a few more fights.

Other than that, nothing!

On the contrary, this guy had quite a bad temper. Relying on his third-place ranking in the class, he looked down on everyone else.

These teammates are going to be difficult to deal with!

One Nara whose background I don't know, plus a civilian ninja with nothing but muscles in his head.

Still, forget it.

I'll take things one step at a time.

If they really don't know their place, then I'll just have to make you "sacrifice" yourselves.

About half an hour later.

After Hiruzen's Grandson finished reading the list, no one said another word, and they simply walked straight out of the classroom.

Then nine Chunin arrived and called out Teams One through Nine.

Apparently.

Starting from Team Ten, they were the true cannon fodder.

They had no team leaders, no instructors. Armed only with the basic Three Body Technique and kunai, they had to go to the battlefield and fight for their lives.

If they were lucky enough to survive, they might even be able to exchange their merits for some common Ninjutsu in the village.

If they were unlucky, they would become nothing more than a name on the Memorial Stone.

As for the first nine teams, although they had been assigned Chunin leaders, that was really only for appearances.

There was not much difference between Chunin and Genin.

During wartime, so-called Chunin were merely Genin who had survived one war.

Perhaps the instructors assigned to them probably knew fewer Ninjutsu than the children of ordinary powerful clans.

And that was indeed the case.

In a small grove.

After their Chunin instructor brought the three of them there, he turned around and spoke calmly.

"My name is Kudo Shin. Aside from the Three Body Technique, I know one C-rank Ninjutsu, Earth Style: Earth Wall!"

"In the team, I am mainly responsible for defense."

"Your turn."

As he spoke, Uchiha Jin's eyes lit up.

This was truly an unexpected delight.

This Chunin actually knew an Earth Style technique.

Do not underestimate this one Ninjutsu. It was precisely what separated cannon fodder ninja from ordinary ninja.

Judging by his surname, he was just an ordinary ninja.

But being qualified to obtain a Ninjutsu, and a C-rank one at that, proved that he had not only survived a war but had also earned considerable merit.

Otherwise, the village would never have bestowed such a C-rank Ninjutsu upon him!

One had to know that in small ninja villages, a ninja who possessed C-rank Ninjutsu was already qualified to become a mid-level leader.

Those who possessed B-rank Ninjutsu were core leaders.

Do not be fooled by what the Original Story showed, where B-rank Ninjutsu seemed worthless, A-rank Ninjutsu seemed ordinary, and only S-rank Forbidden Jutsu were passable. It made it seem as though one needed a Mangekyo, a Sage Body, or the Rinnegan to be considered an expert, and that true powerhouses had to be people like Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara.

That was complete nonsense!

Looking across the current Ninja World, Three Tomoe Shisui had earned the name Instant Shisui.

With only one A-rank Lightning Style: Chidori, Kakashi Hatake had become an Elite Jonin.

Even Rin Nohara and the Uchiha Obito who had not yet fallen into darkness were now Elite Chunin of Leaf Village.

Were they really that strong?

Rin Nohara only knew the Three Body Technique and some basic Medical Ninjutsu.

What about Uchiha Obito?

That guy, considered a disgrace within the Uchiha Clan, had not even awakened One Tomoe in his Sharingan. He stumbled through the Three Body Technique and only knew one or two Clan Fire Style Ninjutsu.

But then what?

Even so, he had entered Class A, one of Leaf Village's most elite groups, and had now even become Minato Namikaze's disciple.

And this was Leaf Village, the strongest village in the Ninja World!

What about the other major ninja villages?

What about the small ninja villages?

There was even less to say about them.

This alone was enough to show that Kudo Shin truly had the right to be proud.

"My name is Ishikawa Itsuki. I know the Three Body Technique and Taijutsu." Ishikawa Itsuki looked proud. "I ranked in the top three of the class, so I am one of the most outstanding ninja."

"I believe that as long as I am given time, I will become the strongest ninja."

"I want to be the captain of our team!"

His face was full of arrogance.

As a civilian, he did not understand this world at all.

Especially after becoming one of the top three in the class, he had developed an indescribable pride.

But what he did not know was that the family ninja could not even be bothered to compete for his so-called top-three ranking. This was merely Class B, a Cannon Fodder Class. It was not like Class A, where geniuses gathered. What was the point of competing for the top ranks here?

Even if they obtained that ranking, they would be mocked when they returned to their clans.

Otherwise, would he have been in the top three?

Although Uchiha Jin disdained him inwardly, he still spoke with a smile.

"My name is Uchiha Jin. Aside from the Three Body Technique, I also know a little Clan Fire Style."

"I have no objections to the captaincy."

Nara Kazama yawned.

After seeing everyone introduce themselves, he casually spoke as well.

"My name is Nara Kazama. I know the Three Body Technique, as well as a little family Ninjutsu."

"I have no objections to the captaincy either."

After hearing the three introductions, Kudo Shin was genuinely a little surprised.

He had truly not expected that his team would contain two family ninja.

He was not Ishikawa Itsuki. Having truly left the academy, he now understood very well the exact difference between family ninja and civilian ninja.

However.

After hearing that neither of them was interested in being captain, he was only briefly taken aback before he could not be bothered to care about it anymore.

Instead, he looked at Ishikawa Itsuki with utter disdain.

So arrogant and overbearing despite being a civilian ninja—people like this died the most on the battlefield.