Class Assignment

"My god!? Am I seeing things? Uchiha Wei actually backed down?"

"Does that mean Uchiha Wei got taken down by Shigure? Seriously? I can't believe it!"

"Everyone, say a little less!" a gray-haired youth wearing a mask said coldly.

After that, no one around dared to make a sound.

"Hm?" This cold youth caught Shigure's attention—gray hair, a sword on his back, a mysterious mask, and chakra flow noticeably higher than the other students.

Although Shigure had been reincarnated here, all his past memories were gone, so naturally he didn't recognize this person.

"This guy... doesn't seem simple," Shigure thought.

"Don't you recognize anyone anymore?" a pleasant female voice sounded beside him.

Shigure turned his head.

"Interested in him? He's the top student in our class, Classmate Hatake." It turned out to be his deskmate with long red hair explaining to him.

"You..." Shigure touched his head, looking a bit embarrassed. He couldn't quite remember his deskmate's name, but from her eyes, he knew she was from the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan.

"Me? I'm Hinata Kurenai. Remember that, and don't you forget it from now on!" Hinata Kurenai smiled, as if she could melt ice frozen for ten thousand years.

"Alright, I won't forget from now on. What's the full name of this Hatake clan classmate?" Shigure nodded and asked politely.

"His name is Kakashi Nao," Kurenai replied.

"Ah? Kakashi Nao? Alright..."

Shigure was a bit speechless, almost thinking he'd transmigrated into The Disaster of Kakashi Nao.

Then a teacher he'd never seen before appeared again, picked up a list, and began calling out the students' names.

"Akimichi Tonki!"

"Yamanaka Yuki!"

"Nara Kakuru!"

"You three Inoshikacho have always been the best partners, and your grades are very balanced, so you'll be Team One."

Aside from Yamanaka Yuki, the other two were male. Akimichi Tonki could be described as extremely fat, while Nara Kakuru looked exceptionally shrewd. Yamanaka Yuki was one of the few easy-on-the-eyes blonde beauties.

"Next, Uchiha Wei..."

The teacher spent half an hour dividing the teams, leaving only three people. Looking at Shigure, he said, "Given this classmate's special graduation exam results and the huge contrast with his usual performance, I'll place the following three in the same team. I hope you can look out for each other."

"Team Seven: Uchiha Shigure, Kakashi Nao, Hinata Kurenai."

"Alright, Team Seven's supervising jonin has already arrived. You can go to the principal's office to meet him. The rest of you continue with team assignments," the teacher announced.

"I wonder if it's fate, getting assigned to Team Seven? And with my deskmate and the class's top student, Classmate Hatake... Huh? Are they treating me like the worst one?!" Shigure was a bit speechless.

At that moment, countless female students started making a ruckus.

"Heavens! Hinata Kurenai is so lucky! She gets Classmate Hatake as her teammate!"

"Not only that! Uchiha Shigure is handsome too! She gets to enjoy two handsome guys all to herself! So jealous! Unfair!"

Some were disappointed, some were thrilled.

"Heavens! My prayers worked!" Hinata Kurenai could barely contain her excitement. It seemed she really wanted to be grouped with Shigure and Nao.

"Let's go!" Kakashi Nao still wore that cool expression. It wasn't aimed at Shigure specifically—this guy was like that from start to finish.

Amidst a wave of exclamations, the three of them headed to the principal's office.

When they opened the door, Shigure saw a figure very familiar from the original story.

Wearing a loose kimono, a Konoha forehead protector on his forehead, and eyes that were pure white—exactly like Hinata Kurenai's.

"Byakugan? The Hyuga Clan?" Kakashi Nao exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh, that's right. Nice to meet you. Please take care of me. I'm unworthy, but I'm Konoha's newly promoted jonin, Hizashi Hyuga. You can call me Teacher Hizashi. So you three must be my students." Hizashi Hyuga was very polite, not treating the three like subordinates at all.

"Uchiha Shigure, Kakashi Nao, and Miss Hinata Kurenai." Though his address varied, Hizashi remained humble and courteous.

"Mm." Kurenai nodded.

"Hm?" Hizashi looked at Shigure's eyes, slightly puzzled.

Shigure naturally understood what Hizashi wanted to ask, so he said, "Teacher Hizashi, you can speak freely."

"Mm, if I'm being rude, forgive me. Uchiha Shigure, your eyes seem somewhat similar to our Hyuga Clan's eyes?" Hizashi asked in surprise upon seeing Shigure's eyes.

After all, something like a Kekkei Genkai was sensitive not just in Konoha but throughout the entire ninja world, protected by Kekkei Genkai clans. Hizashi's inquiry was perfectly normal.

Shigure quickly explained, "I'm not sure. My eyes have always been like this, and I don't feel anything special about them. Maybe I was born this way."

"My apologies. It seems I was mistaken." Hizashi smiled and nodded.

Then he said, "By the way, the three of you should prepare to head to the Konoha training ground now. We have an entrance exam next, personally ordered by the Third Hokage. Anyone who fails will lose their qualification to become genin! The three of you must give it your all. Now, go prepare!"

Hizashi Hyuga suddenly turned serious, instantly shifting from a gentle father figure to a strict teacher.

Naturally, the three newly promoted genin vanished from the principal's office.

Soon, Konoha Training Ground 3.

Three figures quickly assembled there.

Team Seven of Konoha's Genin, Hinata Kurenai, waited properly in place, though she occasionally glanced toward Uchiha Shigure not far away, her cheeks faintly flushed.

Kakashi Nao, with his gray-white hair and face mask, carrying a finely crafted sword on his back, sat cross-legged as if pondering some question.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Shigure, dressed in standard ninja attire with the Uchiha Clan crest so faint it was nearly invisible, wearing a Konoha Headband, his skin and eyes slightly pale, stood like a hawk, his focus unwavering as he waited in place like a stone.

At that moment, Hizashi Hyuga looked over the group and nodded, taking in everyone's performance. He had already arrived at the Third Training Ground.

Hizashi suddenly appeared before them with a Body Flicker, abruptly commencing the official Genin entrance exam.

"All three of you come from Konoha's great clans, bearing the honor and talent of your fathers. Therefore, I expect you to truly complete this lesson and become Genin in the truest sense," Hizashi Hyuga said, pulling out the bells he had prepared.