Team Formation Successful

Most of the ninja trainees had finished their graduation exams.

The largest classroom in the Ninja Academy was already packed, but thankfully, everyone was listening to the teacher's instructions and wasn't too noisy.

Yu had been keeping an eye on everyone entering. Sasuke came in not long after him, which was expected. The Clone Technique was very simple for Sasuke.

Afterward, Yu and Sasuke watched the doorway together, waiting for the appearance of that blonde kid.

As time ticked away, Naruto still hadn't shown up.

"Is the story going to repeat itself? Naruto shouldn't be doing something as foolish as stealing the Ninja Scroll now, right?" Yu muttered to himself.

"What are you talking about?"

Sasuke, who was next to him, asked after hearing Yu's mumbling.

"Nothing, just thinking that Naruto might not pass the graduation exam!" Yu said with a smile.

"He probably will," Sasuke replied softly. Deep down, he also hoped Naruto would pass the graduation exam.

Just as the two of them were losing faith in Naruto, a blonde kid suddenly walked in through the classroom door. Especially that signature goofy grin made his identity unmistakable.

"I knew it! Naruto might not be great at other things, but he's certainly lucky," Yu turned to Sasuke and said.

Sasuke nodded in agreement.

"Heh heh, look what I've got!" Naruto walked over, showing Yu and Sasuke the forehead protector on his head as if presenting a treasure.

"Tch!"

"Boring."

Yu and Sasuke completely ignored Naruto and returned to their seats.

Naruto didn't seem to mind this situation; he was still very excited and joyful. He went to his seat and kept adjusting his forehead protector.

However, not many people paid attention to him. Today was a big day for everyone present, and most didn't have the energy to focus on others. Even the genius student of the Ninja Academy, Sasuke, didn't receive much attention today.

Next was the team assignments, a tradition of the Konoha Ninja Academy.

Every student graduating from the Ninja Academy would be assigned to a small team of three, with a high-ranking Konoha ninja serving as their team leader.

The purpose of this was to help students who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy transition into the role of a ninja more quickly. It also allowed these novice ninjas to learn the qualities expected of a ninja, such as combat skills, personality, and perception...

If these newly graduated ninja students were left to figure things out on their own, it was hard to say how long it would take them to grow. Moreover, in the ninja world, one wrong move could cost them their lives. This system was also designed to help these ninja students grow more safely.

Of course, the ultimate goal of team assignments was to increase Konoha's strength.

Team assignments were based on the overall quality of the graduating students. This was, of course, excluding the children of the great clans, who already had predetermined pairings from the start.

For example, the Ino-Shika-Cho Squad among the Konoha 12 had the Yamanaka Clan (Ino), Nara Clan (Shika), and Akimichi Clan (Cho) standing behind them.

However, the vast majority of ninja students were assigned freely.

Today, not only ninja students and their parents were present at the Ninja Academy, but also over a hundred Konoha ninjas. These ninjas were Konoha's elite forces, as the ninjas assigned as team leaders had to be Jonin or Special Jonin level or higher.

"I really hope I get a good teacher!"

"I'm so excited, what should I do?"

"I just hope my teammates are stronger than me."

Everyone wanted to be assigned to a good team, not only for future growth but also for a greater chance of survival. Apart from those truly carefree idiots, everyone else understood what they would face in the future.

"Akizono Reinami, Ueda Gato, Rakumei Shizume, with Konoha Jonin Murata Ichiro as the team leader."

The team assignments began. Three ordinary ninja students were the first to be announced, and their Jonin team leader was also very ordinary. This was the fate of most ninja students.

In the anime, these nameless background characters would be cannon fodder in future major battles.

But Yu wasn't concerned about that right now. He just wanted to know what kind of teammates and teacher he would be assigned. After all, they would be spending a long time together, so he hoped for people who were easy to get along with.

As for strength, he had no requirements. In his opinion, anyone was about the same as any other background character. This wasn't arrogance, but reality.

Although his current strength hadn't been tested in practice, he felt confident that he could handle anyone, and that was the confidence his strength gave him.

The team assignments were still ongoing and would take a long time.

Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke were assigned to Team 7, just like in the original story, but their team leader did not show up.

"I wonder what Kakashi will be like when he conducts practical training for Sasuke and Naruto tomorrow, considering that human-beast transformations are also a part of a ninja's strength," Yu thought excitedly.

At this point, Yu had automatically filtered Sakura out. She was a negligible presence in the team, essentially a liability.

Although his presence had caused some changes to the plot, some things remained the same as in the original story: Naruto liked Sakura, Sakura liked Sasuke, Sasuke was indifferent to Sakura and arrogant, and he had a bond with Naruto that transcended time. This strange love triangle still existed.

Yu had always wondered if Konoha had added Sakura to Naruto and Sasuke's team for this reason, to create a bond between the three of them. And he had to admit, it had been very effective.

However, Hinata Hyuga did not develop a crush on Naruto after he saved her, as she did in the original plot. This was because Naruto had been with him and Sasuke for the past few years, so he hadn't had the chance to get close to Hinata.

"Naruto-kun, I'm so sorry! I accidentally lost your wife without even noticing," Yu thought to himself, feeling a little happy. After all, Hinata was currently single, and Yu, being a big fan of the Naruto anime, had naturally fantasized about having Hinata as his girlfriend.

But because he didn't want to interfere too much with the plot, he hadn't actively approached Hinata in recent years. Moreover, Hinata Hyuga was the eldest daughter of the Hyuga Clan's main family and the future clan head, so approaching her rashly was a bit dangerous.

"Uchiha Yu, Sai, Fujiwara Chima, with Special Jonin Yamashiro Aoba as the team leader."

"Hey, this is kind of interesting!"

When it was his turn for team assignment, Yu put away his wandering thoughts. However, this assignment truly surprised him.