Mizuki's death didn't cause much of a stir. The only thing worth mentioning was that his girlfriend mysteriously disappeared after he died, while the Anbu gained another squad...
The culprit behind the whole fiasco, Uzumaki Naruto, was spared punishment thanks to the "generosity" of Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and successfully graduated from the Ninja Academy.
After the farce was over, Sasuke looked at the new General Proficiency crystal worth 1,000 points on his Shenlian panel and smiled with satisfaction. Mizuki really had been a pretty useful tool!
After graduating from the Ninja Academy, there were three days off before the newly graduated rookies were assigned to their Jonin instructors. Sasuke planned to use those three days to learn three jutsu.
On the first day, Sasuke learned the jutsu he liked best: Impure World Reincarnation. After all, it was perfect for making people suffer!
[Impure World Reincarnation: Forbidden Technique; 100/5000]
Impure World Reincarnation wasn't all that difficult to learn. The hard part was getting what you needed to use it and making sure you could perfectly control the people you brought back.
So after learning the jutsu, Sasuke didn't rush to find someone to experiment on. He didn't need to use Impure World Reincarnation just yet.
The three days flew by. When Sasuke saw the Genjutsu that had been added directly to his Sharingan panel, he felt a little strange.
[Bringer-of-Darkness Technique: S-rank; 1000/1000]
He didn't know why this Genjutsu had appeared on his Sharingan panel, but he immediately used his General Proficiency points to max it out. That left him with 44,200 points.
As for the Yin Seal, Sasuke had no plans to train in it for the time being. Once he started, he'd have to split his focus. But he was about to face the so-called Copy Ninja, Hatake Kakashi, and didn't want to accidentally give himself away. Better to play it safe.
He carefully put the Yin Seal scroll away to carry with him, then used Scorch Release to burn the scrolls for Impure World Reincarnation and the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique. After that, he went out for a stroll.
He was about to join Team 7, and wanted one last look at Konoha before its destruction. He wouldn't get to see it like this for much longer. That snake must be getting restless by now!
While Sasuke was out strolling, everyone else was training hard. They'd all heard the rumor: if their Jonin instructor deemed them unfit, they could be dismissed.
Almost everyone knew about it. Naruto was the exception, of course. As long as that guy didn't know what he was up against... As for Sasuke, he didn't care. If he was in a good mood, Kakashi was Kakashi; if he was in a bad mood, he was Kakadong.
Sasuke couldn't say he could beat Kakashi, but he should be able to hold his own against him, right? After all, Kakashi could make anything a draw.
Three days passed in a flash. Early that morning, Sasuke arrived at the classroom at his usual time, only to find it packed with everyone except him and Naruto. He was taken aback.
"You're late!" Shikamaru said, looking at Sasuke oddly.
"I'm not late. You all just came too early!" Sasuke shook his head helplessly and sat down in his usual seat.
"Fair enough. But after hearing about that terrifying failure rate, it's understandable that everyone's a little nervous!"
Shikamaru paused at Sasuke's words, then nodded and casually sat down in his own seat.
"I'm more curious about who I'll be grouped with. Our mission success rate depends on it, after all."
Sitting in his seat, Sasuke glanced at Sakura, who looked a little nervous beside him, and spoke with some frustration. His team probably wouldn't change: his teammates would still be Sakura and Naruto, who couldn't even afford ramen.
"Who could possibly know?" Shikamaru said, helplessly glancing at Choji and Ino beside him. Given the way their three families worked together, there was a ninety percent chance those two would be his teammates.
Both of them knew who their teammates would be. Sasuke knew because he'd come from another world, while Shikamaru knew because of the Ino-Shika-Cho formation.
"Crap, I'm late again!"
Just as Shikamaru and Sasuke fell silent, Naruto came dashing into the classroom with a shout.
"Huh? Where's Iruka-sensei?"
Naruto looked at the empty lectern and pouted. What was going on? He wasn't late for once.
"The appointed gathering time is nine. It's only eight thirty. You're not late," Shikamaru kindly explained to Naruto, who seemed a little short on brains.
"Souka!"
Naruto nodded as if he understood Shikamaru's explanation, then silently took his seat.
"Do I really have to be teammates with Naruto?" Looking at the hopelessly scatterbrained boy, Sasuke silently complained to himself. Then he began to ponder. Once he left Konoha, he absolutely couldn't have anything to do with that guy. Otherwise, it would be a nightmare.
OMG, I hope Itachi doesn't entrust Shisui's eyes to him! Remembering what happened in the original story, Sasuke silently prayed.
As everyone waited nervously, time passed. Soon the appointed hour arrived, and Iruka walked in with the team roster already drawn up by the Hokage.
"Now, we'll begin assigning teams. Remember which team you're in. Your Jonin instructors will come to collect you!"
Looking at everyone's solemn faces, Iruka smiled helplessly. This was the time of year when the Ninja Academy's instructors were both happiest and most miserable.
The happy part was that some of the students they'd taught had successfully become Genin. The miserable part was having to comfort those who were rejected by their Jonin instructors.
"XXXX, XXX, XXX, Team 1!"
"Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, Team 7!"
"Just as I thought!" Sasuke gave an awkward pout as he listened to Iruka's announcement.
"Yeah!"
"That's great!"
Naruto and Sakura were both excited by the team assignments. Naruto was happy because he'd be on a team with Sakura, while Sakura was happy because she'd be on a team with Sasuke.
"Hinata Hyuga, Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino, Team 8!"
"Shikamaru Nara, Akimichi Choji, Yamanaka Ino, Team 10!"
Narudo was utterly despised, yet fate had placed him on Team 7!
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