Xun of the Fire Temple

Introducing himself was fine, but Yashui had no idea what he should say. His hobbies, the things he liked, his dreams—was he supposed to talk about himself, or about the original Yashui?

"My name is Sarutobi Yashui. My hobbies... I haven't found any yet. I haven't found anything I like, either. I hate eyes. My dream... is to die." In the end, Yashui gave his own introduction.

"Are you joking?" Xun said irritably. "Even if you can't think of anything you like, couldn't you just make something up? You could say you like me~"

Xun was once again shamelessly testing Yashui's limits. Her eyes seemed to be waiting for him to lose his temper and attack her.

"Exactly. Even though Xun has such a bad temper, you could at least try to like her..." Hachiko seemed to be comforting someone again. It was a wonder someone like Hachiko had made it to twelve without getting herself killed. Usually, people like her were beaten to death before they could finish their second sentence.

After hearing Hachiko's words, Xun looked utterly devastated. She took a napkin from the table, lowered her head, and started crying by herself.

Choza nodded at Yashui's answer, then said, "Xun's right. You can date if you want to. You can even date one of your teammates. Team 12 is the only team with two girls and one boy."

"But dating is fine, just don't let it interfere with your missions," Choza advised. He didn't seem to have any particular opinion of Yashui, but Yashui had already noticed a peculiar look in Choza's eyes.

Clearly, Choza knew Yashui's true surname, too. These questions were meant to test the graduates, especially those from prominent families. Sasuke, Naruto, and... Yashui.

Yashui's answers had all been uncertain, so Choza had decided to keep a closer eye on him. First, he wanted to watch Yashui's growth. Second, he wanted to see whether the rebellious Uchiha Clan would stir up trouble again.

"Now, Hachiko, it's your turn."

She was the last one. Hachiko took a deep breath and began her introduction. "My name is Ogimachi Hachiko. My hobby is practicing how to talk to people. I like chatting with others. I hate when a conversation ends up dead. My dream is to be able to talk with my classmates without getting suddenly kicked out of the group."

Getting kicked out of the group... What on earth had Hachiko been through? Her ultimate wish was so simple. It should have been easy to achieve.

No, for Hachiko, unless she changed the way she spoke, achieving that dream might be harder than becoming Hokage.

After the introductions, they had gotten to know one another a little. To Xun, both teammates were brats. To Yashui, both teammates were weirdos. To Hachiko, both teammates were people she could try talking to—and who wouldn't kick her out because they had to work together on missions.

None of them seemed particularly satisfied with their teammates.

"Now, you may still have some questions about Xun of the Fire Temple. May I explain things to you? It's important for teammates to understand one another. Otherwise, you might run into communication problems during missions." Choza was asking Xun's permission.

"Do whatever you want." Xun tossed her head.

"Then I'll introduce Xun, a Konoha Genin," Choza said after a pause. "Xun is an orphan adopted by the Fire Temple. She grew up there and never attended the Ninja Academy, so it's only natural that you haven't met her before."