Kaoru Hinoji

It was fine for Yashui to introduce himself, but he didn't know what he should say right now. Hobbies, likes, dreams—should he talk about himself, or the original Yashui?

"My name is Sarutobi Yashui. My hobbies... I haven't discovered any yet. Things I like... I haven't discovered any yet. Things I hate... eyes. My dream... is to die." Yashui ultimately gave his own introduction.

"Are you kidding me?" Kaoru snapped at Yashui, annoyed. "Even if you don't have any likes, couldn't you just make one up? You could even say you like me~"

Kaoru began shamelessly testing Yashui's bottom line again, her gaze seemingly waiting for Yashui to lose his cool and lash out at her.

"Exactly, even though Kaoru has such a bad temper, you could try to like her..." Hachiko seemed to be comforting others again. It was truly incredible that someone who spoke like Hachiko could make it to the age of twelve. Usually, people like that would be beaten to death before they could even finish their second sentence.

Hearing Hachiko's words, Kaoru felt completely miserable. She grabbed a napkin from the table and lowered her head to cry by herself.

Choza heard Yashui's words and nodded. He said to Yashui, "Kaoru is right, it's fine if you want to date. Even dating your teammates in this class is no problem. Our Team 12 is the only team with two girls and one boy."

"However, while dating is fine, you must never let relationship issues affect your missions," Choza cautioned. Choza didn't seem to have any particular opinion of Yashui, but from his eyes, Yashui had already caught a glimpse of something unusual.

Clearly, Choza also knew Yashui's true surname. These questions were all used to test graduates, and the primary targets of this probing were the descendants of prestigious clans. Like Sasuke, like Naruto, like... Yashui.

Yashui's answers just now were all variables, and because of them, Choza decided to pay more attention to Yashui in the future. Firstly, to monitor Yashui's growth, and secondly, to see if the rebellious Uchiha Clan would stir up trouble again.

"Alright then, Hachiko, you go next."

It was the last one. Hachiko took a deep breath and began her introduction: "My name is Ogimachi Hachiko. My hobby is practicing talking to others. I like chatting with people; I hate it when a conversation dies midway through. My dream is to be able to communicate well with my classmates and not be suddenly excluded from the group."

Not be excluded from the group... what kind of horrific things had Hachiko experienced? Her ultimate wish was so simple. It should be a wish that is very easy to fulfill.

No, for Hachiko, unless she changed her way of speaking, the difficulty of fulfilling this wish was probably harder than becoming Hokage.

After the introductions, everyone had a little more understanding of each other. In short, the two teammates in Kaoru's eyes were just brats; the two teammates in Yashui's eyes were abnormal; and the two teammates in Hachiko's eyes were people she could try to chat with and who wouldn't exclude her because of mission requirements.

None of them seemed particularly satisfied with their teammates.

"Now, regarding Kaoru Hinoji, you might still have some questions. May I answer them for you here? Necessary understanding between team members is essential. Otherwise, you might encounter trouble with communication while executing missions." Choza was asking for Kaoru's consent.

"Do whatever you want," Kaoru said, tossing her head.

"Then let me introduce the Konoha genin, Kaoru." Choza paused and said, "Kaoru is an orphan adopted by the Fire Temple and grew up there. She didn't attend the Ninja Academy, so it's perfectly normal that none of you have seen her before."