"Greetings, Lord Daimyo, everyone. My name is Karin Uzumaki. I'm a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan, and I specialize in sensory and medical skills."
The red-haired Karin greeted everyone respectfully.
Seeing this, Haku introduced himself as well.
"Hello, my name is Haku. I specialize in Ice Release and assassination."
"Sasuke Uchiha. I specialize in Fire Release, Lightning Release, and genjutsu."
The three introduced themselves and the ninjutsu they specialized in, gaining a basic understanding of one another.
After all, they would be taking the joint Chunin Ninja Exams together, and they would need to help one another in the days ahead.
While the three were getting acquainted, Tetsuya stood off to the side and asked Tobirama a question.
"Don't you usually teach the teachers, then let those Ninja Academy teachers teach the students? Why are you teaching Karin personally?"
"Ahem, well, Karin is different. She's an Uzumaki descendant. There aren't many Uzumaki descendants left in the Shinobi World these days, and they're my sister-in-law's clansmen, too, so I ought to look after them a little."
"I see. As far as I know, there should be three Uzumaki descendants in the Shinobi World."
"Three? There's another Uzumaki descendant besides Karin and Naruto?"
Tobirama was somewhat surprised. Besides, Naruto's blond hair had always made him feel that Naruto didn't quite count as an Uzumaki descendant.
"Yes, there's one more. Nagato, the leader of the Akatsuki, is a student of mine and Izuna's."
"What?"
Tobirama frowned at that.
"That Akatsuki, the one recruiting rogue ninja all over the Shinobi World and taking bounty jobs everywhere, was founded by a student of yours and that fellow Izuna's?"
"Yes, that's right. Didn't I tell you? Most of the jobs they take are actually posted by our Commercial Alliance. Some of the others involve people or