" Lord Hokage, this is the list of students graduating from the Ninja Academy this year. Please take a look."
Shikaku Nara solemnly placed a compiled list on his desk.
Logically speaking, a group of recent graduates from the Ninja Academy shouldn't be worth the attention of the Hokage Advisor. However, Konoha had just ended a war, and although they were the victors, they suffered considerable losses and needed to replenish their ninja numbers promptly.
Moreover, some of this year's graduates are exceptionally important.
Naruto Uzumaki, son of the Fourth Hokage and Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Uchiha Clan and Sasuke Uchiha Itachi's only concern.
The children of the leaders of the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans: Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, Ino Yamanaka.
Hinata Hyuga Clan chief.
There's also Kiba Inuzuka of the Inuzuka Clan and Shino Aburame of the Aburame Clan. Although they are currently small families, in this era of rapid development, they may well seize the opportunity and grow rapidly.
The future pillars of Konoha Ninja Village will emerge from these recent graduates, who are not even officially Genin yet.
Tsunade picked up the list and glanced at it, immediately surprised by its contents.
"First place in the Ninja Academy graduation exam— Sasuke Uchiha, second place— Shikamaru Nara, third place— Sakura Haruno... tenth place— Naruto Uzumaki! I can't believe that silly kid managed to get tenth place..."
Tsunade glanced at the others briefly, then began to look through the detailed report cards of the graduating Genin, as well as the evaluations given by the Chunin instructors, the graduating Genin's usual personalities, and so on. These would all affect the subsequent grouping of the graduating Genin.
In accordance with Konoha's fine tradition, they will definitely be divided into groups of three, two men and one woman, and each group will inevitably include someone who is careless, nonchalant, has terrible grades, and is usually at the bottom of the class.
For example, Jiraiya Obito Uchiha...
There must also be a genius with outstanding academic performance but flawed personality.
For example, Orochimaru Kakashi Hatake in the past.
Because their personalities are completely opposite and complement each other, these two types of ninjas are easily attracted to each other, developing a bromance that transcends ordinary teammates and unlocking a friendship called bond.
For the remaining third-party candidates, the Jonin instructors will try to select combinations with emotional entanglements. For example, Naruto Uzumaki likes Sakura Haruno, while Sakura Haruno is one of Sasuke Uchiha. This kind of complicated and entangled unrequited love relationship is the best nourishment for friendship bonds!
But when Tsunade saw Naruto's report card, she couldn't help but want to beat Naruto up again.
Candidate: Naruto Uzumaki
Age: 12 (First time taking graduation exam)
Ninjutsu: 100 points (Evaluation: Perfectly executed the Three Basic Techniques, possesses strong Ninjutsu talent.)
Taijutsu: 80 points (Evaluation: 80 points in actual combat, 0 points in Shuriken throwing; needs more practice in Shuriken throwing.)
Written Exam: 0 points (Comment: The first candidate to fall asleep just three minutes after receiving the exam paper!)
Snap!
There's no need to read the remaining Chunin teacher comments; Tsunade has already figured out how to punish Naruto Uzumaki for sleeping during the exam. At this rate, he won't even pass the Chunin Ninja Exams, let alone become Hokage!
Sasuke Uchiha achieved a perfect score of 300. Even Sakura Haruno, the commoner ninja whom Naruto Uzumaki secretly admired, only lost 30 points in Taijutsu combat, while still getting full marks in Ninjutsu and written tests.
Naruto Uzumaki, despite being mentored by Jonin Might Guy, still performed worse on exams than ordinary ninjas who relied solely on their own abilities. The only explanation is that he slacked off in class and slacked off during exams, then blamed it on bad weather and poor performance afterward...
Shikaku Nara seemed to have anticipated Tsunade's reaction, and was also very glad that he had his desk reinforced with steel beforehand, otherwise replacing the desk every time would be a considerable expense.
But a sickeningly sharp, tearing sound of steel brought Shikaku Nara's confident smile to a halt...
After taking a deep breath, Tsunade decided to entrust the important task of punishing Naruto to Naoki Senju. Simple physical pain was not enough to teach Naruto a lesson. With the Nine-Tails Chakra, the thick-skinned Naruto would recover from his injuries after a good night's sleep.
"What about grouping and training Jonin? Do you have any candidates in mind?"
Shikaku Nara stared at the warped and deformed desk, his lips twitching slightly. Even a three-centimeter steel plate couldn't withstand Lady Tsunade Superhuman Strength; he hoped Naruto Uzumaki's physique would be even stronger than a three-centimeter steel plate...
"I suggest that Naruto Uzumaki be grouped with Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha. Turning his crush and rival into teammates will definitely give Naruto Uzumaki enough pressure and motivation."
Tsunade nodded in deep agreement. Vanity and possessiveness, though shallow, are the most motivating desires.
"Regarding training Jonin, are there any good candidates?"
This time, Shikaku Nara hesitated somewhat. Instructing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and the Sharingan was not something an ordinary ninja could handle.
"Currently, there are only a few suitable candidates, but the final decision rests with the Lord Hokage. Kakashi, the head of the Anbu, was a student of the Fourth Hokage and is the only ninja in Konoha skilled in using the Sharingan. He would be the most suitable person to serve as the instructor of the Jonin, but the responsibilities of the Anbu head cannot be shirked."
" Lord Jiraiya, one of the Konoha Sannin of Konoha, was the Fourth Hokage's teacher and possesses outstanding teaching abilities, but we still need Lord Jiraiya's personal consent."
"And then there's Lord Naoki. In terms of strength, Lord Naoki's Wood Release is the only method that can suppress the fully-formed Nine-Tails."
"The last option left is you, Lord Hokage."
After hearing the four options presented by Shikaku Nara, Tsunade couldn't help but ponder. Had she underestimated Naruto? He was just a graduate of the Ninja Academy; to instruct Jonin, one had to be chosen from the Konoha High Command. With this kid's tendency to cause trouble, who knew what kind of big problems he might get into in the future...
After a moment, Tsunade gave her answer:
"Go and bring Kakashi to me."
It's absolutely impossible for Jiraiya to be Naruto Jonin! Given Jiraiya's personality, he would definitely take Naruto to peep into the women's bathhouse. They are the future pillars of Konoha, and they absolutely cannot be allowed to follow Jiraiya and be filled with lewd trash at such a young age!
Neither she nor Naoki had time to guide the Genin's training or carry out missions, so what seemed like four options were actually only one. Such a heavy responsibility could only be entrusted to Kakashi!
As for the work of the Anbu, there are Shadow Clone, right? Anyway, the Anbu leader doesn't need to carry out missions personally. Most of the time, he only needs to organize and summarize intelligence. When faced with important decisions, he can also dispel the Shadow Clone and hand over the intelligence to the main body to complete.
In short, when Konoha needed talent the most, even the lazy Kakashi had to take on two jobs at the same time!