I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 18 Class Assignment: Who will be paired with Yagyu?

After Liu Sheng and his classmates finished taking their file photos, the school gate was already crowded with parents who had come to pick up their children.

Watching his classmates either holding ninja headbands and receiving praise from their parents, or bursting into their parents' arms and crying after failing their graduation exams, only to be comforted or scolded, Naruto, who, just like in the original story, failed his graduation exams and sat on the swing, looked extremely dejected.

Many people noticed Naruto, and then either glared at him with hatred or looked away with disgust.

Whispers echoed among the parents.

Yagyu also witnessed this scene, but he did not go over to comfort Naruto.

Don't let Naruto's current miserable state fool you; only Yagyu knows that once this day is over, Naruto will begin his comeback.

In contrast, Sasuke Uchiha's life began to turn miserable.

After parting ways with Hinata and the other two girls, Yagyu returned home.

After dinner and a shower, Liu Sheng lay on the sofa on the balcony, admiring the starry night sky and the high-hanging moon.

As he admired the view, a black afterimage would occasionally streak across the night sky.

On ordinary days, patrolling ninjas often flash past on the rooftops.

But tonight, the afterimages of people leaping across rooftops and scaling walls were several times more numerous than usual.

Moreover, when these afterimages stopped, each of them was wearing a green vest, indicating that they were at least Chunin level.

Judging from their appearance, they seem to be looking for something.

Yagyu knew they were looking for Naruto.

If nothing unexpected happens, Naruto is already learning, or has already mastered, the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

Like the Rasengan, this A-rank forbidden technique will be one of Naruto's three signature moves in the future.

Shadow clones, Rasengan, Golden Body... Naruto's skills aren't as numerous or as flashy as Sasuke's, but with the help of Sage Mode and the Nine-Tails, these two "nuclear power plants," few will be able to withstand Naruto's three-pronged attack in the future.

Yagyu was also very envious of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

Yagyu's Shadow Clone Technique can also create a large number of shadow clones, but it takes a lot of time and cannot create hundreds or even thousands of shadow clones at once.

The Multiple Shadow Clone Technique utilizes a massive amount of chakra to create hundreds or even thousands of shadow clones at once.

This ninjutsu, developed by Tobirama Senju, is definitely one of the most suitable ninjutsu for a Sage Body.

Although he was very envious, Yagyu did not get involved in the incident.

As the saying goes, those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly.

As the most important place in Konoha, how could the Hokage Building not be guarded by the Anbu?

How could something as important as the Book of Sealing be left lying around carelessly?

Naruto was able to obtain the Scroll of Seals successfully entirely because of Hiruzen Sarutobi's cooperation.

The Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was also Hiruzen Sarutobi's compensation to the son of a hero, and this ninjutsu was very suitable for Naruto.

Naruto might be fine if he secretly learned a little, but if Yagyu dared to steal it, he might end up in the interrogation department after the incident.

Therefore, Yagyu had no intention of getting involved at all.

After admiring the starry sky, Yagyu went back to his room to rest.

The next morning, after washing up, Yagyu tied his ninja headband to his arm, ate breakfast, and went out.

Since the school was on holiday and only sixth-grade students who had passed their graduation exams were present, the ninja academy was very deserted today.

However, along the way, Liu Sheng still encountered many classmates wearing headbands who greeted him.

Some were from their own class, and some were from the class next door.

"Good morning, Yagyu."

When they arrived at the classroom, the three girls, Ino, were there early as usual.

No matter the occasion, the three girls are always together.

This group was already famous at the ninja academy.

Thanks to them for helping him block the cheering squad, Yagyu wasn't constantly surrounded by a large group of girls like Uchiha Sasuke.

Because of their solitary eating habits, Ino and her three friends were ostracized by all the girls in the school, and many girls in their class also isolated them.

Fortunately, their grades were all in the top ten of their grade, otherwise some group of girls would definitely have been unable to resist teaching them a lesson.

After greeting Yagyu, Ino rested her chin on her hands, looking expectant, and said, "We're going to be divided into classes soon, I wonder if we'll be in the same group as Yagyu."

Sakura and Hinata also looked expectant.

Before Yagyu could speak, Nara Shikamaru, who was propping his head up with one hand, yawned and said, "Sakura and Hinata might still have a chance, but don't even think about it."

Why?

"It's simple, because our parents were too famous."

Nara Shikamaru said slowly, "If it were just you, Choji, and the other two, and even one of us were missing, perhaps you would still have a sliver of hope."

"Unfortunately, the three of us are the same age, which means that no matter what our entrance exam scores are, we will be assigned to the same class and the same group after graduation."

"Just wait and see, our instructor Jonin is definitely not an ordinary Jonin. And his mission is to train us into the next generation of Ino-Shika-Cho."

"How could this happen!"

Ino, looking exasperated, said, "So, you mean my life was already set up before I even enrolled?"

"To be precise, our lives were already arranged from the moment we were born," Nara Shikamaru retorted mercilessly.

Seeing this, Yagyu asked with interest, "So, Shikamaru, can you guess who I'll be in the same group with?"

"You've come to the right person; I actually guessed that."

Nara Shikamaru also became interested and offered his analysis: "It's safe to say that there's a high probability that you, Yagyu, will be in the same group as Sakura or Hinata."

"Why?" Ino asked quickly.

Sakura and Hinata looked pleasantly surprised.

"Because the four of you have been inseparable these past few years."

Nara Shikamaru said, "First of all, you have an advantage over the other girls in terms of teamwork, and secondly... in terms of special skills."

"Yagyu is an all-rounder, and the three of you happen to be support types. Considering the chemistry you've developed with Yagyu over the years, apart from Ino, Hinata and Sakura have a very good chance of being in the same group as Yagyu."

Hearing this well-reasoned analysis, Sakura and Hinata's joy deepened.

Sakura couldn't help but ask, "Shikamaru, who do you think has a better chance, me or Hinata?"

"It's you, Sakura."

Nara Shikamaru pointed at Sakura and continued, "Just like the Ino-Shika-Cho trio with Ino, Choji, and me, there are quite a few classmates from powerful ninja clans. They will most likely be assigned to the same group based on their specialties."

"In this way, the village won't waste too many resources; they can just assign a powerful Jonin to lead it."

"Hinata's bloodline limit is the Byakugan, which is a very famous sensory eye in the ninja world. If I'm right, then the most suitable people to be on the same team as Hinata are Kiba from the Inuzuka clan and Shino from the Aburame clan. The three of you will form a new sensory team."

Upon hearing this, Hinata's mood instantly plummeted.

Sakura, on the other hand, made no attempt to hide her joy, her radiant smile contrasting sharply with that of her two best friends beside her.

Fortunately, under Liu Sheng's guidance, they have become best friends who can talk about anything.

If the sisterhood is just like in the original story, it's so superficial that they might end up fighting.

"Impressive, Shikamaru, you've truly inherited the excellent intellect of the Nara clan."

Liu Sheng couldn't help but clap his hands, looking on with admiration.

(End of this chapter)