Chương 8: Is the Jonin instructor Mitarashi Anko?

Konoha Village, a home in the mountains.

Because Yosei and Ino successfully graduated and officially became ninjas.

So, to celebrate, Yamanaka Rino's flower shop was not open today. Instead, she spent a lot of time preparing a big meal to treat Yosei and Ino.

"Now that you've graduated from the Ninja Academy, you're officially ninjas."

Carrying out missions is different from staying in the village. Although the ninja world has been in a period of peace in recent years, there are still plenty of dangers.

After you graduate, you should soon be assigned to different teams and given mentors, Jonin, to guide you.

As for Ino, Yamanaka Inoichi wasn't worried, since according to past practice, she would probably be assigned to a team with Shikamaru and Choji.

After all, the "Ino-Shika-Cho" trio is so intertwined that the three of them are practically bound together.

Compared to Ino, Yamanaka Inoichi was actually more worried about what kind of squad Yosei would be assigned to and who his Jonin mentor would be.

Leaving aside other ninja villages, in Konoha, after graduating from the Ninja Academy, instructing Jonin and their teammates in the same squad accounts for a significant portion of a Konoha ninja's career.

Although unwilling to admit it, Yamanaka Inoichi knew that even the seemingly prosperous Konoha was subject to a class system.

A commoner ninja like Yang Cheng, without any background, generally cannot obtain many resources unless he demonstrates outstanding talent and strength.

So now Yamanaka Inoichi is hesitating whether to go to the Third Hokage, explain Yang Cheng's talent and potential, and try to get him special training.

After all, Yang Cheng is usually too low-key. Even he himself, who is comparable to his adoptive father, only found out how strong he was a few days ago, let alone others.

In fact, at the Hokage Building today, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, is looking at the student files that Iruka has given him, smoking his pipe while a troubled expression appears on his face.

There are only so many excellent Jonin in Konoha. For the sake of Konoha's future, he can only devote his limited resources to those children with more potential.

Compared to children from commoner backgrounds, children from ninja clans have better resources and education from a young age, and their future achievements are naturally incomparable to those of ordinary commoner ninjas.

After all, those like Minato Namikaze, who carries his sister, are ultimately a minority.

When the class assignments were being conducted, most of the others had already been assigned, but at this moment, there were still two people's information sheets left on the Third Hokage's desk.

If Yang Cheng were here right now, he would find that these two data sheets belong to him and Ying Ye.

The Third Hokage was already preparing to appoint Kakashi as the Jonin instructor for Team 7.

The Third Hokage had already decided on two of Team 7's members.

Kakashi was once Minato's student, so it would be perfect for him to take care of Naruto.

As the last surviving member of the Uchiha clan, it was a perfect match for Sasuke to be taught by Kakashi, who possessed the Sharingan.

However, the Third Hokage was somewhat troubled when it came to choosing the last member of Team 7.

He had already made arrangements for the other ninja clan members, and he planned to reserve the remaining spot for a promising commoner ninja.

Yang Cheng is the adopted son of Yamanaka Inoichi, whose parents were also ninjas who died fighting for Konoha. He can be considered the inheritor of the "Will of Fire".

Furthermore, although Yang Cheng's theoretical grades were average, his practical performance was among the best in the class.

Sakura Haruno is also a commoner ninja from Konoha. Her actual combat performance is below average, but her theoretical scores are the highest in the class.

In general, based on written materials, Yang Cheng and Haruno Sakura can be considered to have their own strengths.

After some hesitation, the Third Hokage ultimately assigned Sakura Haruno to Team 7.

The reason is quite simple: according to past practice, students graduating from the Ninja Academy are paired up as two men and one woman.

If Yang Cheng were to be assigned to Class 7, it would disrupt the formation...

When Yamanaka Inoichi found the Third Hokage, the students' group assignments and information had already been released by him.

Upon hearing that Yang Cheng, at only twelve years old, had displayed strength comparable to a Chunin, the Third Hokage couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

However, when he looked through the previous information and saw the Jonin he had arranged to mentor Yang Cheng, his eyes lit up again.

At the Ninja Academy, after Iruka-sensei announced the members of each team, everyone sat in the classroom, waiting for their instructors, the Jonin, to arrive.

Apart from Kaiban, who was a year ahead of Yang Cheng and his classmates, everyone else present, as well as their respective teams, were no different from what Yang Cheng remembered.

Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame are in Team 8, and their instructor, a Jonin named Kurenai Yuhi, is also in charge.

Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Choji, and Yamanaka Ino are Team 10, and their Jonin instructor is Sarutobi Asuma.

Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno are Team 7, and their Jonin instructor is Kakashi Hatake.

As for Yang Cheng, he was in Class 6, and his other two teammates, a man and a woman, were extras whose names he couldn't even recall.

The combination of a random NPC and a minor character is both unexpected and yet perfectly reasonable.

Yang Cheng already knew who the Jonin instructor of the Konoha Twelve was, so when Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi walked in one after the other, Yang Cheng was not surprised at all.

What he's curious about now is who the Jonin instructor will be.

There are only so many Jonin in Konoha. Even if the other party is not an elite Jonin like Kakashi Hatake, they shouldn't just assign a Chunin to deal with them just because they are ordinary NPCs, right?

"Minami Yusei, Hon Airi, and Luo Chuanwu, you guys from Team 6, I'm your instructor, Jonin Mitarashi Anko. Come with me."

Following Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi, a female ninja wearing a light yellow trench coat, a tan skirt suit, and with her purplish-black hair tied in a bun entered the classroom.

Compared to Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi, Anko's entrance was quite extravagant, as she entered carrying a large flag.

Furthermore, the banner also read something like, "The Jonin Instructor of Team Six, Mitarashi Anko, has graced us with her presence!"

Not only does she appear to have a very unrestrained personality, but this female Jonin's clothing is also quite unconventional.

Compared to Kurenai Yuhi, who was completely covered up before, Anko Mitarashi now only wears a fishnet bodysuit, along with a trench coat and a short skirt.

And don't let Hongdou's outgoing, playful, and impulsive personality fool you; she's a real tomboy, but she's got plenty of assets.

At least in Yang Cheng's view, the previous Xi Ri Hong was not in the same league as Hong Dou...

Anko Mitarashi is a special Jonin of Konoha. In terms of strength, she may be inferior to Kakashi and the others, but in terms of status and seniority, she is by no means inferior.