Chapter 57: Izumi’s Jonin Instructor Is from the Sarutobi Clan? Not a Chance!

Ninja Academy.

Yesterday’s graduation examination had already ended.

Today was the day the newly graduated Genin would receive their ninja forehead protectors and be assigned into teams.

Inside the classroom.

Reiji sat somewhat out of place in his former seat.

Uchiha Izumi had finally graduated.

After all these years of training under him, Izumi had already awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and possessed the strength of a Jonin.

The classmates who had once been in the same year as him looked at him with eyes full of envy.

They were clearly the same age.

Yet the other party had already become a Jonin, while they had only just graduated from the Ninja Academy!

The gap...

It was so enormous that they could not even bring themselves to feel jealous.

"I can finally graduate..."

Izumi was filled with emotion.

Although she did not have a very clear understanding of her own strength, she could feel that if they actually fought, she should be able to instantly defeat the Chunin instructors at the school.

With this level of strength.

Staying at the Ninja Academy was truly boring.

However.

Reiji had stubbornly refused to let her graduate early.

Thinking about that, Izumi still felt somewhat depressed despite finally graduating today.

Seeing this, Reiji chuckled twice and tapped Izumi on the forehead.

"After graduation, come directly to the Police Force and work as my deputy."

After Shisui’s death, he had taken over as the captain of the Police Force’s Second Division.

Izumi was somewhat surprised.

"Won’t the village assign us into a team and arrange a Jonin instructor?"

"Just refuse."

Reiji answered without hesitation.

What could an ordinary Jonin assigned by the village possibly teach Izumi?

An average Jonin probably could not even beat Izumi.

Besides.

The conflict between the Uchiha and the village’s higher-ups was becoming increasingly intense, while Uchiha Obito was still wandering around the shinobi world.

He really did not feel comfortable letting Izumi leave the village to carry out missions.

"Oh."

Uchiha Izumi obediently nodded.

Although Reiji had not explained his reasons, she trusted that he had his own considerations.

Before long.

After Uchiha Izumi received her forehead protector, Reiji planned to take her away directly.

"Wait, Reiji, it isn’t over yet."

Teacher Tamura hurriedly stopped the two.

"There are still the team assignments and Jonin instructors."

Looking at Reiji, Teacher Tamura could not help feeling envious.

At just over twelve years old, he was already a Jonin and even served as a captain in the Police Force.

As for himself, he would probably remain nothing more than a Chunin instructor until the day he died.

"Please help us decline it, Teacher Tamura. Izumi will be joining the Police Force directly."

Reiji spoke politely.

Just as Teacher Tamura was at a loss for what to do, someone walked in from outside the classroom and spoke coldly:

"Uchiha Reiji, every newly graduated Genin must be assigned into a team and given a Jonin instructor. What are you messing around with?"

Reiji looked at the man’s face and thought for a moment before finally remembering him.

Sarutobi Qinglin.

Back when they had briefly formed a team on the Kirigakure battlefield, he had been the captain of their squad.

"What does it have to do with you?"

Reiji replied without the slightest courtesy.

"How does it not concern me? I’m Uchiha Izumi’s Jonin instructor!"

Sarutobi Qinglin said with a smile.

How about that?

Your little girlfriend has been assigned to my team.

If something happens to her during a mission in the future, let’s see what you can do.

Even if you, Uchiha Reiji, are exceptionally talented, you will still have to come and curry favor with me now, won’t you?

Reiji frowned and reached out, snatching the team assignment list from Teacher Tamura’s hands.

Sure enough, he saw that the Jonin instructor assigned to Izumi’s team was Sarutobi Qinglin.

"Heh!"

Reiji let out a cold laugh.

What scheme was Sarutobi Hiruzen plotting this time?

He immediately spoke to Sarutobi Qinglin without the slightest courtesy:

"What are you supposed to be? With that mediocre strength of yours, you think you’re worthy of being a Jonin instructor?"

Back on the Kirigakure battlefield.

Sarutobi Qinglin had only been a Special Jonin, and even his strength had been somewhat questionable.

After the war with Kirigakure ended, this guy, who had barely fought any battles, had somehow become a Jonin.

"You!"

Sarutobi Qinglin’s face flushed red. He had never expected Reiji to show him so little respect.

Not only had he failed to curry favor with the Jonin instructor, but he had even openly mocked him?

Inside the classroom, a group of newly graduated children were all watching.

At that moment, Sarutobi Qinglin felt as though everyone was laughing at him.

"And another thing!"

Reiji continued.

With a Body Flicker, he appeared directly in front of Sarutobi Qinglin and grabbed him by the neck with one hand, lifting him into the air.

"The look on your face just now really pissed me off."

Bang!

"Ugh!"

A heavy punch landed in his stomach, almost making Sarutobi Qinglin vomit.

Reiji then casually tossed this clown away like a piece of trash.

Outside.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had just arrived and was staring in astonishment at his clansman flying through the air.

He had originally intended to take advantage of the new batch of ninja graduates to improve his relationship with the newly promoted Genin.

Instead, he had witnessed this scene.

As for Sarutobi Qinglin, upon seeing his clan leader, he immediately felt as though he had found his backbone.

"Clan Leader, that Uchiha Reiji has gone crazy!"

Uchiha Reiji?

Sarutobi Hiruzen was surprised.

He raised his head and saw Reiji and Izumi walking out of the classroom.

"Oh? Since the Third Hokage happens to be here, I’ll mention it while we’re at it."

Reiji addressed Sarutobi Hiruzen:

"Izumi will be joining the Police Force directly. There’s no need for the village to assign her a Jonin instructor."

With that, he was about to leave with Izumi.

"..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned for a moment before immediately reacting. His expression became solemn.

"Graduates of the Ninja Academy are assigned into teams, with the Hokage appointing their Jonin instructor. This is a rule established by the Second Hokage back then. Even the Uchiha clan is no exception!"

The reason he wanted to assign a Jonin instructor from the Sarutobi clan to Uchiha Izumi was, on the one hand, to use his own people to subtly influence Izumi and make her more inclined toward the village.

On the other hand, he also intended to use this as a means of making Uchiha Reiji exercise some restraint.

During the incident when Shisui was attacked, Uchiha Reiji had brazenly attacked Danzo, which had made him wary as well.

Such a reckless young man.

He probably did not care much about even the Hokage.

"Then today will be the first exception."

Reiji answered without hesitation.

He had already been worried that Izumi might encounter problems if she was assigned to a team and sent out on missions.

Now it seemed that this old fox, Sarutobi Hiruzen, really was trying to make use of this opportunity.

"..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious inside, but he forcefully suppressed his emotions and put on a kindly expression as he addressed Uchiha Izumi:

"Little girl, what do you think?"

"Would you like to form a team with your companions and go on missions together?"

Izumi looked at Reiji and answered without hesitation:

"I’ll listen to Reiji."

Reiji chuckled twice and completely ignored Sarutobi Hiruzen, leaving with Izumi.

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