"Have you really become Hokage-sama's disciple, Suzuki?"
Shikamaru, who was lazy, opened his eyes wide at this moment as he looked at his friend, who had always been strangely low-key despite being the strongest.
"Yes."
Suzuki nodded, knowing he had nothing to hide, and having such a status, if he didn't use it, what was the point?
"Amazing!"
Ino was so happy!
Hinata covered her mouth in surprise, even though she had heard the news from her father; she was still happy!
Why were those two happy?
It was because, as a student of Hiruzen, Suzuki's status would be more or less accepted by their family!
Previously, Suzuki might have shown his talent, but even so, he was an orphan, and even if he was clear, smart, and also strong, his origin was still weak, and he needed to proof that he was good, but as he had the endorsement of Hiruzen, especially when he had become the disciple of the Third Hokage, it meant that his talent was guaranteed and he also had a certain status that could match of those Sannin!
Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru.
How powerful was their influence?
Even if all of them had left the village, no one would have forgotten them, which showed how immense their influence was.
Suzuki knew that, more or less, except for Tsunade, who was the granddaughter of the First Hokage, one of the founders of Konoha, the rest, despite being commoners, had an incredible influence.
Jiraiya was one thing, as he didn't care about the influence or authority and just wanted to live freely, but if he returned to the village, people would worship him, despite the fact that he was a pervert.
Still, without a doubt, the one who had the most unique influence would be Orochimaru, who, despite being labeled a criminal and betraying Konoha, still had many people, like Mizuki, who wished to follow him
As for him, he became the fourth disciple of Hiruzen, the youngest, and at the time when Hiruzen was at his weakest moment.
Was Suzuki lucky?
"What a drag..."
While the others thought Suzuki was lucky, Shikamaru knew that if Suzuki had no ability, it would be impossible for Suzuki to become the disciple of Hiruzen, and when he thought of the origin of Jiraiya and Orochimaru, who started as the orphans, then grew, and also had a chance into the number one ninja in the Konoha, he pushed Ino slightly to Suzuki.
"Ah!"
Ino slipped once again, but fortunately, Suzuki was there and caught her.
"I-I am sorry, Suzuki-kun..."
"No, it's fine. Don't worry, but you are so clumsy, Ino."
"Ehehehe..."
Ino laughed shyly, yet she didn't move away, but for Shikamaru, he hid again behind Choji's huge body.
"S-Shikamaru... Hinata's eyes are so scary... and she is looking at me like I am a dead pig..."
"Ignore it, Choji. Ignore it."
Shikamaru had bet his life, so if Ino was unsuccessful, he would really slap the back of Ino's head.
Still, without a doubt, the atmosphere between them had changed, and it was even harder for those commoners to get close to Suzuki and the rest, especially when they heard how Suzuki became the disciple of Hiruzen, and when they thought at how impressive he was, this also made them sigh, yet they also understood why Suzuki was chosen as the new disciple of Hokage-sama.
"Suzuki-kun is so amazing..."
"Yeah, he might become the Hokage now..."
"Will he?"
While many of them were jealous, no one was stupid enough to provoke Suzuki, especially when he was strong enough to defeat Sasuke, and naturally, Sasuke, who had heard how Suzuki's status as an orphan had been elevated to the disciple of Hokage, clenched his fists hatefully.
'Why him?!'
Sasuke was a member of the Uchiha clan, and his Sharingan had also awakened!
Why was Suzuki chosen instead of him!?
"YOU GUYS! I AM HERE!"
Still, all the discussions stopped when they heard this familiar voice, and, as expected, they saw the loud figure everyone had seen most often.
"NOW, NARUTO-SAMA HAS BECOME A NINJA! BOW DOWN TO ME, DATTEBAYO!"
Naruto proudly declared as he laughed while playing with his forehead protector, which was a sign that he had become a ninja. Yes, like in the original story, he had become a ninja, as Iruka had changed his mind, especially given his bravery in fighting alongside Suzuki against Mizuki.
Naruto might not have defeated Mizuki, but even so, if he weren't around as a distraction, it would have been impossible for Suzuki to defeat Mizuki so easily.
"Sasuke-teme, what's wrong? Why are you so gloomy?!"
Naruto saw Sasuke frown and directly approached him with a frown, as he even squatted at the table, staring at him with disgust, but somehow, the guy behind him pushed him, and Sasuke, who was just coldly staring at Naruto, was startled since Naruto fell in his direction, and their lips touched against each other.
"..."
"NARUTO, YOU BASTARD!"
A familiar pink-haired girl punched Naruto directly, as she asked Sasuke, "Sasuke-kun, are you okay? You are okay, right?"
"Goweh!" 2x
Naruto and Sasuke ignored everything as they gagged on the floor, feeling disgusted by what had happened.
As for the guy, he had run away.
"Those guys are gay," Shikamaru commented with a surprised sigh.
"I agree." Suzuki nodded, since even though he was close with Naruto, he wasn't that close with Sasuke. Yet Naruto and Sasuke somehow bonded, which made him realize it was impossible to separate the two.
As for the pink-haired girl, who screamed and beat up Naruto like a demoness, Suzuki shook his head, since no matter how smart that girl was, in the end, she was just a commoner like him.
However, unlike him, who had the Manager, and also a creative mind, Sakura Haruno was...
Let's not mention it.
Still, everyone talked as usual, waiting for Iruka, who came, then also dumbfounded when he learned that Suzuki had become Hiruzen's disciple, yet even so, what was important was that everyone was divided into several teams, and while there were many things that he wanted to ask, he should focus on his duty as a teacher.
"Team 7, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno—"
"YES!"
"..." Everyone.
"Uzumaki Naruto."
"Yahooo!"
"NOOOOO!!!"
Suzuki ignored those loud voices as he looked at the list of jutsu that Iruka gave, as they were quite unique and okay, he thought, especially the genjutsu one, as it was his first time getting his hands on such a technique.
'Genjutsu...'
He knew well that the genjutsu was dangerous, as it attacked the mind, and if he had to be honest, he needed to think of a method to escape from it, since genjutsu was invisible and troublesome.
Only, his focus broke as he heard Iruka's announcement—
"Team 8, Suzuki Tanaka, Hinata Hyuga, and Shino Aburame."
"...." Suzuki.
"Eh?"
Yet, while Suzuki was dumbfounded, Hinata's smile grew gentle.