blogombal Chapter 1: Crossing Over into the Extras Group, Teacher Kakashi
Chapter 1: Crossing Over into the Extras Group, Teacher Kakashi
Konoha Year 59, Ninja Academy.
"Finally graduated! Yesterday's physical skills assessment was a close call..."
"A close call? Are you kidding me! That graduation exam that even the worst student could pass is called a close call??"
"Don't say that, Idaten. Although that guy doesn't know ninjutsu or genjutsu, taijutsu is exactly his forte in this taijutsu test."
"Tch, a bottom-of-the-barrel student who can't use ninjutsu or genjutsu can graduate? Lee is really lucky..."
"Luck? Perhaps graduating successfully is just the beginning of his misfortune. Being a ninja is not a child's game. I hope I won't be in the same class as him when we're assigned to different classes."
"That's true, anyone who has such a useless teammate is in big trouble..."
"Speaking of the bottom of the class, we have to mention this year's top graduate, Hyuga Neji. I wonder if I'll be grouped with him."
"That's right, the Hyuga clan's Byakugan can avoid a lot of danger! Having a teammate like that would make missions much safer in the future."
"Uh, that guy's personality isn't easy to get along with..."
Listening to the noisy chatter around him, Ishikawa couldn't help but sigh and subconsciously looked at the three figures in front of him.
Neji Hyuga, Lee, and Tenten.
[Damn it, why is it that everyone else who transmigrates is either the protagonist Naruto or Sasuke, or a member of one of the Konoha 11, or a member of a bloodline clan like the Senju, Uchiha, Uzumaki, or Hyuga, or even a Jinchuriki? At the very least, they're a well-known supporting character, or even a ninja from another village—that's acceptable! But why did I have to become a background character, a mere extra in Neji's generation?!]
Looking at Neji and the other two with a mix of frustration and resentment, Ishikawa felt an overwhelming urge to speak out!
Aside from Team Guy, no other team has broken out of the scene this year. The only one with a name is that rogue ninja Morino Idaten, who was brought in through connections. His status as a background character is undeniable.
Damn, it's 2024 and I've never seen such an outrageous time travel story!!
Being a nobody with nothing is bad enough, but he doesn't even have the system that's standard for transmigrators, this is just awful...
The average person's ceiling is at most Chunin; Jonin are all genius-level commoners. When the Fourth Shinobi World War started, everyone was relying on bloodlines and special abilities. Even someone as strong as Guy, the representative of hard work, was defeated by the Eight Gates. How could a mere commoner possibly compete?
The even crueler reality is that, let alone the Fourth Shinobi World War, even if Orochimaru invades two years later, he doesn't know if his small body can withstand it!
Is he going to reveal himself as a time traveler and spoil the plot?
Uh, I bet the moment he said that, he'd be brainwashed, imprisoned, or even dead!
Neither the Third Hokage nor Danzo could allow a transmigrator to roam the ninja world recklessly, exposing Konoha and future information.
Yeah, the outcome will definitely be terrible...
"Quiet down, everyone!!"
Just as Ishikawa was feeling agitated and his thoughts were racing, a Chunin walked into the classroom and shouted at him.
The person who arrived was their homeroom teacher, Konoha Chunin, Haruki Kamine.
"First of all, I congratulate you all on successfully graduating as genin. From now on, you will be ninjas who stand alone in protecting Konoha!"
"From now on, you will be in groups of three, following the Jonin teacher to carry out missions."
"But don't get too excited yet. Graduating and becoming a genin is just the beginning! If you are judged as unqualified by your jonin teacher, you will still have to go back and repeat a year."
"I don't want to see any of you at the Ninja Academy again, so get serious. Now, let's start the class assignments..."
As Yuanmu Huofeng stood on the podium with the list in hand, giving a final reminder, the excited crowd's expressions changed simultaneously, and they swallowed hard, cold sweat pouring down their foreheads.
Being sent back to repeat a year? That would be so embarrassing...
"Retake the exam? If I wanted to repeat a grade, why would I have passed the exam yesterday?" Ishikawa scoffed at this, his heart unmoved.
He transmigrated here a week ago. It would be easy for him to graduate in the same year as Naruto and Sasuke, but Ishikawa gave up that naive idea without even thinking about it!
The extra year he spends graduating means an extra year of growth. Staying at the ninja academy might be safe, but it would be a waste of time for him.
Two years later, Konoha collapsed; five years later, the Fourth Shinobi World War. If you don't want to die, you can only graduate as soon as possible and strive to grow stronger...
"The third class consists of Hyuga Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee."
[Kaiban, they've finally arrived...] Ishikawa thought to himself, looking at Neji and the other two with a complicated expression.
Although Neji was defeated in the Fourth Shinobi World War, it did not affect the status of the three of them among ordinary ninjas in the slightest!
The Twelve Konoha Young Masters are the strongest representatives of their generation among Konoha's new generation!
"Ha! I will definitely surpass Neji and become a Konoha ninja who can stand on his own."
"I'm paired with Neji! That's awesome!"
"That bottom-of-the-class student? It doesn't matter, they're just dragging the team down anyway..."
Amidst the envious and gratified gazes of the crowd, Lee, Tenten, and Neji shouted in their own voices, showing absolutely no team spirit!
"Haha, now I'm relieved. I don't have to worry about being paired with that loser Li anymore..."
"Yeah, yeah, but that guy is really lucky to be in the same group as the genius Neji. Is this team division to balance the strength of the teams?"
"Last-place student..." Ishikawa raised an eyebrow and looked disdainfully at the arrogant remarks of the two classmates on either side.
In other places, being a bottom student might really mean being a bottom student, but this is Konoha, where being a bottom student is basically equivalent to being a genius! That's not something these minor characters can even talk about.
If Ishikawa hadn't believed he couldn't endure the hardship of cultivating the Eight Gates, he would have definitely tried to become Kai's apprentice, as that was the ceiling for ordinary people!
"Next up is Class 7." Upon hearing this, Ishikawa subconsciously turned to look at Haruki Kamine. He wanted to see which three unlucky guys were in Class 7 this year...
Team 7 is the main characters' team, yet they're destined to be a background extra team eliminated by Kakashi. At least in his memory, the extra team from the previous year was eliminated outright.
"Jiro Hei, Taro Yamada, and Mitarai Ishikawa."
"What?!" Upon hearing the last name, Ishikawa's pupils contracted, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
His full name is Mitarai Ishikawa.
This was a result he never expected! He was actually one of those three unlucky guys…
The Kakashi of today is not the Kakashi of the future. Right now, Kakashi is feeling lost and has no heart to lead the team. If he doesn't like you, he'll disqualify you!
If it weren't for Naruto and Sasuke's special status, and the protagonist's halo that allowed Kakashi to show leniency, they would definitely have been eliminated!
[No, this might be my chance to change my destiny!] Suddenly, Ishikawa realized this and his eyes lit up with excitement.
While Kakashi's test would be hellish for others, it was an open-book exam for the transmigrators...
If he successfully becomes Kakashi's apprentice, the future Sixth Hokage, this would undoubtedly be a huge stepping stone for him to transcend social classes, without any special advantages.
If Kakashi hadn't just left the Anbu and the Third Hokage hadn't wanted to use leading the team to awaken and change Kakashi, this opportunity would never have fallen to this male-on-male supporting cast.
As an ordinary transmigrator without any cheat codes, Ishikawa has no right to be overly ambitious; becoming a special Jonin in five years is his only goal!
Don't you see that even geniuses like Neji or the other members of the Konoha Genin were only Jonin level in the Fourth Shinobi World War?
As for saving the world? Ha! Is that something a minor character like him should be thinking about?
He absolutely has to cling to Kakashi!
"Oh ho! Kakashi, how about we have a competition to see who will become a Jonin instructor first..." Just as Ishikawa was secretly excited, a loud, passionate voice suddenly came from the doorway.
"Is this your reason for dragging me here so early? Sorry, I refuse." A lazy voice followed, and then Ishikawa saw a sleepy-eyed Kakashi being pulled into the classroom by Might Guy.
"Seventh Class, follow me..."