Gohan In Narutoverse: Sage Style

Continuing, Iruka started announcing the three-men cells that would form a team alongside their new teachers. The teams were concluded as follows:

Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, Chouji Akamichi led by Asuma Sarutobi.

Naruto Namikaze Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno led by Shisui Uchiha.

Eio Hozai, Hinata Hyuuga and Shino Aburame led by Kurenai Yuuhi.

Kiba Inuzuka, Sai and Mira Kurumi led by Itachi Uchiha.

Just like that, the whole class was distributed into the teams as the students waited for the senseis to arrive and collect them.

***

The Hokage's Office.

"It's a pity... I didn't wish to use my authority and you are still not willing to let go of your past.

You would have made a fine teacher."

Minato commented with a sigh as the cold, grey-haired youth stood in front of him. His forehead protector covered his left eye while his gravity-defying hair looked surprisingly disciplined. Letting his hand graze through his left eye, Kakashi Hatake, one of the youngest jounins to ever walk on the face of the village, looked at Minato with his right eye portraying a complicated look.

"I don't think it is appropriate, Yondaime-sama." The black mask covering his mouth failed to muffle his voice as his clear words fell into Minato's lips. Continuing, Kakashi Hatake bowed lightly.

"I need to find Obito Uchiha... Sensei. For that wish, I request to be transferred into the Single-cell Nin."

"I see. Although, I would like to bring this point to your notice that Kushina will be sad... so will be Rin."

"Saving Obito is the only way I can finally move on. Finally redeem myself." Kakashi replied.

"You will be hunted. Sensei sent me a message that there is a group of extraordinary shinobis gathering together for an unknown purpose.

Most likely, it has something to do with Obito."

The office fell into a deep silence while Kakashi's gaze wandered around, unfocused. After a few minutes, Kakashi finally bowed and walked away, his gait lazy.

"Anyway, Congratulations on Naruto finally becoming a partial shinobi and I hope he can pass his exam."

With that, Kakashi finally closed the door of the office, making Minato sigh deeply. While he felt burdened by the fact that Naruto might actually fail the next test due to his nature and obviously, he felt concerned for Kakashi's mental health.

In reality, geniuses like Kakashi and Itachi were part of the major reason that Yondaime had dissolved the early graduation of able students. To face the cruelty of the shinobi world turned out to be too much for a bunch of 6-7 years old geniuses which is evident by their psychology once they decide onto their paths.

***

Joy.

Absolutely pure joy!

Hinata never felt too happy before. Maybe, when Eio started conversing with her on a daily basis. But today, the pit in her stomach felt even more torturous. The thought of not being able to talk with Eio due to getting assigned to a different team scared her.

Deep down, Hinata's only escape from her terrifying reality happened to be Eio. Her father's condescending look combined with the disappointed expression made her heart chip away at a slow pace while her own younger sister's complicated expression didn't help her much. Not to mention the look of cruel mockery in the eyes of her elder cousin, also hailed as a 100 years talent: Neji Hyuuga.

It can be said that only her Uncle, Hizashi Hyuuga ever cared for her, if not, paid attention to her. But even then, the solid wall between the branch family members and the Main family members remained firm.

As the pit in her stomach grew, she finally saw Eio entering the class and making his way towards her, slowly, calmly. With each step, her heart paced up and the corner of her cheeks started to turn red, which, by the way, Hinata already knew of.

And yet, being the former Heiress of the Hyuuga clan, her expression remained calm. Sitting down, an inch closer than yesterday, her heart leapt in joy when she returned Eio's smile with her own awkward one.

But suddenly, Eio's expression turned into a frown and then his sudden hiss "That's dirty!" made Hinata figuratively jump in absolute shock. Her snappy reply "What? I surely took a bath!" caused a strange expression to creep up in the faces of the listeners, including Eio.

Immediately lowering her head in embarrassment, Hinata did think that Eio might not want to talk with her anymore and yet, his comforting words did placate her raging heartbeat. But one thing kept on gnawing her insides. The moment she looked down, her eyes did momentarily gaze at the slight twitch near Eio's t.h.i.g.hs. While she was trained to be a demure princess, her natural behaviour easily coalesced with the training, making her the shy girl she is today.

But still, being a young girl, some... concepts, weren't taught her and yet, she had already heard people around her talking about. The sudden twitch of Eio's pants ignited a spark of curiosity that Hinata thought felt she had long lost. The moment she lowered her head, her Byakugan was activated almost immediately while her attention fell onto Eio's....

Her face burnt furiously while the blood rushed to her head even when she sat with her legs down. Her Byakugan was deactivated immediately and yet, that particular stiffy kept emerging in front of her eyes. Honestly, even if the Hyuugas took the topics of man and woman too seriously due to training the women of the clan into their submissive versions, the academy did teach the aspiring Kunoichis a lot of things, including the difference between a man and a woman and how to use it to gain advantage over the opponent.

But the diagrams of those lectures hardly managed to cover up what truly hid beneath Eio's pants.

And just like that, she forgot all about the situation of the teams and her own family, even if it was for a moment, Eio did become her escape from the reality.

But the moment Teams were announced, Hinata's thoughts came crashing down to the table of the academy made of hardwood and her eyes tensed up, just like the other girls. While Sakura's teaming up with the glorious duo of the class came as a shock to everyone, including Hinata, the class... at least, the remaining girls felt distressed by the fact that the Hyuuga Princess ended teaming up with Eio Hozai, much to Hinata Hyuuga's joy.

***

In a dark cave constructed with the walls carved out like a dragon's scale, Orochimaru scribbled down the DNA properties of the specimen on his table. A white-haired boy with a sickly look on his face. His original eyes replaced with a pair of pale-white ones while the red mark on his forehead kept on flashing violently, making the boy shudder in pain, and yet, no voice was uttered from his lips.

With his pale yellow eyes and vertical slit of a pupil, Orochimaru looked at Kimmimaro, the specimen on the table and chuckled with amazement.

"Who would have thought that... these two Kekkei Genkais are related... well, I think, you would already know that, right? Madara... or should I call with the name you were known before, Obito?"

Looking back at the cloaked figure, Orochimaru smiled and licked his lips with his extra-long tongue as his gaze fell on the crimson-red sharingan shown through Obito's mask's hole.

"With the Byakugan's cells and Sharingan's cell not rejecting each other at all, it is already proven that the Uchihas and the Hyuugas have one single origin. And yet, both the eyes cannot be transplanted together into one body, it is as if the world itself denies such an experiment.

And yet, the Byakugan, that could only show the maximum of 90% acceptance to Kabuto was easily transplanted to Kimmimaro without any rejection.

Coincidence? I think not."

Gazing coldly, Obito's gruff voice replied calmly.

"The things need to be known will be informed. Now, how is the production of the sharingans going on?"

Obito walked past Orochimaru and the struggling Kimmimaro, whose skin was rapidly hardening with the mark on his forehead expanding, and stood in front of a huge glass tube. A n.a.k.e.d body with pale-white skin floated inside the liquid-filled tube as his entire body was filled with squirming and twitching eyelids.

"I never presented my gratitude for catching back such a wonderful subject. With Shin's... noble sacrifice, I might find... I might assist you in your goals."

Looking back, Obito simply snorted coldly as he immediately teleported into a swirling hole.

Gazing at the spot where Obito left from, Orochimaru's eyes turned stoic while he looked at the struggling Kimmimaro.

"I might find the secrets of immortality... if I can just integrate Byakugan and Sharingan. But first, I need to discover all the secrets regarding the two of the Kekkei Genkais... I should also include Kimmimaro's kekkei genkai of manipulating the body's bones and regeneration.

After all, the secrets of Byakugan may be related to this particular Kekkei Genkai, too.

***

On the other hand, after Obito walked into his chamber, a creepy voice assaulted him with a barrage of questions.

"Why let him live?"

"He is a threat to us!"

"Hasn't he already outlived his usefulness?"

"We should simply eradicate this threat named Orochimaru!"

Shaking his head, Obito replied to the darkness in front of him with a calm voice.

"No, Orochimaru still has a lot of value. We will need him for a deep... impact on the world. Either way, we have hidden for too long and have already gathered the required manpower.

It's time that we show ourselves."