Unknowingly, the first semester was already coming to an end.
This semester, the first-year students only had cultural studies and physical education.
Every day was either studying, exercising, or extracting chakra.
Except for Class One of the first year, students in other classes had been advised to withdraw.
Ninjas were just that rare.
Not only was the entrance exam difficult, but the graduation exam was also extremely difficult.
Because graduation wasn't really graduation. If one couldn't get the approval of a Jonin, they would still have to return to school to retake the course. The elimination rate was ridiculously high.
And this was only the promotion from trainee ninja to Genin.
Above Genin, there were also Chunin and Special Jonin, as well as all-rounder Jonin.
However, all of this had nothing to do with Izayoi and the Konoha 11.
Except for the first two weeks, Izayoi hadn't used his main body to go to school in the time that followed.
He wouldn't come until there was a taijutsu duel.
After all, the reason Izayoi entered the Ninja Academy was for Hinata, Naruto, and Sasuke.
To be precise, he had his eyes on their Red Perks.
Before graduating from the Ninja Academy, Izayoi had to trigger their Red Perks, at least one or two.
Otherwise, once he graduated from the Ninja Academy, it would be much more difficult for Izayoi to trigger their Red Perks.
Not because of the difference in strength, but because the opportunities to meet and fight would be greatly reduced.
In the original story, the Konoha 11 would meet again after graduation during the Chunin Exams.
Graduation at the end of March, and the Chunin Exams on July 1st, these were important dates every year.
There was a season in between.
Ding-ling-ling...
As the school bell rang, another day came to an end.
The students who had physical education all afternoon were still full of energy.
"Izayoi-kun, do you want to play ninja games with us?"
"Izayoi, are you going home together?"
Some students left school to go home, while others stayed at school, inviting other classmates to form small groups.
Izayoi also received many invitations. He was a very popular and influential figure in the class.
Although only a Shadow Clone was attending school, and his only targets were Hinata, Naruto, and Sasuke, Izayoi didn't give others the cold shoulder, but treated them with a smile.
Even his rejections were very tactful.
Today was the same.
Facing the invitations from those male and female classmates, Izayoi's Shadow Clone put his hands together and said apologetically with a smile, "Sorry, I already have plans with someone else. Maybe next time, definitely next time!"
"Eh, he's been asked out again? Izayoi-kun is really popular."
"Then next time, let's all play ninja games together."
The classmates looked disappointed, but they didn't force the issue.
After Izayoi's Shadow Clone left the school, he went into a small alley and automatically dispelled.
The memories and fatigue all returned to the main body.
Digesting today's memories, having finished his training, and resting at home while waiting for the fatigue to accumulate, Izayoi murmured, "The holidays are in a few days, it's time to start taking action."
...
That day, July 20th.
After the morning classes ended, it was lunchtime.
Some students lived relatively close to the school and chose to go home for lunch.
Other students brought lunch boxes to school.
Some ate in the classroom, while others went outside to eat their lunch boxes.
Izayoi usually went home for lunch because it was a Shadow Clone attending school.
But today, Izayoi rarely came with his main body and even brought a lunch box.
He and Hinata were eating lunch boxes in the classroom.
In the span of three months, Izayoi and Hinata had become friends.
Although they weren't at the point of sharing everything, they knew each other's hobbies and some small secrets.
For example, Hinata's hobby was pressed flowers.
And Hinata also knew that her deskmate was actually just a Shadow Clone.
When she first found out, Hinata's small mouth was slightly open, her beautiful eyes widened, and she looked surprised.
Then, the way she looked at Izayoi became even more admiring.
In a situation where the Ninja Academy hadn't even taught the Three Body Technique, Izayoi had actually mastered the Shadow Clone Technique, which was simply an incredible thing.
While eating lunch with Hinata, Izayoi suddenly said, "Hinata, the holidays start tomorrow, what are you planning to do?"
"I should still be training at home," Hinata replied softly.
"Do you want to train with me?" Izayoi extended an invitation.
"C-can I?"
Hinata looked at Izayoi with surprise.
Then, before Izayoi could answer, she shook her head with a depressed expression, "That won't do, Father doesn't allow me to go out casually."
Ever since the kidnapping incident, Hinata had to be accompanied by a guard if she wanted to go out alone.
Besides, she can't go out frequently, because she has already entered the Ninja Academy, and there is an Uchiha in her class.
For the sake of the clan's honor, she must work hard to cultivate and not be suppressed by the Uchiha clan.
"Hey... don't worry about these."
Izayoi grinned and said, "I'm just asking you, do you want to go out and play during the holidays, and cultivate with me?"
"...Yes."
Hinata lowered her head and ate, answering in a voice as soft as a mosquito.
"Okay, I'll help you tomorrow, then..."
Izayoi leaned close to Hinata's ear and whispered his plan.
The heat brushed against her ear, and Hinata's cheeks and ears quickly turned red, her hand holding the chopsticks trembling slightly.
This was the first time she had been so close to Izayoi, and the immunity she had built up over the past three months of training instantly returned to zero.
Fortunately, Hinata's personality was not as outrageous as in the original work, and she didn't faint from shyness.
However, with her mind blank, she forgot what Izayoi was saying.
"...Remember, you have to be proactive tomorrow, otherwise my plan will definitely be seen through," Izayoi instructed.
"Oh, oh..."
Hinata nodded blankly, looking adorably foolish.
Then, she looked up at Izayoi again: "Izayoi-kun, what... what did you just say?"
Izayoi: "..."
Then, with a 'pop', he flicked Hinata's forehead without mercy, and under the girl's pitiful expression, he repeated the plan again.
Hinata, covering her forehead, had a slight glint in her beautiful eyes.
...
The next day, the Ninja Academy entered a forty-day summer vacation.
Izayoi walked out of his house and came to a small alley.
With a 'bang', a sound like a balloon popping, echoed in the alley.
Then a blonde girl wearing a hat, but still showing her hair color, trotted out of it and went straight to the Hyuga Clan.
If the classmates from Class One were here, they would definitely recognize that this girl was Ino Yamanaka.
"Hello, my name is Ino Yamanaka. I'm here to find Hinata to go out and play. We made an appointment yesterday."
Arriving at the gate of the Hyuga Clan, Izayoi, who had transformed into Ino Yamanaka using the Transformation Technique, smiled sweetly at the gatekeepers.
The two gatekeepers looked at each other.
"Please wait a moment."
One of the gatekeepers carefully sized up Izayoi, bowed politely, and then walked into the clan grounds.
Before long, he came out from inside.
Behind him was a little girl in a white trench coat, none other than Hinata.
Hinata, who came jogging over, exchanged a smile with Izayoi, who had transformed into Ino Yamanaka.
The plan was going very smoothly; the young lady had left.
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