Chapter 353: Ch.353 Assault
Whether out of a desire to avoid trouble or from a purely security-driven instinct, Uchiha Shinji never liked being the center of attention.
Because attention inevitably attracted targeting.
That was also one of the main reasons he often ran off to the Medical Corps — to disappear from public view whenever possible.
Likewise—
He had no real wish to be taken as a jōnin's disciple either.
When Jiraiya took Naruto under his wing, Tsunade selected Yakumo, and Kakashi started training Sasuke, Shinji had secretly made up his mind:
If any jōnin ever tried to take him as a disciple — no matter who it was — he would resolutely refuse.
However, as the frenzy of jōnin choosing students passed and he — the Academy's top prodigy — remained unchosen, things became... interesting.
Human nature was simple.
If he had refused others, he wouldn't have minded at all.
He might even have felt apologetic toward the jōnin who wanted him.