Chapter 67: The New Generation of Ino-Shika-Chō
The morning sun rose high, casting its golden rays generously across the land.
Konoha, Training Ground No. 10.
Shikamaru, Chōji, and Ino were currently staring at each other, clearly frustrated. A glance at the blazing sun overhead told them it was already ten in the morning. In other words, their new squad leader, Kamizuki Hikari, was two hours late.
"No way... Our new team leader is just as unreliable as Team 7's sensei!" As Sakura's best friend, Ino had heard plenty of complaints from her about Hatake Kakashi's habits.
She had thought she'd just ended up with some big-bearded guy at first, but the guy disappeared without a trace. Then they brought in a chunin—fine, his rank wasn't impressive—but now he was late too?
This was absolutely unacceptable.
"Just sit down. I think this might actually be a good thing. If our teacher this lax about time, he probably won't be strict with training either. That means we can slack off." Shikamaru flopped onto the ground, plucking a blade of foxtail grass and chewing on it lazily.
Chōji obediently sprawled out as well, leaving Ino standing alone, exasperated.
"Shikamaru, you're supposed to be the smart one! Don't you have a way to teach this guy a lesson?" Ino turned to him expectantly.
Among the three clans of the Ino-Shika-Chō formation, the Nara were known for their intelligence, and Shikamaru was no exception.
Seeing that Ino was on the verge of exploding, Shikamaru—who had originally just wanted to cruise through the morning—started thinking seriously.