While Fujin was researching about the Jashin, Hiruzen was sitting in his office facing a different headache. Hiruzen was staring intently at the 3 letters on his desk.
Despite his decades of experience, Hiruzen was left clueless about how to handle the situation in front of him. The three letters were sent to him by the Hyuga, Yamanaka and the Inuzuka clan leaders. All three letters were extrely similar to one another!
He cursed, 'That brat. Just when I thought that he wouldn't trouble again, he caused headaches once again. Though I can't fault him on this one, he is still the reason for this headache. Sigh, I'm getting too old. Though they don't state it specifically, don't they have any sha asking a widowed old man to decide sothing like this?'
The letters from the three clan leaders requested Fujin to be the Jounin Sensei of teams of their respective children.
So ti ago -
Hyuga Clan Compound -
Hyuga Hiashi sat in front of a table writing a letter. Once he was done, he read it while wondering, 'Is this the right thing to do?'
He fell into deep thought for a few minutes. Finally, his expression beca resolute as he thought, 'Hinata is too timid and soft. As she is now, she won't be able to accomplish much as a ninja. The chances of that changing is negligible. Once the ti cos, there will be no other choice but to put the seal on her.'
Hiashi stopped thinking. He had seen what had happened with his brother due to the seal. If possible, he would choose to not have either of his daughters be branded by the curse seal. Unfortunately, that was a difficult task and against their customs.
He thought, 'Suzuki Fujin is almost opposite to her. Though not a lot of his information is available even to us clan leaders, there is little question about how lethal and ruthless he is on the battlefield. Though I failed, there might be so hope for him to succeed.
Even if he doesn't, if he trains Hinata, it'll give several opportunities to interact with him. I'll take these opportunities to get closer to him and ask him to marry Hinata.
The reason to brand the curse seal on branch mbers is for their safety on the battlefield. However, what better safety there will be than being with a rank S ninja? Not to ntion, there is no way soone like him will allow his partner to be branded by the curse seal.
I can use the pressure applied by a rank S ninja to avoid branding Hinata with the curse seal. That will be the best for her. I just hope everything goes well.'
Yamanaka Clan Compound -
Just like Hiashi, Inoichi had written a letter as well. His request was the sa as well. He asked Fujin to be Ino's Jounin Sensei.
Inoichi thought, 'I hadn't expected Fujin to be a good teacher as well. After all, Kakashi, despite his prowess, failed every team he was assigned. And, he was assigned the top teams of each year. Unlike him, Fujin already has shown great signs despite being much younger.
From what Ino says, Naruto has steadily beco stronger this year. His Taijutsu has improved and within a few months, he has mastered so Wind jutsus. When I heard that Fujin had taken an interest in Naruto, I thought that he wanted to create an influence over Konoha's only Jinchuriki. I never expected that he'd surprise . Such progress by soone like Naruto is shocking. If Fujin can be assigned to Ino's team, she will benefit a lot. So will Shikamaru and Choji.
Though Lord Hokage wants Asuma to be their Jounin Sensei, our three clans are already very close to the Sarutobi clan. There won't be any change. However, with Fujin, there are a lot of benefits. I'll ask Shikaku and Choza to back up as well.
Not to ntion, Fujin is an orphan without any clan. If they fall in love and he marries Ino, he'd be a part of the Yamanaka clan as well. With a rank S ninja among our ranks and two votes on the council, I could increase the amount of benefits the Yamanaka clan gets several tis.'
Inoichi sent the letter to Hiruzen and asked Shikaku and Choza to do the sa very soon as well.
Inuzuka Clan Compound -
Tsu wrote a similar letter as well while thinking, 'Though Kiba has talent, he lacks discipline and focus. I still recall how much that kid trained in the 5 days he was in the central tower in the Forest of Death. If he can instill that discipline in Kiba, then I wouldn't need to worry.'
A smirk appeared on her face as she thought, 'Of course, if he becos Kiba's Jounin Sensei, then it'll provide a chance to push Hana closer to him. That girl is still very reserved. I need to teach her a thing or two about being a woman!'
Back to the present -
Hiruzen stayed in his chair while wondering what he should do. Though he could very easily see what the true goal of the clan leaders was, he still needed to make a decision.
He analyzed, 'What should I do? In terms of relationships, I'm a lot closer to Inoichi. However, the Hyuga clan has a lot more influence. Not to ntion, the Inuzuka clan is with them as well on this matter. While forming a squad, Hyuga and Inuzuka ninjas are the most preferred teammates due to their abilities. I can't offend both of them at the sa ti.'
Hiruzen massaged his forehead while thinking, 'That said, what luck this brat has. Three clan leaders want to set him up with their daughters. Now that I think about it, the sa should have happened with Minato. He was even more impressive than Fujin at this age.
However, he was already in a relationship with Kushina by the ti he gained fa. No one dared to make a move fearing Kushina's response. Since Fujin isn't in any relationship, nothing is stopping them. Fortunately, Hinata and Ino are still very young and Fujin is stronger than the clan leaders. Otherwise, they might have gone past and directly tried to do sothing.'
As Hiruzen was thinking, he heard a voice, "What interesting letters, Sensei. This brat's luck makes even the Great Toad Sage Jiraiya feel envy, hahaha."
Hiruzen looked behind him to see that Jiraiya was sitting at the window. He looked at him with annoyance. Without being asked for, Jiraiya gave his free advice, "Why don't you just put the three of them in one squad? Won't that solve the issue? Just imagine that lucky brat with three girls. He'll be in heaven and hell at the sa ti. It'll be fun to watch. I'll get so much more research material for my next book!"
Hiruzen looked at the letters again as he asked, "Solve the issue? Or raise a hundred new ones? The Ino-Shika-Cho formation can't be disrupted. With the three of them working together, they can beco a rank S-level threat in the future just like their parents. It's not sothing we can give up on for so whim."
He thought, 'Besides, what fun will I get to watch? Those girls won't co of age for the next 6 years. Will I be even still alive and kicking by them? Even if I am, this brat hides behind a million seals. Even my crystal ball doesn't work! Who knows what he needs so much privacy for!'
Jiraiya said, "Stop being a party pooper, Sensei. Just imagine that my next book can be titled, The Orphan and the Three Princess!"
Hiruzen looked at Jiraiya with a tick mark on his forehead. Jiraiya chuckled and asked, "So, what will you do?"
Hiruzen answered, "What can I do? I'll obviously need to ignore their real agenda. As for the decision, I'll leave it to Fujin. Let him decide."
Jiraiya sighed and said, "That's boring."
Hiruzen glanced at him and said, "If you want to make it interesting, co take this seat. Feel free to do whatever you want to then."
Jiraiya imdiately replied, "No thanks, I am out!"
A cloud of smoke suddenly appeared and Jiraiya disappeared within the smoke. Hiruzen cursed internally, 'At this rate, I'll have to do paperwork until I am 100 years old! I need to quickly find soone to dump these neverending files on!'
He looked at the three letters and muttered to himself, 'Enjoy, for now, kiddo. I promise that your future years won't be this carefree!'
Hiruzen decided to leave the choice to Fujin. He didn't want any more headaches. As for Fujin, he was completely unaware of the fact that two grown n and one woman were about to force their daughters on him as soon as he returned back to the village! Whether he'd be pleased or annoyed remains to be seen!
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