By the early morning of the next day.
Everyone was in the hokage's office; however, it was quiet because someone had yet to come.
"Ugh, what a drag!!" Shikamaru said.
"I heard that Kakashi sensei got a new student, is that who we were waiting for?" Ino whispered to Sakura.
"I don't know!" Sakura replied.
"You think it's a boy or a girl?" Ino asked.
"Hmm, I've had way too many doofus in team 7," Sakura said in self-pity
"Kakashi!" Tsunade said with gritted teeth
"Yes, Lady Hokage ..." Kakashi said, scratching his head in shame.
"You were supposed to bring him by yourself," Tsunade said.
"He isn't this late normally, " Kakashi said nervously.
Choji as usual was eating some chips
"So it's a guy!! Please let him be handsome" Ino whispered
"As long as you let go of my Sasuke," Sakura said through clenched teeth, causing them both to start bickering.
Suddenly, the door clicked open, and a young man with disheveled black hair and dark blue eyes stepped into the room.
He wore a white uniform, a long-sleeved shirt that stopped at his forearm, and long black trousers, with a part of his shirt tucked into them for familiarity's sake.
His sneakers were no more, so he settled for a set of comfortable sandals along with the ninja tool belt by his waist, though he turned it to face backwards where the katana rested on his back through a sheath he wore.
As he closed the door behind him, everyone watched the young man closely, making the atmosphere tense.
"I apologize for making you wait. I lost my way inside the building, " Yuta said sincerely.
Meanwhile, everyone had their thoughts.
And some wanted to voice it out.
"Yuta!! I knew you'd pass, you seem like a good kid," Asuma said with joy in his tone.
"Yes, thank you, Asuma sensei."
But before anyone could say anything the Hokage said.
"Yuta where is your headband?"
He calmly brought it out of his backpack and showed her.
"It needs to be worn, not hidden. You are going outside the village, genin or not, you are acting as an extension of the village," She said, prompting Yuta to tie the headband over his head, which immediately fell over his neck, but she overlooked this and started the briefing.
"Team 7 has been reinstated conditionally, and team 10, your mission is to investigate multiple nearby settlements, they seem to be under some kind of genjutsu or plague, acting rabid at times and others just out of the normal, do note that e have not figured out the reason for his behavior and it is going on at multiple places but we can't exclude the involvement of a secret powerful group so be careful" Tsunade said and looked at them all lingering more on Yuta.
"Anything else you want to add?" Tsunade said once more
"Yes, um, Lady Hokage, why was Team 7 conditionally reinstated to assist Team 10? And why is there a genin on this mission if it's so dangerous?" Sakura said.
"Sakura, you both are solely there for support, and if it's really an illness, the skills you've learned may come in handy. Is that all?" Tsunade said in a straightforward tone.
"No"
"Then good luck on your journey," Tsunade said as they all used the door.
"What a drag," Shikamaru said as he exited the building and they all headed for the gate.
Ino and Sakura were together talking/gossiping.
"Hey," Choji said, calling Yuta's attention as they walked.
"Need some chips?" Choji asked.
Yuta nodded and took some pieces. They were quite spicy, but not enough to complain about since he packed some water.
When they reached the gate, Yuta walked to Kakashi and asked.
"How do we get to these settlements in mind"
"We walk there, it may take some time, but we'll get there eventually. If you are in a hurry, we can run half of the journey there." Kakashi said in a teasing manner, knowing that Yuta was obviously not used to this sort of thing.
During the previous week, after accepting him under his tutelage, he had gotten Yuta to tell him about the abilities he used during their battles and how they worked, so he knew Yuta was up for it and just curious.