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"Mind Transfer Jutsu" Naruto yelled. As soon as the jutsu was successful, Naruto's body slumped forwards, and the eagle laying on the operation table jerked slightly.

'Huh, so this what it feels like to take over an animal's mind. Quite primitive and simple, but complex at the same time. I feel like I'm moving on instincts that were there from the beginning, not something I learned. Interesting, I wonder if there are any instincts that humans follow since birth.' Naruto thought as his consciousness took over the bird for a while.

'Wait, that's not what I need to focus on now. Let's see. Ah-ha, there it is. The new eye, damn, it's uncomfortable. It's like someone's pushing on the eye constantly, scratching the back. I hope it passes soon; I don't want this little birdie to suffer too much for me.' Focusing on the feeling of the new eye, Naruto directed his mind to control the chakra inside the bird's body, as new chakra entered through the paper seal on its back.

'Sharingan Programming: Work out your issues; Recall all the minute details from your life relating to the clan; Think about how the clan was slowly pushed into a corner; Think about how the clan was acting; How the clan wanted to start a Civil War inside Konoha; Think about the consequences of such a war; Understand that Itachi's actions prevented the start of the Fourth Shinobi War; Itachi didn't do it because he hated the clan, he did it because he loved the clan; Itachi maintained the dignity and honor of the clan; Itachi was loyal to the clan and the village; Itachi is a good brother; Be loyal to your friend 'Naruto'; Naruto has suffered just like you; Be Naruto's friend; You can't become stronger alone; Become stronger to get back at those that pushed the clan to such state; Become stronger to get revenge on Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, and Danzo Shimura.'

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In the past, when Naruto and Hiroki came up with this plan, Hiroki recalled the method to program a Sharingan that was implanted or to be activated after death from Madara's memories.

The only problem Hiroki had was that he wasn't willing to let Naruto implant the eye into his own skull, even if it was temporary.

So, he did the next best thing and followed the method that Itachi might have used. From what Hiroki theorized, Itachi used his own Mangekyou Sharingan to program Shisui's eye after implanting it inside his crow summon. This way would be viable, but Naruto didn't have a Sharingan to program the Sharingan.

So, using a lot of trial-and-error methods to write down the theory and use the Library of Heavens Path to confirm its validity, Hiroki stumbled upon the Yamanaka clan's Hiden, the Mind Transfer Jutsu. While Madara and Minato knew of the technique and its basics, they didn't use it before.

So, Hiroki had to learn it only based on how it looked from the sidelines, taking a whole month to figure it out.

But the challenge was satisfying, filling the empty void of boredom that came along with being trapped inside someone's body.

Once Hiroki learned it, Naruto was taught the method, and now, Naruto was successfully programming the Mangekyou Sharingan implanted inside the eagle, while Hiroki chilled inside the mindscape.

"Mind Transfer Jutsu, Release." And with that, Naruto's slumped body suddenly jerked, as a rush of yin chakra escaped from the bird and into his body.

"Pant, pant. That was so weird. But I'm never doing that again. I like my own body, thanks." Naruto grumbled as he flexed his own body, slowly releasing the chakra dampener seal on his body, as all the suppressed chakra flowed through his body.

"Damn, that's the good stuff. I could get addicted to this." Naruto chuckled as he felt the sudden rush of power. The chakra seeps into his body as if it were a dry desert soaking up a flood.

"Little Birdie, go and look Sasuke in the eye" Naruto patted the now awake bird and guided it to fly away from the window.

"So, did it work? Were you able to program the Sharingan?" Hiroki asked the important question immediately.

"Only one way to find out," Naruto replied, before going to bed, waiting for the next day.

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"Congratulations to all that passed the exam and became Genin. Today, you will be split into your three-man groups and will be assigned a Jonin each.

The groups are:

Team 1: RD 1, RD 2, RD 3

Team 2…

Team 7: Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha. Leader is Kakashi Hatake

Team 8: Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame. Leader is Kurenai Yuhi

Team 9 is still in circulation.

Team 10: Choji Akimichi, Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, Leader is Asuma Sarutobi.

Everyone, you are free to spend your time as you wish till after lunchtime. Meet back here to meet with your Jonin Supervisors. Good Luck." And with that, Iruka left the chattering group of young genin and walked out of the room.

"Damn, I got stuck with the weirdos. One's lazy, the others a fatty. Kill me." Ino sighed.

"Why did I get stuck with the dead last in the class. But at least I got in the same team as Sasuke. Such it Ino." Sakura fangirled.

'I wanted to be on Naruto's team. Why did I get stuck in this group? Ahhhhhh, how I wish to be in Sakura's place.' A certain moon-eyed yandere thought to herself.

"Troublesome."

"Munch, munch"

'Now that I think about it, Naruto also doesn't have any parents or family. He's just like me. His eyes hold similar darkness, one that I see myself every time I look in the mirror. How long has he been suffering? Also, all those hateful glares he gets, what did he do?' Just the night before, before going to bed, Sasuke thought he saw a big black bird land on his window. But the scariest part about it was the bird's eye. While the left one looked normal, the right one was a Sharingan.

He couldn't remember much about what happened after, because as soon as he saw the bird's eye, he fell asleep.

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