"This…?!"
"Why do you think that way?"
Hiruzen suppressed the shock in his heart and asked, feigning calmness.
"Because the Shinobi World originally belonged to Konoha!"
Takumi answered bluntly.
"The Shodaime Hokage and Uchiha Madara pacified the Warring States Period and founded Konoha, but I believe they didn't finish the job!"
"With the strength of the Senju and Uchiha, unifying the entire Shinobi World would have been easy, but Shodaime Hokage didn't do that. Instead, he let potential threats grow, indulging the other four great nations!"
"Adding to that, distributing the Biju to balance power among the nations led to constant wars afterward!"
"So I believe that having Konoha unify the Shinobi World is simply completing what the Shodaime Hokage should have done a century ago!"
These words shook Hiruzen to his core!
He originally thought Takumi was just simply kind kid, with an innocent personality.
But he never expected such soaring ambitions from him!
His words weren't like Naruto's 'I'm gonna be Hokage', which lacked any sense of seriousness and seemed casually spoken.
Instead, they were well-considered, based on analysis and judgment of history, showing genuine insight!
And he wasn't wrong!
If Hashirama and Madara had been more ruthless back then, combining the Buddha Statue with the Susano'o and trampling all Five Great Nations flat, what problems would remain?
That fool Hashirama not only didn't do that but also foolishly distributed the Biju to others, claiming it was to balance the Shinobi World's power.
Great. The four other nations, who is originally not that strong, received a massive power boost with Biju and Jinchuriki, resulting in constant warfare for generations!
Regarding the idea of unifying the Shinobi World…
Hiruzen had the desire, but lacked the strength!
Forget the two great clans of Konoha… they were eliminated through his schemes due to their threatening power.
He thought the three disciples he personally trained could become Konoha's fighting force and help him conquer the world.
But one became an alcoholic, one wandered around aimlessly all day, and another turned into a mad scientist…
Since the Yondaime Hokage's death, Konoha had basically been in a state where the new couldn't replace the old.
Among the Elite Jonin, the only one truly outstanding was Kakashi.
But Kakashi had no grand ambitions, and he was just a slacker.
Among the younger students, although there was the Yondaime's orphan and the Uchiha genius, one was a naive fool, and the other had a perpetually scowling face.
Both were only concerned with their own affairs, not caring about the village.
How could he lead them?
He couldn't!
But now, Takumi, standing before Hiruzen, was completely different from the others!
With this level of awareness, this height of thought…
No one in all of Konoha could match him!
…
Looking at Takumi's serious expression, Hiruzen's hand holding the pipe trembled slightly.
His eyes burned with blazing fire, full of approval and expectation for Takumi!
He couldn't help but recall the essay Takumi wrote upon entering the Academy: "My Respected Sandaime Hokage-sama"…
'Thank goodness I didn't give up on him back then and accepted him as an exception!'
Letting out a long puff of smoke and taking a large sip of tea, Hiruzen's excited mood finally calmed down a little.
"Takumi, you are a remarkable child. I believe the Academy is too small for you! Your stage should be the real Shinobi World!"
"How about it, are you interested in becoming a true Shinobi?"
'Here it comes, here it comes! Hiruzen was indeed drawn in by my words!'
"Of course!"
"My fists were born for this purpose!"
Takumi secretly chuckled.
Looking at Hiruzen's expression, he knew that this old man would probably be led by the nose by him from now on…
"Which teacher would you like to study under?"
"I think Kakashi or Might Guy are both good choices."
"If suitable, I could also have Jiraiya teach you."
Hearing these names, Takumi couldn't help but smack his lips.
'Good grief…'
'They're all Elite Jonin!'
It has to be known that the Shinobi of Kakashi and Guy's caliber don't just take on any student.
They only teach the children of high-ranking people!
The Hyuga Clan's genius, the Uchiha genius, the Kyubi's Jinchuriki…
Even the seemingly unremarkable Sakura came from a wealthy family…
As for Jiraiya, needless to say.
To put it bluntly, out of the hundreds of students in Konoha, he wouldn't take a single one.
He would only accept Naruto as his student.
If things had developed normally, if Takumi managed to graduate, he'd probably be assigned to some third-rate Jonin Instructor.
But now he could actually choose freely.
However…
"If possible, I'd like Yuhi Kurenai-sensei to take me on."
Takumi made his decision quite decisively.
"Choose Yuhi Kurenai …" Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned slightly, "Why is that?"
'Why?'
'You ask why?'
Takumi really wanted to say bluntly: 'We're both men, don't you understand why?'
But he still explained solemnly: "Kakashi-sensei and Might Guy-sensei are both famous Shinobi in the village. The precious opportunity to study under them should, I think, be left for those with more talent."
Takumi's words almost broke Hiruzen's composure!
'What a good kid…'
'He must be nurtured!'
'To become Konoha's pillar!'
"Alright then! Let Yuhi Kurenai take you on!"
"Report any problems directly to me!"
Takumi nodded solemnly.
Then, after bowing to the thoroughly convinced Hiruzen, he left the Hokage's Office.
…
Academy.
In the classroom.
The news that Takumi had been directly promoted to Genin and graduated from the Academy instantly spread among the students!
"No way, that guy Takumi graduated directly!?" Naruto looked shocked, finding it unbelievable.
"It seems after being called for a talk by Hokage-sama, he was allowed to graduate. So strong…" Choji also sighed with emotion.
"We used to mock Takumi for being weak, but it turns out I was the clown…" Kiba said helplessly.
As for the girls like Sakura and Ino, they were already so admiring they were speechless!
"He graduated early!? That's too strong!"
"Even with strong abilities, he shouldn't be able to graduate early, right? What did Takumi even say to Hokage-sama…"
"So outstanding, he's completely a level ahead of us now!"
Seeing the group of girls swooning, Naruto and Kiba nearby gritted their teeth in jealousy.
Sasuke just sat coolly in the back row of the classroom and let out a displeased "Tch."
…
Kurenai's Residence.
After receiving the notice from the Anbu, Kurenai was both astonished and shocked!
"Wh-why me!?"
Kurenai never expected to be chosen initiatively by someone.
'Wasn't Konoha's rule that teachers choose students?'
'What qualifications did this Takumi have?'
Just as Kurenai was baffled,
At the door…
Ding-dong-ding-dong~~
A series of urgent doorbell rings suddenly sounded.
She hurried over and opened the door to find it was Ayame.
"Um… Kurenai-nee…"
Ayame's face was flushed, looking somewhat shy.
"I heard from Takumi… it seems he was assigned to work under you…"
"Yes… what about it?"
"It's nothing much, just… I hope you can take good care of him…"
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