"Yo! Long time no see, my dear Minato! Your great teacher has returned as promised!" After observing in the shadows for a while, Jiraiya jumped out and greeted the two.
Minato was fine, but Kushina was startled.
"Pervy Toad, you're finally back. It seems I can apply for early graduation," Minato said, slightly excited to see Jiraiya's return. After all, he wanted to go out and see the other sights of the Naruto world.
He had been in Konoha for several years and was tired of it.
"Poof!" A shadow clone appeared, and Minato arranged for it to go to the academy to find the homeroom teacher and apply for graduation.
"Kid, your chakra has grown quite a bit in the past year. You can create so many shadow clones and have them train on their own."
Jiraiya was surprised to see this. He remembered that a year ago, Minato's chakra wasn't that large.
Just now, he had clearly seen five or six of Minato's shadow clones continuously releasing ninjutsu, and the levels were not low. Looking at Minato now, he didn't show any signs of chakra depletion, which showed his chakra reserves.
This made him click his tongue in wonder. He remembered that Minato was only of commoner origin. How could he have such a large amount of chakra?
But it wasn't that he couldn't figure it out. He just attributed it to Minato's exceptional talent and couldn't help but sigh. As expected of my disciple.
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"What? You want to apply for early graduation?" In the teacher's office of the Ninja Academy, Tamaki Shingetsu's incredulous voice was heard.
"Yes. I'm going to follow my master, Jiraiya, to train. It's pointless to stay in the academy any longer," Minato explained briefly.
"Ah, even so, I must report this to Lord Hokage." Hearing Minato bring up Jiraiya, Tamaki Shingetsu could only go and report to the Hokage first.
"Then I'll wait here for your news, teacher," Minato nodded.
Tamaki Shingetsu didn't say much more and ran directly to the Hokage's office to report Minato's early graduation.
Naturally, Hiruzen Sarutobi already knew and agreed on the spot. He also informed him that Minato's graduation exam would be held at the Ninja Academy in three days, and there was no need to hide it from the students. It might even motivate them.
After getting the Hokage's approval, Tamaki Shingetsu returned to the Ninja Academy and informed Minato of the exam in three days.
After Minato left, Tamaki Shingetsu also told his classmates about Minato's early graduation. This caused a stir, and a group of people began to discuss it animatedly.
After school, those children went home and started telling their families. Through word of mouth, everyone in Konoha knew that a genius was about to graduate early.
Three days later, Minato's graduation exam arrived. The Konoha Ninja Academy was packed with people, all wanting to see this genius who was graduating early.
Of course, most of them were ninjas; commoners wouldn't come.
So when Minato arrived at the academy, he was completely dumbfounded. Wasn't it just a graduation exam? Did it require so many people?
"Look, that's Minato Namikaze, the one graduating early. He's so handsome!" a group of little girls from the Ninja Academy screamed. Minato was very popular at the academy.
"Tch, a bunch of little kids. No matter how much you scream, it's useless. My Minato wouldn't be interested in you little vixens," Kushina said sourly, seeing so many girls cheering for Minato.
"What a drag. A graduation exam has attracted so many people to watch. But it's a good opportunity to see Minato's true strength," as a friend, Shikaku had also given up his sleep to watch Minato's graduation exam.
Inoichi and Choza at the side also nodded repeatedly. Minato's strength had always been a mystery. The three of them had fought with Minato many times, but they were always defeated very quickly. Even if they improved quickly, they still couldn't test Minato's true strength.
"Seriously, a Ninja Academy student's graduation exam has attracted so many people," a newly graduated Genin said, looking at the walking Minato with jealousy. Comparing people really is infuriating.
"Come on, he's a genius. I heard he's Lord Jiraiya's disciple. We can't compare. Let's just seriously see how strong this genius is," the Genin's teammate consoled him.
"Tch, it's just a graduation exam. What's there to see? It might not even be as exciting as my battles," the Genin continued to mutter. Seeing this, his teammate didn't say any more. It was obvious this guy was very jealous of him.
At this time, the important figures finally appeared: the Third Hokage, the two advisors, and the three elders of the Elder Council, including Shimura Danzo.
With Hiruzen Sarutobi's appearance, the atmosphere reached its peak. The leader of the village had even come to watch a Ninja Academy graduation exam. This was enough to blind the titanium alloy dog eyes of those newly graduated Genin.
For a moment, they became even more jealous. There's no harm without comparison.
We are all commoners, orphans. Why are you so outstanding?
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