“My silly sister, becoming a Ninja doesn’t mean we have to be apart, does it?”
Uchiha Nan looked at her with amusement.
Being seen through, Uchiha Mikoto blushed deeply, too embarrassed to face anyone.
Meanwhile, at the Hokage office building:
Hiruzen Sarutobi was puffing on his pipe, alternating his gaze between two reports in his hands.
“These two little ones are applying for early graduation?”
Standing to the side, Umino Iruka looked at the Third Hokage with admiration and bowed to answer: “Yes, Hokage-sama, both of them are very determined.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi didn’t speak, just carefully reading Kakashi Hatake’s file, recalling the news the Barrier Jutsu unit reported to him yesterday about Sakumo Hatake leaving the Village.
He sighed inwardly; he hadn’t expected Sakumo’s reaction to be so extreme.
He only wanted Sakumo to admit his mistake and weaken his reputation in the Village.
Now, it had backfired, driving away a high-level combat asset of the Village.
Fortunately, it was a time of peace, and Sakumo Hatake wasn’t of much use, he could only console himself with that thought.
Hiruzen Sarutobi put down Kakashi Hatake’s file and said to Umino Iruka:
“They can pass,” but then he frowned as he looked at the other file: “Someone from the Uchiha Clan?
Is his strength sufficient, Umino?”
Umino Iruka hesitated for a moment before speaking the truth: “Hokage-sama, Nan’s strength has always been at the top of the class, even Kakashi doesn’t compare to him usually; his strength is not a problem.”
“Alright, to have two little geniuses appear at once, I will conduct tomorrow’s exam myself.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of smoke and said with narrowed eyes:
“This…” Umino Iruka was shocked.
The Hokage-sama was going to personally conduct the exam?
But he had no room to defy him, so he could only say: “Yes, I will inform them.”
The next day, still at the same plaza as the entrance ceremony,
Uchiha Nan and Kakashi Hatake, accompanied by Umino Iruka, waited for the Third Hokage.
The area around the plaza was also packed with students curious about the exam results.
Before long, Hiruzen Sarutobi, not wearing his Hokage hat and dressed in his regular Ninja attire, walked over with a smile, followed by a few people dressed as Anbu.
“Hokage-sama!”
The surrounding crowd hurriedly bowed, and Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded. Find the original chapter at g.com.
“Students, today is a good day.
The Ninja Academy has produced two geniuses.”
“After just one year of enrollment, they can already attempt the Ninja exam.
I wish them success in passing the test today.”
“I also hope that you all can take them as your goals, keep working hard, and create brilliance together.”
The crowd below applauded hurriedly.
Hiruzen Sarutobi led the Anbu to stand opposite Kakashi Hatake and Uchiha Nan.
“Kakashi, Nan, are you confident about today’s exam?”
“Yes.” Kakashi Hatake stared at the Third Hokage expressionlessly.
Regarding his father’s situation, with this man’s tacit approval, he really couldn’t look at the Hokage the way he used to.
Uchiha Nan was different; he pretended to be brainwashed by the Will of Fire.
He stared at the Third Hokage with longing, looking like he had met his idol and was ready to sell his life for him.
“I will definitely pass the exam and contribute my meager strength to Hokage-sama and the Village.”
“Good, good.” The Third Hokage patted both of their shoulders with satisfaction, showing encouragement.
He didn’t care about Kakashi Hatake’s attitude at all; he was just a five-year-old child.
He only needed to exert a little effort to make him forget who his father was in the future.
He was more concerned about Uchiha Nan’s attitude.
A Uchiha Clan Member with such strong talent, yet showing an inclination to be close to him.
Had he already been infected by the Will of Fire?
If the Will of Fire could shine upon the Uchiha, plus the power of bonds.
Then, could Uchiha Nan be won over?
This still needed to be seen from his future performance.
But for now, before determining whether Uchiha Nan’s heart was with the clan or the Hokage.
The decision made yesterday to target Uchiha Nan and not let him graduate could be canceled.
After all, previously he didn’t want the Uchiha Clan to produce another Kage-level expert and threaten the status of the Hokage lineage.
That was why he started restricting him from the root.
Now, Uchiha Nan had shown signs of being recruitable.
Naturally, they had to cherish this opportunity.
Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his head to look at the Anbu behind him, asking them to find two Genin to serve as examiners for today’s graduation exam.
“As long as you two can defeat these examiners, I will personally award you your Ninja headbands.”
Uchiha Nan and Kakashi Hatake looked at each other, each choosing a Genin as an opponent and starting to prepare.
Uchiha Nan and his chosen opponent looked at each other, and they performed the Seal of Confrontation.
With Uchiha Nan’s strength, wanting to deal with a Genin would only take the blink of an eye.
But he couldn’t do that.
Without sufficient strength to guarantee his own safety, he would only display the strength of a Genin.
After all, being slightly stronger than others could be called a genius, but if one was too strong, they would be seen as a monster by others.
Especially with the premise of possessing the Uchiha bloodline, the threats he would face would be countless.
Therefore, Uchiha Nan chose the same opening as Kakashi Hatake, first throwing some shuriken as a probe.
Under the circumstance of not knowing what the opponent was good at, he used a normal Fire Release: Fireball Jutsu according to standard procedure.
But his opponent just made some misleading movements on the spot and was submerged by the shuriken, turning into a wooden plank.
This did not exceed Uchiha Nan’s expectations.
Relying on his strong mental power at the Chunin level, he had already seen through this Substitution Jutsu trick.
What puzzled him, however, was that in his perception, that Genin seemed to have disappeared, without leaving a trace.
Under these circumstances, Uchiha Nan’s brain spun rapidly, combining the knowledge he knew, and he instantly analyzed the most advantageous move for his opponent.
Uchiha Nan lifted his foot and stomped hard on the ground, causing his figure to rise, his hands performing seals rapidly, but his peripheral vision looked toward the ground.
Sure enough, a pair of hands had already reached out from his original position.
Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu.
If he hadn’t thought of the enemy using this move in time, he probably would have already failed before unleashing his Chunin-level strength.
However, since he had predicted it, he held the initiative, and he spat a huge fireball from his mouth towards the ground.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu.
Boom, the scorching fireball smashed a large crater into the ground, but the Genin’s figure was not in it.
Based on the basic principle that Fire Release doesn’t burn people to death, Uchiha Nan had long anticipated this situation.
Landing on the spot, he opened his perception fully and stood guard with concentration.
As time passed, Uchiha Nan remained motionless, and his opponent had no trace.
Before long, the corner of his mouth curled into a smile.
“Can’t help yourself?”
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