The person had silver-white hair, wore a mask, and carried a finely-crafted short knife on their back.
Minato recognized it as the former weapon of the deceased Konoha Ninja, Hatake Sakumo—the White Fang Short Knife.
The person's identity was also self-evident, the son of White Fang—Hatake Kakashi.
A child prodigy who graduated at five and became a Chunin at six.
Even the higher-ups had high expectations for his future.
With Kakashi's talent and growth rate, surpassing his father, the Konoha White Fang, was only a matter of time.
However... after the White Fang incident, he completely closed off his heart, interacted with no one, acted on his own, ignoring the lives and safety of his teammates, adhering to the principle of mission above all else.
Anything that obstructed his mission, even a companion, would be ruthlessly abandoned.
"You're Hatake Kakashi, right? Hello, I am Namikaze Minato, your future Jonin leader."
Minato took the initiative to greet with a smile.
Kakashi only nodded indifferently, expressionless eyes, and after nodding to Minato, he leaned on the side, arms crossed, waiting for others to arrive.
Minato didn't mind, but it also confirmed the rumors that Kakashi was unsociable were not unfounded.
Moreover... the three subordinates of his deceased father are now all Konoha renegade ninjas...
Minato smiled bitterly inside, Kakashi's heart felt even more closed off.
The Hokage really gave him a challenging task.
Soon after, another person came over.
A gentle girl with short hair, it was Nohara Rin.
"You must be Minato-sensei. I'm Nohara Rin, and starting today, I'll be joining your team. Please take care of me."
Rin introduced herself with a smile, Minato could see she was a considerate girl.
The records showed her major subject at the Ninja School was medical ninjutsu. Besides Jonin Tsunade, she was also taught by the S-class renegade Chiba Hakushi, who had defected from Konoha.
"Hello, I am Namikaze Minato, please rest here for a while, I still have things to say later."
Minato replied with a smile.
"Yes."
Rin walked to the side obediently and was surprised to see Kakashi there as well.
"Kakashi, are you also a member of the team?"
Rin suppressed her excitement; she didn't expect Kakashi to also be a member of Minato's Class.
"Hmm."
Kakashi nodded and then closed his eyes to rest.
Seeing that Kakashi didn't want to communicate, Rin had no choice but to stay silent and not disturb him.
About an hour later, another person hurried over.
Wearing goggles, he gave off a clumsy yet honest vibe, the kind that might make one feel insecure if such a person was also a ninja.
Uchiha Obito.
"Sorry, sensei, I was delayed because an elderly lady happened to fall on the road, and I wasted some time helping her home."
Obito realized his tardiness might leave a bad impression on their Jonin leader, so he apologized sincerely.
"It's okay, although you were late, it's understandable, and today I mainly wanted to meet you all, not to execute a mission. However, during missions, it's best not to make such errors."
Minato did not punish Obito but instructed him to be more cautious and responsible during actual missions.
For a ninja executing a mission, time awareness must be seriously considered.
"Yes. Um, I am Uchiha Obito, and starting today, I'm a member of this team."
Obito rubbed his nose and smiled confidently.
Minato was also affected by Obito's cheerful smile; this kid named Obito was truly a peculiar Uchiha ninja.
It's hard to imagine such a lively and cheerful ninja appearing among the Uchiha Race.
"I am Namikaze Minato, the Jonin of this team. The other two are Nohara Rin and Hatake Kakashi, you should recognize them all."
Minato motioned for Rin and Kakashi to come together.
As a result, seeing Rin and Kakashi approaching together, Obito pouted, feeling envious.
"It's always like this at school; you should have some ninja awareness by now, you're not just a student anymore as a Genin."
Clearly, Kakashi was referring to Obito's tardiness.
"Alright, you two should get along, you were once classmates."
Minato promptly intervened.
"Yes, I understand, Minato-sensei."
The thought of cooperating with this guy was unimaginable. Obito felt gloomy as he looked at Kakashi's deadpan eyes.
Minato looked at Kakashi, and Kakashi reluctantly said, "As long as he doesn't drag me down, I don't mind."
Only then did Minato smile in satisfaction.
"Now that everyone is here, let's do a combat exercise."
"Combat exercise?"
"Relax, it's a simple exercise to understand your abilities, then I'll decide what kind of missions you're suited for."
Minato laughed.
"Great! Minato-sensei, and Rin, watch closely, my first mission will definitely be a high-difficulty A-Class Mission!"
Obito suddenly felt excited.
Minato smiled awkwardly.
Rin also sighed helplessly, thinking Obito's bold words were too unrealistic; no Genin starts with A-Class Missions.
Kakashi still looked at the fool in his usual manner.
Minato led the three of them to the nearby training field.
On the previously empty ground, a head slowly emerged, pale-faced, with a strange and weird smile at the corner of its mouth, eyes locked tightly on Obito's back.
"Such a kind-hearted Uchiha, missing a brain, easy to manipulate... seems like this kind of foolish Uchiha is just what Lord Madara is looking for."