"I will be your examiner this time. I am Sano Inoue, a pleasure to meet you." Sano Inoue, a Special Jonin of Konoha, was currently a team leader, specializing in Water and Earth Release ninjutsu.
"Holy crap! Teacher Sano is the examiner? Is it possible? Is this guy worthy of a Special Jonin's assessment?" When Sano Inoue appeared, his three students were instantly unsettled.
Following the loud commotion, everyone learned that the examiner was a Special Jonin. Everyone was a bit dumbfounded. For a graduation exam, finding an elite Genin or even a Chunin was already considered high-profile.
But to find a Special Jonin? Could it be that Lord Hokage intended to make things difficult for Minato Namikaze and not let him pass the exam?
"Hello, Senior Inoue. It's a pleasure to meet you." Minato smiled faintly, revealing a sunny smile that instantly captured the hearts of countless little girls. Even some female ninjas who had already graduated had hearts popping in their eyes. He was too handsome.
Seeing this, Kushina gritted her teeth in anger. That bastard Minato! How dare he flirt with other girls so blatantly in front of me! Unforgivable! And those little vixens, Minato is mine, you have no chance!
"The content of this assessment is to last for half an hour against me, or to defeat me. Graduating requires achieving one of these two conditions," Sano Inoue hesitated for a moment, then announced according to Lord Hokage's instructions.
He didn't understand. How could a student still in the academy possibly last for half an hour against him, let alone defeat him? Could it be that Lord Hokage didn't want Lord Jiraiya's disciple to pass?
In fact, Hiruzen Sarutobi was also unsure of what stage Minato's strength had reached. Because in the past year, none of the elite Chunin he had sent had won; all of them had been defeated by Minato.
That's why he had sent a Special Jonin to test Minato's strength. He was also worried that Minato wouldn't be able to win against a Special Jonin, so he added the task of lasting for half an hour.
It was a way to have the best of both worlds.
Following Sano Inoue's announcement, the group of people who were jealous of Minato immediately showed disdainful smiles. As expected, Lord Hokage wasn't going to let this guy pass. It was impossible to achieve either of those two conditions.
Sano Inoue ignored the discussions of those people and took out a shuriken. "The moment this shuriken hits the ground, the battle begins."
After speaking, he threw the shuriken into the sky and then stood at the ready.
Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally knew that the battle between the two would cause a commotion. The onlookers were basically all 30 meters away.
On all sides, there were some Jonin standing at the very front to prevent any accidents.
"Clang!"
As the shuriken landed, Minato and Sano Inoue moved in an instant. Neither of them used ninjutsu, choosing to clash with taijutsu.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The sound of fists and feet colliding continuously rang out. The two of them were extremely fast. Ordinary Chunin and below couldn't see their movements clearly at all, only streaks of afterimages and the "bang bang" sounds.
"How is this possible? This guy can keep up with Teacher Sano's speed. Is he really a ninja student?" Sano Inoue's disciple was stunned, watching the competition in the field with a dumbfounded expression.
"Don't worry. Teacher Sano's specialty is ninjutsu. Once he uses ninjutsu, that Minato Namikaze will be no match for him," his teammate quickly comforted him.
"Indeed, Minato's strength is unfathomable," Shikaku said gravely to the two people next to him.
"Of course! My Minato is very powerful. This is just a small taste," Kushina, who was standing next to the three of them, chuckled. Just wait and see how amazing Minato is.
"Yes, yes, your Minato is the most powerful." Shikaku rolled his eyes speechlessly at this protective wife demon. Heaven knows how many times he had heard this in the past year.
As the battle continued, Minato was gradually gaining the upper hand. The bonus from his Sage Body made his taijutsu very powerful.
Sano Inoue also realized the strength of his opponent. He was a powerhouse of the same level. No wonder Lord Hokage had issued such an assessment task. It turned out he had long known the strength of this Minato Namikaze.
As expected of Lord Jiraiya's disciple. Since the taijutsu assessment was over, let me see if your ninjutsu is as powerful as your taijutsu.
After another clash, Sano Inoue used the pushing force to pull back and create distance. As he retreated, he formed hand signs.
"Water Release—Water Severing Wave!"
A waterfall-like stream of water shot out from Sano Inoue's mouth towards Minato.
"A contest of ninjutsu? I won't lose. I'm going to be the number one artillery king of the Hokage!" Minato thought to himself, his hand signs not slow at all.
"Wind Release—Great Breakthrough!"
A strong gust of wind shot out from Minato's mouth, sweeping towards the Water Severing Wave.
The powerful gale directly blew Sano Inoue's ninjutsu apart, turning it into droplets of water that fell to the surroundings.
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