"I lose. And thank you for holding back at the end. Otherwise, I might not have been so well off," Sano Inoue said, taking a deep breath and then admitting defeat very frankly.
But his heart was very bitter. He was already 25 years old, and reaching Special Jonin at this age was also considered a small genius. He estimated that he could reach Jonin before the age of 30.
But compared to the little guy in front of him, there was no comparison. It was too disheartening. He could defeat him at the age of 10. He estimated that this little guy could reach Jonin in 2-3 years.
He would probably be the youngest Jonin-level combatant in Konoha.
Although his rank wasn't there yet, his strength was very terrifying.
Following Sano Inoue's admission of defeat, the Ninja Academy exploded.
"Impossible! That Minato Namikaze defeated Teacher Sano? Am I dreaming?" The student who was jealous of Minato stared at him in disbelief.
"No, you're not dreaming. This guy is too strong. He's not on the same level as us at all," another of Sano's students said, his heart filled with bitterness.
"That guy Minato... his strength is so great that he can defeat a Special Jonin. No wonder it was so easy for him every time he fought with me. Damn it! It seems the three of us need to work harder too, or we won't have the face to be Minato's friends," Shikaku said, clenching his fists and speaking to Inoichi and Choza beside him.
"Yeah," Inoichi and Choza nodded quickly. After seeing the gap, they also felt that they had to train hard, or they would be left further and further behind by Minato.
Everyone else was amazed, except for Shimura Danzo, whose face was ashen.
The more powerful Minato was, the more unhappy he became. Since this sharp sword could not be used by him, then don't blame him for destroying it. Shimura Danzo secretly made a decision.
Compared to Shimura Danzo's displeasure, Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi were beaming with joy, especially Jiraiya. His disciple was so outstanding, which also brought him honor. In the future, he would have more capital to boast to Tsunade and Orochimaru.
Hiruzen Sarutobi took the forehead protector beside him, walked into the field, and personally handed the Konoha forehead protector to Minato. "Minato, congratulations on your graduation."
"Thank you, Uncle Hokage," Minato said, taking the forehead protector with a chuckle.
This made the Genin present jealous again. For Minato to have Lord Hokage personally award him the forehead protector, what a high honor. He could brag about it for a lifetime.
After tying the forehead protector on his forehead, Minato went to Kushina and Shikaku's side. "To celebrate my graduation, let's have a meal together today."
"Alright, alright! I want to eat barbecue!" Choza immediately started shouting. He didn't want to eat ramen anymore; his favorite was barbecue.
"Haha," everyone started laughing at Choza's eager look.
"Alright, we'll go eat barbecue. Choza, you'll be in charge of finding a barbecue restaurant. We can eat and chat at the same time," Minato agreed. He had never eaten Konoha's barbecue before, and today he had a chance to try it.
"Then it's settled. I know a barbecue place that's very delicious. You won't be able to stop eating once you've tried it," Choza said, patting his chest in assurance.
"Haha," Choza's appearance once again made everyone burst into laughter.
"I want to go too! You can't leave me out," Nawaki Senju ran over at this time. Although he had no interaction with Shikaku, he was very familiar with Minato because of Kushina.
"This is Nawaki Senju, my friend," Minato began to introduce.
Then Shikaku also introduced himself, and everyone got to know each other initially.
Afterward, Minato went over to Jiraiya's side to mention it.
Jiraiya was free anyway. He could ask about the Rasengan later. He let Minato go and have fun. As for tomorrow's team assembly, Jiraiya would naturally take Minato with him.
After a barbecue meal, Nawaki and Shikaku also became familiar with each other. In the future, they could often train together at the academy and look out for each other.
After the barbecue was over, everyone dispersed with satisfied expressions. Only Minato and Kushina were left at Jiraiya's house.
"I've finally become a ninja. I'm going to do as many missions as I can to save money and then buy a house of my own," as soon as he got home, Minato suddenly said he wanted to buy a house.
"Why the sudden desire to buy a house?" Kushina asked strangely.
"This way, I can bring Nana over, and we can live together in our own house," Minato said, voicing the thoughts in his heart.
Hearing this, Kushina's face immediately turned red. "Isn't... isn't that a bit too fast?"
"What? I just meant moving in together. Really, your mind is full of strange things all day long. I don't know who you learned it from," Minato said, speechless when he saw that Kushina had gotten the wrong idea.
"Oh, I thought~~~~~" Kushina's face turned even redder, and she was too embarrassed to speak.
At this time, the news of Minato's glorious deeds spread throughout Konoha. Everyone knew of a super genius named Minato Namikaze.
Everyone in Konoha was talking about Minato.
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