The ninja world was in turmoil everywhere, with forces secretly gathering strength and plotting something. The superficial peace was fleeting, and six years later, during the Ninja Academy graduation exam...
"Uchiha Sasuke passes perfectly, next, Uzumaki Naruto!"
Hearing the teacher call his name, Naruto, who was waiting at the door, immediately rushed into the classroom. His sun-like face was filled with two words—confidence!
Iruka held his notebook and looked at Naruto helplessly, "This year's exam is the Three Basic Ninjutsu. Please perform the Transformation Jutsu, Substitution Jutsu, and Clone Jutsu in order."
"Piece of cake, watch this!"
Naruto formed hand seals and quickly completed the Transformation Jutsu and Substitution Jutsu. When it was time for the Clone Jutsu, Naruto scratched his head and said, "Teacher Iruka, I've improved the Clone Jutsu. Can you give me some extra points? Just a little more than Sasuke's is fine!"
Iruka was surprised at first, but then he was speechless. Even if his score for the Three Basic Ninjutsu was higher than Sasuke's, Naruto's theory was a mess!
However, Iruka was still surprised, "Naruto, you improved the Clone Jutsu? Did you complete it yourself?"
"Of course!" Naruto patted his chest, guaranteeing that only he in the entire Hidden Leaf Village knew this technique!
Now it was Iruka's turn to be surprised. The Three Basic Ninjutsu were techniques developed and refined through countless years of research by previous generations. Although simple, they were the most suitable for ninja students to learn.
"Alright, student Uzumaki Naruto, please perform your ninjutsu." Iruka said earnestly.
"Watch this!" Naruto formed hand seals, and his chakra brewed and surged, as if the ninjutsu he was about to perform was extraordinary.
Iruka watched Naruto with a sense of relief, recalling the "bold promises" from six years ago. Naruto had truly grown up!
The next moment...
"Ninjutsu: Sexy Jutsu!"
*Poof, poof!*
After a burst of white smoke, two scantily clad, blonde beauties with exposed waists clung to Iruka, cooing, "Teacher Iruka~ Isn't this technique amazing~?"
*Pfft!*
Two streams of red liquid gushed uncontrollably from Iruka's nose. The surprise was sudden and overwhelming. Iruka's face turned red, his notebook flew away, and he roared at Naruto, "Uzumaki Naruto! Is this the ninjutsu you improved?! You want extra points? No way!"
The female Naruto meekly cupped her rounded chest and twirled, "Don't I look good like this?"
"I...!"
The pure-hearted young virgin Iruka couldn't handle such a sight. Blood rushed to his head, his mind went blank, his limbs twitched, and he fainted.
Seeing this, Naruto quickly dispelled the Sexy Jutsu and shouted, "Help! Teacher Iruka has fainted!"
Looking at the unconscious Teacher Iruka, Naruto felt immensely proud.
Indeed!
His self-created ninjutsu was incredibly powerful, so much so that even Teacher Iruka couldn't last five seconds. Defeating Sasuke would be a matter of seconds!
Moreover, Naruto felt that his ninjutsu still had immense room for improvement.
"Hehehe, little Sasuke, you can't escape from my grasp!"
Iruka wasn't the only one with a nosebleed. In another room, some people observing the exam also had nosebleeds, though only a few.
"Asuma, it seems your training in the Land of Fire wasn't sufficient if a student's ninjutsu could bewilder you."
Kakashi glanced at Asuma and then subtly covered his mask, mentally chanting: Obito, Guy, protect me!
Asuma quickly wiped the blood from his face, embarrassed, "I just returned not long ago, I'm a bit unaccustomed to the environment, it's just excess heat, that's all!"
Then, Asuma's gaze fell on Kurenai Yuhi, who was wearing a red bandage dress not far away. His eyes held regret, unwillingness, helplessness, and a trace of admiration. He still couldn't forget about Kurenai, but he also felt a debt of gratitude towards Jiraiya.
He had abandoned Jiraiya and resolutely decided to return to the Hidden Leaf Village, rejecting Jiraiya's request to accompany him. Asuma didn't know if this was the right decision, but deep down, he still held some hope for Kurenai.
"Ahem, everyone, what are your thoughts on this exam? Feel free to speak your minds."
Minato Namikaze stood at the forefront. In front of everyone was a giant screen, which monitored everything happening in the classroom in real-time. This was one of Orochimaru's research achievements over the past few years.
If they followed the progression of time, televisions and surveillance would have emerged at least ten years later. Orochimaru had already put the Hidden Leaf Village ten years ahead at the starting line, and he himself was probably half a century ahead of the ninja world.
"This, this generation of ninjas has very high talent, especially in daring to innovate!"
Minato Namikaze simply smiled at this unknown Jonin who was flattering him, and decided that he must give that little brat Naruto a profound lesson when he had time!
As the Hokage's son, he had developed such ninjutsu, it was truly, truly infuriating him!
"What does everyone think?" Minato Namikaze's gaze swept over the Jonin in front of him: Kurenai Yuhi, Kakashi, Might Guy, and Asuma.
As for Lin Yu, who was sitting in a chair and dozing off, Minato Namikaze completely ignored him. Unreliable, utterly unreliable!
If he were to wake him up, he might even ask for compensation for emotional distress. Minato Namikaze felt that he, the Hokage, couldn't afford to provoke Lin Yu. His entire net worth was less than a hundred ryo, nowhere near enough to be exploited by Senior Lin Yu.
Kurenai Yuhi chuckled, "A few of the young girls are quite lively."
Asuma quickly followed up, "Most of this year's students are very active!"
Might Guy, on the other hand, seemed distracted. He already had his ideal student in mind and didn't want the Hokage to assign him another one.
Kakashi, being his usual lazy self, said, "Ahaha, they're all fine!"
Minato Namikaze rubbed his forehead. Couldn't these people give him, the Hokage, a little peace of mind?
"However, if I had to choose, I'd like to be Naruto's instructor!"
Kakashi looked at Minato Namikaze very seriously, his words full of sincerity.
Kakashi hadn't forgotten his promise from before. If he had the chance to become Naruto's guiding teacher in the future, he would "teach him well"!
"Oh?"
Minato Namikaze let out a surprised sound. Before he could say anything, Kurenai Yuhi next to him also smiled, "I think Hinata is a good choice."
After speaking, Kurenai Yuhi winked her ruby-like eyes at the dozing person nearby. Her beautiful face showed a hint of mischievous delight. She intended to poach that person's beloved disciple!
"Then my choice would be..."
"You don't need to say it!"
Minato Namikaze interrupted Asuma. He had already arranged Asuma's students, as per the Third Hokage's instructions. This also included a slight intention to groom Asuma as the Fifth Hokage.
But after six years, the Yamanaka, Nara, and Akimichi clans had already sided with him. Even if Asuma became the instructor for Shikamaru and the others, his own strength was insufficient to even qualify as a Hokage candidate.
"Alright, you can all go. You will be notified in a month."
Might Guy and Kakashi immediately vanished with a Shunshin. Kurenai Yuhi walked up to Lin Yu, linked her arm through his, and whispered gently into his ear, "Let's go, the meeting is over."
"Huh? Is it already over?"
Lin Yu yawned, rubbed his eyes, then nodded at Minato Namikaze and took Kurenai's small hand, walking past a stiff-faced Asuma.
*Crack!*
A sound like shattering glass echoed in Asuma's heart.
No!!!
There should be BGM here.
Minato Namikaze looked at the frozen Asuma and shook his head, "Tsk, you should learn from your father!"