"... Your teachers will be Yugao Uzuki and Hayate Gekko, you will get 2 teachers because you are too young to only have one, and we are in a period of relative peace among the Elemental Nations." Minato finished with a serious look in his face.
He only could trust Yugao, because she was an Anbu and he knew her very well, and Hayate was a Special Jonin, so the two were powerful enough to protect his son and his team from any danger.
And because Kushina was a kenjutsu maniac, she sparred with Hayate and Yugao a lot, so she knew she could trust the two, not to mention Minato had trained the Anbu and the Special Jonins by himself sometimes, so they were as powerful as Jonins of other villages.
He could also ask Kushina to accompany the team if they went to any dangerous mission. For now, this was safe enough.
"You'll soon know your teachers, I'll introduce them to you three tomorrow, so come to Training Ground 7 then, at 8:00 AM sharply." Minato said with a stern voice. Team 7, Ryu,Yato and Ken nodded, seeing the serious aura in the air.
They left the Hokage Residence, and Ryu smiled," Let's go to Ichiraku's and eat some ramen to celebrate our graduation!" The boy grinned as he flashed his headband,reflecting the sunlight. Yato and Ken shrugged, saying okay, they didn't have anything else to do anyway.
They reached the Ichiraku Ramen Restaurant pretty quickly. The three ordered a bowl of miso ramen and started ravishing it. Ryu more than the rest, because he liked ramen due to his blood, Ramen lovers were deep in his family.
"Seconds!" Ryu shouted as he finished the first bowl in half a minute. Another seat was taken, Iruka sat on it with a sigh, he looked and saw his three former students with a surprised look,"Ah, you celebrating graduation?"
"Mhm, we are celebrating the birth of a new Team 7, Iruka-sensei." Ken said with a nod, earning a chuckle from Iruka," I never thought you would be so powerful, you were hiding your powers so well." He said with a small laugh.
"I'm still not convinced you are capable of becoming genins! In this time of relative peace, we don't need young genins... Ryu why did you want to become a genin so early?" Iruka asked with curiosity.
He knew who was the main person in the team, and who wanted to graduate as a genin first, that person was Ryu Uzumaki Namikaze.
The boy entered his thoughts, not really sure of how to answer, he immediately accessed his Infinite Paths, and choose [Instant Memory] and answered in a flash," Because I love shinobis, Iruka-sensei, they are amazing, they can protect their loved ones easily, besides the earlier I become one, the stronger I become." The rest of his team nodded, agreeing to his logic.
Iruka frowned," Yes, but there is also the dark side of the Shinobis, they kill, they destroy... they do the worst things imaginable, do you not realize that, Ryu?!" His choice of tone was harsh, however he did not care right now.
"I know that, Iruka-Sensei, however that won't stop me from achieving my dream, nothing will." Ryu answered with a now less-child like tone, Ken looked at his friend and decided to interrupt the two," Iruka-Sensei, Ryu is right, we all know what we'll have to go through to achieve our dreams, but that won't stop us at all."
Yato decided to join in the conversation," They are both right, Sensei. We are shinobis now, genins, we know that it won't be easy, but we won't stay back in front of danger, we'll make everyone proud of us."
Iruka looked at the 'resolute' eyes of his former students and sighed," Nothing I can say, will make you change your opinion, right?" His eyes giving up in defeat, they were too stubborn. The trio smiled," Yes, we already decided about this at the academy, you can't make us return, Sensei."
"Fine... But the Ramen is on my tab! You can eat as much as you'd like to!" Iruka grinned,'That's the least I can do to help you three...Ryu...Ken...Yato.' That was a decision that he'd come to regret a lot later.
Upon hearing their sensei, the three's eyes glowed, free food was something they would not pass for anything else.
"Teuchi-san, we need 15 bowls of Miso Ramen here!" Ryu shouted with shiny eyes, and Iruka sweat dropped,"Eh?" He muttered a single word, already regretting his decision of paying for everything...
Ryu was Kushina's son god dammit! She loved ramen! He should've known, even Naruto and Yuki loved it dearly... He was basically asking him to dry his wallet for free.
"4 Bowls for me and Ken!" Yato shouted with a grin, Iruka started to tear up,'That's it, I have to say goodbye to a year's worth of income for this...'
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"Cat, call Hayate here, and please change to normal clothes, I have to tell the two of you something, which will affect your current jobs." Minato said, and a presence left the room, although it was not noticed by anyone.
The Fourth Hokage smiled," That should be enough to protect the three, each of them possess great background, and I wouldn't want to annoy any of them, otherwise they'd give me a lot of headaches... And I need to protect Ryu too..."
Cat, or also called Yugao Uzuki as deep in her thoughts, what would the Hokage tell them when she got her lover, Hayate? Maybe he discovered their relationship and thought it was not good for an Anbu to date a Special Jonin...
At the thought of that Yugao panicked, her purple hair wavered in the air, she removed her mask, revealing a beautiful white face, and changed to normal clothes. She then searched for Hayate, and found him coughing and training his Kenjutsu.
The sick Special Jonin noticed Yugao's presence and coughed," What brings you here,Yugao?" He asked and coughed again. Noticing the bad condition of her boyfriend, she got a sad look, however a single touch by Hayate made her stop.
"The Hokage has called us."