After seeing Tsume's back turn away, Yasuke turned around and started heading to the location he had agreed with Minato, to meet after the entrance exams.
15 min later
When Yasuke arrived at the agreed location, he found his blond friend talking to a girl with jet-colored hair.
Yasuke wanted to wait for her to leave before approaching his ninja-loving friend.
But this idea was interrupted by the blond.
-Hey Yasuke, you're out, how did it go?
-Mmm, fine," Yasuke replied dryly.
After Yasuke's answer, a silence spread, leaving the three of them a bit uncomfortable.
Minato who couldn't stand the silence anymore, turned to the jet-haired girl and introduced his friend of little emotions
-Well, Mikoto, let me introduce you to my best friend Yasuke Shiya, he may seem very cold, but it's because he has a hard time socializing, please don't make a big deal out of it.
-Oh, don't worry, in my clan they are sometimes much worse, hahaha.
While Yasuke was watching the two of them reengaging in conversation, the name by which Minato had communicated with the girl was quite familiar to him.
-Mikoto..." Yasuke whispered.
-Hey, yes, Mikoto Uchiha, have you two already met," asked the blond.
-Ah, no, I just thought it was something familiar, that's all.
-Well, as long as you've heard something good," Mikoto replied.
-Yes, I think so, well, how do you know each other? - asked Yasuke to his troubled blond friend.
-Well, when we were separated, we were paired up and I got to be with her.
-I see, so, how were your tests," Yasuke asked.
-Well, they weren't very difficult thanks to Minato," answered the blue-haired girl.
Upon receiving that answer Yasuke turned his gaze to his friend.
-Well, there were some endurance tests, a written test and another endurance test, but I had nothing to do with it, I didn't help anyone, or so I think.
-What do you mean no, in the second endurance test, when we were all tired you still tried harder to do more than the previous time?
-Well, I felt I had to give my all and more for the last chance.
-I was so tired, but seeing that you tried so hard, everyone wanted to do the same, and you inspired us to do better than in the first test.
Yasuke who was just listening to this, couldn't believe what he was hearing, he had already seen the power that Minato had in the orphanage, he was able to inspire the people around him, with his cheerful attitude, you felt like following him.
-Suddenly a short laugh came out of Yasuke's mouth, and although he quickly covered his mouth with his hands, the other two had already heard it.
The blond and the blue-haired girl who up to that moment were still talking, turned their heads simultaneously.
At the end the blond who couldn't hold his curiosity asked his friend, who was usually serious and rarely could be seen with a smile on his face
-What's wrong with you Yasuke? You rarely smile, and if you do it's only when you're with Nonoe.
This statement was a hard blow in Yasuke's heart, so he decided to answer without mercy.
-I'm just laughing, seeing how someone like you didn't realize the real objective of the exam.
-True objective? - Mikoto asked a curious Mikoto
-Mmm, so it has a hidden meaning," fumbled the blond with light blue eyes.
-Ahg, to think that you helped the others pass the test without you realizing it is even but, blond troublemaker.
-Did I? hahaha - Minato laughed with one of his hands touching his head.
-Ahg, anyway I guess at least you can figure out what his goal was now can't you?
-Mmm, let me think - And with that said Minato brought one of his hands to his chin and started thinking.
A few minutes later
-All right, I think I already know the final objective of the test.
-Did you solve it yet? Very well, for a kid it didn't take you long.
-Hey, don't treat me like I'm little, we're the same age.
-Yeah yeah, whatever you say, hokage-obsessed kid.
-Hey, I'm not a kid, besides that's better than someone who's hard and inflexible as a rock, but softens up when he's with his Nonoe-chan -refuted the blond.
-Hey, I'm not like that! - exclaimed the boy with the strange hat
While the blond and the stoic boy were arguing, Mikoto watched them on the sidelines, and in the end she couldn't hold her laughter.
-Hahaha, they're like two brothers arguing!
-Brothers? -The two looked at each other- I'm the eldest! - they shouted at the same time
And so they went back to arguing over who would be the eldest.
- Well, how about if we leave it in a tie and at the next training session we solve it? - proposed the boy who had hair as golden as the sun's rays.
-All right," answered the gray-eyed boy, "in the meantime, why don't you tell me what you understood from the test?
-Yes, I'm curious too," added the only girl in the group of three.
-Well, anyway, what I understood from the exam was: the first test was just to test our physical limits, then they gave us a written test, which was just a distraction, since the whole exam was prepared for the last test - as she finished talking she looked at her friend Yasuke, looking for his answer.
Yasuke only nodded, and Minato took this as a sign to continue telling his conjectures.
-The last test was the key of the exam, the examiners took the results of our first test and used them for this one, before starting the exam a chunin told us about the will, this was what they wanted to see in the last test.
-How, I don't understand, if they wanted to see our will, why did we do physical tests? -asked the jet with uncertainty.
-Very easy, it was because they wanted to see if we could overcome our results from the previous test with our willpower, is that right or am I wrong?
-Mmm, not bad," Yasuke nodded with his eyes closed, "but you missed some things.
-Hey, is there still more?" asked Mikoto, who was already impressed with Minato's explanation.
-Did I miss something? - asked the puzzled Minato.
-Well, the written exam wasn't just about distraction, as you say, to begin with.
-Wasn't it? - asked the blond confused
- The written test was also to put a mental pressure on you, so you would be confused in the last test, since many would keep thinking if their answers were right or wrong.
-I see, that happened to me at first, it wasn't until I saw Minato empe..." at that moment Mikoto realized why Yasuke had said that Minato helped everyone without realizing it.
-Yes, exactly, my friend here either because he's arrogant or stupid, he didn't care about his answers, and immediately started to seriously perform the last test, seeing him struggle, everyone else woke up and did the same thing.
-So that happened," Mikoto seemed to understand and nodded.
-I see, wait! Did you call me stupid and arrogant? I was just concentrating on the test, besides I had already studied for that kind of test, so I was confident in my answers," replied an annoyed Minato.
-Yasuke just ignored him.
Time passed, during this time the three of them talked about more things, but mostly Minato and Mikoto talked, every now and then Yasuke would jump in to make fun of Minato.
10 min later
-Well, I had a great time with you today, I hope we all pass the exam and are in the same class, I have to go now, so good luck -And after this Mikoto left.
When Minato and Yasuke were left alone, Minato started to ask him about her test.
-And you, how did it go, did you meet anyone else?
-Yeah, well, she was a noisy girl, but she doesn't seem bad.
- Well then, you know that if someone bullies you, you can tell your older brother," said the blond proudly.
- That's what I should say, anyway, what's up with Nonoe, I thought she should be out by now.
- I don't know, I hope nothing has happened to her, but...
Suddenly Minato felt a shiver, and when he turned his head he saw deep eyes staring at him.
-Don't even think about something like that Minato," said Yasuke with a terrifying tone.
-Yeah hehe, I'm sure she got confused on the way out, or she was talking to the other kids, you know how she is at socializing.
-Mmm, come on, come with me to look for her," ordered Yasuke.
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To be continued...