"I see."
Sakumo said. Counting the days, the talks between the high-level officials of various countries should be over.
The work of dealing with the ninjas who died in the war was almost completed during this period.
Sakumo was not clear about the specific situation because it was Tsunade who was in charge.
After comforting the families of the deceased, it is natural to reward the ninjas who fought bloody battles in this war.
"Yes." Suzuka nodded slightly, looked at Sakumo and said, "So the third hokage asked me to find you. He has a task to give you."
"Okay!" Obeying orders is the duty of a ninja, and Sakumo naturally agreed without any hesitation.
At this time, Suzuka turned his eyes and looked at Minato beside him, saying, "Minato, you come too, the third hokage also has something to tell you."
Minato was slightly stunned, and after a little hesitation, he responded, "Yes."
He could already guess the reason why the third hokage wanted to him.
After all, he was once a Hokage, and he could put himself in the shoes of the third hokage and think about the things he needed to consider in this position.
"Let's go," Sakumo said, and the other two nodded.
Swish, swish, swish!
Immediately, the three of them swept up the remaining wind and disappeared in an instant.
A few minutes later, Minato and the other two were walking on the main road in front of the Hokage building.
Compared with the depression here during the war, it has restored its former prosperity, with people coming and going, and when they walked on the street, some eyes were cast over.
Most of them were actually staring at Minato, who was the shortest.
After all, his performance in this war was too eye-catching, and now everyone in Konoha knows it.
In addition to his past, those who knew him among the civilians spread his appearance.
As a result, when he walks on the street now, there will be strange looks.
Compared to Minato, although Sakumo's military exploits may be more outstanding, he is still a famous ninja after all, unlike Minato, who is a dark horse that has emerged suddenly.
When the gazes and whispers came, Minato's face was also slightly embarrassed, and Sakumo and Suzuka saw him like this, they all laughed secretly.
This kid was not afraid of the enemy on the battlefield, but this situation of being in the spotlight made him flustered.
Under such gazes, Minato and the other two walked into the Hokage building, and this time, no one stopped him.
Because Minato's special jonin rank is higher than the chunin who is responsible for guarding.
The three walked into the Hokage's office, and at this time, in addition to Sandaime Hokage, there were several other people in the office.
They were not strangers, the head of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Kai, the head of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Tenki, and the head of the Aburame clan, Aburame Shiki.
The noise they made when they came in also made Uchiha Kai and the others look sideways.
Several people looked at each other, and when Uchiha Kai saw Minato, his pupils condensed slightly.
He had just returned from the battlefield of Land of Rain, and after hearing about Minato's performance in the battlefield of Land of Wind, even though he knew that Minato was extraordinary, he was still shocked.
The six people looked at each other, and then Minato and the other two walked to the desk of the third hokage.
"Hokage-sama." The three kneel down and said respectfully.
"You are here, get up." Hiruzen smiled faintly, and Minato and the other two responded and stood up.
"Do you understand to the order." Hiruzen turned his eyes and looked at the three clan leaders.
"Yes." The three of them answered, and Hiruzen nodded and said: "Then do as I said, and you all can go back first."
Then, the three left.
After they left, Hiruzen raised his eyes and looked at Sakumo: "I have almost arranged the rewards for military merits."
"Next, there is one last thing I want to give to you." Sandaime looked at Sakumo and said, "Because of the urgent need for war and the problem of manpower, all the graduating Genin of Minato's class were sent out, and they were temporarily promoted to special Chunin."
Minato and the other two nodded when they heard this. After all, the war was urgent, and this approach was understandable.
When he said this, Hiruzen also showed a happy expression and said, "The performance of these children did not disappoint me, especially Minato and Uchiha Yoruki."
Minato shined in the war, needless to say, and Uchiha Yoruki's military exploits were also very outstanding, but the former's brilliance was too strong, so it was temporarily overshadowed.
Facing the praise of Hiruzen, Minato's expression did not change at all. He didn't care about these at all.
"There is no problem with their strength, but I don't know if their other qualities are worthy of the rank of Chunin, so I want you to be in charge of this matter. In the next few days, a small Chunin exam will be held to conduct a comprehensive test for a specific group of people."
Hiruzen said, but at the same time, he looked at Minato and said, "Minato is already a special Jonin, so he doesn't need to take the exam."
"Yes!" Sakumo responded.
Chunin is the most common ninja level in the ninja world, and the so-called Genin is just a transition stage for students who have just graduated from ninja schools.
The students of Minato's class, including Nawaki and others from the previous class, and Aburame Shibi from his next class, all have the ability to become Chunin.
However, as a ninja, strength is only one aspect, and there are other qualities that need to be assessed through tests.
Minato skipped the exam directly, not only because he was a special jonin, but also because he even proposed a plan to sneak into the Sand Village during the Second Ninja War that even Tsunade and others could not think of, and under the leadership of Sakumo, he successfully sneaked into the Sand Village and obtained the Desert Sorrow.
His qualities have been actually tested.
"Yeah." Hiruzen looked at Minato in front of him, his eyes full of relief.
"You are the chief examiner, and Suzuka is the deputy examiner to assist on the side." Hiruzen continued, and Suzuka also accepted the order and agreed.
Then, Sakumo and Suzuka left together, and Minato was left alone in the Hokage's office.
"Have you heard about Jiraiya?" Hiruzen asked.
Minato nodded: "This morning, I met someone who came back from the Land of Rain, and I heard about it."
"This brat, as a teacher, doesn't seem to have spent much time teaching his own disciples, and now he seems to have accepted three other disciples in the Land of Rain." Hiruzen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't expect that among his three disciples, Jiraiya was the first to be a teacher.
Moreover, his disciples were so outstanding.
"Although the teacher is often not in the village, he thinks of his disciples in everything, and the things he teaches are enough."
Minato said from the bottom of his heart. The quality of a teacher's teaching of his disciples does not depend on whether he is always with his disciples.
Jiraiya found the path that Minato is good at and guided him with all his strength, which is enough.
As for his taking in disciples, Minato knew it a long time ago, because in his memory, the teacher's evaluation of one of the three disciples was very unusual.
The teacher's expectations of this new disciple were even higher than his own.
"Haha, yes." Hiruzen heard this and smiled lightly. Minato respected his teacher, which obviously made him very satisfied.
But then, he straightened his face, looked at Minato, and said: "Do you remember what I promised you?"
"Yes." Minato replied, he had guessed what Hiruzen was going to say next.
As expected, Hiruzen's face suddenly became solemn, and then he said: "Now you are qualified enough to know everything about Kushina."
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