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Minato scratched his head, looking completely bewildered, but he didn't press for details. Instead, he maintained his warm smile and said, "Next, the three of you, please introduce yourselves."
"Okay!" Rin raised her hand vigorously and was the first to speak with a sweet smile: "My name is Nohara Rin, I am 12 years old, and I am skilled in medical ninjutsu. Please take good care of me!"
She introduced herself in a natural and graceful manner.
After Rin finished speaking, Kakashi and Obito each briefly introduced themselves.
Minato Namikaze nodded in satisfaction after the three students had finished their self-introductions: "Very good. Now—let's begin with a preliminary exercise!"
"exercise…?!"
Upon hearing those two words, Kakashi and Obito both involuntarily shuddered, their nerves immediately tensing: They're here! They exchanged a glance, both seeing a gleam of excitement in each other's eyes.
Obito couldn't help but chuckle coldly, lowering his voice to excitedly mutter to himself, "The interesting part is coming!"
A hint of anticipation flashed in Kakashi's eyes, and he unusually curled the corners of his mouth to agree, "That's right, the interesting part is coming."
Their eyes met, and they exchanged a knowing, sly glance.
There aren't many opportunities to make Minato Namikaze suffer a setback.
The two were very familiar with the content of the exercise that Minato Namikaze had mentioned.
Sure enough, the next second, Minato Namikaze took out two small bells from his ninja tool pouch, shook them gently, and announced with a smile: "The exercise is this—snatch the bells!"
……
in the audience.
Upon seeing Minato take out the bell, Sakura immediately exclaimed from her seat, "Ah, it's this test! So Kakashi-sensei learned it from the Fourth Hokage!"
No wonder Kakashi-sensei used to make them compete for bells during their graduation test; it turns out this tradition can be traced back to the Fourth Hokage!
Jiraiya chuckled upon hearing this, then shook his head meaningfully: "This exercise has a long history."
As he spoke, his gaze became distant. "Back then, when Tsunade, Orochimaru, and I first met the old man—the Third Hokage—we were also fighting over the bell!"
Jiraiya wore a nostalgic expression, as if recalling events from many years ago.
"Perverted Sage!" Naruto suddenly looked up with great interest upon hearing this, leaned close to Jiraiya, and asked curiously, "So, which of the three of you ended up being tied to the stake?"
Naruto's question hit the nail on the head.
Upon hearing this, Sakura and Sasuke also turned their curious gazes to Jiraiya, waiting for him to reveal the answer.
"Uh, this..." Jiraiya felt extremely uncomfortable under her gaze, a bead of cold sweat trickling down his forehead, and he inwardly groaned.
[Ding! Jiraiya's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +500!]
He never expected Naruto to ask such an awkward question.
In an instant, Jiraiya recalled being teased by the old man with a bell, and then shamefully tied to a wooden stake and left to starve.
How could he possibly tell Naruto and the others about such an embarrassing and shameful thing?
Jiraiya coughed a few times, feigning nonchalance: "Cough cough cough! Is there even a need to think about it?"
He put on a serious face and made up a lie with a straight face, "It must be Orochimaru! He's the weakest of the three of us!"
"Oh~" Naruto nodded as if he suddenly understood, stroking his chin in agreement, "Indeed! Granny Tsunade and the Perverted Sage are both very powerful, but Orochimaru can't even beat Sasuke's brother."
Sasuke, unusually, nodded in agreement, snorted, and sneered, "That Orochimaru tried to trick me into going with him! He's just an idiot like Naruto..."
Naruto immediately clenched his fists and jumped up, yelling, "Damn it, Sasuke, you're the idiot!"
"You are the one..."
"You are!"
"Which tow truck is this?!"
"Sass here!"
"Which tow truck is this?!"
"Sass here!"
……
When Jiraiya saw that the two kids actually believed his lies, he couldn't help but blush. Fortunately, Sasuke and Naruto's attention was no longer on him.
……
In the scene, just as the exercise was about to begin, Obito suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
He recalled that Kakashi seemed to have shown off during this exercise.
Obito's eyes darted around, and he glanced discreetly at Rin, who stood beside him with a serious expression.
I can't miss this chance to shine in front of Lin!
He quickly cleared his throat and shouted in a deep voice, "Kakashi! Rin! Use the first formation you learned at school!"
Kakashi and Rin were taken aback for a moment, but they still reflexively did as instructed.
Kakashi flashed to the left; Rin immediately retreated to the right.
The three spread out in a triangular formation, partially surrounding Minato Namikaze in the center.
Caught off guard by his teammate giving him orders first, Kakashi was filled with questions: Wasn't that his line?
Rin was also taken aback by Obito's sudden burst of energy, and stared wide-eyed in surprise: "Obito seems to be particularly motivated today!"
Obito noticed the admiring look Rin was giving him, and felt secretly pleased, almost bursting out laughing: Hmph, this time it's Obito who's stealing the spotlight!
He caught a glimpse of Kakashi staring at him with a speechless expression.
What's wrong? You're allowed to steal my lines, Kakashi, but now that it's my turn, you're not happy?
Joking aside, Kakashi and Obito quickly suppressed their smiles, their expressions turning serious again.
They knew better than anyone else about Minato Namikaze's immense strength.
He was a legendary Jonin, the "Yellow Flash of Konoha," renowned for his numerous battle achievements and widespread fame.
Despite Minato Namikaze's gentle and kind demeanor, Kakashi and Obito were well aware of just how terrifying his true strength was.
Moreover, this teacher is quite "unethical".
Obito still remembers it clearly: when he first tried to steal the bell in real life, Minato Namikaze ended up using the Flying Thunder God Technique!
The "Yellow Flash" of Konoha Village actually used this secret technique during a training exercise against three rookie ninja students.
Minato Namikaze is a terrible teacher!
Kakashi and Obito understood perfectly well that a direct confrontation was virtually impossible; they only had one chance.
That is to take advantage of the fact that Minato-sensei still thinks they are just harmless genin rookies, and go all out to give him a good scare and catch him off guard!
If this attack fails, and Minato Namikaze gets serious, they will have no chance of winning.
The two exchanged a glance and nodded in unison, both seeing the same seriousness and determination in each other's eyes.
The next moment, Obito, without hesitation, rushed out first!
"Go!" Obito shouted and charged out first.
His hands moved in a blur as he rapidly formed a series of complex hand seals. He took a deep breath, puffed out his chest, and then roared, "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
In an instant, a huge, blazing fireball burst forth from his mouth!
A blazing fireball swept across the open space, instantly burning the grass along its path until it curled and turned yellow. A wave of heat swept over us, and even the air itself was distorted and rippled by the heat.
Minato Namikaze raised an eyebrow slightly upon seeing this.
How could a newly graduated genin unleash a fireball of such speed and scale?
However, this level of threat is not enough to pose a threat to him.
With a light tap of his foot, his golden figure left a blurry afterimage as he instantly shifted several meters to the side, easily avoiding the fireball's direct attack. At the same time, he casually commented with a smile, "Not bad Fire Release!"
With a deafening roar, a blazing fireball slammed into the ground, sending up a cloud of smoke and dust that enveloped the area where Minato Namikaze had been standing.
At the same time, two smoke grenades that had been hidden in the grass were ignited by the high temperature and exploded with a bang, instantly spreading thick white smoke and enveloping the entire training ground in a white haze.
Minato Namikaze narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly through the smoke: "You can actually use ninja tools skillfully, not bad!"
Before he finished speaking, he flashed and quickly leaped onto the trunk of a large tree to the side, watching the scene warily from his elevated position.
Kakashi and Obito's series of fluid attacks left Rin unable to intervene for a while. She could only nervously grip her kunai and watch the battle unfold from the sidelines.
Below, smoke filled the air, obscuring visibility.
Just then, a strange red light flashed through the smoke, and the pupils of two Sharingan eyes clearly appeared behind the mist!
Obito showed no mercy, unleashing his full Sharingan power and directly launching a Sharingan genjutsu at Minato!
Minato Namikaze was startled, but before he could react, Obito's Sharingan began to spin wildly.
His pupil power surged forth, and an invisible spiritual shock surged toward Minato Namikaze.
Obito was secretly delighted: His genjutsu had worked!
Despite only having two tomoe Sharingan, Obito's genjutsu talent is extraordinary.
He wasn't much older than he is now when he used illusions to control the Mizukage of Kirigakure, let alone now that he has much more experience and skills.
If we go all out now, even if we can't control Minato Namikaze for too long, we'll have more than enough time to create a momentary opening!
Sure enough, Minato Namikaze felt a momentary daze as the scene before him blurred, his brain felt as if it had been struck, and his consciousness involuntarily froze for a fraction of a second.
However, relying on his rich combat experience, he instantly mobilized all his chakra and suddenly broke free from this brief restraint.
opportunity!
Obito's pupils narrowed, and he suddenly roared at his companion beside him, "Kakashi!"
"The timing is perfect!" Kakashi shouted, and a piercing thunderous sound suddenly erupted from his palm with his five fingers together.
His Thousand Birds were already poised for battle!
A dazzling burst of lightning erupted like a furious thunderclap, illuminating Kakashi's face beneath his mask with an unusually cold and stern expression.
He seemed to transform into a blinding silver-white bolt of lightning, charging towards Minato Namikaze from the flank at a speed that was almost impossible to catch!
The strong winds along the way sent grass, leaves, and pebbles flying everywhere, making a hissing sound as they cut through the air.
However, at the critical moment, with a soft "whoosh", Minato Namikaze's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot!
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