Although Lord Minato Namikaze was also a hero admired by the children, he still paled in comparison to Lord Saiki Yuu.
Lord Saiki Yuu was the greatest figure in Konoha's history!
The current Konoha had long since become the wealthiest and safest place in the world.
Their quality of life had improved by an unknown amount compared to before!
Back then, teachers' salaries had been fairly generous, certainly enough to support a family.
But they were nowhere near what they earned now!
And Konoha was now the safest place in the entire Shinobi World.
No ninja village or country dared cause trouble in Konoha.
In fact, other ninja villages and nations only had to worry about being attacked by Konoha. How could they possibly dare harbor any ill intentions toward it?
There were even many ninja villages and small nations that had to pay tribute to Konoha every year.
That allowed Konoha's citizens to hold their heads high whenever they left the village.
And all of this was because of Lord Saiki Yuu!
Ever since Lord Saiki Yuu's status had become so exalted, seeing him was no easy task.
In the entire Shinobi World, only a scant few people could see Lord Saiki Yuu regularly.
The last time they had seen Lord Saiki Yuu was when he succeeded as the Fourth Hokage.
Yet they had never expected Lord Saiki Yuu to give a speech at the Ninja Academy's new student enrollment ceremony today.
Before Konoha's system had been fully established, they could still occasionally run into Lord Yuu in the village.
But ever since the Tailed Beast Arena was completed and Konoha's old district redevelopment was finished, Lord Yuu had rarely shown himself.
That was why this opportunity was exceptionally rare.
Not only the active teachers, but even some retired