Taking a Disciple (2)

"Of course, you can discuss this with your father. You don't have to answer now."

"I accept."

Third Hokage: "???"

The Third Hokage was momentarily stunned.

"This... you should really discuss it with your father..."

"No need, I can already make my own decisions. Father won't oppose any decision I make."

Currently, within the Hyuga Clan, Hinata would undoubtedly become the next head of the Main Family.

The reason Hinata agreed was that having the status of a Hokage's disciple would make things much more convenient within Konoha.

While she was the little princess of the Hyuga Clan and commanded considerable respect in Konoha, the status of a Hokage's disciple far surpassed that of a clan heir.

Most importantly, when the Third Hokage proposed taking her as a disciple.

Hinata had a sudden flash of inspiration. The research team she could assemble relying on the Hyuga Clan might not be the absolute top-tier in the Shinobi World, even with her help, due to the Hyuga Clan's limitations.

But the Hokage was different. The entire Konoha was hers.

By pooling the resources of the entire Konoha, the research team she would build would be the most elite in the Shinobi World, and the resources she could mobilize would be far greater!

Coincidentally, the reason the Third Hokage wanted to take Hinata as a disciple was also to train her into the next Hokage!

Although Tsunade was the most suitable for the position of Hokage, her whereabouts in the Shinobi World were currently unknown.

The Third Hokage took a puff of his pipe, exhaling the smoke.

He hadn't expected that within the Hyuga Clan, even her father would respect Hinata's decisions. But this was even better.

"In that case, starting tomorrow, you will stay by my side, and I will personally teach you."

"Yes, Teacher."

A smile spread across the Third Hokage's face.

"Oh, right, this is for you."

The Third Hokage took out a forehead protector with a spiral pattern.

Hinata took the forehead protector. "Teacher, this is..."

"You don't know your test results yet, do you?"

Before Iruka could enter the classroom, he could already hear the commotion from outside.

And most of these sounds were discussing Hinata.

"Alright, students, please settle down."

Iruka entered the classroom.

"Teacher, where's Hinata?"

Naruto, seeing that Hinata hadn't returned with Iruka, asked.

"Student Hyuga was called away by Hokage-sama. As for what she was called for..."

Iruka scanned the faces of all the students and slowly said, "It's because Student Hinata is already a Genin!"

"Genin?"

Hinata looked at the forehead protector in her hand. She was already a Genin?

Third Hokage: "That's right, your test score this time was S. According to school regulations, as long as you achieve a B in the monthly tests, you can graduate and become a Genin."

"So, the test from yesterday will happen every month from now on?" Shino Aburame adjusted his glasses.

Iruka glanced at Shino Aburame. "That's correct."

"Teacher, I want to become a ninja too!" Naruto raised his hand.

"Student Naruto, I just said that to graduate and become a Genin, you must achieve a B in the monthly tests." Iruka's tone was somewhat weary.

"Student Naruto's score this time was C. If you keep working hard, you might be able to graduate and become a ninja next month. Don't rush."

He said this, but as one of the scoring ninjas, he knew how difficult it was to go from C to B.

Hinata was an exception.

Even though Hinata had destroyed nearly seventy percent of the Puppet Corpses in this test, she only received that. She only casually received an S-rank evaluation in the end.

It was because she went to the rooftop to rescue the unconscious students.

In recent years, the number of ninjas lost has been greater than in any previous era of peace.

Therefore, during regular missions, if a comrade is in danger, they should be saved if possible. If it's deemed too dangerous, they can be abandoned.

Although there were no strict rules, it was a tacit understanding in Konoha, as the number of ninjas was being depleted too quickly.

"Alright, let's continue class!"

Sasuke clenched his fists tightly under the desk.

He lost again.

Following that, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

I won't lose to you. It won't be long before I catch up to you!

Walking on the way home, Hinata looked at the forehead protector in her hands.

There were two small holes on the upper left and right sides of the forehead protector.

"These should be specially made..."

Hinata touched her horns and found that they might fit perfectly through these two small holes.

However, Hinata didn't plan to wear it on her head. She cherished her horns very much, and the forehead protector on her forehead would make her horns feel a bit stuffy.

Hinata tied the forehead protector to her left arm, but found that no matter how she tied it, it would loosen if she wasn't careful.

"I'll have to go back and modify it." Hinata could only temporarily hold the forehead protector in her hand.

When she returned home, Hyuga Hiashi saw the forehead protector in her hand at first glance.

"Very good, my daughter is worthy of me." Hyuga Hiashi was overjoyed.

"Father, Hokage-sama wants to take me as a disciple, and I agreed."

Hyuga Hiashi: "???"

Wait, that's a lot of information.

"Hokage-sama is taking you as a disciple!?"

"Yes, I agreed."

"This is truly wonderful!" Hyuga Hiashi's face was filled with excitement. This time, his Hyuga Clan would truly rise.

"Hinata, you must study hard by Hokage-sama's side. Don't slack off."

"I know."

Hinata looked at her father speechlessly. Was he really that excited?

What Hinata didn't know was that her father was still excited long after the sun had set and the moon was high in the sky.

He hadn't slept all night.

Fortunately, he was a powerful ninja, and even after not sleeping all night, he still showed no fatigue, though the excitement on his face had somewhat subsided.

"Hinata, take this. It's a gift for becoming a disciple."

"Okay."

Hinata looked at the elaborately wrapped gift box. This was a disciple-acceptance gift for the Third Hokage.

She didn't know what was inside. Although Hinata was curious, she didn't use her clairvoyance to peek.

She didn't like invading other people's privacy.

As Hinata headed to the Hokage Building and walked into the Hokage's office, she attracted many gazes.

This was because they now knew that Hinata had been taken as a disciple by the Hokage.

The Third Hokage had taken a total of three disciples, establishing the title of Sannin in the Shinobi World. Countless ninjas had longed to become his disciple.

Now that the Third Hokage had taken another disciple, they were naturally curious about what kind of person this disciple was.

To their surprise, the disciple the Third Hokage had taken this time was from the Hyuga Clan.

Living in Konoha, they could easily recognize this person as the eldest daughter of the Hyuga Clan: Hyuga Hinata.

Although Hinata was called the most outstanding genius in the history of the Hyuga Clan by the clan itself, she had been quite low-key over the years. They didn't know exactly how powerful she was, only heard rumors.