He clearly remembered that Hankuang's grades had been even worse than his own at the Academy. How had he suddenly become a genius?
"Looks like you still don't quite believe it." Minato Namikaze smiled.
He could understand how these people felt.
After all, Hankuang had spent two whole years at the Ninja Academy. During those two years, he had held the lead in last place the entire time.
It was like having a beggar for a neighbor, only to suddenly be told one day that your neighbor wasn't a beggar at all, but a billionaire.
You definitely wouldn't believe it.
Life didn't lie. Likewise, staying in last place for two straight years didn't lie either.
To change these people's impression of his student, Minato Namikaze threw out an explosive piece of news.
"Hankuang's taijutsu has already reached the Jonin level! And during one mission, he killed a Special Jonin with a single strike!"
"Taijutsu?"
"So that's how it is!"
"That lazy guy actually went and trained in taijutsu?"
"Taijutsu, huh."
Compared with everyone else's shock, Might Guy clenched both fists, his eyes blazing.
"So Hankuang has been practicing taijutsu just like me."
That explained everything.
After all, that guy had scored absolute zero on every Ninjutsu test.
Seeing everyone's morale surge, Minato Namikaze spoke again.
"Everyone, hurry and treat your wounds. We may have to go receive them soon!"
......
Several kilometers from the explosion site, on a mountainside.
Hankuang, Kakashi, and Uzuki Yugao gathered together.
"Kakashi, I'll leave dinner to you."
"Yugao, go down to the foot of the mountain and bring something up."
After assigning the tasks, Hankuang promptly lay down on a rock.
That left Kakashi and Yugao staring at each other.
"Wait, Hankuang! Shouldn't we head back immediately?" Kakashi reminded him.
The supply station had already