Aftermath

"Pfft."

The sound of nosebleeds filled the entire classroom. Uzumaki Naruto, with his Sexy Jutsu, had brutally struck everyone's noses, causing them to bleed painfully.

Of course, Naruto didn't know that not only were the people in the classroom affected, but even in the Hokage Office, many ninjas had suffered casualties from this jutsu.

"Hokage-sama, please let me take these three." Kakashi Hatake, wearing a mask, subtly wiped his nose. He was doing a bit better; with his mask, especially a black one, others couldn't really see if he was bleeding.

"Konoha Jonin Kakashi Hatake, you have my orders." Hiruzen Sarutobi also wiped his nose at this moment, looking at Kakashi with a serious expression.

"From now on, Nanfeng, Sasuke, and Uzumaki Naruto will be under your charge. I will constantly monitor their training progress. I hope that as their teacher, you will not neglect your duties and will pay attention to their training status, especially Naruto's jutsu. I believe it has a lot of room for development."

"Hokage-sama, I will certainly not fail your expectations," Kakashi said solemnly.

Well, what these two were thinking was beyond anyone's guess. If you had to put it in two words, it would be "despicable."

But could this be called despicable? This was appreciating beauty. Faced with the scorn of others, these two old perverts had their own definitions of beauty and art.

"Uzumaki Naruto!" Iruka's roar echoed. He could understand Naruto causing a scene during the exam, and Naruto's Clone Technique was already bad, but this embarrassing jutsu was simply unbearable to watch.

He couldn't watch anymore; his back ached, his legs felt weak, and his nose couldn't take it.

"But my Clone Technique is really not good... Iruka-sensei, look, I've already developed such a powerful jutsu, can't I graduate?" Naruto said with a hint of disappointment.

"No, rules are rules. If you have any ideas, you can report them to the Hokage-sama." Iruka refused Naruto's request without mercy, but seeing Naruto's sad eyes, his heart softened.

"Fine, I'll talk to the Hokage-sama about it later. I'm taking a break tomorrow. How about I take you to Ichiraku Ramen?" Iruka said to Naruto, acting as if he had no choice.

Mentioning Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto's expression instantly brightened. As expected, in this guy's heart, food, drink, and fun came first...

"Then, the graduation exam ends here." Everyone except Naruto was very happy. As they left the school, they could still hear them speculating about their future lives and their thoughts about their future teachers.

At the same time, there were also those who mocked Naruto. However, Naruto was clearly in a bad mood at this moment. After greeting Nanfeng and Sasuke, he walked alone to the swing set in the corner of the training ground.

"Brother Nanfeng, is Naruto-kun okay..." Hinata looked at Naruto with a worried expression. Because of Nanfeng, Hinata and Naruto had a good relationship. Seeing Naruto's dejected state, she couldn't help but feel a little concerned.

"Don't worry, his recovery ability is very strong, and what he needs now is some quiet time alone. If we go over, he'll just feel annoyed. Let's go first. Today is graduation, I'll treat you to a meal. We'll save Naruto's portion for him, and I'll treat him to a meal separately when he's feeling better," Nanfeng said with a smile.

Sasuke, on the other hand, looked at Naruto with a strange expression, his thoughts unknown.

Time returned to last night. Nanfeng had analyzed Naruto's situation after the exam extensively. Using the Communication Secret Technique he had created, he told Naruto what to do next.

Being in Konoha for this period had pushed Nanfeng to his limits. Fortunately, he had managed to acquire this communication secret technique while healing others before; otherwise, private communication might have been a problem.

"The content of this exam was likely a deliberate challenge from the Third Hokage. After all, your identity might be a bit special, and he didn't want you to graduate so easily. That guy who followed you probably saw through this and wanted to use this situation to make you help him complete something..."

"But don't worry. For so many years, our training has been monitored by that old man Third. Do you think he wouldn't have noticed your actions back then?"

"Go ahead with confidence. The old man Third will cover for you. You might even gain some benefits."

Nanfeng's analysis was spot-on, but Naruto was starting to panic.

What happened to the promise that someone might come looking for him? It was almost evening, and no one had come to ask for his help yet. If this continued, he'd never become a ninja and Sasuke would laugh at him!

Just as Naruto was having an internal struggle, a figure appeared before him. He had a slight impression of this person – it was a teacher from another class, who often came to substitute for them.

"Naruto-kun, I heard you failed the exam this time and couldn't become a ninja. I'm very sorry to hear that..."

Mizuki appeared before Naruto with a gentle smile and spoke softly.

Here it comes. Nanfeng is always like this. Whenever he says something gentle, something bad is about to happen.

Naruto thought to himself, recalling the hardships he endured training under Nanfeng a few years ago. The conflicted expression on his face became even more natural.

"Teacher Mizuki... this exam failure is my fault. I can't do the Clone Technique, and I'm slow at learning other ninjutsu. Maybe I truly don't have the talent to be a ninja... But I'm still not willing to give up. I will definitely become a ninja." Naruto's expression was sincere when he said this, without any pretense.

Perhaps...

"You are truly a ninja who inherits the Will of Fire. Although you failed the exam, I have a mission for you. If you can complete it, I guarantee it will allow you to become a ninja." Mizuki continued to speak in a gentle voice.

"Oh? If that's the case, then I'll risk my life to complete it! Just tell me what to do, Teacher. Who should I go chop up? Or do you need someone's hands and feet bought? I'm very familiar with this line of work." Naruto seemed like a different person as he quickly said to Mizuki.

"Hmm? I don't have a habit of buying people's hands and feet, and Konoha doesn't allow such things. I just want you to go somewhere and retrieve something. It's called the Scroll of Seals. If you can bring it to me, I'll let you graduate."

Mizuki was slightly taken aback. He wondered why Naruto was acting like a thug, but to complete his mission, he suppressed the strange feeling and continued to speak gently to Naruto.

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