"Congratulations, Houka!"
"Congratulations, Houka!"
"Houka, I always knew you'd make it!"
Obito, Guy, Rin, and the others raised their glasses at Kurenai Yuhi's house to celebrate Houka passing the Graduation Exam. Of course, there was nothing but juice in their glasses.
Houka smiled. "I just got there a little earlier. I'm sure you'll catch up soon."
"Of course! I'm going to be Hokage!" Obito planted one foot on the table, his eyes gleaming as he showed off his Single Tomoe Sharingan.
But! He couldn't stay cool for more than three seconds. Chakra was Obito's weak point, and his Sharingan didn't stay open for long before closing.
"Huh? How come Asuma didn't come?" Houka asked in surprise. That guy usually tagged along every time, afraid Houka and Kurenai Yuhi might get up to something inappropriate.
"Um..." Kurenai Yuhi drew out the sound. "It seems he had a fight with his family. He's in a bad mood."
"His family?"
Wait, didn't that mean Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi?
What a character!
"Houka, now that you're a Genin, you can take missions and earn money. You can finally pay Yakushi back!" Obito said happily.
Houka's mood soured. He'd almost forgotten about that. Who taught you to bring up exactly what people don't want to talk about? Tell me, and I promise I won't beat you to death!
"Houka, are you really going to take part in the Chunin Ninja Exams a month from now?" Kurenai Yuhi asked again.
Houka nodded seriously. "There's no time to waste!"
The Third Shinobi World War would begin in three years. How could he waste time on boring Genin missions?
He felt a little bad thinking that, since Might Duy had been doing those very missions all along, but it was the truth.
All ninja had a quota of