Mirai had changed the traditional test format held after graduation.
Inside the circle, he slowly stood up. Rin, Kakashi, and Obito in the distance immediately grew tense as well.
A feeling of helplessness invaded Obito's entire body irresistibly. His whole body went limp, and as he supported Kakashi, he fell along with him.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, Mirai vanished from inside the circle.
He firmly caught the falling Obito and Kakashi.
The two stared at Mirai in stunned silence. They instinctively glanced at the circle they had formed earlier.
"Teacher Mirai, you..." Kakashi and Obito were shocked.
Mirai steadily placed them on the ground, then smiled faintly. "You did very well. You've passed with full marks."
At that moment, Rin reacted to Mirai's words and suddenly turned around.
"Yeah!" After staring blankly for a moment, Obito jumped up excitedly.
Kakashi stared wide-eyed at Mirai. "But, Teacher, we clearly didn't..."
"Ah, that requirement is still too harsh for you right now."
Mirai said that not to mention them, even ordinary Konoha shinobi would have had no chance of truly passing today's test with their current strength.
What this test truly assessed was the cohesion of their ninja team.
"But you already possess something even more powerful, Kakashi. I hope you remember that, for ninja, strength and mission completion rates are important, but they are not everything..."
"For a ninja team, the most important thing is teamwork. One person's strength is merely superficial; true strength lies in gathering everyone's strength together."
"Konoha Village has been able to stand firm through one world war after another under the leadership of the Hokage and Konoha's higher-ups, but ultimately, it relies on the support of every ninja and every person in the village."
Mirai wanted to tell them these ideas before teaching them ninja experience and