Six months after Mirai entered the Ninja Academy, in March of Jinba Year 50, Uchiha Itachi passed the graduation exam at the age of seven. He graduated from the Ninja Academy early. He was also the youngest ninja since Kakashi's graduation. Jinba Village's residents eagerly discussed the birth of a genius ninja. He became the model every parent used to educate their children—the legendary child from someone else's family.
Mirai did not care about this. He focused on developing his ninjutsu and accumulating experience in every detail.
Of course, aside from his rapid progress in strength, what pleased Mirai most was watching Inoue grow quickly day by day.
The wild little Inoue, now a year and a half old, could already walk steadily. Aside from calling for her father, mother, and brother, she could also babble to herself. However, adults could not understand most of what she said.
After learning to walk, the little girl followed Mirai around all day, chattering and laughing without end. She loved watching Mirai perform all sorts of amusing ninja techniques for her, such as transforming into a white rabbit or making strange faces with "Muscle Manipulation." Needless to say, the few ninja techniques he often performed in front of the little girl improved rapidly as well.
After Konoha Year 51, Konoha finally ended its more than two-year standoff with Kumogakure and signed a peace treaty in Konoha. Tanaka took Mirai to attend the farewell ceremony for Kumogakure's envoys, where he silently watched as Hizashi Hyuga's corpse was taken away by Kumogakure.
Hizashi Hyuga's death strengthened Mirai's resolve to become stronger. Only by using his abundant free time to train harder could he gain the ability to control his own fate in the future.
After the standoff between Konoha Village and Kumogakure ended, the entire