The classroom was already packed with people. Shen Ye spotted several familiar figures leaning against the windows at a glance.
It was not just Minato and Shikaku; there was even another pretty classmate beside them—Mikoto.
Shen Ye found it a little strange. How had Mikoto, who had always been a loner, suddenly joined his group? She seemed to be getting along very well with Yue Xing and Meishang.
"Shen Ye, come over here! There's going to be major news today."
"Major news?"
"That's right. I heard that one lucky person among us will be chosen to graduate early and officially become a genin of Konoha today."
Shen Ye rubbed his chin. It did sound like major news, but it held no appeal for him at all.
Before he truly graduated, Shen Ye still wanted to have some fun while he could still use being a child as an excuse.
"I'm a little curious who the lucky one will be."
Shen Ye had originally wanted to take a good nap in the classroom after testing his new ninjutsu, but he was now somewhat curious which person in the room would receive such an opportunity.
As time slowly passed, the Third Hokage quietly appeared before everyone.
The once noisy classroom immediately fell silent. Everyone stared at the Third Hokage, their eyes faintly gleaming with anticipation.
"If I were the lucky one, that'd be great. Then I'd be one step closer to becoming Hokage."
Shen Ye rolled his eyes at Minato, then raised a hand and flicked him hard on the forehead.
"If you want to become a ninja in the end, you need to keep your feet on the ground. If you try taking shortcuts, I'll be the first to object to you becoming a ninja."
Minato nodded aggrievedly and quickly gave