Seeing Sakura's earnest expression, Tsunade hesitated only briefly before agreeing.
She knew Sakura had good talent, but she had originally wanted to choose someone even more gifted from the village.
But since Sakura had asked so earnestly, and Yeyu had recommended her as well, Tsunade gave up on finding someone more talented.
After all, such a person might not even exist.
If Yeyu had recommended Sakura, her talent had to be impressive.
Tsunade trusted Yeyu.
But she actually would have preferred for Yeyu to be her student.
It wasn't that she wanted to teach him Medical Ninjutsu; she simply wanted to be his teacher.
After Jiraiya left Konoha with Naruto, the Akatsuki made no further moves, as if they had fallen silent.
After Orochimaru attacked Konoha, the other ninja villages didn't attack either.
It was peacetime, and none of the villages wanted to start a war.
At this Chunin Ninja Exams, only Neji and Sasuke were promoted to Chunin. No one else was.
Two years later.
Yeyu was fifteen.
Hokage Office.
The Third Hokage leaned back in his chair and sighed. "Have you heard? The Fifth Kazekage of Sunagakure is Gaara. He's only fifteen this year—not even sixteen yet."
As he spoke, the Third Hokage glanced at Yeyu, who was reading documents beside him.
Kakashi, who was standing in front of the Third Hokage and giving his report, looked helpless. "Lord Hokage, you're being too obvious."
Yeyu's expression didn't change at all.
He acted as though he hadn't heard and kept reading the document in his hands.
Standing beside Kakashi were Sasuke, who had already been promoted to Jonin, and Sakura, who had become a Chunin.
Both had been promoted over the past two years.
Sakura really did have an impressive talent for learning. Although the only thing she had