"C-Captain..."
"Get lost! Go do what you're supposed to be doing!" Jin pointed at the three of them and cursed them out. "Don't let me see you three again!"
"Yes...!"
"Honestly, this is outrageous!" Jin planted his hands on his hips and said indignantly, "Old man... Lord Hokage, they're young and ignorant. Please be the bigger man and don't hold it against them."
"Haha, you've already handled it. What else can I do?" Hiruzen laughed and waved his hand. He looked pleased on the surface, but in his heart he was even happier. Just the fact that this kid knew to shield his subordinates was enough.
No one was surprised by Hiruzen's reaction, and the graduation ceremony continued—"Next, we'll begin assigning teams," Hiruzen announced. "Kakashi, Obito, and Rin will be assigned to Minato Team. Minato Team will be Team 7. The team's jonin leader will be Minato Namikaze."
"Asuma Sarutobi, Yuhi Kurenai, and Might Guy will temporarily be led by Jonin Dan Katō, as Team Eight."
The two jonin leaders whose names had been called walked up to the front one after another to claim their students. "Sigh, I'm jealous." Seeing this, Jin couldn't help sighing. "I never even had a jonin leader."
"You brat, you still aren't satisfied?" Jiraiya leaned over and teased him. "You had me and Orochimaru teaching you. What jonin leader do you still need to guide you?"
"Tch, how about I quit my Anbu job and just tag along behind you two?" Jin raised his brows and joked, only to have Hiruzen glance back at him from up ahead...
After the graduation ceremony ended, Hiruzen looked at Jin with his pipe in his mouth. "Why are you still standing here?"
"Personal business." Jin shrugged, then quickly walked toward Minato Team and Dan Katō Team. Curious,