Time passed bit by bit, and the exam finally ended.
[You subdued the wildly flying kunai in the nick of time, preventing others from getting hurt. You have received a blessing.]
[You have gained Eight Trigrams Palm: Rotation experience ×1.]
[Eight Trigrams Palm: Rotation has advanced to the Proficient level.]
[Energy Crystals ×20]
Hyuga Seisen also received some Energy Crystals.
Everyone headed home.
Before leaving, Hyuga Ayane unexpectedly did not leave school on time.
Blushing, she bashfully told him that their allowance would be handed out tomorrow and that she wanted to treat him to barbecue.
Hyuga Seisen naturally agreed without hesitation.
When he got home,
his grandmother and Hyuga Kaze had already prepared dinner and were waiting for him.
"After the exams, when vacation starts, come do another mission with me." Hyuga Kaze spoke unclearly as he chewed his food.
Hyuga Seisen frowned. "Dad, didn't you say you were staying home from now on? I still haven't spent the hundreds of thousands the hospital gave me."
"You don't understand. I only need one more C-rank mission to meet the minimum requirements for Special Jōnin."
"Meeting the requirements doesn't mean you'll get promoted. Plenty of people line up for it every year."
"I'll prepare for it first, just in case. Once this mission is done, I'll stay home and stop taking missions."
Hyuga Seisen raised an eyebrow. "What do you need a Special Jōnin evaluation for if you're not taking missions?"
"It's cool! Which sounds cooler: 'I'm Hyuga Kaze, a Chūnin,' or 'I'm Hyuga Kaze, a Special Jōnin'?"
"Fine!" Hyuga Seisen was somewhat helpless and could only agree.
Root's underground chamber.
Shimura Danzō sat upright in a stone chair, his expression solemn.
"Still no news about Kawata Nao?"
"Lord Danzo, too much time has passed. We haven't found anything yet,"