For the next month, Hyuga Wuye spent his time undergoing various assessments.
He could have simply seized the files, but he lacked the authority to sentence ninja unless he became a jonin.
The status of jonin and those below jonin in Konoha was worlds apart.
That was why the assessments were so cumbersome. It took Wuye a full month to pass every one of them.
Perfect scores across the board!
"Wuye, Minato, Choza, the final stage of your jonin assessment is an S-class mission. However, according to our intelligence, the enemy in this mission, Hundred Feet, is no simple opponent. You must be careful."
Inside the Hokage Building, the Third Hokage was assigning a mission to Hyuga Wuye, Minato Namikaze, and Akimichi Choza.
By coincidence, the three of them were all special jonin undergoing assessment in this batch.
Hundred Feet... the Dragon Vein mission...
Fragments of distant memories surfaced, and Hyuga Wuye immediately knew that classifying this mission as S-class was entirely appropriate.
Because Hundred Feet, who had traveled back six years and obtained Loulan's Dragon Vein, possessed strength comparable to a village's Kage.
And what Wuye was most curious about was...
Would Uzumaki Naruto still travel here?
Or rather, did he even still exist?
"Well, do you have any questions?" the Third Hokage asked.
"No," the three replied in unison.
But after thinking for a moment, the Third Hokage added, "A squad generally consists of four people, and you're still one short. Most special jonin currently have missions..."
He suddenly looked up at Hyuga Wuye. "Wuye, bring your subordinate from the Security Force, Uchiha Mikoto, into the squad. Once the mission is complete, grant her the title of special jonin."
Hyuga Wuye froze for a moment, then nodded. "All right."
The Third Hokage was clearly laying the groundwork for