"What?"
Even Minato, who was usually mild-mannered, cried out in surprise. "Our opponent is Lord Hokage?!"
Hyuga Wuye and Kushina merely exchanged a brief glance, then each understood.
So this was the Third Hokage's test for them. They just hadn't expected him to personally step in.
He really took the matter of a nuclear weapon leaving the village seriously...
"That's right. Your opponent is me..."
The Third Hokage suddenly appeared in the center of the woods, smiling pleasantly. He looked less like he had come to fight them and more like he was about to take them on a picnic.
"We're three academy students who haven't even received our ninja headbands yet, and we're fighting the leader of an entire village..."
Kushina pursed her lips in indignation. "You're definitely trying to keep us from passing on purpose!"
"This is only a Water Clone Technique, with just one-tenth of my chakra." The Third Hokage was still smiling.
At the level of a Kage, even one-tenth of his chakra was still Kage-level, wasn't it?
Not to mention this was Hiruzen Sarutobi in his prime, undeniably at the peak of Kage-level.
Hyuga Wuye folded his arms. "I think we might have a chance if Lord Hokage only used one-thousandth of his chakra."
Minato opened his mouth, then silently closed it again.
Honestly, he felt that even with one-thousandth of his chakra, the Third Hokage could wipe them out with taijutsu alone...
"Alright, alright. I'll only use taijutsu and nothing else." The Third Hokage waved a hand. "Is that acceptable now?"
"Let's try it."
Standing between the other two, Hyuga Wuye looked from Kushina to Minato.
They both nodded.
"Be careful."
Kaguya glanced at Wuye, then vanished from the spot with a whoosh, leaving the field to the three of them.
"Begin."
The smile