That year, Xuanhui turned twenty.
After all that waiting, he had finally reached twenty!
Xuanhui was delighted. All those years of effort had been worth it.
Taking stock now, he had already entered Konoha's inner circle.
He had studied under Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi, and his ancestry combined four clans. His political background was solid.
As for his connections, he had completed 2,077 S-rank missions to date and had dealings with members of every major clan. He was one of Konoha's jonin, had supporters of his own, and served as the director of the Konoha Orphanage.
In terms of strength, his kekkei tōta-Light Release-was unquestionably the core of his power, offering high damage and high speed, with Chakra Mode, hashirama cells, and Sage Mode providing additional stat boosts.
He had mastered chakra of every nature, possessed the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and four dojutsu, and knew numerous secret techniques. His abilities were top-tier, too!
His weapons, the Gold and Silver Twin Whips, were a master craftsman's proudest creations from the Hidden Crafts Village. They excelled in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu alike.
After years of study and grueling training day after day, the twenty-year-old Xuanhui had become thoroughly familiar with all his skills and stats.
"I used to need to build up my strength. Not anymore. Now it's time to show it."
He had long since begun laying plans to counter Black Zetsu, the shinobi world's thousand-year-old schemer, but only now was he truly getting started!
For Konoha's shinobi, today was a joyous occasion.
Someone was treating them all to lunch!
That was right-it was Tsunade and Dan Katō's wedding.
Tsunade had asked Kushina Uzumaki to be her bridesmaid, so Dan Katō had no choice but to bring Minato in as his best man.
Minato and Kushina were both eighteen now,