"Damn it, Nawaki!" Kushina Uzumaki clenched her fists. If Uchiha Mikoto hadn't been holding her back, she might have punched him.
She couldn't help it. Nawaki was just too infuriating.
So what if she had failed the written exam? She would definitely be stronger than Nawaki someday. She was already learning the Rasengan faster than he was.
Besides, Kushina was close to catching up with Nawaki's Chakra reserves. She was confident she would surpass him, even if Chakra reserves alone didn't determine strength.
Minato Namikaze watched them with a trace of envy. He still felt a little distant from the group. His gaze shifted to Uchiha Yi. He had always known Yi was strong and talented, but he used to believe that with enough time and resources, he wouldn't fall behind him.
Now Yi had surpassed even Minato's teacher, Jiraiya, and become a renowned powerhouse in the Shinobi World. He was only ten. No matter how confident Minato was, he could no longer believe he could catch up.
"You've heard about Jiraiya, haven't you?" Uchiha Yi asked, folding his arms as he looked at Minato.
Yi and Minato had gotten along well in school, and Minato had trained alongside him over the past two years. Minato was Jiraiya's disciple, so in a sense, they were fellow disciples of the same "sect."
They even shared the same grandmaster.
Yi hadn't expected Hiruzen Sarutobi to assign Minato to serve under him.
It seemed Hiruzen wasn't as opposed to Yi becoming Hokage as Yi had imagined.
Yi's gaze deepened. As long as Hiruzen didn't oppose it, Yi was willing to give up some of his interests. He needed to make Konoha bigger and stronger. With a bigger pie, everyone would get a larger share.
"Yeah. Master Jiraiya, he..." For a moment, Minato didn't