"Do you mean a sparring match, Xia Yan?"
Minato Namikaze froze for a moment at those words, then looked up at the full moon in the sky.
"At this hour?"
"I'm sorry to disturb your rest, Lord Hokage. It's just that I really can't sleep."
Xia Yan immediately looked embarrassed, while also showing some anxiety.
He looked like a student who had just finished an exam, full of anticipation for the future but worried that he had done poorly, his heart filled with anxiety.
This appearance fit Xia Yan's current circumstances perfectly, because he really had taken an incredibly important exam and was anxiously waiting for the results.
Minato Namikaze himself did not know how to reassure Xia Yan, and he was also genuinely curious about exactly how strong Xia Yan was.
He had heard Kakashi say more than once or twice that Xia Yan was extremely strong, especially when it came to his incredible speed.
And now Xia Yan had even learned the Flying Thunder God Technique. It would have been absolutely impossible for Minato Namikaze to say he was not curious about how Xia Yan would perform.
After all, he and Xia Yan were the only ones in Konoha who knew the Flying Thunder God Technique now.
"All right, I understand." Minato Namikaze thought for a moment, then nodded. "I'm also very curious to see how you'll perform, Xia Yan."
"Then I hope you'll give me plenty of pointers, Lord Hokage." Xia Yan smiled, his expression having completely returned to normal by this point.
He had to admit that he really had been affected a little earlier, but the effect had not been significant. At least he had recovered now.
Minato Namikaze nodded slightly at that. The next instant, his figure vanished from where he stood, and when