Seeing how much Minato Namikaze trusted him, Ye Feng smiled faintly on the surface, but inwardly felt ashamed:
Ah... if Minato knew I was about to launch the Fourth Shinobi World War and cause countless ninja to die unnatural deaths, I wonder whether he would hate me to the bone.
Despite those thoughts, Ye Feng had no intention of stopping. He quietly collected himself, stood up, and said:
"Since there's nothing else, I'll head home!"
Just then, Minato Namikaze suddenly said:
"A lot of students are graduating from the academy this time, and most of the village's jonin are away on missions. Would you consider becoming a jonin team leader?"
Ye Feng remained unmoved and waved a hand.
"Forget it. Teaching isn't my strong suit, and I'm used to taking things easy. Any students I trained would probably end up a bunch of slackers too."
Minato Namikaze gave a wry smile. He had already expected that answer, but he had still held out a sliver of hope.
Seeing Ye Feng refuse, Minato Namikaze could only shoo him out in exasperation.
When Ye Feng arrived home, he saw Shion gesturing excitedly as she told Miroku and the other three something. From her excitement, it was clearly good news.
The sound of Ye Feng entering interrupted Shion. Seeing that he was home, she immediately leaped onto him and said coaxingly:
"Dad, I graduated at the top of the entire academy! You used to be Konoha's greatest genius, and now I'm Konoha's greatest genius! Hahaha!"
Ye Feng feigned surprise and played along:
"Wow, Shion, you're amazing! First in the whole academy! You'll definitely surpass your dad someday and become the greatest genius in the entire Shinobi World."
Hearing that, Little Shion planted her hands on her hips, looking as though no one else