"Whoa, Sasuke went looking for Ayato on his own? And got beaten up." The Third Hokage smiled when he saw the report. In his view, there was nothing surprising about Sasuke being unable to defeat Ayato right now. If Ayato were thrown into Sixth Grade, he probably still would not find many opponents.
The gap in physical constitution had been compensated for—and even surpassed—by Lightning Release. His ninjutsu and taijutsu were beyond what a Genin should possess. The only thing he lacked was Chakra volume, but Chakra could not be rushed at Ayato's age.
Thus, whenever the Third Hokage saw Ayato's attributes in every aspect, even he felt they were nearly perfect. Among those of Ayato's age, only the Fourth Hokage and Kakashi from his memories could compare.
After seeing why Ayato had beaten Sasuke up, the Third Hokage nodded as well. From his perspective, Sasuke deserved it. Why would students in first grade use Shuriken during a spar without a teacher watching?
Moreover, it seemed that Sasuke had not developed any resentment toward Ayato after getting thoroughly beaten up. That was quite important. He seemed slightly different from the other Uchiha, the Third Hokage mused.
So perhaps letting the two of them continue interacting would not be a bad thing. It might produce unexpected results.
With that thought, the Third Hokage smiled.
Oh, right, there was also the matter involving Ayato and the little girl from the Yamanaka Clan. The Third Hokage looked at the report on another Scroll. As someone he had personally designated for close observation, everything Ayato did naturally remained within his sight. After all, that Special Kunai could not be lost.
And after observing him for this period of time, the Third Hokage felt even more at ease about Ayato. His character was unquestionably sound,