Upon hearing Hatake Kaede's suggestive words, Tsunade's eyes narrowed, but she did not directly answer Hatake Kaede's question.
Tsunade stood up, walked to Hatake Kaede's side, gently patted his shoulder, and said, "You've now passed the medical ninja exam.Hurry up and finish things at the ninja academy; there's still a lot for us to do."
Watching Tsunade's departing figure, Hatake Kaede smiled almost imperceptibly.
Those words were actually a test, a probe to see if Tsunade had any desire to become Hokage.Of course, it was also a way for Hatake Kaede to sow discord in Tsunade's eyes.
Hearing what she just said, Tsunade will definitely consult her "ancestor" at home.
With that person's warning, the current Konoha leadership will likely be much more restrained.Even if Tsunade doesn't aspire to become Hokage, it still buys time for future developments.
This will give Hatake Kaede enough time to help guide a certain blond-haired guy who is in love.
A blond-haired kid: "Achoo!Who's talking about me!"
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Early the next morning, Hatake Kaede's true form arrived at the school.
Back at the Ninja Academy, Hatake Kaede went straight to the -senseis' office and told his homeroom -sensei, Mr.Haneda, that he wanted to apply for the graduation exam.
Ms.Haneda looked at the student in front of her with a blank expression, and then pulled Hatake Kaede to an empty classroom.
Ms.Haneda assumed that Hatake Kaede's enthusiasm was just a passing fancy and wouldn't last long, so she began to persuade him, "Hatake Kaede, you're only a second-year student, so why don't you.um~ what's this?"
Although Hatake Kaede knew that Haneda-sensei meant well, he still interrupted Haneda-sensei's rambling.
Hatake Kaede produced the certificate proving she had passed the medical exam.With Tsunade's endorsement, Haneda-sensei had no reason to stop her anymore.
-sensei Haneda held the certificate in her hand and looked at her student with a complicated expression.
Hatake Kaede is handsome and attracts the attention of many girls at school, which troubles Ms.Haneda.However, Kaede's grades are undisputed first in the class, which makes Ms.Haneda very fond of him.
-sensei Haneda patted Hatake Kaede on the shoulder, sighed deeply, and said, "Kakee, to be honest, I really don't want you to graduate so early.Once you graduate, you will no longer be a student of the school, and you will have to face the cruel ninja world."
"Your -sensei knows she can't stop you, and knows that the graduation exam is just a game for you.But your -sensei still wants to say, you must be careful."
Second-year student Hatake Kaede applied to graduate from the Ninja Academy early, and this was immediately reported to the Third Hokage by the Ninja Academy -senseis.
Hatake Kaede's name had long been noticed by the top leaders, and the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, paid special attention to him.
The Third Hokage puffed on his pipe, then said to the ninja academy -sensei in front of him, "Since Hatake Kaede has both the idea and the ability, let's make arrangements for him!The new sprouts in the village are slowly growing!"
The ninja academy -sensei immediately agreed, and after leaving the Hokage's office, returned to the school to prepare for the assessment.
Ordinary ninja academy graduates are required to master the Three Body Techniques: Shadow Clone Technique, Transformation Technique, and Substitution Technique.Mastering any one of these techniques is sufficient for graduation.Sometimes, however, the scope of the assessment may be expanded due to war.
For example, during the Third Shinobi World War in the original story, Konoha relaxed the graduation exam requirements, allowing students with four or more years of experience to participate.The advantage of this was that it allowed for a rapid expansion of military strength, replenishing forces depleted by the war.
Although students who passed the exams during the war also obtained the status of Genin, these ninjas were often directly sent to the front lines, resulting in them lacking experience and having no opportunity to learn and grow.
However, we are still in a peaceful era, and if ninja academy students apply for early graduation, the difficulty of the assessment will increase.The most difficult assessment requires fighting a genin and gaining the approval of the chief examiner.
The ninja who fought Hatake Kaede was a member of the Sarutobi clan.His thick beard highlighted the characteristics of his clan.
Hatake Kaede bowed politely to the person opposite him and said, "Uncle, my name is Hatake Kaede.Thank you for being the examiner."
What was thought to be a polite greeting turned into a slight twitch at the corner of the ninja's mouth.
He shouted angrily, "Hey kid, I'm only 15 years old, not some old man!"
Hatake Kaede was also taken aback, looking at the ninja opposite him with suspicion.
[15 years old?Are you kidding me?Your beard is thicker than your hair, and you're only 15?]
The ninja opposite him became even more annoyed when he saw Hatake Kaede's strange look.
"Kid, I'll show you how powerful I, Sarutobi Isshin, really am."
The examiner, barely suppressing a laugh, approached the dueling platform.Looking at the two facing off, he said, "Hatake Kaede versus Sarutobi Isshin.Now, please form the opposing seals.The duel begins."
As soon as the examiner finished speaking, Hatake Kaede quickly approached Isshin Sarutobi.
Before Sarutobi Isshin could react, they quickly appeared behind him.
Hatake Kaede extended his palm and slashed at Isshin Sarutobi's nape with a knife.
Sarutobi Isshin's vision went black, and before he lost consciousness, he thought with annoyance: "Damn it, you brat!You have no sportsmanship; you actually ambushed a 15-year-old like me!"
Sarutobi Isshin collapsed onto the battle stage with a "thud." The chief examiner's mouth dropped open at the sight, and the other assistant examiners were also astonished.
The examiners were very familiar with Sarutobi Isshin, who was lying on the ground.Although Sarutobi Isshin was still a genin, he was actually capable of defeating chunin from other villages on his own.
I thought the two would need some time before a decisive battle, but unexpectedly, Sarutobi, one of the stronger genin-level ninjas.His heart was instantly destroyed.This gave the proctors a general understanding of Hatake Kaede's strength.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was observing the battle arena through his telescope, was also slightly shocked.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi was, after all, a veteran and powerful ninja, and the scene before him only slightly shocked him.
Hiruzen Sarutobi put away the crystal ball and then ordered, "Tsuru, after the assessment, bring Hatake Kaede to see me."
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"-sensei, please announce the results!"
"Oh, oh~" The examiner snapped out of his daze and quickly announced, "Hatake Kaede has passed the test.Congratulations, Hatake Kaede, on officially becoming a ninja.You can go to your -sensei to collect your headband later."
"Thank you, -senseis.I."
Just then, with a "whoosh," a masked ninja suddenly appeared on the battle stage; it was none other than the ANBU ninja, Tsuru.
Tsuru said in a calm tone, "Hatake-kun, the Hokage wishes to see you.Please follow me!" Hatake Kaede nodded to Tsuru and said, "Thank you.Please lead the way!"
Upon hearing that Hatake Kaede had agreed, Tsuru used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.Not to be outdone, Hatake Kaede also used the Body Flicker Technique to chase after her.
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PS: In the previous chapter, the author described that Tobirama Senju was afraid of the Uchiha clan.
Some readers might argue that the author is talking nonsense, claiming that Tobirama Senju killed Izuna Uchiha and that ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan users posed no threat to Tobirama Senju.
Tobirama Senju was not afraid of individual Uchiha clan members; he could crush them with one hand.
The author believes that what Tobirama feared was the Uchiha's extreme personality changes and the resulting rapid increase in strength.
Tobirama could certainly suppress the Uchiha clan, but what about his successors?Would they be able to deal with the rapidly increasing power of the mentally unstable Uchiha?Would they crave the power of the Uchiha?
Based on subsequent plot developments, it seems that Tobirama's successors were unable to cope.In particular, Danzo Shimura craved the power of Hashirama Senju and the Uchiha clan, transforming himself into a monster that was neither human nor demon.
As for the Uchiha clan becoming Hokage, don't be ridiculous.Just look at what happened to Kirigakure in the "Village of Blood Mist" in the original work.
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