Uchiha Akaishi Tour

April 15, Konoha Year 42.

It's graduation ceremony again.

This year, the number of graduates from Konoha reached an all-time high, exceeding four hundred...

Before the war, this number was only around one hundred per year.

Even during wartime, the number of ninjas increased by an average of only five or six hundred per year.

Moreover, it should be noted that these five or six hundred students each year are the result of various factors, including the expansion of ninja academy enrollment, early graduation, and nomination of ninja clans for training. Less than half of them graduate from ninja academy, and only three hundred graduated last year.

These days, there are students graduating early every year. The top students in their third year and above have already been almost entirely eliminated, but this year they still managed to produce so many. It's astonishing.

Seeing these figures, other major ninja villages could only marvel at Konoha's strong foundation, but...

This foundation has finally been "realized"!

Everyone at the ninja academy, from the executive principal to the teachers, was somewhat heavy-hearted.

"Principal Qingyan, you've worked hard this year too... You did a great job. I didn't expect the number of graduates to increase this year. It's all thanks to your excellent leadership!" Sarutobi arrived at the school early in the morning and was giving him a lot of encouragement in the executive principal's office.

However, Qingyan couldn't laugh at this moment...

"Lord Hokage, the number of fifth and sixth graders is now less than a third of what it was when we enrolled, and the number of fourth graders is also down by half... I'm afraid the number of graduates next year will be drastically reduced," Qingyan said with a bitter expression.

"I understand, but don't worry, the war will likely be over by next year," Sarutobi encouraged.

Qingyan really wants to say—you said the same thing last year and the year before!

"Well, but... there's one more thing." Qingyan said, taking out a letter from his pocket—to be precise, it was a resignation letter.

"Aoyama, you've been at the Ninja Academy for so many years, you're most familiar with the school's work..." Sarutobi saw the words on the envelope and immediately tried to persuade him to stay.

However, Qingyan shook his head and said, "Hokage-sama, seeing batches of children go... it's my turn to go to the battlefield! Besides... there are so many fewer students in the school now, so the burden is actually much lighter."

Sarutobi remained silent for a moment.

In the past two years, the teachers at the Ninja Academy have changed repeatedly. Everyone generally cannot accept that their students are graduating at such a young age. Helplessly, many teachers have applied to be transferred to the front lines, unable to settle down and continue their educational work at the school!

Of course, there are many teachers who can be added, since there are quite a few ninjas who were injured or disabled on the battlefield, and they can be placed in the school.

Now even Qingyan couldn't take it anymore...

After a moment of silence, Sarutobi said, "Aoyama, what do you think of Sarutobi Kei?"

Aoyama understood what Hiruzen Sarutobi meant, but he firmly shook his head and said, "A-Jing is still young, and the school will take advantage of the small number of students to carry out the reforms we talked about before. It is not appropriate to hand over the position of executive principal to A-Jing."

Sarutobi fell silent again upon hearing this, seemingly not expecting Aoyama to refuse so decisively.

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Danzo Shimura, who was also nearby, couldn't help but say, "Jonin Aoyama himself doesn't want to stay, and he also feels that Jonin Sarutobi is not up to the task..."

After glancing at Shimura Danzo, Qingyan ignored him completely and interrupted him, saying to Sarutobi, "Hokage-sama, I recommend the Jonin of Canglan. This is also the Jonin of Canglan's own idea after hearing about the direction of the reform."

"Canglan? Very well... then I'll leave it to you." Sarutobi was taken aback when he heard this. He didn't expect that Canglan, an elite Jonin, would actually volunteer to come to the Ninja Academy.

If that's the case, it's indeed not suitable to promote others—you can't have an ordinary Jonin as the executive principal and Canglan, an elite Jonin, as his deputy, can you?

Qingyan went to arrange the graduation ceremony first, and after leaving the office...

"Hiruzen! Haven't you realized yet? Those people in the Forest City are dissatisfied with you right now!" Danzo reminded him sternly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and said, "Danzo, don't talk nonsense. The people from the Forest City stood by our side at the most crucial moment..."

Sarutobi was referring to the time when the Second Hokage had just been killed and he, Danzo, and the others had escaped back!

After the Second Hokage's will was confirmed, Mori no Machi, like the Sarutobi and Shimura clans, took the lead in supporting Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage. This leading role was extremely important at the time, as it immediately suppressed many opposing voices.

Even the Mori no Machi approves of this result, so what can anyone else say?

It should be noted that at that time, even with the testimony of Uchiha Kagami, the Uchiha clan was still not convinced. The Mori City had just lost Tobirama Senju, and they were in a moment of deep pain. Yet, they immediately decided to support Hiruzen Sarutobi, which is truly commendable.

"That was six years ago... In my opinion, this is the seed of disaster you sowed by putting that Uchiha Akashi in Jiraiya's team!" Danzo insisted. "If Akashi hadn't replaced Shinnosuke, would things be like this now? The Forest City and the Uchiha clan are colluding..."

"Shut up!" Sarutobi interrupted sternly. "What do you mean by 'collusion'? The Uchiha clan is a village ninja clan, not Iwagakure or Sunagakure!"

"What are Iwagakure and Sunagakure? With Konoha's strength, external enemies can't defeat us. It's the internal threats that are the real threat..." Danzo was about to say more.

"What internal threat? How many Uchiha members died in the war? Besides, the ninjas of the Forest City have always supported the Hokage's policies, and they are also my teacher's family... What reason do they have to be dissatisfied with me?" Sarutobi questioned.

Danzo was also taken aback—if the question were about the Uchiha clan, Danzo would have been able to answer with ease, but when it came to the Forest Town, Danzo was also taken aback.

Yes, why?

"Hiruzen, you're too naive..." Danzo couldn't explain himself, so he turned to expressing his disappointment and frustration.

"Enough! You're targeting the Uchiha too much... Go back and reflect on your actions!" Sarutobi said sternly.

"Sigh..." Danzo walked out helplessly. As he closed the door, he glared at Sarutobi, but after Sarutobi's gaze swept over him, he obediently closed the door, albeit a bit too hard.

After Danzo left, Sarutobi's anger gradually subsided, replaced by some worry... but he couldn't quite put his finger on what he was worried about.

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However, by the time the graduation ceremony began, Hiruzen Sarutobi had composed himself and was still as kind and approachable as ever.

Compared to Akaishi's graduation ceremony, Hiruzen Sarutobi's current speech is more skillful and focuses more on "war inspiration," especially this year, when Hiruzen Sarutobi also specifically praised Mokukakashi.

After all, Akaishi had already paved the steps!

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and……

Hiruzen Sarutobi has even chosen a teacher for Kakashi!

During the speech, there was no dramatic turn of events like the one six years ago when "Killer Brother" slammed his fist on the table...

Sarutobi concluded by saying, "Next, please... Jonin Minato Namikaze, choose your students first."

Although it was decided long ago, it was still nominally a matter of "selecting" some candidates.

Many students were also excited to see Minato Namikaze.

Although Minato Namikaze is not yet an elite Jonin and his reputation is not as good as "Konoha's Red Stone", he is still well-known on the battlefield of the Land of Wind. In particular, he is said to have recently mastered a "Legendary Ninjutsu of the Second Hokage" and is even a hot candidate for promotion to elite Jonin!

Sarutobi's gaze toward Minato also revealed satisfaction.

After all, each of the three disciples was more troublesome than the last, which only made this new disciple appear more handsome and refined.

"Namiashi Raido, Yamashiro Aoba... Mokukakashi." Minato Namikaze uttered three names.

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The three children are all quite young; they are among the youngest of the family.

Especially Mokukashi, who is only five years old this year. Normally, he wouldn't even be enrolled in school yet, but now he's about to become a genin...

Namiashi Raido and Yamashiro Aoba are both under ten years old—you should know that when they enrolled, the enrollment age had not been brought forward; they started school at the normal age of six, and they are only in the third or fourth grade this year.

Then Minato took the three of them and left the graduation hall. The newly formed "Namikaze Squad" will definitely have a pep talk session afterwards.

Minato, leading the three, had just arrived at the Hokage Rock when they saw...

Akaishi and Ranmai are here too!

"I told you so!" Akaishi said to Lanwu with great satisfaction.

Clearly, he guessed that Minato would come here after taking on students!

"Akashi, Ranma, you're here too... If you're also envious that I have students, go and apply to the Hokage now, maybe it'll still be in time," Minato said with a smile.

Akaishi curled his lip and said, "No thanks, I don't want to take care of some little brats." As he spoke, he leaned closer to take a look at Kakashi, and then specifically instructed Minato, "You'd better teach this kid a lesson, don't tarnish White Fang's reputation... after all, he shares the same nickname as me, hahaha..."

Kakashi: ...

Kakashi's dead fish eyes looked even more lifeless.

Minato was also helpless.

Meanwhile, Lanwu noticed... one of the students from the Water Gate was looking at Akaishi with some resentment.

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After Minato and the three students went up to the rooftop, Ranma asked Akaishi, "Do you know that Namiashi Raido?"

"Namiashi? That sounds familiar..." Akaishi thought for a moment, feeling a vague recollection, then realized, "Ah! His father is Namiashi Fuujiro, right?"

"You should know him?" Lan Wu asked in return.

"I'm not familiar with them either, but... when the Mirror Clan Elder sacrificed himself, his teammates were Shingetsu and Namikaze," Akaishi said, shaking his head.

"Well... never mind, I understand." Lan Wu had a headache.

Lan Wu was puzzled—Uchiha Kagami covered the retreat of his teammates back then, and both of his teammates survived. He should have been very grateful to the Uchiha clan. Indeed, when he met Kamiya Soukun before, he was very tolerant of the Uchiha... But why is Namikaze's son so resentful of the Uchiha?

Lan Wu quickly realized that it was probably the Uchiha clan who, after the Mirror Clan members died of old age, had been relentlessly bullying the two survivors, or even their families...

Even if they themselves still remember the Mirror Clan Elder's life-saving grace, how old is Lei Tong? It's no wonder he has a bad impression of someone who has been picking on him since he was three or four years old!

Lanwu was also helpless about this...

The Uchiha clan always manages to turn kindness into enmity...

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Dongdong: Namiashi Raido and Yamashiro Aoba. These two are very close to Kakashi's ninja number (within 30), so they should graduate at the same time. Moreover, Namiashi Raido was the "Fourth Hokage's bodyguard". Although Minato was still young, it was reasonable for them to be Minato's students at this time.

As for the other two bodyguards of the Fourth Hokage, "Genma Shiranui" and "Iwashi Tsubasa," the former's ninja number is 500 digits later (10203), meaning he should have graduated a few years later than Raido Namiashi and Aoba Yamashiro, and they were not in the same class. The latter is a special case because he had little screen time and did not appear in the official guidebook, only in the appendix. His ninja number is (12021), which is definitely wrong. This is almost Itachi's number (12110), and by the time we get to this point, Minato will have been dead for several years. So I think he should be (10221), which is very close to "Genma Shiranui," which makes sense. This setting will be adopted here, and these two bodyguards will graduate in a few years.

Furthermore, it is known that Genma Shiranui is three years older than Kakashi, Raido Namiashi and Aoba Yamashiro are five and four years older than Kakashi, respectively. In addition, Kakashi enrolled two years earlier, so the two of them should have graduated much earlier as well.

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