"Why, Takuya, what are you doing?" Minato clutched his head, leaping up high in surprise.
Takuya laughed heartily: "I'm just trying to cheer you up, you know?"
"You could say thank you, at least. Look, you're all better now, right?"
"..." Is this your idea of cheering soone up?
Minato was at his wit's end.
He swore, if only he could beat Takuya, he'd definitely give him a thrashing.
The thod for the combat exam was straightforward-fight one-on-one against the village's examiners.
As long as you could last a certain amount of ti against them, you'd pass. And if you were strong enough to defeat an examiner outright, that was also acceptable.
The three of them went to draw lots for their turn.
Minato was up third, Takuya was twenty-eighth, and Uchiha Mikoto was fifteenth.
"Contestant number three, please proceed to Examination Arena Six!"
The announcent blared over the loudspeakers, calling out the order of combatants and their respective venues.
"Good luck," Takuya nudged Minato, rooting for him alongside Uchiha Mikoto.
"I'll be back soon," Minato said, flashing a confident smile.
Having watched the previous two assessnts, Minato was confident in his abilities.
At Examination Arena Six, the proctoring jonin said to Minato, "Co on, kid, let's see what you've got. Soone as young as you coming to take the test must be pretty strong."
"The uncle seems pretty strong too," Minato responded like an obedient child, his trademark sunny smile on full display.
He scratched his head, looking every bit the harmless sunny boy.
This guy's in trouble, thinking he can shake Minato with words.
He doesn't know who he's dealing with; this is the little sun. "Uncle..."
The jonin was flabbergasted.
He might look a bit rushed, but he's only eighteen years old! What's with the uncle nickna?
As the jonin was taken aback, the referee shook his head in disbelief and announced the start of the assessnt.
No sooner had the referee declared the start than Minato charged forward.
"Uh oh!" The crafty kid, I let him get to .
Damn it.
The jonin had planned to use words to fluster Minato, but it was he who ended up distracted.
A single "uncle" hit him harder than any physical attack could.
Throwing several shurikens at his opponent, Minato quickly followed up.
This kid's speed is incredible.
Whispers of awe spread through the crowd, many feeling embarrassed.
Here they were, grown n, unable to keep up with a kid's pace, as if they'd lived their lives for nothing.
What they didn't realize was that Minato's most terrifying attribute wasn't his speed but his nerve reaction speed.
Many ninjas were faster than Minato, but few could match his reflexes-not even Takuya could, and finding soone comparable to Minato was a challenge.
So it could be said that Minato was uniquely gifted, born to master techniques like the Flying Thunder God.
"Kid, don't underestimate people," the jonin yelled, dodging a shuriken from Minato and aiming one right back at him, trying to force a change in his tactics.
But what the jonin didn't expect was the confident smile on Minato's face as his unmatched reflexes let him easily dodge the counterattack.
A swift hit to the back of the jonin's head followed.
"Thud!"
It was over-the jonin's eyes widened as a sharp pain shot through the back of his head, and he fell face down to the ground.
A muffled sound, and the loud-mouthed jonin was down on the ground, with Minato winning effortlessly.
It hardly took any effort.
Other contestants looked at Minato as if he were a monster.
How did he dodge that?
It's not scientifically possible.
"Contestant number three wins!"
The referee hadn't expected the fight to end so quickly, from start to finish, it hadn't even been twenty seconds.
Having passed the exam smoothly, Minato ran out, eager to high-five Takuya.
But as he raised his hand in excitent, he realized Takuya had no intention of returning the
gesture.
"Pfft-"
Uchiha Mikoto couldn't help but laugh at the awkward sight of Minato standing there, not knowing where to put his hand.
Takuya, arms crossed, glanced at him and shook his head.
"You're too old for high-fives."
I really want to hit you!!
"Ha ha ha, okay, I'll stop teasing you," Takuya laughed and finally gave Minato a high-five.
"Contestant number fifteen."
Aside from Minato, the rest of the assessnts proceeded without much noteworthy action; each one was by the book.
The skills of the ninja being assessed were diocre at best, and the examiners went a bit easy
on them.
It wasn't long before it was Uchiha Mikoto's turn.
"Good luck!"
Minato waved cheerfully as Uchiha Mikoto, giving a 'no problem' gesture, entered
Examination Arena Three.
"A girl from the Uchiha clan, huh?"
Noticing the clan emblem on Uchiha Mikoto's clothing, the examining jonin beca cautious.
Ninjas from major clans usually had no lack of skill, and he couldn't afford to underestimate
Uchiha Mikoto, or he might seriously regret it.
"The assessnt begins!"
The referee announced the start of the test.
Uchiha Mikoto didn't bother hiding her strength; activating her Sharingan, she charged
forward.
Damn! How am I supposed to fight this?
I'm just an ordinary jonin who got dragged in to fill numbers. Does she have to be so serious,
using Sharingan and all?
This guy's panicking. Takuya knew the mont he saw this that the assessnt was over.
Despite Uchiha Mikoto's Sharingan being only a single tomoe, the insight it provided, combined with her innate strength, allowed her to easily overpower her opponent, almost as
quickly as Minato had.
Facing such candidates, the examining jonin really had bad luck.
"I passed."
The battle ended easily, and Uchiha Mikoto ran out happily, raising her hand for a high-five.
Minato instinctively raised his hand to et hers, only to find Uchiha Mikoto being swept up and spun around by Takuya, her cheeks flushed as she struggled and pushed him away.
"..."
Am I being ignored again?
Takuya, are you deliberately opposing ?
The assessnts continued.
Minato and Uchiha Mikoto's impressive performances had many people whispering, casting
frequent glances their way.
"Contestant number twenty-eight, please go to Examination Arena One for your
assessnt."
Soon, it was Takuya's turn.
Surprisingly, the jonin assessing Takuya was an attractive young woman, although her looks
were average.
"Quite the handso young man."
"And you're very beautiful, ma'am," Takuya politely complinted her in return. "You sure have a way with words, little brother," the examining jonin revealed a surprised
expression, smiling through narrowed eyes. Takuya's words clearly pleased her.
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What are you two doing? This is supposed to be an assessnt! Note: If you are interested, you can read up to chapter 70 at patreon/Emiko1.
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