Would he pass the test?
This time, the initiative was in his hands.
The ANBU was filled with elite talent—how could they possibly lose to a ten-year-old child?
Senju... Yukika?
You will watch helplessly as the Senju clan falls into decline!
In that moment, Yukika completely saw through Hiruzen Sarutobi's intent.
But in the face of the Third Hokage's overt scheme, Yukika couldn't help but chuckle.
Turning his head slowly, he looked the Hokage in the eye.
"Surely the Hokage-sama won't be personally participating in this test, will he?"
Was that an insult?
Hiruzen's mouth twitched slightly.
A dignified Hokage personally testing a ten-year-old?
He hadn't sunk that low.
"Of course not."
Yukika tilted his head ever so slightly. That smile—it suddenly gave Hiruzen a strange sense of déjà vu.
Was this inherited from his teacher through the generations?
That smile… it looked exactly like his.
"Good."
Nodding humbly, Yukika's next words caught Hiruzen off guard.
"Since this is a special test, please grant me some time to prepare."
"Half a month from now, on the Academy training field, I will await the Hokage-sama's chosen examiners."
After speaking, Yukika turned and walked away, not giving Hiruzen a single chance to argue or respond.
Half a month?
Hiruzen narrowed his eyes in thought.
His gaze swept over to Nawaki for just a fleeting second.
But with Yukika present, Nawaki had long since lost any strategic importance.
The students gulped and fell silent.
Even though they didn't fully understand the bizarre showdown that had just unfolded, they all knew one thing:
In Konoha…
A storm was brewing.!
*******************************************************************************Hey guys, I just want to say that the author has uploaded the chapters in parts, so please don't say they're too short. If I combine the parts into full chapters, it will mess up the flow of the story.