Konohagakure.
It's already over a week since Kazuna and his team had returned from the war of Kusagakura and with their reputation, they got permission to take any D–rank mission.
So when Naruto and Karin are in the academy he will spend all that time to complete any D rank mission he can find and within a week he had completed over 39 D–rank missions.
Today he is going to meet Guy who has returned yesterday from his mission but for now, he is helping Hiruzen with his paperwork.
"Can you allow Karin to learn some medical Ninjutsu old man? " asks Kazuna while separating the irrelevant papers which contains bs complaints of the villagers.
"Don't you think she should learn some basic Academic lesson before something advanced as the medical Ninjutsu? " Hiruzen said with a serious face.
"Hey if you don't want then just say it straight and I will teach her myself ? " says Kazuna in irritation.
"You know letting her join the Academy from the next day after she had joined the Academy was too hard but if we want her to learn something advanced it will catch some unknown attention. " Hiruzen says as he stops writing.
"So you are going to let her learn when she joins the official Shinobi course, right? " Kazuna says with a smile when he saw something surprising.
"Yes although we won't be able to let her join the special course the normal course won't be any problem. " said Hiruzen with a nod.
"That is good and all but what is this new rule of the village that says no one is to graduate from the academy under 12 about, old man? " Kazuna asks while giving Hiruzen a paper that only needs a signature from him to establish a new rule on the academy.
"Although graduation under the age of 10 is a rear case, however, we had also found out it might produce more shinobi this way however the shinobi will also be weaker than a shinobi who is much more mature.
Although we want them to have more experience as they grow we had also discovered it will cause more death for the graduates when they are young so we had decided an optimal age... " one by one Hiruzen explain many reasons and Kazuna had to agree the decision was right.
"Then I was lucky to have taken the exam so early else I would also have to wait so long. " Kazuna said with a chuckle.
"I can not disagree however you are a rear case. "
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Later that day Kazuna went to Guy to learn about the way to unlock the 3rd inner gate and when he arrived at the park he was dead tired.
"Ino San are you the only one who has arrived? " Kazuna asked with a curious face while looking at Ino who is the only one in the park.
"Everyone is studying for tomorrow's exam however I have already learned everything so I was feeling bored and decided to come to the park. " Ino explained with a smile.
"Then why don't we have a walk around the village since the other might not come today. " Kazuna suggested and the two of them went strolling around the village.
⟦You can say it is their first Date even if they aren't aware of this fact. ⟧
While strolling around the village Kazuna helps an old grandma to carry her goods and he will also be thanked by the villagers whom he had helped throughout the week even if it was part of his mission it had given them a good impression on him.
He will also buy some food for himself and Ino as they walk.
Before the evening they were looking at the sun from the head of the 1st Hokage at the Hokage Mountain before they returned home.
While walking Ino even though she likes Kazuna more than Sasuke however that is only if he was a shinobi but not a commoner however when they arrived at her mother's flower shop she says with a smile looking at Kazuna "I have enjoyed our walk very much thank you. "
"It was also fun for me. " Kazuna said with a smile before leaving her.
After Kazuna is gone Ino's mother walks from inside the flower shop before asking Ino with a smile "I thought you liked the little Uchiha prodigy then why are you are walking around the village with the Orange head? "
"Mom for me Sasuke–kun is the number one no matter what although Kazuna is not bad but he is nothing in comparison to Sasuke–kun. " said Ino with a serious face.
"If you say so my daughter. " said her mother with a sigh before reminding her "As you don't like him try not to be so close to him else you might hurt him Ino-chan. "
"Don't worry mother he is just a casual friend nothing serious. " said Ino with a carefree smile.
As time moves on 2 months has gone by and team Shikaku has already completed a few c and even B–rank mission which did not have much problem with their strength and the generation of Naruto has also joined the official Shinobi course.
In Naruto's class, the only exception is Sakura Haruno who is a non-clan Shinobi even then got the permission to join the special class for the future generations clan heads earning Kazuna's surprise as he demanded her to be replaced by Karin but Hiruzen's information made Kazuna not argue as he got to know that girls secret background is related to one of the Hokage advisor.
Karin who is living with the Twin's jas also gotten her separate room so did Kazuna and Naruto after they moved to the newly established Uzumaki clan compound.
Today team Shikaku had gotten called by Hiruzen to take an A–rank investigation mission and now they are receiving the A-rank mission details and if they can complete it they will be permitted to take part in the Chunin exam "So we need to investigate the reason why the local's who are living in the islands surrounding the Summoning Island? "