On the stage, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen saw the situation and immediately knew the assessment already had a conclusion.
He stood up and announced, "Team 7, all members have passed the jonin exam."
No one in the audience thought there was anything wrong with this decision. They were invited here, originally to serve as scoring judges, but now, with the complete defeat of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, there was no longer any need.
Among them, Rin maintained the joy of a young girl, happily pounced and leapt into Obito's arms.
She said excitedly, "Obito, I actually became a jonin!"
"Am I amazing or what?"
Obito enjoyed Rin's warmth. Originally, he felt becoming a jonin was just so-so, far from the feeling of being a Konoha genin.
Now he felt that becoming a jonin was really great.
Rin seemed to suddenly realize something, immediately broke free from Obito's embrace, and her face turned a little red.
Just now, she was too happy and subconsciously did such an intimate act, and in front of so many people at that.
So embarrassing she could die.
'When did it start? I seem to be more and more used to Obito...'
———
With the whole Minato team becoming jonin, the three of them immediately went to the Hokage building to register. The jonin who came to watch the battle also mostly left.
It was foreseeable that after this on-site assessment, the one who performed most visually and brilliantly, Rin, would become famous throughout Konoha, even spread across the entire shinobi world.
The purple-robed angel was no longer a nameless nobody.
At this moment, Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu on the viewing platform had already cheerfully retreated to divide up the silver they just won from gambling.
Only Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo remained.
Looking at the now empty viewing platform, Hiruzen took a puff of smoke, thought for a moment, and simply said, "Just now, you regret not betting with me, don't you?"
Danzo's face darkened, "This is the first time I've regretted not pulling Uchiha Obito into Root when you recommended him."
After speaking, he looked at the Third Hokage, eyes flickering.
"That kid Obito is not simple. He actually broke free from Yamanaka Inoichi's Mind Body Switch Technique."
As the head of Root, Danzo liked members from the Yamanaka and Aburame clans the most.
As for the Nara clan, because they were too smart and too close to the Hokage, he actually didn't dare to recruit them.
Therefore, he was very familiar with the secret techniques of the Yamanaka clan. With Inoichi's level, not to mention jonin, even if Danzo accidentally got hit, he would still be controlled for a period of time. And even if he broke free, Inoichi wouldn't suffer much damage.
He immediately felt that Obito still had many secrets hidden.
However, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't see it that way.
He said happily, "I can tell, Obito has a strong Will of Fire in his heart, so his will is firm, and his soul is strong."
"I finally figured out the reason he couldn't awaken the Sharingan. It's because he loves the village and isn't obsessed."
"His talent is completely invested in the orthodox Konoha heritage. Is there anyone more authentically Konoha than him?"
"That jutsu, I've finally found an heir again. Hahaha, Obito really gave me a surprise."
Danzo was stunned, then greatly shocked, "Hiruzen, don't tell me you're going to teach him that jutsu too?"
"That jutsu, only Kato Dan learned it in all of Konoha."
"To give it to a Uchiha who knows Flying Thunder God, are you trying to let him overturn the heavens?"
But Hiruzen's eyes were profound, and he said calmly, "Overturning the heavens is good. Best if he turns everything upside down and leads the entire Uchiha to change in his direction."
Danzo's face was as black as ink, "Hiruzen, if you indulge the Uchiha like this, sooner or later…"
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and looked at Danzo, "There's no door here, feel free."
Danzo nearly couldn't catch his breath, stood up, sat down, stood up, sat down, stood up.
He pointed at Hiruzen, looked around to see if there was a door or something.
But it was so empty here.
In the end, he could only choke out a few words, "I'm leaving. If I stay in Konoha any longer, I'll be angered to death by you."
Hiruzen looked at Danzo and, after thinking for a moment, suddenly said, "Go ahead, return safely."
"I'll have someone improve the Root cafeteria. You're not young anymore, eat something more nutritious from now on."
Danzo finally slapped the bench hard.
BANG!
"Hiruzen, you'll regret this!" [T/N: Classic Danzo]
Danzo left.
Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Danzo's departing figure and suddenly felt the scene a little bleak.
He murmured lightly, "Danzo, you're the darkness buried in Root."
"I am the Hokage bathed in sunlight!"
"Why can't you understand this truth?"
———
The first thing the Third Hokage did upon returning to the Hokage office was to take out the Sealing Scroll, have someone copy a scroll of the Spirit Transformation Technique, and send it to the Uchiha compound.
At the same time, he received news that Danzo had set out and left Konoha.
This news was classified top-secret. Except for the most trusted few, no one else knew.
He said to the Anbu captain, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, "Shinnosuke, have the Minato team head to the Kikyo Mountain battlefield. I want to make Sunagakure completely stop their attack on Konoha."
Then, he thought again and added, "The Lightning-Fire battlefield is not looking optimistic. I heard the A-B combo has also come to support."
"Minato and Obito can use Flying Thunder God, so we'll have to trouble them to run around a bit."
"As for you, it's also time you went to the frontlines. I heard Onoki has moved. Not sure if he's going to help the Third Raikage or if he's coming for me."
"In any case, at all costs, stall Iwagakure's advance. If the Kikyo Mountain side concludes, I'll send the Minato team to support you."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded and said, "At all costs!"
———
Meanwhile, after registering at the Hokage building, Obito took the opportunity to persuade Rin to come home and visit his grandmother again.
As the two walked into the Uchiha compound, they happened to meet an Anbu delivering the Spirit Transformation Technique scroll.
Obito was slightly stunned, not expecting the Third to be so generous, giving him this jutsu?
Honestly, power lies in precision, not in quantity. In his previous life, even Kakashi who had mastered over a thousand jutsu only frequently used a few.
The Spirit Transformation Technique didn't align with his current combat system. Although it was a good jutsu, he didn't plan to delve into it.
But since the Third gave it, he would still find time to take a look, at least to improve his understanding of the soul.
As they walked, they unknowingly arrived at Madara's old residence.
Now the building was empty, no lively children chattering here, no masked weirdo babbling nonstop, he suddenly felt a little unaccustomed.
However, Obito still spotted a familiar face, sitting where Madara often sat, looking a bit sad.
Beside him, Anko patted his back, comforting him.
Obito walked over and smiled, "Shisui, what's wrong?"
Uchiha Shisui raised his head, and three tomoe in his eyes were spinning continuously.
He said in a deep voice, "He's gone."
Obito froze, "Who?"
He was shocked. Shisui's eye development speed, although not as insane as his own multi-stage jumps, was still ridiculously fast.
Previously one tomoe, during the chunin exam it was already two tomoe, and now, three tomoe.
'Is this the world of geniuses?'
However, understanding the pain of awakening the Sharingan, Obito merely patted Shisui's shoulder and comforted him.
"Did an elder in the clan pass away?"
But soon, Obito realized something was off.
'No, Shisui, like me, is an orphan from a young age. Where will an elder come from?'
'There aren't many people Shisui is close to in the Uchiha. Could it be that something happened to Itachi?'
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