After Akihara Kagura finished saying these words, he put forth another idea: "As for Uchiha Sasuke, I can definitely find an opportunity to reunite him with his clan members. As long as Karin acts at a critical moment during the mission, this hidden danger can be resolved..."
"Kagura, you've grown up now, you can't act so extremely."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was a bit embarrassed to actively ask for Akihara Kagura's assistant, so he could only sigh and follow his original plan: "There's no rush for this matter, let's wait until these little ones graduate first..."
"With their talent, it will definitely be enough."
Akihara Kagura also sighed, furrowing his brows and saying: "Naruto and Sasuke, those two little ones, don't they quite like joining the Root too? Third Hokage-sama, wouldn't it be better to let them choose their own destiny?"
Over the years, Uchiha Sasuke has learned that Karin joined the Root and has improved rapidly, eagerly hoping he can join the Root too, often running to the Hokage Tower to block people.
As for Naruto Uzumaki...
Naruto Uzumaki thinks it's quite good to join the Root too.
Because Naruto Uzumaki doesn't have many friends in the village, besides a few friends in the Ninja Academy, he only has Akihara Kagura, Karin, Kakashi Hatake, and Mitarashi Anko.
Akihara Kagura and Karin are both in the Root.
Two years ago, Kakashi Hatake was ordered by Sarutobi Hiruzen to leave the Dark Department and become an Instructor Jonin, yet he's never found suitable teammates.
Due to Sarutobi Hiruzen's hope that Kakashi Hatake would leave the darkness of the Dark Department and return to a bright life, Kakashi Hatake doesn't want to leave, always plotting to join the Root, so that he could have the chance to track Uchiha Obito.
As for Mitarashi Anko...
This home tutor has become a Special Jonin, occasionally going out on missions and sometimes serving as a Chunin Exams examiner in the village.
Frankly speaking...
If Naruto Uzumaki were to choose...
Actually, directly joining the Root is indeed a suitable choice.
After all, the class's top student, Uchiha Sasuke, wants to enter Akihara Kagura's Root, and Naruto Uzumaki feels he is a bit luckier than Uchiha Sasuke because he only needs to chat with Akihara Kagura a bit to directly join the Root.
Sarutobi Hiruzen could only helplessly shake his head; he certainly disagrees with Naruto Uzumaki entering the Root, as the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki becoming extreme is not good, too easily falling into darkness.
A member of the Dark Department suddenly pushed open the door and reported: "Hokage-sama, the teachers from the Ninja Academy have arrived, they brought this year's graduation exam questions..."
"Let them come in."
"Yes."
Two people walked into the office side by side.
These two were the graduation examiners from the Ninja Academy, one was an old acquaintance Umino Iruka, and the other was a Chunin teacher named Mizuki.
Umino Iruka was very earnest and sincere, while Mizuki, who was beside him, kept glancing here and there, not knowing what he was looking for.
Umino Iruka handed over their proposed graduation exam questions for this year: "These are the graduation exam questions for this year, we've decided on the Clone Jutsu."
According to the Ninja Academy's past habits, it mostly involves testing the Three-Body Jutsu, which includes the Clone Jutsu, Transformation Jutsu, and Substitution Jutsu. These jutsu are rotated as exam questions because they are essential jutsu that ninjas will use frequently in the future.
Honestly speaking.
These exam questions are quite simple.
Many have always believed that the Ninja Academy should teach some stronger jutsu and set difficult challenges on the graduation exam to prevent some civilian ninjas from being unable to learn powerful ninjutsu.
In fact.
The simple Three-Body Jutsu instead opens a door for civilian ninjas.
Because most civilian ninjas have very little Chakra, not enough to learn or even unleash some powerful ninjutsu, instead it will widen the gap in the Ninja Academy between children from ninja clans and those from civilian backgrounds, and if the test is too difficult, it may prevent some civilian ninjas from graduating to become Genin.
Compared to hinder the growth time of a few civilian talents, it is more important that more children's from civilian backgrounds can graduate to become ninjas, after all Sarutobi Hiruzen, as the Hokage, will keep an eye on things, and Instructor Jonin who find talents will also earnestly guide them.
"Let's proceed like this."
Sarutobi Hiruzen directly decided.
Umino Iruka and Mizuki bowed and left the place.
Akihara Kagura's fingers gently tapped on his arm, pondering about this guy named Mizuki, he knew that the guy always wanted to turn to Orochimaru.
Akihara Kagura looked at the Chunin named Mizuki and brought up an important topic: "Why does that teacher named Mizuki always seem to be spacing out..."
"Perhaps it's because he harbors ill intentions."
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a drag on his pipe, he also wanted to bring up this topic: "I've observed Mizuki over time and found he is someone eager to gain power by any means, he often appears secretly near my home, occasionally inquiring about the Sealing Book's details..."
"I'll go kill him."
Akihara Kagura habitually said this sentence.
"No, there's no need to be so extreme."
Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head, looking at Akihara Kagura: "Just in time, Naruto is about to become a ninja, many in the village oppose Naruto becoming a ninja, the truth from back then can't be hidden any longer..."
"Maybe, it's time someone told Naruto the truth from twelve years ago, this matter can't be kept hidden forever, before we let Naruto become a ninja, we need to let him know the truth about the villagers' rejection, to prevent him from causing the Nine-tails' Chakra to go berserk in the future..."