March 20th, Early Morning.
Gojo Yoru had just woken up, but for some reason, he felt an inexplicable sense of irritability.
For someone who slept a full nine hours every day, had sufficient blood flow, and was full of energy, this was an incredible occurrence.
If it were anyone else, they might have been affected by the fact that today was the final exam.
But for Gojo Yoru, the final exam was just a formality; he had stopped feeling any pressure from it years ago.
By the time it was 7:50 AM, Gojo Yoru, who had already prepared a nutritious breakfast and was reading in the living room, finally realized something was wrong.
Normally, Uzumaki Kushina would have knocked on his door long ago.
But now, it was almost time for school, yet there was still no sign of Uzumaki Kushina.
Having persisted for a whole semester and gotten used to coming to Gojo Yoru's house for breakfast before going to school together, it was impossible for Uzumaki Kushina to be absent for no reason, especially since today was the final exam.
Gojo Yoru narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself, Could it be today?
Since the original work didn't reveal it, Gojo Yoru didn't know on which day Uzumaki Kushina became the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Thinking of his irritability upon waking up and Uzumaki Kushina's absence, Gojo Yoru was 100% certain that this was related to the Jinchuriki matter.
"It had to be today. Could it be that Uzumaki Mito can't hold on any longer?" Gojo Yoru couldn't help but speculate, then got up to enjoy breakfast alone.
After washing the dishes, Gojo Yoru walked towards the school.
Today was actually a day belonging to the sixth graders.
Compared to the sixth-grade graduation exam, the final exams for the other five grades seemed insignificant.
Just like the start of the new academic year in April, early this morning, the entrance of the Ninja Academy was already crowded with parents.
After sending their children to school, they waited outside the gate for the results.
When the sixth-grade students came out en masse, the atmosphere here would surely be filled with joy and sorrow, laughter and tears, praise and reprimand, comfort, and so on...
However, these had nothing to do with the students of the other five grades for the time being.
Gojo Yoru, who would only advance to the fifth grade next month, had grown accustomed to such scenes over the years. He didn't even bother to glance at the crowd of parents and walked straight into the school gate.
Gojo Yoru didn't notice that at this moment, three gazes were observing him from a distance.
"Orochimaru, is he the seedling you have your eye on?"
"Yes."
"This height... he was only nine last year? Are you kidding me? He looks as tall as Tsunade! Are the teachers in the school and Sarutobi-sensei blind? Why keep a monster with this height in the Ninja Academy to waste time and talent instead of letting him graduate early?"
"He actively chose to hide and wanted to stay in the Ninja Academy."
"Why? This height indicates that his Chakra amount is also different from ordinary people. Let alone his own grade, even the sixth-grade graduates are no match for him. What challenge is there in staying at school?"
"He wants to accumulate knowledge so that he has the strength and wisdom to cope even when facing desperate situations."
Hearing this, Jiraiya, who had just been complaining, was rendered speechless.
Tsunade, who had specially come to send Nawaki to the Ninja Academy today, looked at Gojo Yoru's back, her eyes also full of appreciation. She then smiled at Orochimaru: "No wonder this brat is so likable to you. He's simply an enlarged version of you when you were young."
Orochimaru chuckled lightly, "He is much stronger than we were at that age."
"Oh?"
Tsunade and Jiraiya were instantly interested. The latter raised an eyebrow and said, "You said he was hiding before. Could it be that he has already mastered high-level Five Elements Ninjutsu?"
"With that abnormal uniqueness, plus the inheritance from Hayate and Mio, it wouldn't be strange for him to master high-level Ninjutsu at this age." Tsunade congratulated Orochimaru, "Congratulations, Orochimaru, you found a great disciple. It's a pity for Nawaki; I originally wanted to ask you to be his teacher."
"Isn't there another candidate here?" Orochimaru immediately assisted his good friend.
Jiraiya instantly winked at Tsunade, who rolled her eyes and mocked mercilessly, "Forget it. Letting Jiraiya lead Nawaki, I'm afraid he'll turn my cute little brother into a pervert. If he's leading him, I might as well resign from my position at the hospital and do it myself."
Jiraiya took a huge blow, his body turning grey and white.
Seeing this, Orochimaru couldn't help either.
Gojo Yoru didn't know that the future Sannin of Konoha were paying attention to him.
Just as he walked into the classroom, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
He saw that the familiar figure was already at the seat next to his.
However, at this moment, Uzumaki Kushina looked like she was catching up on sleep, her head resting on the desk.
This obviously wrong appearance attracted worried glances from a certain golden retriever underdog who had already chosen to give up because he saw no hope.
"I remember I didn't provoke you yesterday. Why are you sulking again?"
Gojo Yoru arrived at his seat. Under Namikaze Minato's envious gaze, he reached out and rubbed Uzumaki Kushina's head.
When Uzumaki Kushina looked up, Gojo Yoru was startled: "Did you go thieving last night? Why do you look like a ghost?"
Uzumaki Kushina looked as if she hadn't slept all night, or as if she had been crying. Her eyes were bloodshot, and the bags under her eyes were puffy and dark.
Normally, Uzumaki Kushina would have retorted long ago.
But now, Uzumaki Kushina just forced a smile at Gojo Yoru, her voice hoarse: "I'm fine. I just felt a bit unwell physically, so I didn't go to find you."
Gojo Yoru understood instantly.
Uzumaki Kushina hadn't become a Jinchuriki yet, but she already knew about the Jinchuriki and Tailed Beast matter.
The girl must be scared, which was why she didn't sleep all night and maybe even cried all night.
If it weren't for the final exam today, she might not even have wanted to come to school, not wanting Gojo Yoru to see her ugly side.
Thus, Gojo Yoru glared at the classmates who were secretly watching the drama, scaring them into retracting their gazes.
Moving his chair closer to Uzumaki Kushina, Gojo Yoru sat down without speaking. Instead, he formed seals to create a ball of green Chakra covering his palm, then placed it in front of Uzumaki Kushina to treat the puffy bags under her eyes.
Looking at Gojo Yoru, who was focused just like when he treated her with Medical Ninjutsu after their first battle last year.
Uzumaki Kushina vaguely remembered that her heart beat so fast and her face was so hot back then.
Even now, Uzumaki Kushina felt her breath hitch, and then the fear filling her heart suddenly became even stronger.
Tears, which had already dried up, welled up again.
Sometimes silent weeping was more infectious than loud wailing.
Seeing this, Gojo Yoru immediately made a decision.
He put down his hand and pulled Uzumaki Kushina out of the classroom.
Seeing this scene, Namikaze Minato couldn't suppress the urge to follow them.
But after thinking about it, he gave up, letting out a weak sigh in his heart.
However, a few minutes later, he saw Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina walk in from the back door of the classroom again.
And the look on Uzumaki Kushina's face was gone.
Namikaze Minato was slightly stunned, then couldn't help but feel admiration for Gojo Yoru.
So amazing, he comforted her so quickly. Is this the reason why I'm not as good as Gojo Yoru?
Immediately, Namikaze Minato's pupils constricted as if he had discovered something.
Wait!
That's not Uzumaki Kushina, nor is it Gojo Yoru's main body. That's... the Shadow Clone Technique?!
Upon discovering this, Namikaze Minato's first reaction wasn't to marvel at Gojo Yoru's strength, but to wonder where their main bodies had gone.
Looking at the two Shadow Clones calmly waiting for the academic exam to start, Namikaze Minato suddenly had a feeling.
When Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina's main bodies returned, he would truly have no hope left at all.
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