Naruto: Accidentally Unlocking a Fantasy Era

"Have you made contact?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked without looking up.

Jiraiya's lips twitched twice as he looked at the scorch marks all over his body.

"Let's just say it."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at Jiraiya, whose body was charred black.

"You...were you attacked?"

"No." Jiraiya's gaze unconsciously drifted towards the ceiling.

This is an admission of guilt without being asked.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had a headache. Jiraiya was the disciple who most resembled him, but he couldn't be exactly like him.

It's... a real headache.

He could only change the subject.

"how do you feel."

"Those brats." Jiraiya's face darkened at the thought of those three little devils.

"They are not easy to deal with at all."

That brat named Uchiha Kin, in particular, is very difficult to deal with.

"After all, there's an all-around genius, a physical prodigy, and a jinchūriki."

Jin's superior physical skills had long been exposed, but very few people knew that he also knew ninjutsu.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed. These three were the ones the village wanted to focus on developing, and they represented three different forces within the village.

Minato Namikaze represents the common people, Kin Uchiha represents the ninja clan, and Kushina is a Jinchuriki.

The common people of Konoha are not a force to be easily slaughtered.

It's unknown how many members of the Senju clan are mixed in there, after all, the clan's surname was erased, and the Senju clan was completely turned into nourishment for Konoha.

It was the Second Hokage who made the decision.

This also allowed commoners to rise to prominence. Although the Senju clan provided a strong foundation, many geniuses emerged among the commoners.

Unfortunately, qualifications are one thing, and resources are another.

"But old man, do you really want to send a Jinchuriki on a mission?" Jiraiya asked, puzzled.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is of great importance; he is a crucial strategic weapon, and he is a young girl who hasn't even grown up yet.

If this were used for a mission, it could easily cause trouble if it went berserk.

"Kushina has not shown any signs of instability for a long time."

Sarutobi Hiruzen explained.

In the past, Kushina would always inadvertently leak the Nine-Tails' chakra, but she has been unusually stable for the past three months.

I didn't see a single trace of Nine-Tails chakra.

"Observe for six months first. If it is completely stable, then we can start carrying out some tasks."

If a Jinchūriki can grow stronger, that is also an important source of power.

Konoha is in dire need of combat power to deal with the surprise attacks from those two hidden villages.

"By the way, teacher." Jiraiya's expression was calm, without his usual nonchalance.

"Many ninjas from the village have recently gone missing. You should know what happened."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, but only shook his head and said nothing, which was enough to say a lot.

Jiraiya's face turned ashen.

"Teacher, ninjas are not expendable."

Chapter 15 Ninja Exam

The dewdrops on the grass slid off and fell to the ground, drying quickly under the sunlight without leaving a trace.

The dry ground was quickly trampled over, and several figures ran swiftly into the school.

Uchiha Kin and his two companions breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the crowd still queuing.

"Finally caught up."

Ahead, a small building was being entered by a group of students still at the Ninja Academy.

Minato Namikaze, who had only observed the situation of some teams, did not look too good.

“There are quite a few people who are younger than us.”

The children in line were all very excited, and he could see many familiar younger students among them.

The youngest is only seven years old.

Even if it's brought forward, these kids shouldn't be allowed to participate in the ninja exam.

Isn't that a bit too outrageous?

What is the village thinking?!

"Even the pass rate for the assessment is very high."

Jin mocked from the side.

A glance to the other side revealed a group of children excitedly rushing out, each holding a ninja headband.

Many children also left disappointed, having gained nothing.

However, compared to the strong, the latter are far fewer.

You can hear the kids who passed the ninja exam shouting from here.

"I've become a ninja!"

"Hahaha, starting today I'm a ninja master too!"

"Mom and Dad, I'm a fully-fledged ninja now! Haha!"

The children were all smiles, and the atmosphere was lively.

Really are.

Hashirama Senju founded the village to prevent his children from going to war, while Hiruzen Sarutobi sent his children to war for the sake of the village.

An unspeakable irony.

Minato Namikaze looked somber.

"What are you talking about? The exam is coming up soon!" Kushina, completely unaware of what was going on, looked excited.

She could already see the path of the ninja beckoning to her.

"This is the beginning of my journey to becoming Hokage."

"I'm definitely going to become Hokage!"

"Then your dream will come true in the future," Jin couldn't help but glance at Minato Namikaze.

At this moment, Minato Namikaze was unusually silent.

As the team continued to move forward.

Minato Namikaze was the first to enter, but unlike the others who stayed inside briefly, he didn't come out for a long time.

"I hope nothing bad has happened." Kushina asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, this might be the best treatment a student can get." Jin shrugged, then looked at Kushina with a regretful expression, as if he had just thought of something.

In his previous life, he specifically looked up Kushina's information, after all, being a married woman... cough cough... he didn't like being a traitor.

That's not the point. He remembered that, unlike Minato Namikaze, whose graduation year was unknown, Kushina definitely graduated at the age of twelve.

In other words, this guy repeated a year for two years and received the same treatment as him.

This exam seems to be just a formality.

As a Jinchūriki, one cannot control everything on their own.

"Damn it, Uchiha! What kind of look is that?!"

Kushina sensed the pitifulness contained within the gold's diffraction, and felt furious. She even raised her fist, ready to give gold a good whack.

Jin looked at her, clicking his tongue and shaking his head.

I'm even angrier!!

Kushina's red hair started to flutter.

"Fight me to the death, you bastard!!"

Just as Kushina was about to launch an attack, a brown-haired ninja wearing a ninja vest stepped out and shouted.

"Next!"

Jin gave Kushina a thumbs-up and turned it downwards, his face full of mockery.

"Definitely next time."

"asshole!!!"

Kushina roared.

Jin had already jogged into the ninja exam arena; if he didn't run, he'd get beaten up.

The room, which looked small, was surprisingly spacious inside, with scorch marks, water stains, and broken wood scattered all over the floor.

There were also two ninjas wearing ninja vests on the field: one was a female ninja with purple hair, and the other was Inoue Satoru.

The purple-haired female ninja was holding a notebook.

"Uchiha Kin?"

"it's me."