Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

"There's no way around it, this time it's probably going to break another record."

Kushina was also there.

"Graduating early right after the start of the semester; Kakashi wasn't this good back then."

Kushina thought for a moment.

That's right, just as Kushina said, Itachi plans to apply for early graduation right after enrolling, without even going to class.

Now all of Mikoto's preparations are useless; she can only pack them up properly.

"Damn it, this kid, could he really become Hokage before me?"

Kushina gritted her teeth, while Mikoto chuckled beside her.

"Good morning, Mikoto and Kushina."

Tsukiki yawned and slowly walked out, a leisurely day beginning with waking up naturally.

After exchanging a routine greeting, Tsukiki ate the breakfast that Mikoto had prepared. The two of them were like an old married couple, or rather, all three of them were like an old married couple. Except for Tsukiki and Mikoto, who had consummated their marriage, Kushina hadn't, but their relationships were pretty much the same.

"Has Itachi already passed away?"

Tsukiki asked a question, and Mikoto immediately responded with an "Mmm".

"I'll probably be back soon."

Tsukiki started eating breakfast.

Meanwhile, on one of the school's playgrounds, which had been cordoned off, Itachi stood there.

Thanks to Minato, Itachi was able to graduate early without any problems; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to graduate on the very first day of school.

"It's been a long time, Itachi."

Minato walked over wearing the robes bearing the inscription "Fourth Hokage." It's a tradition at the Ninja Academy that the Hokage would give a speech at the start of the semester, starting with the First Hokage.

The falling leaves will ignite and light up the village, illuminating the future.

The Ninja Academy cherishes the future, which is the most important thing.

"Uncle Minato, it's been a long time."

Itachi is very polite, a trait he developed from his mother from a young age.

Not only Mikoto, but also Fugaku will come to visit. By the way, Fugaku has become the head of the Uchiha clan. In Fugaku's eyes, Itachi is the future of the Uchiha clan. If it weren't for Tsuki and Minato, Fugaku would have already taken Itachi under his wing and trained him.

Now we've changed our approach, befriending Konoha, and the results are pretty good; overall, things are going well.

"Is there still an hour before the opening ceremony? There's plenty of time."

Shuimen started moving his wrists and legs.

Itachi, who was standing nearby, immediately realized what was going on.

"Uncle Minato, could it be..."

"Oh right, your next early graduation experiment is to touch me within the next fifteen minutes."

"No matter what means you use, as long as you can touch me—"

Before he could finish speaking, Itachi had already moved, rushing towards Minato without hesitation.

Itachi stretched out his arm, intending to grab Minato.

However, in the next second, Minato's figure vanished instantly.

"A good response."

The water gate appeared in a nearby corner.

"You mean the next fifteen minutes, which means the timer started counting down at that very moment."

"That's a good understanding; in fact, that's exactly the case."

Itachi charged forward again, but Minato's figure vanished in an instant.

"No one will say 'start' when it's a real battle."

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique".

Itachi reacted very quickly, immediately unleashing a ninjutsu.

"Very good hand seal speed."

Minato flashed by again.

Minato was right; Itachi's hand seal speed is now at the Jonin level.

Itachi glanced at his eyes, and traces of magatama were already visible within them.

Its mouth headed towards the water gate, with flames following closely behind.

"It's no use at this level."

Minato's figure flashed again. Putting aside the Flying Thunder God Technique, which had reached a new stage, Minato's speed with just the simple Body Flicker Technique was already unparalleled in the ninja world.

Itachi remained silent, simply stopping the Fireball Jutsu.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique".

Itachi immediately switched to a different ninjutsu.

Minato watched Itachi with great interest.

Instead of targeting Minato, Itachi unleashed his attack directly into the sky.

It was a huge fireball that came out of its mouth, then exploded in the air and scattered into smaller fireballs that fell down.

"interesting."

Minato smiled. "Very creative," he said. "Ever since Tsukiki proposed the theory of creativity, Minato has attached great importance to this aspect."

As expected, Minato smiled.

So what's the next move? But that's not enough.

The scattered fireballs fell to the ground and exploded at the same time, instantly obscuring the view of the area.

"Good idea."

Minato could no longer see Itachi.

Swish swish.

Several kunai were shot out, hitting in different directions.

"Explosive tag".

Minato's eyes twitched, and his figure flashed, but he immediately noticed that the balsam flowers in the sky were different.

They actually found the right direction, and they all exploded at roughly the same time.

Minato was quite shocked.

That's all that's left.

The water gate flashed again.

But Itachi appeared at that moment.

Fire Release.

Itachi's figure hovered in the air, preparing to unleash a ninjutsu.

Shuimen glanced around and found another safe place.

Itachi's expression remained calm.

Minato's figure flashed past, and Itachi's figure appeared in an instant, surrounded by thick smoke.

Minato was also startled, but then laughed. Itachi hugged Minato tightly, and the Itachi who had been airborne turned into a wisp of smoke at that moment.

Itachi passed the test to graduate early.

Chapter 284: A Slightly Different Sharingan

"Well done."

Minato praised without any attempt to hide his admiration.

"The smoke was used to obscure the view, covering up everything that could be blocked, and then there was this daring sleight of hand."

"There's only one spot left, and even if the view is blocked, it won't be a big problem."

"Very good combat awareness."

"As expected of you, Itachi."

Congratulations on your early graduation!

Watergate made this announcement.

"Thank you for your guidance, Uncle Minato."

Itachi remained humble and composed, even after passing the exams for early graduation.

Minato smiled at Itachi.

Considered the future of the Uchiha clan, the most talented and strongest member of the new generation, and possessing an extraordinary background, Itachi still maintains this mindset, which is quite admirable.

"Speaking of which, do you want me to take you back? There's still plenty of time before school starts. With Flying Thunder God Technique, you can be back in an instant and even have breakfast."

"Don't let my appearance fool you, I haven't had breakfast yet."

Minato scratched his head.

Itachi watched from the side and nodded.

"Thank you for your help, Uncle Minato."

Itachi does want to go home, but he's still a long way off.

The sentence that Itachi heard from Tsuki no Ki when he was a child.

He's still a long way from becoming Hokage. Minato's Body Flicker Technique alone overwhelmed Itachi, so his victory had a huge element of luck.

It's still a long way off.