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This good start made the Third Hokage very happy, and he was looking forward to the performance of other students.
"Might Guy."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the test paper with a smile, his expression gradually changed, and he sighed helplessly.
The entire test paper is full of youth, youth, and youth!
Discipline is youth, the will of fire is youth, the ninja clan and civilian ninjas are all youth!!
Even as the Third Hokage, Might Guy gave various examples in detail to prove that he was a youthful Hokage.
After thinking for a moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen still laughed: "Youth? Funny little guy, I'm really not old yet..."
"Although this child's theoretical knowledge is a little lacking, I can see his enthusiasm and love for Konoha through the test paper."
"Good boy, come on."
Sarutobi Hiruzen gave Might Guy 83 points and wrote a comment for him: "I look forward to the day when your youth blooms."
In Might Guy's test paper, it was mentioned that Qingshui treated his injuries.
He believes that Qingshui is a model of the combination of youth and the will of fire, and is his goal to learn and pursue.
So far, the two test papers that made Sarutobi Hiruzen very satisfied both had Qingshui's name on them.
This made him look forward to Qingshui's answer even more.
"Uchiha Obito."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression became serious. The Anbu had once reported to him in detail about this Uchiha genius who had opened two magatama at the age of seven.
Later, the Anbu gave information that Uchiha Obito was suspected to have contacted Uchiha Setsuna, a hawkish elder of the Uchiha clan who once attempted to launch an armed rebellion.
"The genius and hawk of the Uchiha clan..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep puff of his cigarette. These two words combined together would make him feel very troubled even if he was the Hokage of Konoha. This was one of the most difficult problems facing Konoha at present.
After seeing Uchiha Obito's answer, Sarutobi Hiruzen's brows frowned, and in the end, they were almost twisted into a knot.
In Uchiha Obito's entire answer, the content about the Uchiha clan occupies the majority.
With strength as the core argument, it expounds on the superiority of the Uchiha clan's dominant position in Konoha after the disbandment of the Senju clan, and explains everything that Uchiha Setsuna had recently instilled in him...
In the end, he reluctantly combined the Will of Fire with the Uchiha clan and talked a lot of nonsense, but Sarutobi Hiruzen no longer had the patience to watch any more.
"Shinnosuke, keep a close eye on Uchiha Obito, and let the Anbu shift the focus of their surveillance of the Uchiha clan to him and Uchiha Setsuna as appropriate."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke, who was sitting opposite him working with him, nodded: "I understand, father."
As the eldest son of the Third Hokage, his current position is the captain-general of the Anbu, in charge of all Anbu affairs.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke watched his father's expression change from pleasant to extremely ugly, and curiously took Uchiha Obito's test paper. After a moment, his eyes narrowed.
"This brat is a big problem... According to my intelligence, the Uchiha Hawks have had contact with him. It seems that he has been deeply affected. Does he need further treatment, father?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand and said, "People's hearts can be seen through words. We just need to strengthen the surveillance."
After calming down, Sandai silently looked through Qingshui's test paper.
He originally wanted to read the test papers of all the students in the examination room one by one.
This would be considered fair for him as the Hokage, but Uchiha Obito's paper gave Kenji a little shock, so much so that Sarutobi Hiruzen no longer wanted to wait.
If Qing Shui is similar to Uchiha Obito...
"Impossible, Qingshui wouldn't be like this. He is Jing's descendant and he is so kind..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen muttered to himself, quickly found Qingshui's test paper, and began to read it very carefully.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke's ears twitched.
Not only his father, the Hokage, but also his younger brother, Asuma Sarutobi, has inadvertently mentioned this name recently.
A kid from the Uchiha clan could actually have such influence in the Sarutobi family...
Seeing the change in his father's expression, Sarutobi Shinnosuke was curious from the bottom of his heart.
When reading Uchiha Obito's test paper just now, Sarutobi Hiruzen's serious expression disappeared, and a smile from the heart was on his face. It seemed that he started reading Qingshui's answers from the beginning again.
"…wherever the leaves dance, the fire will continue…new leaves will grow…"
"Fallen petals are not heartless, they turn into spring mud to protect the flowers..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen repeated these two sentences in a low voice, his eyes lit up, and he tapped the table lightly.
This was written deep in his heart.
Especially the first sentence, Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to have a tragic scene before his eyes: a Hokage who sacrificed himself to protect the village's promising future generations.
"Teacher, I miss you."
Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at the photo frame of Senju Tobirama not far away and whispered: "Please rest assured, for the sake of the village, I will not hesitate to sacrifice myself..."
He once again recalled the scene where Senju Tobirama covered the six of them. This was a regret he would never forget in his life.
Tucao: How did Senju Tobirama die after the hiatus...
My evaluation is that at that time, Tobirama Senju didn't know that he could fly the Thunder God...
Chapter 32 Who is Inada Kojiro? Why did he teach me this fire
Sarutobi Shinnosuke looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen in shock as he was lost in his memories.
A test paper written by a little kid from a ninja school could move the Hokage of Konoha Village so much, and it was written by a little kid from the Uchiha clan...
This is so surprising.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke was extremely curious, and Sarutobi Hiruzen first changed from serious to happy, and then from happy to sad.
What exactly did you see?
“Father, father…”
After Sarutobi Shinnosuke called him in a low voice several times, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally woke up from his memories.
He slowly moved his eyes away from the photo frame of the Second Hokage, first glared at his impatient eldest son with dissatisfaction, then handed Qingshui's paper to Shinnosuke with great care.
"As the head of the Anbu, can you write the Will of Fire with such literary grace?"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke took Qingshui's test paper without comment, glanced at it first, his pupils trembled, and then he looked into it seriously.
There's nothing we can do about it.
The answer Qingshui used was a combination of Sarutobi Hiruzen's heartfelt words at his deathbed and Senju Tobirama's childhood words.
Combining the essence of the second and third generations, calling it the Will of Fire is a bit of an understatement, it should be called "The Will of Flame"...
"Qing Shui, you are indeed the descendant of Uncle Jing... Father, I think we should vigorously promote this test paper, and we can also extract the sentences in it as propaganda for the Will of Fire, which will help the ninjas in the village to deepen their understanding of the Will of Fire..."
"Generally speaking, each village has its own spiritual pillars, such as our Will of Fire and the Will of Stone in Iwagakure Village. A catchy and concise summary is very helpful in spreading the Will of Fire."
As the head of the Anbu, Sarutobi Shinnosuke keenly grasped this point.
"Go ahead, Shinnosuke, this is a very meaningful thing to do."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded in agreement, took back Qingshui's test paper, and wrote full marks on it without hesitation, but then hesitated again.
He wanted to give Qingshui a serious criticism.
After a moment, he picked up the pen and wrote: [I am glad that the will of fire shines brightly in Qingshui's hands. May the love of Konoha take root in your heart and bloom into gorgeous flowers.]
But Sarutobi Hiruzen still shook his head unsatisfied: "After a few days, I will talk to Qingshui in person. This is a good child..."
"The hawks of the Uchiha clan are rising strongly now. Uchiha Obito has been corrupted by them. Qingshui, as the descendant of Jing and the outstanding inheritor of the Will of Fire, must be protected with all efforts."
"I have a feeling that perhaps Qingshui is the key to solving the Uchiha clan's problems in the future."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded silently to show that he understood.
Although words can be deceiving, if the Will of Fire can be written to a level similar to the Words of the Hokage, the possibility of deception is very low.
"Let's finish reading the children's test papers. I can't be too biased towards Qingshui. We need to be fair..."
The Third Hokage read through the test papers with a smile, giving low or high scores, but no one failed. However, he did not give any additional comments either.
Until there were only two test papers left.
"It was a really hard night, but it was still wonderful. I witnessed the growth of the children..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen pounded his waist, cheered himself up and picked up a copy: "Inada Kojiro, this looks like a child from a commoner family."
Immediately, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression became strange.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke looked at his father in surprise. This was the first time after Obito and Aomizu's test papers that Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression changed so much.
"..." Sarutobi Hiruzen narrowed his eyes, and his expression became more and more strange.
A little bit of recognition, dissatisfaction, and even a hint of anger.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke became more and more curious. Even Uchiha Obito's test paper only made his father serious. Who on earth was this Inada Kojiro who could even come up with the emotional fan diagram of the Hokage?
"I can understand it a little bit, but he is disrespectful and arrogant. A little kid actually taught me how to be a Hokage and questioned the current village policy and ordered me to make changes. Who taught this kid..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen suppressed his anger and picked up the combat report card sent by the ninja school's discipline department.
If Kojiro Inada was a genius, then perhaps he could be given some tolerance.
But after seeing Kojiro Inada's extremely poor combat performance, Hiruzen Sarutobi breathed a sigh of relief.
A piece of trash who only knows how to talk big!
At such a young age, he did not study the basic knowledge and basic ninjutsu seriously, but he commented on the village affairs in a condescending tone and even hinted at how he could be a truly good Hokage.
If the Second Hokage told him this in person...
Sarutobi Hiruzen will certainly humbly say that he still has a lot of shortcomings, and thank his old mentor for his guidance. I will work harder, and what you said is right!
However, Tobirama Senju, who had never experienced a written test in his life, did not know how to switch the mentality from the Second Hokage and Master to that of an ordinary candidate.
Even if he had restrained himself, the preaching and instructional intent that could not be concealed in his writing had already made Sarutobi Hiruzen red-hot.
Critical words can easily have completely different effects depending on the identities of the two people who say them...
"Nonsense, playing the piano!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen slammed the table, picked up a red pen, and wrote a harsh comment on Inada Kojiro's test paper: