Kushina earnestly told Yasu that she was willing to become the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki.
But he said in a deep voice: "Kushina, absolutely not. If you want to repay Mito Uzumaki, you can do it in other ways, not by hurting yourself like this. I will never agree to let you become a Jinchuriki. I absolutely disagree!"
Kushina gently hugged him and said softly and gently: "I'm not doing it for Grandma Mito, nor for Konoha, but for you. You've already done enough for me, and I don't want to be a burden to you anymore."
Yasu's gaze softened, but his face remained stern.
He still said to her in a firm tone: "I will absolutely not agree to this matter. Kushina, I once said that you will never be a burden to me, not in the past, not now, and not in the future. Moreover, I don't feel tired at all. Fighting for you makes me feel full of energy and motivation. And on the contrary, if you become a Jinchuriki, it would completely negate my feelings for you and negate all the efforts I've made so far!"
"So, Kushina, you just need to trust me, and I will solve everything else. I believe I can do it, so I hope you can always believe in me too!"
Kushina nestled her head even deeper in his arms: "I believe you, Yasu. I won't mention this matter again. I'm sorry."
Yasu breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed her head, and murmured: "Kushina, I will leave Konoha sooner or later. Konoha is not a place with good memories for me. The only good thing is meeting you, so I will definitely take you away. This place is not our home, just a temporary foothold. Let's wait a little longer. When everything settles down, we will leave here and find a place that belongs to us." (Damn, he is following his parents' footsteps…)
Kushina looked up at him and said firmly: "I will always follow you and never leave you!"
Yasu's mouth curled into a smile, and his heart calmed a little.
...
Yasu and Kushina stayed together for two days.
During these two days, Kushina was responsible for his three meals a day.
And it must be said that her cooking skills are very high, and Yasu always cleaned the plates.
After having lunch at home, Kushina had to follow her team to do a mission, and Yasu had to go to the Ninja School.
After he said goodbye to Kushina, he went to the Ninja School.
Today is the day the students of the Ninja School graduate.
He needs to go to the Ninja School to choose a candidate to be his disciple.
Yasu also knew very well that Orochimaru would suggest that he find a disciple to turn that disciple into one of his own.
Just like how he is now one of Orochimaru's people.
Then his soon-to-be disciple cannot be a member of a ninja clan.
Since it can't be someone from a ninja clan, Yasu is not very clear about which excellent civilian ninjas will be able to grow up in the future.
Might Guy counts as one, but Might Guy is too specialized and not suitable to be his disciple.
Yasu thought for a long time but couldn't think of a suitable candidate, so he could only plan to see by himself.
If there really isn't a suitable one, he'll just find a disciple to fool around with.
...
Arriving at the gate of the Ninja School.
Yasu saw the troublesome Minato again.
However, he had expected to meet him today.
After all, Minato had said before that he would lead a three-man team.
So, today's Ninja School graduation exam, Minato will definitely be there.
But their situation is different, since he can choose his own disciple, but Minato can't choose who to lead of the three brats team.
Because a Jonin cannot randomly select their favorite Genin, they are all randomly assigned.
When Minato saw Yasu, he immediately walked over and greeted him very familiarly: "Yasu, why are you here? Did you change your mind and decide to lead a team after all?"
Yasu twitched the corner of his mouth: "I won't lead a team. I'm here to choose a disciple, so go do what you need to do and don't bother me."
He then jumped over Minato and walked directly into the Ninja School.
Minato was already used to his attitude, so he just smiled slightly, then also entered the Ninja School.
The Ninja School's graduation exam has ended.
The newly promoted Genin who have passed the graduation exam and received their forehead protectors are standing neatly in the training ground.
And the Jonins who are preparing to lead the Genin team are standing among the teachers of the Ninja School, waiting for the announcement.
Yasu estimated that there are about a dozen Jonin.
However, because it is now in the early stages of the war, the difficulty of the graduation exam has been relaxed, so there are a lot of graduating Genin this year.
A dozen Jonin can't possibly divide up all these Genin, and can only divide a small portion of them.
So, the ones assigned to these Jonin to lead the team must be the most outstanding Genin among them, and the other Genin will be absorbed by the Chunins.
Suddenly, Yasu saw a familiar person.
His former teacher, Masada Hayabusa.
Masada Hayabusa's expression stiffened when he saw him.
As the student he looked down on the most and had the least expectations for, he didn't expect to be chosen as a disciple by Orochimaru of the Sannin, and even became a Jonin, higher in rank than him.
Most of the teachers at the Ninja School are Chunin.
Yasu just glanced at Masada Hayabusa as if he were seeing a stranger, and immediately shifted his gaze.
Masada Hayabusa felt a blockage in his heart.
What a bastard.
He taught him for several years, was it necessary to act like this when seeing him?
"Teacher Masada!"
On the other hand, Minato walked towards Masada and asked with concern: "Teacher Masada, long time no see, is everything alright?"
When Masada saw Minato, he immediately smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum.
"Good, good, everything is good. Minato, you are indeed the most outstanding student I have ever taught. You are truly excellent. You have been promoted to Jonin in just a few years. It's really gratifying."
Minato scratched his head embarrassedly: "This is also thanks to Teacher Masada's teaching in those years."
"You child are as humble as ever, unlike some people who don't know how to be grateful at all."
Masada Hayabusa's gaze slanted towards Yasu's direction, his tone full of dissatisfaction.
Minato and Masada Hayabusa were reminiscing about the past, while Yasu was staring blankly at a little white-haired boy among the Genin.
This little white-haired boy is Kakashi Hatake.
He was a little puzzled. Wasn't Kakashi already a Chunin? Why is he still waiting to be assigned to a Jonin team with this group of Genin?
After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it made sense. Originally, Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, and Rin Nohara would become Minato's subordinates.
Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara have just graduated from the Ninja Academy. If Kakashi doesn't participate in the assignment, how can he become Minato's subordinate?
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