Jiraiya scratched the back of his head, embarrassed, "There's nothing I can do about it. You've already picked out most of the excellent youngsters. Finding a student who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Minato isn't an easy task.
Besides, I've always believed that commoner ninjas aren't necessarily inferior to clan ninjas; they just lack resources and opportunities."
Jiraiya's words made Uchiha Yi purse his lips, but he didn't react.
For ordinary ninjas and clans, these words certainly made sense, and Jiraiya and Guy had indeed reached the pinnacle of ordinary human ability.
After entering Sage Mode, Jiraiya was indeed stronger than most Kage.
As for ordinary ninjas, it was difficult for them to reach that level, especially given the overpowered strength of the Uchiha and Senju clans.
Of course, even the Senju and Uchiha, without Indra and Asura's chakra, might not truly be much stronger than ordinary ninjas.
Those mid-sized clans might seem powerful, but in reality, they relied more on their heritage. Ordinary secret technique clans were still very dangerous. Jiraiya was confident that Minato Namikaze would not be inferior to the geniuses of those clans, and even Uchiha Yi might not be impossible to catch up to.
If Uchiha Yi hadn't cheated, perhaps it would have been as Jiraiya thought: at his peak, Minato Namikaze could still win even against the Mangekyo Sharingan.
But Uchiha Yi was no ordinary Uchiha; he was confident that he could rival Uchiha Madara in the future, and even surpass him.
For an ordinary Uchiha, activating the Mangekyo Sharingan was already incredibly difficult, and becoming an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan user was even harder.
However, Uchiha Yi had the combat space. If he could defeat a few more Uchiha, obtaining the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan in the future was not impossible.
In fact, as long as Uchiha Yi continuously perfected his physique, he could also possess a Mangekyo Sharingan that wouldn't go blind, like Indra, and even at the Mangekyo Sharingan stage, his ocular power would be comparable to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Actually, Shino Aburame's strength is quite good; it takes some effort to defeat him. He's overlooked by many, but I think he's the most formidable in the school.
Moreover, his personality is excellent; he'd be a very reliable teammate," Uchiha Yi suddenly interjected.
"Shino Aburame? The young clan head of the Aburame clan?" Jiraiya was taken aback. He had genuinely forgotten about Shino Aburame. Why had he overlooked such a person before?
Tsunade said meaningfully, "The Aburame clan is also a major clan in Konoha, always very low-key. As a teammate, he is indeed quite reliable."
"Is that so?" Jiraiya looked at Minato Namikaze thoughtfully. He wanted to train three commoner disciples, which was true, but finding a few excellent and suitable teammates for Minato Namikaze would also be good.
Should he go back and observe Shino Aburame?
"Oh, by the way, there's a commoner ninja in our class named Haruno Kizashi. His chakra control is excellent, his fundamentals are solid, and he's always first in theoretical classes," Nawaki said, seeing Uchiha Yi start recommending, and began recommending himself.
He couldn't understand why Jiraiya was so fixated on commoner ninjas, so he decided to try introducing a classmate to Jiraiya.
"Haruno Kizashi, you say? I'll remember that." Jiraiya ruffled Nawaki's hair. He wouldn't just accept people as disciples based on Uchiha Yi's and Nawaki's recommendations; he still needed to investigate them himself.
Uchiha Yi's expression, however, was incredibly subtle. He hadn't expected Nawaki to recommend Haruno Kizashi to Jiraiya.
In the Tsukuyomi world, Haruno Kizashi seemed to have become Hokage…
But that was ultimately an illusionary world, and he remembered Haruno Kizashi was just an ordinary genin. He hadn't expected that Haruno Kizashi actually possessed good fundamentals, excellent chakra control, and even ranked first in theoretical scores.
It turned out that Sakura Haruno's strengths were inherited.
"Oh, and by the way, Hiashi Hyuga didn't come to our team. Instead, a main branch child named Hinata Rinka came," Tsunade added.
Orochimaru quickly figured out the truth, a playful look on his face: "Is it to protect the future clan head? The Hyuga clan is still the same.
They have an excellent heritage and powerful bloodline, yet no true Strong has ever emerged."
"That's not entirely true." However, Mito Uzumaki refuted Orochimaru's words: "The Hyuga clan has faced crises several times in the past, but they always managed to overcome them successfully.
The most recent one was about a hundred years ago, when they had a war with the Hagoromo clan. At first, the Hyuga clan was at a disadvantage, but eventually, their clan head at the time unleashed immense power, forcefully killing many Hagoromo clan experts. Although he died shortly after the war, the power he displayed at that time should have surpassed the Kage level."
"What? Surpassed the Kage level?" Everyone was surprised to hear this.
They hadn't expected the Hyuga clan to have such a powerful individual?
"I think I've heard of him, wasn't it Hyuga Tenjin?" Uchiha Yi's heart was in turmoil. Although the Byakugan was now played into trash by the Hyuga clan, it was actually very powerful. Not to mention the future Tenseigan, even the original Byakugan was standard equipment for the Otsutsuki clan.
Look at Kaguya Otsutsuki's Byakugan, then look at the Hyuga clan's Byakugan; the Hyuga Byakugan has definitely degenerated. They've turned a max-level equipment into a telescope.
Indeed, the Hyuga are trash!
However, the Hyuga clan likely possessed a method for temporarily creating the Tenseigan, but the death of that Hyuga clan head could also have been a backlash.
How could an ordinary ninja possibly withstand the backlash of the Tenseigan?
Mito Uzumaki was somewhat surprised that Uchiha Yi knew about this: "I didn't expect you to know about Hyuga Tenjin.
This was considered a legend even in our era.
However, how could a clan that has been passed down for a thousand years be ordinary?"
Mito Uzumaki had one thing she couldn't understand: the Uzumaki clan had also been passed down for a thousand years. While their overall strength might not have been able to defeat the Five Great Nations, they shouldn't have been wiped out in such a short time.
Leaving Konoha no chance to rescue them.
Moreover, the Uzumaki clan had trump cards. If the Uzumaki clan were truly provoked, it would be enough to cause several Kage from those villages to die.
But looking at the current situation, it seemed that none of the Kage from the major villages had died, so it was highly likely that something unforeseen had happened to the Uzumaki clan.
The sacrifice of Uchiha Kagami further validated this possibility.
But who in the current ninja villages could achieve this?