"Teacher, what do you think of Haryu as a student?" After announcing the holiday, Kakashi went to the Hokage's office alone, wanting to discuss Haryu's future. Although he had only been in school for half the time, Haryu's talent was completely beyond the other children in the school.
"A special class, can't even average out his progress?" Minato stood by the window, gazing at the sunset that had already slanted. Having a genius was a good thing, but this child was sent by the Otsutsuki clan, whose background was unknown, which made him feel that he couldn't nurture him, but he couldn't not nurture him either. The unique dilemma of being Hokage was on full display at this moment.
"Teacher?" Kakashi saw that Minato still hadn't answered after a long time, so he urged him slightly.
"Kakashi, don't worry. Minato, you too. I can guarantee that Haryu will only benefit us. He was just a baby when he was sent here, haha, you guys are so wary of a child who grew up in Konoha, right?" At this moment, the Third Hokage pushed open the door and entered. Haryu had long since stopped being cared for by a nanny, and the Third Hokage, after enjoying taking care of the child for a while, and nurturing him into a genius, was naturally happy to be free, and now he was also walking around the village.
"Third Hokage-sama." Kakashi respectfully bowed to the Third Hokage.
"Alright, no need to bow anymore. Let's talk about Haryu. He thinks he's a war orphan, brought back to Konoha to be raised, he's always been grateful to us, at least to me, even though he doesn't express it."
The Third Hokage was always cheerful when he talked about this, naturally, he was very satisfied with this child he had raised, and when he talked about Haryu, he was naturally full of confidence.
"Yeah, although that's what we say. But I'm not worried about Haryu alone, but the Otsutsuki clan behind him. The current Shinobi World can only be described as calm on the surface, but turbulent underneath. In this situation, we've lost several scouts, and we haven't been able to get any information from other villages, this is not good for us. Could it be, that we really need Haryu to save us?" Minato's face was full of worry, his brows were furrowed. Finally, he poured out the tension and pressure he had been carrying for the past two years onto his only student and his master.
"Little Minato, everything has its own rules, the Shinobi World does, and the villages do too. Just let it be. We'll nurture this genius sent by the Otsutsuki clan first. Besides, he doesn't even know about the Otsutsuki clan."
"Hmm, that's true. Anyway, there's no threat now. That's good." Minato listened to the Third Hokage's explanation, his brows slightly relaxed, and his hunched back straightened a little.
"Then, teacher, I want to apply for Haryu to graduate now." Kakashi took advantage of this opportunity to insert this idea.
"Okay… what?" Minato didn't listen carefully at first, he was worried about Konoha's future, and he casually agreed: "Why graduate now? Has he already…" Minato didn't finish, he was stunned. If Kakashi said this, then it must mean that he couldn't teach Haryu anything useful anymore.
It had been half a year since Haryu had developed clones of various attributes, and Haryu's strength was still advancing by leaps and bounds, his actual combat had gone from fighting two of Kakashi's water clones with his real body, to fighting Kakashi's clones with his clones. In other words, Haryu's clones now had the strength of elite jōnin clones, and his real body, hadn't been evaluated yet.
"Isn't this too early?" Minato hesitated, his brows furrowed again.
"This is a time of peace, graduating so early, if other villages knew, they might start a war, right? It looks like we're preparing for war." The Third Hokage was also a little wary of this suggestion, he didn't want a war to happen during this time of peace and recuperation. Konoha's future was growing, and the older generation had lost a lot. Konoha didn't have the strength to fight four villages alone.
"I mean, transfer Haryu to the Anbu. His abilities are suitable, his combat strength is strong, and that way, we don't have to worry about information leaks." Kakashi added.
"Anbu…" Minato's eyelids drooped, he raised his right hand and supported his forehead, rubbing his temples vigorously. Transferring him to the Hokage's direct Anbu wasn't impossible, after all, Uchiha Itachi of the Uchiha clan graduated at the age of seven, and then entered the Anbu at the age of eleven, a genius. And it was clear that Haryu was even more worthy of the name genius than Uchiha Itachi, so graduating at the age of eight and entering the Anbu wasn't impossible.
"Give me this child, I will train him into a root that protects Konoha!" A low voice suddenly came from outside the door, then the door of the Hokage's office was pushed open, revealing an old man with a cane, his whole body wrapped in bandages, with a cross-shaped scar on his chin.
"Danzo, you know this child can't be yours!" The Third Hokage saw this person, and his heart felt like a surge of anger was about to burst out, but he forcibly suppressed it. This person was his teammate from his youth, Shimura Danzo, he was insidious and cunning, and he would stop at nothing to achieve his goals. While he was in office, he had always accommodated him, giving him the opportunity to expand his Anbu organization, Root.
But now, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, was in office, and he naturally wouldn't accommodate Danzo's selfish demands, but Danzo still relied on his friendship with Sarutobi Hiruzen, and used his seniority to get many privileges for his Root, like training private soldiers, corrupting the root of Konoha.
"From now on, Haryu is a member of my direct Anbu. Kakashi, bring him to report tomorrow." Minato saw that it was Danzo, and knew that this matter couldn't be delayed, he was afraid that later, Hiruzen would agree to his constant nagging, so he made a decisive decision and directly announced that Haryu would immediately become an Anbu.
"You… good! Konoha will eventually be destroyed by your hands!" Danzo, hearing this, was so angry that he stomped his feet. This talent grab was a complete loss. After saying that, he stomped his feet, turned around, and slammed the door shut as he left.
"Sigh, Danzo's intentions were for Konoha." The Third Hokage said with a hint of regret. He naturally knew Danzo's thoughts, both before and now. Danzo in the past, although he had ambition, he was wholeheartedly for Konoha. But after several defeats, his ambition grew, although he still coveted the position of Hokage, his purpose was no longer for Konoha.
"Alright, Kakashi, remember this, be sure to bring Haryu to see me tomorrow. Third Hokage-sama, you should know that Danzo is no longer of any benefit to Konoha, after Konoha develops, I will restrict his authority."
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