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  Shin struck the Uchiha elite in with the ft of his bde. The force of the blow sent the in flying, his grip loosening on his Kunai.

  Shin frowned. He had held back siderably, yet the in was still so easily defeated. How weak.

  In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen watched with surprise. That was quite a dispy of strength.

  But the boy was an Uzumaki; it wasn't that surprising.

  The Uzumaki was known for their strong bodies, vitality, and rge Chakra reserves.

  "Attag with the ft of your bde? Are you mog me?"

  The Uchiha in had his pride. Shin's a had wou deeply.

  "Better to be mocked than dead," Shin said calmly.

  The Kusanagi sword was incredibly sharp. It could easily slice through the in's Kunai. If Shin hadn't held back, the in would be dead.

  But the enraged in didn't care. He attacked with Ninjutsu.

  "Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"

  Shin simply swung his sword, cleaving the fireball in two.

  The Anbu examiner was startled. Could swordsmanship be that powerful?

  He rarely saw Kenjutsu used like this.

  "Sharingan!"

  Two tomoe appeared in the in's eyes. He was serious now.

  Shihe Body Flicker Jutsu, appearing before the in in an instant.

  He puhe in i, sending him crashing to the ground.

  "I passed, right?" Shin asked the Anbu examiner.

  The examiner nodded, his shock evidee the mask. Defeating ae in in under a minute? Was this kid a genius?

  Ten-year-old in weren't unheard of in Konoha. Orochimaru had bee a in at ten.

  But defeating ae in at that age? That was rare. Only oher person came to mind: Sakumo Hatake, Kakashi's father.

  In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen pondered. Judging from Shin's performance, his strength was easily at Tokubetsu Jōnin level.

  Shin hadn't used any Ninjutsu, so Hiruzen couldn't assess his skills in that area. But ohing was certain: this boy was a genius.

  Hiruzen was already sidering recruiting Shin into the Anbu.

  After Shin's battle ended, Kushina and Mikoto also defeated their oppos.

  The Anbu examiner was stunned. One genius was rare, but three at ohis was unpreted.

  "e with me to the Hokage's office."

  He escorted them back to the offid reported the results to Hiruzen.

  Hiruzen was also surprised. He had stopped after Shin's fight. He hadn't expected Kushina and Mikoto to defeat their oppos as well.

  Defeating ae in within three minutes meant their strength surpassed that of ae in. Three ge once... Hiruzen eechless.

  "I'm pleased you all passed the in Exams. I have a question for you: would you be willing to join the Anbu?"

  Hiruzeehe invitation to all three of them.

  He had initially only sidered Shin, but now that he knew Kushina and Mikoto were also geniuses, he couldn't let them go.

  "The Anbu, or the Anbu Bck Ops, is a special assassination and tactical squad. Only the most elite Shinobi are allowed to join."

  He expined, in case they weren't familiar with the Anbu.

  Kushina and Mikoto indeed weren't familiar with the Anbu, but Shin was. Almost every Hidden Vilge had an Anbu anization.

  But joining the Anbu? No, that had never crossed his mind. What were the bes?

  With his current strength, he didn't he Anbu's training. And joining the Anbu meant a life of secred restris.

  "Sandaime-sama, I don't believe I'm worthy of being called ae Shinobi yet. I'm not qualified to join the Anbu."

  Shin refused. Kushina and Mikoto, following Shin's lead, also refused. If Shin wasn't joining, they weren't ied either.

  Hiruzen frowned. He was displeased. Beied after personally extending an invitation didn't sit well with him.

  "Won't you resider? The Anbu help you improve your skills."

  He was still trying to persuade them.

  "If you join the Anbu, I'll reward you with a B-rank Jutsu."

  Shin scoffed inwardly. A B-rank Jutsu? That was all he was ? How stingy.

  Even if Hiruzen offered an S-rank Jutsu, Shin wouldn't be tempted. He wouldn't be g in S-rank Jutsu iure.

  Besides, Hiruzen wouldn't be that generous.

  "We're not ied in joining any anization. We prefer freedom. And as for strength, we're not worried about that."

  Shin was firm in his refusal.

  Hiruzen sighed, giving up. He could see that Shin had no i in the Anbu.

  There was no point pushing it. It would only damage his pride further.

  "Very well. Since you're not ied, I won't force you. Here are your iificates. From now on, you are in of Konoha."

  Hiruzen hahem their certificates.

  After they left, Hiruzen pondered.

  He might not have been able to recruit them into the Anbu, but he couldn't let anyone else poach them either.

  Especially not Danzō's Root or the Uchiha . Mikoto was an Uchiha. Ohey learned of her talent, they would defiry to recruit her.

  No, he couldn't allow the Uchiha to have another powerful Shinobi. With their ambition, they might cause trouble for the vilge iure.

  Thankfully, Shin, Kushina, and Mikoto were all students of his disciple, Tsunade.

  If Danzō or the Uchiha tried to recruit them, he had a legitimate reason to intervene.

  He couldn't allow the Uchiha to bee too powerful, nor could he allow Danzō's Root to grow unchecked. Too much power would lead to them esg his trol. As Hokage, he couldn't allow any fa within the vilge to bee to.

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