Freaks

"Does this mean we fail?"

Hearing Minato's question, Jiraiya closed his eyes and crossed his arms.

"Heh, usually, that would be the case, but…"

Through the corner of his, he saw his student's hopeful faces and decided to stop the teasing.

"You all pass!"

"Minato, you were right! We passed!"

Nozomi excitedly patted him on the back, praising him for his intelligence.

"Yeah… It seems like I was, thankfully."

Realizing that his students weren't all that surprised, Jiraiya found it weird. Could they have…?

'So they knew all along…'

Sighing, Jiraiya didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. This time, he had really received three gems.

"Alright, you three. Now that you passed, it means that you're my official subordinates. As your sensei… Here's my first order."

"Tell me how the hell you did it... Explain your plan from the beginning to the end, and don't leave out any details!"

Jiraiya was extremely curious. He wanted to know how a bunch of recently-appointed Genin had managed to outsmart him.

"Well, it was Minato's idea, so he should explain."

Looking in Minato's direction, Jun smiled. He had to admit that this kid's intelligence was out of the ordinary.

"Well… Even though I formulated the plan, I would've been helpless by myself…"

"Don't be so humble! Tell him, Minato!"

With Nozomi's prompting, even though Minato didn't like flaunting, he explained his plan in detail.

"First, Jun created two clones that looked exactly like us, before completely sealing our tenketsu, erasing our presence."

"What!?"

Jiraiya looked at Jun like he was a monster. Not only could the kid perform Kage-Bunshin at such a young age, but he could also seal away tenketsu! Was he dreaming?

'So that's why Minato and Nozomi were able to merge into the ground… It all makes sense now…'

"Creating a steam cloud with Jun's fireball, I sent a few surprise Shuriken so that you would be occupied, as Jun unsealed Nozomi's tenketsu. After that, she activated her Byakugan, finding the bells and substituting with them."

Jiraiya didn't have words. All of them were freaks, in every sense of the word.

Minato had thought so far ahead, combining all the strengths of his teammates in a perfect manner. He also was the one to deduce the hidden meaning behind the exam, demonstrating incredible intellect and foresight, unfitting for a boy his age.

On the other hand, Jun was simply a monster for his age. Not only was he capable of using nature-transformation, but he could also hide away from a Jōnin, perform Kage-Bunshin, and close tenketsu. Jiraiya didn't have the words to describe what he was feeling.

As for Nozomi, her accuracy with the Byakugan and Kawarimi were commendable. Even though she didn't have much to show, if she messed up her part, the whole plan would've been useless... Her ability to stay level-headed in such a situation was impressive, to say the least.

"You guys… Alright! It's decided! Let's meet right here, tomorrow morning. We'll go on our first mission!"

Saying these last words, Jiraiya once again disappeared in a puff of smoke, leaving the three Genin by themselves.

"Good job, everyone!"

"Yeah, good job!"

"I guess you could say that."

All three of them smiled, marking the beginning of a new era.

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Amaguriama, Konoha hot-spring district. [1]

Inside the popular sweet shop, Jiraiya and Sarutobi were having some tea in a private room. Both of them were enjoying each other's company, talking about life and other things.

"So, Jiraiya… Tell me about your students. Are they any good?"

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[1] Amaguriama (Literally meaning: Sweet Chestnut Sweetness) is a popular sweet shop in Konohagakure located on Konoha Tea Avenue, specializing in chestnut candies, such as chestnut jellies and jams, and roasted-chestnuts. The shop serves many other sweets like Dango, mame-daifuku, manjū, and sweet bean paste. They also have a second shop, this one being located in the hot spring district. Here's a shortened link to the wiki page if you wish to know more:

bit.ly/2UWi2Wv

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