Apprentice Part 5
Kakashi's graduation
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"Where's To-san?" Kakashi asked Minato in place of a greeting as he walked out holding a brand-new forehead protector.
"A distress call just came in from him. I'm headed out now as backup, but I decided to stop and congratulate you on my way."
"What happened?"
"His team was captured and he can't complete the mission without them. He needs a heavy hitter as backup. I'll be back with him in a week." Minato turned to leave, before spinning back towards the worried boy. "I almost forgot, at the end of the distress message, he said 'congratulate Kakashi on making Genin for me' but I don't know how he could have known you graduated, especially since he would have had to send the distress call sometime last night. Either way, we'll be back by the time you get your first assignments, see you then," Minato ruffled Kakashi's hair and sped towards the village gates in a blur of yellow.