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...“Hokage-sama...am I under suspicion of anything?”
“No.”
“Oh.” He leaned his head back against the wall and closed his eyes.
“I thought we didn't test people's abilities like this any more. The previous Hokage always said it was barbaric and way too dangerous.”
“That’s what the Third decided. And look what happened to him.”
You-...Iruka swallowed several times... His left hand had gone stiff and numb around a core of palpitating ache, and the cut in his side was radiating pain all the way to his chest. It felt like the recent exertion had split the wound wider and he was about to spill his guts on the floor.
“This was needed. There were some concerns amongst the elite and the council that you were getting a bit soft.”
Iruka choked.
“The demonstration this evening should shut them up,” Tsunade pursued without a pause. “All in all, your performance was adequate.”
The word ‘adequate’ started to rummage around Iruka’s shattered mind, looking for a powder keg of anger.
“Don’t you think - Hokage-sama - with all due respect- that setting a- setting a Jounin against a lower level schoolteacher was overkill?” he managed to say.
“I sent out one of my best,” Tsunade corrected him in a voice that suggested he was being dense. “The more skilled the hunter, the less chances of a nasty accident to either participant. Besides there were other circumstances to consider.”
Circumstances? What circum-
Tsunade continued, implacable. "As for the test itself: you are the teacher of our children. You are shaping the next generation of Genin. But you’re not a field agent; it’s been several years since you’ve had to subject yourself to an actual life-or-death situation with the odds stacked against you. We had to make sure you were of an appropriate level to-”

(*note: I edited the story a bit , although no major change was done, if you'd like to read the original fic, please go to the cover page of this story, there's a link there to the authors page and the fanfic )

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...“Hokage-sama...am I under suspicion of anything?”
“No.”
“Oh.” He leaned his head back against the wall and closed his eyes.
“I thought we didn't test people's abilities like this any more. The previous Hokage always said it was barbaric and way too dangerous.”
“That’s what the Third decided. And look what happened to him.”
You-...Iruka swallowed several times... His left hand had gone stiff and numb around a core of palpitating ache, and the cut in his side was radiating pain all the way to his chest. It felt like the recent exertion had split the wound wider and he was about to spill his guts on the floor.
“This was needed. There were some concerns amongst the elite and the council that you were getting a bit soft.”
Iruka choked.
“The demonstration this evening should shut them up,” Tsunade pursued without a pause. “All in all, your performance was adequate.”
The word ‘adequate’ started to rummage around Iruka’s shattered mind, looking for a powder keg of anger.
“Don’t you think - Hokage-sama - with all due respect- that setting a- setting a Jounin against a lower level schoolteacher was overkill?” he managed to say.
“I sent out one of my best,” Tsunade corrected him in a voice that suggested he was being dense. “The more skilled the hunter, the less chances of a nasty accident to either participant. Besides there were other circumstances to consider.”
Circumstances? What circum-
Tsunade continued, implacable. "As for the test itself: you are the teacher of our children. You are shaping the next generation of Genin. But you’re not a field agent; it’s been several years since you’ve had to subject yourself to an actual life-or-death situation with the odds stacked against you. We had to make sure you were of an appropriate level to-”

(*note: I edited the story a bit , although no major change was done, if you'd like to read the original fic, please go to the cover page of this story, there's a link there to the authors page and the fanfic )

story © maldoror_gw

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cover: [link]
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art by: me!!

story by: maldoror_gw
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