The next afternoon, the sun was setting, its sparse, warm rays filtering through the gaps in the leaves.
In the streets of Konohagakure, a steady stream of pedestrians bustled back and forth, while a piece of news slowly fermented in the peaceful village.
"Well, well! Two more prodigies from our village have applied for early graduation!" By a large tree next to a dango shop, an elderly woman in red, cracking melon seeds, said excitedly to another in blue.
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