Naruto: Starting Reward Seventh Generation

Chapter 145 Successful graduation, first mission!

Chapter 145 Successful graduation, first mission! ( words)

There are only three minutes left in half an hour.

Uchiha Obito is now covered in dust, and Yuuki Yuichi is also covered in dust.

But both of them just looked a little dirty.

On the other hand, although Sarutobi Shinnosuke was wearing a spiral mask, one could still see fatigue in his eyes through his exposed eyes.

An hour of torture, no escape, no immunity.

Although the Magic Binding was not as powerful as Uchiha Itachi’s Tsukuyomi, and could not cause much damage to Sarutobi Shinnosuke, the mental fatigue and trauma were unavoidable.

A good night’s sleep would be enough, but he couldn’t sleep now.

His eyes turned slightly red, and he sighed as he watched Yuichi Yuuki and Obito Uchiha running around on the field.

He knew he couldn’t do anything to them.

Although the ninja’s strength could not be suppressed by force, if he wanted to take them both down, he would have to use other ninjutsu and methods that most Chunins could not use.

He agreed to use the strength of a Chunin, he can’t just charge in with ninjutsu.

Most of the Chunins only mastered one or two C-level or B-level ninjutsu.

Since he was using the strength of a Chunin, he naturally couldn’t use too many other means and ninjutsu, otherwise he would have caught these two little brats long ago.

“These are two troublesome little brats.” Sarutobi Shinnosuke stood where he was and let out a breath.

I glanced at the countdown from the corner of my eye and saw that there were still two and a half minutes left.

He knew in his heart that Uchiha Obito and Yuuki Yuichi had passed the test. In the remaining time, based on the previous situation, he would not be able to catch the two of them, and even if he caught them, he would not necessarily make them lose their combat ability.

Just as he was thinking, Yuuki Yuichi and Uchiha Obito, who were not far away, looked at each other, and then they both formed seals at the same time, “Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!”

“Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!”

Yuuki Yuu spat out a fireball, and then a wall of earth rose from the ground, blocking the view.

When Sarutobi Shinnosuke saw the huge fireball coming towards him, he was speechless. He didn’t even plan to chase it, but it actually came to interfere with him.

Dodging to the side, he used the teleportation technique to get behind the wall of earth, but there was nothing behind it.

He did not see the two people.

“Using the transformation technique to hide again?”

“How come students nowadays are so sinister?”

Kakashi Hatake used his shadow clone to confuse himself, and hid his real body to buy time.

Then, Uchiha Obito and Yuuki Yuichi hid at the beginning, which delayed him for a few minutes, and now they hid again.

Shaking his head helplessly, Sarutobi Shinnosuke glanced at the countdown next to him, which showed there was still one and a half minutes left.

“Forget it, let’s just leave it at that.” Sarutobi Shinnosuke thought, lowered his voice, and said: “You two come out, I admit defeat.”

I thought that after he finished speaking, Yuuki Yuichi and the other person would come out, but there was no movement for more than ten seconds.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen helplessly, as if to say, “Speak up.”

Seeing his look, Sarutobi Hiruzen chuckled and said, “Okay, everyone come out.”

“You have passed the test.”

It was not until he spoke that Uchiha Obito came out first.

Seeing this, Yuichi Yuuki also came out.

The two of them were hiding at Sarutobi Shinnosuke’s feet.

Because of the earth flow wall, the ground was covered with gravel. It was reasonable for them to hide here and become small stones, and there was no sense of being out of place.

Seeing the two of them come out, Sarutobi Shinnosuke did not continue talking, but went straight back to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

“Three of the four of you passed the test.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the four people and spoke with a smile, then looked at Sarutobi Asuma with a serious expression, his face became serious, and he said, “Sarutobi Asuma, you failed the test!”

“Hmph!” Asuma Sarutobi snorted coldly, but did not say anything else.

He failed the assessment this time because of his carelessness. He will definitely not fail next time!

He did not make excuses for his failure, but he did not realize that he had already fallen into a trap.

Even if he was not careless, Sarutobi Shinnosuke would have eliminated him directly.

This is true even when using powers that do not belong to Chunin.

Sarutobi Hiruzen jumped from the platform to the ring, then took out three forehead protectors from his pocket and said, “From now on, you are Konoha’s Genin!”

As he spoke, he distributed the three forehead protectors in his hand to the three people.

“You often train together, you are classmates, you have a good relationship, and you applied for early graduation at the same time. Then I will form a small team with the three of you.”

“Your team leader teacher” He paused and looked at Uzumaki Kushina who was still standing on the podium.

“Your leading teacher is Uzumaki Kushina!”

“Due to some reasons, Kushina is a little inconvenient, so Namikaze Minato will occasionally replace Kushina as your team leader.”

Hearing his words, Uchiha Obito seemed to have thought of something bad, “Oh~no!”

Hatake Kakashi glanced at him, snorted, and then tied the forehead protector in his hand on his head.

Yuuki Yuichi, on the other hand, looked as if he had expected this.

Seeing the looks of the three of them, Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and then looked at the students below the stage.

“Konoha is full of geniuses, but whether you are a genius with strong natural talents or a student who works hard to practice, you are all amazing!”

“Geniuses have genius ways to protect Konoha, and ordinary people have ordinary people’s ways to protect Konoha!”

“In my opinion, you are all geniuses. Talent is innate, but hard work is acquired. Hard work is also a kind of talent!”

“You are the genius of hard work!”

“Where the leaves dance, the fire lives on. The flames will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout!”

“And now, let me congratulate the three people who graduated early!”

Sarutobi Hiruzen’s words made the students in the audience cheer. No one wanted to admit their failure, but Yuuki Yuichi and the other two were too dazzling.

So much so that they have no desire to catch up.

But now, the words of the Hokage are like thunder booming in their hearts. They are hard-working geniuses!

Even if their talents are not as good as Yuuki Yuichi and others, they can still protect the village in their own way!
Might Guy was in the audience, his fists clenched, and he also looked excited, “Hokage-sama is such a youthful adult!”

“That’s very well said! I won’t waste time in the next two years! I will practice hard and catch up with Yuichi and Kakashi!”

Nohara Rin was also quite excited. She was excited for Uchiha Obito’s successful graduation.

She was still worried when Asuma Sarutobi was eliminated.

I didn’t expect the test to be so difficult, but fortunately I passed it successfully.

Kurenai Yuhi was watching Might Guy from the side, feeling a little puzzled. Wasn’t this just nonsense?
Why do you all look so excited?

Under the influence of Yuuki Yuichi and Yuhi Shinku, she is no longer the naive Yuhi Shinku.

She can often see the essence through phenomena.

Things like talent are innate, and it is difficult for people who don’t have it to have it again.

A genius who works hard is just deceiving others.

In fact, most geniuses are more talented than you, and they also work harder than you.

This is indeed a genius of hard work.

Xi Rihong thought about it in her heart, but she still remembered what her old father said, and her face imitated the others and showed some excitement.

After saying these words, Sarutobi Hiruzen left.

The students in the audience were still discussing excitedly and returned to their classes under the guidance of the teacher.

As for Yuuki Yuichi and the other two, they were taken to the training ground on top of Hokage Rock by Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki.

This is the training ground opened up by Minato Namikaze. Although the back is a bit deserted, both he and Uzumaki Kushina are very familiar with this place.

Looking at the marks on the training ground, Uzumaki Kushina sat on the bench and said with some admiration: “You guys are really working hard.”

“Several of the wooden stakes are broken, and there are traces of fire escape on the ground, all black.”

Namikaze Minato saw this and nodded in approval, “It’s a good thing to work hard on training.”

“Although we all know each other, please introduce yourself.”

Namikaze Minato said, showing a warm smile, “My name is Namikaze Minato, and from now on Kushina and I will be your team leader.”

“I love eating Kushina’s cooking, I like watching “The Legend of the Strong Ninja”, and my dream is to become a Hokage!”

Uzumaki Kushina, who was standing next to him, smiled beautifully when she heard what he said. She then stood up and said, “My name is Uzumaki Kushina, and I’m Yuichi’s sister.”

“I like salty ramen, hate bitter things and tomatoes, and I don’t want to talk about my dreams.”

As she spoke, her eyes curved into crescents as she looked at the three people, motioning for them to introduce themselves as well.

Uchiha Obito saw this and immediately stood up, grinning, and then said: “My name is Uchiha Obito, I like Lin!”

“My dream is to bear the Uchiha emblem and become Hokage!”

Hatake Kakashi glanced at Uchiha Obito, then said, “My name is Hatake Kakashi, I like to eat salt-grilled saury and miso-glazed eggplant, I hate people pestering me to spar every day, and my dream is to become a ninja as strong as my father!”

Yuichi Yuuki was the last one, and after listening to the four of them introducing themselves, he couldn’t help but complain: “We all know each other, is it really necessary to introduce ourselves?”

“You bastard, this is the process of forming a team!” Uzumaki Kushina put her hands on her hips and said with some dissatisfaction: “Hurry up and introduce yourself!”

“Hi hi hi.” Yuuki Yuichi nodded helplessly.

“My name is Yuuki Yuichi. I like a peaceful life and hate eating bad food. My dream is to face the sea and see the flowers blooming in spring.”

“Don’t you want to become a legend in the ninja world?”

“The next God of the Ninja World.” Uzumaki Kushina teased, recalling the first time she saw Yuichi Yuuki at the Ninja Academy.

“I was young and ignorant at that time.” Yuichi Yuuki said righteously.

“Everyone has their youthful days. You’ll understand when you get to my age.”

“You little brat!” Uzumaki Kushina shook her head helplessly, “It’s really boring.”

Minato Namikaze saw this and smiled gently, saying, “Well, to celebrate the formation of our team, I’ll treat everyone to a barbecue!”

“Great!” Uchiha Obito jumped up, “I haven’t eaten barbecue for a long time!”

“Didn’t you just eat it last week?” Hatake Kakashi looked at him in surprise when he heard that.

“What do you know? Didn’t Yuichi say that?”

“One day without seeing you feels like three autumns. I haven’t had barbecue for a week, so that’s twenty-one autumns.”

“It’s been twenty-one years!” Uchiha Obito said, looking at Hatake Kakashi, “I’m only eight years old now!”

“To put it in perspective, you’ve never had BBQ in your life. Isn’t it normal to look forward to eating BBQ? Idiot Kakashi!”

Uchiha Obito’s logic made Hatake Kakashi’s CPU burn out.

Can you still understand it this way?

He didn’t understand, but he was shocked.

So you still remember things from your previous life?
When Yuichi Yuuki heard what Uchiha Obito said, he was also confused. Can this sentence be understood in this way?

Thinking about it, he stroked his chin, wondering if he could say the same thing to Yuhi Kurenai in the future?
He would go out for a few days to carry out a mission, and then when he came home he would say he hadn’t seen her for many years and he missed her so much.

The more he thought about it, the more it made sense, and he decided to give it a try next time.

Uzumaki Kushina heard his words and said helplessly: “Let’s go!”

“The mission will officially begin tomorrow.”

“After that, when you are in the village, I will teach you three the sealing technique, and let Minato take you three to carry out the mission.”

Uzumaki Kushina decided to teach them together. After all, some basic applications of sealing techniques and some sealing techniques were on Konoha’s exchange list.

The sealing techniques unique to the Uzumaki clan are all advanced sealing techniques. Not to mention them, even Konoha doesn’t know many of these sealing techniques.

Most of them were taught to her by Uzumaki Mito alone.

He will just teach it to Yuichi Yuuki alone when the time comes, as for the others, it doesn’t matter.

Konoha already has them anyway, so instead of asking Uchiha Obito and Hatake Kakashi to exchange them with mission levels, it would be better for her to teach them directly.

If nothing unexpected happens, they are his students, and the only group of students.

Moreover, Konoha’s sealing techniques were basically provided by the Uzumaki clan, but that doesn’t mean the Uzumaki clan can’t teach them.

As the strongest and oldest member of the Uzumaki clan, she has the right to decide whether to give the sealing technique to others.

“In other words, from now on, Teacher Kushina will teach us how to practice, and Teacher Minato will lead us to carry out missions?” Uchiha Obito scratched his head and said.

“Yes.” Namikaze Minato said with a smile, “This is the best arrangement.”

“Let’s go! Let’s go eat barbecue!”

As he spoke, he and Uzumaki Kushina walked in front, while Yuuki Yuichi and the other two walked behind.

“Yuichi, Kakashi, what does it feel like to be on a mission?” Uchiha Obito was still a little excited, “I haven’t been on a mission yet.”

“Do you want to know?” Yuuki Yuichi glanced at him and said, “Do you really want to know?”

“Of course I want to know!” Uchiha Obito said.

Yuuki Yuichi shook his head, “I don’t know either.”

Uchiha Obito: “.”

Seeing this, Hatake Kakashi shook his head helplessly, “We have never been on a mission, how can we possibly know what it feels like.”

“Okay.” Uchiha Obito sighed, “We’ll know tomorrow!”

As he was talking, he suddenly remembered something and said, “I heard that the formation of a team still needs to go through a test, right?”

“It seems that I need to have a battle with the team leader.” Uchiha Obito scratched his head and spoke with some confusion.

Namikaze Minato turned his head and looked at him in front, revealing a smile, “Others are like this.”

“But you three don’t need to do that.” “The purpose of the team entrance examination is to let the teacher know your abilities, personality, and your tacit understanding, but you three train together, go to school together, and graduate early together.”

“Besides, Kushina and I know all three of you, and we all know your personalities. As for actual combat, we saw it during the graduation exam, so there’s no need for an exam.”

“After all, if we assess them knowing all this, it would be a waste of time.”

As he spoke, Uzumaki Kushina turned her head and looked at the three of them, “If you want a test, I can give you one, Sensei.”

Hearing her words, Uchiha Obito’s face turned pale, and he hurriedly said: “No, no, no!”

He had run into Uzumaki Kushina several times when he was walking on the street with Yuuki Yuichi, and each time he was embarrassed.

He was a little afraid of her.

The BBQ Q arrived promptly.

Yuuki Yuichi, Uchiha Obito and the other two were also regular customers here. As soon as they came in, someone came up to greet them and said, “Guests, do you need a private room?”

Hearing this, Namikaze Minato glanced at the three of them and said directly, “No need, just give us a seat by the window.”

“Okay.” The waiter nodded and led a few people to their seats.

Yuuki Yuichi and the other two sat on one side, Uzumaki Kushina and Namikaze Minato sat on the other side. To their left was a floor-to-ceiling window through which they could see the street outside.

Namikaze Minato handed the menus to the three of them, then smiled and said, “You three order.”

After that, he continued, “Gather at the Hokage Building at nine o’clock tomorrow morning and we will begin our mission.”

“Okay!” Upon hearing this, Uchiha Obito skillfully ordered some things on the menu and then cheered.

“What’s the mission?”

“Are we going to get information from other villages or to complete the escort mission?!”

Looking at Uchiha Obito’s expectant eyes, Namikaze Minato fell silent. Uzumaki Kushina tapped Uchiha Obito who jumped up with chopsticks and said, “Sit down!”

“You will know what the mission is tomorrow.”

“After completing the first mission, you can rest for two days without having to perform any missions, and then follow me to learn sealing techniques and combat practice.”

“Ah?” Uchiha Obito exclaimed, and sat down with some disappointment.

He knows the sealing technique.

Every day, Yuuki Yu has a shadow clone sitting in the training ground reading a book. He also looked closely at the book, which was full of densely packed words and curse patterns.

It made his scalp tingle.

For a poor student like him, if you want him to learn these things, he would rather go to the sewer to unclog toilets.

Seeing his appearance, Yuuki Yuichi put on a pair of glasses without knowing when, and held a book in his hand. He said, “Don’t worry, I won’t let you read the book in my hand.”

“I should just teach you the Sealing Technique directly. You just need to remember how to perform the Sealing Technique.”

“After all, you don’t have to specialize in sealing techniques.”

Yuuki Yuichi said and Uzumaki Kushina nodded, “I will teach you some practical sealing techniques.”

“This way, if you encounter something complicated, you can just seal it away.”

“Fire escape techniques can also be sealed directly.”

“You can even set up seals in the wild to prevent mosquitoes.”

Uzumaki Kushina said, looking at Uchiha Obito and Hatake Kakashi.

Compared with Yuichi Yuuki, they don’t need to learn to be very proficient, they just need to know how to use it.

There is no need to understand its principles.

But Yuichi Yuki is different. He is a descendant of the Uzumaki clan. He needs to learn the sealing technique and master its principles. He must know not only the hows but also the whys.

The learning difficulty of the two is not at the same level.

And after Uzumaki Kushina wrote down the basics of sealing techniques in his hand, apart from herself, only Namikaze Minato and Yuuki Yuichi had read it.

Yuhi Shinku and Uchiha Obito just came closer to take a few glances.

This is something that cannot be shown to other people.

Not to mention that he doesn’t want to learn, even if he wants to learn, it is impossible for him to learn.

She still knows how close or distant the relationship is.

The sealing technique can be taught, but only the sealing technique can be taught, not the principles.

This is the principle of sealing technique that is unique to the Vortex Clan.

She couldn’t hand it over.

Both her disciples and Konoha.

No one can do that. Only Minato Namikaze can see this thing.

And if Xi Ri Kurenai saw it, she had no objection either, since she would be her brother’s wife sooner or later anyway.

Just then, the barbecue was served.

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze said directly: “Stop talking about this, let’s eat first!”

“Then I’ll start!”

When Uchiha Obito heard his words, he said something immediately and began to eat voraciously.

However, without Might Guy competing with him, he always felt like something was missing.

While wolfing down his food, he said, “I don’t know why, but when I saw that Anbu wearing a spiral mask before, I always had a familiar feeling.”

He said, simply stuffing the roast meat in his mouth before speaking, “I meant his mask. When I saw it, I wanted the same one.”

“That’s weird. I never wore a mask before.”

When Yuichi Yuuki heard his words, he glanced at him. In fact, when he saw the mask of Sarutobi Shinnosuke, he thought that the masked man had come out early.

An orange-red spiral mask that only reveals one pupil.

Isn’t this Ah Fei’s mask?

Hearing his words, Minato Namikaze smiled and said, “Maybe you also have a dream of becoming an Anbu.”

“No way! I obviously want to become Hokage!” Uchiha Obito retorted.

“Hahaha, you will become the captain of the ANBU in the future and assist Minato!” Uzumaki Kushina put her arm around Namikaze Minato’s shoulders and said with a laugh.

“Damn it! I will become the Hokage to prove it to you!” Uchiha Obito turned his grief and anger into appetite and began to eat in big mouthfuls.

He wants to eat them out of poverty!

The barbecue meal was spent in such an atmosphere. After the barbecue, everyone went back home.

When they separated, Namikaze Minato did not forget to remind him: “Don’t forget to gather at the Hokage Building at nine o’clock tomorrow morning.”

“Obito will definitely be late.” Hatake Kakashi said silently.

Hearing his words, Uchiha Obito couldn’t stand it and immediately said, “Asshole Kakashi, I won’t be late!”

Yuuki Yuichi shrugged and walked towards home.

After eating the barbecue, the sky began to darken and the sun had set behind the mountain, being half blocked.

The flaming clouds painted a fiery red patch on the horizon.

When I got home, Yuhi Shinku and Yuhi Kurenai were having dinner.

Seeing him coming back, Xihi Zhenhong nodded, “You guys have formed a team today, you should have eaten, right?”

“Yeah! I’ve already eaten.” Yuuki Yu nodded.

“Yuichi, your team leaders are actually brother-in-law Minato and sister Kushina.” Kurenai Yuhi said.

“My classmates in class and at school are talking about this.”

“It should be my brother-in-law, sister and Hokage who said that.” Yuichi Yuuki didn’t know the details and sat directly next to Kurenai Yuhi, but he guessed that this was the situation.

Uzumaki Kushina is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, so she definitely cannot leave the village at will. She had previously told Sarutobi Hiruzen that she would become his team leader.

He and Kakashi Hatake graduated early together. If he were the Hokage, he would probably think of assigning the three of them together.

If they were divided together, Uzumaki Kushina would become the leading jonin of the three of them.

If becoming the team’s leading jonin fails to materialize, then based on her personality, she will most likely make a big fuss. In this case, letting Minato Namikaze come in and become the second team’s leading jonin would be the best outcome.

After all, he and Uzumaki Kushina are a couple, so there is basically no problem for him to join this team.

This way, Minato Namikaze would be able to take the three of them out on the mission, while also satisfying Uzumaki Kushina’s idea.

And find something for her to do.

A way to kill two birds with one stone.

Fortunately, I came up with this idea.

Yuuki Yuichi pondered it in his mind and sighed.

“If nothing unexpected happens, you will start your mission tomorrow.” Xihi Shinku wiped her mouth after eating and said, “If you are going to carry out a mission outside the village, listen to your brother-in-law on the way.”

“Minato may still be young, but he is already an experienced and elite jonin.”

“Try to stay close to him outside.”

Xihi Shinku continued, “His Flying Thunder God Technique can take you away with him.”

“You should know this too.”

“When you encounter an invincible enemy, the priority is to protect yourself.”

This is his philosophy: the one who survives is the strongest.

Hearing his words, Yuuki Yu nodded, “I know.”

“Only by living can there be a future.”

“I also want to graduate early.” Xihihong pouted and muttered.

When Yuhi Shinku heard her voice, her face darkened, “Just stay in the Ninja School peacefully, you are not allowed to graduate early!”

Yuuki Yuichi also spoke up, “Yes, you should train well in school and graduate later. It’s only two years anyway.”

Hearing their strong objections, Xihi Kurenai nodded somewhat gloomily.

After chatting with Yuhi Shinku for a while, he went back to his room to continue practicing.

the next morning.

When Yuichi Yuuki arrived here, Kakashi Hatake, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki had already arrived.

“Let’s go.” Namikaze Minato said when he saw Yuichi Yuuki.

“Shouldn’t we wait for Obito?” Uzumaki Kushina asked.

Upon hearing this, Hatake Kakashi said, “Obito is late every day.”

“Based on his usual performance, he will be here almost as soon as we receive the mission.”

Yuuki Yuichi quite agrees.

Uchiha Obito’s lateness is like some kind of law of cause and effect, he will be late no matter what.

Unless this guy comes running over regardless of the consequences.

But if that were the case, he wouldn’t be Uchiha Obito.

He would see an old woman who fell down on the road, or an elderly person who needed help, or a black cat blocking the road.

These are the things that prevent him from being on time.

Hearing this, Namikaze Minato shook his head and said, “Then let’s go take the mission first.”

The Hokage Building has a very important function, which is to issue tasks to ninjas.

Generally speaking, tasks of level C and below can basically be accepted here.

As for missions of rank B and above, they are all issued by the Hokage himself.

If you want to accept a B-level mission, you have to go to the Hokage’s office, and then Sarutobi Hiruzen will select a suitable mission for you.

But it is still early for them and it is not the time for them to accept B-level tasks.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki took the two of them into the building, and then skillfully took on the task of finding a lost cat.

As soon as I walked outside, I saw Uchiha Obito running towards me, panting.

He was holding a black cat in his hand.

Seeing Yuuki Yuichi and the other three, Uchiha Obito stopped in front of them, exhaled heavily, then grinned and said, “Hahaha, I, Master Obito, am not late after all!”

“No, you’re already late.” Hatake Kakashi rolled his eyes, pointed to the clock in the Hokage building, and said, “It’s already past nine-ten.”

“We have all completed our mission.”

“Ah?!” Uchiha Obito widened his eyes upon hearing this, and then said in a somewhat frustrated tone: “It’s all because of this damn black cat!”

“I would have been out a long time ago, but you kept blocking my way!”

Uchiha Obito picked up the black cat and wanted to throw it away.

Seeing his action, Namikaze Minato hurriedly stopped him and said, “Wait!”

Hearing his words, Uchiha Obito looked at him in surprise, keeping the action of throwing the cat.

He held the black cat by the scruff of the neck, and the cat swayed limply as he moved.

Minato Namikaze took out the mission document, which described the appearance of the cat they were looking for.

“A black cat with four white paws, one blue eye and one green eye.”

After describing the mission, Namikaze Minato looked at the black cat in Uchiha Obito’s hand, looked into its eyes, and then said strangely: “This is the black cat we are looking for in our mission.”

Everyone: “.”

Everyone’s silence did not mean that Uchiha Obito laughed out loud when he heard this, “I knew that I was the decisive figure!”

“Asshole Kakashi, now you know how powerful I am!”

(End of this chapter)