Attack of the Clones

"Alright Minato, you're up"

"Yes Sensei", Minato said after being called to the front of the class as it was his turn to demonstrate his mastery of the Clone Technique.
One after the other his classmates were able to make at least one Clone of themselves, the one a bit better than the other but still, so far everyone succeeded.
The Clone Technique is a technique you need to be able to perform if you want to graduate from the Academy, that is if you at least want to make it to Genin later.
Confident with himself he walked up to the front, as he had been practicing his Chakra control for the last couple of days now so he was sure to put this task to a good end.

"Bunshin no Jutsu", an identical version appeared next to Minato which meant he successfully performed the hand seals needed for the Clone Technique.

"Very good Minato", his sensei complimented him. "You can go back to your seat now."
After this, a couple more students followed after Minato to complete today's lesson.

"Alright, I think that was everyone, next lesson we'll have a go at the Transformation Technique, make sure you all practice well so you're prepared", after this their sensei told them they could take their leave as class was over for today.
Minato grabbed his bag, greeting everyone and wishing them a good day as he went home.

On his way home, he thought he would prank his parents by using the Bunshin no Jutsu, so he had come up with something to see if he could fool them. He would make a Clone of himself and see how long it would take his parents to notice it wasn't the real Minato.
After creating his clone, he made sure to hide while his clone would go in and greet his parents.

"You do know it is not that hard to notice when it's a clone and when it's not, especially for us who possess the Sharingan", his father said.
"I take it that you had a good day at the Academy?"
Minato explained how he successfully performed the Bunshin no Jutsu and that it was worth a shot to try and fool them.
"That's nice to hear son, I'm glad you're improving", his father said.
"Oh, by the way, I heard Mizuko just returned from his mission, maybe you should go check how he's doing after you got a bite to eat, since you two get along very well", his father suggested.
Minato was happy to hear the news about his friend returning so decided to follow up on his father's advice and grabbed a quick bite and took off again.

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Minato arrived at Mizuko's place and was welcomed when the latter noticed him making his visit.
Asking about the mission, Mizuko explained it was just a basic convoy he had to do.
"Enough about me, I heard you were able to perform the Clone Technique?"
Minato confirmed it proudly since he received praise from his friend, who became Chūnin and who was pretty talented himself.

"So how many clones are you able to make?"
Minato answered he could only make one at this point, but he would make sure he improved those numbers.
Mizuko explained that it was due to his lack of stamina but that he shouldn't worry and keep focusing on improving and that results would follow.
"Want to have a little sparring session while you're here?", Mizuko asked with a big smile, knowing how much Minato enjoyed having these litte training moments.
They decided to go to the Training Grounds to have their little session.

"Alright, let's try to improve that stamina of yours a bit", Mizuko said while suddenly creating 5 clones.
Expecting no less of his friend, Minato was still impressed how easy he could make that amount of clones, even after being on a mission.
"Try to take out as many as you can, as quick as you can, for as long as you can", Mizuko instructed.
Minato began stretching and tried to come up with a strategy, but since it was just to train his stamina he decided to charge in and to try defeat the clones.
Fifteen minutes had passed and he still hadn't defeated a single one of the clones, showing how big the difference is between the two of them.
"Let's call it a day, shall we?", Mizuko suggested. "I still have to report back to the Hokage about the mission."
Trying to hide his exhaustion, Minato agreed to call quits and to continue another day.

"I'm proud of you Minato, you'll make a fine Shinobi someday", Mizuko said while taking his leave to the Hokage office.
Minato was glad to hear those words and decided to go home and rest after another eventful day.

(WC: 355, TWC: 807)

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(TWC: 807 + 193 from This topic = 1000)
(Claims: Clone Technique & Transformation Technique using the combined TWC of 1000 words, + 5 stats)

Approved Minato, please make a note on the other thread that you already claimed 193 words from it <3