He gave him a wan smile and moved over to sit beside him, leaning into him as he closed his eyes meditatively for a moment. "I graduated academy at seven." He opened his eyes and sipped his tea. "I made chunin at ten and was immediately taken into ANBU. I was a captain at twelve. I was declared Hokage elect at thirteen and given the title at fifteen. Over the two years he let me handle the clan matter, which... was hard, but once that was finished he slowly handed over all the power of the position. I think he would have waited if I'd failed to find the solution I had."