"Where did you get the news this time?"
Ever since he learned that the god might pose a threat to the ninja world, Minato had ordered ninjas scattered throughout the ninja world to closely monitor any news about the god. However, most of the news was false, or about man-made gods. Hatake Satoru had also spent a lot of time chasing these false leads.
"It's from Jiraiya-sensei."
Minato answered. Hearing that it was from Jiraiya, Hatake Satoru felt much more at ease. He believed that with Jiraiya's discernment, he should be able to distinguish the true from the false in these god religions.
"On the way to teaching Naruto, in the Land of Snow, Jiraiya-sensei suspected that he had found traces of the existence of the Snow God. After some time of investigation, he was sure that there were indeed people who worshipped the Snow God. However, this Snow God was different from the gods we knew before. The followers who worshipped the Snow God didn't do anything harmful, they only sacrificed pigs, cows, and sheep.
Moreover, their purpose of worshipping the Snow God was to pray for peace in the Land of Snow. After all, the Land of Snow is a land of only ice and snow mountains, where avalanches are a common occurrence. Their purpose of worshipping the Snow God is to reduce the occurrence of avalanches."
Minato shared all the information he had learned from Jiraiya with Hatake Satoru.
"Jiraiya-sensei originally didn't plan to report this matter. But considering that I had told him about the gods that had appeared before, he was afraid that there might be secrets he didn't know about in this matter. It was only after hearing that you had returned that he reported this news."
"So, from what you're saying, this Snow God is indeed a good god."
Hatake Satoru, with his legs crossed, said thoughtfully.
"So, after the sacrifice, has the situation of natural disasters like avalanches improved?"
Hatake Satoru asked thoughtfully after thinking for a while.
"That's what I find most strange."
Minato crossed his hands, put them to his mouth, supporting his head, his eyes filled with depth.
"According to Jiraiya-sensei and the local villagers, the situation of natural disasters such as avalanches has indeed eased after the ceremony."
For this, Minato is also puzzled. After all, since they knew about the so-called gods, none of them were truly good 'gods.'
"It seems necessary to understand the situation."
Although Hatake Satoru has only seen a few gods, he is very clear about the purpose of these gods, which is to return to the Shinobi World from that special world and become the ruler of the Shinobi World again.
To return to the Shinobi World from that world, it will inevitably consume a huge amount of energy, and humans are the creatures with the most temporal energy, so some human sacrifices naturally become the targets of those gods.
Perhaps this Snow God is really a good god, but before it is confirmed, Hatake Satoru will not casually make such a conclusion.
"Satoru, I entrust this task to you. However, I also let Jiraiya-sensei stay in the Land of Snow for a while. When a battle occurs, Jiraiya-sensei can provide you with some help. After all, Jiraiya-sensei's Senjutsu is very proficient."
Minato let Jiraiya assist Hatake Satoru for a purpose, which is to let Jiraiya experience the power of the gods and let Minato know the gap between him and the gods.
After all, Hatake Satoru can't be used as a standard to measure how powerful the opponent is.
"I know, I will try to let Jiraiya experience the power of the gods."
Hatake Satoru probably guessed what Minato was thinking, and a sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Letting Jiraiya experience the power of the gods seemed to be a very interesting thing.
He also wanted to see what kind of expression Jiraiya, who usually shows confidence and everything is under control, would show in front of an enemy that is difficult to match.
"Aren't you going to say goodbye to Sakumo-senpai?"
Hearing Minato's words, Hatake Satoru immediately shivered. He seemed to have thought of meeting Sakumo and being forced to go on a blind date.
"Let's forget it, there won't be any danger this time, and it should be back in a few days."
"Well then."
Although Minato didn't quite understand what Satoru meant, he still followed his wishes.
"When are you planning to leave?"
Minato asked again. Although the Snow God has not caused any danger to Jiraiya and them now, it is also a potential threat. Maybe the Snow God is as dangerous as they thought.
"Don't worry, I will set off now and will not let your teacher and son have an accident."
Hearing this, Minato smiled embarrassingly, feeling that his little plan in his heart was seen through.
In fact, JiraiyaMinato is not so worried, mainly his own son, after all, he still believes in Jiraiya-sensei's strength.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Satoru."
"Okay."
After Hatake Satoru just responded lightly, he took the pass given by Minato and walked out of the gate of Konohagakure Village swaggeringly.
When passing by Hatake Sakumo's dessert shop on the road, Hatake Satoru unconsciously quickened his pace, fearing that he would be discovered by the other party.
"Stinky boy, the task came just in time, and you took the task at this critical moment. You wouldn't be deliberately avoiding me, would you?"
Although Hatake Satoru wanted to hide his traces, but the child is not as good as the father, or the heart has a spiritual connection, because of the blood relationship, when Hatake Satoru passed by the store, HatakeSakumo also just raised his head and saw Hatake Satoru's somewhat panicked escape. Sakumo did not stop him.
Because he knows that the task that can be assigned to Satoru by Hokage is definitely not a simple task, or it is a task that only he can complete.
"Huh~ I should not have been discovered."
Satoru quickly passed by the shop's entrance and let out a deep sigh. For some reason, after being betrayed by Sakumo, he felt a shadow over his relationship with his own father.
"Kakashi, you've had a hard time recently. You'll have to fend for yourself."
Satoru prayed for Kakashi in his heart.
Meanwhile, Kakashi, who was kneeling in front of the Hatake shrine, suddenly sneezed.
"Who's talking about me?"
After wiping his nose, Kakashi wondered in confusion.
Then, for some reason, after the sneeze, he had a sudden bad feeling, but he didn't know where this bad feeling came from.
"Could it be that those two are scheming something again?"
Kakashi boldly guessed.
(End of Chapter)
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