The man in front of the Third Hokage looked about the same age as him, but unlike the gentleness under the Third Hokage's strength, his eyes were sharp, like a hawk's. It gave people a very unfriendly feeling. The Third Hokage was not surprised by his arrival. He raised his head and said, "Punish? How do you want me to deal with him? He is just a student of the ninja school."
The man obviously would not let go easily because of the Third Hokage's reasoning. With a sneer on his lips, he said, "I don't think you can't deal with him because he is your grand disciple. You can't bear it, right?"
Hearing this, the Third Hokage's face showed some anger because the matter of asking Jiraiya to teach Minato was not within his jurisdiction. "Danzo, don't you think you are in charge of too many things?" the Third Hokage's voice gradually became cold.
However, the man called Danzo said disapprovingly, "As long as it is about the village, I need to know. And the child's behavior has threatened the interests of the village."
After hearing this, the Third Hokage suddenly slapped his palms on the table in front of him, causing the documents on it to tremble. "Minato is also a member of Konoha, and you actually regard him as a threat?" He naturally could not agree with Danzo's idea.
"Deceiving the Anbu and taking away the future Nine-Tails Jinchūriki without authorization. Such behavior, even if he is convicted, is not too much!" Danzo sneered.
"I am the Hokage of Konoha. I have the final say on who to convict, not you!" The Third Hokage said angrily. Although Danzo was criticizing Minato's behavior at this moment, the spearhead was directed at him as the Hokage.
"Haha, Sarutobi, you are too indecisive. Konoha now does not need a Hokage like you!" Danzo was extremely dissatisfied with the current Third Hokage because, in his opinion, some of the ways of doing things in the Third Hokage were too gentle.
"But now I am sitting in this position, not you," the Third Hokage said slowly. "Even you are not qualified to judge the Hokage." The implication was that he was the supreme existence in the village now, and there was no doubt about it.
Danzo heard this, and his face instantly became a little gloomy. "Okay, you go now. I will take care of the matter about Kushina and Minato. And remember to knock before entering the Hokage's office next time!" the Third Hokage said. But this did not mean that Danzo would leave easily.
"Okay, I won't talk to you about anything else today. Namikaze Minato is a seedling. If I can let him enter the 'Root,' I can definitely train him to be the best spy!" said Danzo. Putting aside Minato's behavior this time, this nine-year-old child was able to deceive the Anbu. People with such talents are rare.
"Don't even think about it!" the Third Hokage scolded. He would never allow the child to become Danzo's subordinate. Not to mention that with his gentle personality towards everyone, he is not suitable to stay in a cold and ruthless place like the Root.
Even Jiraiya, he would never hand over his disciple to others, especially not to the Root. What's more, Danzo's actions in recent years have become more and more excessive, and his actions are mixed with his own will.
Naturally, he couldn't let him use Minato as a tool. This was a bit scary for both the village and the Third Hokage. The potential of this child was immeasurable!
Danzo glared at him, but the Third Hokage had already rejected his idea. He turned around and was about to leave, and behind him, the voice of the Third Hokage came. "Withdraw all the people you placed around Minato. That's a meaningless waste of personnel."
The Third Hokage knew the man in front of him very well. Since he had set his sights on Minato, he would naturally take certain measures. Danzo snorted coldly and walked out of the Hokage's office.
The Third Hokage sat back in his seat, took out his pipe, took a deep puff, and then exhaled, with a smile gradually appearing on his face. He was really looking forward to what kind of surprises Minato would bring him later.
Minato walked slowly towards his home. Under the seemingly relaxed appearance, he was actually extremely alert. Through judgment, he concluded that the people following him were definitely not the Third Hokage's men.
From Jiraiya, he roughly understood that the Third Hokage was not the only one who had the final say in Konoha. There were several other high-ranking officials in the village who also possessed great power.
His action of taking Kushina away without permission today definitely violated some rules in the village, and it was not impossible that one of these high-ranking officials had targeted him.
However, they did not seem to be hostile, and Minato's secretly tense body slowly relaxed. Just as he was about to approach his home, those who were secretly staring at him gradually retreated. He was not very clear about the reason for this situation, but he also thought of several possibilities.
Originally, there were basic training and hand seal practice after school, but they were all put on hold because of the things that happened one after another.
He was not in a good mood, and after returning to his room, he recalled his conversation with the Third Hokage. Minato could see that, just as Jiraiya said, the Third Hokage admired him very much, and perhaps because of Jiraiya's influence, some of his frivolous words and petty thoughts were forgiven.
Some of the words and actions he said today were indeed too presumptuous. But when Kushina asked him to teach her how to train, his heart ached involuntarily. He could no longer ignore Kushina's loneliness. So, no matter what, he had to get the approval of the Third Hokage.
Somewhere in Konoha, several masked ninjas were kneeling in front of Danzo.
"How is it?" he asked.
One of them replied, "Sir, that kid is indeed very sharp. Not long after leaving the Hokage Building, he already realized our existence." His tone was emotionless, just repeating like a machine.
"Really?" Danzo's sharp eyes and expression changed slightly. The Third Hokage knew him, so how could he not understand the Third Hokage's thoughts and actions? This time, it was just to test Minato Namikaze's talent.
"Do you still want to keep an eye on him?" the man asked again.
Danzo looked at the darkness in front of him and smiled faintly, "No need, I want to see how he can still protect this kid. In the war, no matter how talented a person is, before he grows up, there is a possibility that he will die halfway." His smile gradually became colder, like the cold wind in the middle of the night.
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