The shape of Orochimaru's pupils is unusual, and when he just walked off the battlefield, his eyes carried a kind of intent, just like Sakumo before. This man who will be called one of the three Sannin with Jiraiya and Tsunade in the future is staring at Minato with his venomous eyes. If it were an ordinary child, he would probably be scared to tears by his eyes. But Minato looked at him calmly. If he hadn't awakened his memory before, he would naturally not be able to withstand the momentum of Orochimaru. But now, regardless of the fact that Orochimaru is still young and far from his prime, even if he has become one of the legendary three Sannin, Minato will not be afraid at all. There is obviously a big gap between his current strength and Orochimaru, but in terms of the momentum gained from the experience on the battlefield, Minato is even better. The Yellow Flash that frightened the high-ranking officials of various countries had countless bloods of enemy ninjas on his hands. The name of the Yellow Flash was a prestigious name, but it was also a fierce name that frightened all ninja countries.
"This brat." When Orochimaru heard that Minato was Jiraiya's disciple, he didn't pay much attention to him, but it was not until he seemed to refute him that he attracted his attention. The yellow-haired kid in front of him could actually look him in the eye without changing his expression. This was because Minato deliberately restrained his eyes. If he had no reservations, even Orochimaru at this time would definitely be scared.
"Orochimaru, what do you want to do!" At this time, Jiraiya stood between the two of them, interrupting their gaze, with a look of anger on his face. Even Tsunade, who had just met Minato for the first time, had a gloomy face and said, "Orochimaru, you are a jonin, and talking to a child, you actually use these intimidation methods."
"Kid, what's your name?" Orochimaru asked, looking at Minato. Although he never had a good impression of Orochimaru, he was Jiraiya's classmate and teammate after all. Minato still said very politely: "Hello, Lord Orochimaru, my name is Minato Namikaze."
"I remember you." Orochimaru left this sentence and turned away. Minato couldn't figure out Orochimaru's temperament. The two had competed for the position of the Fourth Hokage. But according to his understanding, Orochimaru didn't seem to be interested in the position of Hokage. This predecessor who made outstanding contributions in the Second and Third World Wars should have been respected by many younger generations, including Minato. But his weird style of doing things made many people alienate him.
After he became Hokage, he once guarded against Orochimaru, not because he and Orochimaru had competed for the position of Hokage. But according to his understanding, Orochimaru's thoughts are a bit extreme. If he is left alone, there is no guarantee that there will be no changes. Even the Third Hokage thinks so. It turns out that when he was young, he already had this kind of thought. Orochimaru left suddenly, and Jiraiya and Tsunade were naturally very unhappy, but they have been used to this for so many years.
Tsunade looked at Minato and suddenly chuckled and said, "Jiraiya, this disciple you accepted is not bad."
"Of course, he is the disciple of THE Jiraiya after all." Jiraiya laughed proudly. Tsunade glanced at Jiraiya and then said, "This kid looks much smarter than you and looks much more handsome than you."
Jiraiya twitched his mouth, but in front of Tsunade, he could only listen to everything.
"The most important thing is that he is smarter than you. You looked like a fool back then." Tsunade didn't know how to refute what Orochimaru said before, but the boy in front of her, who looked younger than Nawaki, immediately answered. Jiraiya didn't have this ability when he was a child or now.
"Hey, Tsunade, at least give me some face in front of my disciples, right?" Finally, Jiraiya couldn't stand it anymore. He held his mouth, lowered his eyes, and looked at Tsunade with an extremely annoyed expression. His face got closer and closer, and there seemed to be several black lines on Tsunade's head. She clenched her fists, and blue veins were visible on her fists. Jiraiya immediately noticed this, and at a speed that Minato couldn't see through at all, he flashed behind Minato. He could judge that because Minato's words just now prevented Orochimaru from influencing Nawaki, Tsunade had some good feelings for the former, so if he hid behind Minato, she shouldn't act rashly. Sure enough, Tsunade resisted the urge to attack.
"Minato, thank you, you are right." The confused Nawaki stood up on the spot. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his arm, and then his eyes were filled with the kind of determination that Minato had seen before and said, "This village is the legacy of grandpa and grandma. I must inherit their will and protect this place!" Nawaki is a very simple person by nature, which is very similar to the character of the First Hokage.
"Well, me too, let's work together!" Minato smiled and at the same time made up his mind in his heart, for the sake of the village, and for Nawaki to realize his dream with his own hands. He must prevent his death in the Second Ninja War.
"It seems that school did not have a class today, maybe you and brother Jiraiya can go to my house for lunch." Then, Nawaki invited the two of them. Minato seemed a little hesitant, but when he thought of Jiraiya's feelings for Tsunade, he was ready to agree, which was also to create an opportunity for the two.
"No, we haven't seen each other for a long time, and there are still some things to talk about." What Minato didn't expect was that the teacher flatly rejected Nawaki's request. Tsunade on the side said indifferently, "Don't regret it." Jiraiya smiled lightly and then left with Minato who was a little stunned.
The two came to the streets of Konoha. Minato asked Jiraiya with a puzzled look, "Jiraiya sensei, are you no longer pursuing Princess Tsunade?"
"Yes, I like Tsunade, but if the opportunity to get close to her is because of my disciple, doesn't it make me seem too incompetent as a teacher and a man?" Minato was stunned, but looking at Jiraiya's extremely serious expression, he could gradually understand the teacher's state of mind. If he and Kushina were to switch positions with him and Tsunade, he would probably make the same choice as the teacher.
At this time, Jiraiya straightened his expression and said, "There is one thing that you, as my disciple, must know. You were still a little immature before, but now that I have come back, I see that you have grown so much, so I should tell you."
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