"Senior Suzuka." The tall figure was Suzuka, who had not been seen for more than half a year. She was still dressed in a neat outfit and carried a sword on her back. Even so, it still could not conceal her beauty. Her dark eyes, as bright as gemstones, contained a coldness that did not match her soft face. Sakumo had already pointed this out. As a future Hokage, Minato knew that most ninjas who performed tasks in the Anbu would face this problem. However, Suzuka's situation seemed to be more serious than half a year ago.
"Why are you here?" Suzuka asked immediately. This is the Hokage Building. As a student, he could not enter and leave here at will. "Jiraiya-sensei asked me to relay some information to the Third Hokage for him." Minato could not directly state that he had become a Genin. This was still a secret for now. However, the fact that he is Jiraiya's disciple would be made public sooner or later, and there was nothing to hide deliberately.
When Jiraiya was mentioned, the expressions of the two guards changed obviously. Suzuka knew who Minato's master was. "I can prove his identity. You heard that Master Jiraiya has something to convey to the Third Hokage." After the mission in the Land of Hot Springs, Minato could be said to be one of the few people that Suzuka trusted, so she immediately testified for him. She is a jonin in the village, and she once held an important position in the Anbu. Those who have been in the Anbu for many years know her reputation, but they just don't know the specific situation.
So, the two Anbu guards made way for Minato. Although there is a strict hierarchy among ninjas, there are also factions among them. If Minato is Jiraiya's disciple, then he is the grand disciple of the Third Hokage. "Thank you." Minato knew the responsibilities of the two, thanked them, and walked in. "Let's go." After Minato moved to Suzuka, she said immediately. The two walked together. Coincidentally, the place Suzuka was going to was also the Hokage's office. But her expression did not look so cheerful.
"Since you have something urgent, you go in first." There was obvious evasion in Suzuka's eyes, but it could not be hidden from Minato. Minato smiled and said, "It's not urgent, you go in first." He came uninvited, so he was not in a hurry. "Ok." Suzuka responded and then walked in reluctantly.
A few minutes later, the door of the office opened, and Suzuka and three other Konoha ninjas who looked like Chunin walked out. They seemed to be a team, but Suzuka seemed unwilling to pay attention to them. "Minato, come in." The voice of the Third Hokage came from the slightly covered door. It seemed that Suzuka had told him about his arrival. Minato opened the door and walked in and saw the Third Hokage rubbing his forehead on the desk. The post of Hokage is not easy to take on. Minato felt it after becoming Hokage for just over a year. Sometimes, it is more tiring than going into battle to kill the enemy.
After closing the door, Minato immediately knelt down and said, "I'm sorry, Sandaime-sama, for coming to you presumptuously and deceiving the guards and Senior Suzuka with lies." "Haha, you did a good job. This is not deceiving, but protecting your identity." Sandaime praised him instead of depreciating him. He smiled and said, "You are my grand disciple. What's wrong with coming to see me occasionally?" "Thank you," Minato said. Sandaime is like this. He is extremely generous to others and protects the village like the head of a family.
After Minato recovered his memory, he felt a sense of guilt when he saw Sandaime. He had high hopes for the position of Hokage, but he died. Although he had sealed the Nine-Tails, the rest of the village fell on Sandaime, who was already old. "Tell me, what's the matter?" Sandaime asked. Minato immediately said, "I want to ask for leave from you."
"Ask for leave?" The Third Hokage was stunned. "Today I went to Mount Myoboku with Jiraiya-sensei." Then, Minato told the Third Hokage about his experience in Mount Myoboku and the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage, without hiding anything. Even if he didn't say it himself, when Jiraiya-sensei returned from Mount Myoboku, he would report it to the Third Hokage. "Is there such a thing?" The Third Hokage had naturally heard Jiraiya mention the matter of the child of prophecy. When he learned that Minato might be able to prevent the disaster in advance, his face was moved.
"So I want to concentrate on training for a while," Minato said, trying to use this as an excuse. "That's naturally no problem," the Third Hokage said. Minato's level did not need to study in the ninja school at all. "Do you want to terminate the mission of guarding Kushina?" the Third Hokage asked immediately. Minato shook his head and said, "No, of course not. I only need about a month to complete some of my own ideas. My usual training will be delayed in the ninja school." He would not give up this opportunity that he had finally fought for. Moreover, he did not have much time left to accompany Kushina.
"Well, I will arrange it for you at the ninja school," the Third Hokage said. How could he not see through the little guy's mind? Kushina announced to the public that she had taken a month's vacation, so Minato also took a month's vacation. It seems that in his heart, Kushina's status is unparalleled. However, if he knew one day, of Kushina becoming a vessel of the Nine-Tails? What would he do? "Thank you," Minato said, and then said goodbye to Sandaime.
Looking at Minato's departing back, the expression in Sandaime's eyes was a mixture of joy and sorrow. Back in his room, Minato did not rest for a moment and directly made a seal. "Bang!" Distributing his chakra evenly, Minato summoned a shadow clone. Then he began to make seals with his hands, which were seals that his body had never practiced before, but were already imprinted in his soul. He immediately placed his palms on the motionless shadow clone and saw black lines spreading on its chest.
"Bang!" But the next moment, the lines on his hands directly shattered and disappeared without a trace. Seeing this, the two Minatos both sighed. "Failed?" The first thing Minato decided to practice was neither the Rasengan that he spent three years developing, nor the Flying Thunder God Jutsu that made him famous in the ninja world. Instead, it was the Uzumaki clan's fuinjutsu that Kushina taught him in the past.
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