It has been more than a month since the outbreak of the Second Ninja War.
During this period, the ninjas of the three major countries—Fire, Wind, and Earth—used the Rain Village area as a battlefield, fighting about a hundred battles of varying sizes. Each village suffered casualties. Although the losses were not large, each village lost dozens of ninjas.
When the front-line ninjas transported the remains of their fallen comrades back to Konoha, some of the newly promoted Genin on guard patrol missions witnessed the scene.
The tragic sight made them truly realize how cruel war is.
The scene quickly spread among the hundreds of newly promoted Genin, forcing these young children in the ninja world to grow up at an extremely fast pace.
In this way, another three months passed.
Under the pressure of the war, Minato spent his tenth birthday. Ninjas lurked in various parts of the village, forming layers of barriers, but they did not disrupt the normal lives of ordinary people.
However, the street in front of the Hokage Building was no longer as bustling as it used to be. There were few people, and only ninjas passed by from time to time.
They were delivering war reports, and the civilians of Konoha did not want to get involved in any war affairs, so even this main road of Konoha was nearly abandoned.
Swish!
Several figures quickly passed by a few houses and then stopped on the main road.
Looking at the empty street, the girl with beautiful long red hair sighed.
Whoosh!
Soon after, another figure emerged from a different direction.
"The first team reports that everything is normal in the patrol area and no abnormalities have been found."
Minato reported to the only adult ninja among the crowd, the captain of the Sixth Guard Team, special Jonin Akai Shuji.
Then, the members of the other teams also reported one by one.
This was the gathering point set by their Sixth Guard Team.
When they had almost finished reporting the situation in their respective patrol areas, Akai nodded.
"You all did a great job."
A smile appeared on his face. He was not handsome, but he was kind.
A month after Minato graduated, Akai had been very strict. Since the remains of the war were transported back to Konoha, even without his supervision, these newly promoted Genin had been fully alert and focused on their tasks.
No one wanted to end up in a situation where even their bodies couldn't be preserved.
"You all can go back and rest first."
There are a total of four teams in the Sixth Guard Team, patrolling in turns.
Although ninjas are stronger than ordinary people, they still need to rest.
"Yes, Captain."
Minato and his team responded, and then the two teams that came to take over quickly went to the patrol area.
"Everyone, hurry back and rest. We still have to patrol all night."
Minato said. Takenouchi Rin nodded, but Uchiha Yoruki didn't take it seriously.
It was really hard to change his temper.
"Bye," Takenouchi Rin said goodbye to Minato and Kushina, and then left.
"I'll take you home," Minato smiled and said to Kushina.
She nodded.
The two of them walked toward Kushina's residence. Since the day of the grouping, the guards around Kushina had not appeared again.
Minato also understood Sandaime's approach. Indeed, if someone could truly break into Konoha under this blockade, it would be very easy for them to capture Kushina.
In his previous past, Kushina was kidnapped by the Kumo ninja when the Second Ninja War was about to end. At that time, Minato, who had just returned from the battlefield, found the clues she left behind.
Kushina's red hair.
He successfully defeated several enemy ninjas and brought her back to Konoha.
That was the turning point in their relationship and fate.
They didn't talk the whole way until they arrived at Kushina's house. With only one corner left, Minato called out to Kushina.
"Wait."
Kushina stamped her feet, turned around, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I have something to give you."
Minato said, and then he took out a peculiarly shaped weapon from the ninja tool bag on his back.
It was a three-pronged kunai, larger than ordinary kunai and a little heavier.
But this wasn't the most important thing. There was a special mark written on the handle of the kunai.
"Here you go." Minato handed it to Kushina, who took it and weighed it in her hand.
"What kind of kunai is this? I've never seen one like it before. What a strange shape."
Kushina said. She also noticed the special mark on the handle, but even she couldn't see what was so special about it.
"This is my special kunai. Its destructiveness and sharpness are better than ordinary kunai."
Minato explained. This kunai was naturally the one he used in his previous life, with the seal of the Flying Thunder God Jutsu engraved on the handle.
After nearly nine months, Minato finally mastered the Flying Thunder God Jutsu again.
However, he had no plans to use it in battle for the time being because he couldn't use the Flying Thunder God Jutsu to instantly kill like before.
It's not that there is no seal method for Flying Thunder God, but when the caster's jutsu reaches a certain level of proficiency, it can be instantly released without seals.
Only when Flying Thunder God reaches that level can he truly be unique in the ninja world and soar. The current Flying Thunder God is like a disguised reverse summoning jutsu. The reason why Minato gave this kunai to Kushina was that he was still worried about her safety.
During the four months of the Second Ninja War, the war situation was different from what he had experienced before. A large-scale war did not break out immediately but fell into a tug-of-war.
But sooner or later, this tug-of-war will end and evolve into a real war.
At that time, he will definitely go to the battlefield. As a Jinchūriki, Kushina will naturally stay in the village and at most perform patrol tasks.
"Okay," Kushina responded.
"I hope you can always carry it with you." Minato said. He couldn't combine the Flying Thunder God Seal with the Eight Trigrams Seal on Kushina's abdomen.
After all, it was the seal left by Uzumaki Mito, and his current fuinjutsu skills still had some gaps.
"Well, okay." Kushina smiled and put the Flying Thunder God Kunai into her ninja bag.
After that, Minato sent her back home, but just as he was about to return to his own home, he met someone on the road.
"Minato-kun, long time no see."
The man stared at Minato with his snake-like pupils. Although he had a handsome face, he gave off a gloomy vibe, and his slightly hoarse voice always made people feel a little uneasy.
He was Orochimaru.
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