[Naruto : Yellow Flash] Chapter 646 - 650

Chapter 646: Transfer to the Anbu

"Third Hokage!"

Hearing a muffled groan, the Anbu next to him noticed the blood at the corner of Hiruzen's mouth and asked anxiously.

At this moment, Sandaime seemed to have aged a lot. He lowered his eyes and waved his hand.

"Orochimaru!"

Hiruzen gritted his teeth and spoke in a deep voice, slowly clenching his fists. The last glimmer of hope in his eyes completely shattered.

It was true that Orochimaru was his most proud disciple, but as the Hokage, he regarded everyone in Konoha Village as family.

The living experiments Orochimaru conducted were unforgivably cruel.

As the former Hokage, he could never forgive someone for killing his family in such a bloody way.

From this moment on, Orochimaru was no longer his cherished disciple, but an irreconcilable enemy.

Footsteps approached from behind, and Hiruzen and several Anbu looked over their shoulders.

"Fourth Hokage-sama!"

When the Anbu ninjas saw Minato walking slowly towards them, they immediately bowed and spoke respectfully.

Minato nodded slightly. The smell of blood in Orochimaru's underground laboratory made him frown.

In his perception, Hiruzen's aura had become extremely disordered.

Noticing the blood at the corner of Sandaime's mouth, Minato raised his gaze and looked into the depths of the laboratory.

That was the source of the bloody smell. It was the remains of a boy who looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, with most of his organs hollowed out.

Seeing this, even though Minato had killed countless enemies on the battlefield, his deep blue eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly.

In the depths of his eyes, murderous intent began to surge.

Minato quickly suppressed this emotion, because the one who was most devastated at this time was the Third Hokage.

He placed his hand on Hiruzen's shoulder and patted it gently.

"Minato, issue a wanted order for Orochimaru immediately and offer the highest reward for his crime!"

Hiruzen spoke with a trembling voice, and Minato nodded in agreement.

"However, if we want to make an announcement to the public, it is not appropriate to make all the facts public now."

Minato explained that Konoha had just been attacked and was in a sensitive period.

Although Orochimaru wasn't very popular in the village because of his eccentric personality, he was one of the legendary Sannin and held considerable status in both Konoha and the entire ninja world.

If everything he did were made public, it would not only draw ridicule from other major powers but would also be used by people with ulterior motives to create unrest and shake people's faith in the village.

After hearing this, Hiruzen's expression flickered slightly. Then a smile appeared on his old face, which seemed to have been covered with many new wrinkles in an instant.

"I have made many wrong decisions in my life, but there is one thing I'm glad I got right," he said.

"That was handing over the position of Hokage to you."

During the nearly two years since Minato had become Hokage, despite many challenges at the beginning, under his governance, the relationship between the village and the Uchiha had improved significantly.

The Uchiha clan, once considered arrogant and aloof by Konoha's top leaders, was gradually integrating into the village's system.

Among the Uchiha ninjas who once prioritized only their own clan, more and more were now giving everything for the village.

These changes would have been impossible without Minato's bold decisions.

"Please don't say that. If you hadn't supported Konoha until now, how could I alone have guided the village to its current state?"

Minato said he had always believed that among all the Hokage, the First who established the village and the Second who implemented important reforms and established systems had made outstanding contributions.

The Third Hokage had inherited these duties silently and worked hard for the village for decades, which led to Konoha's current prosperity.

He was the greatest Hokage in history.

When Hiruzen heard this, a bitter smile appeared on his face.

He glanced sideways at the Anbu directly under his command standing behind him.

"I'm old and really a little tired."

He sighed slowly, then looked at Minato and said, "I always say that I entrust everything to you, but I still have had some reservations."

"I hope you won't hold a grudge against me."

Hiruzen was referring to his subordinates, naturally, as well as the Anbu personnel who were directly under him.

The atmosphere in Konoha right now was actually a little strange.

Many civilians and ninjas said there were two Hokage in Konoha at the same time.

"What are you talking about? I am still too young and inexperienced. You've kept these responsibilities because you still care about the village."

Minato knew that the Third Hokage's purpose for retaining power was different from Danzo's. It wasn't to accumulate authority.

He still had too many concerns, worrying that Minato alone wouldn't be able to handle the village's affairs well.

"But starting today, I think it's time for this situation to end."

Hiruzen chuckled, looked at Minato and said, "From now on, all of my Anbu will be incorporated into your team."

"This—"

Minato was stunned for a moment, then tried to say something.

Hiruzen waved his hands and said, "Don't say anything. This is my complete trust, and I give it to you."

"Before that, I have only one last request of you."

"Please speak," Minato said solemnly.

"Things like Orochimaru killing his compatriots must never happen again!" Hiruzen's eyes flashed with determination, and his tone was intense.

When Minato heard this, his pupils narrowed slightly, and then he nodded firmly.

"Of course! This is my responsibility as the Hokage."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Yondaime."

After getting Minato's answer, Hiruzen finally had a relieved smile on his face.

He turned his eyes and looked at the Anbu behind him.

These people were all trusted aides of Hiruzen, and they immediately understood what he meant.

They bowed their heads toward Minato to show their loyalty.

"What I just said to the Third Hokage applies to all of us."

"Whether it's me as the Hokage or you, we all share a common identity—we are ninjas of Konoha."

"So, let us protect the village and the families in it together!"

"Yes! Hokage-sama!"

"We are willing to sacrifice our lives for this."

Several Anbu responded in unison, and upon seeing this, Hiruzen completely put his worries aside.

Becoming Hokage doesn't mean you will be recognized by everyone, but only those who are recognized by everyone can become Hokage.

Obviously, everyone in Konoha now, including his Anbu, also recognized Minato as the rightful Hokage.

Minato smiled and nodded, then said: "Clean up this place, then find out the identities of these ninjas and bury them properly. The village will pay compensation according to the highest wartime standards."

"Yes!"

Several people responded.

Minato and Hiruzen exchanged glances, and the latter waved his hand and left the bloody underground laboratory alone.

Looking at the retreating figure that seemed much older now, Minato felt a heaviness in his heart.

However, the current situation did not leave him much time to dwell on these feelings.

There were still many village affairs waiting for him to address.

He glanced once more at the dim underground laboratory, and his figure suddenly disappeared.

Chapter 647

One day after Itachi entered school, at the gate of Konoha.

"Teacher, do we really have to leave in such a hurry?"

Minato looked at Jiraiya in front of him. He gave the task of investigating Orochimaru to his teacher, just to make him feel less guilty and think that Orochimaru's defection was not all his fault.

After the Third Hokage handed over the power of the Anbu to Minato yesterday, he immediately issued the highest level wanted order for Orochimaru to all Konoha ninjas and the entire ninja world.

However, Minato only announced to the outside world that it was Orochimaru who attacked his fellow Konoha members and then rebelled against Konoha.

The fact that he used the village's ninjas for live experiments could not be announced to the public.

"I know that guy very well. Since he chose to leave the village at this time, it is definitely not a spur of the moment decision."

"He must have been planning something long ago, and it might pose a threat to the village."

Jiraiya, who was carrying a large bag, had a gloomy look on his face. He, Orochimaru and Tsunade were known as the Sannin, and they knew each other very well.

"Even so, you don't have to leave so quickly, you idiot."

Tsunade on the side crossed her arms and cursed with raised eyebrows.

"I am indeed a fool, and quite useless." Jiraiya lowered his eyes and said self-deprecatingly.

"I'm already this old, but I still haven't achieved anything."

"That's not the case. Jiraiya-sensei is a great ninja, right, Naruto?"

When Jiraiya-sensei left the village, Kushina naturally came to see him off. She glanced at Naruto in her arms and said.

Naruto looked at Jiraiya at this time, blinked his big, bright eyes at him, and then smiled.

Jiraiya, who was originally in a depressed mood, looked relieved when he saw Naruto's smile.

"It's not all in vain. At least the disciples we trained are pretty good," Tsunade said a little unnaturally.

Seeing her expression, Jiraiya finally smiled and said, "This doesn't look like you at all."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tsunade's expression in front of him suddenly changed. She clenched her fists instantly, and veins bulged across her smooth forehead.

"What did you say?"

Jiraiya and Minato broke out in cold sweats upon seeing this.

"I'm leaving."

The former said hurriedly, turned around and walked out.

"Teacher, please take care of yourself!"

Minato bowed deeply in the direction where Jiraiya left, and Kushina also bowed slightly beside him.

Jiraiya, whose figure was getting farther and farther away, turned his back and waved his hand.

"Fool."

Looking at Jiraiya who was getting further and further away, Tsunade spat and cursed.

【Be careful.】

Then, she murmured again in her heart. Tsunade knew very well how dangerous Orochimaru would be if he were an enemy.

Jiraiya's figure gradually disappeared from the eyes of several people.

In a cave somewhere, ripples appeared on the rock wall, and a figure poked out from it.

It unfolded the giant pitcher plant that covered its body, revealing a person with a black and white body.

"Jiraiya has already left Konoha."

Black and White Zetsu said. In the cave, the masked man seemed to be sorting out his clothes. He put on his mask again and said:

"Really? You're really quick."

"Are you going to attack him? If you do that, Konoha will lose two Sannin."

The masked man immediately shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter who we attack in Konoha, but as for Jiraiya, we can't do anything for the time being."

"The reason why Nagato hides his true identity is that he is afraid of facing Jiraiya. It would not be wise to touch him now."

"Whether it's Minato Namikaze or Nagato, the person they respect the most is Jiraiya. Not to mention that he is one of the Sannin and a well-known strong figure in the ninja world, we can't control his two disciples yet."

The masked man said that he was extremely wary of Minato, and Nagato was an important chess piece in his hand.

"Orochimaru's defection has diverted some of Konoha's attention. For the next period of time, we should not make any big moves."

He turned around, and there was a gleam in his scarlet eyes under the mask.

"Three-Tails has been resurrected."

After he finished speaking, the masked man was silent for a moment.

After pondering for a long time, he said: "Now we have to find a new Jinchūriki for the Three-Tails, and then put him under our control."

"The puppet left by Madara is no longer of much use. It's time to replace him!"

"Haha, you have really matured a lot."

Zetsu laughed, then slowly dived into the ground.

With the masked man as the center, space rolled up into twisted ripples and took him in.

Once the news of Orochimaru spread, it immediately caused an uproar in the ninja world.

After all, he is one of the Sannin, and Konoha is currently in a special period.

The series of changes that occurred in Konoha undoubtedly caused those who were hostile to Konoha in the past to celebrate for a while.

The defection of a ninja of this level is a huge blow to both the morale and strength of Konoha.

However, that's all there is to it, because even without Orochimaru, Konoha's strength is still superior to the five major ninja nations.

The fear that Konoha's Yellow Flash brought to the five major ninja countries did not subside in two years.

With Minato, the fourth Hokage who is revered as the strongest in the ninja world today, in charge, no one dares to violate Konoha's power.

Even the top leaders of the four major ninja nations only dared to privately rejoice over the news of Orochimaru's defection.

After a period of turmoil, life gradually returned to calm, and more than a month after Konoha was attacked, most of the reconstruction work had been completed.

In Konoha, the first to recover its functions was of course the Ninja School.

It just so happens that this period is the time for new students to enter school.

In the Uchiha clan.

In front of his house, Itachi was sorting his bag and clothes.

"Waaah."

At this time, in the room, little Sasuke was crying.

Hearing Sasuke's cry, Itachi ran into the room. At this time, Mikoto, who was holding Sasuke, smiled and said, "You two brothers have such a good relationship. Look, Sasuke doesn't want to leave you."

"Okay, Sasuke, be good. I'm going to attend the Ninja School from today on, so I can't always stay at home with you."

Mikoto tried to comfort him gently, but it didn't seem to have any effect.

She looked at Itachi, who smiled and walked over to Mikoto.

Mikoto leaned over, Itachi slowly stretched out his right hand, and with two fingers, tapped Sasuke's forehead lightly.

"Forgive me Sasuke. I promise you that I will go home to be with you as soon as the Ninja School classes are over."

After getting Itachi's answer, Sasuke actually stopped crying gradually, but his little mouth was still pouting, looking a little dissatisfied.

Itachi and Mikoto both chuckled at the sight.

"Mom, Sasuke, I'm going out!"

After saying this, Itachi ran towards the direction of the ninja school.

Chapter 648: Peace

The reconstruction of Konoha has basically come to an end.

Looking down at the brand new Konoha, Minato's nerves, which had been tense for a while, slowly relaxed.

He turned around and thanked Ida Kazu in front of him.

"Thanks to everyone's help, the reconstruction of the village was able to proceed so quickly."

Ida Kazu was a very kind civilian constructor. He chuckled and said, "Hokage, please don't say thank you again."

"We and everyone in Konoha are compatriots from the same land. We are family. It is our responsibility to help our family."

Minato nodded, then looked to his side, and saw Hyuga Hizashi, who was already the captain of the ANBU, and said, "Make sure to send everyone home safely."

The ninjas in the village can now handle the rest of the reconstruction work themselves.

Although the ninja world is peaceful nowadays, there are still some bandits and robbers in the Land of Fire.

In order to ensure the safety of the craftsmen friends who helped Konoha, Minato specially organized the ninjas in the village, divided them into areas, and sent everyone home safely.

"Yes!" Hizashi responded.

After merging the Anbu that was directly under the Third Hokage, Minato had more power than ever before.

Afterwards, Ida Kazu left the Hokage's office.

After Minato finished processing the documents at hand, he stood up from his seat and shook his shoulders.

"I'll go away for a moment."

Afterwards, Minato briefly explained the remaining matters to the guard and temporarily left the Hokage's office.

It has been a few days since the Ninja School resumed classes. As the Hokage, Minato is naturally very concerned about what is happening here.

The ninja school mechanism established by the Second Hokage made it so that ninjas no longer only came from those families in the ninja world, but also gave children from ordinary families who came from ordinary backgrounds but had the potential to become ninjas the opportunity to become ninjas.

The advantages of this system are quite obvious. In the decades since the establishment of the Konoha Ninja School, there have been many outstanding ninjas in the village who come from ordinary people's families.

For example, Jiraiya and Orochimaru among the Sannin of Konoha, and he, the current Fourth Hokage.

With Minato's ability, as long as he didn't want anyone to notice, no one in Konoha would be able to discover his whereabouts.

He didn't want to alarm the teachers and students who were in class at the Ninja School, so he didn't greet anyone.

As soon as he entered the first floor of the teaching building, the noisy sound fell into Minato's ears.

Minato couldn't help but smile. The new students who had just enrolled in the Ninja School all took classes on this floor.

It would certainly be quite lively when these children, who are generally only about six years old, get together.

Through the window, Minato saw the situation in a classroom clearly. The Chunin teacher on the podium did not look very good, but the children below did not care about that.

In the noisy environment, there was only one child quietly flipping through the ninja manual in his hand. The surrounding environment seemed not to affect him at all.

Uchiha Itachi.

Minato had long noticed the special features that distinguished Itachi from his peers. He was calm and composed, far beyond the typical features of children of his age.

His personality might be related to the environment in which he grew up. Fugaku might be very competent and excellent as a clan leader and ninja.

But when it comes to educating his son, that guy seems to be a little too strict.

After observing here for a while, Minato left.

He secretly observed everyone in the Ninja School, and finally walked to the training ground behind the teaching building.

This training ground was rebuilt together with the school and is much more spacious than the original one.

Just coming here, Minato couldn't help but think of some things in the past.

The first battle with Uchiha Yoruki. And some faces that can only exist in his heart.

He still remembered that on that bench, there was a gentle girl who always encouraged that boy who was a little bit nervous.

Thinking of this, Minato's eyes gradually became moist.

"I'm sorry that your teacher didn't protect you well."

Minato murmured softly in his mouth, this was his biggest regret after his rebirth.

After calming down a little, Minato left the Ninja School and returned to the Hokage Building.

Konoha's barrier class is set up inside the Hokage Building.

Now the reconstruction of the village has been basically completed, and the only important task left is the reconstruction of the defensive barrier.

At Kushina's strong request, Minato had no choice but to give this job to her.

After all, in Konoha today, besides Minato, the only one who has the ability to re-set this kind of barrier is Kushina.

According to Kushina's ability, she should be able to sense it when he approaches here.

However, by this time, Minato had already walked out the door, but Kushina still didn't notice him.

This was because she was too focused on the work in her hands.

Minato knew that Kushina had always been feeling resentful because, as a Konoha ninja, she was unable to participate in the first two wars.

After Minato became Hokage, she no longer had the chance to go out of the village on missions.

Setting up the barrier is of great significance to Konoha, so since she has the opportunity to do her best, Kushina will of course do it wholeheartedly.

So during this period of time, she left Naruto in the care of Mikoto.

Minato did not disturb Kushina. After watching for a while, he turned and left.

In the evening, Minato finished his work and headed to the Uchiha clan.

"You're here."

At this time, Mikoto was preparing dinner for the two children as well as Itachi and Fugaku who were about to return home from school.

Minato nodded and walked into the room.

At this time, there were only two little guys, Naruto and Sasuke, in the room.

On the floor, Naruto approached Sasuke cautiously, but before he got far, the latter gave him a slightly dissatisfied look.

Seeing this, Naruto shrank his head and retreated angrily.

Seeing this scene, Minato laughed awkwardly with a hint of embarrassment.

"Mom, I'm back."

At this moment, Itachi's voice was heard from outside the room.

Ninja school is over.

Itachi quickly ran into the room and saw Minato who was outside Sasuke and Naruto's room.

"Good evening, Uncle Minato!"

Itachi's eyes lit up, and then he spoke respectfully.

"The same to you."

Minato smiled faintly and ruffled his hair.

Then the two of them walked into the house. Hearing the noise, Sasuke and Naruto turned their eyes and then both quickly crawled over.

Minato and Itachi rushed over and picked up the two children.

Sasuke, who had just had a cold face towards Naruto, started to laugh in Itachi's arms.

Seeing this, Naruto in Minato's arms actually showed a slight sense of loss in his eyes.

"You are really persistent towards Sasuke." Minato looked at Naruto and smiled faintly.

Then Minato looked at Itachi and said, "By the way. I remember Shisui told me that you wanted my guidance."

"I've been too busy before and haven't been able to take care of it. Are you free later?"

When Itachi heard this, a look of excitement appeared on his young face.

"Um!"

Itachi nodded excitedly.

Chapter 649: Guiding Itachi

Fugaku's family, backyard.

"You should have condensed your chakra by now, right?"

Before dinner, Minato and Itachi came to the backyard.

Itachi is only five years old this year, but in Minato's perception, he already has a considerable amount of chakra in his body.

Minato was not surprised by this, because when Itachi was very young he concluded that this was a genius who was no less talented than Kakashi and Shisui.

Those two also reached this level when they were at this age.

Kakashi graduated early from the Ninja Academy and became a Genin.

However, this does not mean that his talent is above Shisui and Itachi.

Because for the graduation of ninjas, there are considerable differences between wartime and peacetime.

Just like most of Minato's classmates graduated at the age of ten, after completing the mission in the Land of Hot Springs that year, Minato had secretly become a Genin.

Apart from him, among his classmates, Uchiha Yoruki, Mikoto and Kushina already had strength beyond that of ordinary Genin, but if it weren't for the war, they might not have graduated.

But there is no doubt that Kakashi set a record in the ninja school and even a record for promotion among ninjas in Konoha.

The record of becoming a Chunin and a Jonin is held by Minato.

It's just that his situation is a little special.

Itachi nodded.

"Then let's condense the chakra and see," Minato said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Itachi began to form seals with his hands.

In addition to performing ninjutsu, ninjas also need to make hand seals when they first condense chakra.

"So fast."

The speed with which Itachi formed hand seals shocked Minato slightly.

Of course his actions could not be hidden from Minato's eyes, but Itachi, who was only five years old, could form hand seals faster than some Chunin-level ninjas.

Amazing basic skills!

The seal was formed in an instant, and a pure light flickered faintly in the pores of Itachi's body.

That is the most primitive chakra, without any mixed attributes.

By looking at Itachi's movements, Minato could tell how long he had been practicing this movement repeatedly.

As a person who knows sensory ability, he can condense chakra through observation and notice things that ordinary ninjas cannot perceive.

Itachi had only entered the Ninja School a few days ago, and although his basics were far superior to those of his peers, he was currently unable to receive instruction beyond Ninjutsu.

When it comes to shurikenjutsu, Uchiha is the strongest in the entire ninja world.

The ninja's physical skills are actually basically the training of strength and speed, and there are almost no special schools.

Unless he is a ninja like Might Guy who only practices physical skills.

This basic skill can be easily seen through Itachi's hand seals.

At his age, it's almost impossible to do better.

As Itachi continued to condense his energy, a thin layer of sweat began to seep out of his forehead.

Noticing Itachi's somewhat strained state, Minato did not ask him to stop immediately.

"This..."

There was a hint of surprise in Minato's deep blue eyes, because even in this situation where his body's energy was somewhat depleted, Itachi's process of refining chakra was still surprisingly smooth and without any blockage.

This seemingly simple chakra condensation actually has a story to tell.

In other words, Itachi was able to condense chakra so perfectly in this state, which shows that his ability to control chakra is extraordinary.

The so-called control ability is like a ninja's ability to attach chakra to his feet and then climb walls, walk on water, etc.

This ability is just a common skill for ninjas.

But that requires the guidance of the older generation of ninjas. These skills will not be taught in ninja schools.

If the chakra control can be more spiritual and the control ability can be extremely refined, there is the potential to be trained to become a medical ninja.

The chakra control ability displayed by Itachi seemed as if he had been guided and practiced hard by someone.

"Did your father and mother teach you how to control chakra?" Minato looked at Itachi and asked.

Itachi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then said, "No."

Judging from his expression, he doesn't even understand what the so-called chakra control is.

Minato was slightly startled, then said, "That's enough, stop."

Itachi then stopped condensing his chakra and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Minato's golden brows furrowed slightly as he looked at the boy in front of him.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Follow me."

Minato walked towards a tree in the backyard and Itachi followed him.

"Watch my next move carefully," Minato said, and Itachi nodded, paying full attention.

Under Itachi's gaze, Minato took a step forward and stepped on the tree in front of him.

He took two steps as he usually did, and then stood horizontally on the tree.

"Attach chakra to your feet and maintain a certain amount of output, then you can walk on the trees like this." Minato explained to Itachi below as he took a step.

Finally, Minato walked to a tree trunk and hung upside down in front of Itachi.

"Do you understand?"

Minato looked at Itachi. This skill of controlling chakra tested his ability to control chakra.

Itachi frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and nodded.

Swish!

As he nodded, Minato, who was hanging upside down on the tree trunk, disappeared and stood in front of him.

"Give it a try."

Minato said to Itachi, his eyes going towards the tree.

Itachi hesitated for a moment and did not take immediate action.

"Why? It's really a bit of a stretch to ask you to do this right now."

Minato said that Itachi had not yet learned any ninjutsu and did not even know the so-called chakra control.

Although he had mastered chakra refinement to perfection without any training, it was still quite difficult for him to start this kind of training all of a sudden.

But Itachi seemed to be deaf to Minato's words at this time.

Minato noticed this immediately and raised his eyes slightly.

It's not that he didn't dare to do it, but he was recalling all the details of what Minato had just done.

Although everything starts with trying, if you prepare in advance, you will get twice the result with half the effort.

This child is indeed different from his peers.

Minato didn't rush him, and Itachi didn't think for long. After about a minute, he finished thinking.

After glancing sideways at Minato, Itachi ran straight towards the tree.

"Hmm!"

He stepped on the tree first, paused for a moment, then continued walking, and then started running.

Itachi followed the route that Minato had just taken, ran over without any hindrance, then stepped on the tree trunk and hung there upside down.

"Uncle Minato, is that right?" Itachi looked at Minato and asked.

"Um..."

Looking at Itachi hanging steadily on the tree trunk, even Minato was slightly stunned.

Chapter 650: Minato's Decision

At this moment, Minato stared at the black-haired boy who was hanging upside down steadily on the tree trunk, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Although the difficulty of this technique of attaching chakra to the feet was not too high, any ninja with a little talent could master it in a very short time.

Minato demonstrated this technique to him, and the best expectation was, of course, that Itachi would master it in a very short time.

But he never thought that he could master it in such a short time and succeed in one go!

In terms of chakra control alone, Itachi was the most talented person Minato had ever seen.

Even he and Kakashi were slightly inferior.

However, even geniuses have their strengths and weaknesses.

For example, Minato had already mastered the technique of instant body movement before his rebirth.

This is the area of personal talent.

"Okay, come down," Minato raised his eyes and said to Itachi on the tree trunk.

The latter nodded obediently, then flipped over and landed steadily in front of Minato.

"That's all I can teach you right now."

Minato stared into Itachi's eyes and chuckled.

If this were said to any other child, they would definitely think that Minato was bluffing.

After all, in most people's perception, the strength of a ninja is represented by the strength of his mastery of ninjutsu.

He is the famous Yellow Flash in the ninja world, but what he taught Itachi today didn't seem to be a big deal.

Even ninjas who have been Genin for a period of time have basically mastered this skill.

"Thank you!"

But Itachi had no such emotion at all. He bowed to Minato very respectfully.

"It seems you already understand." Minato smiled with great relief.

For Itachi's current age, teaching him more difficult things will not actually be very effective.

The real purpose of Minato teaching him to climb trees today was to train Itachi's ability to control chakra.

Through today's guidance, Minato has actually determined Itachi's future development direction.

That is to become a ninja of genjutsu type.

The skills mastered by ninjas can be roughly divided into three categories: ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu. Among the first two, basically all ninjas have mastered them to some extent.

However, genjutsu-type ninjas are extremely rare, and powerful genjutsu-type ninjas are even rarer among the five major ninja nations.

Because a ninja who is powerful enough, even if he is not proficient in genjutsu, can still resist most genjutsu-type ninjas with his experience and control of chakra.

But Itachi is different. He not only has the prerequisites to become a powerful genjutsu-type ninja, but also has a talent for manipulating chakra.

What's more important is that one day in the future, power will awaken in his body.

Sharingan.

A powerful genjutsu-type ninja who can fill many gaps in the village, such as in interrogation and intelligence gathering.

So Minato was quite looking forward to seeing what level Itachi would be able to reach in the future.

Itachi bowed to Minato very respectfully again, then his expression changed and he hurried into the house.

Itachi loves his younger brother Sasuke very much.

After not seeing each other for such a while, he was worried about Sasuke.

"I'm so sorry to trouble you so much."

After Mikoto's family finished dinner, Minato also prepared a bento for Kushina.

When it comes to rebuilding the barrier to protect the village, Kushina has already reached the point of neglecting sleep and food.

"It is an honor for our family to trouble Hokage-sama."

Mikoto, who was next to Fugaku, teased that she, Minato and Kushina were close friends since childhood, so how could they really care about these things?

Hearing this, Minato shrugged and chuckled, then took the lunch box, picked up Naruto, and disappeared in front of Mikoto's family.

Hokage Building, Barrier Room.

It wasn't until Minato brought the bento and called out to Kushina that she realized she had already worked all day with almost no rest in the process.

The members of the barrier team who assisted her all looked exhausted.

After quickly finishing her lunch box, Kushina said to Minato, "There are still some things that are not perfected today, so Naruto is in your hands."

"I understand."

Just now when Kushina was eating, Minato observed that there were still points in this barrier that needed to be tightened and stabilized.

As the core, Kushina cannot leave. Even if Minato, who has the same attainments in sealing techniques as her, wants to complete it for her, he cannot do it in a short time.

"I'm sorry Naruto, mommy can't sleep with you."

Kushina clasped her hands together very apologetically and spoke to the child in Minato's arms.

Naruto then smiled at her, seemingly responding to Kushina's feelings.

Afterwards, Minato took Naruto out of the barrier rrom and returned home.

Minato did not use the Flying Thunder God Jutsu to immediately take Naruto home, but instead carried him on his shoulders and slowly walked towards home.

It's almost nine o'clock now, time to go to bed, so there are relatively fewer pedestrians on the street.

However, perhaps because the village had just been rebuilt, there were still quite a few people on the streets to celebrate.

All shops have extended their business hours.

Minato and his son kept walking down the street.

Naturally, many people came to greet Minato, the Hokage.

And every time he saw those people, Naruto's little face was constantly filled with smiles.

This child's personality is very similar to Kushina's. Since he was born, Minato has rarely seen Naruto cry.

The reason why Minato did this was that there was always something he couldn't decide in his heart.

He did not forget the prediction made by the Toad Sage that day.

With deep thoughts in mind, Minato finally returned home with Naruto.

Naruto had a smile on his face the whole time until Minato finished washing him. When he was about to fall asleep, Minato stared at the young face in front of him and actually asked.

"Naruto, do you like everyone in the village?"

This was probably the dumbest thing Minato had ever done, asking a question to a child who was just over a month old.

So, after asking this question, Minato laughed at himself in his heart.

"...Um."

However, the Naruto in front of him seemed to understand and reluctantly gave a response in a very childish voice.

As if worried that Minato couldn't receive his message, Naruto kept nodding.

"Naruto."

How could Minato not be surprised by such a reaction? His thoughts were still uncertain in his eyes.

In fact, he seemed to have already had the answer in his heart, but due to certain considerations, he was unable to make a decision.

"Eeyah eyah"

At this time, little Naruto kept talking to Minato, as if he was telling something.

Seeing him like this, Minato's blue eyes suddenly shrank.

He pondered for a moment, took a deep breath, and finally seemed to have made a decision.

"I'm sorry, Naruto, Kushina, I have to do this!"