[Naruto : Yellow Flash] Chapter 601 - 605

Chapter 601: Night Talk

After Kushina fell asleep, Minato remained awake.

He knew that news of Kushina's pregnancy would soon reach Hiruzen and several high-ranking Konoha officials.

Even though it was late at night, someone would come to see him.

As Minato expected, not long after, a very familiar chakra signature appeared within his perception.

He glanced at the sleeping Kushina and gently pulled the blanket over her.

Swish!

In the blink of an eye, Minato disappeared from the room.

"You're here."

Minato appeared in the courtyard, beside Hiruzen who stood with his hands behind his back.

Hiruzen turned his eyes toward him and said with a smile, "Minato, congratulations."

"Thank you," Minato responded.

After exchanging these few words, both men regained their composure.

"Since Kushina is pregnant, we need to assign Anbu to protect her."

Hiruzen explained that because of Minato, the village had not taken any protective measures for Kushina, the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki. But now that she was pregnant, the matter had to be addressed again.

"I know."

Minato nodded. He would have done this even if Hiruzen hadn't mentioned it.

Someone had been plotting in secret, targeting Minato and the people close to him.

Even though Konoha was extremely powerful now, and normally no one could directly threaten Kushina within the village, the masked man who had fought with Minato before was different.

His space-time ninjutsu, which was even superior to Minato's, was mysterious and difficult to guard against.

"I believe you also know what happened when Mito-sama gave birth, right?"

Hiruzen knew Minato had borrowed various files and village secrets years ago. Those files recorded that when a Jinchūriki gave birth, the energy of the seal would weaken.

"Of course," Minato said.

"It seems you've already decided on a candidate," Hiruzen smiled.

Minato nodded and said, "I will let Uchiha Yoruki take charge of this matter personally."

"Hehe."

Hiruzen smiled faintly. Uchiha Yoruki possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, and the Sharingan had the ability to restrain the tailed beasts.

But the Sharingan also had the power to control the tailed beasts.

Generally, Hiruzen would not agree with Minato's decision.

However, he knew even more clearly that in this world, nothing was more important to Minato than Kushina.

Minato had always protected her since their days at the ninja academy.

Since Minato made such a decision, it meant he was very confident.

He would never gamble with any unstable factors when it came to Kushina's safety.

"During this period, the young man has done well. The three elders tried to cause trouble for him several times, but they couldn't find any excuses."

Hiruzen's eyes were thoughtful. Regarding Uchiha Yoruki's appointment as the Anbu captain, he had naturally ordered his men to pay close attention.

Facts proved that Uchiha Yoruki based all his actions on what benefited the village.

There was even one time when he punished several Uchiha clan members for this reason.

Although Uchiha Yoruki worked under the Hokage, with his strength, he naturally held the position of elder in the clan.

As clan leader, Fugaku did not plead with Minato for mercy regarding Uchiha Yoruki's punishment of clan members. Instead, he supported Yoruki's approach.

This incident was beyond the expectations of several senior officials in the village.

The Third Hokage and Minato naturally understood this was the Uchiha clan's response to Minato's trust.

After this incident, the elders could no longer question the decision Minato had made before.

As it turned out, Minato's trust in the Uchiha clan had been extremely effective.

But this was certainly not enough to completely convince the village to trust the Uchiha.

"From what I know, when Uchiha Yoruki's father was still alive, he was a very ambitious radical."

"But many of the actions he carried out in secret were suppressed by Uchiha Yoruki."

Minato explained that since he dared to let an Uchiha be the captain of the Anbu, he had thoroughly investigated his background.

If Minato knew this, how could the Third Hokage, the previous Hokage, not know it?

Although Hiruzen admired Minato, he would not allow him to act without careful consideration.

"Yes. Although this young man is a little arrogant, he is indeed worthy of our trust," Hiruzen chuckled.

As early as the battlefield of Iwagakure, Hiruzen had recognized this ninja from the Uchiha clan.

Although their approaches differed, he and Minato felt the same way—to do their utmost to protect the village.

The old and the young looked at each other and chuckled.

"It's really exciting. I wonder how amazing the child you and Kushina will have."

Hiruzen laughed. There was no need to mention Minato's talent. Although Kushina had a carefree personality, her talent as a ninja was undoubtedly excellent.

The child born from these two people must be a genius, right?

Hearing Hiruzen's words, Minato's face showed slight embarrassment.

Many years ago, during his mission in Rōran, Minato had seen the future Naruto.

Naruto's way of doing things was exactly like Kushina's. His talents as a ninja didn't seem outstanding in the traditional sense.

But there was no doubt that Naruto at that time was an extremely exceptional ninja.

The next day, early morning.

"Sorry, I overslept."

Kushina hurried to the living room. Usually by this time, she would be up preparing breakfast for Minato.

Although Minato occasionally prepared meals, as the Hokage he was busy most of the time.

"It's okay, I've prepared breakfast," Minato's gentle voice came from the kitchen.

Kushina slowly stopped and looked at the busy Minato, her heart warming at the sight.

After breakfast, Minato said goodbye to Kushina and began his day's work again.

In the Hokage's office, Minato saw Uchiha Yoruki enter, stood up and said:

"I took Kushina to the hospital for a checkup yesterday, and she's pregnant," Minato announced.

Uchiha Yoruki was stunned when he heard this.

"Congratulations," he said immediately after recovering from his surprise.

"Thank you very much."

Minato smiled, then continued, "Actually, I want you to be Kushina's bodyguard from now until she gives birth."

"Guard?" Uchiha Yoruki looked confused.

His reaction was normal because until now, Uchiha Yoruki still didn't know that Kushina was the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.

Since it was decided that he would protect Kushina, Minato naturally told him about Kushina's status as a Jinchūriki and other related matters.

After hearing this, Uchiha Yoruki looked surprised.

He never knew that Minato and Kushina had such an experience.

Chapter 602: Duel

"Haha, it seems I've said too much." Minato chuckled.

Uchiha Yoruki looked surprised. After learning everything Minato had done in the past, he finally understood why the usually gentle Minato would suddenly attack and injure Akasaka Yu and fight against him.

Kushina was his Achilles' heel.

Anyone who touched it would die!

Minato walked up to Uchiha Yoruki, patted him on the shoulder, and said sternly, "I'll leave this to you, please!"

Uchiha Yoruki felt Minato's seriousness, nodded, and replied, "Don't worry."

But the next moment, a somewhat awkward smile appeared on his face.

When they were in the Ninja Academy, there had been some minor conflicts between Uchiha Yoruki and Kushina.

With her sensor ability, even someone as skilled as Uchiha Yoruki would definitely be discovered by her when she used her sensory abilities.

However, Kushina's personality naturally wouldn't allow her to dwell on these things.

In fact, she had already put these unhappy memories behind her.

Kushina and Minato shared the same mindset—they would not bear grudges against their companions and family members in the village.

"Come to think of it, I also happen to have something I want to report to you." After regaining his composure, Uchiha Yoruki spoke to Minato again.

"I think it's about time that Uchiha Shisui be recruited into the Anbu."

Uchiha Yoruki explained that he'd had this idea when he was the captain of the Anbu.

It's just that Shisui was too young at that time, but in terms of strength, he was not weak at all.

Now, more than half a year had passed, and Shisui was only just over ten years old.

It was still too young to join the Anbu at this age.

From Minato's perspective, it was somewhat inappropriate for him to carry out Anbu missions at this age.

But since Uchiha Yoruki had already brought it up, he must have thought about it carefully.

"Should we go and observe? At this time, the two young ones should be sparring at the seventh training ground."

Uchiha Yoruki explained that the two he was talking about were Shisui and Kakashi.

Kakashi was the only one of similar age who could be a rival to Shisui.

Hearing this, Minato also revealed a thoughtful expression.

"Okay," he smiled. Minato wanted to see how much Kakashi, who had resolved his mental problems, had grown in the past six months.

If Minato hadn't ended the Third Ninja World War prematurely—a war that was supposed to last for several years—Kakashi, at his current age, should have reached the level of a jonin.

Immediately, he placed his hand on Uchiha Yoruki's shoulder, and the two figures suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Konoha, the seventh training ground.

Minato brought Uchiha Yoruki directly to the seventh training ground. With their abilities, they immediately caught the sounds of fighting coming from the forest.

Swish!

The two of them turned into rays of light and flew into the forest.

"Ding ding ding!"

At this moment in the training ground, the sound of ninja tools clashing against each other echoed continuously.

Minato and Uchiha Yoruki landed on a thick tree trunk. With Kakashi and Shisui's current level, they naturally couldn't notice them.

At this time, the two were fighting with swords, and in terms of swordsmanship alone, Kakashi was naturally better.

After all, his swordsmanship was inherited from Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo. In the current ninja world, there were only a handful of people who could compete with him in swordsmanship.

Uchiha Yoruki beside Minato was one of them.

Looking at Kakashi now, Minato couldn't help but feel relieved.

In his opinion, Kakashi's current training direction was the most suitable for him.

Shisui's swordsmanship had not received guidance from anyone, so it was naturally a little weaker, but with the powerful insight of the Sharingan, he could make up for his lack of skills.

Moreover, his swordsmanship also contained elements of the Hatake style, which he gained because of the Sharingan's ability to "copy." Apparently, during the constant competition between the two, Shisui had also copied some of Kakashi's moves.

However, he did not follow suit exactly. It was obvious that this young ninja had his own ambitions and was not just blindly imitating other people's skills.

This is what it takes to become a top powerhouse—to find a fighting method that suits you.

In this confrontation, the two could be said to be almost evenly matched.

"Boom boom!"

Another clash, the chakra attributes wrapped around the two swords collided with each other and then exploded.

The fire engulfed the lightning, and the lightning also dispersed the fire.

The two men stepped back separately, and Shisui immediately returned the sword in his hand to the scabbard on his back.

He began to make hand seals.

Obviously, he no longer intended to compete with Kakashi in swordsmanship, as this was not his strongest point.

Continuing the fight like this would only be more beneficial to Kakashi.

From the hand seals Shisui used at the beginning, Minato and Yoruki were able to recognize the ninjutsu that he was performing.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

The scorching fire wave suddenly swept across, and the huge fireball caused visible ripples in the air.

Kakashi also put his sword back into its sheath at this time, giving up the swordsmanship that he was best at.

The speed at which he formed hand seals was no slower than Shisui's.

"Lightning Style: Thunder Ball!"

In front of the blazing fire, lightning gathered madly and condensed into a lightning ball the size of a human head.

Kakashi moved the seals with his hands, and the thunder ball hit the fireball directly.

There was a huge difference in size between the two ninjutsu.

So at the moment of contact, the lightning ball seemed to be swallowed up by the fireball.

"Shhh!"

However, the next moment, within the fireball, lightning like a spider web began to spread wildly.

"Boom!"

The spreading lightning dispersed the huge fire.

Looking at the ninjutsu duel below, Minato and Uchiha Yoruki's eyes narrowed slightly.

Although both of them performed relatively simple C-level ninjutsu, in terms of power, they were no less capable than ordinary jonin.

Being able to reach such heights at this age, these two were truly geniuses who continued to rewrite the records of the ninja academy.

At this time, Uchiha Yoruki and Minato narrowed their eyes slightly.

Swish!

Because in the scattered firelight, there was a faint shadow... no, several figures rushed out.

"So fast!"

The two thought to themselves. From their perspective, Shisui's speed was nothing, but for Kakashi, it was a speed that was difficult to defend against.

Shisui's speed was already so fast that it could leave multiple afterimages in people's visual perception.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Claw Red!"

The several afterimages suddenly attacked in front of Kakashi, first throwing out several shurikens, then quickly forming seals with both hands and spitting out balls of fire.

The fireball wrapped around the high-speed rotating shuriken, and then locked onto Kakashi at an extremely tricky angle.

In this situation, if Kakashi drew his sword immediately, he would be able to handle it with his swordsmanship.

But he didn't do it. When "several" Shisui rushed towards him, Kakashi was actually forming hand seals.

Looking at the seals in Kakashi's hands, Minato's eyes trembled slightly.

"Tick, tick, tick!"

The next moment, lightning condensed in the palm of Kakashi's right hand after he completed the seals.

At the same time, in this forest, there seemed to be the sound of thousands of birds singing together, suddenly ringing out!

Chapter 603: Chidori

"Cri, ri, ri!"

In the forest, there seemed to be the sound of thousands of birds singing together, the noisy sound harsh to the ears.

"What kind of jutsu is that?"

Seeing the ninjutsu that Kakashi performed, Uchiha Yoruki couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

He had never heard of this ninjutsu before.

Minato knew this was natural, because the Lightning Style Ninjutsu that Kakashi was now performing had been developed by Kakashi himself.

Chidori!

Combining the properties of lightning and the changes in chakra's form, it was a super-advanced ninjutsu that could be rated as A-level in terms of difficulty.

This was enough to show Kakashi's amazing talent. He was only twelve years old now!

However, Chidori's weakness was very obvious. Minato had warned Kakashi about it before.

Chidori was a stabbing attack that concentrated power at one point, similar to the Hell Stab of the Third Raikage.

Because it needed to move at high speed to exert its maximum power, the user would not be able to see the opponent's counterattack clearly.

Kakashi did not have the terrifying defense of the Third Raikage.

In the past timeline, it was because Obito gave Kakashi a Sharingan, and with the insight of the Sharingan, this ninjutsu was able to be completed.

Of course, there was more than one way to perfect Chidori.

Unless Kakashi had the same reflexes as Minato, which was not easy.

Therefore, with his current condition, if he used this move, it would lead to his defeat.

With Shisui's ability and speed, he could definitely analyze Chidori's weaknesses and counterattack accordingly.

"Chidori!"

Facing Shisui's attack, Kakashi suddenly rushed forward. After using Chidori, his speed increased to an extremely astonishing level.

The lightning chakra that overflowed from his hands blasted traces on the ground.

"Shhh!"

Kakashi faced Shisui's Phoenix Claw Red and responded directly with Chidori. The powerful Lightning Chakra that overflowed wildly quickly disintegrated Shisui's attack.

"So fast!"

Faced with this ninjutsu that he had never seen before, Shisui was naturally shocked. However, when Kakashi used Chidori to dissolve his ninjutsu, Shisui had also noticed the shortcomings of this technique.

Although Kakashi was very fast after using Chidori, Shisui, who excelled at speed, was not inferior to him.

When Kakashi was about to rush towards him, Shisui's figure had already disappeared from the straight line of his thrust attack.

Moving to the side, Shisui took out several shurikens and threw them suddenly.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Shisui threw the shurikens with all his strength at an extremely fast speed.

However, he had excellent control of his hands. These shurikens could interrupt Kakashi's movements but would not cause any serious injuries to him.

Only the Uchiha clan could perform this kind of skill with nearly impossible precision.

If the current situation had been the same as before, Kakashi would inevitably lose.

However, both Minato and Uchiha Yoruki noticed that Kakashi's speed actually slowed down at the end of his long-distance thrust.

When Shisui threw the shurikens, Kakashi actually turned sideways.

At this time, it was too late for him to use Chidori to defend against Shisui's shurikens. Fortunately, Kakashi turned sideways and used all his strength to swing his right hand and thrust downwards.

"Bang!"

At that moment, the power of Lightning Chakra was maximized, and the electric current overflowing from the Chidori spread wildly, along with the broken ground debris, creating a shield in front of Kakashi.

Shisui's shurikens were directly blocked by the electric current and debris.

Kakashi released the Chidori in his hand, and at the same time, Shisui appeared in front of him.

"I lost."

Kakashi smiled bitterly and sat down.

"What kind of ninjutsu is this?" Shisui was not too obsessed with winning or losing, so he asked directly.

"This is a new jutsu I developed, Chidori."

Kakashi said, "It doesn't look like it's suitable for use in combat, though."

Indeed, if Kakashi had not used Chidori just now and had continued to use swordsmanship, although he might not have defeated Shisui, he would not have been defeated so quickly.

After all, Chidori's flaws were still too significant.

"The ninjutsu you developed yourself?" Shisui's pupils shrank when he heard that.

The next moment, he also laughed and said, "As expected of Kakashi-senpai."

Even though he defeated Kakashi today, Shisui didn't think that he was stronger than Kakashi.

He was born with the advantage of a bloodline limit. Although bloodline was also part of strength, knowing how to use one's innate advantages was also the ability of a ninja.

However, in terms of training speed, Shisui, who was constantly strengthening his Sharingan, was naturally faster than Kakashi.

Of course, this advantage also had its limits.

The fact that Kakashi was able to develop ninjutsu of this level was enough to demonstrate his talent.

At this time, Minato, who was secretly observing the fight between the two, was also slightly shocked.

In the previous situation, Kakashi was able to make a quick judgment.

This meant that he noticed Chidori's flaws and had also trained his reaction time.

It's just that due to the time it takes to practice, it wasn't fast enough yet.

Minato and Uchiha Yoruki looked at each other.

Swish!

The next moment, they appeared in front of Kakashi and Shisui.

"Minato-sensei?!"

"Senior Yoruki!"

Naturally, Kakashi and Shisui took a moment to react to the sudden appearance of the two before they spoke.

"Hehe."

Looking at his two disciples in front of him, Minato chuckled. Now their strength had reached the level of Jonin.

"Come with me."

Uchiha Yoruki remained indifferent in front of other people. He said something to Shisui, turned around and slipped away.

Shisui glanced at Minato, who nodded at him.

Swish!

The next moment, he followed directly in the direction where Uchiha Yoruki flew out.

Minato pulled Kakashi up from the ground.

"Did you develop the Chidori just now by yourself?" Minato asked immediately.

"Not exactly."

Kakashi frowned and said.

"Incomplete?" Minato was stunned.

"Well, teacher, you should have seen that Chidori is still an unfinished ninjutsu."

"Just as dad said, it's still difficult to use in battle right now."

Kakashi was very calm about losing to Shisui. If he were the same as before, he would probably have competed with Shisui for a long time.

"I see."

Minato suddenly realized that it was Sakumo-senpai who had pointed out the disadvantages of Chidori to Kakashi.

Therefore, he couldn't help but think of his unborn child.

This time, Kakashi had the company and guidance of his father. In time, he would surely become a powerful man famous in the ninja world.

And this time, Minato would also accompany Kushina to grow up with Naruto and train him to be the best ninja!

Chapter 604: Becoming a Jonin

"Why did you come back so early today?"

Just when Kushina was about to prepare dinner for Minato, he suddenly returned home.

"Leave the cooking to me."

Minato took off his Hokage robe, folded it and placed it on the sofa in the living room, then immediately ran into the kitchen.

"I'm just newly pregnant, there's no need for you to be so nervous."

Kushina was stunned for a moment, then said, "The doctor also said that as long as I don't do any strenuous exercise, there will be no problem."

Minato, who was already busy, turned his eyes and said, "I know, but my work at this stage is almost done, and the remaining daily tasks aren't too troublesome."

It had been nine months since the end of the Third Ninja World War, and all post-war recovery matters had almost come to an end.

So Minato's work gradually became easier.

"Being pregnant is the hardest thing in the world, so if you have time, leave the housework and cooking to me."

Minato said that although he could assign a few people to be responsible for this, he would rather do it himself.

As parents, watching our children grow up little by little until they are born into this world is what we call happiness.

"Um!"

Kushina smiled softly upon hearing this.

At this moment, her beautiful red eyebrows slightly raised and her eyes looked in one direction.

"Is it him?"

Kushina murmured softly, and Minato glanced over.

At this moment, at the window of Minato's house, Uchiha Yoruki was carrying out the task of guarding Kushina.

His expression was also a little embarrassed. In terms of perception ability alone, Kushina was even better than Minato. In the entire Konoha, almost no one could escape her perception.

In the room.

"I specifically asked him to be your bodyguard during your pregnancy," Minato quickly explained to Kushina.

"Oh."

After getting the explanation, Kushina also agreed with his decision.

But she still looked a little surprised.

Although Kushina knew that Minato had appointed Uchiha Yoruki as the captain of the Anbu, she also had some understanding of the latter's character.

If it were in the past, Uchiha Yoruki would never have agreed to let Minato assign him such a mission.

Thinking about it carefully, she couldn't help but smile.

It seemed that Minato's actions after becoming Hokage had finally changed some things.

After a busy period, Minato finally prepared the food.

"Don't you want to invite him to join us?"

Kushina glanced out the window; of course she no longer held a grudge about what happened in her childhood.

Minato shook his head and said, "When the Anbu are performing secret escort missions, they cannot easily show up in front of the target."

"You know what kind of character that guy is. He won't break the rules."

Kushina pursed her lips and could only nod.

At this time, Uchiha Yoruki, who was leaning against the wall outside the window, raised his eyes and looked at the moon that was emitting soft light.

A smile gradually appeared on his face.

It was late at night and Kushina was already asleep.

Minato appeared on the roof of his house, next to Uchiha Yoruki.

"Thank you," Minato smiled.

At this time, Uchiha Yoruki looked at him with a slightly strange expression.

Minato noticed this and asked in astonishment, "What's wrong?"

"I really didn't expect that you can cook," Uchiha Yoruki said.

Minato couldn't help but be surprised by his focus.

The next moment, a smile appeared on his face, and he looked at Uchiha Yoruki and said, "I say, it's time for you to find a girlfriend, right?"

Although Uchiha Yoruki was a cold person, he was undoubtedly an extremely outstanding ninja.

After the Third Ninja World War, there were actually quite a few people in the village who admired him.

"I'm leaving."

As soon as Minato finished speaking, Uchiha Yoruki glanced at him and then disappeared over the eaves.

"This guy."

On the eaves, Minato murmured softly that after late night, Uchiha Yoruki would no longer have to carry out the guarding mission.

Because now in the entire Konoha, there was no ninja stronger than him, Kushina's husband.

Kushina's pregnancy news was undoubtedly the village's top secret.

So after the day she found out about her pregnancy, Kushina hardly ever met outsiders.

Apart from Minato and Uchiha Yoruki who was guarding her, the only one who accompanied Kushina was the unborn child in her belly.

After the war, Konoha, and the entire ninja world, moved towards peace.

Konoha, in the seventh training ground.

In the forest, Kakashi was training to improve his reaction speed.

Ever since the last sparring session with Shisui, the latter seemed to have been assigned to carry out some special mission.

So far, several months had passed.

"Tick, tick, tick!"

The sound of thousands of birds singing could be heard from there. Lightning flashed across the dense forest, and wherever it spread, things were immediately destroyed.

"Hoohoo."

After completing his training, Kakashi's breathing began to become a little rapid.

Only now did he realize how difficult it was to master the speed and space-time ninjutsu of Minato Sensei.

The training of reaction speed was different from ordinary ninja training. It was not only very boring but also carried certain risks.

Because in addition to voluntary reactions, this training also included the practice of subconscious reactions.

This kind of practice required stimulation from external factors.

At this moment, Kakashi noticed something and looked sideways. On a tree trunk, there was a ninja from the Anbu standing.

"Hatake Kakashi, the Hokage wants to see you," said the Anbu.

"I understand. Let's go immediately."

Kakashi stood up and said to the man, then he moved and disappeared from the spot.

His speed caused the Anbu to look slightly surprised.

Hokage's office.

"Teacher Minato, do you have a mission for me?" Kakashi asked as he walked into the office.

"You're here."

Raising his eyes and looking at Kakashi in front of him, Minato chuckled.

With a quick glance, Minato judged from the marks on his body that he had just experienced high-intensity training.

Even his chakra fluctuations had just begun to stabilize.

"Haha, it seems like it won't be long before you can complete your self-created ninjutsu."

Minato never doubted Kakashi's talent. If Kakashi had not been trained by Sakumo-senpai since he was a child, he would probably have taught him his own ninjutsu.

However, every ninja had his own training direction. If Minato asked him to learn his own ninjutsu, it would be putting the cart before the horse.

Kakashi nodded and said, "Probably."

At this time, Minato stood up, stared at the boy in front of him, and said with a smile: "I called you here today to inform you of something."

Immediately his expression straightened.

"After discussion among the village's top brass, I am now officially issuing you a promotion order."

"Hatake Kakashi, from today on, you are a Jonin of the Konoha Ninja Village."

Chapter 605: Sasuke is Born

"From today on, you are a jonin."

Hearing this, Kakashi was startled at first, and then his pupils narrowed slightly.

After a moment, he bowed to Minato and said: "Thank you very much, but..."

"I'm worried that I'm not capable of fulfilling the responsibilities of a jonin right now."

Kakashi explained that if it were his old self, he would have had no hesitation in accepting such an order.

But after that incident, he had begun to doubt himself for a while.

Although Kakashi had untied his mental knot after being persuaded by Minato, his approach to many things was very different from before.

The Jonin was the true core force of a ninja village and represented much more than just strength.

"If you don't try, you will always be stuck in the present," Minato naturally knew the burden in Kakashi's heart.

Indeed, in terms of age, Kakashi, who was only twelve years old, seemed a little young to be a jonin.

But now Konoha needed to promote some outstanding ninjas to serve as jonin.

When Minato formed the Anbu, he had selected some of the village's elites.

The time for the Ninja Academy graduation exam was approaching, and the village would select some jonin to serve as guides for the newly graduated Genin.

Although Kakashi was young, a ninja's talent was not absolutely determined by age.

"Now, the village also needs your strength."

Minato walked up, patted Kakashi on the shoulder, and said: "I believe you can do it. After all, you are my disciple."

Looking at Minato who was smiling in front of him, Kakashi was stunned for a moment, then nodded firmly.

"I'll do my best!"

He didn't want to disappoint his teacher's expectations. What's more, his teacher was already a jonin when he was Kakashi's age.

"Yeah." Minato nodded with satisfaction.

"How's it going? Are you used to the Anbu missions?"

At this time, a short Anbu stood in front of Minato.

"Well, thanks to everyone's care."

Shisui took off the mask, placed it on his head, and spoke with respect.

Hearing this, Minato couldn't help but chuckle and said, "I heard from other Anbu that you did quite well."

Although the young man in front of him was young, there was absolutely no problem with his strength.

With his ability, he could do well wherever he was placed.

"I heard that you have been guiding the training of that little guy from Mikoto's family recently?" Minato asked with a smile.

Shisui nodded and said, "Yes, the clan leader's wife is about to give birth, so the clan leader handed Itachi over to me."

When mentioning Itachi, Shisui's tone changed slightly.

"It's a good choice."

Minato murmured to himself. He had seen Itachi's training with his own eyes; the little guy's talent was definitely not inferior to Shisui and Kakashi.

So although Shisui was not the strongest person in the Uchiha clan after Fugaku and Yoruki, there was no one more suitable to be Itachi's teacher than him.

Fugaku was worthy of being the head of the clan. His vision was indeed extraordinary.

"Itachi also told me that if he has time, he would like Minato-sensei to guide him."

Shisui smiled and said that the new generation of ninjas in Konoha, even kids like Itachi, all admired Minato very much and trained with him as their goal.

Because although Minato's life was shorter than those of other top ninja, it was undoubtedly more exciting and legendary.

"I understand. I will go there when I am free later." Minato naturally did not refuse.

But all this would have to wait until the baby in Kushina's belly was born safely.

"I believe Itachi will be very excited after getting this news." Shisui laughed.

Somewhere in the Land of Fire.

Ripples like water waves appeared on the ground, and huge pitcher plants emerged from them.

"How's it going?"

In front of the pitcher plant, the man in a black robe and mask with his back turned asked.

"There is one thing that I believe you will be very interested in," White Zetsu said with a smile.

"Konoha's Jinchuriki seems to have been pregnant for a long time."

When the masked man, who originally had an indifferent expression in his eyes, heard the news, the scarlet eyes under the mask couldn't help but flicker.

After hesitating for a while, he let out a ferocious laugh: "The opportunity has finally come."

"I remember Madara said that when the Jinchūriki gives birth, the power of the seal will be transferred to the fetus. During childbirth, the seal is also the weakest!"

"So, do you have a plan?" White Zetsu asked.

"Ah."

The masked man responded, "If we don't take this opportunity to get rid of the Yellow Flash, our future plans will be difficult to carry out."

"Now, it's time to go find that guy again."

"The last time you went there, he completely ignored you," White Zetsu said.

The masked man's eyes darkened and he said, "No, this time is different. For that guy, this is a good opportunity for revenge. He will definitely agree."

"Waaah!"

In the delivery room of Konoha Hospital, a clear baby cry was heard.

At this time, Itachi and Fugaku outside the delivery room finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Congratulations, both mother and child are safe."

In the delivery room, medical staff came out and smiled at the two people outside the door.

"Thanks!"

Fugaku and Itachi said together and walked quickly into the delivery room. At this time, Mikoto, lying on the delivery bed, was sweating profusely and her face was pale.

"Mikoto, are you okay?"

Fugaku walked forward, placed his palm on Mikoto's hand, and asked with concern.

"Um."

Mikoto gave him a reassuring look. At this moment, both the husband and wife looked sideways and saw a young medical worker walking towards them holding a newborn boy.

"Sasuke."

The two of them murmured at the same time. The baby, who was currently in the cradle, had skin still wrinkled because he had just been born.

Even so, the baby's delicate features could still be seen, exactly like Mikoto's.

"Waaaah, waaaah!"

Suddenly, little Sasuke burst into tears for no apparent reason.

No matter how the medical staff comforted him, there was still no sign of improvement.

"Okay, Sasuke, stop crying. You are a man of the Uchiha clan!"

At this time, Fugaku frowned and said very seriously.

But this was counterproductive, and Sasuke cried even harder.

"Ahem."

Mikoto wanted to speak out to comfort the child, but she had just given birth and was very weak.

"Can I hold the baby?"

At this time, Itachi stood in front of the young medical staff and asked.

"Sure."

The staff member was already a little panicked, but still slowly handed Sasuke to Itachi.

As soon as he entered Itachi's arms, Sasuke's crying suddenly became much quieter.

"Sasuke, be good and don't cry anymore. Daddy, mommy and brother will all be with you," Itachi coaxed softly, rocking the baby in his arms.

As soon as he finished speaking, little Sasuke stopped crying, and a smile appeared on his tender little face.

"Aa..."

He was babbling, but no one knew what he was saying.

Fugaku and Mikoto, who were standing by, were both stunned when they saw this.

"Itachi, it seems that Sasuke likes you very much. As a brother, you must take good care of him," Mikoto said with a chuckle.

"Yes, I will!"

Itachi nodded, then lowered his eyes to look at the smiling baby in his arms.

The look in his eyes was full of love.