[Hokage] Secrets of the Fathers [Fourth Generation Center]

Konoha at this time

It's just past ten o'clock

The Hokage's office in the Hokage Building is still slightly lit.

In fact, after dinner, Minato Namikaze took a shower, brushed his teeth, and returned to the lounge early.The newly changed pillows and quilts exuded the smell of clean soap. They were soft, warm and very comfortable, but he still stayed in bed and opened his eyes. When Dingza came home from work, Shisui came in with a pile of documents and said, "Give me a piece of paper." How about sleeping pills.”

Zhisui didn't answer. He took the small bedside lamp to the coffee table in the corner and dimmed the light.His job tonight was to sort out the documents the Hokage would need tomorrow.Obviously, Akimichi Tingza, who works in the office during the day, is not good at this.

"Be careful of going blind." Minato finally lifted the quilt and sat up.

"It's because you kept the light on that you couldn't sleep." Shisui helped Minato put on his coat, "Sir, I'm not stupid."

"I opened it when I heard you coming over." Minato muttered a few words to stop feeling sleepy, "If you don't have any sleeping pills, just give me a cup of hot milk."

Shisui snapped his fingers, and Yamashiro Aoba appeared.

Minato smiled, "I remember you don't know each other very well, but you seem to get along very happily."

"No, it's not pleasant at all." Yamashiro Aoba rolled his eyes behind his sunglasses.He is a senior of the Hokage Guards, a senior. However, according to the rules, if he wants to stand guard for the Hokage again, he has to be temporarily assigned to Shisui's command.He also had to borrow Kakashi's ANBU uniform, wear Kakashi's dog-faced mask, and he didn't even have time to get the equipment.

Shisui is also not satisfied with Aoba.On the way back to Konoha, Yamato was transferred at will. The subordinates commanding the superiors can be said to obey the authority when the matter is urgent, but they are so stupid that they can't even heat milk. "Sir Yamashiro, don't waste chakra, please use the stove and boil it."

"Only freshly squeezed milk needs to be boiled and sterilized. This is the kind that is sold in boxes in the Konoha cafeteria and can be drunk as soon as you pick it up." Yamashiro Aoba thought silently, I am happy to do anything for Minato Namikaze, including enduring a Neuropathy.

Shisui didn't care what Aoba said about him, he just hoped that the fourth generation could drink hot milk, "That also needs to be boiled."

"Sir, you want milk to help you sleep. Boil it and let it cool before you drink it." Aoba once misunderstood that the "deceased" Shunshen Shisui was no longer a member of the Uchiha family, but blood is blood, no matter what he is now Call him a bunny or a dead bunny, he'll still be an Uchiha if you hate him

Uchiha Shisui agreed with Yamashiro Aoba's idea, "Then next time, please prepare the milk before the adults ask for it."

"Who knows when he'll drink it."

"Genma can do it."

"He's not human okay, he's Konoha's humanoid calculator number two."

"It's type two."

Yamashiro Aoba wanted to have a fight with the real Sharingan, "Don't make excuses."

Shisui clearly gave Aoba a look of contempt, "You can't beat me."

"I'm an intelligence ninja, I keep a low profile." Aoba handed the warm milk cup to Minato, "Yondaime, drink milk."

Minato always felt that something was wrong, "Aoba, wouldn't it be good to add the word "cow"?

"Do you want to drink it or not?" Yamashiro Aoba put the milk into Minato's hand and went out the window with a whoosh. He would rather blow the cold wind outside with a group of juniors.

Minato scratched his face and leaned on the bedside to drink milk.He didn't know whether the hotness made him warmer or the warmth made him more relaxed.Anyway, Minato was sure that even if Itachi returned to the field, there would probably be no shortage of fun around him.Well, it will be more interesting when Yamato comes back.Yamato, he is still a little younger and needs more experience. Let’s comfort him first. The new captain of Hokage’s guard screwed up his first field mission from beginning to end. If he doesn’t comfort him, he may never recover from it. Woolen cloth.

"I'm feeling sleepy," Shisui couldn't help but urge him when he saw Minato taking a few sips and relaxing there.

"I hate it. I'm obviously feeling sleepy, but you asked me to wake up again." Minato threw a small blame, "Is there any new news from Yamato?"

Then our Hokage received the folder from Shisui.The folder has the same cover as the curtains in Naruto's bedroom at Namikaze House, with a bunch of green little frogs, so ugly and super cute.Inside, there was the bedtime reading that Shiranui Genma specially compiled for him, including gossip information from all over the world, such as whose aunt in the capital beat the mistress in the street, which ninja in the next door village failed the mission because he stepped on dog poop.And, of course, there are the latest photos of his son, all of which were recently produced by the forgotten and musty Yamato himself and are exceptionally beautiful.But, "I really want to ask Yamato."

"In addition to Anbu and Naruto, there are many genin who are working together. Yamato will not be able to come back for ten days and a half no matter what. Do you want to send someone to pick up Naruto?" Shisui doesn't think Yamato has anything worthy of attention, " Oh, Yamato said that Naruto helped dad prepare a birthday gift."

"Your brain cells are beating so fast." Minato reacted for several seconds and finally understood Shisui's logic. Only then did he remember that he was actually 40 years old.

"Don't worry, I'm going to pick up Naruto. I won't miss cutting the cake." Aoba couldn't stand hearing it anymore, "The Chief of Staff has decided not to let someone go on field duty."

Shisui recited silently, realizing his shame and then being brave, his expression unchanged, "Kakashi had already ordered the cake before he left. He said that Raikage was trivial and he would definitely be back on the 25th."

"" Minato raised his head and drank all the milk, "The more he says this, the more certain I am that Kakashi will be tortured miserably."

"Being mummified will not prevent him from coming back to attend your birthday party." Qingye put the cup away.

“There’s also a birthday party”

"You don't know that Genma probably wants to give you a surprise." Aoba heated up half a cup of water.

Shisui couldn't help but betray Genma, "Genma has been preparing since before you went to the border. We plan to celebrate a little more enthusiastically. Don't be frightened then."

"Shouldn't we have a meal together?" Minato frowned.

Aoba became serious, "Celebrating major anniversaries for parents is also an important experience for children. Guardian of Konoha orphans, just forget about a bowl of ramen in previous years. Don't refuse everyone's wishes when you are 40. Are you so embarrassed? I only accept gifts and don’t even show you a face.”

Shisui also advised, "You've been getting busier and busier these past few years, and you can't even name the many new chuunin and genin that have come up."

Minato hesitated, "But if it's not a private party, have you ever thought about whether the third generation should attend."

Shisui and Aoba also frowned at this time.As long as it is an official or semi-official celebration, it is impossible to avoid the Sandaime.Who and whom not to be invited to the fourth generation's birthday party is not a matter of timing, but politics.

But after the Yondaime returned to Konoha, he immediately sent ANBU to surround Sarutobi's house.The reason is that spying on the current whereabouts is suspected of evil intentions. The excuse that can be used to silence people is not the same as the real crime.Besides, Wei didn't force himself openly. Except for the Anbu who were involved, only a few people are now clearly aware that the third generation is under house arrest.The house arrest of the third generation was not the purpose. They just needed the third generation to wait for investigation for a few days so that Nara Shikaku Aburame Shimi could continue to investigate Uchiha Fugaku's affairs.I searched through most of Konoha without any clues a year ago, but now I am only missing three generations of people there who have not passed the sieve.

"It's rare for the third generation to be caught. Time is a bit tight. Let's forget it with Genma. Help me arrange more activities this year where I can meet everyone face to face. Oh, there are so many people there, so Fugaku's business is fine. Tell him, it's too troublesome to explain now." Minato turned over and rolled up the quilt, feeling uneasy in his heart.

He doesn't care about birthday parties, but he loses what he could have, just like writing down the lottery numbers but not buying them, and knowing the winning number the next day. If the third generation had made a mistake a few days later, or Lu Jiu had been a few days later. Report, he will definitely have one more lively, interesting and warm memory.Moreover, it was obvious that he was taking advantage of the third generation this time, but Minato still felt that he might have lost to the mature Sarutobi again.

Hiruzen a little.

"My heart feels so stuffed." Minato gritted his teeth.

"Are you feeling sick about your heart?" Shisui immediately put down the documents and ran over.

"I'm full."

"That's because I have an upset stomach." Aoba squatted beside the bed and tried to hold Minato's hand.

"No"

"Where is that"

"" Minato didn't even dare to answer the question.

"grown ups"

Our Hokage simply covered his head.Look, that's it, he is now being taken care of meticulously by his companions and subordinates, as if he is a piece of candy that cannot be knocked or touched, and can only be gently licked. Yes, among those who always have doubts about his injuries and health In the eyes of people, the spying on the actual controller of Konoha was the most powerful evidence.

On top of that, he himself was a little affected.In the past, when he encountered situations where he could work more or less for a while, he would usually work hard and work overtime.Now I am thinking first about whether I can delay or exploit others.Namikaze Minato was not afraid of death, but he promised that if he dared to get sick frequently again, he would definitely be the next Hokage locked up. "Ah, I still can't sleep."

And the other side

There are also people in Sarutobi Mansion who have no intention of sleeping.

Sarutobi Hiruzen walked under the white moonlight along the green dwarf hollies in the garden with his hands behind his back. He walked for half the night without meeting anyone.The courtyard on the east side is empty. The eldest son and daughter-in-law have gone to heaven.The courtyard on the west side is empty, and the younger son has actually not lived at home much since he graduated from tolerance school.The yard in front is empty, and the former secret guards are all people who can be called grandfathers. They have already married and established a family with children and grandchildren.The yard at the back has been full of people since the old housekeeper died, especially since Konohamaru is getting bigger and bigger.

Children are so annoying. Yesterday they were naughty and mischievous. Today they feel ashamed of peeing and mud. Yesterday they were bedridden and had to be chased by others to feed them. Today they can wash their own clothes, go to school, train on time and sleep well.It had been a long time since Konohamaru had begged his grandfather to tell him a bedtime story, let alone going to school hand in hand.Now the child is basically blown in like the wind and blown out like the wind.

"But this is fine." Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed. At least he would be alone from now on, and his little grandson could live a good life on his own.

After all, Namikaze Minato was quite tolerant of the children he watched grow up.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not regret what he had done to Namikaze Minato.He just didn't expect that little Minato, who was not optimistic back then, would be incredibly good. So good that even if Konoha was handed back to him now, he wouldn't be able to play with it anymore.It's a pity that the Fourth Hokage is only transitional after all, from the beginning, and this will not change no matter how well Minato does.

Because Namikaze Minato never met the requirements for being a Hokage candidate.

Let’s talk about character first.Although the child now looks tough, domineering, willful, suspicious, and unreasonable, and looks like a high-ranking person, this is after more than ten years of training.In the past, he was a docile donkey, docile, soft-hearted, upright, generous, capable of suffering losses, and prone to being hot-blooded and digging into people's hearts.The situation is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change. Namikaze Minato is a good boy, but good boys are easily deceived.

Second

Training ninjas starts from young children.Namikaze Minato is indeed smart, talented, and serious and hardworking.But there is no bloodstain limit. He is not from a ninja family or a samurai family. Just looking at that face, you can tell that his ancestors who are indifferent to the body and grain have not inherited any strong physique from him.He was able to be selected from the orphanage to attend the ninja school because too many people died in World War II.

Therefore, Namikaze Minato, who had relatively poor congenital conditions, was trained as a consumable from the beginning.Yes, consumables, insignificant but indispensable cannon fodder in war.From genin to chunin to jonin, all.Do the most dangerous tasks, do the hardest tasks, do the tasks that are really just a matter of chance.In a state of war, resources are scarce, and Konoha's seeds can't take care of it. Who would think about the future for a cannon fodder.As long as the ninjutsu is strong, the overstretched body can be put aside for now; the only thing to heal the injury is to return to the battlefield as soon as possible. Who knows what will happen in 20 years.

And his jounin mentor Jiraiya back then, Jiraiya just randomly picked Minato out of the list of new genin because the name looked pleasing to his eye.But after the internship period passed and he didn't return it, it turned out that someone finally helped him wash his clothes and brush his shoes.Of course, it was also related to the fact that among Jiraiya's genin disciples, only Minato died in just three months.

In short, Jiraiya didn't pay much attention to his subordinates and students who might die on the battlefield that day.

However, the result was that this genin who gritted his teeth and participated in most of the missions of the elite Jonin Jiraiya eventually transformed into the "golden flash" that everyone was in awe of and turned to with envy.

It was just too late.As a ninja, from childhood to adulthood, the entire growth and development stage was not taken care of properly. He has done almost all the taboo things and still has such strength until now. He is really lucky.

"Hey." Sarutobi Hiruzen took out the copper cigarette rod and walked out while smoking.He was used to standing at the gate smoking, but he forgot that today was different from the past.

"You're not allowed out the door."

Hiruzen looked at the black hands, black feet and white mask in the shadows, and sighed again.He was originally just suspicious and prepared to test it out early, but who would have thought that Minato Minato's reaction was so great that it seemed that he was really starting to suffer from physical problems.Okay, as a former Hokage, he understood what Minato was doing, but letting the second young master of the Sarutobi family guard his father at his door was a bad idea.

Asuma's palms were sweating. If his father dared to disobey the Hokage's order and go out, would he really dare to kill him?

Fortunately, Sarutobi Hiruzen only glanced at his youngest son silently, turned around, and closed the door, "Get married when it's time to get married. Don't make girls wait, otherwise you may not be the one to eat the cooked rice."

Asuma gritted his teeth.His deputy and current girlfriend Xiyang Hong was pinching his waist so hard that he couldn't scream.

Kakashi, who also wanted to call him, had no inhibitions and said, "Metka, you idiot!"

The border of the Kingdom of Fire in the direction of the Kingdom of Water.On the pocket-shaped cliff with a man's gate, the mouth of the pocket is the gate of the station.It's not too bright yet, but it's early morning.

"Who is that? Please treat Shizune-senpai well. Kakashi and I have some personal grudges to resolve." Kai nodded and accepted the scolding, grabbed the person and ran inside.

How else could Kakashi run with him?He received a small note from the messenger eagle early in the morning. After translating a large series of codes, it was actually just one sentence, "Uzumaki Naruto, the kid should have returned to Konoha, but he has not returned. I will wait for you to deal with it."Kakashi quickly brought Shizune to the station. He had to set aside time to educate Naruto.But when he saw Kai, look what Kai told him

"When I sent you the letter, Naruto was actually fine, Jiraiya-sama said."

"You are the person in charge of the station, idiot, idiot, idiot." Kakashi knew how to get to the basement of the station. He opened the door immediately and saw that the Konoha-style incandescent lamp had been broken into pieces, and he screamed with broken glass on his head and face. The person was pinned down by Jiraiya.Jiraiya's white hair was flying and he was sweating profusely. Naruto stared with blood-red eyes, struggling and roaring.

Kakashi rolled up his sleeves, opened his arms, pushed Jiraiya away, and quickly placed his eye-catching hand on Naruto's navel.The seal of the Four Symbols instantly burst into red light and twisted into a strange vortex, sucking blood, and Naruto gradually calmed down.

Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief and cut again to let more blood flow. Then he started to repair the seal diagram that he had memorized eight hundred times in his head.

Kakashi had been watching his teacher do this for over ten years, and now it was finally his turn.However, it is easier to watch chess than to play chess. I don’t know how long it took, but Kakashi, who was already a little dizzy, always felt that his workload today was much more than the teacher usually did.

Too much is not a little more

Konoha 62

from early morning to dusk

waves, rough