From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 127 Minato Namikaze and Killer Bee's Fateful Encounter!
The following day, Minato Namikaze was summoned to the Hokage's office.

It turned out to be the daimyo of the Land of Fire who had directly assigned him to carry out an A-level secret mission.

Although he found it strange, Minato Namikaze did not doubt it, because it was true that the daimyo of various countries would directly request a famous ninja to carry out a secret mission by name. Although the missions were generally difficult, the rewards were also quite generous, and this occasionally happened in the ninja world.

Being recognized by the daimyo is entirely beneficial to ninjas and their villages.

On the one hand, the higher the degree of recognition and trust of the daimyo, the more missions the ninja village will receive in the future.

On the other hand, ninjas recognized by the daimyo would have their reputation spread and become highly sought after by employers.

"Minato, this is great news."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, sporting dark circles under his eyes, patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "You don't lack strength right now, what you lack is reputation and an opportunity to prove yourself. Now that you have a mission entrusted by the daimyo, it's the perfect opportunity to fill that last gap in your strength!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that Minato Namikaze was planning to run for Hokage, which is why he said that.

When it comes to choosing the next Hokage, he actually prefers Minato Namikaze over Orochimaru.

The reason is quite simple: Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that Orochimaru, given his personality, could easily lead Konoha into destruction if he were to seize power. In contrast, Minato Namikaze, with his more moderate political stance, was a better fit for Konoha at that time.

"Understood, Lord Hiruzen."

Minato Namikaze smiled and nodded, his blond hair radiating a warm and gentle aura, much like the sun.

"I don't worry about your work."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, he had considerable confidence in Minato Namikaze's strength: "However, the location of this mission is a little special, so you should be careful."

Having been reminded, Minato Namikaze finally focused his attention on the mission scroll, but after just one glance, he couldn't help but frown: "Land of Hot Springs? I remember that country is overseas, right? Why is the Daimyo suddenly interested in it?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe, took a puff, and said, "Keep reading."

Minato Namikaze continued reading, his brows quickly furrowing into a deep frown: "The X cult that suddenly appeared has even infiltrated the Land of Fire. No wonder it has attracted the attention of the Daimyo."

The mission intelligence mentioned that the suddenly appearing X cult organization was carrying out cruel blood sacrifices on a large scale in the Land of Fire, especially targeting nobles. This caused a great deal of panic among the nobles, and the daimyo ordered an investigation into the source, which was found in the Land of Hot Water.

So, the previous scene happened.

"I understand, Lord Hiruzen."

Minato Namikaze secretly took note, carefully tucked the scroll into his pocket, and then said, "Time is of the essence, please forgive my rudeness!"

As he spoke, he vanished from the spot in an instant.

"The Flying Thunder God Technique!"

As he watched Minato Namikaze disappear, a hint of envy flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes: "After all these years, my teacher's ninjutsu finally has a successor."

Minato Namikaze's team was quickly assembled.

He served as the team leader, and the team members were: Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Rin Nohara.

After packing his belongings and backpack, Minato Namikaze hurriedly bid farewell to Kushina and, with his three disciples, rushed towards the Land of Hot Springs.

"Kakashi, Obito, what are you looking at?" Nohara Rin couldn't help but ask when she saw the two of them turning around so often.

"Uh, I was wondering if Brother Zongyue would come to see me off." Obito Uchiha looked dejected, his head hanging low. "I told him beforehand that I was going on an A-rank mission, but Brother Zongyue still didn't come. Ugh, so annoying!"

Kakashi, standing to the side, coldly added, "Maybe he finds you annoying, so he doesn't want to see you."

"would not!"

Obito, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, said angrily, "I have a very good relationship with Brother Zongyue, Kakashi, stop trying to sow discord between us!"

Kakashi pursed his lips, no longer arguing with him, but a hint of loneliness appeared in his eyes.

Actually, ever since his last psychotherapy session ended, he had really wanted to see Uchiha Muneki again, as he had many questions he wanted to ask him.

Unfortunately, it seems I'll have to wait until I get back to ask.

"Lord Zongyue, they have already set off~"

At this moment, within the Uchiha clan's territory, White Zetsu slowly emerged and truthfully reported everything that had just happened.

"Okay, I understand." Uchiha Sogetsu sat on the tatami mat, his clothes slung across his shoulder, and nodded somewhat lazily.

"Should I follow them, Lord Munetsuki?"

As Bai Jue spoke, he made a throat-slitting gesture: "Take advantage of their mutual exhaustion, and then...snap them clean!"

"There's no need for that. Minato Namikaze can't die, at least not now."

Uchiha Muneki shook his head and said, "But even with the abilities of the AB brothers, they can't do anything to Namikaze Minato, so we need to 'add fuel to the fire'."

Bai Jue blinked, looking bewildered. "I don't quite understand~"

"Heh, you don't need to understand."

Uchiha Muneki raised his hand, tore off a few pages from the parchment notebook and threw them over: "Take these pages and use them when the time is right to make things a little more difficult for Namikaze Minato."

The page he tore from Lemano's notebook contained the Mizukage's ninjutsu.

With the Kumogakure brothers and the Mizukage's ninjutsu, Minato Namikaze probably won't have it so easy.

White Zetsu's eyes darted around, and a sinister smile immediately appeared on his face: "Oh, I see. I understand what you mean. Hehehe, I'll 'make good use' of them!"

Then, the white Zetsu slowly merged into the ground and disappeared.

In the wind and snow, Minato Namikaze and the three others moved forward at high speed.

After several days of frantic travel, they finally arrived at the border of Konoha and planned to take a boat to the Land of Hot Springs.

Let's take a day off for now.

Looking at the three exhausted-looking people, Minato Namikaze felt a little sorry for them. If the time allotted by the daimyo hadn't been so tight, he wouldn't have wanted to travel like this.

"Haha. Long live the Emperor! Finally, I can rest!"

Exhausted, Obito collapsed onto the ground, looking utterly hopeless: "So this is what an A-rank mission is like? It's inhuman!"

"Instead of complaining, you should focus on recovering your strength." Kakashi was clearly in much better shape, but he had also expended a lot of energy. However, he remained vigilant and lowered his voice, saying, "Don't forget, we're now outside Konoha's territory. Unlike before, we could easily run into people from other ninja villages!"

"Kakashi is right, everyone should be careful."

Minato Namikaze, not forgetting to give a lecture, said in a deep voice, "Carrying out missions outside Konoha is extremely dangerous. We not only have to face the mission itself, but also be constantly vigilant against sneak attacks from ninjas from other countries!"

"Uh, Minato-sensei, wait a minute."

Obito's expression suddenly stiffened, and he cautiously extended his hand, pointing behind the group: "The foreign ninja you mentioned... is it that guy?"

"!!!"

Kakashi and Minato Namikaze's pupils twitched slightly as they looked in the direction he was pointing.

Then they saw a dark-skinned man wearing black sunglasses, muttering something to himself, completely unaware of their presence, walking towards them step by step.

"People from Kumogakure?"

Minato Namikaze frowned, secretly on guard, and spoke directly: "That ninja from Kumogakure, please tell me why you suddenly appeared on the border of Konoha?"

"what?"

The man looked up blankly, and when he saw him clearly, he scratched his head: "Uh, no way, you were discovered so quickly?"

"Oh no, this is troublesome. My brother told me to be careful."

The man scratched his head in annoyance, then flashed a bright smile: "Um, can you just pretend you didn't notice me?"

Minato Namikaze realized that the other party's intentions were not pure: "Grab him!"

Almost the instant he spoke, a specially made kunai shot out like a sharp sword.

Swish!
The kunai pierced the air, but was instead cleaved down by the blade's light.

The man sighed, gripped his knife, and shook his head, saying, "What a pity. Killer Bee didn't want to fight in the first place, but you forced me to!"

(End of this chapter)