From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 22 Minato and Kushina
"It's amazing."

Uchiha Motoya stood on the high platform, looking at the two young men standing in the middle and chatting, and he had expressed this sentiment for who knows how many times.

Whether it was the two powerful unsealed ninjutsu mastered by Sawara Kiri, or the extraordinary combat wisdom displayed by Namikaze Minato under extreme conditions, they all made his heart tremble.

There is even some jealousy towards young people.

I'm only fifteen years old.
He was of common origin.

Among them, Minato Namikaze at least had the care of Jiraiya, the third-generation direct disciple, and had undergone systematic elite ninja training.

However, Sawara Kiri is truly innocent.

This background also shows that both the unprecedented extremely fast body-flying technique and the extremely powerful chakra ball were all developed by him.

Uchiha Motoya must understand what this means.

When he turned around and looked at his eldest son beside him, who looked fierce but actually had an empty head and was a little stupid, Uchiha Motoya felt more and more disappointed.

Sometimes, he didn't know whether he should let this kid inherit the position of patriarch.

Although his strength is barely passable, he doesn't have the brains.
Just as he was sighing in his heart, Uchiha Yuanya suddenly remembered something and asked:
"Fugaku."

"Yes, father."

"If I remember correctly, Mr. Sawara, you should have a very good relationship with a child in our clan, right?"

Uchiha Fugaku was stunned for a moment. He had memorized all the information very hard before coming here. He nodded and replied:

"Yes."

"Sawara-kun and Shimaji's daughter were classmates in the same class at Ninja School. Her name is Uchiha Yayoi."

Uchiha Yuanya's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "How is their relationship?"

"I heard it's pretty good." Fugaku seemed to understand and whispered, "Father, are you going to use her to get these two techniques out of Sawara Kiri?"

".?"

"Pig brain! Short-sighted!"

Uchiha Motoya was feeling somewhat relieved just now, but when he heard these words, he suddenly fell to the bottom.

He glared at his stupid son fiercely, and if the Konoha high-ranking officials weren't present nearby, he would have wanted to slap the idiot on the spot.

"Ninjutsu, just focus on that little ninjutsu!"

"Times have changed now. Do you think we Uchiha can still fight alone like we did during the Warring States period?"

"If we Uchiha want to rise, we need people! People with talent!"

"you"

Fugaku's shoulders trembled when he was scolded by his father, and he subconsciously pursed his lips and lowered his head.

Seeing his appearance, Uchiha Motoya felt deflated for a moment and no longer wanted to continue talking.

This idiot is really.
"okay."

"Don't worry about anything related to Sawara Kiri."

Uchiha Yuanya looked at the two people who were leaving with the medical team and said impatiently: "After the recent incident is resolved, you will go to the front-line staff headquarters."

"You are not needed in the tribe's affairs, but at least learn how to fight first."

"Yes."

A few hours later, Minato Namikaze came out of the gate of Konoha Hospital. Except for the great physical exhaustion and some dull pain in his ribs, the injuries in other parts of his body had almost healed.

Wu Jun's attack was very measured. Even the heaviest hit was on the chest and abdomen, causing no fatal damage, not even a fracture. The whole process was at the level of a "show match". Even at the most intense moment of the fight, he still had some strength to spare.

Minato had witnessed the miserable plight of those Iwagakure ninjas with his own eyes. If Kiri-kun really opened fire at full power, he didn't even know if he could last more than twenty seconds.

The reason for doing so, I think, is to show more of his talents in front of the higher-ups, and also to leave some face for him, the so-called 'genius'.

Being a ninja is not only about fighting and killing, but also about the ways of the world.

It's a pity.

In terms of physical damage alone, this injury is nothing.

However, the blow to the inner level is quite serious.

This kind of frustration of "controllable injuries" is not something you can just laugh off.

Because of this, since he started receiving treatment in the hospital, Minato Namikaze has been reviewing his battle with Kiri-kun. He even forgot to look at the road and just walked forward subconsciously.

Before I knew it, I had arrived at a secluded mountain neighborhood.

When I woke up, there were two figures in front of me.

"Minato-kun?"

One of the people standing at the door called out his name and jokingly asked, "Are you here to see your girlfriend again today?"

Namikaze Minato was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he reacted. He looked at the block in front of him that was completely covered by a super-large barrier, and smiled at the guard in front of him:

"Ah, yes!"

"How is Kushina doing lately?"

"That's not something we can know." The guard, Daimon-kun, waved his hand and motioned him to go inside. "Don't forget to sign the visitor record."

"Okay, I'm sorry to bother you."

Namikaze Minato smiled politely and stepped into the barrier.

As Uzumaki Kushina's boyfriend, he was one of the very few people in Konoha who could come and go in this neighborhood at will.

Ever since Kushina was sealed into the Nine-Tails at the age of twelve, she has been imprisoned here, practicing how to control the power of the Nine-Tails according to the requirements of the Sandaime-sama.

In fact, this is already a fairly tolerant approach.

The Leaf Village even set aside an entire city block for her alone as a practice ground, while also allowing a small number of people who were closest to her to visit occasionally.

In other villages, it would not be considered out of line even if the Jinchūriki were subjected to mental torture every day in order to train their inner endurance.

As for the psychological problems that the Jinchūriki encountered?

Compared to their powerful fighting ability, mental illness is just mental illness.

Of course, Konoha wasn't much better.

"boom--"

Not long after he came in, he suddenly felt the ground shake.

A cloud of dust rose from the forest training ground in the distance.

Apparently, that was Kushina practicing sealing techniques.

Namikaze Minato walked over quickly.

After a while, we saw Uzumaki Kushina, under the supervision of two ANBU captains wearing white cloaks, trying to wrap the chains formed by the diamond seal around herself. The tailed beast chakra, floating like bubbles, continuously overflowed from the seal and floated to the surface of her body.

The girl's long red hair rose up like a real red tail, and there were deep traces of a beard on her fair cheeks, and even the pupils in her eye sockets had turned into vertical pupils.

Just maintaining three tails while awake took all her strength.

"call!"

After nearly a quarter of an hour, Kushina finally took all the tailed beast chakra back into her body and let out a long breath.

Then, he immediately turned towards Minato, put one hand on his waist, waved his hands and shouted energetically:

"Hey! Minato!"

"You've been staring at me with a sticky gaze since a while ago, and you're standing so far away!"

Uzumaki Kushina said, jogging towards him excitedly.

The two ANBU behind her were about to follow, but Kushina immediately turned her head fiercely and shouted angrily:

"What? You've never been in a relationship before!"

"How dare you follow me!"

"Go away, all of you, stay away!"

The two Anbu looked at each other and did not follow, but just stood in the distance and watched.

Kushina then ran over to Minato with a smile, and complained with some dissatisfaction: "They are so annoying. They have to wait at the door to use the toilet, just like door gods!"

"Don't mind it, all Anbu guards are like this." Minato said helplessly, quietly lowering his voice, "The Third Generation is the same as you, he is also constipated."

“Puff—Kukuku!”

As if imagining that the old man of the Third Generation was constipated and there were ANBU outside eavesdropping, Kushina laughed out loud. But just when he was halfway through laughing, the girl suddenly punched him again:
“I’m not constipated.”

“I’ve been eating vegetables well recently!”

"Well!"

The punch hit his side abdomen so hard that he cried out in pain.

"Watergate?!"

Kushina paused and asked awkwardly: "Were you beaten up? Are you seriously injured?"

Namikaze Minato looked at him with resentment, pretending to be pitiful and said:
"Oh yeah, I just came out of Konoha Hospital."

"I was beaten up badly today. I had no power to fight back. My whole body is covered with wounds!"

"what?!"

Sparks suddenly flashed in Kushina's eyes, her fists clenched and cracked, she gritted her teeth, and said fiercely:
"Who dares to beat you?"

"Look, I'll beat you back!"

"A few days ago, I was able to control the Three-Tails. Today, I will let you experience the power of the Tailed Beast Ball."

"Etc., etc!"

Namikaze Minato immediately softened, hugged Kushina around the waist to stop her from going outside, and said quickly:
"Just kidding, just kidding!"

"It was actually a work-related injury during the promotion assessment."

"what?"

Kushina looked at him with obvious suspicion, "Didn't you get promoted to jonin last year? Why did you get promoted again?"

"This time I'm the one assessing others."

"And then he was beaten like this?" Kushina was good at complaining.

Minato-kun suddenly became a little depressed and sighed:

"Yes~"

"Do you remember, when we were in the Ninja School, there was a boy named Sawara Kiri in our class?"

Kushina thought about it and gave a rather iconic feature: "That guy who looks a bit stuffy!"

"Hahaha, that's called calm!"

"He has become extremely strong now. I'm afraid many veteran jonin can't beat him."

Namikaze Minato smiled and told Kushina the whole story of a series of events related to Sawara Kiri, just like telling a story, which also enriched her boring daily life.

"Wow, sounds like a super dangerous guy!" Kushina pursed her lips and gave this evaluation after hearing this.

Minato didn't say anything, but was quiet for a while. He sat on the hillside, looking at the street below, a little absent-minded.

Suddenly, he reflected: "Kushina, was I too arrogant before?"

"."

"Do not."

"You're just too stupid."

Minato Namikaze was stunned when he heard this and turned to look at Kushina beside him.

Kushina also sat on a rock on the hillside, hugging her white legs, and said nonchalantly:

"If the speed is not fast enough, then just run faster."

"If the power of the technique is not strong enough, then we can research for a better one."

"If you can't do these, then find a way to surpass him in other ways!"

"Grandma did say that." The girl turned her head with a smile, looked at her lover, and said cheerfully, "There has never been a perfect person in this world."

“All those who live in this world are just mediocre people who are constantly recognizing and making up for their own shortcomings.”

"Since there are things that are not done well, shouldn't we just correct them?"

Uzumaki Kushina said, looking at Namikaze Minato with sparkling eyes, and there was no doubt in her tone:
"If it was Minato, he would definitely be able to do it."

"If that doesn't work, I'll sneak out and help you beat him up!"

The girl looked menacing.

Namikaze Minato looked at her quietly, and suddenly for no reason he reached out and touched her soft red hair. He leaned forward, leaning against her, and whispered:

"Kushina."

"I will continue to work hard until the day comes when I can allow you to walk out of here with honor."

Hearing this, the seemingly crazy red-haired girl also quieted down. She leaned her forehead against his and hummed softly and somewhat embarrassedly, her cheeks flushed.

"I mean it."

(End of this chapter)