The man standing at the top of the ninja world

Early in the morning, at Namikaze Minato's home.

After Minato Namikaze got up, he washed up first and then started making breakfast.

His parents were both Jonin of Konoha Village, and they all died on the battlefield during the Second Ninja War. Since then, he has been living alone.

After making breakfast, Namikaze Minato finished his breakfast quickly. After clearing the dishes, he sat at the dining table and made final confirmation of a decision he had already thought about.

A few minutes later, he stood up, with a firm look in his eyes, and there was no longer any hesitation in his heart.

He walked out of the house, checked the direction, and then took steps.

After a while, Namikaze Minato stopped in front of a house. This was Jiraiya's home. He had been a member of Jiraiya's team for three years. He had come here often during these three years, so he was very interested in this place. Already very familiar.

And this is also the destination of his trip.

"Dong dong dong." Minato Namikaze walked to the door, raised his hand, and knocked gently.

A few seconds later, Jiraiya's somewhat impatient voice came from the room.

"Who comes so early to disturb others' sleep?"

Namikaze Minato said loudly: "Jiraiya-sensei, it's me."

The room fell into silence. A few minutes later, the door was opened, and a sleepy Jiraiya appeared in front of Namikaze Minato.

"Ah..." Jiraiya yawned, looked at Namikaze Minato listlessly, and asked: "Minato, it's you. The Sandaime has given us a rare holiday this time. If you don't take a good rest, what's going on?" Why did you come to me so early?"

During the last mission, the information provided by the Third Hokage was greatly wrong. The enemy teams faced by Tsunade and Jiraiya were far stronger than expected. This responsibility must undoubtedly be borne by the Third Hokage.

In order to compensate the members of the two teams, except for Nagato, who was imprisoned, the remaining seven people received double their remuneration and were given a period of vacation so that they could take a good rest.

Namikaze Minato looked at Jiraiya and said seriously: "Jiraiya-sensei, I came to see you because I have something to tell you."

"That's right, then come in and talk." Jiraiya nodded, then turned and walked back into the house, followed by Minato Namikaze.

Jiraiya walked to the living room, sat down on the sofa, looked at Namikaze Minato, and said casually: "Minato, what do you want to tell me?"

Namikaze Minato stood in front of Jiraiya, took a deep breath, and his expression became extremely solemn. Then, he bowed deeply to Jiraiya and said loudly: "Jiraiya-sensei, I want to worship you as my teacher." Master, please accept me as your disciple."

"Worship me as your master?" When Jiraiya heard this, the trace of sleepiness that still remained suddenly disappeared. He looked at Minato Namikaze with surprise on his face and asked in disbelief: "Minato, did I hear you right? , you want to be my apprentice?"

"Yes."

Jiraiya blinked and asked with some confusion: "But, Minato, why do you suddenly want me to be your master?"

Namikaze Minato replied without thinking: "Jiraiya-sensei, because I want to become stronger than now, but if I practice alone, the speed of improving my strength is too slow. If I can become your apprentice, Then under your guidance, my strength will definitely improve by leaps and bounds."

After finishing speaking, he paused and spoke again: "Jiraiya-sensei, my dream is to become the Hokage of the village."

Namikaze Minato's voice became a little deeper, "But now, I am very far away from realizing my dream of becoming Hokage. No, to be precise, becoming Hokage is simply an unreachable thing for me. .”

"Because, my strength is too weak. It is impossible for such a weak me to become Hokage."

Konoha does not explicitly stipulate that only the strongest ninja in the entire Konoha village can become Hokage, but this is basically the acquiescence of all Konoha ninjas, because this has been the case for all generations of Hokages.

The first Hokage Senju Hashirama is invincible in the entire ninja world and is called the God of Ninjas by the world. Although the second Hokage Senju Tobirama is not as invincible as the first Hokage, he is the undisputed strongest ninja in Konoha Village. , and the third generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was also the strongest ninja in Konoha Village when he became Hokage.

The three Hokages are like this, so the ninja who can become Hokage must be the most powerful ninja in Konoha Village. This view is deeply rooted in the hearts of Konoha Village.

Jiraiya thought for a while and said: "Minato, are you a little too pessimistic? You are indeed not strong in the village now, but this is just because you are too young and your training time is too short. You know , even if you are a genius, you need enough time to practice to become a powerful ninja, and no ninja can become very powerful after only practicing for a short period of time."

"To be honest, your talent is actually very good. Even among all the ninjas I have seen, you are only a handful. You can have the strength of a Jonin level at such a young age. It is already very remarkable. I am in your position. When I was older, my strength was not as good as yours."

"So I don't think you need to be so pessimistic. I believe that when you grow up, you will become a powerful ninja. By then, you will have the opportunity to become Hokage."

"No." Namikaze Minato shook his head and said firmly: "Jiraiya-sensei, you are wrong. If you continue like this, it will be impossible for me to become Hokage even when I grow up."

"Teacher Jiraiya, the reason why I feel that the dream of becoming Hokage is out of reach for me is because among the ninjas of the same class, I am not the strongest person. Nagato, Konan, and Kushina are all stronger than me. I’m more powerful.”

"This was the case when I graduated from the ninja school. Now it has been three years since I graduated from the ninja school. During these three years, I have practiced hard, but this has not changed. I am still not them. Three opponents.”

"I know very well that if the status quo is not changed, I am afraid this will continue. I will never be able to surpass the three of them in strength, and if I cannot surpass the three of them in strength, then I will never be able to surpass them in strength." Maybe become Hokage.”

Namikaze Minato looked straight at Jiraiya and said, "Jiraiya-sensei, becoming your disciple and accepting your guidance is my only hope to surpass the three of them in strength."

"Therefore, I want to be your disciple. Please accept me as your disciple."