The man standing at the top of the ninja world

Before Jiraiya could answer, Namikaze Minato suddenly shook his head vigorously.

"No." Namikaze Minato slowly lowered his head and said, "If it were just Kushina and Konan, it would be okay. I still have the possibility to surpass them in strength, but with Nagato still here, I think, even if I really Even if someone can become your disciple Jiraiya-sensei, I’m afraid it’s impossible to surpass Nagato in strength.”

"Because Nagato is so strong that he doesn't even look like a person of the same age as me."

A look of reminiscence appeared on Namikaze Minato's face, "Jiraiya-sensei, I still remember when I first met Nagato in the ninja school. At that time, he had not yet refined chakra to become a ninja, he was just an ordinary person. And I have been attending ninja school for half a year."

"However, it only took Nagato half a year to go from an ordinary person to being stronger than me and defeated me in a battle."

"After losing to Nagato, I practiced harder in order to defeat Nagato, but until I graduated from the ninja school, I still could not defeat Nagato."

"After graduation, we all took part in the Chunin Examination. However, in the third final of the Chunin Examination, I was only in the top eight, while Nagato defeated Yozuki Ai from Kumogakure Village and became the final champion. ."

"At that time, I found that the gap between me and Nagato was wider than I thought, but I still maintained my confidence. I felt that as long as I kept practicing hard, I would be able to catch up with Nagato in strength."

Having said this, Namikaze Minato paused for a moment, and then spoke again: "The last time I performed a mission, when I knew I was going to perform a mission with Nagato, the first reaction in my heart was to be happy, because after practicing hard, I already have the strength of a jounin, and I feel that with my strength as a jounin, I should have caught up with Nagato and have the same strength as him."

"At that time, I made up my mind that I must perform more brilliantly than Nagato in this mission."

"But the reality is completely different from what I imagined."

A wry smile appeared on Namikaze Minato's face, and he said: "The opponent I fought with at that time was a Jonin. I tried my best, but I still couldn't defeat him. I was just able to be evenly matched with him. "

"And what makes me unbelievable is that Nagato could instantly kill such an evenly matched opponent like me. Later, Nagato even single-handedly killed the Kage-level ninja named Toudou."

"It wasn't until this moment that I realized that after my hard training, when I thought my strength had caught up with Nagato's, the strength gap between me and Nagato not only did not narrow, but became even bigger. It got to the point where I felt hopeless.”

"It can even be said that I am no longer qualified to be his opponent."

"Teacher Jiraiya, since I was little, many people have said that I am a genius, and I have always thought that I am a genius. However, in front of Nagato, my so-called genius name seems so weak. Nagato He is the real genius, and I am just an ordinary person."

"I think I may never be able to catch up with Nagato in strength."

After saying that, Namikaze Minato's expression had become extremely sad.

Jiraiya looked at the disappointed Minato Namikaze, and his face changed slightly. He and Minato Namikaze had been in the same team for three years, how could they not have feelings? Seeing Minato Namikaze like this, he felt a little heavy. .

"Minato." He called out Minato Namikaze's name, wanting to comfort Minato Namikaze, but he didn't know what to say.

Jiraiya now wanted to say to Namikaze Minato, "Minato, there is no need for you to be disappointed because you can't compare to Nagato. It's normal to not be able to compare to Nagato."

He knows better than Namikaze Minato how outstanding Nagato's talent is. Nagato has the Rinnegan, which is the eye possessed by the Sage of Six Paths in mythology. It is the first of the three major ninjutsus in the ninja world, surpassing the Sharingan and Byakugan. .

Jiraiya learned about the abilities of the Rinnegan from the Third Hokage. In his opinion, every ability of the Rinnegan was so powerful that it exceeded the scope of normal ninjutsu.

It is completely normal that Namikaze Minato's talent cannot match that of Nagato. Even if we look at the entire ninja world, it is impossible for any ninja to match Nagato's talent.

Jiraiya even felt that even the founder of Konoha Village, the invincible first generation Hokage Senju Hashirama, who was called the God of Ninja by the world, might be inferior to Nagato in terms of talent.

But Jiraiya couldn't say such words to Namikaze Minato.

Namikaze Minato could say so much to him, obviously he regarded him as a supporter. If even he now said that Namikaze Minato was not as good as Nagato, it would definitely cause a greater blow to Namikaze Minato. He really couldn't help it. He couldn't bear to say such cruel words to Namikaze Minato.

And Jiraiya knew very well that Namikaze Minato's dream of becoming Hokage was basically impossible to realize.

He knew that the Third Hokage and three advisors agreed that Nagato was the best candidate to become the next Hokage, and the possibility that Namikaze Minato could defeat Nagato and become Hokage was extremely slim.

This is a bit cruel for Namikaze Minato, but it is a fact.

Jiraiya sincerely feels that Namikaze Minato's talent is very good. In his opinion, with Namikaze Minato's talent, it will not be a problem to become a Kage-level ninja in the future, and it is even possible to become more powerful than him.

However, Nagato's talent far exceeded Namikaze Minato. The Third Hokage and three advisors had high hopes for Nagato, believing that Nagato could become an invincible ninja like the first Hokage. Jiraiya himself believed as much as the four of them. Nagato can become as invincible as the first Hokage.

In front of such an invincible strong man, what can a mere shadow-level ninja mean? I'm afraid he can easily defeat him.

The person who can become Hokage does not necessarily have to be the strongest ninja in Konoha Village, but the strength gap between Hokage and Konoha's strongest must not be too big. After all, their identities are ninjas. For ninjas, Only strength is the most important thing.

With such a huge gap in strength between Namikaze Minato and Nagato, how could Namikaze Minato become Hokage? Not to mention that the Third Hokage and the three advisors wanted Nagato to become Hokage, even if he was a ninja from the Leaf Village. And the people, it is impossible to choose Namikaze Minato to be Hokage among Namikaze Minato and Nagato.

Before Jiraiya could figure out how to comfort Minato Namikaze, the latter's expression had already changed.

Namikaze Minato looked at Jiraiya, the original gloomy look on his face had disappeared, his eyes were shining with light, and he said firmly: "But, despite this, I still don't want to give up, I want to improve in terms of strength. Surpass Nagato and realize your dream of becoming Hokage."

"Hokage is the leader of Konoha Village. If you want to become Hokage, you will definitely face many difficulties. I have already realized this in my heart, so no matter how huge the difficulties are, I will I will never give up.”

"I must realize my dream and become the Hokage of Konoha."