Naruto: Immortal Spirit

In Namikaze Minato's tent, Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato were sitting across from each other, seemingly discussing the next war.

But the sound suddenly disappeared, Jiraiya frowned slightly, and looked at Namikaze Minato with hints. The two of them fell silent, with a bit of solemnity in their eyes.

"Minato, something's not right..."

"Jiraiya-sensei, did you find anything?"

There was some thought in Namikaze Minato's eyes, and his perception was very keen, but he didn't find anything wrong.

"There is a faint feeling of being spied on..."

"Excellent sensory ninjutsu..."

Jiraiya's eyes narrowed slightly, and if he hadn't practiced celestial magic, he might not have been able to detect it.Thinking of this, he quickly formed a seal in his hand, the necromancy runes flashed by, and an old toad with green skin and purple hair appeared in front of him.

"Little Jiraiya, it's so late, what's wrong?"

"Lord Shima, it seems that someone is spying in secret, but the concealment method is very clever..."

"Understood……"

Toad Shima nodded, opened his mouth slightly, and slowly poked out his tongue. After feeling for a moment, the long tongue shot out like a fast lightning.

"found it!"

"really!"

Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato looked at each other, a chill flashed in their eyes, and the two quickly ran out, following Toad Shima's tongue, towards the direction of Kusanagi Village.

"Lord Minato! Lord Jiraiya!"

The chuunin patrolling the door didn't know what was going on, and was a little panicked for a moment.

"Don't make any noise about this matter. You can just continue patrolling..."

With a hasty reply, the figures of the two and the frog suddenly disappeared.

"Has it been discovered?"

Kato Oo looked through the Soul Fire Insect and saw the green-skinned and purple-haired toad. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. He could feel that there seemed to be a special energy in the toad. It seemed that Orochimaru had once told him His magical chakra.

"Immortal Chakra..."

"Strange energy..."

Feeling that the figures of the two and one frog were getting closer, Kato Oo's body suddenly began to become transparent and gradually disappeared into the void without any trace.

A moment later, Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato appeared next to the tree where Kato Oo was standing just now. Toad Shima slowly retracted his long tongue, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes.

"The source is right here...but I can't feel it..."

"Did you run away..."

"It's really sharp..."

Namikaze Minato searched for traces nearby, his brows furrowed deeply, and his eyes also held a bit of solemnity.

If Jiraiya hadn't happened to be here today, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to sense such a method at all. He might have been an enemy rather than a friend in such a way to deceive others...

He looked at the other side of the Country of Grass. Hidden in the mountains were the Iwa Ninja troops.

"They shouldn't be Iwa Ninja and Kumo Ninja. If they were, they wouldn't be in a stalemate here..."

"In terms of perception ability, apart from the Hyuga family's Byakugan, the Uzumaki clan's Kagura Inner Eye has such a range. It's just that I have seen Mito-sama's Kagura Inner Eye, and it feels different..."

Jiraiya kept analyzing, but in the end it was just a flash in the pan, with too little information and no analysis results.

"However, you have to be careful next time..."

Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya looked at each other, both with a hint of gloom in their hearts.

……

"Teacher Xu can actually kill the Fourth Mizukage!"

"The Fourth Mizukage! The Fourth Mizukage!"

Since returning from Kirigakure, Iruka seems to have been quiet for a while, probably understanding that his talents are limited.

So he put all his efforts into the practice of basic ninjutsu. Under the intentional or unintentional guidance of Uchiha Itachi, the fire release ninjutsu also gained some power.

It's just that these days, since the news of the Fourth Mizukage's death at the hands of Kato Oo spread throughout the ninja world, he can't help himself after all.

In the past, his idol was Namikaze Minato, but now he has gradually been replaced by Kato O. This situation is not uncommon among Konoha's genin.

After all, the reputation of Shadow of a Village is too shocking to the world!

"I heard it, I heard it..."

"It's hard for you, I have to say it every day..."

Uzuki Xi rolled her eyes at Iruka, but she couldn't help but put a smile on her face. After all, he was their teacher, and now he was famous as a ninja, so she couldn't help but feel a little proud in her heart.

"I go first……"

Itachi Uchiha still had an expressionless look on his face. Every time he came here, he just stood quietly for three to two minutes without saying anything, and then left in a hurry.

Close to the jungle outside the Konoha camp, many genin often seize every moment here to improve their strength. After the baptism of war, everyone understands that the stronger the strength, the more likely they are to survive the war.

The three of them also have an almost exclusive space. I wonder if it is because of Kato Ou, but some genin looked at them with a bit of envy in their eyes.

"There seems to be no big news coming from the Kirigakure battlefield recently. I wonder if Mr. Xu will come to the Iwa Ninja battlefield..."

"Teacher Xu is so strong...if he comes and kills Onoki, is it possible..."

"Becoming the Fourth Hokage?"

Iruka ignored Uchiha Itachi. After spending so many days together, they already understood Uchiha Itachi's character, but they still spoke to Uzuki Xiyan in an excited tone.

Just his words made Uchiha Itachi pause in his steps, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

For a moment, he stopped hesitating and hurried away, his steps seeming to be a little faster.

He left the jungle and headed straight for Uchiha Fugaku's camp.

"Father..."

Uchiha Fugaku and a group of Uchiha tribesmen seemed to be discussing something. When he saw Uchiha Itachi coming, a smile appeared on his face without any trace.

Although Uchiha Itachi is still young, he is very satisfied with his eldest son. Not to mention his strength, except for Uchiha Shisui in the clan who can steadily become stronger, no one of his age can match his genius.

Besides, Shisui is a few years older than Itachi. When Itachi reaches Shisui's age, he will definitely not be weak to him.

Although he was not good at words, he knew that Itachi was actually a very kind child.

"Well..., Itachi, just listen on the side..."

The surrounding Uchiha clan members also showed smiles. They were also very satisfied with the eldest son of the Fugaku clan leader. He was not only a genius but also very sensible. For a big family, such a successor was needed.

Suppressing his inner thoughts, he listened to the clan members talking about the war with the Iwa Ninja, which was inevitably mixed with a bit of the Uchiha family's expectations, making Uchiha Itachi hesitate to speak many times.

Uchiha Fugaku seemed to see Itachi's thoughts and ended the discussion. After everyone left, he couldn't help but look at Uchiha Itachi.

"Father..."

"Teacher Kato Ou, what do you think?"

"Oh? A young talent with great strength. Even if he doesn't make a sound, he has become a blockbuster. He is the pillar of Konoha..."

After pondering for a moment, Uchiha Fugaku's voice came faintly into Uchiha Itachi's ears, as if he was thinking about the reason for Uchiha Itachi's question.

At first it was just a move to build a good relationship with Minato, but he didn't expect it to yield unexpected results. Thinking that the Uchiha family might be more likely to be integrated into Konoha in his hands, his eyes couldn't help but look a little brighter. Very pleased.

"Does Father really think so?"

Uchiha Itachi's eyes flashed even brighter.

"I remember my father once vaguely mentioned that Namikaze Minato-sama is too close to the Third Generation, and the future of the Uchiha family is unknown..."

"Then, if Kato Ou-sensei becomes the fourth generation..."

"Bang!!!"

Uchiha Fugaku's expression suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but slap it with a palm, breaking the desk into countless pieces. His eyes were filled with disbelief and anger as he stared at Uchiha Itachi.

"Who else have you told this?!"

"Speak truthfully quickly!"

"No..., only my father said..."

"Um……"

He let out a deep breath, put down his thoughts slightly, and looked at Uchiha Itachi, his eyes flashing.

This child is still too young, but his thinking is too complicated. It is inevitable that he will be misled by others and go astray...

After all, he was his son, so he explained with a calm voice and a little more patience.

"Although Kato Ou has gained a great reputation, he is ultimately a member of Orochimaru's family and is disliked by the Third Generation. Minato Namikaze attracted this person presumably to ease Orochimaru's tribe after he lost power.

But although this person is famous in the ninja world today, his background is too shallow, and no one will support his rise to power..."

"Besides, he is from the root and is inextricably linked to Danzo. Who knows what role he plays in it?"

"But he won't be too close to the Sandaime as his father said..."

"Hmph, what do you know? For a person with such a complicated background, even if he becomes famous, everyone respects him on the surface, but in fact no family cares about him. Why does he get the position?

What's more, the Sandaime won't just watch..."

I don't know what he thought of, but Uchiha Fugaku's eyes flashed and his brows wrinkled slightly.

"Itachi, where did you get such an idea?"

"But what words are there outside?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi also frowned slightly.

"What some genin said casually should be just a joke..."

"Is it……"

Uchiha Fugaku thought for a moment and narrowed his eyes slightly. Now he seemed to be somewhat sure that although this person was born from the roots, he should not be Danzo.

This method of flattery is exactly the same as a few years ago...