Naruto: Immortal Spirit

Kato Ou didn't expect to see the Sandaime Hokage more times in one day than he had in the previous ten years combined.

The lights in the Sandaime's office were still bright, and the way Hiruzen Sarutobi was leaning on the sofa, smoking his pipe silently, reminded Kato Oo of the half hour he spent in the car after get off work.

"Kato boy, tell me, you should have something to explain to me..."

"I'm reporting to you, Hokage-sama, that something went wrong while practicing the family's secret technique..."

"The art of spiritual transformation... I really miss it..."

The Sandaime's eyes were shrouded in a cloud, and Kato Ou couldn't feel any emotional fluctuations in the Sandaime.

"Without the guidance of the elders, it is still too dangerous to practice such extremely difficult ninjutsu alone..."

"It seems that Orochimaru also saw this and asked you to learn some basic things from Minato..."

The Third Hokage's eyes suddenly moved, a slight smile appeared on his lips, and he looked towards the door.

"Minato, come in..."

Kato Oo's eyes followed Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze. Not unexpectedly, the jounin who came through the door was the blond-haired man he saw last time.

"See Hokage-sama!"

"Minato, you came just in time. I originally wanted to inform you tomorrow, but this brat seems unwilling to do so and made such a big noise..."

The Sandaime Hokage looked at Minato and smiled so much that he made a little joke.

Namikaze Minato smiled softly and his eyes fell on Kato Oo.

"Are you Kato Ou? Please give me more advice in the future..."

Kato Oo looked at the man with a gentle smile in front of him. For some reason, he suddenly thought of a woman.

A woman codenamed Ding Wu.

"My subordinate joins Minato Jounin!"

Although he didn't know what Danzo was planning, in any case, this was his first face-to-face contact with the target person. Kato Ou cheered up and bowed to Namikaze Minato respectfully.

"Kato-kun is a very polite person..."

The smiling Minato Namikaze made Kato Oo's mind come up with a word that had almost never appeared in the ninja world for so many years - 'honest person'.

Maybe the Sandaime would appreciate honest people, but Kato Ou knew that Danzo would never do anything meaningless, and this person was definitely not as simple as he seemed.

"Minato, Kato Oo will be left to you. After all, you can be considered brothers in the same sect..."

Kato Ou felt a slight movement in his heart after listening to the third generation's words. The third generation Hokage seemed to value his master very much, and was secretly very proud of the fact that he had trained a Sannin, otherwise he would not have mentioned it so many times.

"Junior Brother Xu, it feels like I suddenly have a younger brother..."

"Jiraiya-sama is my master. Orochimaru-sama and Jiraiya-sama come from the same sect and are brothers. From now on, you can call me Minato-sama..."

Minato seemed to be dazed and touched his hair, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

"Yes, Minato...senior brother..."

Children don't need to have ideas of their own. Before they grow up, they are like dolls and toys. Being at the mercy of others and complying with all the adults they cannot disobey is the secret to being a good baby.

"Okay, it's getting late. If Minato doesn't go back, I'm afraid Kushina will come and scratch my beard again..."

The Third Hokage's smiling appearance was a little more affable and less gloomy.

If the Third Hokage more than ten years ago was enough to bear the title of Shinobi, then Hiruzen Sarutobi, who is now slowly entering his twilight years, likes to see the most respectful brother and a family full of children. Scenes.

"Hokage-sama, then Minato has resigned..."

"Go, you brothers, have a good chat..."

"Yes, Hokage-sama..."

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The main city of Konoha is a circular area surrounded by a huge wall. The entire city has dozens of wide bluestone roads extending in all directions from the Hokage Building. Together with dozens of concentric avenues, Konoha is divided into countless fan-ring shapes. local.

At this moment, Kato Oo and Namikaze Minato were walking slowly on the north-south avenue.

The street lamps emitted a soft, warm yellow color, making the night hazy.

Kato Ou was still thinking about the task Danzo had given him, and looked at the man in front of him. It didn't seem that there was much difference.

"Junior Brother Xu, you seem to be very curious about me..."

Minato Namikaze turned his head, as if he wanted to touch Kato Oo's head gently, but suddenly felt that it was not that familiar, so he slowly retracted his hand, and just smiled and patted Kato Oo's shoulder.

This was the first time that he looked at Kato Oo. His blue pupils looked at him with a bit of curiosity. All the lights and starlight seemed to fall in Kato Oo's eyes.

I don't know why, but looking at Kato O's clear eyes, Minato lowered his guard a little.

The Third Hokage also talked to him about Kato Oo and told him that Kato Oo had stayed at the root for six years and was definitely not an ordinary child.

But when he thought that there was a teenage child mixed in among these complicated things, he was always a little unbearable, and he couldn't look at this innocent child with any hostile eyes.

"Brother Minato, I seemed to have seen you in Konoha's cemetery about a year ago..."

"Oh?" Minato frowned slightly, there was no information about Kato Oo in his memory.

"At that time, I used ninjutsu to change my appearance... You and Kushina-san, a silly-looking boy named Obito, and a girl named Lin, were together..."

"Yeah, it turns out that kid is Junior Brother Xu..."

Minato then remembered and looked at Kato Oo with a bit of inquiry in his eyes.

"At that time, at the root, I learned about Uncle Yuan's death, and with the help of Teacher Orochimaru, I sneaked out, but only for a short while..."

Kato Ou thought of the red-haired woman from back then, knowing that she couldn't hide her disguise, so she might as well bring it up on her own initiative to avoid laying hidden dangers for herself in the future.

"So that's it... at the root... it's really strict..."

Although he knew the basics of the matter, Minato avoided the topic. Even though he was a disciple of Jiraiya and a disciple of the third generation, talking about another elder in the village was still too much.

Looking at Kato Oo who looked a little lonely, Minato thought of Kato Oo's life experience, his eyes lit up and the corner of his mouth slightly raised a smile.

"Junior Brother Xu, it's getting late today. Go back and have a good rest. Remember to register your ninja number tomorrow morning and meet at the third training ground at noon..."

"Don't be late..."

"Yes, Brother Minato!"

Minato had a very good impression of Kato Oo, and he did not feel any coldness or ruthlessness of a ninja from Kato Oo.

"Maybe it's because he is still a child..."

Seeing Kato Ou put on his hood, the small figure slowly walked into the street and disappeared. Minato looked at the Hokage Rock in the distance, smiled softly and disappeared.