Naruto: Immortal Spirit

Time takes away the beauty, but it also soothes all the sadness. It always spares no effort to balance our lives, until everyone who has been ups and downs in the limited years turns into a numb lamb waiting to be finally slaughtered.

The day after returning to Konoha, Namikaze Minato found Kato Oo.Although he was a little embarrassed, there was nothing he could do.Sitting next to Kato O's small bamboo house, Namikaze Minato sipped tea. Although he was hesitant to speak, he slowly spoke.

"Xu, I originally wanted to do something important, but as you know, the war is tight now, and some things can only be postponed..."

"What's more important is that the interior of Konoha must not be chaotic..."

"I will definitely seek justice for what Nebe and Danzo did, but not now..."

"Xu, I feel sorry for you to wait a little longer..."

Kato Oo's small courtyard is already a little deserted. Kato Oo has just learned about Tsunade's running away. Although he doesn't know the specific reason yet, he also took away Shizune who occasionally came to clean.

Kato Ou, who was just carefully cleaning the yard with a tool, didn't react much when he heard Namikaze Minato's voice. He had never pinned such a thing on him. He would do what he wanted to do by himself. Just need a little more...

"Brother Minato, don't worry. For me, it's been so long since I've been here. It's good to be able to get away from the roots. I don't want to expect anything else. I just hope that I can learn more skills from Orochimaru-sensei..."

It seems that mentioning Orochimaru made Namikaze Minato frown slightly. Orochimaru did almost nothing on the Kirigakure battlefield, and even indirectly caused the whereabouts of a Byakugan of the Hyuga clan to be unknown. Now in Konoha, Orochimaru's situation is not very easy. .

"Xu, don't you want to go to the Cloud Ninja battlefield with me?"

After looking at Kato Ou slightly, Namikaze Minato pondered and asked Kato Ou tentatively.

"Teacher Orochimaru's recent reputation has been very poor. The Kirigakure battlefield should have been the weakest battlefield, but he has not made any achievements and even made major mistakes..."

Kato Ou put down his work and stood up. Although he was only fourteen or fifteen years old, he was almost as tall as Minato Namikaze. He just looked into Minato Namikaze's eyes calmly.

"But just like that, I have to go to the Kirigakure battlefield..."

"Because, his teacher..."

Namikaze Minato looked at Kato Oo's clear eyes, and a smile slowly appeared on his face. Kato Oo finally did not become cold-blooded and ruthless because of his experience at the root. People who know how to be grateful will never be bad.

It's not in vain that he thought about Kato Oo.

"very good……"

"As expected, I was right about Junior Brother Xu..."

Minato Namikaze stood up slowly and walked aimlessly in Kato Oo's small courtyard, but his eyes couldn't help but focus on the Sunny doll swaying gently under the eaves, as if he was thinking about something.

"I can let you go to Kirigakure, but you must also agree to a condition..."

"Can……"

"Oh? Junior Brother Xu, what are the conditions for not listening?"

"No, I am not necessarily a person who will do what I say, but I must do what I want to do."

"Hey... why are you kids so difficult to deal with each one..."

Namikaze Minato shook his head helplessly. One problem child, Kakashi, was enough for him, and now he was joined by Kato O and half Lin.

"Then I'll take it as your promise..."

"Now that you are a Jonin, take care of these children..."

"Ok?"

Kato Oo thought about various possibilities, but he didn't expect that Minato Namikaze would use such a method to retain him. He couldn't help but look up at Minato Namikaze with a smile on his face.

"Is this the so-called bond again?"

"Okay...I will try my best to protect their safety..."

"Xu, you are not a bodyguard, you are their teacher..."

"These children will respect you and trust you just like you respect Lord Orochimaru."

Minato Namikaze patted Kato Ou's shoulder gently, and looked into Kato Ou's blue eyes with some seriousness.

"You will become a good teacher who inherits the will of fire..."

Looking at Namikaze Minato's serious eyes, Kato Ou felt a little uncomfortable in his heart for some reason.He nodded silently, but just sighed softly.

"If... I could meet you first..."

"That would be a wonderful thing..."

Kato Oo, who slowly lowered his head, couldn't see his face clearly. Danzo would never let him go. He just raised his head slightly and took a sip of tea, and sat side by side with Minato Namikaze on the stairs of the small bamboo building.

Although the freshly brewed tea seemed slightly hot to the touch, the burning sensation running down his throat and into his heart was the kind of heat that only a few of him could feel.

The warm red sun shines on his face through the silence of the woods, making the face that has never received sunlight become blurred...

Inexplicably, for the first time, he felt like facing this light and accepting the shining of the light...

"Okay, I will try to be a jounin leader..."

Namikaze Minato left Kato Oo's bamboo house with some satisfaction. Kato Oo didn't know if he did the right thing, but he didn't have anyone to talk to, so he could only slowly focus on the eaves.

Even now, he is still a little uncomfortable. He has broken away from his roots, has a free life, and seems to have unlimited possibilities, but why is he even more silent?

……

The stream gurgled along the jungle, soaking the surrounding air. Although it was already late autumn, there was still not much cold. This was the biggest geographical advantage of the Fire Country compared to other countries.

At the Konoha training ground, Kato Odai appeared here as a leading Jonin.

But it was just a remote acting ground, and it was already countless times richer than the Sand Ninja that was filled with yellow sand, the Iwa Ninja and Kumo Ninja with towering rocks, and the Kirigakure in the Thousand Island Country.

And a fertile place will naturally have a larger population, which will always give birth to more geniuses.

The three people standing in front of Kato Ou seemed to be an outstanding group of people born in this land. They already seemed to have some awareness of blood and fire at a young age.

"Introduce yourself..."

"Hi! Teacher, teacher, my name is Umino Iruka. I am 9 years old. I like to eat ramen. I hate, um..., green peppers. My dream is to become a reliable ninja like Lord Minato."

"Teacher! I have heard of your reputation on the Iwa Ninja battlefield. I...I will definitely work hard!"

Iruka looked very excited. After a civilian ninja like him graduated from the ninja school, the most likely thing was to do some odd jobs, accumulate merit, and exchange for two ninjutsu.

Then he endured it and passed the best time for studying, and his achievements in this life came to an end. Now that he could meet a jounin as his teacher, he was already lucky enough among his friends at the same time.

"Maoyue Xiyan, 8 years old, good at swordsmanship, physical skills..."

The purple-haired Uzuki Xiyan carries a long knife behind her back. She looks quite heroic, but she doesn't speak much and is quite silent. She looks at Kato Ou with some respect and curiosity.

"Uchiha Itachi."

Uchiha Itachi spoke softly, but his eyes were only lightly placed on Kato Ou. If it weren't for Uchiha Fugaku's request, he would definitely not come here. He understood his identity, and was just a member of the Uchiha clan to Namikaze Minato. It’s just a card for people to tentatively show kindness.

It's just that the proud Uchiha will not allow mediocre people to ruin their reputation, so they allow themselves to appear here.

"Very good, I am Kato Oo, and I will be your leading jounin from now on."

Kato Ou nodded lightly. He didn't need them to take action. His perception could already roughly judge their strength. Except for Uchiha Itachi, Iruka and Uzuki Yugao were just newly graduated genin.

He looked at Uchiha Itachi with some surprise. The youngest child was the strongest among the three.

According to the information in hand, he was only over 6 years old and had already graduated when other children had just entered the ninja school. He even participated in the just-concluded war with the Iwa ninja with Uchiha Fugaku and had seen the blood of the enemy. No wonder It looks a bit more chilly.

"Perform the mission..."

"Gather here at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. The mission goal is to support the Kirigakure battlefield..."

Kato Ou didn't say anything more, turned around and prepared to leave, but he could clearly see their strength, but for some thorns, they always want to challenge authority.

"Jōnin Kato, I want to challenge you..."

"Do you know what you said?"

Kato Oo slowly turned around and just looked at this little guy who didn't know the heights and heights of the world quietly.

"There is no eternal strong man, and no eternal weak man. When a temporary weak man understands the gap between him and the temporary strong man, he can catch up with the temporary strong man as quickly as possible."

"It makes sense, then I wish you can surpass me, the temporary strong man, as soon as possible..."

Kato O just stood still, and Uchiha Itachi rushed forward with a tap of his feet.

"Children's tactics... Uchiha clan, I hope you can open your eyes as soon as possible..."

"Magic, here's the trick!"

With Kato Oo's current mental strength, he didn't even dare to use too powerful illusions on these children, but just adding some magical effects to the illusions brought Uchiha Itachi's offensive to an abrupt end.

The running body instantly fell to the ground and turned into smoke. The body suddenly fell from the big tree where the real body was, hitting the ground heavily, but it was still trapped in the illusion.

"Uchiha Itachi!"

Uzuki Xiyan's feet were just about to be rescued when Iruka took the lead and rushed over.

"Remember to send him home..."

Kato Ou glanced at Iruka lightly. This child was inexplicably similar to Obito. Namikaze Minato really chose a good subordinate for him.

With a tap of his feet, the figure disappeared from the training ground, leaving only Uzuki Yugao and Iruka anxiously patting Uchiha Itachi's cheeks, trying to wake him up from the genjutsu.

"That's so reckless... That's the man known as Blue Shura on the Iwa Ninja battlefield..."

"Oh?"

Uoyuki Xiyan had obviously never heard of this name, and looked at Iruka with a little doubt.

"The ninjas from the Iwa Ninja Battle just came back yesterday. Just wait and see. Teacher Ou's name will definitely be heard throughout Konoha in a few days."

Iruka was also very excited to have such a powerful teacher, and looked at Uzuki Xiyan with a bit of mystery.

"Hmph, boys are really annoying..."