Naruto: Who made him a ninja?

"Huh?"

Uchiha Obito was stunned for a moment, then looked at Nagato with a puzzled expression.

"Isn't this good news? Then what's the bad news?"

"The bad news..."

Nagato glanced at Uchiha Obito before slowly saying,

"Uchiha Itachi is dead."

"Seriously, can't a person have a peaceful evening?"

"Alright, let's go. Lady Tsunade sent someone over, it must be important. You've been slacking off all afternoon."

In front of the Hokage Building, Yuugao pulled Shūzawa, who wore an unwilling expression, towards the inside.

The moonlight was hazy, and Shūzawa was already preparing to rest when he was disturbed by the Anbu, which really annoyed him.

But Yuugao's work ethic was clearly much better than his, and she pulled Shūzawa along as they quickly headed towards the Hokage Building.

Meanwhile, inside the Hokage Building, Jiraiya looked at Minato Namikaze in disbelief, before bursting into laughter.

"Minato! Hahahahaha! I never thought I'd finally be rid of you! Hahahahaha!"

Jiraiya laughed heartily while patting Minato Namikaze's shoulder, but as he laughed, his eyes began to turn red.

"Jiraiya-sensei."

Minato Namikaze also smiled, feeling a myriad of emotions.

He couldn't help but wonder what would have happened if Jiraiya-sensei had been there that night.

However, in the end, he didn't say those words. Times had changed, and now was not the time to dwell on the past.

"Alright, now is not the time to talk about these things. Let's start the meeting when Shūzawa arrives."

Tsunade glanced at the two of them and spoke up.

"Some emotions can be put aside, and some things need to be put on hold for now. Tomorrow, you two will go and see the old man together.

If there's anything, you can have a good chat then. I think that would be good for both of you."

Tsunade's meaning was clear: Minato Namikaze had just been resurrected, and there were probably many issues that needed to be discussed.

At the same time, they needed time to catch up, but the current priority was not there.

Who knew how long they would talk once they started? Tsunade didn't want to waste that time.

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

Minato Namikaze nodded, while Jiraiya on the side pursed his lips in dissatisfaction.

"Alright, alright, you're the Hokage, so naturally I'll listen to you. But why is that guy Shūzawa so slow? Hasn't he arrived yet?"

"Assistant Shūzawa probably has a lot of things to do, and probably hasn't finished his work yet."

Minato Namikaze smiled, taking the initiative to defend Shūzawa. Although he didn't really know Shūzawa, he had heard many legends about him along the way.

These legends really gave Minato Namikaze a big shock!

Shūzawa, a former member of Root, completed an incredibly difficult mission in Sunagakure as soon as he arrived in the Anbu.

He not only figured out Sunagakure's intentions, but also saved the current Fifth Kazekage, Yōkura, which laid the foundation for the relationship between Konoha and Sunagakure.

Afterward, he exposed the mysterious Uchiha who had harmed him and Kushina back then, clearing the Uchiha clan's name and letting him know who was behind it all those years ago.

Later on, Shūzawa even awakened Wood Release and defeated the Fourth Raikage.

He went to Kusagakure with Kakashi and rescued the descendants of the Uzumaki clan from the pursuit and interception of the Akatsuki and Iwagakure!

Even if he accidentally caused Kusagakure to fall, almost making Kusagakure a thing of the past, it also demonstrated his ability.

Afterward, he went to Iwagakure with Jiraiya-sensei, burned down the Tsuchikage Building to obtain Orochimaru's evidence, and captured the key to Obito controlling the Fourth Mizukage by attacking Kirigakure.

He even destroyed the Fourth Kazekage Rasa's final madness during the Chūnin Exams, and defeated the First Hokage and the leader of Akatsuki!

In his opinion, these things were unbelievable.

Even if he didn't know how strong the leader of Akatsuki was or how outrageous the First Hokage was, not to mention these, were the missions in Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure easy?

Were the Fourth Raikage and Ōnoki easy to deal with?

Shūzawa had achieved all of this at a young age, which undoubtedly demonstrated his strength and his legend!

"As expected, I died too early and couldn't witness the birth of such a legend."

Minato Namikaze couldn't help but mutter to himself, and he also heard Naruto mention that when Naruto was most desperate and almost no one in the village cared about him.

Only Shūzawa reached out and gave Naruto warmth, and was one of the most trusted and closest people in Naruto's memory.

Moreover, Shūzawa later taught Naruto a lot of things, whether it was persuading him not to prank or teaching him to respect the elderly.

Even if Naruto made some mistakes and almost sent the Third Hokage away with poisonous mushroom soup...

Doesn't this reflect Shūzawa's kindness to Naruto and his care?

How could Minato Namikaze not have a good impression of such a person?

He had secretly made up his mind that he must thank Shūzawa properly later!

"Everyone, sorry, I'm here."

Just as they were thinking, the door suddenly opened, and Shūzawa finally arrived late.

"Tch, you finally deigned to come?"

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, looked at Yuugao who came with Shūzawa, and said somewhat dissatisfied.

"Kid, you're finally here, let's start!"

Jiraiya saw Shūzawa and immediately changed his face in Minato Namikaze's surprised gaze. He put his arm around Shūzawa's shoulder and smiled.

"Don't listen to Tsunade, you're not late. It's just right for us to discuss it together."

"Haha, I also think I'm not late."

Shūzawa shrugged and smiled, but soon he looked at Jiraiya strangely.

"Jiraiya-sama, you're being so attentive for no reason, what's the matter?"

"Tch, you little brat."

Jiraiya rolled his eyes, then said seriously.

“Before the meeting, there's something I want to say. I want to handle the investigation of the Rain Country.

Hidezawa, you have to support me.”

Chapter 173: Taking the Blame is Also a Kind of Inheritance

Jiraiya wants to go to the Rain Country?

Hidezawa's expression became a little strange when he heard Jiraiya's words.

He didn't quite understand why Jiraiya was acting like he was 'eager to die'?

In Hidezawa's memory, this guy ran to the Rain Country and ended up with a tragic 'toad entering the sea'.

Indirectly, it also stimulated Nagato, who then ran to the sky above Konoha and acted like a crazy person, 'carrying a bag of rice up several floors'!

Although the situation is different now, why hasn't Jiraiya's restless heart for seeking death been extinguished at all?

“Rain Country, is it Nagato and Konan?”

Hidezawa tilted his head, looking at Jiraiya and asking suspiciously. Jiraiya didn't hide anything and nodded solemnly.

“That's right, they are all my disciples. Although the Rain Country's relationship with Konoha has improved, I secretly went to see them.

But also because we have become allies, I can't investigate in a high-profile manner, and Hanzo is unlikely to see me.

But this time, Minato tracked down Obito Uchiha to the Rain Country, which may indicate that they have a base there.

So, no matter what, I have to investigate. You are familiar with the people of the Rain Country, and I hope to get your support.”

Jiraiya spoke eloquently, and his attitude was very serious, showing that he had completely made up his mind.

This made Hidezawa a little dumbfounded, and at the same time, he couldn't help but sigh that Obito Uchiha was really a guy who did more harm than good.

The Rain Country is such a good place, how did he expose it?

Of course, discussing the behavioral logic of such a psychopath is really unnecessary. Hidezawa doesn't have the time to study such people.

However, it seems that it's not impossible for Jiraiya to go to the Rain Country.

“I can support you.”

Hidezawa tilted his head as he spoke to Jiraiya.

“But I'm very curious about one thing. How exactly do you view your disciples, or what do you plan to do when you see them?”

“Nagato? My senior brother?”

Minato looked at Jiraiya suspiciously. He knew almost nothing about the Akatsuki organization except for knowing about Obito and that the people in Akatsuki were very strong.

He knew a little about the name Nagato, who seemed to be his senior brother.

“Yes, it's him.”

Jiraiya nodded, revealing a wry smile.

“His situation... is more complicated. The reason why the Rain Country and Konoha have become allies is actually related to him.

In fact, Hanzo already wanted to surrender during the war because he knew that the Rain Country could not develop on its own.

But Danzo Shimura saw an opportunity in this. You know, he has always craved the Hokage position, so...”

Jiraiya bitterly recounted the events of that year, using the version that Hidezawa had provided to Nagato and the others.

In short, in one sentence, it's all Danzo's fault!

Moreover, the Rain Country is now an alliance, and in everyone's perception, the leader of the Rain Country is 'Hanzo'.

And Danzo Shimura has already been named a rogue ninja, and this guy is dead.

Then, naturally, it's 'Danzo's death is a good thing'!

Using the dead to take the blame is the best choice, especially since Danzo Shimura can't be cleaned up anyway, so there's no need to not use him.

“Danzo Shimura...”

Minato Namikaze felt his fists harden when he heard Jiraiya's words.

When he was Hokage, this guy repeatedly made things difficult for him, but because Danzo Shimura was considered a meritorious official of Konoha, he couldn't just take action as soon as he took office.

His idea was to slowly weaken Danzo and eventually send this guy home to retire completely.

But unfortunately, the Nine-Tails incident directly led to him and Kushina leaving together, and he had no chance to clean up Danzo.

“Moreover, Danzo Shimura left with the Akatsuki people when he defected.”

Hearing the conversation between the two, Hidezawa suddenly spoke from the side, and at the same time, he did not forget to turn his head to look at Tsunade.

“Right, Teacher? It's Orochimaru, right?”

Can you please stop calling me Teacher...

Tsunade felt a surge of displeasure in her heart when she heard Hidezawa's words. Is this 'rebellious disciple' calling her Teacher so smoothly now?

A month ago, on that small boat, did he treat her as a teacher?

However, Tsunade didn't want to reveal this matter, she took a deep breath and had to nod.

“That's right, the old man was also there that night, and he also saw Danzo Shimura leaving with Orochimaru.”

“Actually, there's something I've always suspected.”

Hidezawa smiled and continued to speak.

“Actually, I've always been thinking about something. Kushina-jōnin's identity, shouldn't her giving birth to Naruto be confidential?”

“That's right, only a very few people know about this, and we went to the production site under the arrangement of the Third Hokage.”

Minato Namikaze nodded, but in an instant, his expression changed. Not only him, but everyone else's expression was also very ugly at this moment.

They had considered this issue before, but Konoha at that time was really too difficult. Under the influence of internal and external troubles, many things could only be handled in a low-key manner.