Chapter 52 You have the appearance of a Hokage

After Chiba left, Namikaze Minato stood there for a long time.

Minato Namikaze thought a lot, but his mind was in a mess and he just couldn't understand Chiyu.

"Watergate."

Jiraiya appeared in front of Minato Namikaze. He heard everything that happened between Minato Namikaze and Chiba.

Namikaze Minato asked in confusion: "Teacher Jiraiya, am I wrong? But I don't think I am wrong. Those are our companions. I hope my companions can live, and I have never been merciful to my enemies."

Jiraiya put his hand on Minato Namikaze's shoulder and counseled him, "Minato, you are not wrong, and Chiba is not wrong either, but this is war, and there will always be sacrifices in war, and there is no way to have the best of both worlds.

Chiba and Orochimaru are very similar. Both of them are very rational. They will make plans based on the most favorable situation at the moment and will not act on their emotions. As long as the benefits outweigh the losses, they will not take the losses seriously.

You and I are a lot like each other. You are unwilling to abandon your companions until the last moment and hope that your companions can live well.

But... this is the battlefield. You have been here for so long, Minato, you should get used to it. There is no war without sacrifice. We can only temporarily hide our emotions and act rationally.

We are all for Konoha, but Minato, you don't need to doubt yourself, you are better than Chiba, and the excellence I am talking about is not excellence in strength."

Namikaze Minato looked up at Jiraiya, not understanding what Jiraiya meant by saying that he was better than Chiba.

Jiraiya smiled and said: "Minato, you have inherited the will of fire, which is a selfless spirit. You care about Konoha and regard all the people in Konoha as your companions. You want to protect the compatriots in the village and think that everyone in the village is a family.

And the child Chiba, like Orochimaru, has an indifferent temperament, behaves somewhat extreme, and always keeps to himself, unable to get along with anyone.

People like Chiba can be used as the 'general' in shogi, but people like you are more suitable to be the 'dama' who leads the 'general' in shogi.

In other words, you have the qualifications to become Hokage."

Minato Namikaze was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Jiraiya to say that he had the qualifications to become Hokage.

Namikaze Minato said a little embarrassedly: "Teacher Jiraiya, I'm still far from it."

Jiraiya laughed heartily a few times: "Of course you are still a long way from it now, so you have to work harder and strive to become a 'Dama' who can command 'Generals'."

Jiraiya suddenly put his head close to Minato Namikaze and whispered, "Don't you want to pursue speed? I will apply for a ninjutsu from the old man for you, and let you learn one of the ninjutsu from the Konoha Treasure Sealed Book.

It is a space-time ninjutsu created by the Second Hokage, called the Flying Thunder God Technique. Once you learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, you will be the fastest man in the ninja world!"

Namikaze Minato was deeply moved: "Teacher Jiraiya..."

Jiraiya patted Minato Namikaze's shoulder vigorously and said with a smile: "I am your master. Okay, go and have a good rest. We still have a tough battle tomorrow night. If we want to reduce the sacrifice, we have to work harder to help our companions relieve the pressure."

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The next day.

Currently all the ninjas in the Land of Hot Springs have gathered together.

There are less than a hundred ninjas in total.

There were originally about 150 Konoha ninjas sent to the Land of Hot Springs, but some of them were sacrificed in the battle with the Cloud Ninjas.

Orochimaru's snake eyes scanned the people in front of him.

When ordinary people face Orochimaru, they can't help but feel nervous and scared because of his gloomy temperament.

But these people in front of me didn't have that.

These ninjas were all in high spirits and looked at Orochimaru excitedly.

They have suffered repeated defeats these days, and they feel very frustrated.

Now that Orochimaru has arrived, and two of the Three Ninjas are in charge here, and are preparing to counterattack the Cloud Ninjas, he can finally vent out the frustration in his heart.

How could this not be exciting?

Orochimaru said, "Now, line up according to the ninjutsu that each of you is good at."

The ninjas began to separate into teams.

The most ninjas use Fire Release Ninjutsu.

The ninjas skilled in earth and water ninjutsu are next in number, with about the same number.

Then there are the ninjas who are good at lightning-style ninjutsu.

Finally, there are the fewest ninjas who are proficient in wind-style ninjutsu.

There are 5 illusion ninjas and only 3 perception ninjas.

Orochimaru announced: "I think you should know that we will launch a surprise attack on the Hidden Cloud Village tonight. This action will directly determine whether all our subsequent actions in the Land of Hot Springs will go smoothly.

All of you are very important in this operation. I will assign tasks to you next. After the operation begins, strictly carry out the tasks I assign to you.

First, before the surprise attack begins, the perception ninja will sense the current situation in Yuyin Village.

Afterwards, Jiraiya and I will be the first to enter the Yugakure Village and destroy the places with the largest number of people.

After the Cloud Ninjas' attention was attracted by us, the ninjas who were good at using Earth-style Ninjutsu took immediate action and used Earth-style Ninjutsu to divide the battlefield and prevent a large number of Cloud Ninjas and Hot Spring Ninjas from gathering together.

After the battlefield was divided, the Earth-style ninjas and Water-style ninjas cooperated with each other to create mudslides to hinder each other's movements.

Then came the Fire Style Ninja, who separated into a small team and cooperated with the Wind Style Ninja to create flame winds in various places in Yugakure Village.

The remaining Fire Style Ninjas advanced head-on, using Fire Style Ninjutsu to bomb from a distance to attract firepower.

The Lightning Release Ninja will provide support and immediately offer assistance to whichever side is in a disadvantageous position.

The illusion ninja follows the lightning ninja to provide support.

The purpose of this operation is not to occupy Yugyukakure Village, but to eliminate the stronghold of the Cloud Ninja in Yugyukakure Village. As long as we drive the Cloud Ninja out of Yugyukakure Village, our goal will be achieved.

Each of you will select a team leader, and each team leader will receive a toad from Jiraiya. During the operation, Jiraiya's toad will inform the team leader of the latest mission, and the team leader will tell the ninjas in the team about the mission status.

Start preparing now. You will have one hour to prepare. "

The ninjas began to discuss who would be the team leader.

Orochimaru walked up to Chiba and said, "Chiba, you are very mobile and I am confident in your ability. Act alone and find their commander to assassinate him!"

Qianyu agreed seriously: "Yes, Mr. Orochimaru!"

At this time Jiraiya said: "Minato's mobility and strength are also very strong. Let's add Minato to the task of assassinating the commander of the Cloud Ninja."

Orochimaru glanced at Minato Namikaze and said to Jiraiya: "This is your disciple, you can arrange it yourself."

Jiraiya asked Minato Namikaze: "Minato, are you confident that you can complete this mission?"

Namikaze Minato looked at Chiba and said firmly: "I have confidence!"