Chapter 178: Jiraiya is rejected

"Enter."

Not long after knocking, Minato's voice was heard from inside. Jiraiya walked in slightly excitedly and found Minato buried in a pile of documents.

Hearing the door open, Shuimen didn't even raise his head:

"If you have anything to say, please wait a moment until I finish processing the documents."

In response, Jiraiya could only open his mouth, then silently sat down in a chair opposite the Hokage.

I don't know how much time passed, when Jiraiya was almost impatient, Minato finally twisted his stiff neck and raised his head. When he saw it was Jiraiya, he felt a little embarrassed:

"Teacher, why is it you? You should have spoken earlier."

"It's okay, it's okay. I saw you were busy, so I didn't bother you."

Jiraiya waved his hand quickly, then looked at his disciple and found that his eyes were full of bloodshot and fatigue filled his whole body. He couldn't help but sigh:

"Minato, you should also pay more attention to rest. Don't exhaust yourself just after becoming Hokage."

Minato could only smile bitterly. His teacher was away all year round, so how could he know how tight the economy of Konoha was at the moment? After all, although the four major ninja villages were defeated, the anger of the daimyo had not been completely dispelled.

In order to make Konoha remember the consequences of offending the daimyo, the daimyo of the Land of Fire has intentionally or unintentionally assigned many noble tasks to other ninja villages, which has directly led to a great impact on the income of Konoha ninjas.

In addition, the daimyo also suspended financial support to Konoha. For a time, the entire Konoha became a little depressed. After all, the ninjas had no money, so they would naturally reduce their consumption.

Seeing that they couldn't make much money in Konoha, the merchant caravans outside the village naturally reduced their visits to Konoha.

But in such a large village, even without a war, there are too many things that need to be solved and holes that need to be filled with money.

Because of these things, Minato would find his own hair that had fallen out due to worry on his pillow every morning.

Realizing his disciple's difficulties, Jiraiya didn't know how to comfort him for a moment. After all, he had not been in Konoha for a long time, so he didn't know much about the situation in Konoha, and didn't quite understand the difficulties of his disciple.

Minato stood up and twisted the joystick. He did it for a long time, and both his neck and waist were extremely stiff.

"Teacher, you came back to the village to see me. Is there something wrong?"

Seeing Minato asking, Jiraiya didn't think any more and directly told Minato about Gamamaru's prophecy.

After listening to Jiraiya's story, Minato Namikaze frowned:

"Teacher, what is the basis for these words?"

Although he also had a summoning contract with Myoboku Mountain and was familiar with those toads, he did not trust the so-called Toad Sage as much as Jiraiya did.

For Minato, Myoboku Mountain was just a place where he could enhance his strength, and among those toads, only a few were his recognized partners.

It would not be impossible for him to believe in the prophecy of a toad without hesitation in the past, but now he is the Kage of Konoha, and every decision he makes affects the future direction of Konoha.

So when faced with the prophecy brought by Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze did not believe it at first, but wanted to learn more information from Jiraiya.

"this..."

Unexpectedly, his disciples did not believe and execute his words immediately, but instead did not quite trust their teacher.

Seeing Jiraiya's expression, Namikaze Minato understood that this was another of the so-called prophecies of the old toad. It was not enough that a child of prophecy appeared before, and now he was talking about a bloody war that would sweep the entire ninja world?

"I'm sorry, teacher. Although I really want to help you, it is really difficult to do what you said in the current Konoha."

Before Jiraiya could react to being rejected, Minato Namikaze continued:

"Teacher, Konoha is in a difficult situation right now. If you are free, could you please come back and help me?"

"But Minato, that war will cause chaos in the entire ninja world, and the civilians in the ninja world will be affected by the disaster. Then..."

"teacher!"

Before he finished speaking, Minato Namikaze frowned and looked at Jiraiya, his voice a little louder:

"Teacher, if I don't think of a solution now, it will be difficult for the villagers of Konoha to continue to make a living. Moreover, let alone telling other ninja villages, even if we tell the Daimyo, he won't believe us."

As if he felt that his tone was not very good, Namikaze Minato calmed down and took a sip of water:

"The predictions of the Toad Immortal have no basis at all. Besides, he is just a toad that has lived a little longer. Why should his so-called predictions be true? Teacher, have you really found the child of prophecy?"

Facing his disciple's doubts, Jiraiya was a little angry:

"How can you say that about the Toad Immortal? He is..."

"Yes, he has lived for thousands of years, but since he can dream about those things, why doesn't he go find them himself, but ask you to come? Teacher, do you still regard Konoha as your home?"

"The Toad Sage will predict more about the Bloody War and the future of the ninja world, so we can't move around easily."

Zilai also quickly explained.

"Nonsense!"

Namikaze Minato sneered. He now realized that his teacher had been completely brainwashed by that toad. He would not listen to anyone except that toad.

A feeling of fatigue came over him. Minato Namikaze sat on the chair and rubbed his brows, then picked up a document:

"Teacher, if there is nothing else, I will continue to be busy. Remember to close the door when you leave."

His tone was filled with disappointment in Jiraiya.

Knowing that his disciples no longer believed in him, Jiraiya sighed with some sadness. However, when he thought that the ninja world still needed to be saved, Jiraiya regained his spirits. Since no one was willing to help him, he had to find a way himself.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Minato Namikaze raised his bloodshot eyes again and looked at the empty office except for himself. He rubbed his aching brows again.

He originally thought that his teacher would be able to help him, but unexpectedly, he just brought back the Toad's prophecy and even wanted to involve the entire Konoha.

Humph, Konoha is not Toad's subordinate.

Jiraiya, walking on the street, did not notice the increasingly depressed Konoha at all. Instead, he felt a little angry. His own disciples and his own teachers did not understand him. Sooner or later, the ninja world would be destroyed in their hands!

But soon, he thought of several disciples from the Tea Kingdom. They have been working hard for ordinary people. If he finds them and explains the reasons to them, they will definitely stand with him.

Maybe, they can bring Lu Lin with them as well, right?

Jiraiya regained his usual smile, turned around, walked towards the gate of Konoha, and soon left Konoha.

When Minato Namikaze learned that Jiraiya had left, he didn't say anything, but just frowned and continued to deal with the documents.