"Anyway, you don't have to worry about your personal safety. You have done great service and you are a hero of Konoha. The village will not let a hero shed blood and tears."
Tsunade picked up the tea cup in her hand and made a gesture indicating that she could get out if nothing happened.
Um, just tell me this, can't you come up with something practical? Uchiha Chen thought quite helplessly. Not to mention other things, you can give me a dozen of the forbidden arts in terms of sealing techniques.
However, Uchiha Chen did not say these words in the end.
"Well, if there's nothing else to do, I'll leave first, teacher." Uchiha Chen said this weakly, turned around and walked towards the door.
"Hey, wait a minute."
Uchiha Tatsumi was stunned. Did Tsunade finally realize her conscience and want to give me a reward? He looked at Tsunade expectantly.
"Um, have you met three orphans in the Land of Rain?" Tsunade ignored Uchiha Tatsumi's burning eyes.
"Yes, we met Naoki and the others in the cave when we were recovering from our injuries." Uchiha Tatsu was a little disappointed.
"We also met them, and they asked us about you." Tsunade continued with some annoyance, "Later, Jiraiya took pity on them and decided to stay and take care of them for a while."
Uchiha Chen nodded. This was something he expected. It seemed that Master Madara chose Jiraiya, a good old man, as the teacher of the three little ones.
What fate!
"By the way, why are you telling me this?"
"... Well, before Jiraiya left, he was worried about his little apprentice Namikaze Minato, so I asked... you to take care of him more." Tsunade said with a shy smile.
"...Okay." Uchiha Tatsu's mouth twitched a little. Jiraiya should have asked Tsunade to take care of him, but this eldest sister found it troublesome and left it to him.
Today's teachers are really more irresponsible than the other. Who would have thought that Orochimaru among the three ninjas would be the most dedicated teacher of the year.
However, Minato was still really unlucky at this time. In a word, the teammate died, and the teacher ran away with the apprentice from another country.
Could it be worse than this? Only Kakashi can surpass him in the competition.
Uchiha Tatsumi had a headache as he pushed open the tent. What should I tell Minato
Minato, don't be sad, Jiraiya left you because he found his destiny child, and he will come back to see you in three years.
As soon as these words were spoken, Minato might have gone dark and embarked on the path of revenge against Konoha.
Of course, at this time, Jiraiya may not have realized that the price he paid was also very painful.
From the way Tsunade mentioned him just now, it was obvious that she had some affection for him. After all, they have been performing tasks together every day for two years, and they have a life-and-death relationship. In addition, Jiraiya has shown more and more responsibility, so it is not particularly strange for twenty-year-old Tsunade to be attracted to Jiraiya.
But just when the feelings were about to escalate, Jiraiya decided to stay in the Land of Rain. And this stay lasted three years. The originally hazy feelings can only slowly dissipate with time and different places.
Coupled with the subsequent death of Naoki and the sneaking in of Kato Dan, Tsunade, who was in the midst of her youth, fell in love from then on. When Jiraiya came back full of joy, he found that his childhood sweetheart had run away with someone else. This is really a sad story.
And the source of all this is because of a prophecy made by the Toad Immortal. Therefore, superstition is not allowed.
Uchiha Tatsumi walked out of the noisy camp while thinking about how to tell Minato.
The air and sounds suddenly changed at this time. The temperature even dropped by almost one degree, and the surroundings were filled with moisture and the smell of fresh green. Despite the rain, a variety of wild birds sang happily. This made Uchiha Tatsumi feel better.
After passing through a forest of metasequoia and oak trees, he immediately saw Minato sitting alone on a tree.
When Uchiha Tatsu came to his side, he immediately sat down and watched Minato practicing the changes in the properties of wind attribute chakra.
"You're here, Tatsu." Minato raised his head, but did not find Mikoto or anyone else.
"Yes, let me see you." Uchiha Tatsumi patted Minato on the shoulder.
"When will we return to Konoha?" Minato asked.
"It's coming soon, in the next few days. However, we have to escort various supplies here, and there are middle genin there, so Sunagakure is likely to carry out a sneak attack. So, Tsunade-sensei and the others are also having a headache now about the route. "Uchiha Chen said with some gloating.
The most important thing for Konoha at the moment is to preserve its own supplies instead of continuing to fight the enemy, so it must avoid a large-scale battle with the Sand Ninja as much as possible.
Fortunately, if the Suna Ninja wanted to conduct a sneak attack on their way back to Konoha, they would have to conduct a long-distance attack, and the number of ninjas sent could not be too many.
But this was all Uchiha Tatsumi's guess. But just like that, the two of them still analyzed the major events in the village in a serious manner. They seemed to be transformed into the masters who pointed the country, while the higher-ups in the village were just useless idiots.
If the Third Hokage were around, he would probably get furious and curse, "You go ahead!"
"Well, if I had been stronger back then, my two teammates might not have died." Minato stared at the ground and finally mentioned this matter.
Uchiha Tatsu noticed a hint of sadness in his voice. It seemed that the death of his teammates made Minato blame himself very much.
"Minato," Uchiha Tatsu emphasized, "no one can do this. The so-called war... must be accompanied by death, injuries and pain on both sides.
But in fact, no one can accept that the death of a close partner may be just a self-righteous belief that... they will all be fine, right? "
Minato fell silent, obviously thinking about his words. "Then what was the purpose of this war, with so many people dying?"
Minato hugged his knees feeling helpless.
He was only a ten-year-old child, but too many people had died here, and their pain made Minato grow. Ignorant children can only grow up after knowing pain. Therefore, Minato finally learned to use his own eyes to think about the world.
However, in the endless propaganda, Konoha is the righteous party, to protect the village and companions, and to achieve true peace. But the reality gap made Minato a little confused.
As far as he knew, the Fire Nation was the country that initiated the war. In other words, Konoha is the invader.
At the same time, too many innocent lives were massacred in the Land of Rain. Likewise, his companions also died here. This process brings endless pain, and it is two-way, both for the enemy and for yourself.
So, Minato began to wonder, do we really represent justice
What would be the point of war if it were not for peace
... ... ... ... ... (To be continued)