บท 36: The Competition
"I'm glad to accompany you." Satoru said with a smile.
*Knock Knock*
Suddenly, a knock was heard at the door.
Jiraiya and Minato exchanged glances.
It was already late at night, so who could it be?
Only Satoru showed a hint of understanding on his face.
Suddenly, a deafening roar came from inside the house.
"Minato! Don't cause trouble for me at home, let me have a good rest!"
As Satoru witnessed this, a trace of surprise appeared in his eyes, while Minato's face became stiff.
Jiraiya shook his head slightly, with a helpless smile on his lips. "Seems like Kushina's anger is as bad as usual."
His words indicated that he seemed accustomed to the volatile nature of this fiery woman.
Minato, with a slight apology on his face, turned around and said to everyone, "Sorry, everyone, I'll go see who's knocking on the door first."
He walked towards the door.
As the door slowly opened, a familiar figure appeared.
"Kakashi?"
Kakashi stood outside the door, wearing a bitter smile behind his mask. "Minato-sensei, sorry to disturb you at this hour."
"Kakashi, it's late at night, is there something urgent?" Minato asked with concern.
Kakashi looked past Minato and immediately locked his gaze on Satoru sitting at the dining table.
He spoke slowly, with a hint of calmness in his voice. "Minato-sensei, my initial task was to guard the Amegakure envoy, but I didn't expect him to come to you. This..."
When Minato heard this, he immediately understood the meaning behind his words.
At this moment, Satoru stood up, wearing an innocent expression, and said with a smile, "Oh my, this is really strange. Why did you accidentally encounter the next generation Hokage's room?"
A faint black line appeared on Kakashi's forehead, clearly helpless in the face of this joke.
Minato saw this and quickly tried to smooth things over for Satoru. "Kakashi, Satoru was just joking with me, it's not a big deal."
Although Kakashi nodded to show his understanding, he still had some concerns. "Of course, I'm relieved that you're here, Sensei, but..."
"I said it's okay."
Jiraiya stood up at this moment, walked towards Kakashi, patted his head, looked around, and proudly said, "We're all here. If anything happens, Konoha doesn't need to exist anymore."
That made sense.
Kakashi was momentarily stunned, freeing himself from Jiraiya's "claws." and straightening his hair.
His eyes swept across the room, finally stopping at Satoru, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
(Who is this man? He can actually make Minato-sensei, who will become the Fourth Hokage, and Jiraiya-sama, one of the three Sannin, speak to him like this.)
Kakashi couldn't suppress the serious feeling in his heart.
Seeing this, Satoru stretched out his hands and jokingly said, "Seems like this person is very cautious."
Upon hearing his words, Minato seemed to be thinking about something, and a slight regret appeared in his eyes.
He looked at him with a slightly apologetic tone in his voice. "Kakashi..."
Kakashi looked at Satoru with indifference. "I hope you try your best not to cause trouble in Konoha."
"Does our previous agreement still count?" Satoru suddenly turned and looked at Minato with bright eyes.
Minato was slightly surprised, doubt appearing on his face.
He clearly remembered that Kakashi just mentioned that the Amegakure envoy should maintain a low profile in Konoha. Besides Kakashi, there must be ANBU secretly monitoring Satoru. If there were any conflicts with them at this moment, it would undoubtedly lead to serious consequences.
"What agreement?" Kakashi looked confused and puzzled.
"Since you don't want to fulfill it, then I'll do my part as the senior brother." Satoru casually replied.
"Senior brother?" Kakashi's eyes wandered around the room, a hint of doubt in his heart.
"What a pity." Satoru sighed.
Regarding Minato, he was also very interested in the man who would become the Fourth Hokage, and during his journey to the Kingdom of Roran, Satoru felt certain that there was a connection between the man in front of him.
At this moment, Jiraiya suddenly had an idea and clapped his hands. "Since both of you have regrets like that, how about Sensei giving you a test?"
"What kind of test?" Satoru and Minato spoke almost simultaneously, with a hint of excitement in their eyes.
They looked at each other and smiled, knowing in their hearts that this could be a great opportunity to satisfy each other's desires without causing trouble in the village.
"Sensei!?" Kakashi was truly surprised.
What was the situation?
This person is actually Jiraiya's disciple?
Doesn't that mean...
Is he his uncle?
At this moment, Jiraiya turned to Satoru with a smile on his face. "If I remember correctly, your Blue's speed is extraordinary, isn't it?"
Satoru nodded.
Since the beginning of Blue's training, Jiraiya had personally guided him, so he knew his abilities very well.
Satoru was well aware of this.
"Coincidentally, Minato's Hiraishin no Jutsu is also a famous speed ninjutsu."
Jiraiya continued, with a hopeful smile on his face. "Why don't you compete to see who's faster?"
After saying that, he looked at both of them with hope, waiting for their answer.
Satoru and Minato looked at each other and seemed to have reached a silent understanding.
Satoru waved his hand freely, with a confident smile on his lips. "I don't care."
His attitude seemed relaxed and calm, not too concerned about the competition.
Minato pondered for a moment, weighing the pros and cons.
Finally, he nodded earnestly and said firmly, "Okay."
Kakashi looked at them with cold eyes, his gaze sweeping over Satoru, with a slight disgust in his eyes.
Whoever this person is, dare to compete with Minato-sensei in terms of speed?
Doesn't he know that Minato-sensei is famous as the Yellow Flash from the Third Ninja World War?
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