Minato looked at the endgame on the chessboard and said with a bitter smile: "My chess skills are not very good."
Sarutobi looked at him with a smile and asked, "Is there anything bothering you?"
"Um……"
Minato just responded calmly.
Sarutobi's eyes flickered, he was afraid that he couldn't do much to help him if he could make the other person feel annoyed.
"tell me the story."
"I want to marry Kushina."
Sarutobi pondered for a moment, and instantly figured out what was going on. Kushina's special status was probably not allowed by Orochimaru.
This was a big or small matter, but Orochimaru held on to it, which was nothing more than showing his dissatisfaction with Minato.
A former competitor.
But is it just an ordinary attempt to make things difficult, or is he going to fight Minato to the bitter end?
Sarutobi fell silent, his eyes silently staring at the chess pieces on the chessboard.
"Have you gone to see him?"
Knowing that he had asked a meaningless question, Sarutobi sighed silently.
"Is there anything you need me to do?" he asked.
"..."
There is really not much he can do. He has long been no longer in charge of the village. All the power now lies with Orochimaru.
Minato heard this and looked up at the old man in front of him. This was the former Sandaime Hokage. Why did he end up in this situation now?
He seemed to be invisible in the village. I never heard anything about him again. If I didn't take the initiative to visit him, I would never see him at all.
Saying that you want to help yourself is just out of guilt for yourself.
Minato's eyes showed disappointment and he shook his head slowly.
"Need not."
It is better to ask for others than to ask for yourself.
At this moment, Minato completely understood that no one could help him with this kind of thing, and he still had to do it himself.
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Kakashi was lying on the bed alone, looking at the ANBU uniform hanging on the wall opposite in trance.
The atonement Orochimaru said was that he would continue to deliver information to Shikaku and the others, but what kind of information he would pass on was determined by Orochimaru, which meant that he was using himself to mislead Shikaku and the others.
Kakashi didn't understand why Orochimaru didn't take action when he knew they were plotting a rebellion, but kept them alive.
Is it because it concerns Mr. Minato and a high-sounding reason is needed?
All our plans are known to the other side. Is there any chance of winning in this situation?
He glanced at the White Fang dagger placed on the table.
Father, what should I do...
"Kakashi!"
A voice suddenly sounded outside the window, and a human face appeared.
Kakashi knew who it was without having to guess. Apart from Gai, the only other person who would do this was Obito.
Kai is now practicing with Huomen all day long, and he hasn't been to their place to look for him in a long time.
"Kakashi, you are indeed at home."
Obito said outside.
"Come out and spar with me! I've learned a new trick!"
Kakashi was already feeling irritable, so he closed the window when he heard Obito's banging sound outside the window.
Bang bang bang——
Obito kept knocking on the window.
Kakashi was impatient and finally opened the door for him.
As soon as Obito entered the door, he couldn't help but said: "Kakashi, you are too lazy to lie down at home and sleep in such a nice weather!"
Kakashi ignored it and sat on the bed.
Obito said again: "Kakashi, come and compete with me. I will definitely be able to beat you this time."
Kakashi glanced at him and said, "You idiot is a hundred years too early to defeat me!"
He had heard such words too many times. Whether it was from Obito's mouth or Kai's mouth, Huomen had also conveyed similar meanings, but without exception, these three people were all defeated by him.
Obito said: "This time is different, this time I learned new moves!"
Kakashi said calmly: "No matter how powerful the move is, it depends on who uses it. No matter how powerful the ninjutsu is for you, it will still be the last step."
He had already learned Obito's Wood Style. It was probably because the user was Obito, but Kakashi didn't feel from him the power that this ninjutsu, the god of ninjas, should have.
It's just a little tricky at first sight, except for the special attack method.
Obito was going crazy: "You bastard! It's my mother-in-law's fault, do you want me to fight or not?"
Kakashi: "No fight."
Obito was unwilling and at his wits' end, so he couldn't just take action with Kakashi unreasonably.
He pulled up a chair next to him and sat down, looking at Kakashi just like that.
"Obito." Kakashi suddenly said.
"Um?"
"Do you think...Minato-sensei should be Hokage?"
"Ah?" Obito was stunned for a moment, surprised that the other party would suddenly ask him such a question.
He scratched his head: "What do you mean?"
Kakashi asked again: "What do you think of the current Hokage?"
Obito thought for a moment: "That's pretty good."
It was Orochimaru who found him, healed his arm, and taught him the secret technique of wood escape...
Obito still has great respect and gratitude for Orochimaru in his heart.
Moreover, Orochimaru also led the village to victory. Is there anything bad about such a Hokage?
Kakashi then asked: "If Minato-sensei had become the Fourth Hokage, would he be better than the current Hokage?"
Obito is a bit confused, how should these two compare...
One is a teacher and the other is a benefactor.
He thought for a long time and then said: "If I become Hokage, I will definitely be more powerful than all previous Hokages!"
Kakashi couldn't help but roll his eyes, feeling that asking Obito such a question was a complete waste of time.
Obito also asked: "Why do you suddenly ask such a question?"
"……nothing."
In the evening, Kakashi took the initiative to find Minato with a feeling of apprehension.
"Kakashi, what's the matter so late?"
"...I have something I want to tell you."
Minato looked at Kakashi outside the door thoughtfully. Since he joined the ANBU, the number of times he met as a student was much less. The last time they met was a dinner party initiated by Lin.
"come in."
Minato invited Kakashi into the living room and poured him a glass of water.
"What do you want to tell me?"
Kakashi sat on the sofa, gently stroking the water glass.
He said slowly: "I heard about you and Kushina-san."
Minato was startled for a moment, then chuckled carelessly: "Really? Who told you that?"
"Mr. Shikaku."
"..."
Minato pondered: "What else did he say to you?"
Kakashi also told the story about Shikaku entrusting him to be a spy for both Hokage and Mana.
Minato sighed: "Shikaku..."
Shikaku was planning to push him to a dead end.
Minato said: "Kakashi, you shouldn't get involved in this kind of thing."
Kakashi lowered his head: "So, is what Mr. Shikaku said true?"
"Do you really want to...replace Hokage..."
silence.
Minato did not answer his question immediately. If Kakashi had asked him this before today, he would have denied it outright.
Even now, he is extremely resistant to relying on some dishonorable means to get something.
But now it seems that being dishonorable is better than losing.
Minato felt confused, as if he had gone astray, moving against the current, struggling to advance or retreat.
"Kakashi...what do you think I should look like?"
If Minato said that he didn't want to do this, everything was Shikaku's arbitrary and self-righteous way.
This may be the best outcome for Kakashi, as it means that there is still room for relaxation between his teacher and the Hokage, and there will no longer be disputes.
Kakashi thought so.
But what if you think about it from Minato-sensei’s perspective?
What should Kushina do...
Think back to what Orochimaru said to himself this morning at the Orochimaru Research Institute.
It's not Minato-sensei who wants to fight, it's Shikaku-san who wants him to fight!
It was Orochimaru who was forcing him to fight!
Kakashi's throat rolled: "I think... you are more suitable to be Hokage than the current Yondaime."
"..."
Minato suddenly let out a chuckle: "Kakashi, thank you for your recognition."
Kakashi asked: "Minato-sensei, you have already made your decision, right?"
Minato said: "Many times, the path is not one you can choose."
Kakashi was silent for a long time, and then said, "But Minato-sensei, we have been exposed."
He now felt that he was doing something extremely risky, and he didn't know if what he said next would be known to Orochimaru again.
But if he didn't say anything, wouldn't Teacher Minato be kept in the dark all the time?