Minato was stunned, subconsciously thinking that he heard wrongly, but when he saw Lei Luo looking at him seriously, he realized and couldn't help but lower his voice carefully and asked:
"Teacher, what happened?"
Lei Luo asked this question inexplicably. Minato thought about it, but he couldn't figure out the meaning. All the speculations in his mind were concentrated on something, something...
A crisis that he doesn't know yet is coming.
Minato, who trusted his teacher, obviously didn't think that Lei Luo would harm him. As we all know, if the jinchūriki is stripped of its tail beast, there is only one way to die. So what factors could cause Lei Luo to ask this question?
There is only... crisis.
"With the countercurrent, you won't die even without the tailed beast, but your strength may be reduced." In order to lighten the atmosphere, Lei Luo randomly picked up a piece of barbecue and put it in his mouth, chewing it, and said vaguely:
"In the future, it may be ten years or twenty years, for a greater benefit and goal, I may bring the nine tailed beasts together to create a weapon to enhance the strength of our Fire Country.
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"To deal with... some very difficult enemies."
This is said because Lei Luo happened to think of the Otsutsuki Momo clan. If there were more Otsutsuki clan members behind them and had evil intentions towards the ninja world, then it would make sense to create the Ten-Tails.
Although he is confident that he can destroy everything in more than ten years, no matter what Lei Luo thinks, he feels that he is still far from the level of interfering with the operation of the planet, let alone the step of existence X.
Therefore, release Kaguya, the Otsutsuki rebel, and obtain knowledge, intelligence, and information from the opponent. If there is a chance, draw Kaguya into the local camp of the ninja world to fight against the subsequent invaders of the Otsutsuki clan...
This is not, completely impossible.
As long as he is strong enough, he can "tame" Kaguya.
As for now, let’s not talk about Kaguya’s information. It’s too troublesome to explain. Anyway, the Ten-Tails is equal to Kaguya. If we get to that point in the future and absorb Kaguya, we will get a powerful weapon.
In this way, it is not considered as fooling Minato.
"Teacher, you gave me the three tails." Minato closed his eyes and thought. After a moment, he opened his eyes and stared at Lei Luo without blinking, his expression full of seriousness.
"If... one day in the future there really appears the kind of enemy you mentioned, the kind of enemy that requires the combined strength of all the tailed beasts to deal with, I am willing to contribute the three tails in my body."
After a pause, Minato turned up the volume slightly and gave a final summary: "As long as it is for the village and the country, my personal sacrifice is nothing at all."
After more than ten years of getting along, Minato knew Lei Luo very well. He believed that the teacher would never say such a proposal unless necessary. No matter what the secret was, Minato was willing to believe Lei Luo.
Besides, it's just a tailed beast. Without it, the amount of chakra will at most be reduced. Minato has also seen the scene where the original three-tailed jinchuriki was pulled away from the tailed beast and then resurrected by the reverse flow.
It's not life-threatening, everything is fine.
Lei Luo was very touched by Minato's display of consciousness. He didn't bother to say any more polite words, and silently picked up the glass and drank. After a few rounds of drinking and drinking, his cheeks started to turn red.
"Don't... don't worry, just... even if you want to do the Ten-Tails, you will have to wait until a long time later, at least until..."
Unknowingly, Lei Luo felt a little blurry in consciousness. He knew that he was very drunk, so he reversed the current slightly and looked back for half a minute. After that, he spoke much more fluently:
"I'll wait until my strength reaches the next stage and I can control all unexpected situations."
"Ten-Tails..."
Understanding that these two words were the name of the weapon mentioned by Lei Luo, Minato nodded silently without making any further comments.
Seeing that Lei Luo looked a little ashamed, he took the initiative to change the topic and said:
"By the way, teacher, there's something I want to ask you about. It's about the village..."
"Minato, you are the Hokage now..." Seeing Minato slightly raising his hand with a firm gaze, obviously indicating that he should not refuse, Lei Luo smiled helplessly and simply changed his words:
"What's the matter? Just tell me."
"This afternoon, before I took Kushina to the Research Institute, Hinata Hiashi came to see me in the office." Minato's eyes were solemn, and he noticed Lei Luo's surprised expression, and finished slowly:
"Although the head of the Hyuga clan didn't say anything clearly, the meaning behind his words was very clear. In a simple summary, he envied Fugaku and Aoi's current status."
"Oh? Then what's your response?" Lei Luo smiled lightly and asked nonchalantly while picking up the chopsticks. Seeing the teacher's attitude, Minato felt a chill in his heart and replied seriously:
"I made it clear to him that you cannot take charge of the village without achieving corresponding achievements. Fugaku and Ao are both tried and tested ninjas, and they deserve their current positions."
"Exact words?"
"Exact words."
"You really don't give him face."
He glanced at Minato thoughtfully, his gaze resting on those light blue eyes. Through the contact of their eyes, Lei Luo quickly understood what his apprentice wanted to express.
So, he said calmly:
"As for Hinata's matter, if no unexpected situation arises, I plan to wait until Huan comes back to deal with it. He will handle it personally. This is what I promised him before the war started."
Minato's eyes flickered slightly, and he didn't ask "What should I do if he can't come back?" He first nodded slowly and thoughtfully, then looked stern and asked in a low voice:
"Teacher, do you want me to send someone to monitor the Hyuga clan?"
He glanced at Minato happily. Lei Luo was obviously very satisfied with his apprentice's growth, but he still waved his hand and refused:
"Everyone in the Hyuga clan looks down at them. If you send people to monitor them, it will undoubtedly intensify the conflict between the Hyuga clan and the village. It has not reached that point yet, so there is no need to break up."
"Hyuga Hizatsu is dissatisfied with the village's personnel appointments and shows jealousy towards Fugaku and Ao. This is foreseeable, but why doesn't he think about it carefully..."
"When Uzumaki, Uchiha, Inokacho, Inuzuka, Aburame, and more families respond to peaceful evolution and promote ethnic integration, what are the Hyuga clan doing?"
Lei Luo smiled disdainfully and finally added:
"Ignore Hyuga and Hinata, how can a mere ethnic group be qualified to negotiate terms with Konoha and the Fire Country? Does he think this is still the era when Sarutobi Hiruzen was in power? It's simply ridiculous."
Although Minato felt that this was inappropriate and a bit too arrogant, he carefully thought about the comparison of strength between the two sides, shook his head in confusion, and raised his glass to signal.
They touched each other and drank it all in one gulp.