Naruto : Minato back to the past

"But you have to promise me that you won't hurt yourself again, otherwise, I'll be very sad."

Minato stared into Kushina's eyes and said solemnly, but after a moment, the solemnity on his face could no longer be suppressed and turned into a faint smile.

Seeing this, Kushina couldn't help but chuckle, and said with some coquettishness in her words: "I know, but..."

Although she believed in Minato without a doubt, even he was unlikely change the Hokage's decision.

"I will definitely do what I promised you!"

Minato interrupted her unfinished words, and his blue pupils were filled with unshakable determination.

"Ok."

Kushina shrank her neck slightly and responded, looking like a frightened white rabbit, which was extremely cute.

"You go back to my house first, I will go back to you after meeting Sandaime." Minato said, helping Kushina stand up.

She nodded lightly, and the two of them flew out of the seventh training ground together.

"These guys keep following me, it's so annoying!"

The dozen or so Anbu masters followed closely behind, of course. Kushina complained. With her current level of sensor, it was not difficult to detect the whereabouts of these people. Minato smiled faintly. It seemed that Sandaime was afraid that Kushina's emotions would be to much and might affect the Nine-Tails in her body, so he set up strict guards.

However, the seal set by Mito was extremely powerful, coupled with Kushina's innate huge chakra. After such a long time, the seal of the Nine-Tails was still very strong.

After leaving the training ground, the two separated temporarily.

Along the way, Minato's brows were furrowed, because he knew that his thoughts were quite inappropriate from the perspective of Sandaime.

But he also didn't want to see Kushina like this. He weighed the two and chose Kushina.

Once, for the village, Kushina sacrificed herself, and Minato even let his newborn child become the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.

For her, Minato would resolutely sacrifice his life.

This time, Minato wanted to be selfish for once, for her!

Hokage's office.

Minato knocked on the door, and after a moment, he got a response and pushed the door open.

"Hokage-sama." He still bowed down respectfully in front of Sandaime.

Sandaime raised his eyes, and then a smile appeared on his face, saying: "You completed this mission very well. President Fujiwara Takuji sent a message specifically, praising you and saying that you are doing things properly and steadily."

"Get up."

Minato stood up after hearing this and said: "This is just my duty as a Konoha ninja."

"Yes." Sandaime nodded with satisfaction.

As for Sandaime's thoughts, how could Minato not understand it? Fujiwara Takuji has a certain status in the political arena of the Land of Fire.

Having sat in this position before, Minato knew the way the Hokage judged and decided problems.

"You have met Kushina, did she tell you everything about the Chunin Exam?" Sandaime continued.

"Yes." Minato was not surprised, obviously the Anbu had already reported to Sandaime.

"What do you think about this matter?" Sandaime narrowed his eyes and threw the question to Minato first.

He knew how important Kushina was to Minato, so he wanted to hear what kind of judgment Minato would make in this situation.

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is of great significance to the village. If Kushina becomes a Chunin, she will inevitably go out of the village to perform tasks. In this case, she will encounter various dangers. Therefore, if she is only a Genin, she will only move around in the village and complete some simple tasks. This is an objective and rational way to deal with it."

Minato said immediately. He also believed that these were the fundamental reasons why Sandaime and other Konoha high-level officials did not let Kushina be promoted to Chunin.

"You really did not disappoint me." Sandaime smiled lightly, but there was another emotion in his eyes.

Seeing his expression, Minato smiled faintly and said, "But, among so many candidates, only Kushina cannot advance, and she meets all the conditions for promotion to Chunin. This is unfair." To put it bluntly,

this Chunin Exam is just a formality, and those who can participate in this Chunin Exam are all capable of advancing.

For example, Uchiha Yoruki, Mikoto, Nawaki, etc., have experienced the baptism of war, and they have met the requirements in both strength and mind.

And this time, Minato found that Kushina's personality has also changed a lot.

"Indeed." Sandaime frowned and said.

"Thank you, Lord Hokage." Abruptly, Minato bowed to Sandaime.

Sandaime was slightly stunned, and smiled meaningfully: "Why are you thanking me?"

"Because if you really think so, Kushina will not have the opportunity to participate in the Chunin Exam at all." Minato said.

This situation, according to Minato's speculation, is because those Konoha high-level officials do not think that Kushina can meet the conditions for promotion to Chunin.

Their focus is only on the Nine-Tails in Kushina's body. These people don't care about her growth at all.

But Sandaime is different.

"But when it comes to the Nine-Tails, even if I am the Hokage, I don't have the right to make the decision alone." Sandaime sighed. After all, the Nine-Tails matter is unusual.

The position of Hokage undoubtedly represents the highest power of the village, but the village's senior officials sometimes form obstacles.

Especially when it touches the bottom line of the village, like the Nine-Tails.

"But it is wrong to ignore the Jinchūriki's own thoughts. Kushina is not a container, but a person with thoughts and emotions like us. She has her own thoughts and dreams."

Minato said that blindly imprisoning the Jinchūriki is not the best choice, because this will gradually make the Jinchūriki's personality and even life become distorted, and finally swallowed by hatred.

"It's just that the thinking of those guys are deeply rooted. Even I can't be arbitrary in this matter." Sandaime also understood, but even as a Hokage, he was helpless.

"You have done enough for me and Kushina. Leave the rest to me." Minato raised his eyes and said firmly.

"Oh, what do you want to do?" Hiruzen narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Just like what I did before, I will protect Kushina!"

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