Naruto : Minato back to the past

"Senior?" Minato says to himself.

"Yes, that guy has the same ideas and dreams as you. Now, like you, he is still a student at the Ninja School," Jiraiya says, looking at Minato. He knows everything about Minato from the Third Hokage.

Minato is stunned at first, then a smile gradually appears on his face, showing a bit of anticipation.

"But he is different from you. The reason he has such an idea is that this Konoha Ninja Village was established by his grandfather. So what he admires is not so much the Hokage, but his grandfather," Jiraiya says. In this regard, that guy does not inherit the will of his ancestors at all. He only inherits the bad habits of that adult.

"Are you talking about Senior Nawaki?" Minato asks, judging the identity of that person from the information provided by the teacher. Nawaki is quite famous in the Ninja School.

The title of the grandson of the First Hokage is impressive enough, not to mention that his grades have always been the best in the whole grade. Minato hears that Nawaki is about to graduate from the Ninja School and become a real ninja.

"That kid is quite famous," Jiraiya says.

Minato is not surprised that the teacher knows Senior Nawaki, because Nawaki's sister, like Jiraiya, is also a disciple of the Third Hokage. Although she is a woman, she has extremely strong strength and is now a famous ninja in the village.

Tsunade, known as the Senju Princess!

The Senju clan, once led by the First Hokage, is the most powerful clan in the village when Konoha is first established. Even the Uchiha and Hyuga clans are much inferior. However, due to some reasons, the Senju clan gradually fades out of people's sight.

As far as Minato knows, more than ten years ago, many people in the Senju clan moved to other places in the Land of Fire. As for the reason, it is not made public.

Therefore, there are not many Senju people in Konoha Village now, but this does not prevent the villagers from respecting the Senju clan. It is a completely different emotion from the awe of the Uchiha clan.

All of this comes from the ninja god who established the Konoha Ninja Village in chaotic times: the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama!

"Nawaki is about to graduate from the Ninja School. He aims to be the best in everything, so he asked me to help him with special training after we parted yesterday," Jiraiya says.

But to Minato, his words are completely unfounded. Although he doesn't know why the teacher is doing this, he has nothing to do in the afternoon. Because he can't force himself to practice due to the teacher's rules, he also wants to meet this senior.

After lunch, Jiraiya takes Minato to a large courtyard. This is the home of Nawaki and Tsunade. The Senju clan, once a famous family in Konoha, obviously has financial resources not inferior to the Uchiha clan. Although Minato also lives alone in the courtyard left by his parents, there is no comparison between the two.

The two come to the backyard of Nawaki's house, where a boy about ten years old with brown hair is practicing taijutsu.

His movements are extremely neat and clean. In Minato's opinion, he is even better than Uchiha Yoruki. The boy naturally notices the two people approaching, stops his movements, and turns around. Nawaki's appearance is not very handsome, but he gives people a very energetic and joyful feeling. If one looks closely, he has some similarities with the First Hokage's rock face.

"It's Jiraiya," Nawaki says, not very surprised to see Jiraiya. Instead, he focuses his eyes on Minato next to Jiraiya.

"Are you Namikaze Minato?" Nawaki's voice is a little uncertain because he has never really seen Minato.

Hearing this, Minato is slightly surprised because the two have never met before. How does Nawaki know him? However, since his fight with Uchiha Yoruki, Minato's name has spread throughout the ninja school. Even senior students like Nawaki have heard of him.

Minato's rare hair color and outstanding appearance are distinctive, and coupled with his age, this is why Nawaki can determine who he is.

"Hello, Senior Nawaki," Minato says, his tone very polite. Nawaki hears this, smiles, and says, "Hello." Then, he looks at Jiraiya and says, "My sister is not at home today, Brother Jiraiya. You have made another trip in vain."

Jiraiya's face changes, but because Minato is present, he still smiles and says, "I'm not here to find Tsunade. I heard that you are about to graduate, so I came to see if there is anything I can do to help you."

Nawaki says, "Thank you, but I'll go and ask Brother Orochimaru."

Jiraiya's face twitches immediately, and Minato now understands why the teacher was so confident before. It seems that Senior Nawaki never asked Jiraiya for help with special training, and Orochimaru, as mentioned by Nawaki, is also a disciple of the Third Hokage. It is said that he is an even more outstanding genius than Jiraiya and Tsunade and is also the best candidate for the Fourth Hokage in the Third Hokage's mind.

However, since Senior Nawaki doesn't want Jiraiya's help, why did Jiraiya rush over?

"But why is Brother Jiraiya with Minato Namikaze?" Nawaki doesn't dwell on this topic for too long. Instead, he is more surprised that Minato and Jiraiya know each other. As far as he knows, Minato Namikaze is of ordinary origin, and Jiraiya is a jonin of Konoha like his sister. There is no chance for the two to know each other.

"Could it be?" Nawaki's mind immediately has a guess about the relationship between the two. But it is said that Minato Namikaze is very strong, not like a freshman at all. The seniors who have watched him fight with Uchiha Yoruki acknowledge it.

Jiraiya seems to have seen through Nawaki's thoughts and immediately says with some pride, "Yes, Minato is my disciple."

Nawaki is slightly surprised, then looks at Minato and says with a smile, "Speaking of which, I'm taught by Brother Orochimaru and my sister. I wonder who is stronger between me and you."

Minato is slightly startled, and then Nawaki comes to him at a very fast speed and says, "Namikaze Minato, how about we have a competition? Let me see how strong you, the first among the freshmen are."

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