Chapter 10: I want to be a Hokage even if I have 2 illnesses
Chapter 10: Chuunibyou and Becoming Hokage
"Twenty-seven years of Konoha."
"I was born in a small village outside of Konoha."
Lying on the ground, Minato Namikaze took a breath slowly and began to talk to himself, or perhaps to Li Zhongren.
"When I was three years old, the place was cleaned out by bandits. My parents hid me in a compartment and I escaped. Then I was brought back to Konoha by ninjas who were on a cleanup mission."
"Perhaps it was that disaster that made me more mature than people of my age."
"While I was surviving, I was observing Konoha and even the world that I pieced together using information obtained from various channels."
"I think this world is terrible, Mitsuha, what do you think?"
“It’s pretty fucked up.”
Li Zhongren shrugged his shoulders. In the world of the universe, the ninja world might be the only one where people go to the battlefield at the age of six.
"When I was four years old, I entered the Ninja School. It only took me one minute to successfully extract chakra."
"Any knowledge and any ninjutsu taught in school, I can learn it once I see it and master it as soon as I learn it."
"When I was five years old, the teachers at school looked like they were in slow motion in my eyes. I only needed a kunai to defeat them easily..."
“So, an idea came to me: I am the child of destiny, and my purpose in life is to change the world!”
"Ah this."
Li Zhongren's big toe couldn't help but click down
"Of course, if you want to change the world, you must first change Konoha. And to change Konoha, you must first integrate into Konoha. If you want to integrate into Konoha, you must first gain recognition from the upper echelons of Konoha and join their circle. Or, to put it in more understandable terms, I want to become Hokage."
"However, I did not actively reveal my abilities, because Konoha is a place with many factions. If you perform well, you will be chosen, but you may not be chosen by the faction you care about, unless they have awakened Wood Release like you."
"Until I was assigned to the third disciple of the Sandaime and came to the battlefield of the Rain Country, I knew that my chance could come at any time, such as today. Unfortunately..."
Namikaze Minato smiled bitterly and sighed.
"I have a little talent for barrier techniques. In fact, when you were killing those peripheral ninjas, I already felt you and the use of Wood Release."
"I made a judgment at that time. Under normal circumstances, no matter what I did, I could not cover up your brilliance. Because Wood Release has a different meaning for Konoha, I could only take the risk and try. Then, I failed. It seems that I am not the child of destiny that I imagined. You made me face the reality."
"It seems...something is wrong..."
Looking at Minato Namikaze who looked like a defeated rooster, Li Zhongren couldn't help scratching his hair. He didn't care about the butterfly effect, but his original purpose was to help Minato Namikaze and repay the other party's teaching. Now it seems that this is... more of a help than a help?
"I think you can take a look at "The Legend of Strong and Perseverant Ninja", a book written by Master Jiraiya. It should be suitable for you."
"Master Jiraiya has also written a book?"
"Yes, it's a pen name, but if you compare the contents a little, you can see that it's Jiraiya-sama's autobiography, a commoner's journey to where he is today."
"Really? I'll definitely read it when I have time."
"The sentence I remember most clearly is that the reason why a ninja is called a ninja is that life is never smooth sailing. You have to learn to endure failure and accept failure. In the end, you can defeat failure. I think that even if you are the child of destiny, it is unlikely that you will never fail in your life. What do you think?"
"well said!!!"
In the night sky, a voice that sounded steady, firm, yet a little slick resounded.
Then, a ninja with long white hair and wooden clogs fell to the ground with a clang.
"I'm sorry, kids, I'm late."
"Greetings, Master Jiraiya."
Seeing Jiraiya, Li Zhongren knelt on one knee and bowed to him. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Although Li Zhongren did not like kneeling, whether it was double kneeling or one kneeling, reality was not a novel, and he had no right to break this rule, so he could only accept it. "Young man, not bad! You can actually guess that the book was written by me, hahahaha."
"Master Jiraiya, why are you here?"
"Of course I know the information has been leaked."
Hearing this, the smile on Jiraiya's face instantly disappeared, replaced by a rare coldness.
"Don't worry, I will give you an explanation for this matter."
"Come over here, is everything okay at the front line?"
"That old man Hanzo has gone to cause trouble for the Iwagakure ninjas. There are no problems at the front for now. Hey, kid."
Patting Li Zhongren on the shoulder, Jiraiya looked at Minato Namikaze who was lying not far away.
"Don't be discouraged. Your performance is already impeccable. When I was your age, I must have died eight times. How about being my apprentice?"
"You heard everything I said."
Namikaze Minato's eyes flickered, and there seemed to be tears in them.
"Even so, are you willing to accept me as your apprentice?"
"If you used your teammates as stepping stones, no matter how talented you were, I would have cut off your neck. However, you saved all the surviving teammates, protected the supplies in the warehouse, and even killed a Jonin and a Chunin with a bloodline limit on your own."
"And your starting point is neither fame nor profit, but to change the world and make it a better place. So, why wouldn't I accept you as my apprentice?"
"Perhaps, you really are the child of destiny that I'm looking for."
Finally, Jiraiya said in his heart.
"So, will you?"
"I do!!"
Namikaze Minato suddenly shouted, and tears flowed down his eyes like water from a floodgate.
"Ah this."
Li Zhongren felt that his big toe had already dug into the ground
"I advise you not to touch him!"
Suddenly, a woman's voice interrupted Jiraiya's actions.
It was none other than the princess of the Senju clan, Tsunade Senju, and three medical ninjas. Obviously, this stronghold was related to the lives of hundreds, or even thousands of Konoha ninjas. Considering that the situation on the front line was not tense, it was understandable that these two came here in person.
"Meet Princess Tsunade."
Tsunade Senju's face was very cold. She had been like this ever since her brother died.
However, when her eyes swept over Li Zhongren, a rare hint of warmth appeared in them. Through the wireless headset, she had received information from Jiraiya that the young man in front of her had awakened the Senju clan's bloodline limit, Wood Release!
Then, he was undoubtedly one of her people.
She is not the kind of snob who would pretend not to see something if its bloodline is not awakened, but would praise it to the sky if its bloodline is awakened.
After two Ninja World Wars, the last Senju clan troop was wiped out, and the last male of the Senju clan was also wiped out. Now the Senju clan only has women and children, and this boy may be the hope of reviving the Senju clan.
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