Regarding what gift Hiruzen Sarutobi should give Minato Namikaze, Isamu pondered for a moment and thought of that Ninjutsu from the original work—the one that made Minato Namikaze famous in a single battle and earned him the title of the "Yellow Flash." Yes, it was Tobirama Senju's original technique: the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"By the way, I remember the Scroll of Seals contains the Flying Thunder God Technique. Why don't you give that Ninjutsu to Minato Namikaze?" Isamu said casually. Since the technique would eventually belong to Minato anyway, he didn't mind pushing things forward a little.
"The Flying Thunder God Technique? Isamu, that is a forbidden technique, and no one in Konoha Village has been able to master it. Isn't it too risky to give it to him?" Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned. It wasn't that he didn't want to give it away, but the risks involved in practicing this Ninjutsu were very real. Space-time techniques could easily sweep a person into spatial turbulence if anything went wrong. In all of Konoha, only his teacher, Tobirama Senju, had successfully mastered it. He truly didn't want to gamble with the life of a genius like Minato Namikaze.
"Haha, I don't know about other people, but I'm one hundred percent certain Minato Namikaze can master it. As someone who also possesses space-time Ninjutsu, I have absolute confidence in him!" Isamu chuckled. After all, he had read the original story. If Minato Namikaze, the future Yellow Flash, couldn't master the Flying Thunder God Technique, then nobody could.
"Is that so…" Although Isamu sounded extremely confident, Hiruzen Sarutobi still hesitated slightly. After thinking for a while, he finally decided to trust him. "Since you have that much confidence in Minato Namikaze, I'll find an opportunity to let him try learning it."
A faint smile appeared on Isamu's face. With the Flying Thunder God Technique added to the Rasengan and Sage Mode inherited from Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze's rise would become unstoppable. And with such a monstrous teammate by his side, let's see if Senba still dared to slack off.
A few days later, Minato Namikaze received Hiruzen Sarutobi's gift—the Flying Thunder God Technique. Minato truly possessed terrifying talent in space-time Ninjutsu. A technique others couldn't master in an entire lifetime was learned by him within a single year. Of course, part of that was thanks to Isamu's guidance; without instruction from someone experienced in space-time techniques, mastering it so quickly would have been impossible.
With the Flying Thunder God Technique combined with the Rasengan, Minato Namikaze's strength rose explosively. As his teammate, Senba naturally felt enormous pressure as well. He trained desperately hard and had already mastered the power of Wood Release Ninjutsu, but his Sharingan remained stuck at the Three Tomoe stage, showing no signs of evolving into the Mangekyo Sharingan. Isamu wasn't worried about it. The awakening of the Mangekyo was only a matter of time.
It was also during this year that Sakumo Hatake chose to marry an ordinary woman while standing at the peak of his career. In truth, many major clans had tried arranging marriages with him, but Sakumo rejected all of them.
In the second year, the "Five-Five" Kakashi Hatake was successfully born. Unfortunately, his mother died during childbirth. It had to be said—it was a tragedy.
At this time, Senba was already fourteen years old and had grown into a handsome young man. People in the Naruto World truly matured quickly. His strength had also advanced to the level of an Elite Jonin. Having a powerful teammate really did motivate those around him; with a genius like Minato Namikaze nearby, Senba didn't dare relax for even a moment.
Inside the Hokage Office, many clan heads and top-tier powerhouses had gathered together. As for the reason—they were all there because of Sasori of the Red Sand's masterpiece. The disappearance of the Third Kazekage, Hata Saemon, had once again thrown the peaceful Ninja World into chaos.
"I didn't expect the Ninja World would only enjoy peace for ten years before descending into chaos again because of the disappearance of the Third Kazekage. Those troublemakers from the Hidden Sand Village are truly hateful!" Hiruzen Sarutobi cursed angrily from above.
Honestly, his anger was understandable. Because of the Kazekage's disappearance, the Hidden Sand Village had been causing disturbances everywhere. Small-scale conflicts had already erupted across multiple regions, while the other ninja Villages seized the opportunity to continuously pressure the borders of the Land of Fire. Thanks to the Hidden Sand Village, Konoha was now showing signs of standing against the other Four Great Shinobi Villages simultaneously. How could Hiruzen not be furious?
"Everyone, share your opinions!" After ranting for over ten minutes, Hiruzen finally calmed himself and looked toward the gathered crowd.
"If you ask me, we should send troops and wipe out those bastards from the Hidden Sand Village. If not for them, would we be facing this situation of confronting several major ninja Villages at once? Isamu, don't you agree?" Danzo, Konoha's hardline elder, immediately jumped out and voiced his opinion loudly. After speaking, he even tried dragging Isamu into it.
Damn it! Why are you dragging me into your mess? Isamu inwardly cursed. Danzo really never missed a chance to stir things up. Seeing Danzo continuously winking at him, Isamu could only nod helplessly.
"Yes, yes, yes, Elder Danzo is absolutely right."
Soon, half the clan heads stood up in support of Danzo's proposal. From this alone, one could tell Danzo had spent many years building influence.
However, the other half strongly opposed sending troops.
"Right now, these are only localized conflicts. It's not time to launch a full-scale war yet. Furthermore, if we send troops against the Hidden Sand Village, what happens if the other Villages attack us simultaneously? It's not that I lack confidence in Konoha, but fighting one nation against four is simply impossible to win," the Hyuga Clan Head said calmly.
"Exactly. There's no need to provoke war first. While the Hidden Sand Village is indeed acting like a troublemaker, it still isn't enough reason for us to mobilize our forces. The pressure of confronting four countries simultaneously would be far too great," the Nara Clan Head added slowly.
The remaining clan representatives spoke one after another. In short, they all opposed initiating war no matter what, which naturally infuriated Danzo.
"Hmph! A bunch of short-sighted fools! Do you really think they won't attack us if we sit still? Countless people are eyeing the rich resources of the Land of Fire. If we don't crush the Hidden Sand Village now, what will we use to resist once the other four great Villages attack together? We must strike first and destroy the Hidden Sand Village!" Danzo coldly snorted in dissatisfaction.
Although his words made some sense, the opposing faction still refused to agree. The two sides argued fiercely, turning the entire conference room into something resembling a noisy marketplace.
Even Isamu felt his head buzzing from all the noise.
Damn. This conference room has practically become a vegetable market.
The Third Ninja World War was originally destined to become a conflict between Konoha and the other great ninja Villages anyway. Honestly, Danzo's proposal to cripple one Village before the war fully erupted wasn't actually a bad idea.
Yet these people kept arguing endlessly.
One by one, they were simply afraid of war—a bunch of cowards and slackers. If they failed to crush one enemy early, things would only become harder once the Four Great Shinobi Villages truly united against Konoha.
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