Konoha's Destiny Twins

"How?" asked the Sandaime Hokage.

"That kid was definitely intimidated by my speed, and he was also shocked by my brilliant appearance. I believe that the image of a powerful Sannin has been deeply rooted in our younger generation of ninjas in Konoha..."

After hearing this, the Sandaime Hokage coughed violently and almost dropped his pipe.

"But the secret was almost exposed. From full speed to emergency stop, I almost couldn't breathe in the last breath..." Jiraiya recalled the scene at that time and felt that his performance was perfect. Because judging from Qingshui's reaction, it should not be obvious that he was really out of breath at that time...

"Ahem, I'm asking about that child..."

"Don't worry, old man, it's no problem. After all, he is also a student of Maruhoshi Kosuke, so you have to have some confidence." Jiraiya's deep voice gave people a convincing magic power.

Indeed, Maruboshi Kosuke is a man recognized by the Second-generation Hokage. The person he can vouch for means that he is someone he recognizes. If there is a problem, wouldn't it mean questioning the Second-generation Hokage's vision?

"I know, and I didn't let the ANBU Criminal Trial Team get involved in this matter. It's just Danzo's side..." The Sandaime Hokage sighed.

"Since we all believe in April Qingshui, why does Danzo have to want this person? He has killed so many people this time, and just catching anyone can be said to be related to Qingshui. Can I think that he has other intentions? "

"So I also suspected that Danzo might have been unable to win over him before, so he tried to use force to force him to join Gen... After all, Danzo's desire for this young man is obvious."

"Hahaha... Old man, you have really stayed in this office for too long. You haven't looked at his resume carefully. His strength is definitely not something Danzo can easily control." Jiraiya continued to explain. He said, "Guess what I found out in the ANBU today - Shunshen Qingshui, how fast do you think he is?"

A title means nothing. The Sandaime Hokage raised his eyebrows and asked, "How fast?"

"As fast as Yellow Flash."

The third generation looked a little surprised.

"He encountered the same problem as Minato, the bottleneck where his neural responses and dynamic vision couldn't keep up with the ultimate speed."

"Have you actually grown to this point..."

"You should re-examine that child's three consecutive S-level missions recently." Jiraiya reminded.

"I'll re-evaluate."

"Then it's time for me to set off. I hope I can find some clues this time. Let's go say hello to Minato first..." After Jiraiya finished speaking, he disappeared into the Hokage's office.

"Yiyuki Shimizu... I wasn't promoted to Jonin more than a year ago. How could my strength have improved so much? Did I make a mistake again?" The Sandaime Hokage muttered to himself.

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That night, at the gate of Konoha.

"That's the way things are, so you should also trust the Hokage-sama's judgment." Jiraiya advised.

"...I know." Namikaze Minato hesitated slightly when he answered.

"You kid, do you even question the teacher's words?"

"how come!"

"Then do you think there are still problems with April Qingshui?"

"of course not!"

"I have indeed taught an outstanding disciple!" Jiraiya praised.

Then in a flash he asked again: "Speaking of which, Yue Yue Qingshui is the same age as you. I don't think you have any communication. Do you have any personal grudges?"

"Of course not! It's just that he asked me about Rasengan before, but I didn't teach him. He also asked Kakashi about Chidori, and Kakashi believed him and told him everything..." Minato just said very A plain statement of facts, seemingly devoid of emotion.

But Jiraiya knew his students better and immediately realized the hidden meaning: "Do you think he has other intentions?"

"I can't tell... Anyway, it feels like it has some purpose. You know, I don't really like these scheming people..."

"Minato, let me ask you... is it because he was once called a genius? He became a chuunin at the age of 10? So you are somewhat resentful about it?"

It was the 33rd year of Konoha. Minato had just graduated from the ninja school, while Shimizu had already been promoted to chunin and followed the jounin to make a mark on the battlefield of the second ninja war.

Shimizu's number of A-level and S-level missions completed has always been far ahead of his peers. This is a big reason why he set foot in this troubled and turbulent world with the strength of a chuunin early on.

The two did not start at the same level. Even Jiraiya himself couldn't compare. You must know that Jiraiya was promoted to chuunin at the age of 11.

"How could it be..." Minato retorted subconsciously, and then was defeated by Jiraiya's probing gaze, so he explained, "Well... after all, in those years, he was widely rumored to be a genius that only happens once in twenty years. I was only a few years old at the time, and it was not normal to be a little jealous..."

At the end, Minato added: "It's not just me, everyone is envious and jealous!"

"Hahahaha... I was jealous of Orochimaru when I was young. He was very talented and loved by his teacher. There is no way, there are always some people who are the darlings of this world, and ordinary people like us can't compare..." Jiraiya He shamelessly called himself an ordinary person, and then said cheerfully, "After so many years, I have long since let go. But why can't you do it? Why?"

"...I'm not jealous of his talent, really! I used to think that it was his talent that I was envious of. In fact, even though he has been stuck in Chuunin for so many years, I have never doubted his talent."

"It's like you just told me that Qingshui has encountered the same bottleneck as I did before. I'm not actually that surprised. Instead, I feel like he should be like this."

"I didn't expect you to have such confidence in him." Jiraiya was a little surprised.

"Jiraiya-sensei, do you think a person can pick himself up again after falling off the altar of genius?"

"It's difficult." Jiraiya said bluntly.

"I didn't understand before, because I didn't enjoy the aura of these geniuses since I was a child. When I became sensible, my strength improved by leaps and bounds. The same goes for you, Jiraiya-sensei." Minato paused and said, "But Qingshui is not like that, he When I was ignorant, I enjoyed the halo and treatment of these geniuses since I was a child... Later, the crowd dispersed, and the village no longer paid attention to him... Until now, he has shown his talents again."

"From the time I was studying in the ninja school when I was 5 years old to when I watched Shimizu graduate at the age of 7, he was the same April Shimizu; when I graduated from the ninja school when I was 10 years old and went to the battlefield, when I was 10 years old, the Shimizu who was promoted to chunin was still the same April Shimizu; When he was a Jonin, he was still the same April Shimizu as a chuunin; recently, I visited him once, and it gave me the feeling that he was still the same April Shimizu..."

Jiraiya listened quietly to his favorite disciple's words without making a sound. The Minato in front of him was expressing his feelings that he had never understood before.

"Then I finally understood. It was his maturity that I was jealous of, and his mentality that I was jealous of."

"Maybe I can beat him in terms of strength... But his way of always dealing with things indifferently, without any disturbance in his mood... I can't learn from him, and I can't learn it. I can never surpass this!"

"What I think of a real ninja is that... he can face anything calmly at any time!"

"He has done it since I knew him, when he was 5 years old... Fifteen years later, he is still like this. No matter how the outside world evaluates him, he can always stick to his nindo!"

"I understand, so Minato, you think you can never surpass him in this aspect?" Jiraiya asked seriously.

"it's me……"

"Minato! You are wrong! I will teach you another lesson - your future is still long, and it is too early to tell the outcome now! Decades later, he may not be able to stick to his original intention, of course. You may not always be able to maintain the lead in strength." Jiraiya said seriously.

"Who would have thought that Orochimaru, once a genius student of Lord Hokage and one of the three ninjas, would now fall into the arms of Gen? Before your life reaches the end, you can never give up! Never give up!"

"Yes! Taught!"

"I'm afraid you won't be able to fully understand my master's profound philosophy of life... You should read this huge book carefully." After saying that, Jiraiya immediately took out a white cover with a yellow flame mark from his arms. The book was stuffed into Minato's chest.

Then Jiraiya immediately walked towards the gate of Konoha. With his back to Minato, he waved and said: "Minato, our men's minds are as broad as the sea. Let's get along well!"

"good……"

Minato lowered his head, the four characters "The Legend of Genshin Ninja" stood out unusually.

Is this the masterpiece Jiraiya-sensei called?

Suddenly Minato noticed again that there seemed to be a bookmark inside the book.

Maybe it's Jiraiya-sensei's stuff, it's true, it's always missing.

He took a closer look and found that it was actually a contract - "Lifetime VIP subscription contract for Jiraiya's Heroic Story?!"

There is Namikaze Minato's signature and handprint at the bottom.

Is this my signature and handprint? !

When did I agree to this? !