"System, do you have the ability to solve Mikoto's problem?"
Minato usually didn't need to consult the System, but Mikoto's situation today was genuinely beyond his ability to solve on his own.
"Host, please rest assured. Any Hostess who becomes the Host's woman can choose one development degree to synchronize with the Host."
After the System briefly explained, Minato instantly understood.
This was amazing! If Mikoto could synchronize the development degree of his Sage Body, then the side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan would be trivial.
Who knows, maybe because of the high degree of Sage Body development, Mikoto's Mangekyō Sharingan could skip the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan stage and directly advance to the Rinnegan.
Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths, had activated the Rinnegan instantly when he killed Ōtsutsuki Hamura because of his pure bloodline.
If Mikoto synchronized the Sage Body at this time, she might truly have a chance.
Minato finally felt relieved.
As for the topic of when she would become Minato's true woman... Minato signaled to skip this topic, saying, "I'm young, I don't understand what the System is saying."
With Bart resolved, the Cloud ninja sent by Kumogakure this time could no longer pose a threat.
After all the high-end combat power on their side was killed, the few remaining Cloud Chūnin panicked.
In that state, they were no match for Nawaki, Shikaku, and the others, and were quickly defeated.
"Now what do we do? The employer was a Cloud spy. Doesn't that mean our mission failed?"
Shikaku looked at the corpses everywhere, puzzled. Could their very first mission really end in failure?
"Don't worry. This mission is now an A-rank mission. These goods can be considered as payment, and the reward is worth more than two A-rank missions."
Minato's approach was simpler: he simply changed the original C-rank escort mission into an A-rank spy elimination mission.
The others nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this. Completing an A-rank mission on their first outing was impressive; they could boast about it to their comrades.
Although the high-level fights were handled by the teachers, they also contributed significantly, each defeating a Chūnin. That was still a great accomplishment.
"Take these goods and head back to the village first. Mikoto, inform me if anything happens."
Minato glanced at the junction between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire not far away. He was ready. He planned to go see Jiraiya and meet his three fellow disciples.
"You're going to see Jiraiya-sensei, right? Remember to say hello for me."
Mikoto immediately guessed Minato's intention and nodded knowingly.
The corpses of the Cloud ninja were handed over to Nawaki's team to package and take back to Konoha.
Then, Minato, Mikoto, and Kushina parted ways.
"Poof."
A puff of smoke burst forth, and a small toad appeared—a Mount Myōboku Contact Toad.
Minato handed a kunai to the Contact Toad, asking it to deliver it to Jiraiya. He wasn't going to waste time searching all over the mountains.
It was much simpler to have the Contact Toad handle the search.
Land of Lightning, Kumogakure.
"Lord Third Raikage, all the ninja we sent to the Land of Fire have lost contact."
A few hours after Minato killed the Cloud ninja, the liaison personnel realized something was wrong and immediately reported it to the Third Raikage.
"Bang!"
"What happened? The strength of the people I sent was so great. How could they lose contact instantly? Investigate immediately! I want to know the exact news!"
The short-tempered Third Raikage slammed his desk and roared, demanding to get to the bottom of the matter.
"Lord Third Raikage, if I am not mistaken, it must have been the Konoha people who did this."
"Looking across the ninja world, the only force in the Land of Fire that can instantly wipe out our people without even allowing a distress signal to be sent out is Konoha."
The liaison member sighed and reported his speculation.
Moreover, this mission was aimed at Konoha people from the start.
The probability of them dying at Konoha's hands was as high as 99.999%!
"Damn it! We are currently at a crucial moment in the war with Iwagakure; I can't spare any hands. I'll remember this grudge. Once I am free, I will certainly not let Konoha off easily."
After the liaison's reminder, the Third Raikage also realized this, but he just couldn't swallow his anger.
The liaison rolled his eyes internally. Boss, we were the ones going after their bloodlines. Listening to your tone, it sounds like we are the righteous ones and Konoha is in the wrong.
Of course, the liaison only complained inwardly, his loyalty remained firm.
The Third Raikage grew increasingly angry. He was already overwhelmed dealing with Iwagakure.
He had originally thought the targets—the two great Konoha bloodlines and the Uzumaki clan member—were guaranteed catches, yet the elites he sent were wiped out.
It pained him immensely.
"Bang!"
The Third Raikage, silently seething, smashed his office desk to pieces.
The liaison: "..."
That's money, boss.
In a certain location in the Land of Rain, Jiraiya, wearing a toad-themed outfit, was fooling around with his three disciples, who were similarly dressed.
"Poof."
A puff of smoke erupted next to Jiraiya. A small toad was seen holding a three-pronged kunai in its mouth.
"Jiraiya, this is from your disciple Namikaze Minato. He said to put chakra into it after you take it."
Jiraiya took the kunai that the toad threw at him and looked around, instantly noticing the Flying Thunder God formula engraved on the kunai.
"Minato can now carve the Flying Thunder God formula onto a kunai? That's truly remarkable."
After checking it, Jiraiya unhesitatingly poured chakra into the kunai.
Minato, who was waiting at the border of the Land of Fire, sensed the input and instantly disappeared in a flash of gold.
When Minato appeared next to Jiraiya, he saw one large humanoid green toad, plus three small humanoid toads, and one tiny real toad. A giant bead of sweat dripped down his face.
What the hell is going on? A whole den of toads! How much does Jiraiya love dressing up as a toad?
"Yo, Minato! Your Flying Thunder God Technique is getting better and better. Do you have something for your dear teacher this time?"
Seeing Minato, Jiraiya struck a flamboyant pose and asked.
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