As for Mental power, although it had increased significantly over the past few years, he had not yet completed the first stage of development. It was short by just one point something percent.
But Minato didn't care too much.
With his strength reaching the High-level Kage tier, Minato no longer feared anyone openly known in the ninja world.
The Third Raikage, that possessor of the "strongest spear and shield," was likely also at the peak Kage level. However, Minato was confident he could handle him.
Because of the characteristics of Spatial Teleportation, he was naturally in an invincible position.
With his current terrifying amount of chakra, he could exhaust the Third Raikage to death.
While Minato was happily checking his stats...
Konoha Village, the new base of Root.
After a few years of buffering, Shimura Danzō had recruited quite a few people again, though it couldn't compare to the scale from before.
"Lord Danzō, we couldn't intervene in Namikaze Minato's missions, so we haven't found a way to deal with him."
"However, we successfully intervened in Hatake Sakumo's mission this time. That guy abandoned the mission to save his comrades, causing great losses to Konoha."
A Root Anbu reported from below. He was one of the survivors of that disaster years ago.
"Good. You did a beautiful job. Next, I will completely ruin Konoha's White Fang, turning his hope of becoming Hokage into a bubble."
Shimura Danzō said sinisterly.
For the past few years, he had racked his brain for the position of Hokage and finally came up with a method.
That was to blacken everyone who had hope of inheriting the Hokage position, filling their lives with stains that could not be washed away. This way, they would have no qualifications to become Hokage.
So his targets were two people: Hatake Sakumo and Namikaze Minato.
As for Jiraiya and Tsunade, Shimura Danzō understood them very well; they wouldn't become Hokage, so they could naturally be excluded.
He didn't have that much manpower to use anyway.
Naturally, he had to grasp the most important targets.
As for Orochimaru, through their cooperation over the years, he held evidence of all of Orochimaru's crimes, so Orochimaru would never have the chance to become Hokage.
"Let's start with Hatake Sakumo. After dealing with him, I will focus all my efforts on dealing with Namikaze Minato."
Shimura Danzō revealed a sinister smile, as if the position of Hokage was beckoning to him.
It had to be said, to become Hokage, Shimura Danzō had fallen into madness. He wouldn't hesitate to sell out the village's interests to remove stumbling blocks.
This White Fang incident was orchestrated by him single-handedly.
...
On the streets of Konoha, Minato was wandering aimlessly with Kushina and Mikoto.
Kushina was now a graceful and beautiful young lady. Mikoto was not bad either; at the age of 20, in the prime of her youth, she made the single dogs of Konoha unable to resist gazing at her.
Feeling bored at home today, the three of them went out for a stroll.
Although they had walked through Konoha many times, it was better than staying at home.
Unknowingly, the group arrived at the Ninja Academy.
"Time flies so fast. It's been three years since graduation. That is all my lost youth." Looking at the Ninja Academy gate, Kushina was filled with emotion.
Minato and Mikoto looked at each other and smiled, not responding to Kushina's words.
At that moment, two voices, one big and one small, came from the distance.
Both had white, spiky hair and similar faces. One look and you knew they were father and son.
The father was quite handsome. As for the small one, a blue mask covered his entire face below the eyes. It was unknown if he was handsome or not, but judging from the exposed features, he was a good-looking guy.
"Yo, Sakumo-senpai. Taking your child to school?"
That's right, this father and son were Konoha's White Fang and his son, Hatake "Fifty-Fifty."
Well, no, right now he was in the Kakashi phase.
"Haha, Minato! Long time no see. No, I just returned from a mission, so I'm sending my son to school."
Hatake Sakumo rubbed Kakashi's hair dotingly, causing him to roll his eyes constantly.
"Mhm, he looks very much like you. I hope he can inherit your legacy in the future and become a powerful ninja like you."
Minato said seriously.
But Kakashi wasn't happy. Minato's words obviously looked down on him.
"Hmph, what's so great about you? You were just born a few years earlier than me. If I were in the same era as you, I would definitely be able to defeat you."
As the son of Konoha's White Fang, he was a genius himself, so the current Kakashi was very arrogant.
"Haha, Kakashi, don't underestimate Minato. He was a Jōnin leader at the age of 12. As for his strength, he had Jōnin strength almost as soon as he graduated at 10."
"So I hope you can take Minato as your idol. Set a small goal first, for example, becoming a Jōnin at 12 or 13. Although it's much worse than Minato, it's enough to show off."
Seeing his arrogant son, Hatake Sakumo laughed and told him about Minato's glorious deeds.
"Wh... What? Is this guy that amazing? Then how old is he now, and what is his strength?" Kakashi turned pale with shock. Minato's level of genius was simply too astonishing.
"15 years old. My strength is about the same as the Third Hokage's." Minato said with a smile.
Kakashi: ...
He stopped talking. It was too demoralizing. But the small goal his father mentioned... he could strive for that.
Of course, if he knew that when Minato was 12, his comprehensive strength could already fight a Kage, who knows how he would feel?
After Hatake Sakumo dropped Kakashi off at school, he left directly. Minato didn't say much more either.
"Did you hear? About Lord White Fang's recent matter."
"Of course I heard. I just didn't expect Lord White Fang to make such a choice."
"Tch, Lord White Fang is a sinner of Konoha. How much did his choice cost Konoha? He simply deserves to die."
"It's not that serious, right? Lord White Fang has so many merits. And this time, he only failed because he chose to save his comrades."
"Hmph, abandoning the mission to save comrades breaks the iron rule. He is trash. Ninja must take completing the mission as the standard."
When Minato returned to the streets, he discovered that at some point, a rumor about Hatake Sakumo had quietly spread through the village.
It grew more and more intense, becoming uncontrollable.
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