Naruto: Minato Namikaze, born evil

Chapter 82 Arrival at the Outpost

"That's extravagant. I remember you said that the Flying Thunder God mark doesn't necessarily have to be printed on weapons, right?"

Nawaki couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement at Minato's actions.

"It will be recycled later to prevent it from being damaged," Minato explained.

Ninjas are trained in wilderness tracking and are very sensitive to markings. Whether the markings are on trees or rocks, they are at risk of being destroyed or moved, or even targeted by traps set around them.

The Land of Rain is not powerful enough to invade the Land of Fire; Minato is defending against White Zetsu.

His Wood Release technique wasn't a secret. With White Zetsu's extensive intelligence network throughout the ninja world, Madara should have already received the news by now.

He just doesn't know if the other party will take any targeted actions; he's just taking precautions.

For the rest of the journey, Watergate would leave a base station every half hour.

However, the methods are not limited to Wood Release. Sometimes Earth Release is used to dig enough space underground or inside rock walls, and leave hidden tree holes on the outside to maintain ventilation.

Glug glug...

Halfway through the journey, Rope Tree's stomach suddenly growled.

Seeing that Minato and Mikoto in front of him had turned around and were looking at him, he rubbed his stomach and grinned sheepishly.

"Haha, I'm hungry."

"Then let's rest for a while and have something to eat."

Minato nodded, stopped, and asked the two, "What would you like to eat?"

"Is...is there still a choice?"

Mikoto looked at Minato incredulously: "Aren't we on a mission?"

"We can't miss meals while on a mission, but during missions, we should keep things simple."

Minato smiled. He was in the stage of growing up and had no intention of lowering his quality of life.

With a simple clapping motion, various vegetables and fruits sprouted from the ground.

Under Mikoto's surprised gaze, Minato quickly prepared the ingredients.

Then he created a wooden clone to stay in place, while his main body disappeared in a flash.

Before long, he returned carrying a wild buffalo, and then conjured a large black pot and various seasonings from the scroll.

Rope Tree: "..."

Mikoto: "..."

As darkness fell, wisps of smoke rose from the forest.

The three of them enjoyed their roast beef and hot soup to their heart's content.

"I never expected Minato-kun to be such a good cook."

Mikoto couldn't help but sigh, "And going on missions with Minato-kun is as relaxing as a picnic."

"Hiccup~ Are you almost captivated?"

Rope Tree let out a burp, leaned lazily against the tree, and said in a teasing tone.

"Huh? Why do you say that?"

Upon hearing this, Mikoto felt a little embarrassed.

Minato is indeed very talented, but she had never really thought about it in that direction.

Firstly, there was the age difference between them; the other party was four years younger than her. Secondly, it was also because Minato and Kushina were childhood friends.

If I had to say, Minato's type really appeals to her.

He is handsome, calm and reliable, gentle yet strong-willed, and can also cook.

Most importantly, the opponent's overwhelming combat power!

Nothing touches Uchiha Tomoya's heart more than she is powerful.

Moreover, in the ninja world, where strength equates to a sense of security, this is a very important criterion for choosing a partner for a traditional girl like Mikoto.

If Minato were older, perhaps he really would...

Thinking of this, Mikoto's cheeks flushed slightly.

Nawaki waved his hand lazily, with an expression that said, "Because your expression just now was exactly the same as those fangirls who chase after Minato at school!"

"Because people naturally gravitate towards those who are outstanding, and Minato-kun is indeed the most outstanding person I have ever met."

Mikoto asked frankly, "Doesn't Nawaki-kun have someone he likes?"

"No, I'm a man whose goal is to become Hokage!"

Nawaki gave a haughty snort: "In terms of talent and strength, I am far inferior to Minato. If I waste my time on this kind of thing, wouldn't I have no chance of competing at all?"

"Most importantly, ever since I met Minato, almost every girl around me has been after him!"

"I did have someone I liked before, but seeing how infatuated those girls were, I always felt a sense of disillusionment, like the girl I used to humbly pursued was now humbly pursuing someone else..."

As Nawaki spoke, he pointed at Minato, his tone tinged with helplessness.

Shuimen had just unloaded a piece of beef leg and smiled sheepishly upon hearing this.

He never expected that his existence would unexpectedly accelerate the development of Rope Tree's views on love.

Where is Minato-kun?

Mikoto looked at Minato curiously: "Do you have someone you like?"

Minato nodded frankly: "Yes."

"Huh? Who is it? Is it convenient for you to tell me?"

Mikoto asked tentatively, but unlike the previous question, this one involved privacy.

Minato shook his head, smiling without saying a word.

At least for now, his ambition to become Nawaki's brother-in-law cannot be exposed, otherwise, before Tsunade even obtains the title of one of the Three Legendary Sannin, his reputation as a pervert will spread throughout the ninja world.

"Who else could it be? It must be Kushina, all mysterious."

Seeing Minato's expression, Nawaki casually remarked, "It'll either be Nonou, it'll definitely be one of them."

"I really like Kushina."

Minato nodded in agreement, bringing the topic to a close: "Alright, we've eaten enough, it's time to continue our journey."

"oh!"

Rope Tree dusted himself off and got up.

Mikoto glanced at Minato thoughtfully, feeling that Minato's words seemed to have left something unsaid.

However, everyone has their own secrets, and she didn't want to pry into it.

After packing up, the group headed towards the border again.

The difference in strength between Amegakure and Konoha was considerable, and they did not yet possess the ability to invade the Land of Fire. Therefore, the group encountered no unexpected events along the way and arrived at the border outpost under the stars and moon.

"Halt!"

Two ninja squads, totaling eight people, are stationed at the outpost.

Everyone was surprised to see Minato and the other two arrive.

The leading Jonin's gaze swept over Minato and Nawaki's faces, his tone hesitant: "You are... Genin?"

The war hasn't really started yet, and Konoha's fighting strength is definitely sufficient. Even if they were to send genin to the battlefield, they wouldn't need to send people like Minato and Nawaki, who look like they've just graduated.

"By order of the Hokage, I am stationed at the outpost."

Without wasting words, Minato handed the other party a scroll and got straight to the point: "From now on, our team will take over the intelligence transmission at this outpost."

"Hey, you're kidding, right?"

The other party opened the scroll and examined it carefully for a while, but found no trace of forgery.

Suddenly his gaze paused, landing on one of the names, and he looked at Minato with some uncertainty: "You're Namikaze Minato? That legendary genius?"

Seeing Minato nod, the other party was still surprised, but no longer questioned him.

The name Minato Namikaze is widely known in the village, mainly due to his reputation as a "genius" and his mastery of "Wood Release".

There are only two possibilities for such a genius appearing at a frontline outpost:

Either they have enough strength!

Either the Third Hokage has gone mad!