"Jiraiya's still the same-he never changes," Nawaki muttered with a look of disdain.
Minato sighed, rubbing his forehead with a bitter smile. "Things are getting complicated. This morning, I went to the Hokage's office to apply for an external mission, planning to go on a mission with Xin."
"The Hokage mentioned a special task for Xin and asked him to come to the office."
Before Minato could finish, Nawaki began yelling in protest. "How could you, Minato?! You're going to leave me behind and run off with Xin? That's so unfair!"
"Shut up!"
Everything was chaotic enough already, and Nawaki was only making it worse. Minato shot him a stern look, his face hardening.
"Uh..."
Nawaki immediately fell silent, staring at Minato in surprise. Has the little sun lost his mind? he thought. What's with the attitude today?
Clearly, something interesting had gone down involving Xin and the old man.
Now that Nawaki was quiet, Minato continued, "After Xin returned, he asked me to help him write an application. He wants to retire, to quit being a shinobi."
"..."
Orochimaru's usual smile froze for a second.
Nawaki's jaw practically hit the floor as he sat up in his hospital bed despite his injuries. "Ouch! Damn it! Xin's actually thinking about retiring?! What did the Hokage say to him?!"
"Apparently, the Hokage questioned Xin's loyalty to the village, which made him feel like he's been singled out and targeted. He's disappointed and wants to retire."
"Enough talking-I need to find Master Jiraiya."
Minato rushed out of the hospital room, heading straight for parts of the village no child was allowed to visit.
"Teacher..."
Nawaki, feeling helpless and frustrated, wanted to confront the Third Hokage himself, to demand an explanation. But with his injuries, he could barely move, so he turned to Orochimaru with a pleading look.
Orochimaru chuckled softly. "I'll go talk to the old man. You just focus on recovering. I'll also send a message to Tsunade."
"Thanks, sensei."
With a wave, Orochimaru left the room, carefully closing the door behind him.
It was obvious that the old man had caused trouble again-otherwise, there was no way Xin would be this upset and choose to retire.
Tsunade would definitely explode when she heard about this.
"This is getting more interesting by the minute," Orochimaru mused, smirking as he headed not for the Hokage's office, but the intelligence division.
"I need to send some information to Tsunade. Prepare a messenger hawk," He instructed.
"Yes, Orochimaru-sama!"
The intelligence officers didn't dare ask questions. They took the scroll from Orochimaru and promptly sent the hawk flying toward the Land of Rivers.
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