"A mission? But why would they involve Seiryū?"
Kurenai felt puzzled.
The Third Hokage had asked Seiryū and Minato to come to the Hokage's office.
If it was really a mission, how could a Genin like Seiryū participate?
"That's true. Although Seiryū's strength far surpasses other Genin, the missions Minato handles are all B-rank or higher. No matter what, it shouldn't be Seiryū's turn."
Kushina also noticed something strange.
Her boyfriend was a Jōnin. For the Third Hokage to personally summon him, the mission had to be at least B-rank, possibly even A-rank.
A Genin like Seiryū should not be involved in such a mission.
"I don't know. We'll know once we go to the Hokage's office."
Although Seiryū had some guesses in his mind, nothing was certain.
They would know once they went to take a look.
If it was really a mission related to Rōran, Seiryū would not refuse. He was very interested in the Ryūmyaku.
Minato said, "Then let's go. We shouldn't keep the Third Hokage waiting too long."
He did not say anything more.
Minato brought Seiryū and used the Flying Thunder God Technique. They disappeared from Seiryū's house and arrived near the Hokage Tower in an instant.
Looking at the Hokage Tower ahead, Seiryū sighed.
"The Flying Thunder God Technique is really convenient. I wonder if I have the talent to learn space-time ninjutsu."
"It depends."
In the original story, only a few people learned the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Clearly, it required a lot of talent.
It was probably even harder than other types of ninjutsu.
For such a convenient technique like space-time ninjutsu, Seiryū also wanted to learn it. It would make traveling anywhere much easier.
Minato smiled. "When I have time in the future, I can test you. With your talent, there's a good chance you can learn it."
The difficulty of the Flying Thunder God Technique lies in whether someone has the talent for it.
Without that talent, a person could never learn it in their entire life.
But Seiryū... well, it seemed there was still no ninjutsu he couldn't learn.
"The Flying Thunder God Technique is an S-rank space-time ninjutsu. Without making some contributions to Konoha, it should be impossible to learn it, right?"
"Uh, in your case you probably don't need to worry. You are Jiraiya-sensei and Tsunade-sama's disciple. Don't underestimate your own status."
"That's true. I almost forgot. My backing is pretty strong, I can take the back door."
Minato wiped a bit of sweat. "You shouldn't say that so casually."
Seiryū waved his hand. "I'm not stupid. I'm just joking."
Minato: "..."
The two had already arrived at the Hokage's office.
After knocking on the door, the voice of the Third Hokage came from inside.
"Come in."
Walking into the office, Minato and Seiryū saw Hiruzen sitting in the main seat and Tsunade sitting on the sofa beside him.
Seeing Tsunade, Seiryū muttered inwardly, 'As expected, it has something to do with this bad woman.'
"Hokage-sama, Tsunade-sama."
Minato bowed slightly to the two.
Seeing Minato's action, Seiryū sighed helplessly. He made the same gesture and bowed slightly toward Hiruzen.
"Hokage-sama."
Then he looked at Tsunade sitting nearby. He opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly said,
"Tsunade... sensei..."
After all, they were in front of the Third Hokage. The proper respect toward Tsunade as his "sensei" still had to be shown.
He was not someone who lacked manners.
He knew how to read the situation.
"Hahahaha!"
Seeing Seiryū's constipated expression, Tsunade, who had been fiddling with her nails, burst into laughter.
Even in the Hokage's office, she showed no restraint.
Just like she was at home.
She raised her eyebrows at Seiryū and teased him.
"Tsk tsk tsk, why aren't you calling me bad woman anymore? That doesn't seem like your style, kid. Don't tell me you get scared too?"
This was the first time this brat had called her sensei.
That expression, that tone.
Hahaha, it was too interesting!
"??"
Hiruzen looked back and forth between Tsunade and Seiryū with a puzzled expression.
What was going on with this master and disciple?
And what did bad woman mean?
He was usually very busy and did not pay attention to their daily interactions.
"Ahem."
He coughed lightly, drawing everyone's attention back to him before speaking.
"Minato, Seiryū. The reason I called you here this time is because there is a mission that requires you to carry it out."
According to information reported by the scouts,
In Rōran, located in the desert of the Land of Wind, there exists a Ryūmyaku containing extremely powerful chakra.
Furthermore, the minister of Rōran, Anrokuzan, has gradually taken control of the country. He intends to use the Ryūmyaku to create a weapon in an attempt to unify the shinobi world.
Unify the shinobi world.
To Hiruzen, this idea sounded ridiculous.
However, the shinobi world was currently unstable, and there were signs that war might be approaching.
If some unexpected change occurred, it could very likely trigger a new war.
Simply put, it was a potential threat.
If it was not handled, it could lead to unpredictable consequences.
Therefore.
Hiruzen naturally needed to send someone strong enough to deal with it.
Tsunade was among those he considered.
So he summoned Tsunade and asked for her opinion.
Originally, he thought Tsunade would refuse. Hiruzen had already planned to let Minato carry out this mission.
Unexpectedly, Tsunade actually agreed.
However, she proposed one condition. She wanted to bring Seiryū along for the mission.
The reason was that Tsunade wanted Seiryū to participate in the next Chunin Exam, but Seiryū still lacked enough mission ratings to qualify.
Although the previous C-rank mission had been raised to A-rank due to the appearance of the S-rank missing-nin Kakuzu,
Seiryū had been injured and resting for over a month, which caused a shortage in completed C-rank missions.
Konoha was very strict about such rules.
Even Tsunade could not use her identity to give Seiryū special treatment.
This mission just happened to be a good opportunity.
But considering the importance of the mission, Hiruzen decided to add Minato, who had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Tsunade did not refuse. Having another helper was not bad, and Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique was very convenient.
Especially when returning to the village.
That was why the ANBU had directly contacted Seiryū and Minato and asked them to come to the Hokage's office.
After Hiruzen explained the general situation of the mission, Tsunade looked at Seiryū and smiled.
"You little brat, do you want to take this A-rank mission? If you don't want to, I'll ask the old man to find someone else."
Hiruzen glanced at Tsunade in surprise.
As a sensei and supervising Jōnin, Tsunade was actually asking Seiryū for his opinion?
And it seemed that if Seiryū refused, Tsunade would not take the mission either.
From this alone, it was clear.
Seiryū held a very important place in Tsunade's heart. More than just a disciple, closer to family.
(To be continued.)