Chapter 46 - Ambush ambushed (2/2)

”Oh, look at all the food he caught! Not bad kouhai!” ”A good night of sleep rejuvenated him!” When they saw Minato, the Konoha genins greet him amiably, like a... like a child?

Thinking till that, Minato eyebrows twitched. In all those reincarnations novel, people that reincarnate and show talent were the target of jealousy, but here, because of the cute, innocent and charismatic face of Minato, and the fact that he doesn't act like an arrogant and indifferent jerk, they treat him as a little kid to protect.

Still, even if he doesn't care about them, he has no intention to act like an aloof jerk. It will be suspicious if he suddenly went to act cold and distant, because his clone at the academy was anything but that. It's true that his clone spoke no more with the previous Minato's friends, but it was done gradually, with people thinking that he just changed friends, like a lot of kids do. Not only that, it's better to have fake friends than enemies. At least, you could use them as shields when the time comes. Protagonists keep going solo from the beginning to the end, never using what is known as human resources.

”Here, I hunted some meat for our breakfast! We can share it”

Hearing such words made a lot of still sleepy young men rejuvenated. They slept too much and knew that if not for Minato, they would have to eat some scraps or ration pills.

”Ha, you have a bright future ahead of you. Not only you're talented, but you're also generous” Praised the guy that was ready to criticize Minato yesterday because he didn't talk to them and appeared a bit aloof.

Hearing that, his friends direct him a look of disdain, making him rub the back of his head with a sheepish expression.

They then ate breakfast and went back on their journey to the Land of River.

The second, third and fourth day, nothing happened. But the fifth day, when they traveled two-thirds of the distance between Konoha and the Land of River...

'3 low Chunin chakra level, it's a bit bothersome but I will have to demonstrate my abilities in front of these guys and have them worship me for the rest of the traject. Well, I can't do anything about it, it's not like letting them die will be favorable for me, our team leader can't possibly take the three of them head-on.'

When he was preparing himself for battle, he suddenly sensed that somebody engaged those three Chunin up ahead.

'1 Jonin signature huh, so Danzo agent didn't think that I could take care of three Chunin by myself. He underestimates me, but it's not like I can blame him, I never showed them what I'm really able to. Well, they will see soon enough what I can do... But it's strange, I don't remember Danzo doing this sort of thing. He would rather watch me suffer and then sweep in and save me, making me beholden to him, what is the thinking by saving me like that?'

What Minato didn't know is that Danzo wanted to do this sort of things, unfortunately, Hiruzen knew it and ordered him to have the guy he sent following the kid to protect him, knowing that even if Danzo will do anything for Konoha, sometimes what he chose is not the better way. So it's better to act like that and make him give up on following Minato's every move.

And the current Danzo doesn't dare to do anything against Sarutobi, fearing him greatly, not having lost his respect for him because the soft stance of after war version Hiruzen did not happen yet. So he was forced to tell his agent to protect Minato till he comes back to Konoha. Of course, he added a small order.