Chapter 49 - Tsunade (2/2)
Just the mention of her beloved little brother made Tsunade smile ”He is doing good, and yes, he will graduate...” Thinking of Nawaki being forced to do missions like Minato made her frown. Even if she was worried about Minato, she knew that he can protect himself pretty well, but her brother is a normal genin, not a little genius.
Seeing through her worries, Minato declared ”Don't worry, I will try my best to have the Sandaime accept your idea on the medic-nin in the war before your brother graduate”, thumping on his ċhėst.
Minato's gesture touched Tsunade and made her smile sweetly. Even if she knew that it's probably not going to change anything, she was glad that he was doing this for her. Her teammates don't really care about it and never help her on this front, with Orochimaru nearly unkillable and Jiraya thinking... not thinking, always being brash.
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Minato and Tsunade talked for some more time before she had to go for another to another war meeting, promising to catch up with him later in Konoha.
Having nothing else to do, Minato went to the space ȧssigned to his escort team, and after installing his tent, he went inside of it to have some more training.
”Merchants that were supposed to provide nutritional resources to Konoha were attacked by bandits, so our next shipment must be retrieved directly from the capital of the Land of Fire” Explained Chisato.
This news made the excited to returned home genin sulk. It was cool to travel outside of Konoha, but the harsh living condition of the outside world and the ambush awoke them to the dangers outside the walls of their village. One time is fine and can be considered an experience trip, but they can't imagine doing such missions for the whole war.
Seeing that, Chisato encouraged them ”Don't worry, it's just a small mishap. I doubt it will happen often”
'Duh, in time of war, madness spread quickly. It will not be the last time' Thought Minato, wondering how can this guy be a chunin with such a brain. 'Must be a new one that didn't go on any dangerous mission before and has yet to become a true shinobi'
This time, the distance was longer, but the journey took around the same time because the weight of the carriages was far lighter without anything inside.
Seven days later, they arrived in front of the gates leading to the Land of Fire capital, where reside the true ruler of Konoha.
Looking at the city ahead of them, Minato team members were awed, having never seen such an ostentatious city. Compared to the practicality of Konoha, the Land of Fire capital's lean more on esthetic, with all the nobles trying to outdo one another. They could even see the top of the Daimyo palace from outside the city.