"No, thanks to you for spotting it. I thought I was quite skilled with the Shadow Clone Jutsu myself, but I didn't expect you to see through it at a glance. That was rather embarrassing."
Minato Namikaze merely smiled at Chiba's apologetic words. He did not pursue the matter and even sounded somewhat surprised and approving.
"I only asked on a whim. It was rude of me."
Chiba hurriedly said.
"No, that kind of whim is good. Although we seem to have deterred the outside threats for now, the village is not under martial law, so it is still relatively easy to infiltrate. We also cannot rule out enemy spies using our own tactics against us. Questions and examinations that seem to come on a whim are necessary. There is nothing wrong with being cautious. You were more thoughtful than I was."
Minato Namikaze shook his head, indicating that the abrupt and somewhat rude question had actually been the right thing to do. He was very satisfied with Chiba's actions.
Hearing this, Chiba merely smiled and offered no further response.
Then, the two of them took their seats.
"Teacher Minato, did you come here for something?"
After sitting down, Chiba did not let Minato Namikaze exchange further pleasantries and went straight to the point.
The Hokage had come personally. Even if this was only a shadow clone, it was still the Hokage himself. There was no doubt that it was something important.
And since he had come to find Chiba, he probably could not avoid it.
Since he could not avoid it, Chiba did not intend to. Once Minato Namikaze stated his purpose, he would agree first, then delay the mission's start time and squeeze in today's Forbidden Jutsu training. No matter what the mission was, finishing today's most important