Minato is now sixteen years old.
At this age, he is very strong, but this strength has its limits.
After all, no matter how good your physical condition is, no matter how good you are, no matter how many Ninjutsu you have mastered, there is nothing you can do if you don't have enough mana.
If we had to give the current Minato a position, it would be a hybrid version of Shikaku and Kakashi: When fighting, it can always rely on its high IQ and stronger enemies to deal with it, but the final result is regrettable... it's a 50-50 split.
The sixteen-year-old Minato was able to reach this level, which was enough to be called a genius, but compared with the unsolvable Yellow Flash later, it was still far behind.
Minato is now like an advanced player who has all the talent but lacks an orange equipment and has been unable to take off.
This orange equipment is naturally Flying Thunder God Technique.
Chen didn't know at what age Minato came into contact with Flying Thunder God in the comics, but he was sure that it would not be earlier than his current age.
After all, it is impossible for Minato in the comics to come into contact with Sealing Jutsu when he was a child.
Minato's meritorious service is certainly not enough to exchange Scroll of Seals for an S-class Ninjutsu.
He originally wanted to wait until Jiraiya came back and let Jiraiya exchange it from Third Hokage. But this cheap teacher wandered off somewhere, so Chen used his own merit to help Minato replace it.
The three of them also searched in the Senju Clan, but did not find Scroll of Flying Thunder God. Similarly, there was no Forbidden Jutsu like Impure World Reincarnation.
In the evening, Chen separated from several people at an intersection, then turned and walked towards Hatake Clan Compound.
Counting the time spent outside, he has not been to Hatake Clan Compound for several years. Therefore, when he stood at the gate of Hatake Clan Compound, he still felt quite strange.
There were several knocks on the door, and the door was quickly opened, and then a white-haired kid stuck his head out. He was unfamiliar and guarded, but his voice was still milky and he asked, "Who are you?"
Chen looked at the cute shota in front of him and couldn't help but smile, then reached out and pinched his face.
But who is Kakashi?
Although he later turned into a wretched and unscrupulous uncle, when he was young, his character was undoubtedly very arrogant.
How could he allow a stranger to pinch his face?
What a shame.
Therefore, Kakashi turned his head to avoid the falling hand. At the same time, he lowered his body and raised his foot to kick Chen's leg.
But that big hand seemed to have predicted Kakashi's movements. It changed direction in advance, grabbed his collar violently, and then the whole person was lifted up.
Little Kakashi: "..."
Chen looked at the little shot in his hand with interest.
Before, Kakashi followed Odaichi to visit Daimyo's Capital's grandfather. The two were perfectly separated. Therefore, this was the first time he saw Kakashi Hatake, who would be Shinobi World for thirty years in the future.
Compared with the dead fish eyes in the future, the current Kakashi is not wearing that mask, so she is indeed beautiful.
Chen couldn't help but pinch his little face again.
Kakashi struggled for a while and found that he couldn't get away, so he rolled his eyes and suddenly burst into tears. "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... Mom, someone is bullying me!"
"..."
In the living room, Sakumo drank the green tea in his hand with a serious look on his face.
It was already meal time, and Odaichi was busy in the kitchen and did not join in the somewhat serious atmosphere.
Chen sat next to Sakumo. To be fair, Mikoto's tea-making skills are definitely better than Odaichi's.
But no matter what, this is someone else's house. While drinking green tea, Chen thought about the fragrant scented tea made by Mikoto, which made him feel a little distracted.
On the other side, a white-haired kid glanced at his father with a respectful and nervous expression, and also lowered his head and drank tea in a muffled voice.
Chen came back to his senses and glanced at the serious Sakumo sitting on the main seat, then glanced at Kakashi sitting on the other side, and sighed in his heart.
What a strict tutor.
"Kakashi." Halfway through the cup of tea, Sakumo put down the tea cup in his hand. His voice was not as natural as he usually talked with Chen, but more like a strict father's tone.
"... Yes!"
Kakashi put down the teacup in his hand a little nervously. Although he was very precocious, he was still only over two years old.
At this age, Chen was still thinking about how not to be bullied by those brats from the Uchiha Clan.
"I think I taught you what to do when you meet your father's friends."
"Yes, I'm very sorry, Father."
Kakashi stood up hurriedly, and then bowed to Chen.
"My name is Kakashi Hatake. I offended you a lot just now. I hope senior can give me some advice."
"Haha, brother Sakumo, you scared your child. It was my fault just now, I teased him a little."
Chen laughed happily, then reached out and touched Kakashi's white hair. After comforting the kid, he pulled him to sit next to him.
But even so, Kakashi still maintained his sitting posture with a serious look on his face.
"This is Konoha Lightning Uchiha Chen."
After Kakashi sat down, White Fang said calmly.
Then Chen saw the eyes of Kakashi beside him change.
How should I put it, from the wary look when they first met, to the look of strangers in the living room, now it has turned into a look of admiration and restraint.
"You probably can't imagine your reputation in Konoha now." After filling the water in the boy's cup, Sakumo continued, "Konoha's genius ninja, at the age of eleven, helped Konoha win Second Shinobi World War. This is unique in the entire Shinobi World."
"My son Kakashi admires you very much. I'm even a little jealous."
"Haha, you are exaggerating. It's just that Konoha needs new heroes now, so just promote me vigorously."
"You can't say that. I've almost watched you grow up step by step. I know your talent and strength best, so I asked you to come today because I have something to ask of you."
"What?"
"I'm going to let Kakashi become your mentor, and I hope you can take over the job of Jonin's mentor after Kakashi graduates."
"If it was Brother Sakumo who spoke, then there would be no problem, but..." Chen hesitated for a moment. "Isn't it too early?"
Now Kakashi is just over two years old. At this age, he can only do the simplest training and cannot even extract chakra.
"It doesn't matter, even if it's just teaching some theory. Moreover, with Kakashi's talent, I plan to let him go to school next year. He will be six or seven years old at most, and he will graduate from the Ninja Academy, so..."
Sakumo did not continue what he said, but the meaning was already very obvious.
Kakashi needs a master who truly treats him as if he is his own child and whose strength is also exceptional.
Everything Sakumo knows must belong to Kakashi, but similarly, a new master is also very important to Kakashi.
Needless to say, Chen's strength goes without saying. In fact, apart from sword skills and Medical Ninjutsu, there is almost nothing he can't do.
Chen will definitely be a qualified teacher.
In addition, Sakumo also has his own selfish motives.
His own teacher is just Jonin from the Hatake Clan, but he would rather Kakashi's teacher be Chen.
Because Chen's teacher is Sannin, and Sannin's teacher is... Third Hokage.
This is a kind of inheritance, one that will not be paid into words.