Considering a Gift for Minato Namikaze
On this free day Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Tianqi to his house for a talk.
"Not bad, not bad. It seems your chess skills have improved after a few years of leisure!" Tianqi Sarutobi Hiruzen praised Tensai repeatedly, seeing that he could play chess with him on equal footing.
"Sigh, to be honest, I'm not really interested in playing chess. But I have nothing else to do, so I just go around looking for people to play with. The more I play, the better my skills will become. Practice makes perfect, right?" Tianqi said, spreading his hands with a helpless expression.
"You have the nerve to say that? I asked you to go to the Anbu to train people for me before, but you refused. Now you're here saying you have nothing to do!" Sarutobi Hiruzen rolled his eyes at Tianqi. He didn't want Tianqi to be idle, but this guy just chose to lie down and be a lazy bum.
Tianqi waved his hand and said indifferently, "Training people is out of the question. I'm really not suited to teaching. Haven't you seen how my little brat is being raised like a free spirit?"
After hearing Tianqi's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen was speechless. "Not suitable to teach? I don't believe you! You taught Sen'u a lot when he was young. Now that he's been promoted to Chunin, he naturally doesn't need to be taught anymore. Just lie down and be a lazy bum. Stop talking nonsense."
"Speaking of which, Brother Sarutobi, you didn't just ask me to come here to play chess with you today, did you? Is there something else?" Tianqi asked Sarutobi Hiruzen with a puzzled look.
"You rascal, can't I just chat with you for no reason? But I do have something to ask you today!" Sarutobi Hiruzen chuckled and scolded, then said calmly.
Sure enough, something was up Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō were really the same. You could never see them when nothing was wrong, but if they came looking for you, it was definitely because something was wrong. They really were a pair of best buddies. Tianqi was speechless at the fact that they never contacted him when nothing was wrong, but only when something was wrong.
"A small matter? Tell me about it!"
"I heard you gave your old house to that little girl Kushina, is that right?"
"She's an outsider in Konoha and doesn't have her own place. Now that she's grown up, she can't keep living in my house forever. Besides, giving her a home will make her feel a sense of belonging to Konoha. What, are you trying to compensate me today? If you want to compensate me, just give me a few hundred million ryo!" As he spoke, Tianqi reached out his hand to Sarutobi Hiruzen, his meaning was very clear: he wanted money.
"Get lost! What does it have to do with me that you gave it to me? Hundreds of millions of taels? You really dare to ask for that much. Besides, your family doesn't seem to be short of money. What do you need so much money for!" Sarutobi Hiruzen slapped away Tianqi's hand, acting like a rogue. He might consider giving tens or hundreds of thousands of taels, but hundreds of millions? Forget it.
"Although I'm not short of money, I don't mind having too much. I believe no one would complain about having too much money!" Tianqi said, shrugging.
To be honest, Tianqi had his own reasons for letting Uzumaki Kushina go. If she weren't the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, it wouldn't have been a problem for her to live with him. But now that Kushina is Jinchuriki, there are just too many people watching her. Tianqi Tenten, and he also has his own little secrets, which makes it even more difficult. That's why Tianqi gave his house to Uzumaki Kushina.
"Alright, I know you too well. You're not interested in money. I heard that Minato Namikaze and Kushina are getting close. What do you think of Minato Namikaze?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked casually.
"Opinion? What opinion could I possibly have? Genius is his only defining characteristic. Besides, Jiraiya he? You should ask Jiraiya about Minato Namikaze; he definitely knows!" Tianqi was completely bewildered. He truly couldn't understand what Sarutobi Hiruzen was up to today.
"Heh, Jiraiya? If I ask him, he'll just keep praising Minato Namikaze. When it comes to judging people, I trust you, Tianqi, more!" Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head, deciding it was better not to ask Jiraiya.
Believe me? What exactly is Sarutobi Hiruzen to? Is he planning to choose the next Hokage in advance? No, Orochimaru hasn't done anything outrageous yet. He should be more optimistic about Orochimaru, his beloved disciple. What could be the reason for suddenly asking about Minato Namikaze? Tianqi's mind went blank for a moment, but he couldn't figure out the reason at all.
Seeing Tianqi remain silent, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew he was making various guesses. He tapped the chessboard to interrupt Tianqi's thoughts and said with a smile, "Don't guess here. I don't have any special intentions. Jiraiya took Minato Namikaze as his disciple, then Minato Namikaze is also my grand-disciple. I asked you what kind of person you are just thinking about what gift I could give you. There's no other reason."
"Damn it! Do you need to ask me about giving a gift to your grand-disciple? You're the Third Hokage Konoha, you're so rich, just give him a few million ryo, really!" After hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, Tianqi was speechless. It turned out that he had been thinking for nothing, this guy just wanted to give a gift!
"Giving money is too vulgar. Besides, they are ninjas who receive high rewards for their missions, so they shouldn't be short of money. Furthermore, Minato Namikaze comes from a commoner background and doesn't side with any clan. He's also a genius who can rival Orochimaru. I plan to give him some good stuff and maybe win him over!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said casually.
"Sen'u is also a pretty good genius, so why don't you give him anything good? Brother Sarutobi, aren't you being a bit biased?" Tianqi Sarutobi Hiruzen.
At this moment, he also understood what Sarutobi Hiruzen meant. Minato Namikaze was an extremely talented genius who was not from a major clan. Such a person was the most suitable to be recruited into the Hokage faction.
"It's not that I'm biased, it's just that little Sen'u has everything he needs. He has plenty of money, and your family knows more about Ninjutsu than I do. In terms of status, he's the great-grandson of the First Hokage. What could he possibly lack?" Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled wryly upon hearing this.
"Tch! Don't give me that crap. We don't lack anything, but whether you give us something or not is your problem. As the Third Hokage, you absolutely cannot be biased!" Tianqi said with a roguish air, determined to get some money out of Sarutobi Hiruzen today.
"Alright, alright, I'll find a way to make it up to Sen'u later. As long as I'm still Hokage, I'll try my best to satisfy whatever he wants. Let's talk about Minato Namikaze instead!" Seeing that Tianqi wanted to get something out of him, Sarutobi Hiruzen started making empty promises. Anyway, he's getting old now, and he'll have to step down after another ten years or so Hokage. Let the next Hokage worry about these empty promises.
"You can do that anyway, since you'll have to exchange it sooner or later!" Tianqi nodded and said.
Tianqi could naturally tell that Sarutobi Hiruzen was just making empty promises, but he probably couldn't imagine how many years the Third Hokage would remain in that position. He would be the Third Hokage until his death, so how could he possibly make an empty promise?