Sarutobi Toru had never worried about Namikaze Minato's safety in Iwagakure. Though he was only sixteen and lacked experience, Minato was one of the rare shinobi whose Wisdom stat could reach ten.
Well, in the Original Work, Namikaze Minato had no record of losing his mind throughout his life, aside from the inexplicable Battle of Kannabi Bridge and mistaking Uchiha Obito for Uchiha Madara.
As long as he was not forced into a head-on fight with an enemy, no one could possibly take Namikaze Minato's life. Besides, Iwagakure making a move was merely the remotest possibility.
Though Ōnoki was a cunning, utterly untrustworthy politician, that was precisely why all his actions were guided by profit. He generally would not do anything that offered no benefit.
And killing Namikaze Minato was something that brought no profit at all, only losses.
"Then it seems our main enemy is Kumogakure, while our secondary enemy is Kirigakure?" Jiraiya muttered.
"Konoha has always held the advantage on the battlefield against Kumogakure. I heard the Cloud Shinobi have been forced into retreat after retreat," Sarutobi Toru cut in. "Hiruko and Kushina have both been very active on the battlefield."
This time, Kumogakure had sent A, the future Fourth Raikage and current son of the Third Raikage, along with his partner, Killer B.
However, Killer B was not yet the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki this time. After all, the previous Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Blue B, was still alive.
In the Original Work, Nawaki had died in an Explosive Tag trap during the war against Kumogakure. Thus, Orochimaru, who had been Nawaki's squad leader at the time, had secretly infiltrated Kumogakure to avenge him. He used a genjutsu pill to make the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki completely lose control.
After a great battle, the Third Raikage and Gyuki were both badly injured. One