Danzo and Love Guidance

Establishing emotional bonds...

To put it nicely, this mission was about establishing bonds.

To put it bluntly, it was seduction.

This was a mission that required one to pay with their own life as the price.

The only thing Nonō felt somewhat fortunate about was that her target, Minato Namikaze, was truly an exceptional boy.

Whether in terms of appearance, personality, or talent, he was impeccably outstanding.

However, Nonō felt that Danzo had overlooked one important thing...

"Lord Danzo, regarding the mission, I have one more question..."

"Speak."

"Does establishing an emotional bond with Minato Namikaze mean that I have to make him fall in love with me?" Nonō asked.

"You can understand it that way."

Danzo nodded slightly; in reality, that was exactly what he meant: "Compared to the camaraderie between companions, a relationship where two people spend their lives together is indeed more reliable."

"Then... how should I make him fall in love with me?"

Nonō tilted her head, her small face filled with confusion.

Although life in the orphanage had made her more mature than her peers, at the end of the day, she was still just a five-year-old girl.

In the past, she had always lived in the orphanage, satisfied just to be fed and clothed, with no mind to think about other things.

As a result, she was suddenly brought to Root by Danzo and told to establish an emotional bond with a strange boy.

Honestly, she was a complete blank slate in this regard.

"You possess the gentle grace of a Yamato Nadeshiko, and your appearance is also outstanding; that is the reason I chose you."

Danzo said indifferently: "Men all like gentle women, especially women who have eyes only for them."

"But... Lord Danzo."

Nonō said timidly: "The girls in class are all like that."

"How is that possible?"

Danzo snorted coldly: "Every person is an independent individual, and their personalities are naturally different."

Nonō nodded: "Yes, but they all act very gentle in front of Minato."

"..."

Danzo was silent for a moment: "Explain in detail."

"Yes."

Nonō reported in detail: "Every time class ends, the girls in the class surround Minato, inviting him to eat lunch together, walk home after school, train, or go on dates. I can't even get a word in."

Is this brat really that popular?

Danzo's cold, stern eyes widened slightly.

He wasn't bad-looking back in his day, but he was never that popular!

Danzo would never understand that there are gaps even among handsome men.

There are quite a few handsome men in the world of Naruto.

The universally acknowledged top tier includes: Sasuke, Itachi, Madara, Izuna, Hashirama, Tobirama, Minato, Kakashi, Yahiko, Nagato, Sasori...

None of them were people Danzo could compare to.

"Girls these days are really not reserved at all..."

Danzo shook his head: "In our era, even girls who had just enrolled possessed quite exceptional ninja discipline."

"Um..."

Nonō opened her mouth: "Actually, they are still quite reserved when facing other people."

"..."

Does that mean I'm not handsome enough?

Are you being tactful?

Danzo fell into a silence; he began to doubt his own judgment in choosing people.

After a long silence, he spoke indifferently: "So your problem is that there are too many competitors, and you are unable to attract the target's attention?"

Is he changing the subject?

Nonō pursed her lips: "Yes, I was wondering if Lord Danzo has any experience in this area..."

Danzo immediately fell silent again.

Why does this child have to bring up such an awkward topic?

If it were any other subordinate, he might have assigned them a mission to assassinate the Raikage directly.

But Nonō was, after all, only a five-year-old girl with no parents and no experience in such matters; even for someone as despicable as Danzo, taking his anger out on her for this felt a bit unjustifiable.

After all, even he himself did not really understand these things.

The subordinates he could trust were all killing machines with their personalities erased; let alone romance, they didn't even possess the most basic sense of self.

Thinking of this, Danzo found himself in a bit of a bind.

After a long period of contemplation, he waved his hand: "Until the other party clearly shows who they like, maintain the status quo for now. You may withdraw."

"Yes!"

After Nonō left, Danzo summoned another subordinate.

"Go, buy some books on... emotional matters."

"Yes!"

Meanwhile, at Tsunade's house.

Minato cut the newly purchased lamb into small pieces and marinated them to remove the gamey odor.

He then created several Wood Clones, which gathered around the large basin of lamb, using skewers made from Wood Release to thread the meat.

Tsunade stood to the side, a look of curiosity on her face: "Is this... lamb BBQ?"

"Hmm... you could put it that way."

Minato smiled; what he was making was Xinjiang-style lamb skewers.

The method for Xinjiang lamb skewers was simple; aside from removing the gamey odor, it only required salt, cumin, and chili powder.

However, when grilling, the amount of salt had to be carefully controlled—too much would make it salty, and too little wouldn't capture the authentic flavor.

"Are we just eating lamb?"

"There are grilled vegetables to cleanse the palate, too!"

Minato took the freshly bought vegetables from the refrigerator and began washing and chopping them.

Watching Minato busy at work, Tsunade's gaze softened.

"By the way, I haven't asked yet, how did you feel about your first day of school?"

"It felt pretty good."

Minato thought for a moment: "But I'm not interested in the other courses. If possible, I'd rather spend my time on training and send a Wood Clone to school instead."

"A Wood Clone, huh..."

Tsunade sighed; as expected, even a child with Minato's personality didn't like going to school.

"Let's wait a bit longer. At your age, you should be making more friends and playing with them. Many of my friends were people I met at school. With your looks and strength, you should be quite popular there, right?"

Minato smiled helplessly: "Yeah, it's almost a bit terrifying..."

"Heh heh, I knew it..."

Tsunade gave a playful smile: "So, what about you? Is there any girl you like?"

"No."

Minato shook his head quickly; he didn't want to become the subject of Tsunade's gossip.

Besides, perhaps influenced by the original story, he had a natural affinity for Kushina, and she was definitely his top priority.

Rather than being the subject of gossip, Minato preferred to gossip about others.

"What about you, Teacher? Is there anyone you like?"

"No~ though I'm quite popular myself, it's a pity that no man has managed to make my heart flutter yet..."

Speaking of this, Tsunade suddenly remembered the slight flutter she had felt when near Minato a few days ago and coughed awkwardly.

"Is it that there isn't a type you like?"

"Something like that..."

"Then what type does Teacher like?"

"First, of course, they have to be handsome. Secondly~ a gentle personality? Their strength shouldn't be too weak either, and of course—"

As Tsunade spoke, she suddenly paused, turning her head away with a guilty conscience.

"Hmm? Of course?"

Minato stopped chopping the vegetables and tilted his head in confusion.

"No, nothing, haha~"

Waving her hand awkwardly, Tsunade's smile was somewhat forced.

Of course, it would be even better if they were good at cooking...

She simply couldn't bring herself to say something that sounded so much like a hint!

In fact, as Minato's teacher, given their fourteen-year age gap, she could have easily said: "A boy who is sunny, handsome, gentle, considerate, and can cook like you would be great, it's just a pity such people are rare."

But she had a guilty conscience.

This resulted in her feeling like a pervert committing a crime against a minor, no matter how she phrased it...