The Third Hokage was startled as well. "I never imagined such eyes truly existed in this world. The eyes of the legendary Sage of Six Paths have returned."
"Mm..."
After hesitating for a moment, the Third Hokage asked, "Who do you think the child of prophecy is? Him, or Minato?"
"This... I don't know. I originally thought it was Nagato, since he had awakened those Rinnegan, but after seeing Minato, it's truly a little puzzling..."
"Mirai, I came back to find you this time for two reasons. First, I want you to become Minato's teacher. Second, I want these three orphans to stay in Konoha for a while. If they are willing to remain, that would be best. If not, we will make other arrangements."
At this point, the Third Hokage paused briefly.
"However, this child named Nagato possesses the Sage of Six Paths' eyes. If he continues staying in Konoha, I'm afraid he may face danger in the future..."
Mirai strongly agreed with the old man. Although Konoha was his own village, if people with malicious intentions discovered Nagato's eyes, it would instead bring harm to Nagato.
In the end, the Third Hokage made a compromise. Judging by Minato's training progress, it was only a matter of time before he learned Mirai's techniques. As long as Minato's instruction could be completed soon, Mirai's task would be finished.
Therefore, during this time, the Third Hokage decided to send an especially reliable operative to secretly protect Nagato. This agent was highly dependable and had once carried out the task of protecting the new Nine-Tails jinchuriki, Kushina Uzumaki.
Thus, the Third Hokage decided to have that person protect Nagato until Mirai completed Minato's training.
Mirai felt that this method was workable. Master and disciple made the decision in secret, so aside from