Naturally, Jiraiya was immensely proud whenever Minato Namikaze came up.
In truth, having such an outstanding student as Minato Namikaze was certainly something to be proud of.
Watching the smile on Jiraiya's face, Lin Mu drifted into his memories.
Minato Namikaze was also one of his favorite characters in Naruto.
He was the Fourth Hokage of Konohagakure in the Land of Fire, having taken office shortly after the Third Shinobi World War ended.
Because he often won battles through speed, he earned the title "Yellow Flash," a name that made him famous throughout the Ninja World.
He was one of Konoha's heroes in the Third Shinobi World War. In the end, he sacrificed his life to seal the Nine-Tails and save Konoha, becoming known as the hero who protected the village.
He was also Naruto Uzumaki's father, which was one of the major reasons Jiraiya had taken Naruto Uzumaki as his student.
But Tsunade seemed unimpressed by this Fourth Hokage. She continued looking at the cards in her hand.
Then she suddenly spoke, a hint of mockery in her voice.
"But that prized student of yours, the Fourth Hokage, died soon enough too. He gambled his life away for the village."
Her eyes flicked discreetly toward Naruto Uzumaki.
Then she swallowed the next words she had been about to say: Leaving his child behind to suffer in this world!
She sighed and continued, "Life isn't like money. Only an idiot would wager his life so lightly!"
At those words, the anger on Naruto Uzumaki's face grew even more obvious, and he clenched his fists until his knuckles turned pale.
This woman seemed to hold Konoha's heroes in contempt!
But Tsunade clearly didn't care what the blond brat in front of her thought.
She raised her sake cup and took a