"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
Amid the dense curtain of rain, dark figures flashed across the eaves and rooftops throughout Konoha.
Akatsuki's attack had greatly heightened Konoha's security.
"Whoosh!"
In the shadowed corner of a building, a masked Anbu ninja suddenly appeared. His gaze carefully swept through the darkness, as though searching for something.
"Hmm... found it...!"
With a soft exclamation, his eyes locked onto the small figure lying in the pooled water.
The Anbu ninja stepped forward and picked the child up. In the next moment, both of them vanished from the spot.
"Rip... rip..."
In an area filled with standing water, Jiraiya and Minato stood together. Jiraiya slowly stepped forward and reached toward a long, crimson, writhing wall.
Accompanied by strange noises, the thing that resembled an intestinal wall slowly split apart, revealing two figures within.
Minato slowly walked forward, his deep blue eyes fixed on the small blond figure inside.
Standing at his side, Jiraiya looked at the child with equally complicated eyes and could not help saying, "Akatsuki has already set its sights on Naruto. From now on, this child will probably be in constant danger. Someone must always be by his side to look after him."
Hearing Jiraiya's words, Minato's face showed a complicated, even guilty expression as he slowly said, "I've wronged this child..."
Jiraiya glanced at Minato, gently patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him softly.
"What are you saying..."
"Minato... you're an excellent Hokage... and likewise... an excellent father..."
As he said this, a smile flickered in Jiraiya's eyes. Looking at the unconscious Naruto, he quietly continued, "Although this child has always been mischievous... he truly admires you, his father, from the bottom of his heart..."
"Even though he always says he hates you... even though he always rejects the Hokage's care