Could the Future Fourth Hokage Be My Senior Brother?

Quite a few ANBU stood guard along both sides of the corridor, each one suppressing their presence to the utmost.

The ANBU ninja stopped before a heavy, solid wooden door carved with intricate patterns.

He had just raised his hand to knock.

But the heavy wooden door was pulled open from the inside.

A young man stepped out of the office.

Qian Ye's gaze immediately fell on the man's head.

That short golden hair was especially dazzling beneath the dim corridor lights, like a ball of burning sunlight.

The man wore a standard green Hidden Leaf jonin vest over a dark blue fitted combat suit, with a uniquely shaped custom kunai tucked diagonally behind his waist.

He was not especially tall, but his posture was straight, and his entire presence was as gentle as a spring breeze in March.

There was not a trace of the vicious aura belonging to a battlefield killer about him.

Minato Namikaze.

Qian Ye immediately called out his name in his heart.

At this point in time, there was no second person in all of Konoha who could freely enter and leave the Hokage's office while possessing such iconic golden hair and presence.

The future Fourth Hokage, the Yellow Flash who had slaughtered the shinobi of every major village during the Third Shinobi World War until they trembled at the mere mention of his name.

Minato had just finished handing over his mission and was preparing to leave.

The moment he looked up, his eyes met Qian Ye's gaze, which carried a hint of scrutiny.

Minato stopped walking.

He first glanced at the messy black hair on Qian Ye's forehead, unadorned by a forehead protector, then swept his gaze over the slightly bulging custom Ninja Tool Pouch hanging from Qian Ye's thigh.

Finally, a dazzlingly