After seven days, the team returned from the Land of Wind to Konoha. They dispersed to rest before resuming their duties in the village.
On the third day after their return, the village held a grand funeral to mourn the Konoha shinobi who had died in the war.
Four days later, life in the village had returned to normal. A figure flashed across the rooftops, and Fugaku appeared atop a building to survey the area.
The village had been fairly peaceful these past few days. Fugaku made his usual patrol, reminding anyone with ill intentions that he was watching.
Finding nothing serious, Fugaku headed toward the edge of the village. He had decided earlier that once the war in the Land of Earth ended, he would teach Minato the Rasengan.
With Minato's talent, he could develop an even more powerful Ninjutsu from it. Like Naruto, Minato had been born with an affinity for wind. If no one interfered, he would go on to develop lightning and fire techniques as well.
Minato was training alone at a training ground on the outskirts of Konoha. The war had just ended, and he had a few days off, so he was in no hurry to take a mission.
"Teacher."
Fugaku nodded and gave Minato an approving look. "Good. Being able to endure solitary training is the first step toward becoming strong.
"You already have that foundation, Minato. Keep training hard, and one day you'll be no weaker than Orochimaru and Jiraiya are now. You might even surpass them."
"Orochimaru and Master Jiraiya are incredibly strong, and they're still growing stronger. They'll be even more formidable in the future.
"What I'm doing now isn't enough to catch up with them. It looks like I'll have to work even harder."
Fugaku smiled. Minato's confidence was