Minato Namikaze felt a sudden pang of shame when he heard that. He lowered his head and said quietly, "Yes, Lord Third. I'll work hard!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled kindly. "All right, it's getting late. Hurry home and get some rest. You haven't had a chance to rest since you got back from your mission, have you?"
Minato nodded and headed home. All the way back, he kept imagining what the days ahead might be like. He had complained aloud, but...
He was still looking forward to them.
After all, nearly every ninja here dreamed of becoming Hokage one day.
Now that he was so close to his goal, he was naturally delighted.
As he walked, Minato suddenly sensed something strange. The feeling vanished almost as soon as it appeared.
His brows drew tight. It was deeply unsettling, yet somehow familiar.
Minato went on alert at once, but when he tried to trace the feeling, it was gone.
He had no intention of letting it go so easily. He searched with all his senses.
In the end, he found nothing. Minato drew in his aura, his mind full of doubt. Had I really imagined it?
After searching carefully to no avail, he could only put it down to his imagination.
Minato forced himself to forget the strange sensation and finally turned to leave.
After he was gone, a giant leaf slowly emerged from the earth, followed by Zetsu's face.
Chapter 600: The Succession Ceremony
Zetsu poked his head out of the ground, his eyes fixed on the place where Minato had disappeared.
He wore the look of someone whose scheme had succeeded, but Minato, already far away, knew nothing of it.
When Uchiha Yin returned home, Kurotsuchi had prepared a meal and was waiting for him expectantly. The moment she saw