In fact, Minato had proposed this partly out of consideration for himself.
Ever since he had taken office as the Fourth Hokage, he had nominally been Konoha's Hokage and the one calling the shots, but in reality, the previous Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, still held control over the entire village.
The only way for Minato Namikaze to fully consolidate his rule was to win over Konoha's other clans.
And among Konoha's many clans, none was more worth winning over than the Uchiha Clan!
Thus, Minato's offer to take Ning Feng as his student had political considerations behind it as well.
Of course, more than politics, Minato wanted Ning Feng to unleash his astonishing potential as soon as possible. After all, geniuses valued other geniuses most.
"Number 9, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and accept him as your teacher!"
Beside him, Kakashi hurriedly spoke up in envy when he saw that Ning Feng had remained silent for so long.
Minato Namikaze had once been their teacher. Compared with the other team leaders, there was probably no one better than Minato Namikaze at training ninja.
During the Third Shinobi World War, Team Minato, led by Minato Namikaze, had rendered many distinguished services to Konoha.
Uchiha Itachi said nothing, his eyes simply filled with affection.
Ning Feng did not hesitate. He happened to need a teacher anyway. Besides, once he became the student of the Hokage himself, many things could be resolved more quickly. Why not?
"Then from now on, I'll have to call you Minato-sensei!"
"Minato-sensei, I look forward to your guidance!"
Ning Feng was very excited.
"Hahahaha! To think that even after becoming Hokage, I'd still take on one final student!"
Minato Namikaze smiled slightly, handing Ning Feng a pouch of money as he spoke.
"There's some money in