Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?

Chapter 86: Emissaries, Currency, Ninja Academy, and Trade Routes

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Minato Namikaze, having just stepped out of the Konoha Hospital, suddenly stopped, glancing back with a puzzled look.

"Strange, just now... was that an illusion?"

As one of the most perceptively attuned individuals in the shinobi world, Minato had acutely sensed a strange fluctuation emanating from within the hospital.

If he had to describe it, it felt like a tailed beast whimpering, pleading for its life.

"Did the treatment work? That quickly?"

Minato shook his head, dismissing the thought, and quickly returned to his office to attend to his Hokage duties.

However, he had barely settled down when a knock echoed on his office door.

"Enter."

"Lord Fourth, Special Jonin Raidō Namiashi requests an audience!"

"Namiashi... what is it?" Minato greeted him warmly.

Raidō Namiashi had been discovered and recommended by Gojo Kaigetsu during the skirmishes with Kirigakure. The recommendation was based on Namiashi possessing the aptitude to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique. After some investigation, Minato confirmed this to be true and kept Namiashi by his side, training him as a prospective member of the Hokage Guard.

Namiashi, grateful for his promotion, believed that Advisor Gojo had pulled some strings to get him the position. He had been frequently visiting the Gojo residence with gifts.

Namiashi stepped forward, lowering his voice. "Sunagakure has sent someone! A secret emissary."

"What? Sunagakure?" Minato frowned, a sense of foreboding washing over him.

The situation with Kirigakure had just been resolved, and now Sunagakure? The relationship between Konoha and Sunagakure was even worse than with Kirigakure.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha had been besieged by the Four Great Shinobi Villages. The catalyst for the conflict was the disappearance of the Third Kazekage. Sunagakure, believing that further delay would lead to their slow demise, had fired the first shot in the siege against Konoha.

Tracing further back, it was also Sunagakure, under the First Kazekage's military reforms and the warmongering faction's rule, that had initiated the First Shinobi World War...

Minato naturally held little goodwill towards a village filled with ambitious individuals who repeatedly instigated wars.

He even held more favorable sentiments toward Kumogakure, Konoha's fiercest rival.

Minato caught the key phrase in Namiashi's words: "You said... secret emissary? Not just emissary?"

An emissary would officially visit Konoha, declaring their village's political stance to the entire shinobi world.

A secret emissary, however, implied something more clandestine. They would subtly display Sunagakure symbols upon entering the village, undergoing multiple layers of communication before a secret meeting. This suggested possibilities like forming covert alliances against other villages or using Konoha to eliminate internal opposition within Sunagakure.

Minato pondered for a moment. "Bring them in."

A short while later, Baki, a Jonin from Sunagakure disguised as an ordinary ninja, entered the Hokage's office. Since this was a clandestine meeting, Baki wasn't wearing the white headwrap that signified his affiliation with Sunagakure.