The leisurely days wouldn't last long, and soon the Five Kage Summit was approaching.
The guards Minato would take on this trip were the four members of Team 7, as well as six members of the Shadow Guard.
Naruto and Shisui were the overt guards, while Kakashi led the others to follow secretly.
The Kage of a village couldn't possibly go on a long trip with only two guards like Danzo, right?
Tobirama had six back then, although they became a burden.
When Hashirama attended the Five Kage Summit, he only brought Tobirama because he and his younger brother were invincible.
Kakashi and the others had already set off in advance to scout the way and be on alert. Naruto and Shisui stood behind Minato, watching the people who came to see them off.
Izumo and Kotetsu stood upright at the gate. Although they had wanted to transfer positions before, they couldn't bring themselves to speak under the affectionate gaze of the beloved Fourth Hokage.
They felt that it would be a sin to trouble such a good Hokage to help them arrange teammates and successors for such a small matter.
"The Hokage is already so busy. How can we, who are often praised by him, cause him trouble because of our own willfulness? Right, Kotetsu!"
"That's right, Izumo, we should be more serious and responsible!"
With such thoughts, the two friends continued to steadfastly guard this sacred position related to the safety of Konoha.
The Five Kage Summit was never a secret matter, so even ordinary people would know about it.
Those who were free could naturally come to see them off, and with Minato's reputation, it would be appropriate to describe the scene as a massive crowd.
Standing in front were naturally Jiraiya, Tsunade, Kushina, Kimimaro, and other close people, as well as Fugaku, Hiashi, Shikaku, and other clan leaders.
"Jiraiya-sensei, Tsunade-senpai, I'll leave the village and Kushina to you during this time," Minato said solemnly.
Jiraiya patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, with me, the Toad Sage, here, nothing will happen."
Tsunade also said, "Leave it to us!"
"Really, don't make me sound like a burden!" Kushina flexed her barely visible muscles. "I'm very strong!"
"Yes, yes, I misspoke." Minato gently hugged Kushina.
Naruto blinked, imitated his Old Dad, ran over and hugged Hinata, who was next to Kushina, then slipped back into the team, waving to the other little friends with a grin.
Hinata secretly glanced in Hiashi's direction, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the expression on his face hadn't changed much, then turned to meet the teasing gazes of her little friends.
Kushina watched Naruto's movements the whole time and said to Minato, "You also know that Naruto is always very jumpy, so you must protect him well."
Minato smiled, "I will."
Naruto couldn't help but say, "Old Mom, are you mistaken? I'm the guard!"
Kushina said with a smile, "Yes, then Naruto must protect Daddy~"
Naruto looked up at the sky, how am I supposed to respond to this kind of coaxing tone.
"Well then, everyone, goodbye!" Minato raised his voice, waving and saying goodbye to everyone with a smile.
All sorts of noisy shouts rang out from the crowd.
"Hokage-sama, take care!"
"Hokage-sama, don't be so kind to people from other villages! You'll get taken advantage of!"
"Hokage-sama is the coolest!"
Amidst the cheers of the villagers, Minato donned the hat symbolizing his position as Hokage, and with a dashing turn amidst the cheers, the hem of his Hokage Cloak fluttered, the large characters "Fourth Hokage" swaying in the wind.
Maybe it was just Naruto's imagination, but he felt that the instant Old Dad turned around, the screams of the female compatriots became even louder.
He was definitely the number one back view killer in the Shinobi World, and one whose front view wouldn't disappoint either.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, dressed like an ordinary old man today, quietly mingled in the crowd with Biwako by his side, watching Minato leave with a look of gratification in his eyes.
Biwako asked, "Is it really okay not to say goodbye in person?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and laughed, "Haha, an old man like me shouldn't steal the limelight from the young people."
Biwako didn't give him any face at all, teasing, "In your current state, could you even steal it?"
"Even when I was young, I couldn't steal it, probably anyone would pale in comparison to him." Hiruzen Sarutobi's tone was full of admiration.
"Actually, if you really want to talk about it, you were quite handsome when you were young too." Hearing him mention his youth, Biwako remembered many things.
"Is that so, hahaha, let's go, I still have to teach the children." Hiruzen Sarutobi playfully imitated Minato's turn, deliberately flicking the hem of his robe.
"Pfft~" Biwako was amused by his actions, "You old rascal, at your age, still trying to act cool like a young man."
As the figures of Minato, Naruto, and Shisui completely disappeared, the crowd gradually dispersed, leaving only Izumo and Kotetsu.
Before leaving, Jiraiya had specially encouraged the two of them: "Minato has entrusted the village to us, you must be spirited during the time he's away!"
"Yes, Jiraiya-sama!" the two replied seriously, watching Jiraiya leave.
Afterwards, Izumo and Kotetsu clasped hands, gazing deeply into each other's eyes, each seeing determination in the other's gaze.
"Kotetsu, with Hokage-sama gone, our responsibility is even greater."
"Yes, Izumo, we must not fail the trust of Hokage-sama and Jiraiya-sama."
Smack! Izumo slapped a fly to death, solemnly saying, "With Izumo Kamizuki here, from now on, unless permitted, not a single fly will be allowed to fly in through the main gate!"
Kotetsu was equally fired up, "Oh! I'll join in too!"
Thus, the people entering and leaving Konoha today could always see the two people at the gate jumping up and down, swatting flies.
"Hey, do you think those two got infected after seeing the rare beasts training here so often?"
"Shhh, walk faster, lest we get infected too."
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The Land of Iron was north of the Land of Fire, and it would take about two or three days to walk there from Konoha. It was inconvenient for Kakashi and the others to show their faces, so only Minato, Naruto, and Shisui walked openly.
"Old Dad, have you been to the Land of Iron before?"
"I've been there a few times on missions before."
"Shisui-aniki, how about you?"
"Me? I've been there a few times too."
"So, what do you think of the samurai from the Land of Iron?"
Minato thought for a moment and said, "Samurai are actually similar to ninjas like Guy who specialize in taijutsu. They also use Chakra, but they focus more on practicing swordsmanship.
In other aspects, it varies from person to person. Some are upright and humble, while others are rigid and pedantic. Overall, I don't have any ill feelings towards them."
Shisui said, "I think it's about the same. Samurai and ninjas, it's just that everyone believes in different principles."
Minato added, "This is just our opinion. What they are really like, it's better to observe with your own eyes."
"Oh, have you ever seen a samurai who uses the Three-Sword Style, always gets lost, and likes to carry a beautiful female swordmaster with meat?"
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