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When Namikaze Minato returned, he habitually pushed the door open.
Then he found that the door seemed to be missing.
Looking at Akira Tsubaki who was sitting in the living room eating snacks, Namikaze Minato had black lines all over his head.
"I'm back."
Chewing potato chips, Akira Tsubaki did not forget to greet him.
"I've seen people break in through doors and windows, but this is the first time I've seen someone remove the door," Namikaze Minato was amazed.
He knew without thinking that this student must have something urgent.
"Tell me, what's the matter."
"I want to learn about history," Akira Tsubaki wiped his mouth, his face serious.
"Huh?"
Namikaze Minato's eyes widened in disbelief.
Study history?
Do you think I will believe that?
"Sensei, who do you think is superior, the First Hokage or Madara Uchiha?" Akira Tsubaki asked a strange question right away.
"The First Hokage," Namikaze Minato thought for a while before answering.
"Is the Senju Clan more powerful, or is the Uchiha Clan more powerful?" Akira Tsubaki asked again.
"That cannot be compared alone."
Namikaze Minato settled into a chair, organized his thoughts, and continued.
"If it were before, the Senju Clan should have been slightly superior to the Uchiha Clan. But now, the Uchiha Clan is much stronger."
"Why did it become like this?" Akira Tsubaki was puzzled.
"This goes back to the Warring States Period."
With a flash of memory on his face, Namikaze Minato grabbed a handful of potato chips.
"During the Warring States Period, Ninja Villages had not yet appeared, and many small countries fought each other. Ninjas existed in the form of clans."
"In order to seize more land and resources, various countries would hire Ninja Clans to fight against others."
"And the largest clan employed by the Land of Fire was the Senju Clan!"
Namikaze Minato paused, seeing Akira Tsubaki listening attentively, and then continued.
"The Ninja Clans at that time obtained funding by being hired. Of course, the Senju Clan was only the most powerful, not the only one."
"Besides the Senju Clan, there were many other Ninja Clans who allied with the Senju Clan and were hired by the Land of Fire."
Hearing this, Akira Tsubaki felt a little puzzled.
"What about the Uchiha Clan?"
"Uchiha? That clan had members doing business in various countries and amassed a lot of wealth! Therefore, they never accepted employment," Namikaze Minato replied.
Akira Tsubaki understood.
The Senju Clan's employment inevitably affected Uchiha's economic interests. Because Uchiha had clan members trading in various countries.
And the enemy Uchiha had to fight at the time was not just the Senju alone, but a large coalition of hired Ninjas.
"Wait a moment!"
Suddenly, Akira Tsubaki thought of a loophole.
"Sensei, how do you know all this?"
"I heard it from Jiraiya-sensei, and Jiraiya-sensei heard it from the Third Hokage," Namikaze Minato smiled.
The story comes from the Third Hokage?
As soon as he heard the source, the credibility of the story plummeted in Akira Tsubaki's mind.
"Alright, you've heard the history. Are you finished?" Namikaze Minato was ready to rest.
He hadn't had much sleep due to harassing Kumogakure.
"Uh, there's still one more thing," Akira Tsubaki didn't move; his skin was incredibly thick.
"Say it."
"Then how did the Second Hokage die?" Akira Tsubaki looked like a curious child.
Namikaze Minato felt defeated.
After asking about the First Hokage, you ask about the Second Hokage.
Fortunately, the Third Hokage was still alive. This should be the last question.
"I don't know the details of that question," Namikaze Minato thought for a while before answering truthfully.
"Ah? No way?" Akira Tsubaki was a little disbelieving.
"I really don't know."
Saying that, Namikaze Minato changed the topic.
"If anyone knew, only one person possibly could."
"Who is it?"
"The current Third Raikage! Back then, he was the one who sent the Second Hokage's body back."
Hearing this answer, Akira Tsubaki was thoughtful.
Comparing it to the original canon, he guessed that the Third Raikage must have been present when the Second Hokage fought Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
Of course, he wasn't the Raikage at that time.
"Is that all for now?" Namikaze Minato yawned; the message was clear.
But when he looked at Akira Tsubaki, he saw the student still hadn't moved.
"Akira, if you have any questions, ask them all at once, okay?"
"Oh! Then I'll continue to ask," Akira Tsubaki said humbly.
"Sensei, you said Wood Style, how did it come about?"
"Wood Style?"
Looking at Akira Tsubaki in surprise, Namikaze Minato gave the answer directly.
"Wood Style is a new Nature Transformation (Hiden) that is a fusion of Earth Style and Water Style Chakra."
"Then if I have the attributes of Earth, Water, and Fire, can they combine into Wood Style?" Akira Tsubaki continued to ask.
"Well… theoretically, it is also possible," Namikaze Minato explained.
"If your Earth and Water attributes are strong, but the Fire attribute is weak, then the Fire attribute will act as a catalyst, and Wood Style will be derived!"
Seeing Akira Tsubaki frowning, Namikaze Minato gave an example.
"You can compare the Earth attribute to soil, and the Water attribute to irrigation! What about the Fire attribute?"
"Slash and burn?" Akira Tsubaki said weakly.
"No! Sunshine is more fitting," Namikaze Minato corrected him.
Akira Tsubaki suddenly understood.
Worthy of being my Sensei.
"Akira, next time you ask a question, don't go around in such a big circle," Namikaze Minato rubbed his forehead.
"Huh?"
"I checked your admission test. Your Chakra attributes when you entered the Academy happened to be exactly those three attributes."
As if seeing through Akira Tsubaki's trick, Namikaze Minato shook his head.
"I know you're not satisfied with only one Rasengan, and you want to learn other Ninjutsu!"
"But I still want to remind you that no one has possessed Wood Style since the First Hokage."
"You, don't be too ambitious, and concentrate on practicing Taijutsu and Rasengan. That's what you should be doing."
After being lectured by Minato-sensei, Akira Tsubaki pouted. He seemed unconvinced.
He still muttered.
"Who says no one has Wood Style? I saw Danzō with a kid, and that kid could cast Wood Style…"
Gasp!
Namikaze Minato stood up, a look of shock on his face.