"You are..."
Staring at the young man before him, Minamikawa Yuu was momentarily stunned before quickly reacting: "Mr. Minato?"
Handsome appearance, golden hair, such approachability, and closeness to Kakashi... Who else could it be but Minato Namikaze?
As Minamikawa Yuu spoke, Minato Namikaze was also somewhat surprised: "You know me?"
"I've heard Senior Kakashi mention you a bit."
Minamikawa Yuu smiled, his face showing just the right amount of reverence: "In recent times, there shouldn't be anyone here who doesn't know you."
With the tales of Minato Namikaze's great battle against the A-Bi Brothers spreading, his reputation had now resounded far and wide, circulating everywhere.
Even the most ordinary Ninja within Konoha knew the name of the yellow flash.
It was from this battle that the yellow flash officially ascended to the peak, becoming a powerful Ninja comparable to the White Fang of Konoha and the Sannin.
"I see."
Minato Namikaze's face wore a smile.
In some ways, he was similar to Minamikawa Yuu; most of the time, he had a smile on his face, appearing peaceful and approachable.
However, unlike Minamikawa Yuu, his smile was more brilliant, like a rising sun, treating everyone equally, while Minamikawa Yuu was more unique.
Although he would smile at everyone, he only showed concern for a few, and his thoughts were relatively deeper, not like the Minato Namikaze before him.
But overall, they could largely be considered the same type of person, just with slight differences.
Now, as the two met, they both felt a bit of goodwill toward each other from the start, as if they were old friends at first sight.
Inside the room, Kakashi was not present at the moment.
Minato Namikaze seemed to have something to do with Kakashi, but like Minamikawa Yuu, he had come in vain.
Taking advantage of Kakashi's absence, the two simply started chatting.
"What do you think of the current war situation?"
Minato Namikaze asked, looking at Minamikawa Yuu.
"It's about to end."
Minamikawa Yuu spoke softly, with certainty: "It won't be long before this war concludes, and the Ninja World will return to peace once again."
"Oh?"
Minato Namikaze immediately became interested: "What makes you say that?"
Currently, in the Ninja World, although the intensity of the war was not as high as before, the shadow of conflict still loomed everywhere.
In the Sand Village, the Fourth Kazekage had now been selected and was lurking in a corner of the Ninja World, ready to join the fray at any moment.
Although Kumogakure had signed a ceasefire agreement with Konoha, their strength remained undiminished.
As for Iwagakure and the Hidden Mist, they were still engaged in major battles with Konoha.
Given the current situation, even if the Ninja World War were to end, it seemed it would still take a long time.
"The Sand Village won't send troops."
Minamikawa Yuu spoke softly: "Their Kazekage was just selected and is now facing internal political struggles. Coupled with previous losses, how much energy do they have left to invest externally?"
"Kumogakure just signed a ceasefire agreement with Konoha."
"As for Iwagakure..."
Mentioning Iwagakure, he paused before continuing: "The Third Tsuchikage is a very wise person."
"Since it's clear he can't gain much advantage against Konoha, he won't waste time here anymore."
"If I'm not mistaken, it probably won't be long before a ceasefire envoy from the Land of Earth comes to negotiate."
"Or perhaps, negotiations are already underway?"
Hearing Minamikawa Yuu's words, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
Indeed, as Minamikawa Yuu said, the envoy sent by Ōnoki had already arrived in Konoha.
The two sides had secretly signed a ceasefire agreement, though it hadn't been publicly announced yet.
"How did you guess that?"
Looking at Minamikawa Yuu before him, he couldn't help but ask.
Iwagakure sending an envoy for a secret ceasefire was undoubtedly confidential.
Minato Namikaze knew about it because he had already entered Konoha's core decision-making layer and was also an important figure on the front lines.
But Minamikawa Yuu was just a Medical Ninja; how could he know these things?
"I just deduced it from the details."
Facing Minato Namikaze's doubts, Minamikawa Yuu simply smiled: "Recently, the number of wounded sent from the front lines to the Medical Squad has greatly decreased."
"Even so, they could tear up the agreement at any time."
Minato Namikaze shook his head: "A ceasefire agreement is just a piece of paper; it has no binding power in itself."
"At any moment, Kumogakure and Iwagakure could join forces again and restart the war with Konoha."
This was Konoha's greatest concern.
Past history showed that there was no credibility between Ninja villages.
Former allies might tear up agreements for greater benefits and turn to attack you.
Under such circumstances, even if Kumogakure and Iwagakure temporarily halted their offensives, they couldn't let their guard down.
If this was a tactic to make Konoha relax its vigilance and strike at a critical moment, the situation would undoubtedly become more troublesome.
So at this moment, including Minato Namikaze and the Third Hokage, no one dared to be careless.
They were prepared to fight again at any time.
"Under normal circumstances, that would indeed be the case."
Minamikawa Yuu shook his head: "But Ōnoki is no ordinary person."
"If he were truly preparing to backstab Konoha, he wouldn't secretly send people to negotiate a ceasefire; he should loudly publicize the agreement for everyone to know."
"This secret ceasefire, maintaining surface hostility, is actually targeting someone else."
"You mean..."
Minato Namikaze's eyes lit up: "Kumogakure?"
"Yes."
Minamikawa Yuu nodded: "If I'm not mistaken, the Tsuchikage has probably already prepared a trap, waiting for the Raikage to step right into it."
"Given the Tsuchikage's style, this trap won't be small."
"Once the Raikage falls for it..."
"The Land of Lightning's strength will be greatly diminished, and there will be no room for reconciliation between Kumogakure and Iwagakure."
Minato Namikaze pondered: "By then, Konoha's pressure will be greatly reduced."
At this point, his impression of Minamikawa Yuu had completely changed.
Initially, his impression of Minamikawa Yuu was still at the level of an elite Medical Ninja.
But after this conversation, he had a new perspective on him.
This was a genius with strong strategic judgment, able to deduce the entire Ninja World's situation from just bits of information.
In the Ninja World, this was quite rare.
After all, in this profession, most people excel at killing and infiltration.
As for other talents, well, there's not much to say.
It's not that there are none at all, but they are very scarce.
Minato Namikaze now looked at Minamikawa Yuu before him as if seeing a rare giant panda.