Chapter 133 Jonin
Chapter 133 Jonin
Konoha 41th year.
"Whoosh!"
A Flying Thunder God kunai flew past Nishikawa Tetsu's temple, severing a few strands of black hair that were fluttering in the wind.
Immediately afterwards, a golden flash left a residual image in Nishikawa Tetsu's vision.
At fourteen years old, Minato Namikaze's physique had not yet fully developed, but his fierce aura was already beginning to take shape.
He appeared behind Nishikawa Tetsu without warning, his hand gripping Nishikawa Tetsu's back.
"The seventeenth time, Che, you've lost again."
The sound of the water gate carried the clear, youthful tone of a boy.
"Even if you've improved your exoskeleton and your reactions are faster, you still can't keep up with my pace."
However, Nishikawa Tetsu did not surrender.
"not necessarily."
Nishikawa Tetsu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a row of neat white teeth.
"Sizzle—"
Suddenly, the spinal exoskeleton on Nishikawa Tetsuya's back lit up with a blue light, and a powerful magnetic repulsive force erupted instantly.
The kunai in Minato's hand deflected slightly outwards uncontrollably.
Taking advantage of this brief opening, Nishikawa Tetsu immediately dodged, while his right hand had somehow already grasped a Lightning Release chakra blade, pointing it directly at Minato's throat.
"Um?"
Minato's eyes narrowed, his chakra erupted from his feet, and his figure disappeared again, reappearing on an open ground five meters away.
"That was close..."
Minato put away his kunai and looked at Nishikawa Toru, his azure eyes filled with surprise.
"That move just now, if it were the old you, you definitely wouldn't have been able to dodge it, right?"
"This is the power of science, and of course, the evolution of the body."
Nishikawa Tetsu straightened up, stretched his neck, and made a "crackling" sound.
At fourteen, he had grown taller, and his once somewhat thin frame now had smooth muscle lines.
He unbuttoned his collar, fanned himself, and revealed a tiny needle mark on his collarbone.
"Orochimaru is indeed a freak... no, a genius."
Nishikawa Tetsu clenched his fist, feeling the surge of power within him, and... the intense hunger that followed.
"The new cell-activating agent eliminated the berserk tendencies and rejection reaction. It enhanced my nerve conduction speed and muscle resilience, allowing my ordinary body to keep up with the pace of geniuses."
"However, the side effects are also quite obvious."
"Gurgle—"
A loud bang came from Nishikawa Tetsu's stomach, so loud that it could be heard even five meters away from the water gate.
Nishikawa Tetsu's handsome expression instantly crumbled. He clutched his stomach and looked weakly at Minato: "Minato, it's your treat."
"Huh?" Minato was taken aback.
"My metabolism is too fast, I feel like I could swallow a whole cow right now." Nishikawa Tetsu squatted on the ground without any regard for his image. "If I don't consume calories right away, your friend will die of hypoglycemia on the training field."
……
Ichiraku Ramen.
"Another bowl, please! Extra char siu! Extra noodles! Extra egg!"
The young man looked at the five empty bowls piled up in front of Nishikawa Tetsu, but he was still waving his chopsticks like a windmill, slurping noodles non-stop, and happily responded.
Sitting next to him, Minato looked at the wallet in his hand, his lips twitching.
"Che, even though you've been promoted to Jonin, isn't this appetite a bit too much?"
Having mastered the Lightning Attribute Nature Transformation and becoming a Jonin at the young age of 14, Nishikawa Tetsu considered himself a minor genius.
Do you know how many calories it takes to maintain this high level of physical fitness?
Nishikawa Tetsu swallowed the noodles in his mouth and mumbled, "This is called the law of conservation of energy."
"But that's because the law of conservation of my wallet is failing!" Minato was on the verge of tears.
Just then, the curtain was suddenly flung open.
"Minato, it really was you!"
Kushina Uzumaki, with her striking red hair, burst in with a whirlwind of energy. By this time, Kushina had blossomed into a beautiful young woman, but her fiery "Red Hot Chili Pepper" persona remained unchanged.
She spotted Nishikawa Tetsuya, who was gorging himself, and her eyes widened in surprise.
"Wow! Nishikawa Tetsu! Are you a reincarnated starving ghost? How many bowls is this?"
"The sixth bowl." Nishikawa Tetsu calmly held up one finger. "Kushina, would you like a bowl? Minato's treating."
"Really?" Kushina's eyes lit up, and she plopped down in the middle, pushing past Minato. "Boss! I want a super-sized bowl of miso ramen! Extra spicy!"
Minato looked at his nearly empty wallet and felt as if his soul was leaving his body.
"By the way, I heard your appointment letters have come through?"
Kushina asked as she broke the chopsticks apart, her tone tinged with envy.
"Yes, it was just approved yesterday."
Minato pointed to his brand-new green vest and scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.
"Although we are only fourteen years old, the Third Hokage said that we have enough battle merits and strength, and after testing, we were promoted to Jonin."
Nishikawa Tetsu pulled out his vest, but he shook it with a look of disgust.
"But the design of this vest is so ugly. Wearing it makes me look like a sewer repairman. I've already asked Orochimaru to replace the bulletproof layer with chakra-conducting metal and change the design, maybe make it more fitted at the waist or something."
"Slimming down the waist?" Kushina rolled her eyes. "Are you going on a mission or to show off?"
"Image is also part of combat power."
Nishikawa Tetsu said with a straight face, "Think about it, when the enemy sees a handsome Jonin, won't they be stunned for a moment? That instant is the key to victory."
"Nonsense," Kushina retorted, then turned to Minato, her eyes softening instantly. "Minato looks really cool in this."
"Cough cough... It's alright." Minato blushed.
Nishikawa Tetsu suddenly felt the ramen in his mouth fill with a sour and foul smell.
"Boss, another bowl, please. This one counts as a work injury!"
……
After eating and drinking their fill, the three of them strolled back to the police station.
As soon as I entered the gate, I saw Fugaku Uchiha standing in the hall, adjusting his collar in front of the mirror.
Several years have passed, and Fugaku appears even more composed.
"Hey, senior, are you practicing your clan leader's authority in advance?" Nishikawa Tetsu burped and teased.
Fugaku froze, turned around, and looked at the three boys and girls with a dark expression.
"Are you three really free? Have you finished your work with the police department? Is the research institute keeping up with the schedule?"
Minato has become Fugaku's deputy in the past two years, and many political affairs are handled by Minato and Shikaku together.
In Nishikawa Tetsu's words, Minato's dream was to become Hokage, so there was nothing wrong with getting used to office life beforehand.
His gaze fell on Nishikawa Tetsu and Minato's green vests, his eyes softened slightly, but his words remained sharp.
"Hmph, a fourteen-year-old Jonin, how infuriating."
Fugaku's tone was a little sour. Back then, he had worked himself to the bone to become a Jonin, but these two kids had already done it so quickly.
"Senior, this is jealousy, one of the seven deadly sins."
Nishikawa Tetsu walked over and put his hand on Fugaku's shoulder.
Fugaku slapped his hand away and straightened his sleeves.
"Now that you've become a Jonin, you should act like one."
He looked at Nishikawa Tetsu and Minato, his expression turning serious.
"From now on, the tasks the village will give us will be even more dangerous. Are you prepared?"
Nishikawa Tetsu gave a no-questions-asked gesture, and Minato nodded with a smile.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that they've gone through many life-or-death battles to get to where they are today. After all, they are a new generation of ninjas who have fought their way up from the battlefield, and there is a difference between them and the ninja academy graduates from peacetime.
"That's good."
Fugaku nodded, turned and walked upstairs, his back view carrying a hint of desolation that was barely perceptible.
"Ah, it's so good to be young, you can still grow taller."
Hearing Fugaku's low mutterings, the three exchanged a glance and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
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