Ninja World: I'm really a support-type ninja

Akira Hatake scratched his head and shrugged sheepishly. "Teacher, what you're saying isn't right. After all, you're the Fourth Hokage."

"Ha, so you do know I'm the Hokage." Minato Namikaze glared at Akira Hatake. "And you were just making sarcastic remarks earlier, you're just being a know-it-all!"

“This…” Akira Hatake’s eyes darted away, and he wisely changed the subject. “Teacher, I came to see you today for two things.”

"Speak up, I knew you wouldn't come here for ten days or half a month, and when you do, it's never good news."

Minato Namikaze looked like he saw right through Akira Hatake, saying, "You... you're just too idle, and you're always trying to slack off."

"Teacher, you've misunderstood me this time."

Akira Hatake shook his head. "I'm not here to offer reform suggestions, but to discuss the affairs of Amegakure with you."

“Amegakure?” Minato Namikaze frowned. “They have already submitted a peace treaty to us. Once the various peace terms are agreed upon, Amegakure and the Land of Rain will be considered allies of the Land of Fire.”

"The documents haven't been signed yet, have they?"

Akira Hatake's face turned cold. "I haven't forgotten Hanzo the Salamander's stab in the back!"

"It was precisely because Hanzo of the Salamander stabbed us in the back that only a few of our 4000-strong ninja force survived!"

"This grudge cannot be resolved by Hanzo the Salamander's mere offer of peace!"

Minato Namikaze nodded. "Indeed, the Land of Rain and even the Hidden Rain Village should pay a price." He then looked at Akira Hatake. "Akira, did you come here this time to lead another expedition?"

"I plan to only punish the ringleaders. After all, many of the ninjas from Amegakure did not directly attack us. If the scope is too wide, our reason for sending troops will not be valid."

"This isn't like you at all!"

Minato Namikaze raised an eyebrow, keenly sensing that Akira Hatake was hiding something from him. "Akira, tell me the truth, what else are you hiding from me? And why did you suddenly decide to capture Hanzo the Salamander and bring him back to the village?"

"Hehe, I still couldn't hide it from the teacher's discerning eyes."

Akira Hatake smiled and then revealed Orochimaru's entire plan to revive Rin Nohara.

“I see…” Minato Namikaze considered for a moment, “In that case, I agree to your request to capture Hanzo the Salamander and bring him back to the village.”

"Thank you, teacher!"

"No, don't thank me yet." Minato Namikaze waved his hand, opened a drawer and took out a list. "Akira, take a look at Orochimaru's spending list for the past month."

After saying that, Minato Namikaze tossed the expense list in his hand to Akira Hatake.

Akira Hatake reached out and took it, then stared in disbelief after glancing at it.

“That’s not right…” Akira Hatake shook his head like a rattle drum. “I went to see Orochimaru today, and Orochimaru clearly told me that he only spent 10 billion ryo on research funds, so how come it says 20 billion here?!”

That's his total spending!

Minato Namikaze's forehead veins throbbed. "In less than six months, Orochimaru has squandered the entire annual revenue of a small ninja village. At this rate, the village will soon be unable to support him!"

"Akira, I'm even considering whether or not to cut Orochimaru's research funding..."

Minato Namikaze sighed, "This isn't how you spend the village's money. If Orochimaru can't produce any tangible research results, the village's higher-ups will likely be unhappy."

"Teacher, Orochimaru's research results are complete."

After thinking for a moment, Akira Hatake recounted exactly what he had seen and heard from Orochimaru to Minato Namikaze.

“If it’s really as you say, Orochimaru’s research is still worth supporting.” Minato Namikaze tapped his fingers on the desk. “Let’s wait and see. If there are still no results after six months, Orochimaru’s research funding must be reduced.”

Minato Namikaze made the decision and set the tone, and Akira Hatake did not object.

"Teacher, I will have a proper talk with Orochimaru again."

"That would be perfect." Minato Namikaze nodded with a sigh of relief, then brought up the topic again with Hanzo the Salamander.

"Ming, are you sure you want to go to Amegakure alone to capture Hanzo the Salamander?"

"I'm sure, having too many people would actually restrict my actions."

“Just keep that in mind.” Minato Namikaze didn’t try to persuade him further. “But you need to understand one thing: you might encounter danger when you head to Amegakure.”

Minato Namikaze wasn't exaggerating; according to information from the Anbu, Amegakure is far from peaceful right now.

First, a top-tier ninja with abilities similar to Akira Hatake appeared, and then another top-tier ninja with the Rinnegan emerged out of nowhere.

All indications suggest that these two top-tier ninjas harbor great hostility towards Konoha Village.

Therefore, Minato Namikaze was somewhat uneasy and could only subtly remind Akira Hatake.

"Don't worry, teacher. Even if I can't win, I can still run away." Hatake Akira didn't seem to care much. "Besides, teacher, don't forget that the Time Sealing Technique is a sealing technique specifically designed to counter space-time ninjutsu."

"Just keep that in mind, I won't say anything more."

Minato Namikaze stopped there, then wrote a leave permit and handed it to Akira Hatake.

"Teacher, I'm off now."

"Go."

Minato Namikaze waved his hand, watching Akira Hatake step into the water-like spatial ripples and disappear into the office.

"Ming's strength... should be enough to deal with those two."

After leaving a single sentence, Minato Namikaze ignored everything and continued working on the mountain of documents piled up on his desk.

……

Rain Village, where it is rainy all year round.

Obito Uchiha, Nagato Uzumaki, Konan, and Zetsu are currently plotting something in a rather secluded cave.

"Uchiha Madara, you don't need to say anything more. It's none of your business to interfere in Akatsuki's affairs!"

A cold light flashed in his purple Rinnegan eyes, and Nagato Uzumaki exuded a powerful aura, showing considerable disrespect to Obito Uchiha, who was impersonating Madara Uchiha.

"Heh, you really think you're invincible after getting the Rinnegan?"

"Do you want to give it a try?!"

Nagato's aura surged, "Your era has long passed. This era belongs to me!"

"I am the god of this era!"

"He is a god who changes the world, a god who leads people out of the quagmire of war!"

Obito Uchiha curled his lip and said nothing more, but his face, hidden behind the mask, was full of disdain.

"Then let's do it your way."

Obito Uchiha turned and left, but when he reached the cave entrance, he looked back at Nagato Uzumaki and said, "I think you should understand Akira Hatake's strength. You'd better think it over before you make a move against him."

"You don't have to worry about my affairs!"

"Hehe, if I didn't think your ideas were similar to mine, I wouldn't bother reminding you."

Obito Uchiha casually tossed out a piece of information, "I won't stop you from collecting the tailed beasts of the ninja world to make war weapons, but I need you to understand that many things cannot be accomplished by wishful thinking alone."

"Take a good look at Konoha's current strength before you talk to me about your grand ideals!"

After leaving the information, a vortex-like spatial fluctuation sucked Obito Uchiha and Zetsu into it, and the two instantly disappeared from the spot.

With a casual gesture, the gravitational pull of the Universal Pull drew the intelligence report into Nagato's hands.

With just a glance, Nagato Uzumaki crushed it into dust.

"Apart from the Nine-Tails, I don't even consider the other tailed beasts a threat. Your worries are completely unnecessary..."

"Xiao Nan, let's go!"

Nagato turned around, while Konan, standing beside him, looked worried, her heart filled with mixed emotions as she gazed at Nagato's retreating figure.

The Nagato of the past has changed...

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but all the words that came out were sighs.

Shaking her head, Konan followed closely behind Nagato Uzumaki, slowly disappearing into the depths of the cave.

Chapter 274 Akira Hatake vs. Hanzo the Salamander.

"This damn weather!"

With his spatial abilities, Akira Hatake can now travel freely anywhere in the ninja world.

The time it took Akira Hatake to travel from Konoha to Amegakure was merely the time it took to take a step.

But when Akira Hatake arrived at Amegakure, he cursed in annoyance.

Actually, it's not that Akira Hatake was spoiled; it's just that he disliked rainy days from a young age. The damp air and oppressive sky made him feel uncomfortable.

With a wave of his hand, a water-like spatial ripple appeared above Akira Hatake's head, moving with his movements.

The falling raindrops passed through the barriers of space, and no one knew where they were taken.

In short, the drizzle in Amegakure has no effect on Akira Hatake at the moment.

Continuing to move forward, Akira Hatake made no attempt to conceal his whereabouts.

In Akira Hatake's eyes, Amegakure was really not worth mentioning, and so was Hanzo of the Salamander.

"Akira Hatake, what brings you to my Amegakure?"

As Akira Hatake approached the gates of Amegakure, Hanzo of the Salamander appeared before him with a group of men.

"I can't talk to you about it."

Akira Hatake shook his head calmly, "I came here for you, and it has nothing to do with Amegakure or its ninjas."

"Oh? You came for me?"

The gas mask Hanzo wore made his voice muffled, and his facial expression was also obscured by the mask.

"I wonder what the famous ninja Akira Hatake saw in me?"

"Old man, besides your life, what do you think I would want from you?!"

Akira Hatake sneered, "Do you think that by submitting a letter of sue for peace, you can erase the mistakes you've made?"

"You're coming to take my life..."

Hanzo the Salamander looked up at the gloomy sky, then suddenly looked down at Akira Hatake in front of him. "Akira Hatake, you've gone too far!"

"And what about Konoha Village behind you? Do you really think that Amegakure Village isn't qualified to fight you to the death?"

"You really don't have that ability." Akira Hatake smiled disdainfully. "Hanzo the Salamander, don't try to intimidate me with the Rain Village and the Hidden Leaf Village. I'll ask you this: do you want me to beat you into submission and then capture you back to Konoha, or do you want to surrender in a more dignified manner?"