Naruto: The Tavern Speech Begins to Make the Land of Rain Great

He invited Orochimaru to switch sides again, but was refused.

However, this trip wasn't entirely fruitless.

Orochimaru's Trust Level: Trust (60)

[Should I draw character ability (1)?]

It has to be said that Orochimaru is quite difficult to fool.

People like Xiao Nan and his group basically lured and captured their opponents with just a few words after making initial contact.

And what about Orochimaru?

We've been in contact for almost two months.

During this period, Watanabe Tetsu provided both research findings and funding.

Finally, the favorability, pshaw, the trust level only reached 60.

However, Orochimaru has quite a few abilities. If he were to draw an Impure World Reincarnation or a Cursed Seal Technique, wouldn't he be unstoppable?

With this in mind, Watanabe Tetsu immediately drew the reward.

A purple light flashed.

【Spiritual Communication: Triple Rashomon】

[Source: Orochimaru]

How so?

Okay.

Although I didn't draw the forbidden technique I wanted, the Triple Rashomon is still a decent defensive ninjutsu.

The performance of Triple Rashomon can be neither good nor bad.

Because its appearance rate is so low.

A large amount of chakra is needed to summon the Triple Rashomon, and the Triple Rashomon is far more durable than required for actual combat.

Aside from directly withstanding a Tailed Beast Ball, this ninjutsu, which consumes a large amount of chakra, is really not worth using.

But Watanabe Toru thought of the "Tailed Beast Chakra Power Plant" project, which was still underway.

Isn't he lacking the means to counter the Tailed Beasts?

This triple Rashomon effect can be considered a safety net.

So it's alright.

After leaving Orochimaru's laboratory, Watanabe Tetsu decided to try the famous Ichiraku Ramen.

But just as he stepped out the door, Watanabe Tetsu noticed a gaze fixed upon him.

This gaze was different from the surveillance Watanabe Tetsu had experienced from the Konoha Anbu; it was more cautious, yet still carried a hint of naivety.

It's like they've never learned how to conceal their chakra aura.

But masters like Watanabe Toru can identify their targets precisely by their chakra aura.

Watanabe Toru's poor tracking allowed him to roughly determine the tracker.

He deliberately went to a secluded place, and then spoke to the corner of the wall behind him.

"Come out."

Two seconds later, a yellow figure emerged.

The small figure carried a hint of wariness, and her right hand unconsciously reached for the kunai at her waist.

"Why are you following me?"

Watanabe Toru tilted his head, his gaze curiously scrutinizing Namikaze Minato.

He did not recall ever offending the other party.

Currently, he and the other party should have no interaction whatsoever.

"Stop pretending, you're an undercover agent who infiltrated Konoha, aren't you?"

Minato Namikaze's small face revealed a hint of coldness as he slowly lowered his body, assuming a fighting stance.

It seemed as if Watanabe Tetsu would immediately launch a counterattack if he admitted it.

Minato Namikaze stared at the other's figure until a smile appeared on Watanabe Tetsu's lips.

"What are you talking about?"

"You are not a Konoha ninja, and we are currently on high alert for war. Konoha does not receive ninjas from other villages."

Minato Namikaze paused for a moment.

"So, you secretly infiltrated Konoha to carry out some undercover mission, right?"

Is that so?

"Stop pretending, you..."

But just as Minato Namikaze was about to continue speaking, his pupils suddenly widened.

The figure he was staring at suddenly teleported right in front of him.

Get out of the way!

But before he could react...

The next moment, he felt his wrist, which was gripping the kunai, tighten.

Numbness, weakness.

"bite."

The kunai fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"Explaining these things to kids is really troublesome."

Watanabe Tetsu squatted down, grabbed Namikaze Minato's right wrist, and remained expressionless.

It was a bland expression that was frightening.

The overwhelming pressure rendered him speechless, and he froze on the spot.

Completely...unable to move...

This person... is incredibly strong.

But the next second, Watanabe Tetsu released his grip.

Feeling the restraints on his wrists disappear, Minato Namikaze took several steps back, staring intently at Toru Watanabe.

Watanabe Toru picked up the kunai from the ground and threw it back to Namikaze Minato.

"It was your Third Hokage who invited me to Konoha."

A faint smile reappeared on Watanabe Tetsu's face as he shrugged.

"So you can be less hostile towards me."

"Stop following me."

Upon hearing this explanation, Minato Namikaze retracted his kunai into his waistband.

His initial fear gradually subsided, but a trace of doubt remained in his heart.

However, the opponent's strength far exceeds what one would consider a Jonin.

Even Jiraiya, whom I had met once before, probably couldn't reach this speed with the Body Flicker Technique.

Could it be that he's telling the truth about his abilities?

So, what kind of person was the ninja from another village who was invited by the Third Hokage?

Could it be a Konoha spy who has been lurking in the outer villages for a long time?

These doubts made him even more curious about the man in front of him.

Before he could think it through, a large hand came crashing down on his head.

The next second, Minato Namikaze felt his head being groped.

There wasn't even time to react!

"Consider this your apology."

After being "baptized" by Watanabe Tetsu, Minato Namikaze's once neat hair was now completely disheveled.

"The hair is too stiff; it's not nice to touch at all."

Watanabe Tetsu didn't know why, but he especially liked to pat these little geniuses on the head.

Is patting someone's head a tradition?

Minato Namikaze said with dissatisfaction.

"I didn't let you touch me."

Seeing Minato Namikaze's humiliation, Watanabe Tetsuya became satisfied.

That's how a child behaves.

"In short, if you have any questions, go ask the Third Hokage. Also, don't always be so reckless, or you'll suffer the consequences."

Minato Namikaze was clearly following him this time to observe him for a while and see if he would reveal any dirty tricks.

He probably didn't expect that the person he was observing was a master of the Shadow level.

If it were an ordinary ninja, they would most likely not be able to detect his tracking.

But Watanabe Toru was a man who had mastered the Rain Tiger Free Technique, and his judgment of chakra aura was simply superb.

Let alone Minato Namikaze, even if Jiraiya came to track him, he would be discovered.

but...

Watanabe Toru sensed the three chakra auras hidden around him.

Even though he initially posed such a threat to Minato Namikaze, did the Anbu still not intervene?

Is he certain that he won't take action against Minato Namikaze?

Or... is Minato Namikaze not being valued that much by the higher-ups in Konoha?

If it's the latter...

Watanabe Tetsu snapped out of his reverie and looked at Namikaze Minato, who seemed lost in thought, and asked.

"It was our help to Kushina that day that caught your attention, wasn't it?"

That day, Watanabe Tetsu felt that a figure was spying on him from the corner, but he was never sure who it was.

Minato Namikaze nodded.

"You two know each other?"

Minato Namikaze felt somewhat uncomfortable watching Watanabe Toru instantly transform into a Bagua (eight trigrams) shape.

"I met him at the Ninja Academy."

"Oh~"

Watanabe Tetsu paused for a moment, then his eyes crinkled into a smile.

"You like her?"

"No!"

That's good.

You said it yourself.

Then your Uncle Watanabe will make his move.

Of course, the first step is...

[Minato Namikaze Trust Rating: None (17)]

Kushina Uzumaki's Trust Level: Approved (39)

Watanabe Tetsu quickly filled in his mind with ways to increase Kushina's trust level and gain more opportunities to extract her abilities.

all in all,

Diamond Lockdown! Here I come!