Hidden Emperor Of The Naruto World

"You have no idea!" Tsunade then began to pour her grievances to Minato. For a princess like her, war can be truly hard. In Konoha, she had all she wanted, but on the battlefield, all people are the same in the face of death. "The worst is that I can't even drink anymore without hiding! How do they expect me to live without my sake" Complained Tsunade

"Hm, for a medic-nin of your level, flushing the alcohol out of your system should be pretty easy, but if they allow you and not the others, it will raise complaints and bring down the moral" Replied Minato

"It's their own fault if they can't do it, why should I suffer because of their incompetence" Rebuked Tsunade with annoyance. As he said, she could very well pass from a drunk state to sobriety in a second. It's true that a second is dangerous on the battlefield, but here inside the base, the enemy can't possibly reach her in such a short period of time.

"And my stubborn teacher didn't accept my idea of having at least a medic-nin in a 4-man cell, it could have saved so many lives!" Even if the war was still at the level of some skirmishes, the number of death that she saw already marked her.

"Hm" Making a thinking pose, Minato nodded "You're right, a medic-nin should be indispensable on the battlefield. It could not only save lives but also change the tides of war, one life saved means one more shinobi in our camp, and the number can increase fast"

Hearing that, Tsunade's eyes lit up "Finally somebody agrees with me! It's a pity that you're too young. If you were older, with your help, I would have maybe a chance to change teacher mind about it"

"I will still try to convince him the next time I go back to Konoha. Even if I have only a fraction of a percent of chance to persuade him, it cost me nothing" 'And it will be killing two Kakuzu's hearts in one Rasenshuriken, not only will I improve my image in front of the Hokage, Tsunade will have a better impression of me too. It's not like I care about Konoha shinobi dying'

Hearing that, Tsunade smirked "Eh, if you were older, I believe that I could have fallen for you"

"Is age that important? If you were to wait for me to grow up a bit, I won't mind going out with you" Smoothly replied back Minato

Tsunade laughed, talking to this kid is really refreshing. Seeing him inspecting her, she raised an eyebrow in curiosity "Like what you see?"

"Yes, this light grey shinobi armor suit you well. It gives you an air of a heroic beauty, ready to take on the world"

"Ah, at least you know how to compliment people. Your teacher should learn from you! If it was Jiraya, he would have only said some things about my b.r.e.a.s.ts" Just thinking of Jiraya made her head hurts. She didn't dislike him per se, but he is so perverted that it can be considered a disease.

"By the way, how is Nawaki? He should graduate this year, no?" asked Minato

Just the mention of her beloved little brother made Tsunade smile "He is doing good, and yes, he will graduate..." Thinking of Nawaki being forced to do missions like Minato made her frown. Even if she was worried about Minato, she knew that he can protect himself pretty well, but her brother is a normal genin, not a little genius.

Seeing through her worries, Minato declared "Don't worry, I will try my best to have the Sandaime accept your idea on the medic-nin in the war before your brother graduate", thumping on his c.h.e.s.t.

Minato's gesture touched Tsunade and made her smile sweetly. Even if she knew that it's probably not going to change anything, she was glad that he was doing this for her. Her teammates don't really care about it and never help her on this front, with Orochimaru nearly unkillable and Jiraya thinking... not thinking, always being brash.

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Minato and Tsunade talked for some more time before she had to go for another to another war meeting, promising to catch up with him later in Konoha.

Having nothing else to do, Minato went to the space assigned to his escort team, and after installing his tent, he went inside of it to have some more training.

The next day, they were ready to go back to Konoha, but it seems there was a change of plans.

"Merchants that were supposed to provide nutritional resources to Konoha were attacked by bandits, so our next shipment must be retrieved directly from the capital of the Land of Fire" Explained Chisato.

This news made the excited to returned home genin sulk. It was cool to travel outside of Konoha, but the harsh living condition of the outside world and the ambush awoke them to the dangers outside the walls of their village. One time is fine and can be considered an experience trip, but they can't imagine doing such missions for the whole war.

Seeing that, Chisato encouraged them "Don't worry, it's just a small mishap. I doubt it will happen often"

'Duh, in time of war, madness spread quickly. It will not be the last time' Thought Minato, wondering how can this guy be a chunin with such a brain. 'Must be a new one that didn't go on any dangerous mission before and has yet to become a true shinobi'

This time, the distance was longer, but the journey took around the same time because the weight of the carriages was far lighter without anything inside.

Seven days later, they arrived in front of the gates leading to the Land of Fire capital, where reside the true ruler of Konoha.

Looking at the city ahead of them, Minato team members were awed, having never seen such an ostentatious city. Compared to the practicality of Konoha, the Land of Fire capital's lean more on esthetic, with all the nobles trying to outdo one another. They could even see the top of the Daimyo palace from outside the city.