On this free day, Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Tensei to his house for a talk.
"Not bad, not bad. It seems your chess skills have improved after a few years of leisure!" Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Tensei repeatedly, seeing that he could play chess with him on equal footing.
"Sigh, to be honest, I'm not really interested in playing chess. But I have nothing else to do, so I just have to find people to play chess with. The more chess I play, the better my skills will become. Practice makes perfect, right?" Tianqi said, spreading his hands with a helpless expression.
"How dare you say that? I asked you to go to the Anbu to train people for me before, but you refused. Now you're here saying you have nothing to do!" Hiruzen Sarutobi rolled his eyes at Tianqi. He didn't want Tianqi to be idle, but this guy just chose to lie down and be a lazy bum.
Tian Qi waved his hand and said indifferently, "I'd rather not train people. I'm really not suited to teaching. Haven't you seen how my little devil is being raised like a free spirit?"
After hearing Tianqi's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless. "Not suitable to teach people? I don't believe you! You taught Chiyu a lot when he was young. Now that he has been promoted to Chunin, he naturally doesn't need to be taught anymore. Just lie down and be a lazy bum. Stop talking nonsense."
"Speaking of which, Sarutobi-nii, you didn't just ask me to come here to play chess with you today, did you? Is there something else?" Tianqi asked Sarutobi Hiruzen with a puzzled look.
"You rascal, can't I just chat with you for no reason? But I do have something to ask you today!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a laugh, then spoke casually.
Sure enough, something was up. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura were just like that. You could never see them when nothing was wrong, but as soon as they came to find you, it was definitely because something was wrong. They really were a pair of best buddies. Tianqi was speechless at the fact that they never contacted him when nothing was wrong, but only when something was wrong.
"A small matter? Tell me about it!"
"I heard you gave up your old house to that little girl Kushina, is that right?"
"She's an outsider in Konoha and doesn't have her own place. Now that she's grown up, she can't keep living in my house forever. Besides, giving her a home will make her feel a sense of belonging to Konoha. What, are you trying to compensate me today? If you want to compensate me, just give me a few hundred million ryo!" As he spoke, Tianqi reached out his hand to Hiruzen Sarutobi, his meaning was very clear: he wanted money.
"Get lost! What does it have to do with me that you gave it to me? You really dare to ask for hundreds of millions of taels? Besides, your family doesn't seem to be short of money, so what do you need so much money for!" Hiruzen Sarutobi slapped away Tenki's hand and started acting like a rogue. He might consider giving tens or hundreds of thousands of taels, but hundreds of millions? Forget about it.
"Although I'm not short of money, I don't mind having too much. I believe no one would complain about having too much money!" Tianqi said, shrugging.
To be honest, Tianqi had his own reasons for letting Kushina Uzumaki go. If she weren't the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, it wouldn't have been a problem for her to live with him. But now that Kushina is a Jinchuriki, there are too many people watching her. Tianqi is not used to being watched every day, and he also has his own little secrets, which makes it even more uncomfortable. That's why Tianqi gave his house to Kushina Uzumaki.
"Alright, I know you too well. You're not interested in money. I heard that Minato Namikaze and Kushina are getting close. What do you think of Minato Namikaze?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked casually.
"Opinion? What opinion could I possibly have? Genius is his only definition. Besides, Jiraiya did take him as his apprentice, didn't he? You should ask Jiraiya about Minato Namikaze's matter; he definitely knows!" Tianqi was completely bewildered. He truly couldn't understand what Hiruzen Sarutobi was up to today.
"Heh, Jiraiya, all I'll do is sing Minato Namikaze's praises. When it comes to judging people, I trust you, Tianqi, more!" Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head, deciding it was better not to ask Jiraiya.
Believe me? What exactly is Hiruzen Sarutobi up to? Is he planning to choose the next Hokage in advance? No, Orochimaru hasn't done anything outrageous yet. He should be more optimistic about Orochimaru, his beloved disciple. What could be the reason for suddenly asking about Minato Namikaze? Tianqi's mind went blank for a moment, but he couldn't figure out the reason at all.
Seeing that Tianqi remained silent, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that he was making various guesses. He tapped the chessboard to interrupt Tianqi's thoughts and said with a smile, "Don't guess here. I don't have any special intention. Since Jiraiya took Minato Namikaze as his disciple, then Minato Namikaze can be considered my grand-disciple. I asked you what kind of person you are just thinking about what gift I can give you. There is no other reason."
"Damn it! Do you need to ask me about giving a gift to your grand-disciple? You're the Third Hokage of Konoha, you're so rich, why don't you just give me a few million ryo? Seriously!" After hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Tianqi was speechless. It turned out that he had been thinking for nothing, this guy just wanted to give a gift!
"Giving money is too vulgar. Besides, they are ninjas who receive high rewards for their missions, so they shouldn't be short of money. Furthermore, Minato Namikaze comes from a commoner background and doesn't side with any clan. He's also a genius who can rival Orochimaru. I plan to give him some good stuff and maybe win him over!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said casually.
"Chiyu is also a pretty good genius, so why don't you give him anything good? Brother Sarutobi, aren't you being a bit biased?" Tianqi rolled his eyes at Sarutobi Hiruzen.
At this moment, he also understood what Hiruzen Sarutobi meant. Minato Namikaze was an extremely talented genius who was not from a major clan. Such a person was the most suitable to be recruited into the Hokage faction.
“It’s not that I’m biased, it’s just that little Chiyu has everything he needs. He has plenty of money, and your family knows more about ninjutsu than I do. In terms of status, he’s the great-grandson of the First Hokage. What could he possibly lack?” Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled wryly upon hearing this.
"Tch! Don't give me that crap. We don't lack anything, but whether you give us something or not is your problem. As the Third Hokage, you absolutely cannot be biased!" Tian Qi said with a roguish air, determined to get some money out of Hiruzen Sarutobi today.
"Alright, alright, I'll find a way to make it up to Chiyuki later. As long as I'm still Hokage, I'll try my best to satisfy whatever he wants. Let's talk about Minato Namikaze instead!" Seeing that Tianqi wanted to get something out of him, Hiruzen Sarutobi started making empty promises. Anyway, he's getting old now, and he'll have to step down after another ten years or so as Hokage. Let the next Hokage worry about these empty promises.
“You can do that anyway, since you’ll have to exchange it sooner or later!” Tianqi nodded and said.
Tianqi could naturally tell that Hiruzen Sarutobi was just making empty promises, but he probably couldn't imagine how many years the position of Third Hokage would last. He would remain the Third Hokage until his death, so how could he possibly make empty promises?
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