"Xin, how long do you think we'll be staying in the village? They won't send us back to the front lines right away, will they?" Minato asked, his tone hopeful.
"Hard to say." Xin leaned back against the rock edge of the spring, his gaze thoughtful.
"If they hadn't put me through the jonin exam, I'd say we'd be here a while, probably picking up regular missions for a bit. But now? I'm not so sure."
Xin had no idea Tsunade was planning to send him to Rain Village.
From his perspective, it seemed like the Hokage was in a rush to get him through the jonin exam, probably to send their team straight to the Land of Rivers, where the real action with Sand Village was happening.
The war with Rain Village might be over, but the battle with Sand was far from finished.
Jiraiya and Orochimaru hadn't even returned yet. And when they did, they'd probably be heading straight to the Land of Rivers.
Konoha was fighting on two fronts, and even a powerful village like theirs could only stretch so thin. Sending as much manpower to the battlefield as possible was inevitable.
If Sand Village wasn't dealt with soon and the frontlines became too strained, even the genin might end up being sent to the battlefield.
"Looks like we won't be resting for long," Minato sighed, scratching the back of his head in frustration.
He had really been hoping for some downtime in the village, time to properly study sealing techniques. Here in Konoha, at least he could ask Kushina for advice.
But out on the battlefield?
Who was he supposed to ask about sealing techniques?
Maybe a close friend would help, but a casual acquaintance?
Not a chance. Determined to one day become the fastest man in the ninja world, Minato had been pouring almost all his time and energy into studying sealing jutsu.
Poor guy-good thing I didn't bother getting obsessed with the Flying Thunder God technique. Sometimes, not having a knack for something can be a blessing. If Xin had been as fixated on the Flying Thunder God technique, he'd probably be even busier than Minato was right now.
"Kushina, what brings you here?" As soon as the two elders had left the Hokage's office, Kushina appeared. She didn't usually come to the Hokage's office without a reason, and the Third Hokage could tell she wasn't exactly comfortable with the village's higher-ups.
"Hokage-uncle, I'm here to ask if you can help me arrange some jobs for my clan members," Kushina said, a little embarrassed. It felt awkward, having to ask the Hokage himself to help her clan find work.
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