He knew that this grand-disciple of his, though seemingly kind and obedient, and always completed the tasks he assigned perfectly, in reality, had his own set of values!
So he didn't directly badmouth Uchiha Jin, but instead kept reminding him to be careful and other such nonsense.
Namikaze Minato: "..."
He was indeed shocked.
After all, he had interacted with Uchiha Jin, and although their time together was brief, he could still see that Uchiha Jin was not an ambitious person.
Otherwise, if he were an ambitious schemer like Danzo or Orochimaru, how could he sit and chat with civilians, and have Teuchi and Ayame, who were civilians, care so much about him, even proactively introducing him to friends and hosting a celebratory banquet for him?
Moreover, from his casual chats with Ayame, he had a general understanding of Uchiha Jin's past and temperament.
From what he understood, Uchiha Jin was a shut-in.
So.
He couldn't understand.
How did he turn into such a person when Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke of him?
"Hokage-sama."
"Is there a misunderstanding here?"
"I know Jin-kun quite well; how could someone with his personality be an ambitious schemer?"
"With his lazy demeanor, he probably wouldn't even want to leave his own small courtyard unless absolutely necessary, would he?"
"..."
Namikaze Minato raised his doubts.
But upon hearing these words, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was smoking, almost choked to death.
What the heck?
His obedient grand-disciple actually knew Uchiha Jin?
Damn it.
How was he going to handle this?
Sarutobi Hiruzen knew very well that his tactic of slandering someone only worked on strangers.
If the two had known each other before, and Namikaze Minato already had a complete first impression of Uchiha Jin, then the effectiveness of his slandering would be greatly diminished.
But, that shouldn't be!
Uchiha Jin had no contact with Minato before graduation.
After becoming a ninja, he went directly to the Hidden Mist Battlefield, and after the Hidden Mist Battlefield ended, Uchiha Jin never left the village.
As for Namikaze Minato, he was always active on the Cloud Village and Iwagakure front lines, so how could the two of them possibly know each other?
"Uh... Minato!"
"You know this Uchiha Jin?"
"Would you mind telling me about it?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was very serious.
For him, this matter was very important.
Namikaze Minato was a core member of the Hokage faction, the disciple of his beloved student, Jiraiya.
If he had problems, it could even affect Jiraiya.
More importantly.
Namikaze Minato was also his designated Fourth Hokage of Konoha.
If he already had a good relationship with Fugaku, and was also getting involved with Uchiha Jin, would he still dare to let Namikaze Minato take office?
So.
This matter had to be clarified.
In Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart, his vigilance towards Uchiha Jin instantly increased manifold.
"How I met Jin-kun!" Namikaze Minato recalled for a moment and didn't hide it: "I met him at Ichiraku Ramen."
"Hokage-sama, you might not know, but Jin-kun, strictly speaking, was more or less raised by Teuchi-san!"
"And as for Ichiraku Ramen, my friends, including my teacher, and even you, Hokage-sama, we often like to eat there."
"Although the taste is decent, Teuchi-san is a very kind person, and the portions are generous."
"So, naturally, we got to know each other over time."
Upon hearing this.
Sarutobi Hiruzen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Ichiraku Ramen!
He understood.
The information submitted by Anbu indeed contained records about this.
It's just that.
At that time, Uchiha Jin was a nobody.
He naturally didn't pay too much attention to him, but now that he was considering it... those Teuchi Ichiraku father and daughter, he could indeed approach them.
They were just two civilians.
It wouldn't be difficult to win them over!
And as the people closest to Uchiha Jin, even if he couldn't win them over, couldn't he threaten them?
Thinking of this, his eyes couldn't help but dart around.
However.
Considering that Namikaze Minato was still there, he immediately coughed.
"Alright, I understand this matter."
"In short, I just want to say that people change."
"The old Uchiha Jin might have been as you described, but the current situation is different."
"He is a Uchiha Elder, and he controls the Police Force..."
"Anyway, just be careful."
Namikaze Minato heard this and was still a little unconvinced.
However.
After a moment's thought, he still chose to keep quiet...
And, just at this moment.
An Anbu suddenly walked in and bowed, saying.
"Hokage-sama!"
"Uchiha Jin requests an audience!"
Uh.
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear?
Although there was no Cao Cao in the Shinobi World, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Namikaze Minato still suddenly felt the urge to complain.
After a moment of contemplation, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke.
"Please let him in."
"Yes, Hokage-sama!"
The Anbu bowed and then left.
A moment later.
Uchiha Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, a fake smile on his face, and walked directly in.