Leaving the Hokage Building, Minato did not immediately look for Nawaki and the others, but first found Tsunade who was in the hospital.
Learning that Minato was about to go on a mission, Tsunade felt a reluctance in her heart.
"Standing by at the outpost? It seems you won't be back in the short term."
"Mmh, how is Sensei's antidote research going?"
"No progress."
Mentioning this, Tsunade was also somewhat helpless: "Salamander's poison is a neurotoxin, and there is no so-called suitable drug. We can only create an antivenom that works in a short time based on the characteristics of the toxin, but it is difficult to supply this serum to the front line on a large scale."
"Not only Hanzo, but those puppet masters in Hidden Sand are also extremely good at using poison, especially that old woman Chiyo. If you encounter such poison users, don't get entangled with them."
"Understood, I'll be careful."
Minato nodded and took out a bag of clone seeds and gave them to Tsunade.
"This thing, did you give some to the Third?"
Thinking of the use of clone seeds, Tsunade's eyes lit up.
Minato shook his head: "No, this thing was catalyzed by my cell mutation. I don't feel assured giving it to others."
Wood Style didn't matter, but the key was that he also had the Uchiha bloodline.
In addition, Devil Fruits would change human lineage factors. From the description of lineage factors in One Piece, this thing was likely genes.
Although with the technology of the ninja world, the existence of genes could not be determined for the time being, cloning was not a difficult technology. If something was exposed, it would be bad.
Important people...
Tsunade was slightly stunned, noticing Minato's gaze looking straight into her eyes, a blush flying onto her cheeks.
Minato looked at Tsunade leisurely, his tone carrying a hint of inexplicable meaning: "Doesn't Sensei have anything to say to me?"
"Say... say what?"
Tsunade's gaze was a bit erratic, daring not to look at Minato's gaze.
"This is my first time going on a mission, and it's also going to the battlefield. Doesn't Sensei have any encouraging words?"
"Then... then do your best!"
Seeing Tsunade's guilty look, Minato found it interesting.
A smile curled up at the corner of his mouth. He gently held the corner of Tsunade's clothes, showing an innocent expression: "I will miss Sensei!"
"Mmh!"
Hearing this, Tsunade turned sideways, looking out the window, her heart beating violently, the blush on her face spreading to the tips of her ears.
"Then—will Sensei miss me?"
Minato asked suddenly again. He moved his steps, leaned over, and got close to Tsunade again.
"...Yes!"
Tsunade glared at Minato hatefully, a trace of shame and annoyance flashing in her eyes: "Are you leaving or not?"
Minato's smile deepened. Instead of letting go, he gently grasped the corner of Tsunade's clothes in his palm.
"Sensei."
Minato's voice became softer: "Your ears are red."
"Shut up!"
The shame and annoyance on Tsunade's face became even worse. She made a gesture to punch Minato's shoulder, but in the end, she just gently put her hand on Minato's shoulder and tidied Minato's collar along the way.
"Go quickly."
"Mmh."
Minato nodded, and his figure disappeared instantly.
Tsunade then let out a long sigh of relief, leaned weakly back in her chair, looked up at the ceiling of the room, her eyes seemingly glistening with water.
Stinky brat, getting more and more aggressive...
Being so wicked now, what will happen when he grows up?
By then, she would only be in her early thirties. How much would she be teas... bullied?
Thinking of this, Tsunade spat lightly, secretly scolding Minato for making her restless.
At this time, Minato, the protagonist of her inner theater, had already used Flying Raijin to return to the entrance of the valley.
Gathering the three together, Minato went straight to the point: "There is a mission. Set off as soon as possible and rush to the border outpost."
"Going to the battlefield?"
Nawaki's eyes lit up. That positive look profoundly interpreted what is called: young ninjas eager to establish merit.
"Yes, but let me say the ugly words first..."
Minato looked at him seriously: "In the next mission, without my order, anyone! Absolutely! Is not allowed to act without authorization!"
Nawaki nodded repeatedly: "I promise!"
"Without hesitation..."
Minato chuckled: "If during our concealment, an innocent person is about to be killed by the enemy, but I don't allow you to interfere, what will you do?"
"I—"
Nawaki opened his mouth, the smile on his face froze, and then said with a tangled face: "Can't just sit and watch innocent people be killed, right?"
Minato didn't spoil him at all: "But acting rashly is very likely to kill me and Sister Mikoto."
"..."
Nawaki looked a little unhappy: "Then what should I do?"
"I don't object to the weak lending a helping hand, but not at the expense of one's own safety. Acting without authorization is irresponsible for the lives of teammates. I hope you can understand this truth." Minato exhorted seriously.
He had to exhort. Nawaki and Naruto were the same, both having the character of hot-blooded idiots.
In the original work, Naruto brought his teammates into dangerous situations more than once because of unauthorized actions.
If it weren't for the protagonist halo, he would have died countless times.
"Of course, I will try my best not to let you violate your beliefs. You just need to trust me." Minato said seriously.
"...I understand!"
Hearing this, Nawaki nodded heavily.
He absolutely trusted Minato's strength. If Minato couldn't solve it, then he certainly couldn't solve it either.
And precisely because he could recognize the gap in strength between each other, Nawaki was not as impulsive as Naruto in this regard.
Minato looked at Mikoto: "Sister Mikoto, I will lead this mission, is that okay?"
"No problem."
Mikoto shook her head. Although nominally she was the leading Chunin, she knew very well who was the real carry.
"As for Kushina..."
Minato turned to look at Kushina. She pursed her lips, a trace of worry on her face.
She didn't care about whether she could go on missions anymore, only wanting Minato and the others to return safely.
Looking at the worry in her eyes, Minato's tone was gentle and firm.
"Wait for me to come back."
"Mmh!"
As if injected with a shot of cardiotonic, Kushina nodded heavily.
"Then, gather at the village entrance in an hour!"
...
An hour later, Kushina stood at the village entrance, looking at the backs of the three leaving, her eyes full of reluctance.
Minato and the other two rushed towards the border in a formation of front, middle, and back.
Minato opened the way at the very front, Mikoto in the middle, and Nawaki at the very back of the team.
After advancing for about twenty minutes, when passing through a deserted valley, Minato suddenly raised his hand at the front of the team, signaling to stop advancing.
"What's wrong? Is there an enemy?"
The two behind stopped, and Nawaki asked in a low voice.
"No."
Minato shook his head, closed his eyes to sense for a while, then clapped his hands, causing a tree as thick as several people hugging together to grow.
Minato pressed his hand on the tree trunk, and the trunk split open. Then he took out a kunai and put it inside the trunk, closing the trunk again.
A Flying Raijin base station was done!