Legacy of Past Hokage's 4
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After all was settled and completed for the day the Hokage was excited as he knew that since Minato had opted to accept Jeriyia's training would be leaving in the next couple of days and he was curious what the man planned to train in that he felt it would be best learned outside of the village. While he understood that Jeriyia couldn't stay for long as the man had developed one of the strongest and most reliable information networks in all of the elemental nations he thought it was to early for the man to have chosen his successor but then again he might have procrastinated a little to long in that department as he was starting to wonder if both his Sensei's didn't just disappear on the other so that they could free themselves of paperwork.
Saratobi had spent several hours the night before trying and failing to gather any information from his former student on what he planned to teach his student on their trip or feel any more secure in his decision as the student was refusing to send a monthly progress report to him when he sent in important information that he gathered. The only information that he had gather for certain was that the two men planned at some point in their travels to visit a country called Whirlpool. Saratobi was guessing this was due to rumors that he had once heard that some of the most beautiful and enchanting women of the world lived their and he couldn't believe his student hadn't gone yet knowing of his perverted antics. If everything went as planned Jeriyia said that he planned to return Minato in three to four years time so that he could take the Jonin exams and show case all that he learned. This worried the leader as he didn't know if his student had that long until war broke out but knew that his student would return sooner should that be the case.
Putting aside his worries of being Hokage Saratobi was at the gates with two of his students and the apprentice of one to wish them a safe journey. The second student that was present was Tsunade who he was guessing was their to wish an old teammate luck and warn said man that he was not to turn his apprentice into a Super Pervert as he referred to himself. The paled look on his students face only continued to confirm his previous beliefs and suspicions that she was the mother of Minato but his guesses as to the father had never been confirmed as the man looked nothing like anyone but a Senju with his strong features and lean muscles. As his student left the village Saratobi had, had enough of the Secrets being held by Tsunade and asked her to visit him at his estate to talk over dinner. The man known as the professor was finally going to confront his student on his suspicions and he wanted to do so outside of his duties as leader and away from prying eyes and ears as he had no intention of making it official by documenting his findings.
That night over the quite meal a slightly displeased an anxious Tsunade had come clean with her former sensei and leader and told the man that she was in fact the mother of one Minato Namikaze and had given up her rights as the mother to the boy as she hoped to protect him from her enemies as well as explaining how she thought it might protect him from what she felt was a family curse to all male Senju as all died young. Saratobi while acknowledging that what she had done was brave and held some merit he thought it might have been better for the boy to grow up with a family and know the joys of being openly loved by ones family. With half of Minato's mystery uncovered he was dreading his students reaction to his next question as he planned to ask who Minato's father was and why she never thought to involve the father in raising his own son.
Tsunade had cringed at this question as she was well aware the pain that Nawaki suffered from not knowing his father due to his early death but continued to believe she had made the best decision at the time as being with his father could have only made things worse as questions as to who the mother was and it still wouldn't have solved the issue of security that she wanted that and the man just disappeared when she had returned to the village as if the woman had beat him up like she had the day she caught him peeping on her at the hot springs and not to return for ten years. Realizing his student's reluctance to come forth with the information the Hokage said that he didn't plan on making any of tonight's information official and the only reason he was asking is that he could see it was troubling her some and only wished to help his student overcome the grief of one of her previous decisions. Despite, the pleasure most would feel in being correct with an assumption Saratobi was feeling guilty as he learned he was correct in his belief that Minato was the son of two of his students and the strain placed on that relationship by the events that followed not only destroyed any possible happiness that could have occurred between the two but left one heartbroken as the other continued wallowing in guilt and shame for her actions and the pain she had caused to the one she might have loved. He knew that the parents would never be with the other again as one hurt to much and the other had found anther man who seemed to bring the woman back to life and inspire her to continue on as she was with what she believed to be her soul mate.
Now with his own torture to endure as the man he was knew the promise he made to Tsunade the other night dictated that he couldn't reveled Minato's identity but he was struggling with he should inform his father now teacher as he believe the man already believed it to be possible. The potential upcoming war with Iwa seemed to have settled the Hokage's resolve as he felt the continued silence and anonymity of Minato was in his best interest as if either of his parents names were discovered he would be made a prime target for abduction or assassination which was the exact reason that Tsunade had gone to such great lengths to ensure his safety after birth.
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