Orochimaru's snake-like eyes glanced at Minato's Team.
Kakashi didn't receive much attention; as the son of the White Fang, who was barely considered a high-ranking official, Orochimaru was well aware of his information.
But what was going on with that Uchiha?
As everyone knew, Chakra was a combination of spiritual energy and physical energy.
At this moment, within his incredibly sensitive perception system, which he had modified himself...
...this Uchiha Yuma's spiritual energy...
...was excessively powerful and active.
It completely mismatched his physical energy.
One must know, he hadn't not seen Uchiha with Three-Tomoe Sharingan, or Uchiha who awakened their Sharingan on the spot.
Yet, he had never seen a phenomenon like this Little brat.
He licked his lips, "That Uchiha Yuma... interesting."
"Someone actually caught your eye?!" Jiraiya-sama was greatly surprised, and looked over, "Hmm? Which Uchiha is it?"
"The slightly more handsome one, right... Orochimaru?" Tsunade's voice came, and she raised her eyebrows.
Tsunade hadn't realized it until Orochimaru mentioned it. As a Senju of the Forest, her sensing ability, even if not as good as the Second Hokage-sama's...
...was absolutely not to be underestimated.
At this moment, she also sensed that the Little brat's Yin Release energy seemed overly active.
She continued with interest:
"Let's go, we'll know what's going on once we take a look."
...
As qualified Ninja.
Even Genin!
They still had basic qualities.
Even though Obito and Rin had cheered for a moment, they began to quiet down.
Focusing on the mission.
At this moment, they were all carefully checking their own Ninja tools and supplies one by one.
"Is everyone ready?" Minato Namikaze asked with a smile.
"All ready!"
"No problem."
"Everything's ready, Sensei Minato."
Hearing his disciples' active responses, Minato Namikaze's heart also stirred. As the Teacher leading the team on a mission outside the village...
...for him, it was also a first in his life!
"Then everyone... let's go!"
"Oh~!"
Afterwards, the few of them followed behind Minato Namikaze, intending to leave this training ground.
At this moment—
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh* three sounds.
Three figures appeared here.
"Yo~ Minato, today is your first time as a team leader. We came here to give you our blessings. You won't mind us coming unannounced, right?"
Minato Namikaze looked at the person speaking, his eyebrows also showing a hint of surprise.
"Not at all, not at all. It's great that Teacher Jiraiya is here to give his blessings... after all, these are Sage's blessings!"
Hearing this, Jiraiya's mouth curved up endlessly.
"Hahahaha, that's right! This Sage's blessings are just that good."
As he spoke, Jiraiya turned his head with a lewd expression.
He said to the beautiful Tsunade:
"Look, even such a handsome disciple of mine needs my blessings. Tsunade, do you... need them?"
These words sounded fine; blessings could be given to anyone.
However, seeing the lewd expression on Jiraiya's face, it was clear his blessings were definitely not that 'simple'.
Tsunade's temples bulged with veins.
She raised her fist and lowered her gaze.
She advised Jiraiya in a deep voice:
"Do you really want to give me your blessings~ Jiraiya~!"
"Huh?! Hahaha, just kidding, just kidding!" At this moment, Jiraiya was sweating cold.
He remembered the fear of being dominated by Tsunade's violent fists since childhood!
After quickly laughing it off, he turned to the members of Minato's Team and said:
"You must be Minato's disciples. Not bad, not bad, you're all very spirited."
Shin and the others dared not be arrogant.
These three individuals in front of them were famous figures in Konoha, no! It should be said, in the Ninja World!
The few of them responded in unison:
"Greetings, Jiraiya-sama!"
Then they also continued addressing the two next to Jiraiya:
"And Tsunade Hime-sama, Orochimaru-sama!"
Seeing their greetings, Orochimaru calmly nodded in response.
Tsunade, on the other hand, nodded somewhat boredly.
"No need to be so formal!" Jiraiya quickly called out, "I'm Minato's Teacher, and you are Minato's disciples, we're close."
As these words were spoken, the atmosphere on the scene immediately became lively.
Then Jiraiya continued:
"As Minato's disciples, this is your first mission outside the village as a team."
"I, Jiraiya, once again bless you to complete the mission smoothly and return safely to Konoha."
Hearing this blessing, the few of them bowed in response:
"Thank you for your blessings, Jiraiya-sama!"
At this moment, Orochimaru asked Shin:
"What's your name?"
Hearing this, Shin pointed at himself with some surprise.
Seeing that Orochimaru's gaze remained unmoved, he realized he was genuinely being asked.
"My name is Uchiha Shin, Orochimaru-sama."
Orochimaru stared at Shin with interest.
He slowly opened his mouth and offered a suggestion:
"Not bad. If you become a Chunin or Jonin later, you can come and work in my department."
"Orochimaru!" At this moment, Jiraiya on the side let out a low shout, "He's Minato's disciple, there will be arrangements for him later."
"Besides, the department you're in isn't a good place, is it?"
Orochimaru chuckled twice, took a step back, and said nothing more.
Then Jiraiya stepped forward and patted Shin's shoulder.
He comforted him:
"Don't pay too much attention to his words, boy... If anything happens to you in the future, as Minato's disciple and my grand-disciple, you can always come find me."
Seeing this, Uchiha Shin remained expressionless.
As Jiraiya patted his shoulder...
*Swish—*
Streaks of keyword rainbow light appeared before his eyes.
There were no gold or red ones.
But blue and purple keywords...
There were so many! Much more than Minato Namikaze's purple keywords.
Regarding this, he had some guesses.
Jiraiya was a Genius, this was beyond doubt.
But, there were also differences between Geniuses.
In the original work, his self-perceived poor aptitude and average talent were compared to...
...Orochimaru, this super Genius who could use mortal power to create the Cursed Seal and Immortality Reincarnation!
The Cursed Seal thing was simply a low-end version of the 'Karma'.
Using the wisdom of a mortal to uncover the secrets of a 'god'.
What an incredibly brilliant person!
It was precisely because he was compared to Orochimaru that he felt somewhat inferior.
Looking now,
Jiraiya had no red or gold keywords.
But the sheer number of purple ones was enough to show that the powerful Toad Sage of later generations wasn't just a figurehead!
A flash of inspiration struck Shin's mind.
With a thought, "System! Extract the keyword that can best compensate for my weaknesses."
A flash of light that only Uchiha Shin...
...could see, flickered past.
[Natural Energy Affinity (Blue)]:
This is proof of someone who is affinity with nature. With this keyword, you can absorb the power of nature.
Effect: Chakra reserves slightly increased, Natural Energy Affinity slightly increased.
At this moment, Uchiha Shin was a bit confused.
Why did the System extract a blue keyword? Instead of a powerful purple one.
Wait!
Just now, he had called out in his mind for the System to extract...
...the keyword that could best compensate for his weaknesses.
Did the System determine this was the most suitable for him?
That's right!
The Uchiha Clan had not had a Ninja who practiced Sage Mode for a thousand years.
Not even a protagonist like Sasuke.
Not even him!
Was it because Uchiha didn't have the aptitude for Sage Mode?
Did the System extract this keyword to compensate for this weakness?
Hmm... it must be like this!
At this moment, Minato walked over and began exchanging greetings with his three elders.
A moment later, Minato Namikaze turned around and walked in front of his disciples.
He said with fervor:
"Let's go, let's safely escort the client to the Land of Tea."
"Yes, Sensei Minato!"