Hidden Emperor Of The Naruto World

Minato received a notice, like all the other genin. The genin supply squad will finally be formed. In the beginning, it was handled by teams in form of missions, but the war will soon begin at full blast, so it's impossible to spare jonin teachers from going onto the battlefield anymore.

He was currently inside the Hokage office, summoned by the Sandaime.

Looking over the village through the window of his office, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke "Minato, you know that I have big hopes for you. Not only you are talented, but your Will of Fire burns brightly too"

"Yes Hokage-sama"

"To tell you the truth, the fact that such a young genin appeared alerted the spies from the other villages in Konoha, and they already attempted to ȧssassinate you before you can grow"

Hearing that, Minato raised an eyebrow. He was not surprised by the fact the other villages were trying to kill him, it's a basic tactic of war, to kill a seedling before it can grow into a tree. What surprised him was the fact that he didn't detect those ȧssassinations at all. It means that his stalkers took care of it without any disturbance. And for that to happen, even Danzo Roots must have a hand in it. 'Well, he wants to control me, not to kill me. He has no reason to think that I have other things at heart than Konoha's best interest, because it's partially true. It would be a bother for me if Konoha were to fall, it's one of the best places to live on this continent, and if I become Hokage, I would control the most powerful village'

"What I want to say is that outside Konoha, I can't protect you. During the war, even Jiraya, your sensei, will not be here to protect you. You will have to depend on yourself. A shinobi true worth is shown on the battlefield. Don't disappoint me, Minato"

Minato understood the hidden meaning of those words. 'Even if you say that you will do anything for Konoha, if you act like a coward that wants to save his hide on the battlefield, it would prove that all of what you said was lies'

"Don't worry Hokage-sama, even if my strength is limited, I will give my all!" 'After all, instinct is forged on the battlefield. If I don't take those occasions to hone it, it will be my loss. Even if Kakashi was pretty weak, he became Hokage thanks to all the experience that he accumulated from his thousands of battles. An exhausted Kakashi could very well kill an exhausted Six Path Naruto.'

Seeing the determination in Minato's eyes, Hiruzen nodded his head, satisfied.

"Even if I should not do it, I will help you a bit. You are my only grand disciple, it will be my loss too if you were to die on the battlefield." Saying so, Hiruzen stood up and beckoned Minato to follow him.

Not understanding what he wanted to show him, Minato shrugged his shoulders and followed the Sandaime outside of his office. They walked in the corridors for minutes, passing by a number of restricted rooms protecting Konoha's secrets, and finally stop before one of them.

"We're here" Saying so, Hiruzen put his hands on the door. A barrier seal activated, and upon seeing that, Mr. Sarutobi transfer some of his chakra into it.

Upon receiving the Hokage's chakra, the Fuuinjutsu kekkai receded, and he opened the door.

Entering after the Hokage, Minato stumbled on a room full of weapons. Even if he already knew it from the memories he absorbed, he still couldn't help but be amazed by the number and diversity of the weapons. Axes, Swords, Sticks... All sorts of weapons were present, in different quality and quantity, with the number of swords in the form of tanto being the most present.

'Konoha armory uh'

"You can choose a weapon of your choice" Declared Hiruzen.

'Well, it's unexpected but not shocking. Weapons are here to be used, not to gather the dust.' Thinking so, Minato began to look around. In the end, he was hesitating between two swords.

"Oh, so you are hesitating between Tobirama-sensei's 'Sword of the Thunder God' and the poisoned blade 'Kokuto', you have a good eye" Praised the Sandaime.

'The Sword of Thunder God could do much more damage and even cut the other party weapon, but at the same time, it will burn through my chakra reserves rapidly. On the contrary, with the Kokuto, just a nick could finish the battle, and I could use my chakra to create this opportunity. Hm, it's decided' "I will take this one" Saying so, Minato took the Kokuto, having chosen a weapon more suited for war. If there was only one strong enemy, the Sword of the Thunder God would have been more effective, but on a battlefield, it would be pretty much useless.

"Oh, good choice. If you had taken the strong Sword of Thunder God, you would not have survived long, dying of chakra exhaustion on the battlefield before even being killed" Joked Hiruzen, pleased that Minato made a sensible choice instead of going for the 'coolest'

'This young geezer, is he trying to praise me or curse me?'

Returning to the office, the Hokage put a serious face "It's the only thing that I can do for you, any more and it will be detrimental to your growth. If you want to become strong, you must forge your own path. If you can't persevere during the war, give up your dream of being Hokage. Weak-willed people are not fit for this job!"

Seeing the serious Hiruzen made Minato tense internally. After all, even if he knew that in the future he will surpass this guy, for now, Sarutobi can kill him with a pinky. Nevertheless, he didn't show any of that and only nodded 'One of the most charismatic kage, this guy is not the wizened old man of the anime, still full of youthfulness and grit.'

"I will not disappoint you, Sandaime-sama!"

"Good, you can go and prepare, your genin squad will depart in a week."

Taking that as a sign of dismissal, Minato left the office.

'I will have to take pay extra attention during the war, even if I won't participate in the big battles. Minato was meant to survive, but I have already changed the plot and could very well die'