[In the brief time it took Blake's arm to swing Minato was simply gone, appearing back at the nearby seal he had previously placed against a building wall.
It was completely unfair to engage in a fight, no matter how badly he might have wanted to return that punch.]
Don't presume to understand the position myself and the previous Hokage were in.
[The expectations, the unspoken devotion they had to the village as a whole, not to the people themselves. Pushing children quickly through the ranks long before they were truly ready, sending them on missions directly to the front line. Konoha's forces had dwindled rapidly by the day, there hadn't been anyone left to send instead.
But it was guilt, too, that drew Minato's anger- if only he had argued against his students being sent out, if he had been a better teacher... They hadn't been ready. He hadn't been fast enough to save them.
Still, his tone was almost eerily calm as he spoke, even but firm.]
lol, I don't think Mini would
It was completely unfair to engage in a fight, no matter how badly he might have wanted to return that punch.]
Don't presume to understand the position myself and the previous Hokage were in.
[The expectations, the unspoken devotion they had to the village as a whole, not to the people themselves. Pushing children quickly through the ranks long before they were truly ready, sending them on missions directly to the front line. Konoha's forces had dwindled rapidly by the day, there hadn't been anyone left to send instead.
But it was guilt, too, that drew Minato's anger- if only he had argued against his students being sent out, if he had been a better teacher... They hadn't been ready. He hadn't been fast enough to save them.
Still, his tone was almost eerily calm as he spoke, even but firm.]