[ With the topic narrowing in on his hometown, Minato can give more helpful answers, the faintest of smiles on his face and fondness in his quiet voice as he accounts for that city. ]

It's called Iwatodai. It's a pretty big city- a harbor city. It's noisy and crowded. Stray dogs bark all night. There's graffiti and litter everywhere. Homelessness. Assault. Murder. All over the news.

[ Honestly, not the best of places to live, and he could stand to paint the city in a better light like it deserves, but in all the time he's lived there... This is just how the city is. ]

...It's home, [ he repeats, ] I like it.