[Naruto : Yellow Flash] Chapter 626 - 630

Chapter 626: The Moment of Victory or Defeat

"Boom!"

The violent tremor swept across the entire Konoha and lasted for a long time.

At this moment, no matter where the ninjas or civilians were in the village, they could clearly see the particularly violent ripples in the barrier covering the entire Konoha.

Under this earthquake-like wave, many houses in Konoha were crushed, but no civilians or ninjas were accidentally injured.

One reason is that 80% of the people in the village were transferred to the shelter in time.

There was a barrier set up around the shelter to deal with unexpected situations. Although the shock wave was violent, it was not enough to shake the foundation of the barrier.

The second is that Tsunade controlled the slug's clones to protect almost everyone in the village.

Under the protection of Katsuyu's body, even if someone was unfortunately hit by the debris of a collapsed house, they would be safe.

Finally, the violent shaking gradually subsided, and at this time the giant bowl-shaped barrier covering Konoha was already covered with cracks and was about to collapse.

However, this force, which was enough to destroy the entire Konoha, was blocked by the barrier.

"Haah..."

At this time in the center of Konoha, Minato looked extremely tired and his breathing was extremely heavy.

In order to protect the village, he had almost exhausted all the chakra in his body.

Now, he couldn't even activate the Flying Thunder God Technique to move himself.

Minato raised his eyes and sensed the black-robed man who was floating in the air and whose chakra fluctuations were rapidly weakening.

There was a hint of joy in those deep blue eyes.

His tightly clasped hands also loosened.

"Click."

The moment Minato released the seal, the shattered barrier that covered the entire Konoha suddenly began to collapse, and the black lines that permeated the entire Konoha disappeared completely in a very short time.

"Haha, he is worthy of being the Fourth Hokage to be able to do this."

At the moment when the black lines under Minato's feet disappeared, a light laugh suddenly came from the air in front of him.

Minato suddenly raised his eyes, with a slightly gloomy expression.

As the space twisted in a vortex, the masked man appeared in front of him.

"Sure enough, your real purpose is not to destroy Konoha, but to weaken me," Minato said calmly without any surprise.

"As expected of you, have you seen through it?"

The masked man laughed again, then said sarcastically: "But, what does it matter if you know? It's still happened, in order to protect this village, all your strength has been used up."

In his eyes, Minato is now just an ant that can be easily controlled.

"Indeed," Minato said.

"No matter how powerful a person is, he has his weaknesses, so I'm sorry."

"This time, I win!"

As soon as the masked man finished speaking, his hand suddenly reached out to grab the shoulder of Minato who was squatting in front of him.

The Minato in front of him was completely unable to fight back!

However, just as his hand was about to rest on Minato's shoulder, Minato's eyes, which had been dim to the extreme, suddenly regained their spirits.

"Thunk!"

The hand that was grabbing Minato suddenly stopped, because at this moment, a specially made kunai pierced his left chest.

The masked man suddenly lowered his eyes and met Minato's eyes filled with murderous intent.

"How is that possible!? You obviously have no chakra left!!"

An unbelievable sound came out of his mouth, because while he was talking to Minato just now, he carefully sensed the latter's current condition.

It's impossible for him to still have such speed!

"When you use your ability to attack others, you must materialize yourself, right?"

However, the fact was right in front of him, and Minato once again tightly grasped the handle of the kunai, with sharp wind-style chakra attached to it.

However, the masked man finally reacted, and when Minato tried to force again, his body became intangible again, and the latter's force failed and went straight through his body.

"Woosh!"

Just when Minato's body completely penetrated the masked man's body, suddenly a light blue chakra glow surged, turning into a half-human form of Susanoo.

He wanted to trap Minato inside.

Swish!

But the next moment, Minato's figure disappeared from the spot and appeared at the street corner a few meters away, with his Flying Thunder God kunai inserted vertically at the corner.

After escaping, Minato turned around and looked at the masked man, his brows furrowed.

According to common sense, the attack I just made should have pierced his heart when he was completely unprepared.

So he should be in a dying state at this time, but how could he still have such powerful strength to release Susanoo?

"Why?"

The masked man also looked at Minato who escaped using the Flying Thunder God Technique with trembling eyes, unable to understand the current situation for a moment.

Minato murmured softly upon seeing this, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

He suddenly raised his hand, and in the palm of his hand, a deep blue chakra light condensed.

The masked man had been included in his kill list as soon as he recovered his memory.

What's more, this time he tried to restrain him using Kushina, or even the entire Konoha.

If it weren't for the support of the Nine-Tails' power in his body, he would not have been able to completely protect Konoha this time and would have fallen into his trap.

No matter what, he would not let him go easily.

Swish!

Minato moved and came in front of the masked man, and a blue chakra ball blasted towards him.

But there is no doubt that it still penetrated.

Through many battles with him, Minato observed that the masked man was much slower when making himself intangible than when absorbing others.

And even if the previous attack didn't take his life directly, he should be at the end of his strength at this moment.

As long as he keeps doing this until his eye power and chakra are exhausted, he won't be able to use any abilities no matter how powerful they are.

"What's going on?"

At this moment, the man in the black robe who was slowly descending from the sky keenly observed the sudden situation.

The Fourth Hokage, whose chakra should have been exhausted, seemed to be attacking the masked man with extremely fast speed and high intensity.

The latter's chakra fluctuations had become somewhat weak at this time. Even he might not be able to hold on for too long.

"Damn it, is this a failure?"

The man in the black robe gritted his teeth. As he got closer and closer to the ground, in his sight, the Third Hokage, Hatake Sakumo and others were quickly rushing towards where Minato and the masked man were.

In their current state, if they were really surrounded by these people, they would definitely be defeated!

Immediately, the man in the black robe gave up his ability to float in the air, and his body fell down at a very fast speed.

"It's that guy!"

At this time, Hatake Sakumo and the others who were moving forward also noticed the black-robed man falling rapidly from the sky.

The man in the black robe coughed lightly, and blood actually flowed from the corner of his mouth.

He glanced sideways slightly, then wiped the corner of his lips with his right thumb, smearing blood on it.

He suddenly formed seals with his hands and a low roar came from his throat.

"Summoning Jutsu!"

"Outer Path Gedo Statue!"

Chapter 627: Fleeing in a Panic

"Roar!"

A huge cloud of smoke filled the air, and then a ferocious roar suddenly came from it.

This roar startled Minato and Hiruzen who were about to arrive.

A huge shadow immediately covered the area where Minato and the masked man were.

Both sides raised their eyes, and the next moment, the huge monster fell down.

"Boom!"

The enormous force caused the street to collapse at that moment, and Minato's figure flashed across the broken ground.

"This is..."

When he saw clearly the monster in front of him, whose body was covered with barbs like dead wood, his deep blue eyes narrowed.

Because this appearance was very similar to the monster reported by Fugaku and others before, which suddenly appeared on the coastline of the Land of Fire and attacked the Konoha army.

This loud roar was heard from far away. At that moment, among the Uchiha Guard who were patrolling closely at the edge of the Konoha Shelter, Fugaku, the leader, suddenly turned his eyes when he heard this roar.

Although he possesses the Three-tomoe Sharingan and his observation distance is far inferior to that of the Byakugan, it is still far beyond that of ordinary ninjas, and the monster is also too huge.

Fugaku's pupils shrank, and he said with a trembling face: "It's that monster!"

He immediately recognized the monster, then turned his eyes to the side and looked at a slug that was treating a Konoha ninja not far away, and said, "I need to talk to the Hokage and the others right away!"

In the center of Konoha, a huge golem stood, and the Third Hokage and others also stopped not far away.

At this time, the small slug resting on Jiraiya's shoulder leaned close to his ear, as if conveying something.

Jiraiya's face trembled when he heard this, and then he immediately said to Hiruzen and others beside him: "Old man, this monster is the one that attacked Fugaku and others on the coastline!"

Hiruzen and the others were startled, and then their expressions became solemn.

"It's them!"

The murderous intent in everyone's eyes became even stronger. It can now be concluded that everything that happened on the coastline was planned by these people.

The conversation between Hiruzen and the others was naturally heard by Minato.

Minato stared at the golem in front of him. After a moment, the Nine-Tailed Fox's terrified voice came from inside him.

"It's that thing, how is it possible!?"

Hearing this, Minato felt a little terrified, because he had never seen the Nine-Tails so panicked before.

"Roar!"

Just as he was pondering in his heart, the monster in front of him let out a low roar, then opened its huge mouth, and a low roar sounded.

A transparent chakra dragon snaked out and headed straight for Minato in front of it.

Now that its identity was confirmed, Minato knew that once this transparent chakra dragon touched the body, the soul would be stripped away.

Swish!

Immediately, he dodged it with a flash.

The attack failed, and the chakra dragon then twisted its body, turned a bit, and then turned its head and flew towards the Third Hokage, Jiraiya and the others.

At this time, the man in the black robe hid behind a barb on top of the golem's back, and then a figure penetrated the golem's body and came to his side.

It was the masked man.

"Why did it fail? Did that guy's chakra suddenly recover?" the black-robed man asked immediately.

The masked man didn't know the answer, so he shook his head.

"Woosh!"

The next moment, light blue chakra burst out from his body again, condensing into Susanoo, protecting the two of them.

"Boom!"

At the same time as Susanoo was formed, a super-large Rasengan hit it.

The man in the black robe was startled and glanced sideways. Minato had already sensed the location of the two of them.

After enduring Minato's attack, the masked man coughed violently several times.

Obviously, his condition was not very good at this moment.

But now he could not afford to relax at all. He turned his eyes and said, "Eight o'clock."

As he finished speaking, the seal in the black-robed man's hand changed slightly.

"Boom!"

Hiruzen and the others had just dodged the golem's chakra dragon attack, and then it suddenly turned around and headed in one direction.

"That's the direction of the shelter!"

The masked man's words were deliberately spoken to Minato. The direction in which the golem turned was exactly the location of the Konoha shelter.

"Bzzzz!"

The next moment, the golem opened its huge mouth again, and the chakra dragon disappeared immediately, but it was replaced by a lavender energy light.

"What a terrifying chakra!"

Minato's expression suddenly changed. The fluctuations contained in the lavender energy light were definitely not inferior to the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball he had redirected!

"Boom!"

The golem let out a low roar, and the lavender energy light turned into an energy beam several meters thick, and then slammed fiercely in the direction of the Konoha Shelter.

Wherever the energy beam passed, the air seemed to be annihilated.

Minato's expression suddenly changed. He knew that the purpose of the two men was to lure him away.

What kind of monster is this? It possesses the same terrifying power as a tailed beast!

Minato glanced coldly at the two people in front of him who were protected by Susanoo, and in the blink of an eye, his figure disappeared.

The many ninjas in front of the shelter were looking at the huge beam of light that was about to arrive with horror and despair in their hearts.

"Bzzzz."

Just as the lavender energy beam fell, black barrier patterns appeared in the air in front of the shelter.

Only then did everyone see clearly the young figure who suddenly appeared in front of them and saved them.

Everyone exclaimed in surprise.

"Lord Fourth Hokage!"

After leading Minato away at the top of the golem, the masked man and the man in the black robe planned to escape. However, at this time, the Third Hokage and others surrounded them.

Obviously, they would not let the people in front of them get away so easily.

Seeing this, a hint of madness flashed across the eyes of the man in the black robe. He suddenly formed seals with his hands and then slapped the golem hard on the back.

"Cough!"

Then he seemed to spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Roar, roar, roar!"

Countless transparent python-like creatures immediately emerged from the golem's pores.

They were densely packed, blocking the way of Hiruzen and the others.

Those creatures, like maggots on dead bones, entangled the four people.

"What?"

The four did not dare to delay and immediately launched their own attacks to avoid or block the invasion of the transparent creatures.

"Woosh!"

At this moment, under the murderous gazes of the four men, the masked man placed his hand on the shoulder of the man in the black robe, and then the space began to distort from his eyes, gradually drawing the two men in.

Chapter 628: Failure

"Bang!"

The black-robed man and the masked man were sucked into the distorted space. As they disappeared, with a "bang," the transparent creatures that were tightly entangling Hiruzen and the others, as well as the golem itself, instantly dissipated.

Swish!

A moment after they disappeared, Minato's figure flashed near Hiruzen and the others.

In this battle, he had seen through the enemy's intentions from the very beginning, but precisely because of this, he was restricted everywhere.

Even the current Minato had no way to fully deal with this.

"Damn it, we let these guys get away so easily!"

Jiraiya cursed. If Minato hadn't made him stay in the village a few days ago, he couldn't imagine that someone would take advantage of the day when Kushina was giving birth to attack.

Moreover, they were all extremely powerful individuals with strong abilities.

The reason why they fought so defensively was largely due to their lack of knowledge about these mysterious people.

Minato and the others all nodded solemnly.

"But fortunately, there were no major casualties."

Minato said, his azure eyes sweeping across Konoha, which was in a state of war. Thanks to the existence of Tsunade, the number one medical ninja in the ninja world today.

Otherwise, in this battle, Konoha's civilians and ninjas would have suffered heavy casualties.

As soon as the words fell, Uchiha Yoruki in front of him trembled, and the originally flaming mangekyo patterns turned back into black pupils.

Suddenly, beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.

In Uchiha Yoruki's vision, the figures of Minato, the Third Hokage and others around him became extremely blurry.

"Why is the masked man's pupil power so strong?"

Uchiha Yoruki gritted his teeth. He couldn't understand why, although they both had the Mangekyō Sharingan, the man's pupil power was so much stronger than his.

Although he had consumed too much chakra and pupil power in this battle, in comparison, the masked man's consumption was at least several times more than his.

He reasoned that if his eyes were used at that frequency, he might not even be able to maintain the three-tomoe Sharingan.

Not only him, but Minato and Hiruzen were also a little surprised.

The strange thing about the masked man was not just his abnormal pupil power, but also how he survived the attack just launched, which had pierced his left chest but did not kill him.

"They almost destroyed Konoha, and we still don't know the true identities of two of them. This is the most troublesome thing."

Hatake Sakumo frowned. Although he almost killed Sasori of the Red Sand just now, there is no doubt that Sasori is now more powerful than his parents, Sunae and Saburo.

If he is not eliminated, he will still be a huge threat to Konoha.

Everyone nodded, and then Minato said, "But at least, we have to put that Kakuzu on the wanted list first."

This person is also a formidable opponent with special abilities. Although Minato does not believe that there is an immortal ability in this world, Kakuzu is at least extremely difficult to kill and has great strength, making him a huge threat.

Takigakure and Konoha both had wanted warrants for Kakuzu decades ago, but so many years have passed and no one would have thought that this ninja from the same period as the First Hokage would still be alive in the world in this form.

After he finished speaking, Minato turned his gaze to Hiruzen, and their eyes met. From Minato's eyes, Hiruzen saw some gloom and anger.

His expression also changed slightly, because in today's events, Danzo and his Root, as well as Orochimaru, one of the Three Sannin, had not shown up yet.

There has been intelligence showing that Danzo and Orochimaru have been very close recently.

However, these two people are core members of the village, and although they have a close relationship, they don't seem to have done anything against the rules, so even the Hokage cannot interfere.

But this time, when the village suffered a great disaster, the two of them seemed to have vanished.

Hiruzen knew that Minato was really angry.

"Jiraiya, go and cancel the danger alarm," Hiruzen took a deep breath, then glanced at Jiraiya and said.

Jiraiya nodded, and the Third Hokage looked at Minato and said, "Fourth Hokage, go check on the safety of Kushina and your son."

Hiruzen knew that this was the only way to alleviate Minato's anger now.

Minato took a deep breath and then nodded: "I'll leave for a while. Thank you for your hard work."

Swish!

As soon as the words fell, Minato disappeared from the spot.

"Woosh!"

More than ten kilometers away from Konoha, in a dense forest somewhere in the Land of Fire.

Suddenly, vortex-shaped ripples appeared in the space, and then two figures were released directly.

"Ahem!!"

When the two appeared, they both started breathing heavily.

They pulled down the hoods of their large black robes and revealed that they were both wearing masks.

The man in the black robe took off his mask, revealing his pale face that now looked bloodless.

In his purple pupils, there were circles of lines that looked like ripples.

"Get this thing off my body."

Nagato said, tearing off his black robe, and his body was now covered in a pure white shell.

The masked man nodded.

Immediately, the white shell unfolded like branches and finally shed from Nagato's body.

The white shell merged together again and became the shape of White Zetsu.

"Cough!"

Nagato immediately half-prostrated himself on the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood.

He used the full power of Shinra Tensei and summoned the Gedo Statue in succession, and even with his eye power and chakra, he could only maintain this consumption normally for a short period of time.

"Why is that guy still safe and sound after resisting my ultimate power?"

Nagato's face looked a little thin at this moment. This battle was the first defeat he had suffered since he mastered the power of these eyes.

He couldn't believe that there were such powerful people in this world.

The masked man next to him had his clothes pierced on his left chest, and the wound was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"If my body hadn't been wrapped by White Zetsu, I wouldn't have had a chance to escape just now."

With his abilities, if his heart was pierced, he would be seriously injured even if he didn't die.

If that were the case, he would not have had the energy to complete the final move and escape successfully with Nagato.

White Zetsu's body concealed the chakra fluctuations of the two people, because neither he nor Nagato wanted the people of Konoha to sense and recognize them.

The masked man was still frightened and had no way of answering Nagato's question.

He thought he knew everything about Minato Namikaze, but it turned out that he was a little too confident.

In front of Konoha's Yellow Flash, never claim victory lightly—because victory or defeat may be reversed at the moment you think you have won!

Chapter 629: Changing Destiny

"If you fail even like this, what are you going to do next?"

Nagato looked at the masked man beside him. Even if the two of them worked together, they were unable to defeat Minato Namikaze.

Today, Konoha is full of strong people.

This time, the plan to take advantage of the Jinchūriki's childbirth had failed. It will be difficult to find such an opportunity in the future.

"Are you scared already?" The masked man glanced sideways, raising his eyelids slightly.

"How is that possible?"

Nagato chuckled and said, "However, Madara, you who once dominated the ninja world are now forced to flee in a panic by a junior from your own village. How ironic!"

"Winning or losing is not determined by just one battle."

"Everyone thought that Uchiha Madara was defeated by the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, in the Valley of the End."

"In fact, Hashirama failed, and I won."

The masked man said that although this failure was a bit shameful, it at least made the man in front of him truly confident in his plan.

If Minato Namikaze is not eliminated, he will definitely be a terrible threat.

He will definitely thwart their plans in the future.

"Perhaps."

Nagato said that he was not a person who cared about winning or losing. As long as he could achieve the ultimate goal, he didn't care what the process was.

"After this incident, Konoha and even the five major ninja nations will focus their attention on us."

"You'll have to endure it for a while," the masked man said in a deep voice.

He turned his gaze to Nagato again and said, "But it just so happens that you still have some personal matters to deal with. After your injuries are healed, do you plan to take action immediately?"

Nagato hesitated for a while, then said: "There is no rush. Our top priority now is to find a way to distract the attention of Konoha's top leaders."

"Hehe."

At this point, the masked man suddenly chuckled.

"Don't worry, someone will take care of this for us."

He hesitated for a moment and continued, "But even if it's him, it would be difficult for him to handle it alone. I will help him when the time comes."

Minato, who disappeared from the center of Konoha, appeared in the room where Kushina and Naruto were.

At this time, Kushina, who was lying in front of the cradle, staring at the sleeping baby in the bamboo basket, sensed Minato's chakra for the first time.

She turned her head suddenly, then put her fingers in front of her mouth and whispered, "Shh!"

Minato was startled at first, then he saw the sleeping Naruto and nodded.

Just when Minato was being careful with all his movements, Kushina suddenly strode over and threw herself into his arms.

Minato subconsciously opened his arms slightly, and the anger in his blue eyes completely faded away at this moment.

He smiled awkwardly at Biwako in front of him.

"What a reckless mother," Biwako chuckled.

"Let's go out first," Minato said in a soft voice to Kushina in his arms and to Biwako.

Then, the three of them left the room very quietly.

"Kushina, are you okay?" Minato asked as he carefully closed the wooden door.

Most pregnant women, even ninjas, have to lie weakly in bed for some time after giving birth.

What's more, Kushina is the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki, and because of the Nine-Tails, the physical and mental energy consumption during the childbirth process is greater than that of others.

But now she was standing in front of Minato, and although her face was still a little pale, the fluctuations of her chakra had recovered a lot.

Only a woman with the physique of the Uzumaki clan could do something like this.

"Mm."

Kushina nodded, then quickly asked, "What is the current situation of the village?"

From here she and Biwako could not observe the situation in Konoha, but Kushina sensed the extremely powerful chakra fluctuations.

The huge tremor that followed probably meant that the enemy had used a very large-scale jutsu.

She glanced to the side. The room was safe and sound because of the barrier outside, but there were tiny cracks on the ground outside the barrier.

"The exact situation has not yet been counted, but although some houses have been damaged, the casualties should not be great. After all, Lady Tsunade is here."

Minato chuckled.

Kushina was relieved, her eyes darkened, and she asked, "What about the two guys who attacked me just now?"

She wasn't angry about being attacked, but as a mother and a ninja of Konoha, she could never forgive the person who just tried to harm her child and the village.

Minato's eyes dimmed slightly, and he said, "It's a pity. They escaped."

Kushina's pupils shrank slightly when she heard that.

There is almost no one who can escape from Konoha's Yellow Flash, not to mention that Konoha now has top powerhouses such as Hiruzen, the Three Sannin, and Hatake Sakumo.

"But since everyone is okay, that's good."

Kushina smiled, then took Minato's hand and said, "You have done a good job. Not only did you protect me and Naruto, you also protected this village."

"Thank you!"

She had also sensed Minato's chakra before, and there was no doubt that the person who blocked that large-scale jutsu was Minato.

"Kushina..." Minato's eyes flickered, and then he smiled gently.

"Yeah!"

At this time, the sound of a baby babbling could be heard from the room with the door closed.

As ninjas, Kushina and Minato could hear it clearly even through the door.

"Naruto must have noticed that his father was back, so he woke up."

Kushina laughed, then pulled Minato, opened the door, and ran to the bamboo bed.

Little Naruto blinked his azure eyes, which were even more lively than Minato's, and looked at Minato and Kushina in front of him, his big eyes completing the crescent shape.

"He smiled."

Minato was stunned, and then little Naruto suddenly spread his arms and babbled at him.

"He wants his dad to hold him."

Kushina reminded Minato who was a little slow at the moment.

Minato came to his senses and picked up Naruto from the bamboo basket.

"That's not how you hold a child."

Biwako on the side said that Minato had never held a child this small, so his posture was wrong.

After some instruction, Minato finally adjusted his movements.

"Naruto, Dad just protected us and the village. He's our hero, right?"

Kushina poked Naruto's cheek lightly with her finger.

Naruto seemed to understand and smiled even more happily at Minato, babbling continuously.

He seemed to be saying, Dad is a hero.

Looking at Naruto in his arms and Kushina beside him, Minato felt mixed emotions.

Unconsciously, he, who had never backed down in the face of any difficulties, actually shed tears.

"Minato, what's wrong with you?"

Kushina immediately noticed Minato's unusual behavior and tilted her head, then reached out her hand and slowly wiped away his tears.

"I'm fine."

Minato kept murmuring, and what flowed from him were tears of happiness.

Because he finally fulfilled Kushina's wish.

Crossing time and space, and experiencing the familiar yet unfamiliar life again, he finally changed his destiny!

Chapter 630: The Powers of the Hokage

"Okay, Kushina, Naruto, I have to go."

Minato handed the child in his arms to Kushina and said.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual with Kushina and Naruto, he had to leave.

Although there were not many casualties in the attack on the village, this kind of unrest would inevitably cause panic among the people.

There are still many things that need to be dealt with by him as the Hokage.

So he didn't have much time to spend with his wife who had just given birth and his newborn child.

"Yeah!"

Naruto in Kushina's arms blinked and smiled at Minato.

"Be careful," Kushina murmured softly.

Minato nodded, and the next moment, he disappeared.

He moved directly to the shelter. It was already late at night.

Although most of the power of the black-robed man's jutsu was blocked by Minato's barrier, the remaining shock waves still caused damage to a large area of houses in the village.

Therefore, most people will have to spend the night in the shelter temporarily.

Fortunately, Konoha's shelter facilities are still intact.

"Hokage-sama."

Shortly after Minato appeared, members of the Anbu came to him.

"What's the situation?" Minato asked.

"Everyone's emotions are relatively stable, but some civilians are still somewhat traumatized. Most of them have been sent to the temporary medical center."

The Anbu reported that Konoha's hospital was also destroyed in the shock wave just now.

Minato nodded, then glanced around. Outside the shelter, ordinary Konoha ninjas, Anbu ninjas, and ninjas from various major families were all responsible for guarding and various tasks.

"Where are the Root members?"

His eyes darkened. From the time the village was attacked until now, Danzo and his men had not shown up.

"Still searching," the Anbu replied.

"Report to me immediately after you find them."

Minato said angrily that this time, he would not let Danzo and his men off easily no matter what.

The reason why he has tolerated it until today is not only because he doesn't want the relationship among the village's top leaders to become tense, but also because he doesn't want to destroy the balance and make it difficult for Hiruzen.

The most important point is that Minato previously believed that although Danzo's way of handling things was a bit extreme, that was the way he had used to protect this village for decades.

But this time it was different. The village was attacked, but as a Konoha ninja, he hid in the darkness and ignored it.

The Anbu in front of Minato suddenly disappeared. He calmed down a little, and then walked away.

While handling affairs, Minato met Mikoto and Fugaku.

Although Mikoto had already resigned from her position as a ninja, when the village was attacked, she resolutely joined the team to evacuate and escort civilians.

Minato knew that they still had two children at home, one who had just turned five years old, and the other who was only three months old.

He saw the two children in the shelter. While most of the children here looked terrified and confused, Itachi, who was only five years old, did not show that expression at all.

"Sasuke, it's safe now, just sleep peacefully, brother will always be here with you."

Itachi looked at little Sasuke with endless affection in his eyes, and he gently rocked the baby in his arms.

Little Sasuke gradually fell into a deep sleep under the gentle voice of his brother.

"This child..."

Minato's eyes flickered slightly, because Itachi's mental toughness was totally inconsistent with his age.

In this regard, even Kakashi was not as composed as him at that age.

But he just stared for a moment and then left.

At dawn, as the night gradually passed, the depressed people's hearts gradually began to feel relief.

Minato, who had dealt with many things, had just walked out of the makeshift medical center when an Anbu came to report.

"Hokage-sama, the Root personnel have been found."

"The captain is in a standoff with Elder Danzo."

"Where?"

Minato asked hurriedly, and after the Anbu pointed him in a direction, Minato's figure suddenly disappeared.

Somewhere in Konoha, Uchiha Yoruki was leading a dozen Anbu to block the way of Danzo and the Root members behind him.

"Uchiha Yoruki, you have no right to question me," Danzo looked at Uchiha Yoruki in front of him indifferently.

In terms of status, Danzo, as one of the great elders of Konoha, is much higher in rank than the latter.

But Uchiha Yoruki is not the kind of person who fears authority.

He also looked at Danzo with anger in his eyes. The village was attacked, and Danzo and his men actually hid.

"Get out of my way."

Looking at Uchiha Yoruki who was not moved at all, Danzo's expression changed slightly.

He held the wooden crutch and took a step forward, but the next moment, his eyes flickered and a figure was already standing in front of him.

It was Minato.

Danzo was also shocked. He frowned slightly and said, "Fourth Hokage, what do you mean by letting your subordinates do whatever they want?"

The words came to an abrupt end before they were even finished, because Danzo was shocked to realize that Minato, who was always gentle towards others in the past, now had an extremely intimidating look in his eyes.

"I would like to ask Elder Danzo, when the village was attacked by unknown people last night, all the ninjas in the village were fighting, but where were you and the members of Root?"

At this moment, Minato would not answer any of Danzo's questions, but questioned him in a deep voice.

Danzo's expression trembled, because he had never seen Minato like this before.

However, he had been in a high position for many years, and although Minato's demeanor surprised him, it did not scare him.

"Even if you are the Fourth Hokage, you have no right to ask about these things, right?"

Of course, he couldn't answer Minato's question directly. Although Root's actions were restricted before Minato succeeded as Hokage, given Danzo's autocratic style, it was impossible for him to report everything.

Moreover, Danzo himself felt a little guilty about this matter.

"Then I won't ask any more questions." Minato's expression became somewhat calm at this time.

But Minato's reaction made all the hairs on Danzo's body stand up.

The next moment, the pair of azure blue eyes slightly raised, looked at the many Root ninjas behind Danzo, and said in a deep voice:

"Then from now on, in the name of the Fourth Hokage, I decree the disbandment of Root. All members of Root will then wait for the village's arrangements."

"What did you say!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Danzo's gloomy old face trembled violently. He gritted his teeth and looked at Minato in front of him.

He wanted to say something else, but Minato's firm and indifferent voice had already fallen again.

"This is the Hokage's decision. Even you, Elder Danzo, have no right to interfere!"