Naruto : Minato back to the past

Root.

"Still no news about the personnel sent to the Land of Rain?"

At this time, Danzo's face was extremely gloomy, because from what Minato said to him in the Hokage's office, it was already clear that the former knew something.

He also knew that no matter how secretive the actions of the Root members were, they would not be able to hide it from the Hokage for too long.

His original plan was to deal with these matters during the period when Minato succeeded as Hokage.

But now, it has already exceeded his expected planning time.

"No, it's just that the Land of Rain has been placed under martial law, and our negotiations with Hanzo have not received a response." The Root member in front of him answered.

"Hateful!"

Danzo gritted his teeth and said that the current situation had already shown that something had gone wrong with his original plan.

With the current power of the Root, it is impossible to figure out what exactly happened in the Rain Village in a short period of time.

What he wanted to find out most now was whether those members of the root were still alive.

Now the Hokage has become aware of this matter. A large number of Root personnel have disappeared, and he cannot explain it.

This would be very disadvantageous to him.

Swish!

At this moment, another ninja appeared in front of Danzo.

"Lord Danzo, the Third Hokage is here." the man said.

Hearing this, Danzo's expression suddenly changed, but just as he was about to move, a voice was heard.

"Don't bother, I'm already here." The Third Hokage had already arrived in front of the three of them.

Danzo glanced at the ninja who had come to report earlier, then raised his eyes and looked at the Third Hokage.

"Tell me, what did you do when you asked the Root members to leave the village?"

Hiruzen's expression suddenly became gloomy, and his tone was heavy. An astonishing aura surged from him.

Danzo and others were shocked

the next day in the Hokage's office.

"Is there something important that you want me to do?" Uchiha Yoruki walked into the office and asked directly.

Minato called him by name, so there must be something important.

Seeing Uchiha Yoruki coming, Minato stood up from his seat and said, "I want you to go to the Rain Village."

Although he had obtained some information from Hatake Sakumo, Minato still couldn't let go of his suspicions.

For both public and private reasons, Yahiko was already dead, and he couldn't just sit back and watch the whereabouts of Nagato and Konan.

The former possesses the Rinnegan. If it falls into the hands of some ambitious guys, it will pose a huge threat to Konoha and even the entire ninja world.

What's more, the current peace is only superficial.

Minato knew that there was someone whose identity he didn't know who was secretly plotting.

He couldn't leak the information about the Rinnegan, so even if it was Uchiha Yoruki, Minato only told him some information that could be used.

After listening to Minato's narration, Uchiha Yoruki nodded and said, "I'll go back and prepare."

"Thanks a lot!"

Minato said that with Uchiha Yoruki's current strength, he might not be inferior to Hatake Sakumo, and he was the only one who could carry out this task.

Just as Uchiha Yoruki was about to go back, there was a knock on the door outside the office.

"Come in."

Minato's golden brows frowned because he already knew who was outside the door.

Hiruzen pushed the door open and looked directly at Minato, saying, "Fourth Hokage, I have something to tell you."

Upon hearing this, Minato glanced at Uchiha Yoruki, who nodded and prepared to leave.

"You wait outside the door for a moment." Hiruzen looked at Uchiha Yoruki and said.

Although the latter is directly under Minato, the Third Hokage is the previous Hokage after all, and Uchiha Yoruki cannot ignore his words.

Minato gave Uchiha Yoruki a look, then he temporarily retreated outside the door and closed it.

"You called Uchiha Yoruki, as you are still worried about what happened in the Land of Rain?" The Third Hokage said to Minato.

"Yes."

Minato replied that it was no coincidence that Hiruzen came at this time.

So there is no need to beat around the bush.

"The RInnegan is a matter of great importance, and it cannot be ignored."

Hiruzen nodded and said that Minato did Nagato and others a favor on the Rain Ninja battlefield, and his biggest concern was that he did not want to be hostile to them.

Now something big has happened in the Akatsuki organization, and the whereabouts of Nagato and Konan are unknown, but this is not a trivial matter.

"However, you have to promise me that even if you find out something, you will not hold Danzo accountable for anything concerning the Root members in a short period of time." Hiruzen took a deep breath and said while staring into the eyes of the man in front of him.

Hearing this, Minato's expression changed slightly, and the look in his deep blue eyes darkened.

"So, this means that the attack on Akatsuki is indeed related to Elder Danzo and the Root?"

"You should know that Danzo will never admit it," said Hiruzen.

Minato nodded, but it seemed that the Third Hokage should have already gone to see Danzo.

Even if the latter does not admit it, Hiruzen should have inferred something.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Hiruzen to say these words directly to himself.

As for why he was like this, Minato could understand.

The Third Ninja World War had just ended, and he, the Fourth Hokage, had only served for a few days.

If Danzo were held accountable at this time, it would inevitably bring unrest to the village.

This is something that three generations would never allow to happen.

"I can choose not to hold Danzo accountable right now."

Minato said, then he changed the subject and said: "But I can't just let Danzo control the Root ninjas and do whatever he wants."

"The members of the root must be supervised. At the very least, the village must be informed before they take action."

"I don't want something like this to happen again!"

By the end of his words, Minato's expression was extremely solemn.

Danzo was taking action while he was about to succeed the Hokage. He absolutely could not ignore such a thing.

This also touched Minato's bottom line.

"Well."

After pondering for a while, Hiruzen sighed and said, "Okay, I will inform Danzo about this later."

He knew Minato's character, he was usually humble, gentle and kind to others.

However, this does not mean that he is a soft persimmon that can be bullied by others.

The name of Yellow Flash is well-known throughout the ninja world, and the man in front of him is not joking when he gets angry.

After saying this, Minato's expression gradually eased and he said, "Jiraiya-sensei came to see me last night. He is leaving the village."

Hiruzen was startled, then nodded and said.

"If you don't have enough manpower regarding Akatsuki, you can come to me."

He knew as well as Minato did that Nagato of the Akatsuki organization possessed the Rinnegan, and this was the key point of the matter.

Minato took a deep breath. It was not so easy to maintain the balance in Konoha Village.

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