Naruto : Minato back to the past

"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!"

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