Naruto : Minato back to the past

"Namikaze Minato. You!"

Danzo was extremely angry. The Root was an organization he had established himself, and every member had been carefully selected by him.

This was the power he had cultivated after decades of time and hard work.

So if Minato wanted to disband Root, he would almost destroy everything Danzo had built.

Even though Minato was the Hokage, Danzo was so angry that he called out Minato's name disrespectfully.

"Danzo, don't you want to obey the orders of the Hokage?"

Uchiha Yoruki behind him was also extremely disgusted with this selfish Konoha elder who ignored the safety of the village at such a critical moment.

He and a dozen ANBU all lock with the Root behind Danzo.

These people were all Danzo's confidants. They would most likely not obey unless he gave orders.

However, Minato waved his hand at this time. He raised his eyes, and his gaze directly passed over Danzo and locked onto the many Root members behind him.

When his gaze paused, everyone's body subconsciously tensed up.

Minato would naturally not attack people from his own village. He did this just to make Danzo's people behave themselves.

"I don't care what you think, but I hope you know in your heart that you are Konoha's ninja, not someone's weapon."

"When the village and your companions are harmed, I think there is no need to explain what to do."

The members of Root had almost been trained by Danzo into killing machines, but they were human beings after all, not actual machines.

"From today on, Root will no longer exist. I hope the same thing will not happen again."

His voice was soft, but could not be disobeyed.

Danzo was almost about to burst with anger at this point, but Minato still ignored him.

"As for the restrictions on the Root members' tongues, I will rewrite them myself."

"I will not let the village's confidential information leak out, but... I will not use them as weapons again."

Minato meant that although the restriction on the Root members' tongues was troublesome, it wasn't impossible for him to rewrite the seal with his skills.

Danzo knew that Minato said this to win over people's hearts, but he had no other choice now.

He also didn't dare to refute Minato at this time.

After forcefully disbanding Root, Minato arrived at the severely damaged village.

He looked around and saw that the Konoha ninjas had already begun cleaning up the ruins.

However, this work would take quite some time to complete.

New information and work were continuously reported to Minato.

By noon, the situation was slightly relieved. He finally had some free time and took Kushina, Naruto, and Biwako back to the village and temporarily settled them down.

Kushina was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, so even if the childbirth and sealing were completed, for safety reasons, she couldn't be left on the edge of the village.

Seeing Naruto, Minato couldn't help but recall his experience in Roran a few years ago.

Because he could clearly sense that half of the Nine-Tails was sealed in Naruto's body.

That sealing method was exactly the same as when he first cast the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

But the situation now was very different from that time. Kushina had not been separated from the Nine-Tails.

So, in the completely unknown future from now on, what kind of things would make it possible for Naruto to become a Jinchūriki again?

Just as Minato was thinking this, Jiraiya found him.

Minato noticed that his expression was a little heavy, and immediately asked, "What's wrong, Jiraiya-sensei?"

Jiraiya frowned and paused, "You ordered Danzo to disband Root. He found Sarutobi-sensei, but Sarutobi-sensei ignored him."

"At this time, he is probably going to join forces with the other two elders, and he will probably come to you soon."

"I'm not questioning your decision, but isn't it too fast to impose this kind of punishment on Danzo now?"

After all, Konoha had just suffered an attack, and during this period, the village should try to avoid internal conflicts.

"Sensei, do you still remember what I told you?"

"I will not let go of any behavior or person that harms the village."

"As a Konoha ninja, you shrink back when the village is hurt. I will not tolerate such a person for even a moment!"

Minato said that he believed the two Konoha elders were aware of the seriousness of the matter.

Therefore, it was nothing more than Danzo being dissatisfied with him as the Hokage.

Jiraiya heard this, and a look of pride gradually rose on his face. He patted Minato on the shoulder and said, "Hahaha, you really deserve to be my disciple!"

He had only expressed concern earlier because he was worried about the stability of the village.

But what Minato did this time was the most consistent with his temperament and personality.

"Are Kushina and Naruto okay?" Jiraiya asked.

Minato nodded and said, "Yes, they have been properly arranged for."

"I just saw Orochimaru," Jiraiya said with a slightly gloomy expression.

Minato's eyes darkened, because before Kushina gave birth, he had sent the ANBU to look for Orochimaru.

But his whereabouts were not discovered. Minato originally thought that he should be with Danzo, but when he met Danzo this morning, there was no trace of Orochimaru.

"I have already investigated. After the village was attacked, Orochimaru protected some civilians and ninjas and took them to the shelter. I have verified it."

Jiraiya said that Orochimaru was also one of the Legendary Sannin and was as strong as himself. If he had been there when the village was attacked by a mysterious man, perhaps they would have had a chance to capture the attacker.

The role he could play was definitely greater than helping the villagers and ninjas take refuge.

However, there was nothing wrong with Orochimaru's approach.

"Oh?"

Minato's golden brows furrowed when he heard this.

He still had no idea what Orochimaru was doing, but if it was true as Jiraiya-sensei said, he didn't want to say much.

"Jiraiya-sensei, I have a favor to ask of you," Minato said suddenly.

"Go ahead," Jiraiya said.

"I would like to ask you to pay more attention to Orochimaru-senpai's actions during this period."

Orochimaru was one of the Legendary Sannin and had made great achievements in the previous two wars, so Minato couldn't investigate him without any basis.

But his behavior did seem a bit strange, so now Minato could only use this method.

Jiraiya's expression paused for a moment when he heard this.

Although Orochimaru did not appear to have done anything that violated the village rules, it was indeed a little abnormal.

"Yeah, okay."

After Jiraiya thought about it, he agreed to Minato's request.

In fact, he also wanted to figure out what Orochimaru was doing.

Minato nodded. There was no way that ordinary ninjas could spy on Orochimaru.

After all, he was one of the Legendary Sannin, so only Jiraiya, who was also one of the Sannin, could successfully complete this task.

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