Konoha: We, the Uchiha, are ready to give up!

But, same thing.

They wanted him to hand over Nohara Rin, so they had his tailed beast dug out and then sacrificed himself meaninglessly.

Absolutely not!

and so.

He looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi seriously, and even though he knew the Hokage was angry, he showed no intention of backing down.

Time slowly passed.

ten minutes later.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly, coughed, and spoke softly.

"Okay, I see."

"The Hidden Mist Village hasn't come knocking yet. We still have time to discuss how to handle this matter."

"Minato, you've worked hard on this mission too."

"Go back and rest early!"

Yes.

Since he couldn't resolve the issue for the time being, he naturally lost interest in continuing the conversation with Minato.

He waved his hand and started to shoo people away.

Minato Namikaze didn't say much, bowed, and turned to leave.

Obviously.

He had already made up his mind; he was truly determined to protect Nohara Rin.

No matter what anyone says, it's useless!

Even if I really can't handle it, it doesn't matter. I can just call my master Jiraiya.

He really didn't believe that he couldn't even protect one of his apprentices.

Of course, at the same time.

Perhaps even Minato Namikaze himself didn't realize that it was because of this incident that he began to completely drift apart from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

This is also the fundamental reason why Uchiha Jin chose to intervene and insisted on saving Nohara Rin.

As for Nohara Rin, her life or death is of no real importance.

But, same thing.

In a sense, she is also very important.

She doesn't even need to do anything special; her very existence is the greatest significance.

Uchiha Obito and Namikaze Minato, aren't they all involved with her?

Especially in the future.

Even Jiraiya might be dragged down with him!

Do you really think that leaving Konoha will allow you to escape all this trouble?

joke!

Nohara Rin, who he had little to do with, was enough to drag him into this quagmire.

A teacher and an apprentice.

Who do you choose?

This is the fundamental reason why Uchiha Jin initially only gave Minato a brief hint, but did not reveal the whole story, instead choosing to quietly wait for Nohara Rin to be stuffed with the Nine-Tails.

on the one hand.

This allowed Obito to completely evolve, transforming his Sharingan into the Mangekyou Sharingan.

But more importantly...

Or let Nohara Rin be stuffed into the Nine-Tails, completely detonating Namikaze Minato and Sarutobi Hiruzen, causing the two disciples to become complete adversaries.

There's no need to even control Nohara Rin; her very existence is a huge bomb hidden within the Hokage faction!

As for...

Will this affect Minato Namikaze's rise to the position of Fourth Hokage?

Haha, no way!

Because Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice!

Konoha suffered a very frustrating defeat in this Ninja World War.

Too many ninjas have died, and even the fifth-year students of the Ninja Academy have almost all died on the battlefield.

In addition, before the start of the third war, he forced Hatake Sakumo to his death.

There was also the recent conflict with the Uchiha clan, which caused great chaos in Konoha.

All sorts of things, taken together.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi doesn't step down, his reputation will be completely ruined.

Therefore, he had to withdraw!

But the problem is...

Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi could control the succession of the Hokage, he could only choose two people.

Minato Namikaze, Orochimaru!

Orochimaru goes without saying; he was a famous figure during World War II, and as a disciple of the Hokage, his status in the village was already deeply entrenched.

He has many supporters and a large number of subordinates.

If Orochimaru were to take over, there would be a retired Hokage, a Root leader, and two half-baked elders.

To control Orochimaru?

This is a joke!

When Orochimaru decides to do something, Hiruzen Sarutobi won't be able to stop him.

and so.

Even though Minato Namikaze is a bit unruly, he's still somewhat controllable.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, there was no other choice!

……

Hokage's office.

After Minato Namikaze left, Hiruzen Sarutobi fell into deep thought.

Instead of continuing his official duties, he sat there smoking his pipe, staring blankly at the street outside through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of his office.

He really had a headache.

Yes.

Hiruzen Sarutobi never expected that such a trivial matter would cause a conflict with Minato Namikaze.

This doesn't fit his plan.

After all, what comes next.

He also hoped to bring Minato Namikaze to the forefront and turn him into a puppet under his control of Konoha.

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If a conflict arises now, how will we get along in the future?

But, damn it.

If it were just a trivial matter, he would be willing to give Minato face.

after all.

Even if he was a puppet, he was still the Hokage he had chosen.

But Rin Nohara's situation is really out of the question!

Tailed beasts, those are the ultimate weapons.

In Uchiha Jin's previous life, that would have been equivalent to a nuclear bomb.

If they don't return it, there's no need to even consider it; Kirigakure will definitely turn against Konoha.

Because of many things that happened in the past, his approval rating was already low, and his reputation has become increasingly worse recently.

Now that we finally see a glimmer of hope for ending the war, the only way to salvage some of my reputation before I retire is to end the war as soon as possible and restore peace.

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But, Minato Namikaze.