Chapter 245 – Sarutobi's Secrets Exposed! Minato's Fury
"Well..."
The Third Hokage—Sarutobi Hiruzen—paused in embarrassment, then snapped with frustration, "I know, I'll adjust my mindset."
He felt deeply uncomfortable and on the verge of tears. But when he saw Minato Namikaze looking at him with sincere concern...
Hiruzen couldn't help but think of all the lies and mistreatment Naruto Uzumaki endured—how he pretended to protect him while secretly orchestrating his suffering. Naruto was raised like an orphan... because of him.
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"Monkey, just say it."
At this moment, the First Hokage—Senju Hashirama, who had been quietly observing, finally spoke with a sigh.
"We were all revived by the Edo Tensei once before, and we've seen what you did to Konoha. You really shamed the title of Hokage."
Standing beside him, the Second Hokage—Senju Tobirama—frowned deeply.
"I made you the Third Hokage to protect the village and continue the will of fire. But instead, under your leadership, the Senju Clan was completely extinguished."
In fact, both Hashirama and Tobirama had, during their reigns, tried to gradually decentralize the Senju Clan to prevent it from becoming too dominant and endangering the peace of the village. But Hiruzen… Hiruzen had gone far beyond.
He not only marginalized the Senju but even sent remaining clan members into the most dangerous missions, one after another—until there were hardly any left.
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"Tch..."
Hashirama's face darkened.
"We don't blame you for the clan, but... what you did to Naruto Uzumaki went too far."
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"Wait—what does Naruto have to do with this?"
Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, looked completely confused.
His heart was unsettled. He and Kushina Uzumaki had sacrificed everything to protect Naruto. As the son of the Hokage, Naruto should have at least lived in safety—if not comfort.
No luxuries, sure, but not hardship either. Right?
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"Let the 'Monkey' explain himself," said Hashirama coldly.
"The so-called 'strongest Hokage' did many things that were 'beneficial' to Konoha," he added with sharp sarcasm.
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"Hahaha, Minato, you still don't know?" sneered the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki.
"Externally submissive, internally brutal. That's Sarutobi Hiruzen."
"If not for the rise of the Fifth Hokage—Uchiha Yuta—the Uchiha Clan would've been exterminated just like the Senju," Orochimaru added with a sly grin.
"The other villages were thriving under Hiruzen. But now with Uchiha in charge, the entire shinobi world is on the brink of unification. What a difference."
Even Uchiha Madara, Obito, Black Zetsu, White Zetsu, and the Edo Tensei versions of past Kage couldn't help but smirk at Hiruzen's unraveling legacy.
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"Sandaime... what happened?"
Ignoring the mocking stares, Minato took a deep breath and said sternly:
"As the Third Hokage, don't you even have the courage to admit your actions?"
"You... you..."
Hiruzen pointed at Minato, trembling with rage and guilt. He never expected Minato to speak to him like that—no warmth, no respect. Just cold disappointment.
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"Say it."
Minato's tone turned icy.
"I want to know exactly what Naruto went through."
Hiruzen exhaled sharply. "Fine. I'll say it."
"As the Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails, Naruto was a monster in the eyes of many. I didn't reveal his heritage because I wanted to train his mental resilience from an early age."
"I silenced the entire village and allowed them to label him as a demon fox. I turned a blind eye to his isolation, to the expired milk he drank and the stale bread he ate..."
"In short, I wanted to test if he was fit to bear the Nine-Tails. If he wasn't..."
Hiruzen's face twisted.
"...I would have killed him myself."
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Dead silence.
The room fell completely still.
No one—not the revived Kage, not Orochimaru, not even Madara—spoke.
Minato's breath caught in his throat.
His son... His only son, Naruto...
Treated like a monster. Starving. Drinking expired milk. Never loved. All because of this man.
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> "Why...?
How could this happen...?"
Minato felt a pain he shouldn't have been able to feel. As a soul bound by Edo Tensei, he was supposed to be numb—but this agony was real. It cut deeper than any blade.
> "I gave my life for Konoha.
Kushina died for Konoha.
And they couldn't even protect our child?"
His fists clenched. His eyes began to glow faintly with fury.
> "Kushina... I'm sorry. I trusted this village too much. I thought they would treasure Naruto.
I was wrong. So very wrong."
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Minato's expression twisted with heartbreak and rage.
The room, filled with the mightiest figures in shinobi history, felt cold.
And no one said a word.
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