Chapter 189 : Minato Namikaze, you are a sinner!
"Is this... Konoha?!"
Looking at the scene before him, Minato Namikaze was stunned, frozen in place.
Not long after Uchiha Yuzuru had left, he had seen a blinding white light rise in the Valley of the End.
Immediately following that was the howling of a fierce wind and the shaking of the earth.
Finally, a deafening roar reached him.
He immediately realized that something had gone wrong at the Village, so he thought of using the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport back.
However, he discovered that he could no longer sense the Flying Thunder God markings he had left in the Village at all.
After he traveled back on foot, he saw this scene before him.
Beneath the shattered Hokage Rock was a massive crater.
The crater spiraled downwards, filled with a chaotic pile of debris and stones.
The surroundings were completely silent; not a single sound emerged.
"This... is Konoha!"
Minato Namikaze knelt on the ground as two lines of hot tears flowed silently down his face.
He had already realized that Uchiha Yuzuru must have used some forbidden technique to turn Konoha into what it was now.
Inside his body, even the Nine-Tailed, which had seen countless storms over the millennia, had a voice that trembled slightly.
"Uchiha Yuzuru's power is too strong. Even if I used a Tailed Beast Ball, it would be impossible to turn the entire Konoha Village into ruins with a single strike..."
"Minato, you seem to have provoked a madman."
Even if it had the opportunity to vent the malice it felt toward humans, it could probably only achieve this much at best, right?
Just how much did that guy Uchiha Yuzuru hate Konoha?
"Minato, I can sense that there seem to be many living human Auras in the direction of the east."
Hearing the Nine-Tailed's voice, Minato Namikaze finally snapped back to reality.
His figure transformed into a streak of golden light as he rushed rapidly in the direction pointed out by the Nine-Tailed.
In front of the underground shelter.
The citizens of Konoha slowly walked out.
Seeing that Konoha had turned into ruins, they knelt on the ground in despair.
Some were numb, some were crying, some were fortunate to have survived...
After a long time, they gradually calmed their emotions and stared blankly at the ruins ahead.
"For the sake of one ordinary person, Uchiha Yuzuru actually did such a thing! Does he have any conscience left at all?"
"Why did he have to destroy our Village directly? How are we supposed to live from now on!"
"With this kind of terrifying power, who on earth provoked that madman? Hurry up and step forward to commit suicide to apologize!"
"Hehehe... A bastard without any empathy. No matter how strong Uchiha Yuzuru is, he will never gain my recognition."
"I just want to know now, if he comes back every few days, what are we supposed to do!"
The citizens of Konoha all fell silent, their hearts filled with gloom.
Fear, anger, worry, jealousy, hatred... various emotions swirled and intertwined in their hearts.
Finally, someone broke down and shouted: "Let's apologize! We should apologize to Uchiha Yuzuru! When the Uchiha Clan left Konoha, it was our fault!"
"If we had been able to cherish the Uchiha properly, face the Uchiha Clan's contributions to the Village squarely, and not ostracize or suppress them, then none of this would have happened."
"Everything is what we deserve. Everyone, think about it: how much grievance must the Uchiha Clan have suffered to choose to relocate their entire clan and leave the Village they personally founded!"
In front of the ruins of Konoha, the citizens of Konoha suddenly became reasonable.
They began to repent and reflect on their past actions toward the Uchiha Clan.
"Next time we see an Uchiha, let's just kneel down and kowtow in repentance. Everything is our fault; even if we are killed, we must obtain their forgiveness."
Holding onto this thought, the citizens of Konoha clasped their hands together and began to kneel on the ground in prayer.
So much so that when Minato Namikaze appeared, not a single one of them noticed.
"Everyone, what are you doing?"
Minato Namikaze asked, confused.
The most important thing to do now should be to collect water and food and prepare to rebuild their homes!
However, upon hearing his voice, the faces of the previously pious Konoha citizens were filled with resentment.
"Minato Namikaze, you actually didn't die? Then where did you go at the last moment?"
"You coward, you must have been afraid of Uchiha Yuzuru's power, so you hid, didn't you!"
"It's all your fault! It should have been enough to just wait until Uchiha Yuzuru had killed to his heart's content and his anger had subsided. Why did you have to force him to use his full power to fight?"
"If you decided to fight, you should have fought until the very last moment. If you were afraid of death, you shouldn't have come out to provoke the enemy. Now Konoha Village has been destroyed; everything is your fault!"
"You are a sinner of the Village! You should commit suicide to apologize to those who died!"
As if they had found a vent for their emotions, the people of Konoha glared viciously at Minato Namikaze, their mouths full of vicious curses.
Minato Namikaze stared blankly at everything before him, suddenly feeling a chill run through his whole body.
He considered that he had done his best and had a clear conscience in his battle against Uchiha Yuzuru.
Although he had not succeeded in stopping Uchiha Yuzuru, he had done everything he possibly could.
But not only did this not earn him gratitude, in the end, he was actually treated as a sinner?
"Hehehe~"
"Minato, do you want to borrow my power?"
"Anyway, Konoha Village is already destroyed; why don't we just kill everyone remaining as well."
"You saw it too, they are just a bunch of ungrateful wretches. Have you forgotten about Hatake Sakumo from back then?"
Under the Nine-Tailed's temptation, the Chakra on Minato Namikaze's body began to overflow continuously.
That cold, tyrannical Chakra Aura made the Konoha citizens who were still cursing immediately shut their mouths, desperately trying to get away from Minato Namikaze in terror.
Just then, an ANBU Ninja appeared before the crowd: "Wood Release: Four-Pillar Prison!"
Thick, withered wood instantly burst from the ground, tightly wrapping around Minato Namikaze's body.
Immediately after, the ANBU Ninja placed his hand on Minato Namikaze's body.
"Hokage-Style: Deep Forest Suppression!"
Under the suppression of the Wood Release power, the Nine-Tailed Chakra on Minato Namikaze's body gradually dissipated.
"Minato, wake up!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice rang in Minato Namikaze's ears.
"What just... happened to me?"
Minato Namikaze's pupils regained their clarity, and he asked, somewhat confused.
"You almost lost control just now!"
"I'm sorry."
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's low shout, Minato Namikaze lowered his head.
"Tenzo, take Minato back and make sure he is closely guarded."
Tenzo looked back at Shimura Danzo, who was hiding in the shadows. After seeing the other party nod in agreement, he said: "I understand, Hokage-sama."
Seeing Minato Namikaze being taken away, the Konoha villagers immediately expressed their dissatisfaction: "He caused our Village to be destroyed and almost lost control just now. Why not just kill such trash?"
"Let him die! We don't need such a dangerous guy to protect us."
"Send him to the Hidden Cloud Village! Use his life to apologize to Uchiha Yuzuru; the other party will definitely forgive us."
"Enough!" Sarutobi Hiruzen roared, his Aura causing everyone to immediately shut their mouths.
"All of you, stay quiet and do not discuss these matters again."
After he finished speaking, he led a group of Ninjas away.
They actually want to send Minato to the Hidden Cloud Village...
What on earth is inside the brains of these idiots?!