"Puff, puff~" Inside the Hokage Office, the Third Hokage continuously smoked his pipe, filling the office with smoke.
Minato Namikaze ignored him and quietly handled the official documents.
After nearly an hour, the Third Hokage could no longer sit still. He stood up and said, "Minato, what do you plan to do about the Hyuga Clan situation?"
"Sandaime, you aren't asking how I plan to handle the Hyuga Clan, but rather how I plan to handle Danzo, right?" Minato Namikaze countered.
Seeing that Minato Namikaze had guessed his intention, the Third Hokage didn't waste any more words. He nodded and said, "That's right, Danzo cannot die an unexplained death."
"Sandaime, I don't understand what you mean. How is Danzo's death unexplained? You've seen his body; it was clearly smashed by immense force, and the body appeared exactly where En fought the Nine-Tailed.
Danzo sacrificed himself bravely, killed by the Nine-Tailed while helping the Village fight it. How is that unexplained?
Or are you suggesting, Hokage-sama, that Danzo wouldn't sacrifice himself for the Village and wouldn't possibly confront the Nine-Tailed?"
"I never thought that. I know best what kind of person Danzo was, but the destruction of Danzo's body might not have been caused by the Nine-Tailed; Uchiha En's Susanoo could also do it.
Furthermore, as far as I know, Danzo left Root at the time to go to the Uchiha Clan to inquire about the Nine-Tailed being controlled. How did he end up appearing where Uchiha En and the Nine-Tailed were fighting? Didn't the Fourth Hokage notice such an obvious point of suspicion?"
"No! Where is the suspicion? I feel like you, Sandaime, are making baseless conjectures."
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath upon hearing this and said, "Minato, Danzo worked tirelessly for the Village his entire life!"
"I know. Afterward, I will hold a grand funeral for Senior Danzo and tell everyone in Konoha about his contributions to the Village, including his research into the first hokages cells, filling his arm with Sharingan from the Uchiha Clan, and collecting secrets from various clans—"
"Enough! Minato, don't say another word."
"Sandaime, how about we let Danzo's death rest here?"
"Fine! But Danzo's name must be engraved on the Memorial Stone."
Minato Namikaze nodded and agreed.
"What about the Hyuga Clan..."
"Sandaime, Hiashi Hyuga already came to see me yesterday. He said he has expelled Asana Hyuga's family from the Hyuga Clan. This matter ends here."
"I see! Since Hiashi Hyuga has said so, I won't inquire further. However, Minato, the traditions the Hyuga Clan has maintained for so many years are actually beneficial to its development, and they allow us to better control the Hyuga Clan. As Hokage, you should support them in continuing the Caged Bird Seal system."
Minato Namikaze frowned upon hearing this: "Sandaime, according to your statement, is the Hyuga Branch Family not a part of our Konoha?"
"I didn't mean that, but never mind. You are the Hokage now, just make your own decisions regarding these matters." With that, the Third Hokage turned and left.
Minato Namikaze sighed as he watched the Third Hokage's retreating figure. After becoming Hokage, Minato had gained some understanding of certain decisions made by the Third Hokage, but mostly he felt confusion. The longer he served as Hokage, the less he understood many of the Third Hokage's actions.
"Were the Sandaime's past actions truly guided by the Will of Fire?" Minato Namikaze murmured to himself.
Meanwhile, at the Akatsuki Organization's base in the Land of Rain, Obito, whose arm had been reattached, appeared.
For the past two days, Obito had been hiding underground, first reattaching his arm, then trying to figure out how to remove the Flying Thunder God Mark Minato Namikaze had left on him.
Obito had originally thought he understood the Flying Thunder God Technique well enough.
But to his surprise, no matter what method he used, the mark of the Flying Thunder God Technique could not be removed.
Left with no choice, Obito had to ask Tobi for help, using a Kunai to directly dig out the flesh in that area, finally removing the Flying Thunder God Mark.
During the Night of the Nine-Tails, Obito released the Nine-Tailed. To guard against Uchiha En's Mangekyo, he even had Tobi use the Wood Release: Wood Human Technique. However, this failed to damage Konoha's foundation, only resulting in the deaths of some civilians and insignificant Ninja, without eliminating a single high-level combatant.
This made Obito realize that relying solely on his own power was insufficient to deal with Konoha, and collecting Tailed Beasts later would require manpower.
Therefore, Obito decided to manipulate Nagato, urging him to recruit people under the Akatsuki Organization's name and accumulate strength.
That is why Obito came to the Akatsuki Organization.
Nagato and the others were already aware of what happened in Konoha two days ago, though they didn't know Obito was involved.
However, even a power like Konoha suffered significant losses when facing a Tailed Beast, which instilled a sense of crisis in Nagato and the others.
Just then, Obito appeared and proposed expanding the Akatsuki Organization. Nagato considered it and agreed.
Turning back to the Uchiha Clan, if Uchiha En's massacre at the Hyuga Clan yesterday was a disgrace to the Hyuga Clan, then it was unparalleled glory for the Uchiha Clan.
Ever since Konoha was founded, the Uchiha and Hyuga, these two Dojutsu clans, have disliked each other.
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