Chapter 232: Namikaze Minato: I Will Protect the Shinobi World
"There's quite a distance, but it's still within the borders of the Land of Fire. The location has already been confirmed."
After [Konan] found the whereabouts of the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, she tossed [Kushina] downward.
[Namikaze Minato] hurriedly used Flying Thunder God to catch her, then used Flying Thunder God again to return to the rooftop.
He did not leave, because from their words he had heard that they were searching for the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki. His child was in danger!
At the same time, Konoha's reinforcements had already arrived.
Not only several jōnin team leaders, but even the Hokage [Tsunade] herself had come.
"What the hell is this! This can't be Shizune's fantasy, right?!"
In the audience seats, Tsunade, who was drinking wheat juice, sprayed it all out in one gulp and started swearing loudly.
Down below, the Hokage [Tsunade] had a completely flat chest. Just by lowering her head, she could see her shoes.
On the other hand, her assistant [Shizune] beside her couldn't even hold onto Tonton properly and could only cling to a giant Rasengan.
"Why? What did our family do wrong? Why are you treating us like this?!"
[Namikaze Minato] shouted in grief and anger at the three people in the sky who were about to leave in search of the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki.
"Why?"
[Konan] stopped flying, slightly turned her head, and looked down at the Konoha ninja below.
"There is no why. The belief of Akatsuki is to execute the nine tailed beasts, and then completely eliminate those ninja who have lost their humanity and lay hands on tailed beasts and summoning beasts. You will all die sooner or later."
"Of course, you have a chance to change. After we execute the nine tailed beasts, we will give you the opportunity to change. As long as you change, you will be able to survive in the new shinobi world."
(The Shiromo and Uchiha Hikari beside her: Just kidding. Once we capture all nine tailed beasts, your entire world will be gone.)
"No! We have never lost our humanity! The ones who have lost their humanity are you!"
[Namikaze Minato] clenched his fists and began to argue back: "Anyone who sees the graceful body of a tailed beast can't possibly resist it. This is human nature, it's instinct, it's our nature as people!"
"You people who want to kill the tailed beasts are the ones who truly have no humanity! You reject human instinct!"
[Kushina], who had just regained consciousness on the ground, fainted again on the spot after hearing [Namikaze Minato]'s words.
In the audience seats, Kushina was also completely shocked and confused, wearing an expression that said, "What on earth is this guy talking about?"
Hearing these words, [Konan] immediately frowned.
And it wasn't over yet.
[Tsundade] jumped out and stood in front of [Namikaze Minato], glaring angrily at [Konan] in the sky. "I recognize you. Aren't you one of the three children Jiraiya took in back then in the Amegakure Village?"
"Why! Why did you kill Jiraiya?! He was your teacher!"
"Hmph! Jiraiya-sensei did teach us many things, but he also tried to subtly influence our beliefs."
"What's even more excessive is that… back then, he actually coaxed us when we were little into wearing furry outfits for his own viewing pleasure!"
[Konan]'s tone gradually lost its composure.
"Then he really deserved to die."
Uchiha Hikari said softly.
Upon hearing this line from the [Konan] below, Konan in the audience seats froze on the spot.
Because in the real world, Jiraiya had also made the three of them wear frog costumes.
So was this true or not?
Could it be that Jiraiya really had some strange fetish?
"I understand now!"
[Tsundade] suddenly seemed to grasp everything and pointed at [Konan] in the sky: "You people from small countries are jealous that we great nations possess tailed beasts. You say you want to wipe out tailed beasts, but in reality you just hate that you're not the ones who have them!!!"
"..."
[Konan] was infuriated by these words. She clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and finally let out a relieved smile.
"Huh?"
Uchiha Hikari looked around, sensing that something was wrong.
Actually, after hearing what [Namikaze Minato] and [Tsundade] said, she was also somewhat angry and wanted to make a move.
But [Konan] was faster than her.
All the buildings and houses of the entire Konoha village began to dissolve, transforming into layers upon layers of paper walls that spun and enclosed all of Konoha's villagers and ninja.
Even the buildings beneath the feet of [Namikaze Minato] and [Tsundade] turned into piles of white paper.
Good grief. No wonder [Konan] was in Konoha.
So it was God's Paper Shikigami Technique disguising the sea, transforming it into a fake Konoha.
"You two, leave now."
[Konan], controlling the six hundred billion explosive tags that Konoha Village had reverted into, spoke to Shiromo and Uchiha Hikari behind her.
"..."
Shiromo and Uchiha Hikari didn't say anything and directly flew some distance away.
Then they saw Konoha, like it was celebrating the New Year, setting off six hundred billion firecrackers, incredibly festive.
"As expected."
Shiromo looked down outside Konoha Village, where a yellow figure appeared.
With Flying Thunder God, [Namikaze Minato] couldn't be trapped by explosive tags at all.
After using Flying Thunder God to escape with [Kushina], [Namikaze Minato] did not choose to return and rescue anyone else. Instead, he directly fled far away with [Kushina].
Why did [Namikaze Minato] in this world still master Flying Thunder God so proficiently, yet was not the Yellow Flash, not the Fourth Hokage?
The reason was simple.
Because this [Namikaze Minato] was a pure egoist. He didn't care about the lives of anyone in the village. He only cared about his family.
Of course, above family, there was something even more important: himself.
It could be said that everything was completely reversed.
So it was perfectly reasonable that someone like this never became Hokage.
[Namikaze Minato] was fleeing with [Kushina].
[Kushina] woke up. "This direction… isn't the direction to find Menma. It's wrong…"
"No, we can't go find Menma. His location has already been discovered by those three. Going there would be walking straight into a trap."
[Namikaze Minato] shook his head and refused.
"W-What did you say?!"
[Kushina] never expected [Namikaze Minato] to say something so heartless.
Menma was their child… uh, possibly the child of [Namikaze Minato] and the Nine-Tails, but no matter what, he was still [Namikaze Minato]'s child!
Seeing [Namikaze Minato] remain silent and continue fleeing without hesitation, [Kushina] slowly spoke: "You also heard what that person said just now. After killing the tailed beasts, she will also execute those who refuse to repent."
"Can you bear to see the Nine-Tails die? Can you guarantee that after the tailed beasts die, you can completely change and stop indulging in furries?"
"..."
Hearing this, [Namikaze Minato] gradually stopped in his tracks, his expression heavy.
That's right.
Even if he managed to survive for now, according to what that person had said earlier, if he didn't change, he would still die in the end.
Waiting for death, is death in the state truly acceptable!
[Namikaze Minato] clenched his fists, turned to look at [Kushina], and said, "Kushina, you're right. I should go protect Menma, protect the Nine-Tails, and protect this shinobi world!"
"That's great!"
[Kushina] smiled with relief and joy.
"What's so great about that?"
Kushina in the audience seats was already in complete despair.
What the hell is this kind of dialogue, this kind of plot?
Shiromo and Uchiha Hikari also heard the conversation between the two below clearly.
No matter how outrageous the process was, the result was that those two were now going to start obstructing the capture of the tailed beasts.
(End of this chapter)