Chapter 43
"I know what to do..."
Hearing this sentence,
the eyes of the four Hokage—especially Namikaze Minato—flashed with a look of resoluteness.
That's right. He was ready to implement the true "Will of Fire," choosing to sacrifice his small family to protect the entire Konoha Village.
Actually,
Minato only had to think for a moment to understand:
the heart of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had already begun to retreat. He was afraid of death.
Moreover, since both he and Sarutobi had served as Hokage, and Minato was still so young, it was clear that the one who should sacrifice himself, according to the true Will of Fire, was Hiruzen Sarutobi—not him.
Whew...
Now that he had made up his mind,
Minato didn't hesitate any longer. Looking at the four terrifying tailed beast bombs charging up, he took a deep breath, flashed forward, pulled out a Flying Thunder God kunai, and instantly teleported away one of the Nine-Tails' tailed beast bombs.
And that was just the beginning.
Swish... Swish... Swish...!!
Three more sharp sounds broke through the air.
The other three tailed beast bombs were also teleported away one after another under Minato's mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!
A second later, outside Konoha Village, four deafening explosions shook the earth.
The resulting shockwaves caused the entire village to tremble several times.
"ROAR!!"
Seeing its tailed beast bombs disappear one after another,
the Nine-Tails howled furiously. Its tails lashed about, and it began gathering chakra again, unwilling to believe that the human before it could always deflect its attacks.
"This can't go on..."
Facing the increasingly enraged Nine-Tails, the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, acted swiftly. Forming hand seals rapidly, he shouted, "Summoning Jutsu!"
Bang!!
The next moment,
a massive toad crashed down from the sky, pinning the Nine-Tails under its body before the beast could react.
"Watergate, hurry up! I can't hold it for long!" roared the toad.
"Got it!"
Swoosh—
Minato's figure blurred as he flashed onto the head of Gamabunta. Without wasting a second, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique again, teleporting both Gamabunta and the Nine-Tails to a distant, deserted clearing outside Konoha Village.
"The Nine-Tails has been teleported away...!"
"We... Let's go help the Fourth Hokage!"
"Yeah!! Hurry, move out!"
"..."
Seeing this, many Konoha ninjas who had evacuated earlier now hesitated briefly, then clenched their fists in determination.
How could they back down?
The Fourth Hokage was still fighting desperately to protect the village.
They couldn't just stand by and watch!
However—
just as they were about to rush back—
A cold glint flashed through the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes. He clenched his fists tightly and barked an order:
"With your strength, going back would be suicide. Listen up! Immediately continue evacuating the civilians and the young ninjas who haven't gotten out yet. Leave the Nine-Tails to the Fourth Hokage. We must believe in him!"
"Yes, Third Hokage-sama!"
Hearing this, the Konoha ninjas hesitated again but ultimately nodded.
What else could they do?
Since the Third Hokage himself had given the order, they could only obey. After all, no one believed the Third Hokage would intentionally harm the Fourth Hokage...
"...Heh..."
High above, the masked man—Uchiha Obito—watched the hypocritical Hiruzen with a mocking sneer hidden beneath his mask.
Back then,
he had once naively believed in the Will of Fire.
But now?
It was nothing more than a joke.
"I'll definitely find you..."
Without lingering in Konoha any longer, the masked man had another priority:
he needed to investigate that mysterious white-bearded masked figure.
Swish!!
With a ripple in space,
Uchiha Obito vanished from midair.
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"The two mysterious figures are gone..."
Watching Obito leave, a fleeting look of complexity crossed Hiruzen Sarutobi's face. Then he muttered,
"I must seize this opportunity to take power again... and lead Konoha's reconstruction."
Thinking this,
Sarutobi Hiruzen turned to survey the devastated village, a calculating glint flashing in his eyes.
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Meanwhile,
at the Uchiha clan compound—
From a distance, one could see the Uchiha ninjas gathered together, their faces filled with anger—
all except Uchiha Shisui, who remained calm.
After the Nine-Tails' attack,
the Konoha Military Police Force, mainly composed of Uchiha clan members, had been ready to move out.
And the result?
Shimura Danzo, one of Konoha's high-ranking officials, led Root members to block them, forbidding any Uchiha from leaving the clan compound.
The excuse?
They suspected the Nine-Tails was being controlled by a Sharingan.
The reason was infuriating—
but faced with Danzo, and more importantly, faced with an order bearing the Third Hokage's seal, the Uchiha clan could only endure it.
Thus,
they could only stay trapped in their compound, listening helplessly to the distant explosions and roars.
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"Danzo, two mysterious figures have appeared in the village, and the Fourth Hokage has already transferred the Nine-Tails away. Are you still not letting us out?"
Uchiha Fugaku flew down from the rooftop and questioned Shimura Danzo coldly.
"No."
Danzo shook his head grimly. His meaning was simple:
he would keep the Uchiha clan contained no matter what.
"Damn it... You still won't let us out?"
"Aren't we Uchiha members also part of Konoha Village?"
"What does the village leadership mean by this? Do they still suspect us of being behind this?"
"..."
The Uchiha ninjas around them grew increasingly furious, openly shouting in anger.
"You—"
Uchiha Fugaku clenched his fists, his rage nearly boiling over.
At that moment, Uchiha Shisui stepped forward and quickly said,
"Patriarch! We must trust the Konoha leadership."
"...Fine."
Fugaku took a deep breath, glancing at Shisui, then at Uchiha Itachi, who was holding little Sasuke nearby.
Finally, he raised his hand to signal the entire clan to fall silent.
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End of Chapter 43
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