Minato brought Seisuke and the other three back to Konoha and immediately rushed to the Hokage Building, only to find that Hiruzen Sarutobi had left work to go home for dinner.
Knowing that the matter of Madara Uchiha couldn't be delayed, he immediately took the three of them to Hiruzen Sarutobi's house.
The person who opened the door was a middle - aged woman. Her light - brown hair was tied into a ponytail, and she was wearing an apron, looking like she was in the middle of cooking. This was Hiruzen Sarutobi's wife, the mother of Shinnosuke and Asuma, Biwako Sarutobi.
Seeing the visitors, Biwako Sarutobi said in surprise, "Oh, it's Minato. And little Seisuke. What can I do for you?"
As Asuma's teammate, Seisuke had come to her house for a meal before. Incidentally, the food Biwako Sarutobi cooked was extremely delicious!
"Aunt Biwako, is Lord Hokage in? We have an urgent mission report."
"I see. Come in." Hearing about the mission, Biwako became serious, nodded, and let them in.
"Sorry to disturb you."
The few of them took off their shoes and, led by Biwako, came to the study. Seeing the visitors, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was looking at a small figurine of Liu Bei, felt embarrassed. He coughed and quietly put away the figurine.
He said, "Minato, you're back. How was it? Did you find anything?" Biwako walked out and closed the door. Seeing this, Minato set up a sound - proof seal in the study.
Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi became serious. It seemed they had made some important discovery. Otherwise, Minato wouldn't be so serious.
"Lord Hokage, Madara Uchiha... is still alive!"
The impact of the name Madara Uchiha on Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had seen him with his own eyes, was imaginable. He was so shocked that he couldn't speak. After a while, he said, "Impossible! Lord First Hokage killed Madara Uchiha in the Valley of the End. I saw his body with my own eyes!"
Minato said, "The Sharingan, his masterful Fire Release, and that special defensive ability, coupled with his old appearance, I can't think of anyone else it could be but Madara Uchiha."
"But... how is this possible? His body was still..."
Suddenly, Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to think of something. He quickly stood up, created a shadow clone, and jumped out of the room directly into the thick night.
He closed the window, turned around, and said seriously, "Tell me the details of this mission."
"Yes. We found Obito's arm and leg at the place where he sacrificed. We discovered that someone had taken him away, so we tracked them down and came to an underground cave in the Land of Grass, where we found Madara Uchiha."
Madara Uchiha, for all his cleverness, never expected that in his old age, he would be exposed because of a few dogs!
Then, Minato told Hiruzen Sarutobi everything that happened next in detail. The more Hiruzen Sarutobi listened, the uglier his face became. When his shadow clone reported back the memories it saw, his face fell completely.
He let out a long breath and said, "Indeed, the body of Madara Uchiha in Konoha... was fake! He faked his death back then! He not only deceived Lord First Hokage but also Lord Second Hokage and us!"
That was because the Second Hokage wanted to study Madara Uchiha's body...
Precisely because Madara calculated that Tobirama would definitely study his body, he pre - set Izanagi to fake his death and "revive" at the set time. All he sacrificed was one eye.
And the benefits he got were awakening the Rinnegan and becoming a "dead person" so that he could hide behind the scenes, slowly lay out his plans, and lay the foundation for his future resurrection.
This kind of calculation was terrifying. Seisuke lowered his head, thinking about how to find Obito. After all, he still wanted to avoid the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
That future was not what he wanted to see. Although he could entrust everything to the future Hokage - to - be and his wife, if he could take action now to end it, it would be better than relying on the children of destiny.
Minato asked, "I'm sorry, Lord Hokage. I let him escape."
Letting such a dangerous person escape would surely cause a lot of trouble in the future.
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said, "This is not your fault. It's our mistake. We never expected that one to be alive."
At this time, Seisuke spoke up, "I think he doesn't have much time left."
Everyone in the study looked at him. Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, "Why do you say that?"
"If he could live forever, he wouldn't have looked for Obito. Wouldn't it be better to do it himself? He might be looking for Obito because his body is old and failing. We should think more about what he'll turn Obito into. It won't be a good thing if Obito, who wants to take revenge on the village, appears in the future."
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato both fell silent. Kakashi and Rin also clenched their fists unwillingly.
Seisuke changed the topic, "Fortunately, we have Rin here. As long as Rin is around, even if Obito is brainwashed by Madara Uchiha and becomes a bad person, he can turn back!"
"I won't let Obito become a bad person! Absolutely not!!" There was determination in Rin's eyes.
Minato was delighted. Right, as long as Rin was there.
Hiruzen Sarutobi thought thoughtfully. He knew about the situation of Minato's team. Obito was one of the few in the Uchiha clan who had the Will of Fire and valued this girl named Rin Nohara very much. With the Uchiha clan's personality, this girl might play a crucial role.
However, he didn't dare to take the risk. After all, that was Madara Uchiha, a demon of the ninja world as terrifying as Lord First Hokage!
Seisuke took the opportunity, "Lord Hokage, Obito is a very emotional person. I believe that even if he's controlled, he won't forget us! Rin is very important to him!"
This guy was going to destroy the world because of Rin's death!
A love - crazed fool!
"I understand. This matter is to be kept as a top - secret of the village. It must not be leaked. Only those of us in this room today know about it. Also, Rin Nohara, you are promoted to a Special Jounin and will work at the Konoha Hospital. From now on, don't leave the village without special circumstances."
Although it was a form of imprisonment, it was also for her protection.
"Yes!" Rin accepted this arrangement. Just as Seisuke had told her on the way, if Obito really went astray, she was the only one who could pull this fool back.
Before that, she needed to protect herself.
After that, they walked out of the room. Biwako had originally planned to invite them for dinner, but seeing the solemn expressions on their faces, she gave up the idea.
They each went home. After resting for a night, Seisuke reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi and then went to Ryūchi Cave to meet the White Snake Sage.
"White Snake Sage, I want to learn the Sage Art of Ryūchi Cave!"
He had to get prepared. Otherwise, in the chaotic future, he might not have the ability to protect himself.