Then, his body began to become ethereal, and specks of starlight drifted towards the sky.
"Naruto, we will meet again in the future. By then, you will also see your gentle and beautiful mother."
"Oh, and don't forget to eat well. When we meet again, I'll check if you've grown taller…"
"I will!" Naruto rubbed the corners of his eyes, trying to hold back his tears as he watched Minato completely dissipate.
Jiraiya also sighed, looking at Naruto with pity, and opened his bandaged arms.
"Naruto, if you want to cry, just cry it out. My master's embrace is here for you."
"You're the one who needs to cry!" Naruto didn't appreciate it at all and moved a few steps away from Jiraiya.
"Uh… he's really reached the age of not being straightforward."
Jiraiya, with the expression of someone who's been there, sat up from the bed and then actively hugged Naruto.
"Then let me, your teacher, give you a warmer hug than your father~"
"No… Sexy Technique!"
"This Ninjutsu… Ah!!!"
"Quickly recover, my bandages are bursting!!!"
Inside the ward, Jiraiya's cries of enjoyment and pain echoed.
Chapter 125: The Tragic Sarutobi and Shimura Clans
After the meeting.
The Konoha F4 were ordered to go back and sort out the compensation list.
Meanwhile, Hashirama and Tobirama took people to deal with the interrupted Chunin Exams.
The daimyo of the allied nations and the Ninja Villages who were frightened by today's events also needed to be appeased.
Of course, Sunagakure and Otogakure, the culprits of today's incident, would also face Konoha's retaliation.
After Hiruzen Sarutobi was blamed with sarcastic remarks by Danzo and the other two, they each went to their respective clan territories.
Of course, Danzo among them did not plan to return to his clan territory, but was preparing to go directly back to the Root base.
As for compensation, Danzo had always only received compensation from others; there was no reason for him to compensate others.
As for the First and Second Hokage, in his opinion, they were merely two Impure World Reincarnation dead people.
He would have plenty of opportunities to deal with them!
Originally, Danzo had planned to turn against Orochimaru after becoming Hokage through this incident!
But now it seemed Orochimaru was still useful, and he had to make other plans.
At the very least, he had to find a way to get the method to control Impure World Reincarnation again from Orochimaru!
If that failed, he planned to use his trump card, Shisui's Kotoamatsukami.
After all, the current situation was worse than ever before.
He didn't want to be completely squeezed out of the power circle and lose all hope of becoming Hokage.
Just as Danzo was pondering his next moves, a Root Ninja suddenly appeared before him.
"Lord Danzo, something has happened with the Shimura Clan. They hope you will come to take charge of the situation."
"Something happened?" Danzo frowned upon hearing this, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.
"Could it be Minato Namikaze…"
Earlier, Danzo had gloated over the Sarutobi Clan being massacred by Minato Namikaze.
He didn't expect that now his Shimura Clan might also have been visited by Minato Namikaze!
Without another word, Danzo immediately quickened his pace with his men.
Soon, he returned to the Shimura Clan's territory.
But as soon as he approached, he heard earth-shattering wails, and his nose caught the strong scent of blood!
As he stepped into the clan territory, he saw on the wall of the clan leader's mansion.
Many corpses of their Shimura Ninja, gruesomely impaled with iron rods!
On the ground were many blood-drawn circular runes, completely unconcealed.
It was as if some cult had held a bloody party here!
"This is the work of that rogue Ninja from the Hot Springs Village!"
"It's the Four Stars Village!!!"
Danzo quickly searched his mind for relevant information!
Now it seemed that the strong individual behind the Four Stars Village must have teamed up with Minato!
It was even possible that the appearance of Minato's residual Chakra was the work of that strong individual!
The people of the Shimura Clan saw Danzo return.
They immediately gathered around him as if they had found their backbone.
"Lord Danzo, you must avenge our Shimura Clan!"
"They're all dead, all of them! Including the clan leader, all the Ninja in the clan leader's house are dead, they didn't even spare the Genin!"
"But thankfully, their target was only the clan leader's house; they didn't bother with the Ninja outside the clan leader's house."
"However, the Ninjutsu scrolls and large amounts of cash prepared for you to take and transfer were all taken by the attackers!"
Upon hearing this, Danzo finally couldn't contain his rage and crushed the cane in his hand.
Because several of his bases had been successively massacred, suffering extremely heavy losses.
So he planned to have the Shimura Clan replenish Root.
They had spent several days preparing a large amount of money and scrolls for training new Ninja.
He didn't expect that before he even had a chance to take them, they were massacred again and taken away!
Moreover, the Ninja on duty at the clan leader's house were all elites of the clan; even he was reluctant to use them for Root!
Now, with this, at least more than half of them were lost, excluding those on missions outside!
"Minato Namikaze, and the Four Stars Village, good! You are very good!!!"
Danzo, suppressing the urge to vomit blood, only managed to squeeze out these words through gritted teeth.
The Shimura Ninja who had rushed over also felt Danzo's anger.
Because many Ninja, including the clan leader, had died, leaving many positions open.
So, some quick-witted individuals stepped forward to flatter and offer advice.
"Lord Danzo, I heard that the Jinchuriki has a very good relationship with Iruka from the Ninja Academy. I think we can take revenge by assassinating him…"
Slap!
However, this opportunistic Shimura Ninja clearly misfired with his flattery.
Before he could finish his sentence, Danzo slapped him hard across the face.
"You scoundrel, do I need you to tell me what to do?!"
"How did I raise a bunch of good-for-nothings who don't even have brains?!"
As if he had found a punching bag.
Danzo continued to hit and kick for a while before returning to the base with his men, his face dark.
On the other side.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Asuma, looking at the Sarutobi mansion, which was as tragic as the Shimura mansion, both had gloomy expressions.
After a long while, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally let out a long sigh.
"Minato is truly not the Fourth Hokage Minato he once was."
Asuma also took a sharp drag from his cigarette, then threw it to the ground and crushed it fiercely.
"Father, just consider this retribution. From now on, please don't provoke Naruto and Feng Xu anymore."
"Are the dozens of elite Ninja of my Sarutobi Clan going to die in vain?" Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a pang in his heart.
The Ninja he had placed in the mansion to guard the secret room were at least elite Chunin!
"They only killed those guarding Ninja for the evidence, and they didn't harm children or ordinary people. They also didn't touch the clan members outside the mansion."
"Father, this is, after all, a debt we owe the Fourth Hokage and them…"
"You… cough, cough, cough!" Hiruzen Sarutobi was so angered by Asuma that he coughed violently.
But before he could catch his breath, he saw Asuma suddenly pull him back, dodging quickly.
Immediately after, several Kunai were stuck in the ground where they had just been standing!
"Kakashi!"
"What do you intend to do?"
Asuma's face showed a complex expression as he recognized the person in the distance.
"You should know what I intend to do." Kakashi didn't hesitate to pull up his forehead protector, revealing his Sharingan.
"All the people I cherished, the important people, all died for the Village, for that will."
"They are noble, and I will not allow anyone to defile that nobility, even if that person is the Hokage."
As he spoke, Asuma suddenly turned around, brandishing the Kunai in his hand.
Clang!
Kakashi had appeared behind the two at some point.
And the Kunai in his hand, just a short distance from Hiruzen Sarutobi's neck, was blocked by Asuma!
"Kakashi, I'm sorry, but he is my father after all."
"And I also don't want you to be punished for this, so stop."
Hearing this, Kakashi smiled casually: "Punishment?"
"For me, a lone person, every day I live is no different from punishment."
"If you won't move aside, then let me experience the skill of the Guardian Ninja Twelve Guards."
Kakashi retreated a good distance, and his hands quickly formed hand signs.
Then, a harsh, buzzing sound echoed.
A tingling, numbing electric current permeated the surrounding air.
"Lightning Blade!"
Chapter 126: Kakashi's Revenge, Amegakure
"Welcoming, Thousand Killing Hands!"
The moment he saw Kakashi's Lightning Blade, Asuma knew it was bad.
He immediately adopted the technique taught to him by Chiriku, also one of the Twelve Guards.
In an instant, a golden, thousand-armed Kannon formed from Chakra appeared behind Asuma.
Then, countless golden Chakra fists shot forward, attempting to stop Kakashi.
However, facing these fists, Kakashi did not dodge, his gaze fixed solely on Hiruzen Sarutobi behind him.
Soon, the golden Chakra fists coming from the front were instantly cut through by the Lightning Blade.
But the fists coming from all directions struck Kakashi, causing blood to seep from the corner of his mouth.
"Kakashi, you!!!"
Seeing Kakashi about to break through past him.
Asuma gritted his teeth and put on his Chakra Blade, and a sharp blue Chakra blade with wind nature transformation materialized.
But just as he was about to swing this Chakra Blade.