Chapter 431

But, at the same time.

To let him hand over Rin Nohara, to have the Tailed Beast dug out, and then sacrifice her meaninglessly.

Absolutely not!

Therefore.

He looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi seriously, and even though he knew the Hokage was angry, he had no intention of backing down.

Time slowly passed.

Ten minutes later.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly, coughed, and spoke faintly.

"Fine, I understand."

"The Hidden Mist hasn't come knocking yet; we still have time to discuss how to handle this matter."

"Minato, you've worked hard on this mission."

"Go back and rest early!"

Yes.

Since he couldn't solve this problem for the time being, he naturally had no mood to continue chatting with Minato.

Waving his hand, he began to drive him away.

Namikaze Minato didn't say much, bowed, and turned to leave.

Clearly.

He had already made up his mind; he was determined to protect Rin Nohara.

It didn't matter who said what!

Even if he really couldn't hold out, it didn't matter; at worst, he would call his master, Jiraiya.

He didn't believe he couldn't even protect a disciple?

Of course, at the same time.

Perhaps even Namikaze Minato himself didn't realize that it was precisely because of this matter that he began to completely drift apart from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

This was the fundamental reason Uchiha Jin chose to take action and insisted on saving Rin Nohara.

A mere Rin Nohara—in fact, her life or death was completely irrelevant.

But, at the same time.

In a sense, she was also very important.

She didn't even need to do anything special; her existence itself was the greatest significance.

Uchiha Obito and Namikaze Minato, weren't they both entangled by her?

Especially in the future.

Perhaps even Jiraiya would likely be dragged into the water!

Did they really think that leaving the Hidden Leaf would allow them to avoid these rights and wrongs?

What a joke!

Just a Rin Nohara, who didn't have much to do with him, could directly drag him into this quagmire.

A teacher, a disciple.

Who do you choose?

This was the fundamental reason Uchiha Jin had only hinted at Namikaze Minato at the beginning, without laying out the whole thing, choosing to wait quietly for Rin Nohara to be stuffed with the Nine-Tails.

On one hand.

Completely letting Obito evolve and become a Mangekyo Sharingan user.

But, more importantly.

It was letting Rin Nohara be stuffed with the Nine-Tails, completely detonating the conflict between Namikaze Minato and Hiruzen Sarutobi, making the teacher and student pair completely move toward opposite sides.

There was no need to control Rin Nohara; this woman's existence itself was a huge bomb hidden within the Hokage faction!

As for...

Whether it would affect Namikaze Minato's ascension to the Fourth Hokage?

Heh, no!

Because Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice!

This Ninja World War, the Hidden Leaf fought too stiflingly.

Too many ninjas died, and even the fifth-year students of the ninja academy had basically all died on the battlefield.

Plus, before the Third Great Ninja War began, they forced Sakumo Hatake to commit suicide.

And the chaos in the Hidden Leaf caused by the struggle with the Uchiha some time ago.

All these things added up.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't step down, his reputation would be completely ruined.

So, he had to step down!

But the problem was.

Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi could manipulate the Hokage succession, he only had two choices.

Namikaze Minato, Orochimaru!

Orochimaru didn't need to be mentioned; he was a famous figure during the Second Great Ninja War, and especially as a disciple of the Hokage, his status in the village was deeply rooted.

He had many supporters and a large number of subordinates.

If Orochimaru were allowed to take office, with a retired Hokage, a Root leader, and two half-baked elders.

Trying to restrain Orochimaru?

That would be a joke!

By then, Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't be able to stop Orochimaru from doing whatever he wanted.

Therefore.

Even if Namikaze Minato was a bit disobedient, he was at least easier to control.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice!

Hokage office.

After Namikaze Minato left, Hiruzen Sarutobi fell into deep thought.

He didn't continue to handle official business, but instead just smoked his pipe, looking out the huge floor-to-ceiling window at the street outside, starting to daze.

He truly had a headache.

Yes.

Hiruzen Sarutobi never expected that such a small matter would cause a conflict with Namikaze Minato.

This didn't conform to his calculations.

After all, next.

He was counting on pushing Namikaze Minato to the forefront and turning him into a puppet to control the Hidden Leaf.

【Author's Note: Begging for flowers...】

If a conflict broke out now, how would everyone get along in the future?

But, damn it.

If it were an ordinary small matter, he could give Minato some face.

After all.

Even if he was a puppet, he was the Hokage he had chosen.

But Rin Nohara's matter, that really wouldn't do!

Tailed Beasts were the ultimate weapons.

In Uchiha Jin's previous life, they were equivalent to nuclear bombs.

If they weren't returned, there was no need to consider it; the Hidden Mist would absolutely turn against the Hidden Leaf.

Because of many past events, his approval rating was not high, and his reputation had been getting worse during this period.

Now that he finally saw the dawn of ending the war, only by ending the war as soon as possible and restoring peace could he barely salvage some reputation before he retired.

But, Namikaze Minato. ===== CHAPTER 432 =====