Chapter 12: Returning to Konoha Before Leaving the Front Line

"Don't worry, I finally crawled out of hell, so I will absolutely not go back in again! This time it's my turn to protect the ninja world," Obito said: "We want to let peace arrive early this time, so Naruto can also have a happy childhood!!"

"That's for sure. Pushing this kind of responsibility to the next generation was never my style! And this time Naruto didn't hesitate to sacrifice his life to bring us back to this era. If we still can't change anything, then we would be too sorry for him," the Tsuchikage said!

Bee and Ai grinned, and Minato and Tutai also nodded, evidently agreeing with their views very much.

"Please accept this Flying Thunder God Kunai! Four days later, Obito and I will go to Kumogakure to find you. There might be some things that need your help then," Minato said!

Ai accepted the kunai. He knew that Minato saying he needed his help was just an excuse; he was more worried that he would be imprisoned by his father after he went back this time. Accepting this kunai would also make it convenient for them to rescue him then.

"Then Tsuchikage-sama, I'll send you back first!" Minato came to Onoki's side, put his hand on the Tsuchikage's shoulder, and said!

Onoki nodded, and Minato disappeared from the spot with a Flying Thunder God! A moment later, he returned to the tent and flew back to Konoha with Obito!

"Then we will also prepare on our side. Tutai and Bee, you two stay behind to command the army, and I will go back to Kumogakure alone," Ai said. "Do you need me to go back with you?" Tutai said with some worry. "After all, this is no small matter. If the Third Raikage doesn't agree, then you might..."

Knowing the Third Raikage's temper, Tutai knew that Ai was going back to persuade the Third Raikage to withdraw the troops this time! But the possibility of success was very low, so he was worried that he would be in danger!

"No need. If I can't persuade my father, I can only execute Obito's plan. So even if you go back, it's useless. Besides, someone needs to command here, and I'm not at ease handing the army to Bee."

After finishing, he didn't wait for Tutai to answer, turned around, and called the Anbu and the heads of various squads to explain some matters.

And on Minato's side, after successfully returning to Konoha, he first sent Obito home to let him rest well. Afterward, he went to the agreed Third Training Ground alone! Quite a few people had already gathered here! The Reborn who were not out on missions were basically all here!

Seeing Minato coming over, the crowd that had been chatting with each other stopped and looked at him one after another! The noisy scene instantly stopped.

Minato looked over and saw quite a few familiar figures: Hyuga Hiashi, Inuzuka Hana, Inuzuka Tsume, Aburame Shino, Might Guy, Kurenai—all the Reborn added up to no more than a hundred people! The number was a bit small!

You have to know that in the Fourth Shinobi World War 10 years later, the total strength of the Allied Forces reached more than 70,000, although that was the number of people from the Five Great Nations and samurai added together, but averaged out, each village had to produce more than 10,000 troops!

It had only been 10 years, so there shouldn't be many people who hadn't been born yet. Excluding those who hadn't been born, Konoha should have at least 10,000 Reborn this time, but now there were less than a hundred people in total. Others were likely at the front line, which also showed that Konoha's troop strength was really stretched thin!

Not seeing Obito, Rin hurriedly ran over and asked: "Minato-sensei, may I ask where Obito went?"

Minato smiled and said: "He is a bit tired now and is resting at home! You and Kakashi go see him first... You can ask him what you want to know yourself, I think he will tell you personally."

Regarding Obito, Minato finally decided to hand him over to Kakashi and Rin!

Rin nodded thoughtfully, then pulled Kakashi and walked toward Obito's home.

Minato didn't pay attention to Rin and Kakashi anymore, called Shikaku over, and told Shikaku the information he had gathered from the Raikage and Tsuchikage's rebirth memories!

After Shikaku obtained this information, he combined it with the information collected from other Reborn before. He reached a conclusion!

The memories of the ninjas reborn this time, except for those who died in the middle of the Fourth Shinobi World War, could see the victory of the Fourth Shinobi World War, while the Kage of various nations could see relatively more, such as passing their positions to the next generation.

With this information, Minato knew what to say next and what didn't need to be said!

When he met Naruto before, Naruto only told Minato about Naruto's own memories but didn't say anything about the rebirth situation of others. Or perhaps even Naruto himself didn't know their situation! After all, Naruto was also using this ninjutsu for the first time and was very unfamiliar with it, so he couldn't determine what extent he could achieve.

Minato summarized his language and said to these Reborn: "I know you have many questions. Now I will tell you everything I know, and I hope you will listen to me carefully and remember it firmly."

Then Minato told them what he had said to the Tsuchikage and Raikage, but this time he specifically added many changes in Konoha after peace, such as trains!

"So what we need to do now is to work hard to improve our strength. If you encounter other Reborn, you can pass on what I told you today to other Reborn! I hope everyone will not let down Naruto's sacrifice, I hope our future is not dark, this time for the sake of the village and our families, I must defeat the enemy."

Finally, he finished saying everything! Minato breathed a sigh of relief! After hearing Minato's words, everyone was clearly stunned, and then everyone's fighting spirit was raised to the maximum. "Cannot let down Naruto's sacrifice"—this was what everyone wanted to say to themselves!

Seeing this, Minato knew his efforts hadn't been in vain! Next, Konoha's strength should experience an explosive growth, and of course, other ninja villages would likely be the same, but this was what Minato was willing to see.

Immediately after, he answered a few of their questions and let them disperse! He went to the Hokage Building with Shikaku.

"What are your thoughts on this matter?" Minato asked.

Shikaku knew that Minato was asking about them going to have a showdown with the Third Hokage. Minato and he both knew that the Third Hokage had a crystal ball, which was usually used to monitor Konoha and peek at...

"Ahem," Shikaku coughed, finally abandoned some of his dangerous thoughts, and then said:

"We gathered almost all the current or future heads of Konoha's families together. With such a big thing, the Third Hokage couldn't possibly not know! Maybe we are still being monitored now!" After finishing, he looked up and continued:

"But we don't have much time to waste on internal friction now. We must find a way to solve the war first! Otherwise, everything will be meaningless! I hope the Third Hokage can understand."

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