Although there is always an indescribable discomfort in his heart, Namikaze Menma is one of the best ninjas in Konoha and will not let his mission fail because of his emotions.
Soon, with the blessing of the tailed beast's power, they repelled Iwagakure's attack and returned in triumph.
But for some reason, Menma found that everyone in the command position looked at him a little strangely.
It was a complex look that included sadness, pity, intolerance and even numbness.
not good……
Namikaze Menma was extremely smart, and a series of guesses flashed through his mind.
"Shizune-sama, has something happened?" Menma quickly found Shizune, a person who fully represents the Hokage's will.
"Menma..." Shizune's eyes dodge when she saw Menma suddenly appear.
But this expression made Menma even more uneasy.
After all, Shizune was a jonin and the Hokage's secretary. She organized her words briefly, but still said directly to Ma: "According to the intelligence from Shiranui Genma on the Eastern Front, Minato Jounin fell into Iwagakure's trap during the mission and died.
Already..."
sacrificed...
These three words were like sounds from heaven, echoing in Mian Ma's mind.
As an excellent ninja, Menma has killed many enemies and is used to death.
But he is still a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old.
Although there have been many terrible speculations for a long time, what Shizune said is undoubtedly the worst of these speculations.
Taking a dozen deep breaths in a row, Menma stared at Shizune: "Have you completely confirmed it?"
"I carefully read the mission report of Jonin Genma. In that case, there was no possibility for Jonin Minato to survive." Shizune sighed.
"In other words, no body was found?" Menma's eyes suddenly moved and he caught the key words that Shizune said.
No chance of survival?
Does that mean you didn’t see the body?
It is to confirm death, rather than the controversial statement that there is no possibility of survival...
"It's true that I didn't see the body, but..." Before Shizune could finish her words, Menma interrupted.
"Shouldn't we be completely sure before we can draw a conclusion?" Menma said firmly: "He is a yellow flash..."
After a pause, Menma said to Shizune: "I want to see the mission report of Genma Jōnin."
"..." Shizune hesitated for a few seconds, then reached out and handed Genma's report to Menma.
In principle, Menma was not a jounin and was not qualified to read this kind of report.
But he is Minato's son and the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, and he is crucial to this war, so his emotions must be stable.
There was nothing in Genma's mission report that could not be seen, so as the Hokage's secretary, Shizune still gave the report to Menma.
Namikaze Menma read the report carefully, thinking about every word in it.
Soon, some information came into his sight.
In order to protect his subordinate Aburame, Namikaze Minato took the root and destroyed the core of the formation and was seriously injured;
The art of mountain soil that dies in black soil;
The execution of Minato Namikaze's mission was reported by Aburame Takene;
It seems that Aburame Takegen is the person who knows the most about this matter...
"Shizune-sama, I would like to apply to go to the Eastern Front battlefield." Menma said.
"This..." Shizune hesitated.
It really doesn't matter if it's an ordinary ninja, but Menma is the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki. He is an important combat force and must be used in the most suitable battlefield to achieve maximum value.
"It doesn't matter, let him go. It just so happens that I have other tasks for him." A warm voice came, it was the commander-in-chief of the battlefield, Akimichi Choza.
"That's fine." Shizune nodded. Since the commander-in-chief has agreed, of course she has no problem. Even though she is the spokesperson of Hokage, Ding Zao still has the final say on battlefield matters.
"Menma, let's talk."
Ding Zao took Menma to a room isolated by magic, where the absolute privacy of the conversation could be guaranteed.
"Menma, first of all, I want to say that I arranged Minato's mission, and I'm sorry." Choza said.
"Mr. Dingza, you probably don't want to say this," Menma replied after a moment of silence.
No matter what, it's the ninja's job to complete the mission, and it's not Ding's fault.
"Of course, what I want to say is that there may be another hidden reason behind Minato's death." Dingzuo sighed.
"Hidden secret?" Mianmu looked confused.
He read Xuanjian's report just now carefully, spelling out the words several times, and found almost nothing that was acceptable. He believed that his father was a person who was willing to risk his life to complete the mission.
"Yes, you should have read this report." Ding Zuo nodded: "The hidden secret lies in the identity of Aburame Kagen."
identity?
The Aburame clan is a major clan in Konoha, so what’s so strange about Aburame’s elite jounin?
However, everything about his father's mission, including actions, injuries, and even deaths, was indeed reported orally by this Aburame.
"What's the secret behind Aburame's root extraction?" Menma asked.
He was about to go find this person to get the root and find out more about it.
"Aburame Takene is a root ninja, a subordinate of Shimura Danzo." Ding Zao said after a few seconds of silence.
Root Ninja…
I see……
Menma is not a novice like Naruto, and he has always been concerned about the conflict between the Hokage system and the root system in the village.
Could it be that there was some evil behind his father's death?
"Menma, what I'm going to say next is of great importance. I hope you can make accurate judgments as a Konoha ninja." Ding Zuo looked at Menma seriously.
Seeing Menma nodding, Ding Zao said: "I once intercepted a secret information, and there was an erasure list at the root. Among them were the Konoha Jonin who had the ability to threaten Danzo. Danzo once ordered that these threats be eliminated.
Erase.”
"And Minato Namikaze is one of the jounin on the list."
Menma frowned when he heard this: "Danzo is already Konoha's Kagesuke and one of the highest levels of power. What can my father do to threaten him?"
Even though Namikaze Minato is a yellow flash, he is only a jounin with a commoner background.
Danzo had many jounin, and he also had considerable influence among the major families in Konoha.
What did Minato Namikaze threaten Danzo with?
"Menma, I know you are not an ordinary young man. Who do you think will be the next Hokage after Tsunade-sama abdicates?" Akimichi Choza suddenly said.
The next Hokage...
is that so……
At this point, Menma already understood what the other party wanted to tell him.
Danzo regarded Namikaze Minato as a stumbling block, or competitor, to his position as Hokage.
After all, Tsunade is over fifty years old. If she abdicates, the next successor will most likely be chosen from the younger generation.
Among these people, not many meet the requirements regardless of their strength or reputation.
Namikaze Minato is one of them.
Even though he was born as a civilian, the reputation of the yellow flash created in the great ninja war still made him very popular in Konoha...