At this moment.
The Fourth Hokage's dim eyes gradually brightened.
He slowly raised his head and looked around. When he saw the two elderly men standing in combat stances, his gaze abruptly sharpened, and he instinctively cried out, "Third Hokage, Elder Danzo?"
Then, his gaze caught Orochimaru standing behind them.
Taking in the tense standoff before him, Minato Namikaze's eyes dimmed again for a moment. "Am I going to become the village's enemy?"
"Minato, there is no need for you to blame yourself!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen gripped the Golden Staff and said gravely, "As Hokage, you have not failed Konoha, its villagers, or the shinobi who trusted you.
Standing against the village was not your intention—it was Orochimaru's scheme.
This Old One will grant your soul peace right now!!"
Danzo's mouth twitched violently at those words, and he thought, I don't mind Hiruzen showing off once in a while, but I'm the one fighting Minato here!!
That speech of Hiruzen's was pretty impressive. After I defeat Minato, is he going to have to thank Hiruzen personally?
After grumbling internally, Danzo suddenly felt rather irritated.
He had barely done anything noteworthy in his entire life. Though Danzo did not particularly enjoy being in the spotlight, he sometimes wanted to earn other people's respect.
"Third Hokage."
At that moment, Minato Namikaze seemed to recall something. With an anxious expression, he said, "When I was revived last time, Orochimaru had already extracted the Yin Nine-Tails from my body. He is probably plotting something."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō's expressions changed drastically. They stared at him in utter disbelief.
Seeing their reaction, Minato knew how important the Nine-Tails was and explained, "When I sealed the Nine-Tails back then, I used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to divide it into