Target of the Nine-Tails' Rampage

"Mister, why did Obito attack Konoha?"

"The reason is simple. Obito just wanted to weaken Konoha and maintain the balance of the entire ninja world."

"Weaken Konoha?"

Minato was a little confused. After the Third Shinobi World War, there were no victors.

All the ninja villages suffered immense losses, and Konoha also paid a heavy price. Why did it still need to be weakened?

Natsu Yuu briefly explained to Minato and the other two.

After the entire Third Shinobi World War:

Sunagakure: The Third Kazekage disappeared, civil war broke out, and the village was severely weakened, almost annihilated. The Fourth Kazekage Rasa barely managed to restore the village, and was incapable of external invasion.

Kirigakure: The Third Mizukage died, the Tailed Beast went out of control, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen collapsed, and the Bloody Mist Village policy killed a large number of ninjas. The few remaining elite ANBU were also killed by Obito, leaving the village incapable of external invasion.

Iwagakure: In the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, Minato Namikaze annihilated fifty elite Stone Ninja. The ten-thousand-strong army of Stone Ninja endured until the Third Raikage died, suffering heavy casualties.

Kumogakure: The strongest, the Third Raikage, died, and the village also suffered significant casualties.

As for Konohagakure, it was even worse.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Might Guy and others graduated at the age of 7, while Naruto and Sasuke's generation graduated at 12. This meant that Konoha was already critically short of basic combat power at the time, forcing them to drastically lower the graduation age of students.

Battle of Kannabi Bridge: One thousand Stone Ninja invaded, and Konoha couldn't spare any troops to intercept them. This is why Kakashi was rapidly promoted to Jonin, and Minato's Squad of four split into two groups, with three bombing the bridge and one providing support, a desolate situation.

The Battle of Mount Kibaki saw Konoha attacked on its very doorstep. One can only imagine the ferocity of the fighting and Konoha's weakened state. This battle occurred very close in time to the Battle of Kannabi Bridge. It is highly probable that it was precisely because the Battle of Mount Kibaki exposed Konoha's weakness that Ōnoki, despite the heavy losses from the encirclement and killing of the Third Raikage, managed to muster a thousand men to invade the Land of Fire.

Compared to the brutality of the Third Shinobi World War, the Fourth Shinobi World War was, in some ways, just a farce.

Therefore, the Five Great Hidden Villages all suffered heavy losses in the Third Shinobi World War.

However.

Due to the existence of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, even though Konoha suffered heavy losses, it still had a significant advantage compared to the other four villages.

The Yellow Flash needs no further explanation; one person was worth half a ninja village.

And Kushina was not just a housewife, but a living 'Strategic Weapon', a Jinchuriki.

Although not a perfect Jinchuriki, she could control the Nine-Tails with the Uzumaki Secret Technique and unleash a 'Nuclear Strike Capability'.

With them around, Konoha almost had the terrifying ability to annihilate the other four villages after the Third Shinobi World War.

Therefore.

The Nine-Tails' Rampage was actually Obito's attempt to correct this imbalance.

If the goal was just to capture the Nine-Tails, he could have taken it immediately after getting his hands on it. Why summon the Nine-Tails within Konohagakure and let it cause so much destruction?

The fundamental objective was to annihilate the Uzumaki Clan, depriving Konohagakure of its 'Nuclear Strike Capability'!

Otherwise, the post-war world would be dominated by Konohagakure and Minato, which would severely interfere with the development of [Akatsuki] and its ultimate plan, the [Moon Eye Plan].

As long as Minato and Kushina were dead, the Five Great Hidden Villages would return to a state of relative balance.

Of course, when considering everything, [Kumogakure]'s strength would be relatively the highest.

Therefore, after the [Nine-Tails' Rampage], Kumo immediately declared war on Konoha, fighting for three years without any clear outcome. They then decided to send someone to capture Hinata for a deeper probe.

If Konoha still possessed its 'Nuclear Strike Capability', it wouldn't be so weak diplomatically.

Finally, after [Kumogakure] figured out Konoha's bottom line, they dared to demand the [Byakugan].

Even.

Seven years later, on the [Uchiha Clan Downfall] night, Obito was willing to help Itachi exterminate the Uchiha.

He likely realized Danzo was planning to tamper with the [Sharingan] to restore Konoha's 'Nuclear Strike Capability'. That's why he participated in the downfall, completely severing all of Konoha's means of controlling Tailed Beasts, and incidentally acquiring a batch of [Sharingan] as backups.

After hearing these explanations, Minato suddenly understood.

The few lingering doubts he had were now clear.

No wonder Obito insisted on controlling the Nine-Tails to destroy Konoha; it was to force him to confront the Nine-Tails.

It was to weaken Konoha and maintain the overall balance of the entire ninja world.

If the Nine-Tails had truly been sealed within the infant Naruto, unable to be utilized, Obito would have had no reason to attack. No wonder Naruto was able to grow up safely.

How ruthless!

"Obito, how could Obito become like this?"

"It's very simple. His beloved Rin died, and naturally, he began to hate the entire world, hate the entire ninja system. Coupled with Madara's manipulation, the idea of destroying the world and then reshaping it is not surprising..."

Minato fell silent, truly unsure how to express his sorrow.

As a teacher, he was also heartbroken that he couldn't save Rin.

Rin was his disciple too!

But knowing that Madara Uchiha was manipulating things from behind the scenes, Minato could only sigh helplessly.

He had deliberately chosen the time when Minato was on a mission to control Rin into attacking Konoha.

With premeditation against an unprepared opponent, even Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique, no matter how fast, couldn't be everywhere at once!

But, regretting this now is useless.

Finding a way to resolve future disasters is what Minato needed to do most.

"So, as long as Kushina and I are alive, that [Akatsuki Organization] and Obito will still find ways to kill us? Even cooperate with [Kumogakure]?"

"Correct."

"Just [Kumogakure] alone is enough to make Konoha overwhelmed. Add Obito and the Akatsuki Organization with the [Rinnegan], do you still think Konoha has a chance of winning?"

Minato nodded, understanding the gap.

Without him and Kushina making a move, Konoha would almost certainly lose!

What Natsu Yuu wanted was for Minato to once again emerge and turn the tide, unifying all of Konoha.

If the plan was executed well, they could even eliminate Obito and Nagato, directly shortening the progress bar for [Unify the Ninja World].

"Fourth Hokage, if you face Obito again, will you kill him?"

Minato pondered for a moment and gave his answer:

"I want to defeat him and give him another chance, to persuade him to return as much as possible."

"But, if it's truly beyond saving, I will end him myself!"

Minato's kindness and decisiveness were always clearly distinguished.

He desperately wanted to save Obito. But if Obito remained stubborn and continued to harm the village and his family, he would show no mercy.

"Then why don't you fly over there now, give him a Rasengan, and capture him?"

"I'm very sorry, the [Flying Thunder God Mark] on him is beyond my Chakra's perception range... or it's possible he has already removed that mark."

"Can your [Flying Thunder God Mark] be removed?"

"Under normal circumstances, it can be retained indefinitely. But if the other party cuts off the flesh or shatters the kunai, it will still disappear..."

Natsu Yuu nodded and stopped asking.

They would face Obito again sooner or later anyway, no need to rush.

"Minato, what about Kakashi?"

Kushina asked with some worry. Kakashi had been secretly guarding her for a long period during her pregnancy.

She was also worried if this news about Obito would stimulate Kakashi.

"Don't worry, I will find a suitable time to tell him."

"If I tell him now, I'm worried he'll run straight out of the village to find Obito..." Minato said worriedly. He knew too well how much Obito meant to Kakashi.

"Okay."

Just then.

"Waaah waaah~~~"

Naruto's cries came from inside the house. He was clearly hungry and wanted milk...

Kushina quickly picked up Naruto.

Minato, standing beside her, was also at a loss, revealing the awkwardness of a new father.