"...You must be joking, sir. I sincerely wish to pledge my allegiance. Naturally, I'll make sure the emperor is satisfied."
After a moment of silence, Minato Namikaze replied to the eunuch with a smile.
In his heart, Minato Namikaze apologized to his unborn child.
He carried too many burdens.
He absolutely could not give up now.
"Very well. Come with me."
Figuring that the arrangements on the other end were nearly complete, the eunuch stepped forward to support the blinded Minato Namikaze and led him outside.
Elsewhere, Obito and Hashirama, who had been watching from hiding all this time, had neither infiltrated the Imperial Palace.
Hashirama understood that this was no public restroom where he could come and go as he pleased.
When he had faked his death to escape before, he had nearly died for real.
He had only succeeded by relying on the Red Moon Orb to save and reload, trying again and again.
By the end, even the Red Moon Orb had begun to crack.
Hashirama had realized then that the Red Moon Orb's power was not inexhaustible. He could not keep going like that.
That was why he was being so cautious this time.
Hashirama desperately wanted to know what had happened to Minato, but he could not go inside. He could only wait outside.
Something as momentous as an assassination could not pass without a stir.
If he listened for commotion outside, then waited for rumors, word would reach him sooner or later.
Obito crouched in another spot, thinking much the same as Hashirama.
The Imperial Court had countless experts, and even Madara had been dealt with. If he recklessly snuck in and was discovered, his ties to the Imperial Court would be severed for good.
He might even become a wanted man himself, which