Minato walked directly in front of Iori and Shisui, his expression was very serious.
"Iori," Minato looked at Iori seriously, his voice was low and firm, "I wonder if the agreement between us still counts?"
Iori answered him calmly and forcefully, "Of course, we will both benefit from our cooperation. Besides, I don't think anyone can compete with me for Fifth Hokage's position."
Minato laughed after hearing this. He stretched out his hand to Iori, and Iori took it without hesitation.
Both parties trusted each other's character, so in a few words they decided on the positions of the next Hokage and Hokage Advisor.
It's just that Iori said Fifth Hokage and Minato didn't agree to anything, although he also believed that Iori was the best choice for the fifth generation.
But he felt that there were still more than ten or twenty years left, and no one could predict what would happen in the future, and it was still unclear whether Iori had leadership skills.
Hokage Position The matter was so important that he couldn't support it so hastily. At least he would have to work together for several years before he could make a decision.
What he didn't expect was that the time Iori mentioned was actually one or two years later. He just needed some time to conquer the jonins of Konoha.
After the two reconfirmed the fact of cooperation, Minato said goodbye to Iori.
His heart was filled with longing for his lover. Kushina Uzumaki was still waiting for him at home. He wanted to go back as soon as possible.
Thinking of Kushina's angry face and windless hair, Minato couldn't help but shiver and speed up his pace home involuntarily.
Iori stood there quietly, watching Minato's back gradually disappear from sight.
There was a trace of struggle in his eyes, and a fierce struggle was going on deep in his heart.
After some intense thinking, Iori once again strengthened his determination.
[I'm sorry, but it shouldn't be a loss to exchange the position of Hokage for the lives of you and your wife and the happy life of your family of three in the future.]
Iori was thinking silently in his heart. He remembered the tragic endings of Minato and Kushina in the main story, and Naruto's more than ten years of demon fox career in the future, which made him more determined in his choice.
[Since you want to start changing the world, you should start changing from the Fate of the people around you. If you always think about grand narratives all day long, sooner or later you will become like Itachi Uchiha.]
Minato feels difficult to evaluate as Hokage. For Konoha, he decided to keep Nine-Tails and sealed him in his child. In order for his wife to see the child again, he chose to use Reaper Death Seal to die.
But he didn't consider Naruto's future at all. He just said that he believed in him and put this extremely cruel Fate on him.
He is a good husband, maybe a good Hokage, but he is definitely not a good father.
Of course, misunderstanding Third Hokage is also a huge problem, but at the time no one could have imagined that Third Hokage would go so far towards Naruto.
Regardless of whether the leakage of the information and the isolation of Naruto was done intentionally by Third Hokage, or he failed to control Danzo.
At least he has an unshirkable responsibility for Naruto's painful experience.
Shisui stood aside and observed all this silently.
He did not speak, nor did he disturb Iori's meditation.
He has made a decision in his heart, and no matter what choice Iori makes, he will choose to follow it.
[Night of the Nine-Tails must come and come for me. Before that, I will pretend that I don't know that Obito and Madara exist.]
Iori closed his eyes and immediately called Shisui to go back with him.
Minato walked quickly towards home. The door was already within easy reach, but the closer he got to home, the heavier Minato's footsteps became.
Obito's sacrifice filled his heart with guilt and pain, and he didn't know how to explain Obito's matter to Kushina.
That night, at the gate of Konoha, Obito's hearty laughter and vows were still echoing in my ears. His firm eyes and longing for the future have now become dreams that can never be realized.
Kushina has always regarded Obito as her younger brother. She hopes that her future children can be as strong as Obito and live with faith.
But no one knew that the farewell at that time was the last time between them. Obito had even disappeared under the attack of Iwagakure Ninja's Earth Release.
Minato hesitated outside the door, cold sweat dripping from his palms.
The aroma of food came from the door. It was the dinner prepared by Kushina for him.
Thinking that Kushina had been waiting for him, Minato took a deep breath and finally plucked up the courage to push the door open.
As soon as the door opened, Kushina put down the spoon in his hand, walked over quickly, wrapped his arms around him, and hugged him tightly.
Her embrace was warm and solid, as if she wanted to sweep away all Minato's fatigue and pain.
She asked with concern, "Minato, you are back, thank you for your hard work."
As Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Kushina rarely leaves the village. On the few occasions when he goes on missions, he always sets out with Minato.
After Minato went to the battlefield, she has been trapped in the village and is monitored by Anbu every day.
Now that the war is over, Minato finally has time to spend with her.
Minato felt the warmth of Kushina, but the pain in his heart became heavier.
He hugged Kushina tightly, his voice hesitant. "Kushina, I... I have something to tell you."
Kushina seemed to notice something strange about Minato. She pushed him away gently, raised her head and stared into his eyes, her eyes full of doubts and uneasiness. "What's wrong, Minato? What happened?"
Minato took a deep breath and tried to make his voice sound calm, "Obito... he... he can't come back."
Kushina's face turned pale instantly, and there was a hint of disbelief in her voice. "Obito...Obito, he..."
Minato nodded, his eyes full of pain. "He sacrificed himself to protect Kakashi and Lin."
Kushina's tears burst out instantly. She covered her mouth and her body trembled slightly.
Minato held her in his arms distressedly and comforted softly, "I'm sorry, Kushina, I couldn't protect him."
Kushina was buried in Minato's arms, sobbing softly.
In the past days, as Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, she did not have many friends and acquaintances. Apart from Tsunade, only Minato and his disciples had a close relationship with her.
Among the three disciples, the outgoing Obito has the best relationship with her. In the past practice, she even specially prepared lunch for Obito.
Now that she suddenly heard about the death of Obito, it was really hard for her to accept.
After she recovered, she couldn't help but ask, "What about Kakashi and Lin? Are they okay?"
Minato said with some hesitation, "Lin is fine, but one of Kakashi's eyes is blind. Obito gave his eyes to him before he died."
"Although Iori promised to help settle this matter, whether it can be completely successful is also a question."
Kushina looked at Minato and said, "Help him, I will go see sister Tsunade tomorrow. Senju Clan seems to have been rumored to be reorganized recently, and the relationship with Uchiha has also eased."
"Maybe you can help me by asking her."
Minato nodded, and the two sat down and started dinner slowly. However, in this case, they really had no intention of celebrating.
Although Minato has accepted the fact that Obito is dead, Kushina has just learned the news. It may be difficult to accept it without a period of time to adapt.
But neither of them thought that not only was Obito not dead, but he would come to Konoha one day and try to kill them.