PS: This update made up for the one missed on the 9th. That clears the three days of missed updates!
"Fourth, are you coming with us, or will you stay here?"
After seeing that his younger brother understood what he meant, Senju Hashirama turned his gaze toward Minato, who stood nearby with a plainly conflicted, hesitant expression. In the end, Hashirama spoke up.
"But you don't need to worry. We're not necessarily going to clash with that Naruto when we get there. Sometimes misunderstandings can be cleared up. When it comes to what happened between you and your son, Monkey and Konoha were indeed in the wrong. As Hokage, you fulfilled your responsibilities. Konoha was the one that let you down. So this time, we're going to talk with Naruto. I believe that as long as everyone sits down and talks it through, any problem can be resolved!"
It seemed as though he was trying to explain himself, so he quickly added those words.
Given Hashirama's insight and wisdom, even if Minato and the Third Hokage had been somewhat vague, he could still guess some of the truth behind Naruto and Konoha's history. Of course, given his position, he certainly couldn't take Naruto's side and say that Konoha deserved to be destroyed. His allegiance meant he had to stand with Konoha, but right was right, and wrong was wrong.
As Fourth Hokage, Minato had given everything for Konoha.
Not only had he died for the village, but so had his wife.
His only son, born after his death, had even been made into Konoha's new vessel for the Nine-Tails.
It could be said that Minato had fulfilled every obligation he could as Hokage.
On that point, not even the most critical Tobirama could claim Minato had done anything wrong.
But