"History had actually repeated itself exactly!"
Resting his chin on his hand, Mingye muttered to himself. These were the memories he had obtained from probing Naruto's mind. Just now, he had sensed Obito's chakra and sent Shisui to stop him. "Shimura Danzō" had also been caught off guard by Minato Namikaze during that battle. If he calculated it that way, then the person who had secretly ambushed him in Rōran had seemingly been "himself."
"What is it?"
Uchiha Izuna still did not understand Mingye's words. Mingye did not explain, merely covering his face with a chuckle as he replied.
"It's nothing important! I just didn't expect that I would still act according to the path in those memories! It just feels strange, that's all! I really am bored enough to dwell on something like this!"
Beneath the gloomy sky, Konoha Hidden Ninja Village occupied nearly half the basin. From the mountain, half its buildings had become ruins. Sarutobi Hiruzen stood silently atop Kage Rock when Shimura Danzō appeared behind him and coldly rebuked him.
"The Nine-Tails attacked Konoha—was this your choice? You let Kushina and Minato Namikaze be together, resulting in a child. Because of that, Konoha lost not only its Hokage, but also a jinchūriki! Sarutobi Hiruzen, this is all your fault!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen did not turn around. Quietly gazing at the devastated Konoha Hidden Ninja Village, he spoke as though talking to himself. "Civilian casualties alone have exceeded a thousand. At least a hundred jonin died beneath the Nine-Tails' claws, while the number of chunin and genin casualties is incalculable. The tally still isn't complete, but the number has already risen to five thousand, hasn't it?"
Shimura Danzō said nothing. Sarutobi Hiruzen turned around, his expression blank. "You want the Hokage's position. There is no need to speak