Edo Tensei Should Be Performed Right in Front of the Hokage

"Shingen, it's been a long time. This is the first time we've met since I came to Leaf Village." Karatachi Yagura smiled. "Please understand, I don't like being Sharingan or Byakugan."

At this moment, Karatachi Yagura, who was standing in front of Uchiha Shingen, was, like Ōnoki, a clone.

Needless to say, their main forces are all with their main army.

"We're friends, so I don't intend to lie to you, Shingen- kun," Karatachi Yagura said. "You'll understand when I explain it this way: there are just too many ninjas in Kirigakure right now, and I am, after all, the Mizukage."

"I understand your thinking." Uchiha Shingen nodded.

Karatachi Yagura said that, he understood what was going on.

Befriending Leaf Village was to help Hidden Mist Village escape its predicament, and betraying the alliance was for the same reason. Now, Hidden Mist Village has reached a point where war is inevitable.

There's nothing to criticize; the alliance between the two sides has lasted for so many years, so Karatachi Yagura isn't a treacherous villain.

"It's best that Shingen- kun understands," Karatachi Yagura said. "Since we are enemies, there's no need to be polite. Of course, this is a matter between ninjas. Hidden Mist Village will not launch an attack immediately. We will give the villagers enough time to take refuge."

Uchiha Shingen smiled slightly but did not reply.

It seems that Iwagakure is the one who took the lead and spearheaded this time.

As for Cloud Village, even if he's no longer here, there's no need to ask.

The biggest creditor of Kumogakure is still Leaf Village. Eliminating the creditor means you won't have to pay back the debt.

If we don't think this way and don't do this, then the entire Cloud Village would be considered to have taken the wrong medicine.

For this village that enjoys high-stakes military gambles, the involvement of Iwagakure and Hidden Mist Village means they are bound to participate.

"However, it seems your plans have been disrupted as well," Uchiha Shingen suddenly said. "Using Genjutsu to make One-Tail Shukaku berserk wasn't part of the plan, was it?"

Upon hearing this, both Ōnoki and Karatachi Yagura's expressions changed.

Ōnoki's expression showed he was holding his breath, and he was just short of saying, "What kind of Jinchūriki is this?"

Karatachi Yagura hand, wore a wry smile.

He felt he had no right to say Gaara, since he'd fallen for that trick himself.

Namikaze Minato's expression was cold and stern as he stared at Rasa.

Rasa, however, is the main body of this pestle here.

"Lord Kazekage, it's not too late to pull back from the brink!"

"Pull back from the brink?" Rasa finally spoke. "Lord Hokage, you seem to have misunderstood something. I came here for two reasons: firstly, to broaden the horizons of the young people in the village; and secondly, and more importantly, to exchange the contract."

Everyone, including Uchiha Shingen, was stunned.

"Shingen, I told you about this before, you haven't forgotten, have you?" Rasa's expression was very serious, as if to say, "If you dare say you've forgotten, I'm not leaving Leaf Village today."

But... Uchiha Shingen really forgot.

He's busy as a bee Tenten, and he's tacitly agreeing to let this guy cause trouble; there's no way he'll remember.

"Of course not, but you know how busy the Lord Hokage is," Uchiha Shingen said. "If you don't believe me, the Lord Hokage is right here. Ask him if I told him I wanted to arrange a meeting with the Third Lord Hokage."

How strange, the Mining Shadow is actually Leaf Village Goodwill Ambassador?

Namikaze Minato didn't have the same preconceived notions as Uchiha Shingen. Upon hearing Uchiha Shingen's words, he immediately understood.

"Indeed, this is my fault. Since the daimyo arrived, the Third has had absolutely no time, and I haven't even spoken to him yet." The now incredibly thick-skinned Yellow Flash sighed with feigned seriousness. "Lord Kazekage -sama, so you still intend to maintain the alliance with Leaf Village?"

"Why not? Leaf Village is teeming with talent, while Sand Village is dwindling in talent. What reason do I have not to befriend Leaf Village?"

"Rasa, are you insane?" Ōnoki said coldly, "Do you really want the Fourth Sunagakure to die out?"

"Ōnoki, I've tolerated you for too long." Rasa's eyes flashed with murderous intent. "If Gaara, you're an enemy of Sunagakure!"

Ōnoki: "Who attacked your family's useless Jinchūriki? If he hadn't done that, I wouldn't have even realized he was Jinchūriki!"

Uchiha Shingen looked left and right, then decided to leave.

Both Karatachi Yagura and Ōnoki are clones. Rasa spoke as if it were true, saying that the great Fourth Hokage could definitely handle it by himself, and he had already sensed that Uzumaki Kushina's Chakra was rushing towards them.

As is widely known, there were four true Third Hokage.

The actual Fourth Hokage was a husband-and-wife team.

Just like the A-B Combo in Kumogakure, his strongest fighting form is when he is paired with his wife, Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina.

Most importantly, Uchiha Shingen sensed Nagato's Chakra and was running towards the Uchiha Clan's territory.

Leaving aside the joke about carrying a bag of rice up and down several flights of stairs, it would be quite amusing if Nagato were to run to Nagato's place Matatabi summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

"Lord Hokage, in that case, I'll take my leave first."

"Okay, go ahead." Namikaze Minato sensed his wife's Chakra and felt relieved. "I'm leaving the ANBU and the Police Force to you."

Uchiha Shingen nodded and then left using the Flying Thunder God.

Ōnoki and Karatachi Yagura's clones exchanged a glance and automatically dispelled their Ninjutsu.

One of them turned to stone, the other to a puddle of water, and so did their subordinates.

"Lord Hokage, you must have figured it out long ago, right?" Rasa looked at Namikaze Minato, whose expression remained unchanged. "You concealed it quite well."

"After all, everything was already arranged, Shingen helped me a lot." Namikaze Minato was very generous. "I always thought that the Lord Kazekage was planning to betray the alliance and that his attention was always on your side."

"It seems I interfered with the Lord Hokage's judgment." Rasa waved his hand, and a ball of yellow sand flew in from outside the stands, condensing into a "cushion".

Rasa jumped up first, then turned to look at Namikaze Minato.

"Lord Hokage, in the name of the Kazekage, I formally inquire whether Leaf Village will agree to revise the old treaty this time, so that the alliance between Leaf Village and Sand Village can continue?"

"I promise you this in the name of the Hokage, provided that the Sand Village fulfill their obligations as allies."

"Then it's settled." Rasa nodded. "The Sand Village will cooperate with the Konoha Ninja. I'll go and find Gaara first."

"Alright, Lord Kazekage, please be careful."

Watching Rasa fly away, Namikaze Minato dared not let his guard down and turned to look at the ANBU beside him.

"What about the Third? Have all the daimyo been safely evacuated?"

Just as the Anbu Ninja was about to answer, lightning erupted from his chest, and a hand pierced through his chest.

"Fourth Hokage, you should worry about yourself. The Third should be seeing his favorite student by now."

The body of the Anbu Ninja fell to the ground, and where he had stood, Uchiha Obito, dressed in Cloud Village combat uniform, stood.

"Let me introduce myself since this is our first meeting. My name is Takayama Hizo. In order to become the Raikage, I need to borrow your head today."

Chapter Twenty-One: The Impure World Reincarnation Should Be Done in Front of the Hokage

Namikaze Minato took out Kunai and looked at the sky outside the stands.

The sky was very blue, but on the distant horizon, wisps of smoke rose, climbing upwards and gradually turning the sky blackish-gray.

Looking down, the once packed stands were now empty, and the howling wind made the scene seem rather desolate.

The Joint Chunin Exams have come to an end.

[In the end, he still became the target of everyone's criticism... Shingen, your judgment on bad things is always very accurate.]

He turned his gaze back to the person in front of him.

The young man who called himself Takayama Hizo stood at his feet, with the Leaf Village ANBU he had killed lying there. He had no expression on his face and just stood there, looking at Namikaze Minato.

Those Sharingan, the familiar colors that Namikaze Minato remembered, were completely gone.

"Takayama Hizo..."

Namikaze Minato repeated the name, and finally asked softly:

"Young man, what is the meaning behind this name?"

"It's just a name, a code name representing me, nothing more, Lord Hokage."

"Is that so..." Namikaze Minato's eyes held a complex expression. "You... remind me of a student from before. He was a good kid, and I really hoped he could become Hokage."

"Lord Hokage, I'm afraid you're mistaken. I'm from Kumogakure, and I aspire to be the Raikage."

[Your excuse is so weak... Do you want to become the Raikage?]

"Indeed, you are Cloud Ninja." Namikaze Minato buried the last trace of regret and sorrow in his heart. He was a ninja of Leaf Village, and also the Hokage.

"Child, even if you possess the Sharingan, taking my head won't be an easy task."

"I am not a child, Lord Hokage. I will not give you the opportunity to support others," Uchiha Obito.

Doesn't he have a strong boss vibe now? What's the point of calling him a kid?

"What? Weren't you going to take my head?" Namikaze Minato laughed.

"There are priorities. For me, taking your life as soon as possible is of course the best outcome. Speaking of which, are you planning to stall for time? If so, that suits me just as well."

In Uchiha Obito's eyes, a massive amount of Chakra was already dissipating outside the stadium.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of the Uzumaki Clan in his full form is truly something else.

Yes, the Uzumaki Clan and the Nine-Tails —neither of these two prefixes can be omitted.

In an instant, Uzumaki Kushina's angry voice was audible to both of them.

"You Cloud Ninja! What are you planning to do to someone's husband?! You damned Minato! You didn't even tell me about something this big!"

Uchiha Obito and Namikaze Minato's expressions changed simultaneously.

Boom--!!!

With a deafening roar, the top floor of the stands was ripped open by an immense force from the outside, revealing Uzumaki Kushina, shrouded in the Nine-Tails Chakra. As she ripped the roof off, her fox claws, brimming with Chakra, slammed down towards the two people below.

The explosion and shockwave occurred simultaneously, and the huge stands were smashed to pieces by Uzumaki Kushina's slap. Namikaze Minato appeared beside his wife, and a tail extended from Uzumaki Kushina's back to support her husband, and they fell together to the fighting arena below.

Obito Uchiha, clad in Lightning Armor Uchiha Obito, also materialized amidst the flying rubble. He glanced at the two figures in the distance before falling down with the rain of stones.

The collapsed stands exhausted their power on the tiered seating, and less than 11% of the debris eventually fell into the field.

Uchiha Obito and his former teacher and teacher's wife gazed at each other from afar. Fragments of his memories surfaced, but he immediately suppressed them.

"Lightning Release Body Flicker!" Uzumaki Kushina hated Cloud Ninja more than anything in her life, an Uchiha Shingen.

From Uchiha Shingen's perspective, if he said that the Cloud Ninja were pigs, Uzumaki Kushina would definitely be the first to jump up and agree.

Namikaze Minato's mouth moved, but he didn't say anything.

He couldn't Obito.

Of the children in Team Minato, Uzumaki Kushina cared more about them than he did, especially Obito.

At that time, Kakashi was the village's number one genius and was the focus of attention, while Obito, who was determined to compete with Kakashi, was criticized and ridiculed.

In the words of Uchiha Shingen, this is the worst atmosphere in Hidden Leaf Village, and a superficial manifestation of the village's dark side—among the five great ninja villages, Leaf Village has the most street thugs.

Despite being nothing special themselves, they enjoy using other people's misfortunes as fodder for conversation, and they can't wait to kick someone when there's just a little gossip, just to show their presence.

For people like this who have nothing better to do than gossip, Uchiha Shingen suggested taking drastic measures, including them in the law enforcement system, catching them one by one, and making them all work; if there's a war, send them to the front lines to contribute.

The saying "the law does not punish the masses" means that evildoers are everywhere.

Freedom of speech cannot be categorized with freedom of malicious speech; there must be a cost to hurting others with malicious words.

Namikaze Minato felt that Uchiha Shingen's ideas were too extreme.

Uchiha Obito, expressed a similar view back then.

[I can't think about this anymore... Obito, I, your teacher, must kill you here today! Uchiha Obito is a hero of Leaf Village.]

"Kushina, thank you for your help."

"Alright, beat him to a pulp!"

Uzumaki Kushina activated the "Give Me Here" technique, passed down through generations of the Uzumaki Clan. Her Chakra Golden Body mode was activated, and the completely filtered and harmless Nine-Tails Chakra poured into Namikaze Minato's body.

The first element of Chakra is physical strength. Her husband is good in every way, but his physical strength is just so-so. Fortunately, he is smart and resourceful, otherwise, let alone becoming Hokage, he would have a hard time even becoming Hokage's husband.

The Tailed Beast Cloak slowly emerged from Namikaze Minato's body.

"The Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Jutsu are truly formidable." Uchiha Obito's thoughts drifted for a moment. "However, I'm also determined to fight you two. Don't mistake me for some kind of trash who's just wasting his days."

As he spoke, Uchiha Obito finished his hand seals and clasped his hands together.

Summoning Technique: Impure World Reincarnation.

With a loud bang, two coffins burst out in front of him. The surfaces of the coffins were mottled and worn, as if they had been dug up again after a long period of time.