"No! I'm going to see the Third and tell him I don't want to be anyone's replacement!"
Minato Namikaze suddenly stood up, his expression resolute. "In the face of the village's safety, all of that should be set aside."
"It's useless, Minato..."
Hyuga Wuye flashed behind him and pressed a hand onto his shoulder, making him sit back down. "The Third has already paved a bloody path to the top for you. Now it depends on whether you can withstand it."
"If the Third Tsuchikage and the Third Raikage take the field, it'll be hard for me to keep things under control. Even if I manage to keep Konoha from losing in the end, I don't know how many shinobi will die..."
Minato Namikaze was deeply worried.
This also showed his powerful confidence and self-awareness. By relying on the Flying Thunder God Technique to harass and control the battle lines, cut off enemy supply routes, and so on, he could keep things dragging on.
But on the main battlefield, it would be difficult for him to handle several Kage-level shinobi at once.
So Konoha could only avoid defeat, but many people would die...
"That depends on whether our Third is willing to let me take the field when he has a choice," Wuye said calmly.
In truth, the Third had another candidate: Orochimaru.
It was just that Orochimaru had not participated in this war in the original story, which was why Minato Namikaze's reputation had risen to such heights.
What about this time?
"Wuye, so the village is this complicated..."
Minato Namikaze was silent for a long while before rubbing his face sadly. "I used to think that as long as I became Hokage, I'd be able to do everything."
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