Decisive Fourth Hokage, Pot Kage Removed from Office!

Konoha, Hokage's Office.

As the acting Hokage, Minato Namikaze was rapidly reviewing mission documents.

Although this was his first time formally handling the Hokage's duties, he seemed completely at ease.

Moreover, as Konoha's Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze handled the Hokage's work in a way entirely different from the Third Hokage.

As Konoha's acknowledged little sun, Minato Namikaze possessed a far broader mind than the Third Hokage.

He was especially skilled at delegating his authority. If he had already been the official Hokage, he would have formed his own Hokage Advisory Council.

Even so, among all the Hokage throughout history, Minato Namikaze had the smallest workload.

There were not many mission documents on his Hokage desk.

"Shikaku, how are things going on the Third Hokage's end?"

After processing the last document, Minato Namikaze turned to Nara Shikaku, the Hokage advisor beside him, and asked with a relaxed expression.

"The Third Hokage has already arrived at the Daimyo's Residence in the Land of Fire. He is using the Daimyo's Residence's communication equipment to contact the daimyo of the other great nations. Once he obtains their approval, the Five Kage Summit can officially begin," Nara Shikaku quickly reported.

"There are still two days until the deadline Ato set. I hope everything can be done in time." Minato Namikaze rested his cheek on his right hand and sighed.

"Lord Hokage, is there really no way to control that Saiyan?"

Nara Shikaku frowned deeply and spoke hesitantly.

As the commander of the Stone Shinobi Battlefield, Nara Shikaku had personally witnessed the shocking sight of Ato turning the entire battlefield into an abyss with a single Energy Blast.

Ato's strength was simply too terrifying.

It had already surpassed the realm of the Kage.

Nara Shikaku even felt that not even the former God of Shinobi could have been much stronger.

Before Ato, even the Tailed Beasts paled in comparison.

That left Nara Shikaku deeply worried.

He feared that a casual strike from Ato could reduce Konoha to ruins.

Therefore, Nara Shikaku wanted to find a way to restrain Ato.

And the first thing that came to mind was the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Jutsu.

Adamantine Sealing Chains and the Eight Trigrams Seal.

"Minato, couldn't we use Sealing Jutsu to seal that Saiyan while he is asleep? Like sealing a Tailed Beast?"

Faced with Nara Shikaku's suggestion, Minato Namikaze merely shook his head gently.

"We know nothing about Ato. If we rashly try to seal him, it may backfire."

Nara Shikaku nodded helplessly. How could he not understand that?

But witnessing the Stone Shinobi Battlefield become an abyssal wasteland had left him with no sense of security.

"Ah, all we can do now is wait and see. I just hope Saiyan Ato has a better impression of Konoha."

Boom!

Nara Shikaku had barely finished speaking when a massive explosion rang through all of Konoha.

"Something happened!" Minato Namikaze reacted instantly and removed the Hokage Straw Hat from his head.

"Lord Hokage, the explosion came from near your home," an Anbu quickly reported.

"It was Ato!" Minato Namikaze's pupils constricted. He then grabbed Nara Shikaku and used Flying Thunder God to appear in his home.

"How did this happen?"

The moment he appeared in his living room, Minato Namikaze saw that his house looked as if it had been bombarded by hundreds of Explosive Tags.

His once-warm home had become a field of broken walls and rubble.

The living room was an even greater mess.

After searching briefly, Minato Namikaze spotted Kushina standing before the guest bedroom, frowning in thought.

"Kushina, are you all right? What happened?" Minato Namikaze rushed to Kushina's side. After confirming that she was unharmed, he asked with a grave expression.

"Minato, it was Danzo's Root Shinobi." Kushina came back to her senses and quickly told Minato Namikaze what had just happened.

When he heard that Danzo, the leader of Root, had attacked Ato while he was asleep,

Minato Namikaze's face turned cold.

He walked over to the enormous trench and looked at the shattered Konoha houses along the way, as well as the collapsed Hokage Rock.

Minato Namikaze turned around and gave Nara Shikaku an order. "Danzo bypassed the Hokage and attacked Ato on his own. That is already the act of a rogue ninja. Immediately surround Danzo's Root Base."

"Yes, Lord Hokage."

Several minutes later, at the underground Root Base beneath Konoha's Forest of Death.

Danzo sat in the darkness, reading the intelligence report. When he learned that the elite Root Shinobi he had sent out had been instantly wiped out before they had even seen Ato,

Danzo's face darkened.

"What a bunch of trash!"

"It seems this old man must act personally!"

Danzo rose to his feet and emerged from the shadows with his cane. His expression was sinister, yet he spoke with complete confidence.

He believed he had more than enough methods to restrain Ato.

This was the confidence of Konoha's Pot Kage!!!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

However, just as Danzo was preparing to gather his Root Shinobi, plumes of smoke suddenly appeared.

Within the smoke stood Ninja dressed in Anbu uniforms and wearing masks.

They were the Anbu directly under the Hokage's command.

"Anbu Ninja?!" Danzo was stunned when he saw the suddenly appearing Anbu, then anger flashed in his eyes.

"Who allowed you Anbu to enter this old man's base?!"

Danzo demanded sharply.

"I did!"

As the voice rang out, Minato Namikaze, wearing the Fourth Hokage's Hokage Haori, instantly appeared.

"Minato Namikaze!" Danzo frowned deeply, his eyes filled with wariness.

"Danzo, you should address me as the Fourth Hokage," Minato Namikaze said coldly.

"Fourth Hokage? You are merely an acting Hokage. This old man is the future Fourth Hokage!"

Hearing Minato Namikaze's words, Danzo flew into a rage and shouted with his eyes wide.

Minato Namikaze could not be bothered with Danzo. He turned and glanced at Nara Shikaku.

Nara Shikaku nodded, then said to Danzo, "Danzo, you publicly bypassed the Hokage, provoked Saiyan Ato without authorization, and caused the village to suffer severe losses. As a result, 230 Konoha civilians and 22 Konoha Shinobi lost their lives.

As the leader of the Root Shinobi, you must bear responsibility for this incident.

You are now officially removed from your position as leader of the Root Shinobi. Your control over the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal placed on the Root Shinobi will be revoked, and you will immediately be imprisoned in Konoha Prison to await further judgment."

Faced with Nara Shikaku's ruling, Danzo roared furiously, "A mere Fourth Hokage dares dream of judging this old man?! This old man is Konoha's Root, Konoha's darkness!

Other than the Second Hokage, no one can judge this old man. No one!"

Minato Namikaze looked at the enraged, twisted Danzo and said lightly, "Danzo, if you wish to test my Flying Thunder God, I can indulge you."

Danzo:!!!

Minato Namikaze's casual remark made the previously overbearing Danzo break out in a cold sweat.

"Hmph, this old man wishes to see the Third Hokage! Even if there is to be a judgment, it should be Hiruzen Sarutobi who does it!" Danzo snorted and directly handed over the control formula for the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal.

"Minato Namikaze, do not be so smug. This old man will return! The Fourth Hokage will sooner or later be this old man!" After his chakra was sealed, Danzo delivered a sinister loser's declaration before being escorted away by Anbu Ninja.

"Tenzō, come with me." Minato Namikaze paid no attention to Danzo.

His governing style was completely different from the Third Hokage's.

He believed in letting sunlight shine into every corner of Konoha.

Therefore, Konoha had no need for a Root hiding in the sewers.

After beckoning to a young man, he took the Root Shinobi named Tenzō and left the Root Base.

Minato Namikaze still had many things to do, one of which was repairing Konoha's streets as quickly as possible.

"Fourth Hokage, is there something you need me to do?"

Minato Namikaze and Tenzō appeared before the trench created by Android 18.

Tenzō asked in a flat tone, his dead-fish eyes devoid of emotion.

"Tenzō, you can use Wood Release, correct?" Minato Namikaze smiled and patted Tenzō on the head, completely unlike the cold man he had been when facing Danzo.

"Yes, Fourth Hokage, but my Wood Release cannot display the First Hokage's power," Tenzō answered every question.

"It is all right, Tenzō! I know your talent very well. Your Wood Release should not be used on the battlefield, but to build Konoha."

Minato Namikaze offered a word of comfort, then gave Tenzō an order.

"Now, use your Wood Release to restore the damaged buildings."

Faced with Minato Namikaze's command, Tenzō merely nodded mechanically, then pressed both hands against the ground.

Wood Release: Four Pillars House Technique.

The next moment, countless wooden beams burst from the ground, then wove together in midair into rows of standard single-family homes.

Even the furniture was fully furnished.

They were completely ready for immediate move-in.

"Good work, Tenzō! I told you that you had a talent for construction." Minato Namikaze smiled brightly. When he turned to look at his completely renewed home, his smile grew even wider.

"Tenzō, from this day onward, you are a member of the Anbu." Minato Namikaze gently patted Tenzō's shoulder and issued a new order.

"Yes, Lord Hokage!"