ANBU stood up and disappeared on the roof of the morning mist.
Hiruzen named a few more people, started to seal off the outside of the building, arranged for repairs, and counted Root prisoners and evidence.
"The severed arm is sealed alone!"
With a livid face, he gave a death order, "Whoever dares to touch the eyes above will be treated as a traitor!"
The remaining ANBU acted quickly, and the sound of the collision of gravel sounded again, but the two consultants still sat slumped in place.
After doing all this, Hiruzen didn't look at them anymore and walked down the pit alone along the collapsed stone steps.
Gravel crunched underfoot.
A ANBU wanted to step forward to help, but he waved his hand and stopped him outside the pit.
Danzo's face has been covered by Hokage's Ceremonial Robe.
Hiruzen walked to the wreckage and squatted down. The morning light shone from the pit mouth and spread on his stooped back.
He bent down and opened his Hokage robe, looked at the distorted face, and paused for a long time.
The person who always competed with him when he was young finally died in his own greed.
Hiruzen stretched out his bloody hand and began to remove the broken bricks that were pressing on his old friend's remains one by one.
Then, he covered Danzo's face again, and held the broken shoulders and back firmly with both hands.
"Bring the stretcher, I will personally take him on his last journey..."
At his feet, blood was still slowly flowing into the cracks in the rocks.
The charred tree trunks were still smoking, and the burnt smell mixed with the smell of blood stuck to the ground and penetrated directly into people's noses.
Outside the Konoha defense line, dozens of corpses of enemy ninjas were lying strewn in the open mud.
Some still maintained the gesture of Hand Seals, some were directly cut into two pieces, and Kakkō was not completely extinguished.
The last few enemy ninjas rolled and crawled to the ground and disappeared at the end of the tree line. They didn't even dare to take away the corpses of their companions, and they were completely defeated.
Minato Namikaze knelt on one knee next to a huge broken tree, with his right hand on the ground, and the air in his chest was cut out with a knife.
He bent down and pulled out the special Kunai nailed to the chest of the last corpse, shaking off the blood beads on the tip of the blade.
The dazzling blond hair was stuck to his forehead with sweat and blood, and the hem of his vest was cut with a black gash by Lightning Release, revealing the burnt lining inside.
Minato looked down at his slightly trembling palms, and there was less than 40% Chakra left in his body.
He stood up on his knees, looked around at the devastated battlefield, and frowned into a knot.
Five Great Ninja Villages was beaten completely crazy. Konoha was almost hit on the head with hammers from all sides.
Lady Tsunade was disheartened and ran away from the village long ago.
Jiraiya teacher is out collecting information all year round and can't be counted on.
That senior Orochimaru clearly has Kage Level combat power, but he was detained in the village and refused to go out by the higher-ups on the grounds of censorship.
Minato was really fascinated at that time. With Konoha's huge defense line, how could he just rely on himself to defeat him with a gold medal thug?
If there weren't seniors Hatake Sakumo going around putting out fires and supporting various positions, this front would have collapsed long ago, right?
"Minato Master!"
There was a rush of footsteps, and a Intelligence Division ninja covered in mud stepped on the broken wood and rushed to Minato while rolling and crawling.
The voice was full of uncontrollable ecstasy.
"Eastern Front Exploration Confirmed, Kirigakure vanguard troops have begun to break camp!"
"Three reconnaissance teams have repeatedly verified that their camps and supplies are moving eastward. Kirigakure has retreated!"
Konoha Ninja who were bandaging their wounds all around stopped their movements, and low-pitched cheers that had been suppressed for a long time broke out one after another on the battlefield.
Minato The back that had been tightly bound all day finally relaxed slightly, and he let out a long breath of turbid air mixed with the smell of blood.
But he didn't dare to relax completely. He turned around and pressed his hands.
"Don't celebrate tonight, suppress the news of Kirigakure's retreat for the time being to prevent the madmen from Hidden Cloud from taking the opportunity to attack."
After saying that, he quickly returned to the temporary command tent.
Pick up the wooden stick, first push away the chess piece representing Kirigakure on Sand Table, and then remove the mark Sunagakure on the south side.
"Sunagakure is tired from the long battle, and Kirigakure is also retreating. The eastern and southern fronts can finally take a breather."
Minato's eyes were cold, and the wooden stick stopped on the north side of Sand Table.
"Kannabi Bridge has been destroyed, and the supply of large stocks of Iwagakure has been cut off. However, Explosion Corps's offensive trend has not diminished, but has become more and more aggressive."
"And Hidden Cloud, that group of bullies, have no intention of shrinking their troops at all."
The violent figure with eight octopus tails wrapped around its body flashed in his mind, and Minato frowned even deeper.
The power of Killer B and Eight-Tails will cause the entire mountain to crack when they hit it. They are still the most difficult meat grinders on this battlefield.
After arranging the defense change, Minato dropped the wooden stick and walked out of the tent.
The cold wind blew the sparks on the charred wood flying, and he looked up to the distant southeast.
Across the mountains and the battlefield, that is the direction of Konoha.
The gust of wind blew through the blond hair, and the lines at the corners of Minato's mouth softened involuntarily, and even the lung pain in his chest became a little lighter.
I don't know how Kushina lives alone in the village, or whether he eats well.
At this moment, he was probably complaining about the unpalatable dinner, or helping Lin check the seal.
Last time I hurried back to the village to hand over the task, Kushina stood at the entrance to see him off.
The red-haired girl who was always making a fuss stuffed two bags of rice balls into his arms, shouting that she would come back to settle the score with him if she missed one.
But with the last glance before closing the door, Minato saw her standing alone in the room, with a loneliness hidden in her eyes that she couldn't get rid of.
The identity of Nine-Tails Jinchuriki firmly imprisoned her in the small area of Konoha.
The senior management called this protection, but in fact she had to apply repeatedly for even one trip, and most of them were rejected in the end.
Minato had promised her long ago that he would take her to Valley of Clouds and Lightning to see the snow and Land of Hot Water to see the sea.
But the war has been going on for so long, and that promise is still only lip service.
Minato's fists tightened little by little under his sleeves.
With his identity as Jonin, he cannot change Jinchuriki's rules.
If you want to break the iron rules set by the top management, you have to sit in a position where you can make the rules.
Hokage.
He may not be very old, but no one can erase the illustrious achievements he has made on the battlefield with Flying Thunder God in the past few years.
As long as he can withstand the fierce attack of Hidden Cloud and Iwagakure and completely stabilize the battle line, he will be qualified to compete for that position.
Even with the pressure from two old consultants, when he becomes Hokage, the first thing he will do is to smash the shackles on Kushina with his own hands.
In addition to Kushina, Minato is also thinking about his four students.
Ye, Obito, Kakashi and Lin, Kannabi Bridge's S-Rank mission should have been handed over smoothly, right?
Minato A doting smile appeared in his eyes, and he murmured secretly in his heart.
Those four brats had just saved their lives from the brink of death. They should rest for a few days after returning to the village, so as not to cause any more trouble, right?
With Kakashi's stability and Lin's careful attention, Ye and Obito would never be able to turn the world upside down.
Minato firmly believes in this.
At this moment, Minato, who was full of longing in the cold wind, could not have imagined that Hokage Building now had only half a seat left.
He never expected that his four good students not only did not die in the hospital.
Instead, he was sitting in Konoha's most expensive barbecue restaurant, eating special frost beef, and sitting next to him was the living Madara Uchiha.
Just when Chakra was flowing again in Minato's body and he was preparing to formulate a counterattack plan against Hidden Cloud overnight, a short and shrill eagle cry came from the sky.
A Ninja Hawk bearing the direct mark of Hokage broke through the low clouds and headed straight for the camp.
The squad leader's face turned pale after he recognized the mark, caught Ninja Hawk, turned around and ran towards the main account.
The squad leader knocked over the medicine box at the door and didn't even bother to pick it up.
Holding a scroll with a red top-secret wax stamp in both hands, he rushed to Minato on the ground.
"Sir Minato! The most advanced urgent secret order! Please open it in person!"
The monitor's voice was trembling.
Minato His pupils shrank, his heart skipped a beat, and his sleepiness disappeared on the spot.
The highest level?
A secret order that is only used for the survival of this village.
Could it be that some enemy troops bypassed the front line and directly attacked Konoha's village?
Kushina and the children are still in the village.
Minato took the scroll, turned around and stepped into the main account, pressing the sealing verification technique with his palm.
The scroll popped open. There was no complicated description of the battle situation, no number of enemy troops, only a line of words written by Hiruzen himself.
"Put down all tasks, don't delay for a moment, use Flying Thunder God to return to Konoha immediately!"