Minato Namikaze's expression remained grave.
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi had fallen out of his favor, Minato had a fair idea of what kind of man this Hokage was. At least when it came to handling affairs, he still had some limits.
Danzo was different.
That man had never followed the rules, much less respected any limits. If not for Minato's connection to Jiraiya, the so-called leader of Root and Konoha Elder might not have felt any need to take him seriously.
But that was precisely the problem.
He had matters to attend to and could not stay home forever. What if Danzo took advantage of his absence to forcibly take Rin Nohara away?
Minato simply could not rest easy leaving it to Obito and the other two.
Obito might have awakened his Mangekyo, but Konoha had kept the Uchiha suppressed for years. Who knew whether Danzo's Root had methods specifically designed to counter them?
That was why he had yet to ask exactly what ability Obito's Mangekyo possessed.
If he had known it was Kamui, Minato might have felt a little more reassured. After all, that ability was extremely difficult to restrict. Ordinary methods could not stop Obito at all.
Even then, however, he would not dare gamble with his students' safety.
Obito was still young, after all, and the village absolutely could not learn that he had awakened his Mangekyo yet. Otherwise, once the news spread, counting Yan Uchiha, Shisui Uchiha, and Kakashi, the village would effectively have gained three pairs of Mangekyo all at once.
Konoha was already wary of the Uchiha at every turn. If the Hokage's faction learned of this, who knew what madness they might resort to?
Fortunately, Jin Uchiha had always liked keeping his trump cards hidden. He had likewise told no one that Fugaku