Minato Namikaze fell silent for a moment before slowly speaking.
Now that he had figured out Hiruzen Sarutobi's limits, he naturally knew what to say next.
Since he wants to put me in the Hokage's seat and doesn't want any bad blood between master and student, surely it wouldn't be too much to make a few requests?
With an opportunity delivered right into his hands, he would have been a fool not to take advantage of it.
Originally, Minato had only intended to gloss over tonight's events. After all, once Kushina lost control, she had damaged many villagers' homes and killed quite a few Root ninja. No matter how one looked at it, these were hardly minor offenses that could simply be brushed aside.
If someone truly insisted on pursuing the matter, he might not have been able to stop them.
Yet Hiruzen had never once mentioned those losses, nor had he shown the slightest intention of holding anyone accountable. It was as though a few ruined houses and some dead Root ninja were no great matter at all.
A bitter smile touched Minato's lips.
Only now did he realize more clearly that what the Konoha High Command kept hidden ran deeper than he had ever imagined. In the eyes of those who truly held power, were the lives of those Root members nothing more than numbers they could casually cross out?
He knew that, with his current abilities, he was not yet in a position to change this state of affairs.
Since Hiruzen had no intention of holding Kushina accountable, the matter was probably settled. In that case, he might as well use this opportunity to bring up the issue of Danzo and make the Hokage before him squirm a little.
As for actually doing anything to Danzo, Minato