Minato Namikaze had quite approved of Hiruzen Sarutobi returning to office. After all, it was the fastest way to stabilize the village amid the chaos at the time.
Under normal circumstances, selecting a new Hokage would not have been so quick.
An emergency called for extraordinary measures, so Hiruzen Sarutobi's decision was understandable.
Of course, Minato Namikaze had yet to realize just how long Hiruzen Sarutobi had remained in office.
As he understood it, once that initial period of chaos had passed, Konoha could select a new Fifth Hokage and get back on track.
So Minato Namikaze still assumed that Hiruzen Sarutobi had not held office again for very long.
Unfortunately, he had forgotten what Naraku had just said.
Tsunade had only taken over as Konoha's Fifth Hokage a few years ago, which made it easy to imagine how long Hiruzen Sarutobi had remained in office.
But Minato Namikaze could hardly be blamed. He had only recently been resurrected, and his mind had previously been restricted by a curse mark, so he was not particularly sensitive to the passage of time.
He still had no accurate sense of how much time had passed.
Right, Naruto!
Minato Namikaze had wanted to ask more about the village, but then he remembered his son and hurriedly turned to Shihōin Naraku. "Naraku, how is Naruto doing?"
"He... nothing's happened to him, has it?"
Seeing Minato Namikaze's worried expression, Naraku shook his head, looking a little puzzled. "Nothing's wrong. Naruto's doing very well right now."
"Oh, you're worried about Akatsuki and Obito targeting Naruto, right, Minato? We've already made preparations for that!"
"Naruto has been sent somewhere suitable for hiding, where he can focus on training. His safety is absolutely assured."
*So that was it. No wonder I couldn't sense any trace of Naruto in