The matter of reform had simply fizzled out.
He hadn't expected the Fifth Hokage to accomplish what the Fourth Hokage had failed to do...
All he could say was this.
Even Hokage differed from one another.
Just as Minato Namikaze was thinking this...
A figure appeared in the Hokage's Office as though out of thin air.
A sharp glint immediately flashed through Minato Namikaze's eyes. He extended his right hand, and a special-made [Flying Thunder God Kunai] instantly appeared in his palm as he watched the newcomer warily.
But when he saw that spotless white Fifth Hokage's Robe, he finally realized who had arrived.
"Fifth Hokage?"
Minato Namikaze stood up and put the [Flying Thunder God Kunai] back into his Ninja Tool Pouch.
"Why are you back already?"
"Something unexpected happened."
Uchiha Minamoto looked at Minato Namikaze. Rather than explaining directly, he asked him to go home first.
"Fourth Hokage, please go home and bring Lady Kushina Uzumaki.
"I'll wait for you at the Naka River Reservoir."
"All right."
Minato Namikaze agreed immediately without asking any further questions.
After Uchiha Minamoto used [Divine Lightning] to leave the Hokage's Office...
Minato Namikaze also used the [Flying Thunder God Technique] to go home first, then brought his wife to the Naka River Reservoir.
At the reservoir, on the shore.
Uchiha Minamoto's sudden appearance immediately caught the attention of the two Senju brothers temporarily staying there.
"Fifth Hokage?"
Tobirama Senju frowned, looking at Uchiha Minamoto in puzzlement.
Hashirama Senju was also a little puzzled, but he remembered something else and set his questions aside for now.
"Fifth Hokage, you're back just in time."
Hashirama Senju pointed north of the Naka River Reservoir.
"After you left, the Nine-Tails ran off too.
"According to the Fourth Hokage's sensing, the Nine-Tails seemed to be heading for