Chapter 37: Diehards

"Perfect Jinchūriki?!"

Not only Danzo, but also the two advisors were all stunned after hearing what Minato Namikaze said.

This word is not very new to them, because it was only spread from the ninja world two years ago.

The rumor came from the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water.

Since the tailed beasts were assigned to the major ninja villages, the villages with these powers have been secretly conducting their own secret research.

There is almost no village leader who does not want to let his side completely control the power of this powerful weapon. The so-called Jinchūriki is actually a method of properly placing the tailed beast container that was imitated by various countries after Uzumaki Mito.

When people's research on the tailed beasts reached the point where people were the carriers, how the Jinchūriki used the power of the tailed beasts to fight became a new topic.

However, the violent power of the tailed beasts is not so easy to master. Therefore, in the early days, many of the Jinchūriki were almost disposable. When the village decided to seal the tailed beast into the body of the Jinchūriki, the Jinchūriki had to be prepared to die in the next war. Because when needed, the village would throw it into the war, stimulate its violence, and then the tailed beast would break the seal and wreak havoc on the battlefield.

Ordinary people would usually be devoured and killed by the tailed beast.

After the battle, the costly way of taking back the tailed beast was abandoned soon.

People began to want to keep the tailed beast in the body of the Jinchūriki forever, and the importance of sealing techniques was highlighted. After a long time of research on sealing techniques, Jinchūriki containers with special physiques and powerful sealing techniques gradually emerged.

Soon, the issue of how to make the stable tailed beast and the controlled Jinchūriki exert their power appeared again.

Tailed beast outer garments, Jinchūriki half-tailed beast transformation, etc., these fighting methods appeared in several ninja world wars.

Finally one day, rumors spread from the Kirigakure that they had a perfect Jinchūriki.

It is said that the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, could use the power of the Three-Tails freely. However, since the end of the Third War two years ago, the Kirigakure Village suddenly fell into a very closed state.

The Fourth Mizukage's policy of isolation made it difficult for the internal news of the entire Water Country to spread. The outside world only knew that civil strife often broke out in Kirigakure. The spies from various countries who were lucky enough to infiltrate it only found out that many bloodline limiters owned by Kirigakure seemed to be disappearing in large numbers. Apart from that, there was no more information.

The isolation of the Water Country was so thorough that even the surrounding maritime trade routes were almost cut off from the outside world.

This situation gradually made the rumors of the so-called perfect Jinchūriki questioned.

After all, Yagura Karatachi has never appeared in the eyes of outsiders since then, and there is almost no record of him taking action...

"The saying of perfect Jinchūriki is just a rumor. This is a power that two generations of Uzumaki clan Jinchūriki have not been able to comprehend..." Utane Koharu questioned at this time.

Her words were obviously recognized by Shimura Danzo and Mitomon En.

Namikaze Minato couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw this. How stubborn is this idea to make them complacent to this extent?

How long do they have to be immersed in the beautiful dream of the first ninja village before they can wake up?

After resisting the urge to slam his head, Minato Namikaze said coldly: "The saying of perfect Jinchūriki is definitely not a rumor."

"Kurogakure's Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, Killer Bee, you should have heard of it, right?"

"More than a year ago, I fought with him and the current Fourth Raikage. At that time, he already had all the abilities of the Eight-Tails except for the complete transformation of the tailed beast. It won't be long before he can completely control the Eight-Tails..."

"Kurogakure is a big country with two tailed beasts. Their enthusiasm for the research of tailed beast weapons is almost known to everyone."

"So in the matter of developing the power of the tailed beasts, Konoha must not lag behind!!"

After Minato Namikaze finished speaking word by word, he looked at the faces of the three people and saw that Mitomon En and Utatane Koharu were obviously thinking seriously about what he said. As for Danzo, his eyes flickered constantly, as if he was thinking about other things...

"Well, since your original intention is also for Konoha, we can't say anything more . ”

After a long time, Danzo suddenly said: "Finally, please ask the Fourth Hokage to explain why you want to protect the Uchiha clan?"

"If you are not very clear about the political strategy passed down by the Second Hokage Tobirama, I can explain to you in detail on behalf of Hiruzen why we should guard against the Uchiha..."

"No need..." Before Danzo finished speaking, Namikaze Minato suddenly interrupted impatiently: "I don't want to explain more about the Uchiha matter."

"If I have to say the reason, it is that I don't want to see the relationship between Konoha and Uchiha deteriorate and eventually lead to civil strife. "

"Times have changed, and there is no method or strategy in the world that can solve the problem once and for all. It is undeniable that the Second Hokage made this policy of guarding against and monitoring the Uchiha at that time because of the precedent of Uchiha Madara in Konoha, which was in line with the times. "

"But now Konoha is no longer suitable to continue to follow such a strategy..."

"Fourth Hokage, you are too young. If you don't remain vigilant against a clan that possesses the evil and terrifying power of the Sharingan, the consequences will be very serious." Shimura Danzo said decisively.

"The example of Uchiha Obito is right in front of us!"

After going around in circles, it turns out that he is still indignant about his handling of the Uchiha affairs...

Namikaze Minato looked at Danzo, who was a little excited, and frowned, saying: "Let's forget about the Uchiha affairs."

"Most of the Konoha ninjas present saw that the head of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku, was desperate in the battle against the Nine-Tails."

"Punishment and precaution will only make the gap between Uchiha and Konoha bigger and bigger."

"This is definitely not a good thing for the future of the village. Finally, this is my decision as the Fourth Hokage. I hope you can understand that the Hokage assists Danzo..."

Namikaze Minato said at the end, and he deliberately emphasized his tone, which clearly showed his attitude.

The first time that Minato Namikaze showed such an unquestionable tone and majestic momentum, it was obvious that the two consultants were surprised.

At this time, the two of them finally realized that the humble Fourth Hokage in the past and the Hokage in front of them who could already show majesty were no longer the same...

More than ten minutes later, outside the Hokage building.

Minato Namikaze walked out tiredly and looked at Konoha, which had completely darkened.

In the evening, Konoha Village, in the distance, was the central street of the village, a scene of bustling and prosperous. Stretching his body, he was about to go to Konoha Hospital to pick up Naruto, but he didn't take two steps.

In the distance, a white-haired boy dressed in mission clothes and wearing a black hood hurriedly ran towards him.