When Aoba said.
Minato was silent.
He already had that feeling in his heart!
He had been striving for this period of time, hoping that the village could avoid or occupy a favorable position in the Third Ninja World War.
However.
It had to be said.
Many opportunities had been missed!
That kind of miss was something that made people unwilling to miss. It was not that they could not get it at all, but they had not even tried it!
These things.
It was also the reason why he wanted to become stronger!
"Ha~..."
Minato took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. By taking a deep breath, he could calm his emotions.
"I understand."
Minato nodded. He did not repeat this topic, nor did he ask this question again. He knew very well that it would not be very nice if this topic continued.
"Aoba, Kushina and I came here to say goodbye to you. I guessed that you might come, but I would let Brother Teuchi send you a message even if you did not come!"
Minato suddenly changed the topic. His face, which had just become serious returned to a warm smile.
He had already decided not to think about the matters of the higher-ups of the village.
He should concentrate on this trip to Mount Myoboku to learn senjutsu and increase his own strength to advance to the next level.
"This box contains what you want."
Minato held the box in his hand and placed it directly under Aoba's feet. Overall, it did not look light at all.
"Quite a lot!"
From Minato's posture, Aoba could tell that the weight of this box should be much heavier than the previous one.
There were definitely more books in this box than before!
Minato was quite honest!
He really brought over a pile of books.
"Thank you!"
Aoba nodded at Minato. He did not know what the contents of these books were, but he knew that these books would definitely be of great help to him.
"I don't know how long I will be gone this time. I thought I might not be here if you needed me again, so I took more."
Minato smiled at Aoba, then looked at Kushina, who was next to him and the smile on his face became even more gentle.
"Yesterday, after I went to look for Kushina, she knew that you wanted to learn sealing technique, so she specially added some of the Uzumaki Clan books about seals."
"It's just that the difficulty of these sealing techniques is higher..."
"You can try learning them!"
"Or just pick some books that are more suitable for you!"
Minato stared at Aoba and said. Just as he was talking about Kushina, she suddenly blushed. She reached out to Minato's waist and pinched him hard.
"Ouch!"
Minato cried out in pain; he turned to look at Kushina with eyes full of confusion.
It was just...
When he met Kushina's eyes.
He was terrified.
"Minato, what's wrong?" Aoba asked with a meaningful smile. He had caught these details just now, but he pretended not to know.
"No... It's okay... I accidentally... bumped something." Minato waved his hand. He didn't know what he had said wrong. This girlfriend was good at everything, but her temper was too fiery. Occasionally, she would get angry for no reason. As expected, a woman's heart was like a needle at the bottom of the sea!
"Hahahahaha!"
When Aoba saw the two of them, he couldn't help but laugh. He was sincerely happy for Minato and Kushina.
When he watched Naruto Anime before, he had almost never seen any overly tender interactions between the two of them. The impression of the two people in his memory was more of the tragic feeling of life and death.
Now, the history of the whole Ninja World had changed.
The Third Ninja World War had arrived early.
There was also a high possibility that it would end early.
Then...
Whether the Battle of Kanabi Bridge would still happen or not was a question.
Of course.
No matter what changes occurred.
Aoba had already acknowledged Minato as a friend in his heart. He would never let Minato have any problems with the mission.
As the Fourth Hokage of Konohagakure...
It would be better to pass the position of Hokage to the 5th generation personally!
"When are you going to set off?"
Aoba smiled and stopped laughing. He stared at Minato and asked.
After he asked this question, Teuchi had already brought Minato and Kushina's ramen up and stared at Minato curiously. He was also looking forward to the answer to this question.
This was not only because of the relationship between Teuchi and Minato but also because he now knew that when Minato returned, it was the end of the Third Ninja World War.
"Tomorrow morning."
Minato also put away the smile on his face, and his expression became serious. He turned to look at Kushina and said, "Kushina will go with me."
"I know, I know. You have to be careful. Don't go for a few months and get Naruto out." Aoba said casually.
"Naruto?"
When Minato heard Aoba's words, he was stunned for a moment, and his head slowly became puzzled.
At this time, he had not read Jiraiya's book yet, so he was not clear about Naruto's name.
Minato blinked his eyes and stared at Aoba. Kushina also pricked up her ears to listen. She was also very curious.
"It's nothing; it's nothing. I was just casually saying..."
Aoba smiled and waved his hand. He did not continue the topic and directly changed the subject.
"Right, Minato, what happened in the village yesterday? I still don't know anything!" Aoba immediately asked seriously.
"Didn't I tell you yesterday?" Minato was stunned for a moment. Last night, he went to Aoba's dormitory and told Aoba about Kumogakure's ninja attack on Konohagakure. He also told Aoba to be careful.
"I'm not talking about this. I heard that Third Hokage-sama led the Anbu directly to attack Kumogakure's envoy group?" Aoba asked. He was more concerned about this matter. He wanted to know how far the matter had developed.
"This matter..."
Minato looked around and happened to see that the only customer left had finished eating and got up to go out of Ramen Ichiraku.
In Ramen Ichiraku, only Aoba, Minato, Kushina, and Teuchi were left.
"Let's close the shop and talk about it!"
Teuchi was also very curious about this matter. As a person who opened a Noodle House in the village, he also wanted to know what the current situation of the village was like.
Then.
Teuchi walked out from behind and walked in front of Ramen Ichiraku Noodle House.
He put down the door curtain.
Closing the door.
He also turned over the "In business" sign hanging at the entrance and changed it to "close".
After Teuchi dealt with these things.
He returned back and picked up a chair, then sat opposite the three people. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Minato curiously, waiting for Minato to explain the village situation.
Among the people present.
Only Minato had more contact with Konohagakure's higher-ups.
He was able to obtain more information.
"This... I shouldn't have told you all this, but I will be leaving tomorrow. I will warn you a little, and I will be more at ease. However, don't tell anyone about these things, or it will bring you unnecessary trouble!" Minato said seriously.
"Alright, hurry up and say it!" Kushina patted Minato on the shoulder. She was very curious. If it weren't for her going to Mount Myoboku with Minato, she wouldn't know about them.
"Don't worry; I won't say it. I just want to know the current situation." Aoba said.
"My mouth is the tightest!" Teuchi patted his chest and promised.
As the three people expressed their opinions one after another, Minato nodded. His eyes swept past Kushina, Teuchi and finally fell on Aoba, staring into his eyes.
"You know about Kumogakure ninjas' sudden attack, right?"
"Now, let's talk about what happened next..."
"Because of Uchiha Sekai's death and the explosion of Hyuga Dojo, the people of Uchiha and Hyuga went to the Hokage Building to collectively protest, which brought great pressure to Third Hokage-sama!"
"Left with no choice, Third Hokage-sama brought his direct Anbu subordinate to arrest Kumogakure's envoy group."
"But..."
"Kumogakure's envoy group has no intention of sitting down and talking at all!"
"Their resistance is extremely fierce!"
"In this arrest operation, many people died on both sides."
"The village suffered a great loss, and just now, they captured Kumogakure's Anbu Leader, Hari..."
When Minato said this, he took a deep breath. There was a faint fluctuation in his blue eyes. He seemed to recall the night and felt a sense of sorrow.
There was still a soft part of his character. He had a deep love for the people in the village. He did not want to see any casualties in the village.
But the reality was always cruel!
The current him could not prevent this from happening. He could not stand up and protect the village behind them when they encountered danger.
This kind of situation happened one after another.
It further motivated Minato to become stronger!
"Aoba, you don't know what kind of situation it is. When the Anbus entered the residence of Kumogakure's envoys, they found that all the staff officers in Kumogakure's envoy group were dead. They died very miserably!" Minato said seriously.
"Hari did it?" Aoba frowned slightly. This Hari was not simple. He was definitely someone who would not do wrong things. The death of these staff officers could be said to have cut off the possibility of Kumogakure continuing to negotiate with Konohagakure.
"That's right!"
Minato nodded heavily, and a hint of anger appeared in his blue eyes.
"As the leader of Kumogakure Anbu, Hari failed to protect the people of his village; he even killed these people directly. But now, the blame for killing these staff officers is all on us, Konohagakure!"
Minato said indignantly.
This was what made him even angrier.
If Hari had not resisted so strongly, perhaps things would not have developed to this point. Konohagakure and Kumogakure might not have the possibility to continue fighting.
But now, it could be said that there was no hope at all. War could break out at any time.
"Where is Hari?" Aoba suddenly asked.
"I don't know either!"
Minato shook his head. He thought about it and added, "I only know that he was taken away by Danzo-sama..."