The Eight Trigrams Seal is complete!

"It worked." Minato Namikaze smiled, turned around, and hugged Kushina Uzumaki behind him. "Thank you, Kushina!"

"As long as you're okay..."

Kushina Uzumaki nestled into Minato Namikaze's arms, looking exceptionally sweet and dependent.

"Cough cough!"

Akira Hatake coughed twice. "Master, Mistress, isn't it a bit inappropriate to be so intimate in front of me?"

"Um, this..."

"Hmph, brat!"

Unlike Minato Namikaze's embarrassment, Kushina Uzumaki was not going to tolerate Akira Hatake.

Although her cheeks were still flushed, Kushina Uzumaki raised her fist at Akira Hatake.

Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Akira Hatake turned away and stopped looking at the two people who were showing off their affection.

After a while, their tender moment ended, and Akira Hatake turned around again.

"Should I take my master's wife home?"

"Yes, it was too hasty to call Kushina over to help. If the Hokage finds out that Kushina isn't in the village, who knows what might happen."

Minato Namikaze nodded, steeling himself to avoid looking at Kushina Uzumaki's mournful eyes.

Akira Hatake didn't say anything, but gritted his teeth and stepped forward to grab Kushina Uzumaki's shoulder.

Sa!

After a soft sound, the two arrived at the home of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki.

Sa!

With another soft sound, Akira Hatake, who had just appeared, suddenly vanished from his spot.

"Ming, don't let me catch you next time!"

Kushina Uzumaki, unable to find a target with her raised fist, could only mutter angrily before lowering her fist, "I'll settle the score with you sooner or later!"

Kushina Uzumaki, still fuming, walked over to the sofa and plopped down, then calmed down by resting her chin on her hand.

Her eyes were a little unfocused; it was hard to tell what she was thinking...

Chapter 197 The Last Line of Defense Collapses!

"teacher!"

"came back?"

"Ah."

"Kushina didn't make things difficult for you, did she?" Minato Namikaze asked, still a little worried.

"No... Master's wife is a very nice person."

Akira Hatake lied through his teeth, and Minato Namikaze didn't ask any further questions, only giving Akira Hatake a slightly apologetic smile.

"By the way, teacher, how are you feeling now?"

"It feels... amazing!"

Minato Namikaze clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within him. "Aside from the negative effects of the tailed beasts, the improvements in other aspects are terrifying!"

"I don't need to say more about chakra levels; I have significantly more than you now."

"My physical fitness has also been greatly improved, and my recovery speed is unbelievably fast."

"More importantly, it seems that I can... use Tailed Beast Transformation while maintaining my rationality."

Minato Namikaze meticulously explained his own transformation, which made Akira Hatake somewhat envious.

If possible, Akira Hatake would also like to capture a tailed beast and experience the joy of being a jinchūriki.

However, after thinking about it, Akira Hatake decided to give up.

Being a Jinchūriki is not all good; its disadvantages are also obvious.

Putting everything else aside, the mere fact that another thought resides within him makes Akira Hatake feel very uncomfortable.

"Teacher, it's best to avoid using it."

Akira Hatake continued, "After all, the Eight-Tailed Gyūki was just sealed inside you, so he's probably in a bad mood right now. What if he secretly tries to trip you up..."

"Of course I know that."

Minato Namikaze nodded. "We can only discuss this after the war is over..."

"Speaking of the war, I wonder what the current situation is with Shimura Danzo's troops. Besides, we've been dragging this out for so long, it's time we set off."

As he spoke, Minato Namikaze turned his attention to the war, a hint of melancholy in his eyes as he looked toward the northwest of Konoha.

"It shouldn't be a big problem."

Akira Hatake was optimistic, "No matter what, Danzo Shimura was a ninja who had experienced two major wars, so he couldn't be that bad."

"And now that your strength has improved by leaps and bounds, teacher, you should be able to use the Flying Thunder God Technique from a distance, right?"

"indeed."

The ability to use the Flying Thunder God Technique from a distance has always been a sore point for Minato Namikaze.

I didn’t think there was anything wrong with it before, but with Akira Hatake’s masterpiece as a precedent, how could Minato Namikaze, who regarded the Flying Thunder God Technique as his pride, be willing to accept it?

However, Minato Namikaze was limited by his own chakra reserves, so even if he had the ability, he couldn't do it.

But now things are much better. After becoming the Eight-Tails' Jinchūriki, Minato Namikaze's biggest weakness—his lack of chakra—has been overcome, and using the Flying Thunder God Technique from a distance has become child's play.

"Then let me give it a try this time?"

With enough chakra, Minato Namikaze could no longer contain his restless heart and took the initiative to step forward and take over the work that Akira Hatake was supposed to do.

Akira Hatake naturally agreed, with both feet raised. Who would be willing to be idle if they could be lazy?

"Okay!"

"Let's go! Let's find Jiraiya-sensei!"

Minato Namikaze laughed heartily, but before he could finish speaking, he transformed into a streak of light and vanished from the spot in an instant.

Akira Hatake shook his head and chuckled. He was quite pleased to see Minato Namikaze suddenly acting a bit childish.

A flash of silver light appeared, and Akira Hatake gave chase.

……

Headquarters of Danzo Shimura.

Stacks of documents were piled up and, with the release of fire-style ninjutsu, were instantly reduced to ashes.

And that's not all. After the numerous documents are burned to ashes, the Konoha ninjas will add a Wind Release technique to ensure that no trace is left.

Standing to the side, Danzo Shimura had a gloomy expression on his face, and he was biting his old teeth so hard they were almost bleeding.

Frustration, helplessness, resentment, and other emotions intertwined, making the already gloomy Shimura Danzo appear even darker at this moment.

"Lord Danzo, the combined forces of Kaze and Tochi are still 10 kilometers away from us!"

"I see!"

Danzo Shimura responded, "Hurry up and destroy all the documents that can't be taken with you!"

Seeing that defeat was inevitable, Danzo Shimura, though unwilling, had to accept reality.

He had painstakingly collected some intelligence, but due to the urgency of the situation, he couldn't take it all with him, and had to painfully destroy the rest.

This is all the hard work that Danzo Shimura has put into this period of time!

To be honest, Danzo Shimura was really good at gathering intelligence, and he wasn't afraid of any intelligence, whether it came from inside or outside the village.

If this information were to fall into the hands of Konoha's higher-ups, they would at most criticize Shimura Danzo a couple of times, and then tacitly share it with him.

However, if this intelligence falls into the hands of outsiders, especially hostile forces, it could become evidence of Shimura Danzo's treason and collusion with the enemy.

As long as Danzo Shimura remains obsessed with the Hokage position, he will never give up the opportunity to destroy the evidence.

Even in this critical situation, Shimura Danzo would not back down!

"Lord Danzo, the allied forces of Kaze and Tu have broken through our last line of defense and are less than 4 kilometers away from us!"

"I see!"

A cold glint flashed in Shimura Danzo's eyes as he looked at the documents that had not yet been completely destroyed. He then made an extremely ruthless decision.

Silently turning and leaving, Shimura Danzo did not inform these Konoha civilian ninjas to evacuate, nor did he show any reluctance.

Once they were far enough away, Shimura Danzo quickly formed hand seals. After the seals were completed, a series of flames suddenly erupted from the base where the intelligence files had been stored!

Boom...boom...boom...

The explosions were deafening; it was Danzo Shimura who had detonated the explosive tags he had prepared in advance.

"Pity……"

Danzo Shimura shook his head. "It was originally a grand gift I prepared for the kingdoms of Kaze and Tu, but I never expected that I would still not have the chance to use it."

He turned and left without hesitation.

As for those Konoha ninja who died tragically, what does that have to do with Shimura Danzo?!

"Lord Danzo!"

On the way to Danzo Shimura's retreat, Root ninjas who came to meet him appeared. "The rear defense line has been set up as you instructed!"

"very good."

Danzo Shimura nodded. "How many of our men are still on the defensive line?"

"Less than a thousand...and...of them, there are only about 700 genin..."

"Our troops are exhausted and our supplies are gone!"

Danzo Shimura sighed, his eyes involuntarily gazing towards Konoha. "Hiruzen, if the reinforcements I asked for don't arrive, I won't rest in peace even if I die..."

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