I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 367 Aburame Ryoma!

Obito Uchiha, body modification, White Zetsu, Root, the Darkness of Ninjas...

Various information elements collided and intertwined in Minato Namikaze's mind.

Even if you only think about it in terms of individual strands of hair, Minato Namikaze didn't believe that Obito Uchiha would receive any special treatment at the Root base.

Considering the connection between Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's consistently evasive attitude...

A sudden thought flashed through Minato Namikaze's mind, filling him with both anger and sorrow—

It seems that in recent days, Obito Uchiha has not only been "investigated" by the village, but also "researched" by the village!

Thinking about this relationship, Minato Namikaze completely gave up the idea of ​​leaving.

He told Kakashi Hatake and Rin Nohara to leave first, while he went alone to Nara to meet with Lady Tsunade.

Avoiding temporary contact between team members was the decision Minato Namikaze immediately considered.

Nohara Rin is secondary.

It's mainly Kakashi Hatake!

Currently, a tailed beast is sealed inside Kakashi Hatake's body.

Although the Three-Tails Isobu's personality is far less volatile and aggressive than the Nine-Tails', it has always behaved obediently and well-behavedly within Kakashi Hatake's body.

However, Minato Namikaze never truly let down his guard against Isobu Mitsuki.

I am very clear about just how "fragile" a Jinchūriki is.

Minato Namikaze really didn't want Kakashi Hatake to come into contact with Obito Uchiha, who was being held at the Root base.

If Obito Uchiha is indeed undergoing the dark experiments of those cold-blooded and cruel Root ninjas at the Root base, just as he predicted...

If Kakashi Hatake were to meet Obito Uchiha, he would inevitably suffer a tremendous psychological shock, which might even affect the sealing of the Three-Tails Isobu, leading to the Three-Tails Jinchuriki going berserk!

This is a situation that Minato Namikaze absolutely does not want to see.

Therefore, Minato Namikaze firmly sent his two subordinates away.

Then, he planned to personally handle Obito Uchiha's affairs!

"Watergate?"

Tsunade naturally noticed Minato Namikaze approaching immediately, and her brows furrowed slightly.

"I'm sorry, Lady Tsunade, I can't leave right now."

Minato Namikaze gritted his teeth and relayed what he had sensed to Nara Ranke and Tsunade.

"I sensed the chakra of one of my subordinates...right below this area!"

Minato Namikaze didn't go into too much detail.

Tsunade, who knew little about the situation of Minato Namikaze's subordinates, thought the former was referring to someone else.

Compared to Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails, was the target of Tsunade's interest.

That guy Danzo Shimura actually went so far as to target the Three-Tails Jinchuriki?

He's really something!

Meanwhile, Nara Rinkazu, standing to the side, knew exactly who Minato Namikaze was referring to.

He immediately sensed it—and sure enough, Obito Uchiha's chakra was inside the Root base below!

"Kenji really did become a test subject again...?"

Nara Rinka shook his head inwardly, a fleeting sense of humanitarian concern rising within him for Uchiha Obito's tragic fate.

At this moment, Tsunade turned her gaze to Nara Rinka.

If an ordinary ninja gets close, even if it's an Anbu member directly under the Hokage, Tsunade can make them retreat immediately.

Danzo Shimura is beyond saving today, she said it! Even Hiruzen Sarutobi can't save him!

But it was Minato Namikaze who came, especially since he revealed that his subordinates were at the Root base...

Tsunade intends to hand over the decision-making power to Nara Ranka.

"Then, Brother Minato, why don't you come down with us? Don't leave our sight."

Nara Rinkazu's mind raced, and he decided to extend an invitation to Minato Namikaze.

"Also, whatever we do down there, you are not allowed to interfere!"

Minato Namikaze nodded calmly.

He genuinely didn't want to get involved in the conflict between Tsunade, Nara Rinka, and Root, Shimura Danzo.

Nara Rinkaku's instructions were exactly what he wanted to hear.

Minato Namikaze wasn't worried at all that either Nara Rinka or Tsunade would attack Obito Uchiha.

This is simply impossible!

Nara Rinkazu saw that Minato Namikaze had nodded in agreement, and after silently estimating the time, he immediately waved to the other two.

"It's almost time, let's go down together!"

Tsunade nodded immediately, as did Minato Namikaze.

Nara and his two companions did not take the "usual route," but instead followed a "temporary passage" opened up by the "Birth of the Flower Tree World" and directly descended into the root base.

As time passed, the concentration of the pollen storm that erupted within the root base of the [Birth of the Flowering Tree Realm] decreased considerably.

When Nara and the other two came down, he casually used [Wind Release: Great Breakthrough] to summon a gust of wind, completely dispelling the strong floral fragrance that filled the Root base.

From this point on, the large-scale crowd control effect of the "Birth of the Flower Tree Realm" was basically eliminated.

Nara Rinka and the other two entered the Root Base one after another.

This was an extremely heavily guarded underground base, but unfortunately it was suddenly attacked by the "Birth of the Flower Tree Realm," and unconscious ninjas could be seen everywhere along the paths of the underground base.

The Root-style masks worn by these ninjas did not help them protect themselves from the pollen attack of the [Birth of the Flower Tree World]; they merely concealed their faces.

Nara and his two companions had little interest in the unconscious Root ninjas.

Minato Namikaze just wanted to find Obito Uchiha as soon as possible.

But remembering Nara Rinka's instructions, he had to suppress the thought and simply followed behind the other two.

Just then, a noisy flapping sound came from the darkness ahead.

Immediately afterwards, countless black insects flew out of the darkness like a tide, rushing towards the location where Nara and the other two were.

"It's the insect control secret technique of the Aburame clan!"

A look of disgust flashed across Tsunade's face; most girls wouldn't have a good impression of insects.

"As expected, there were still some who slipped through the net!"

If Nara Rangsuke could completely resolve the root issues with a single "Flower Tree World Descent" technique, that would be the ideal situation.

But Tsunade also knew that such a situation was basically impossible.

No matter what, Root is a secret organization that Shimura Danzo spent decades building up.

If they were all taken down by a single ninjutsu...

That's a gross underestimation of Shimura Danzo's decades of work on the Root organization!

"Swarms of this size are rare even among the Aburame clan."

Nara Rinkagi clasped his hands together and methodically formed a hand seal.

"And among the Root members, the Aburame clan ninja with Jonin-level skills... is probably that Aburame Ryoma!"

The Aburame clan's secret insect control technique uses an insect called the "Parasitic Insect."

The parasitic insect's ability is simple—it devours chakra.

In a sense, parasitic insects are natural enemies of ninjutsu that possess high endurance.

However, the nature of insects also makes them severely vulnerable to certain ninjutsu.

[Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet]!

Nara Rinkazu exhaled a breath, and a long, narrow line of fire surged out from in front of him, splitting into three in mid-air, each transforming into a soaring, ferocious fire dragon, simultaneously meeting the attacking swarm of insects from the top, left, and right.

The once-aggressive parasitic insects immediately displayed their innate fear when they encountered the three fire dragons, and their orderly attack posture instantly became chaotic.

But Nara Rangsuke won't give these insects any time to escape.

Under his careful control, the three fire dragons transformed from the [Fire Dragon Flame Bullet] formed an encircling net, completely enveloping the attacking swarm of insects.

The sky and the earth were completely engulfed in flames, and the swarm of insects had nowhere to escape.

Upon seeing this, Ryoma Aburame, who was hiding in the shadows, immediately realized something was wrong.

But before he could react, Nara Rinka's keen senses had already clearly detected the insect exorcist hiding in the shadows.

caught you!

【Spiral Shadow Simulation】!

(End of this chapter)