Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

Shinto raised an eyebrow. Now that they had two strong witnesses to the timeline, it all depended on whether Danzo could deliver.

"...No wonder their techniques are so professional, are these three your students?"

Hatake Sakumo was already used to this bastard's shamelessness. The three brats in the distance and Minato beside him, plus the recent gang crimes at the border, all these things were connected one by one, and he had probably figured out the truth. This bastard was out for a stroll, but he was clearly bringing his students to hunt in the wild. Although it sounded absurd that Shiki was the team leader, the gang crimes at the border were quite professional.

The three kids from Sunagakure beside him were all quite young. The boy in the wheelchair was only fifteen or sixteen years old, so it was impossible for him to have such professionalism. If this guy were leading the team, it would be a different story. This guy was able to infiltrate Konoha at the age of nine to kidnap Tsunade and make a deal with the Senju clan. He was practically a born criminal star and an expert in this area. It wouldn't be surprising if he brought three kids to their border to raid the wilderness.

"It was so-so. I only taught him the basics. It's nothing compared to the prodigy of your Konoha. Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've seen my nephew. Since we have some free time now, let's go see your son..."

With White Fang's shrewd mind and rich life experience, he knew he couldn't be fooled, so he simply admitted it. White Fang and Minato Namikaze weren't big mouths, and to be honest, they'd been praised too much over the years. They'd heard it all the time—his strength, his good looks, you name it. This was the first time someone had praised his professional abilities, and it sounded pretty good. However, to make the two of them quickly forget that their three students couldn't even beat Jiraiya's disciple, he grabbed Hatake Sakumo and headed towards Konoha, forcibly changing the subject.

452. Another version came out of Hiruzen Sarutobi's mouth.

"(⊙_⊙)????"

Sakumo Hatake was completely bewildered, wondering what this guy was up to now. Did he want to recruit his son to Sunagakure?

However, during the ceasefire, he had no reason to refuse their trip to Konoha. Besides, this guy could come up with any excuse, so refusing him was pointless...

"This... we're not playing anymore? (⊙_⊙)?"

"Probably, we'll follow..."

Mei Chuan and the other two were taken aback when they saw their teacher, who had been facing off with swords one second, suddenly become arm in arm with White Fang the next. The change in their demeanor was so sudden that they couldn't react for a moment. However, seeing that their teacher was really going to Konoha, they quickly followed.

.......

"By the way, how's Konoha's chief advisor? I heard he was rescued by you during the attack on the Land of Water, and then there was no further news. You guys aren't really planning to capture that mysterious person with the Kaleidoscope Sharingan, are you? What did you find out when you went? Don't get me wrong, I'm just keeping up with international affairs for the sake of world peace..."

Along the way, Shinto chatted with Hatake Sakumo, exchanging a few words here and there. Finally, he asked the crucial question. He couldn't understand why Sakumo was in the Land of Water. Without a doubt, it must be Hiruzen Sarutobi's doing. After all, he had heard that there was a wild Mangekyou Sharingan in the Land of Water. It would be strange if Hiruzen Sarutobi could sit still!

But since White Fang has already gone, what's the meaning of Danzo going along? It's unrealistic to say that Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know about Danzo's unauthorized trip to the Land of Water. Hiruzen Sarutobi isn't just a figurehead; he wields real power. If he weren't so busy, he'd probably be the head of the Anbu as well. He couldn't possibly not know that Danzo had taken so many subordinates out. But this seems contradictory. He sent Danzo, and then he sent White Fang too, and not even together. He was completely taken aback by Hiruzen Sarutobi's antics.

But when he asked the question, seeing the suspicious look in Hatake Sakumo's eyes, I really wanted to stab him twice. Was he the kind of person who didn't consider the big picture?

"...This mysterious person's awakening of the Mangekyou Sharingan has always been a hidden danger for Konoha, but it's a pity we haven't met that person. It seems that the current situation in the Land of Water has nothing to do with that person."

Hatake Sakumo rolled his eyes at him, not revealing that his boss had made Danzo act as the vanguard to draw heavy fire. After all, his boss was the Hokage, and the Hokage was the image of the village. If the Hokage betrayed his teammates, people would gossip about it. Moreover, this bastard was a big mouth; telling him would be like telling the whole world.

"Take my advice, that guy is ridiculously strong, and he hard counters agile heroes like you. He's practically a one-man army, good on both offense and defense. The only way to lane against him is to go toe-to-toe with him and wear him down in the late game. You'll be wasting your time if you run into him..."

"Shinto spread his hands and said, 'White Fang is indeed powerful, and his divine movement is unparalleled. However, he is completely blind when facing Madara, who summons the Blue Giant, who is both offensive and defensive and has excellent skills. Why was Minato Namikaze so awesome during the Third Shinobi World War? He could easily kill dozens of Jonin and beat the hot-tempered Onoki to no end. He could even order his subordinates to abandon their missions if they encountered him, without being punished. Yet, when the Nine-Tails went berserk, Konoha suffered such heavy casualties?'"

Of course, the Nine-Tails is indeed very powerful, that's one thing. But the main reason is that the Nine-Tails has high defense and high health. In addition, it is formed from almost infinite chakra, so ninjutsu can hardly damage it. Apart from sealing techniques, the only thing that can damage it is physical damage, such as Hiruzen Sarutobi's stick that can grow longer and thicker. However, that stick was enough to pierce the Nine-Tails once before it couldn't hold on. This shows how tough the Nine-Tails is. The only way Konoha can damage it is the Eight Gates. But at that time, Might Guy, who could open the Seventh Gate, was already dead, and Might Guy was still developing. Moreover, against the Nine-Tails with high defense and high health, opening the Seventh Gate would probably be useless. Only opening the Eighth Gate could kill it.

However, Minato Namikaze's skills, whether it's the Flying Thunder God Technique or the Rasengan, are more insulting than damaging...

With Minato Namikaze's skills, let alone the Nine-Tails, he would have a hard time dealing with any tailed beast. However, he could gain the upper hand against Onoki and the Kumogakure AB duo, who could bombard the Five-Tails and fight the Eight-Tails one-on-one. This was because Onoki and the Kumogakure AB duo, no matter how powerful, were still humans who would die if a kunai was inserted into their throats. His Rasengan's destructive power was more than enough to cause fatal damage to them.

However, when facing a Tailed Beast, the effect of his Rasengan is greatly weakened. It's like how a Tailed Beast is a tough opponent for Nagato, and Nagato is a weakling for Minato Namikaze. It's a matter of different classes countering each other.

Although Madara is old and frail, as long as he can summon the Blue Giant, even in his old age and faded appearance, Madara should be able to kill 99% of the ninjas in the world. His idol is that domineering. If Sakumo Hatake were to encounter Madara, he honestly wouldn't dare to watch the scene. They might as well play rock-paper-scissors to decide the winner.

White Fang can't break through Madara's defense, and Madara can't hit the target. What's the point of playing ball like this...?

"Lord Golden Lion, is that guy from the Land of Water very powerful?"

Minato Namikaze suddenly spoke up, saying that because his girlfriend was Jiraiya's disciple and he himself was extremely talented, although he hadn't officially debuted yet, he had already caught the eye of Hiruzen Sarutobi. In addition, he never talked big, so he knew more or less some of the less sophisticated secrets.

The identity of the mysterious person in the Land of Water wasn't exactly a big secret, so Hiruzen Sarutobi let him tell him some things. For example, this time, for the sake of the stability and prosperity of the ninja world, their chief advisory group secretly led several nameless heroes who did not want to reveal their names to the Land of Water to investigate the identity of this mysterious person. However, because this mysterious person was cunning and wanted to lure Konoha and Kirigakure into a conflict, while their chief advisor wanted to win people over with virtue, they suffered heavy losses in the Land of Water due to the unfamiliar environment and climate of fighting against a group of nameless heroes.

Anyway, the version that Minato Namikaze heard from Hiruzen Sarutobi was that their chief advisor, for the sake of world peace, led a group of nameless heroes to the Land of Water to gather intelligence, and ended up following the trail of this mysterious person. This mysterious person happened to be a member of the Uchiha clan. Having lived in Konoha for so many years, he had seen far too much of the Uchiha clan's dark history. Therefore, Minato Namikaze regarded this mysterious person from the Land of Water as an enemy from the bottom of his heart. He hoped that this mysterious person could live a few more years in good health so that he could collect the six divine weapons to avenge their righteous advisor, Danzo, and those nameless heroes. Now, hearing Masato and Sakumo Hatake discussing this topic, he couldn't help but interject with a question.

453. That bastard's mouth is just so foul.

The Golden Lion's slaps earlier had made him realize the gap between them; a few casual slaps had dislocated his arm without him even noticing. If Lord White Fang hadn't arrived in time, he had no doubt that the Golden Lion would have taken him away. Now, hearing the Golden Lion describe how powerful this mysterious person was, he felt somewhat incredulous.

"Yes! Teacher, you can't do anything about him either?"

Behind them, Mei Chuan and his two companions were completely stunned, as if listening to a story. They never expected that there was such a low-key but incredibly powerful figure in the ninja world. Their teacher's battle with the mysterious person in the Land of Water had caused quite a stir in their village, but their teacher had returned unharmed. They had assumed the mysterious person had been defeated by their teacher, but now it seemed that wasn't the case. Judging from their teacher's tone, he seemed helpless against this mysterious person. And now they knew that this mysterious person was from the Uchiha clan! Wow! One against five clans was no joke after all; there was such a powerful figure wandering outside...

"Minato-kun, be confident. Please take care of the one behind you. It's not that I can't do anything about him. Although his explosive power is very strong, it's probably limited by his own limitations and can't last long. As long as you can withstand his first few waves of attacks, he won't be much of a threat. However, it's not easy to withstand his first few waves of attacks. His fire jutsu, which is a natural disaster and completely beyond the range of ninjutsu, and the giant he summons carrying a greatsword, are extremely powerful. I really can't think of anyone in the ninja world who can withstand his attacks except for myself. Even that super tough guy from Kumogakure can't do it."

He wasn't lying. With his awesome Armament Haki and the buffs from the One Piece world, he was able to withstand his idol's powerful Fire Release and greatsword. Although the Third Raikage was also known as a super tough guy, their methods differed in ability. The Third Raikage's defense mainly relied on Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Although his body had undergone decades of electrotherapy and was far superior to ordinary people, it was still within the scope of the Naruto world. What's the biggest difference between the One Piece world and the Naruto world? It's the difference in size. Even a small-time Marine or pirate would be a superhuman in the Naruto world.

The Third Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode was still within the acceptable range of ninjutsu, but facing Madara's Fire Release, which was beyond the range of ninjutsu, it was hard to say how long he could withstand it. And then there was that blue giant who combined offense and defense. He estimated that even the Third Raikage at his peak would not be able to withstand two waves of Madara's attacks. Just one super version of the Great Fireball Technique had already destroyed his Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

It's impressive to go toe-to-toe with the Eight-Tails in a one-on-one fight, but Madara is a man who treats the Nine-Tails like a pet. So even if his body is failing, his skills are still there!

"Sri Lanka No. 1!"

Upon hearing Masato's words, Minato, Umekawa, and the other two were shocked, but the one who was most deeply moved was Kudo Yusaku. As a child born into a commoner family, he felt that he had reached the pinnacle of his life after becoming his teacher's student. With a legendary ninja like his teacher leading him, wouldn't he take off in a few years and easily become a Jonin? His dream was simple: to become a Jonin and protect his village and family. But this trip completely shattered his worldview. He was utterly defeated by a blond-haired guy who was suspected of being his teacher's illegitimate son, even though the guy was only a year or two older than him. Even more shockingly, when the three of them teamed up, they were instantly killed in one round by this same blond-haired guy, who was suspected to be their teacher's illegitimate son. This made him realize the gap between them. He couldn't even beat someone his own age. By the time he became a Jonin, the other guy would be far superior. They were on opposing sides, and if they met in war, he would be instantly killed. How could he possibly protect his village and family then? The thought of his elderly parents weeping over his lifeless body weighed heavily on his mind. His parents had married and had children late in life; trying for a second child at their age was too risky. If he were to die, how would his two elderly parents survive?

He originally thought that there were very few ninjas in the ninja world who had reached his teacher's level, and that only the handsome and cool Konoha White Fang in front of him could stand shoulder to shoulder with his teacher. But now, after listening to their conversation, he realized that the waters of the ninja world were really deep! The powerful person that his teacher and the others were talking about could easily kill him several times over with a single slap.

He was determined to become stronger so that his elderly parents wouldn't be left without care in the future and wouldn't become lonely old people.

"Don't be so surprised. The ninja world is a very complex place. There's already a lot of evidence to prove that the Six Paths Sage really exists. It's not unacceptable for some random people to pop up. It wouldn't be surprising if the Six Paths Sage's mother suddenly appeared and said she really was his mother..."

Seeing his three disciples looking like they'd never seen the world before, Shinto pursed his lips speechlessly. This was the difference between an ordinary genius and a super genius. Although Minato Namikaze was also surprised, he knew that when he was out in the world, he had to represent the village and couldn't act like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world and embarrass the village. So, his surprised expression was fleeting and well concealed.

Mei Chuan Nei Yi hadn't considered this aspect; she was only focused on her own shock and hadn't realized that their unsophisticated performance would lead others to look down on Sunagakure, thinking their education methods were terrible and that even rookies couldn't manage the most basic showmanship...

However, Masato, who was closely watching Yusaku Kudo, noticed that his gaze had become more determined than before, and he was quite pleased. This kid had finally seen the light! ヾ(^?^)?

-_-||...

Sakumo Hatake was speechless. When was there ever any evidence to prove that the Sage of Six Paths actually existed? How come he didn't know? And... even if the Sage of Six Paths did exist, how do you know that his mother was definitely more powerful than him and could have survived until now?

call out!call out!call out!

"minister...."

Just then, several ANBU underlings suddenly appeared in front of them. They were about to say something, but when they saw that Shiki the Golden Lion, whose criminal record in Konoha was thicker than a calendar, was also there, they hesitated and looked at their leader, unsure whether to speak or not.

"Just say what you have to say. We're all family, what can't we hear? Judging from your expressions... did your Hokage get killed last night, and then your boss went back to take over?"

Shinto looked at the hesitant Konoha ANBU underling and guessed with a look of surprise.

"...Speak."

Sakumo Hatake, exasperated, said to his underling, "This bastard's mouth has always been so foul; I'm used to it..."

454. Danzo got beaten up again?

"Advisor Danzo probably intended to target Nawaki, but before he could, Lady Tsunade severely injured him..."

"puff!".

"What? Danzo got beaten up again? Σ(⊙▽⊙a)"

Masato feigned surprise and sprayed a mouthful of soda at Minato Namikaze. However, Minato dodged the rain of saliva with his skillful footwork. Normally, seeing Minato's impressive maneuvers, Sakumo Hatake would have applauded and cheered, offering words of encouragement to this young genius. Minato would have also humbly offered a few words of praise. However, Sakumo Hatake was too preoccupied to care about that now, and Minato was in no mood to wait for praise. Both of them, like Masato, were completely stunned by the news and speechless. Minato, in particular, whose mind was completely blank, having only seen the light of the village and never experienced darkness.

Lord Danzo targeted Nawaki?

Why?

Of course, he knew who Nawaki was. He was the grandson of the First Hokage, the head of the Senju clan, and two generations older than him. Although his strength and talent were notoriously lacking, Nawaki had always been a unique figure in Konoha. His popularity in the village had never diminished despite his low strength. He had built a strong following thanks to the First and Second Hokage, as well as the heroes of the Senju clan who had sacrificed themselves for the village. Moreover, he had Tsunade, the violent medical saint's sister. He was practically the most precious treasure of Konoha. The Hokage was even more concerned about him than about his two sons. Several times, he had seen the Hokage glance at the Senju clan with a crystal ball before leaving get off work.

Wasn't Lord Danzo a disciple of the Second Hokage? Why would he attack Nawaki? Could he have been possessed by someone else's soul...?

"You just said you might want to? What exactly happened?"

Compared to Minato Namikaze, Sakumo Hatake, who truly understood Danzo's character, didn't seem very shocked, but he kept frowning and asked his underlings as he walked.

Given Danzo's personality and modus operandi, he might indeed do such a thing, so Sakumo Hatake wasn't particularly shocked, but he also found it utterly incomprehensible. While Danzo's personality might lead him to target Nawaki, his motives were too obvious and completely unlike his usual style. Moreover, Root now only had Danzo as a lone commander, and in recent years he had been repeatedly defeated by Hanzo of the Salamander, the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure, and the Third Raikage without achieving anything. Last time in the Land of Water, he even lost all his resources. Even if he really killed Nawaki now, it would be meaningless for him, and those within the organization would be the first to suspect him. So, if he were in Danzo's shoes, he wouldn't be so foolish as to kill Nawaki when he hadn't achieved anything. It would be of no benefit to him. Killing Nawaki would just be killing him, at least everyone knew that the Hokage had been annoyed by his ambition to become Hokage. If Danzo was going to do something, it should be targeting him, not Danzo himself.

"Hmm... Dude, did your Chinese teacher die young? There's something wrong with your grammar! Danzo attacked my future brother-in-law without hesitation, what do you mean by 'as if'?"

Shintoto nodded in agreement, mentally cursing Danzo's ancestors for eighteen generations. No wonder he couldn't beat Hiruzen Sarutobi; he'd never seen such an idiot. There were so many ways to kill someone—just poison them, create an accident, why did he have to do it himself? Now he's got what's coming to him, hasn't he? He got beaten up by Tsunade. With Tsunade's massive fists and this Konoha ANBU underling's tone, he's probably more seriously injured than when he was thrashed by the Raikage...

The key point is that, after this experience, both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade became more careful about Nawaki's safety, making it more difficult for them to kill Nawaki and force Tsunade to leave Konoha.

"Actually... we're not sure if Danzo had attacked Nawaki. When we arrived after hearing the commotion, we found him severely injured and unconscious..."

The underling from the secret service explained with a hint of helplessness in his voice.

This whole affair is somehow connected to Sasori. While Nawaki's supposed puppetry talent was a farce, perhaps it was karma catching up with the Senju brothers for their misdeeds. After Orochimaru's thorough examination, it became clear that Nawaki was just as incompetent as the Senju brothers. However, despite lacking puppetry talent, Nawaki was deeply influenced by his friend Sasori and developed a passion for poison-making. Back in Sunagakure, he might have witnessed the allure of "chemistry" while hanging out with Sasori. Orochimaru, known for his "poisonous" nature, simply didn't share this interest; otherwise, his skills would have far surpassed Chiyo's.

However, seeing how interested Nawaki was in drug production, and considering that every profession can produce an expert, it seemed like it wouldn't be bad for Nawaki to become a poison master. As the saying goes, interest is the best teacher, and that's absolutely true. Nawaki showed amazing perseverance in learning drug production. Although he lacked intelligence, he could make up for it with hard work. Later, Orochimaru went to cooperate with Danzo and had better research projects and environment, so he simply left his home laboratory to Nawaki.

Anyway, with the Healing Saint sister around, even if I get poisoned, I won't die...

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade initially disagreed with the rope tree trunk business, especially Hiruzen Sarutobi. In his eyes, ninjutsu was the orthodox method, and these messy things were just heretical. As the head of the Senju clan, he was responsible for the important task of restoring the Senju clan's former glory. How could he play these heretical games?

However, this was the first time they had seen Nawaki so obsessed with something, and they thought that if Nawaki could become a poison-making master like Chiyo, it wouldn't be a bad thing; at least he would have the ability to protect himself, right? If Nawaki had learned this skill in the Land of Rain, he could have just smeared something on himself, and he wouldn't have been tied up by the Iwa ninja...

After figuring things out, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade let him be. At first, Hiruzen Sarutobi had the Anbu keep a close eye on him, lest this precious kid get himself killed. Later, nothing happened to Nawaki, and since that place was Orochimaru's territory, no one came to cause trouble. So, the Anbu underlings who were ordered to protect Nawaki began to relax. However, a week ago, Nawaki, as per his duties, went to Orochimaru's laboratory every morning after breakfast. No one knew what was happening inside, but not long after, they heard a deafening roar coming from Orochimaru's house. When they arrived, there were only two people in the laboratory, Nawaki and Tsunade. A large, human-shaped hole had appeared in one of the laboratory walls. Looking through the hole, they found Danzo lying on the ground, his life hanging in the balance.

455. Hiruzen Sarutobi is clearly protecting Danzo.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived at the scene, only Tsunade and Nawaki were present. Nawaki, the only witness, was too focused on the experiment, and Tsunade and Danzo were behind him when the incident occurred. The incident happened very quickly, so he had no idea what was going on. When he heard the noise and turned around, his older sister was already standing imposingly beside him. Danzo had already fallen victim to his older sister's schemes, so he didn't see what had happened.

What remained was Tsunade's testimony. Tsunade repeatedly stated that Danzo intended to harm Nawaki. In principle, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his Anbu subordinates were willing to believe Tsunade. Firstly, her status was undeniable. Secondly, her appearance made them more inclined to believe her...

However, based on what was found at the scene, the ANBU underlings did not seem to find any signs that Danzo had attacked Nawaki. On the contrary, not only were Danzo's bones completely shattered, but the blood he spurted was black, which was obviously caused by poisoning. All these signs indicated that it was not Danzo who wanted to harm Nawaki, but rather that Tsunade's brother-in-law conspired to kill Danzo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi is now extremely anxious. Physical methods of venting his anger in the Red Bronze Zone are not working. On one side is his disciple, the precious darling of Konoha, and on the other is his childhood friend. Now, his childhood friend is on the verge of death, and to make matters worse, the only one who can save him is Tsunade, who has already beaten him up like this. If things are not resolved properly, it is simply a pipe dream to expect Tsunade to intervene and save his friend.

This matter concerns the inner workings of two high-ranking officials and their Konoha Treasure, so it's not something that ordinary people can or should investigate. Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only send his ANBU underlings back to form a special task force.

"So... Danzo wanted to do something to my brother-in-law, or for some reason he appeared in Orochimaru's laboratory, and before he could do anything, or was about to do something, Tsunade, who was there to find Nawaki, discovered him and then instantly killed him?"

After hearing the whole story, Shinto roughly reconstructed the scene of the incident. He silently mourned for Danzo for three seconds and apologized for asking him about his maternal instincts. He had wronged Danzo. It wasn't that Danzo was stupid, but that Danzo was just unlucky and had a dark complexion.

Danzo likely knew that Nawaki frequently researched poisons, so he planned to stage an accidental death of Nawaki while he was researching poisons—the perfect outcome. However, by sheer bad luck, Tsunade happened to be visiting Nawaki that day and witnessed Danzo preparing to attack him from behind. In a moment of panic, she unleashed her full power, instantly entering her ultimate zone mode, and with a single punch, obliterated Danzo, who had already received a massive amount of life force from her grandfather's cells. Orochimaru's house and laboratory had probably just undergone renovations, preventing a collapse, but Danzo's fate was far from sealed...

"If that's the case... then you're right, Minister. The Hokage wants you to go back immediately, otherwise... otherwise, Danzo probably won't last much longer... -_-||"

The ANBU underling said that after serving in the ANBU for so many years, he had utter contempt for Danzo, the chief advisor who constantly destroyed Konoha's beautiful and harmonious home. He secretly wished Danzo was dead. Knowing Danzo's dark history, he had reason to believe that Danzo really intended to harm Nawaki. However, his belief was useless, as there was no substantial evidence to prove it. So even though he secretly wished that Tsunade would kill Danzo, out of professional ethics, he still had to convey the Hokage's original words to the right person, lest the Hokage's good buddy die and he be used as a scapegoat to vent his anger, which would be truly disastrous.

"Tch! I thought Hiruzen Sarutobi was dead. It's just Danzo. If one Danzo dies, there are thousands more. Hiruzen will be sad for a couple of days at most before he falls for someone else. What's the rush? Let's go! Let's go to the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Fire and have some fun. It's on me!"

Seeing the eager look on the faces of the Konoha ANBU underlings, Shinto said disdainfully and then pulled Hatake Sakumo towards the Daimyo's residence.

"...I'll go back to Konoha first. Mizu...you guys...help me receive them."

Ignoring the bastard's words, Hatake Sakumo spoke to Minato and his ANBU underlings, then disappeared with Minato using a Body Flicker Technique. He had only intended to speak to Minato, but then he thought that if he wasn't there, their Konoha's little genius might be snatched away by this bastard. There was no doubt that this bastard was always so blatantly shameless, so he left his ANBU underlings behind and took Minato away first.

As long as Golden Lion doesn't lose his temper, he's just a bit foul-mouthed, shameless, and ruthless, but he won't indiscriminately kill innocent people. His ANBU underlings are still quite safe; they're just there to keep the bastard company and prevent him from causing trouble along the way.