Namikaze Minato, a Konoha Ninja who worked his way up from being a regular person and dedicated himself to the village's ideals, wasn't very good at sneaky plans and plots.
He didn't have the political smarts of someone like Utatane Koharu, and he was nowhere near as good at planning as Senju Tobirama.
Everyone has things they're good at and things they're not.
Minato had originally thought that Tobirama's return would change everything for the better.
Using the right person for the right job, he thought. He understood that principle.
He believed important matters should be handled by experts.
But things didn't go as he expected.
In this political fight, he felt like his plans had backfired.
Now, Minato felt like he couldn't control what was happening anymore.
"Everyone," Sarutobi Ryo said, looking around. "The statement Shimura Danzo made before he died had another interesting piece of information..."
"Namikaze Minato used a Forbidden Technique to bring back the dead... the Second Hokage, returning him to the world of the living."
Like a stone thrown into a calm lake, his words caused a huge reaction.
Everyone looked shocked, finding it hard to believe, because the idea of someone coming back from the dead sounded like a fantasy.
Most of the people there had never even heard of the Impure World Reincarnation technique.
Only the older ones, like Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo, looked surprised.
During the First Great War, Senju Tobirama had used the Impure World Reincarnation technique.
Chiyo, Hanzo, and other older ninja had seen it or heard about it.
This suddenly made the situation much more serious.
"Minato, is this true?"
Hatake Sakumo asked immediately.
Faced with the gazes of the Two Hokage and the questions from the crowd, Minato opened his mouth, but he could only lower his head.
This was like admitting that he had used the Impure World Reincarnation to revive Senju Tobirama.
"This..."
Whispers spread through the crowd.
After thinking about it for a while, they started to understand what had happened.
Namikaze Minato had learned a Forbidden Technique.
That Forbidden Technique could bring back the dead.
The technique that destroyed Princess Tsunade's mansion was invented by the Hokage from the past.
That was probably how it was.
"Even if Minato did use the technique to summon the Second Hokage, this incident has nothing to do with Minato!"
Kushina, understanding the situation, was the first to defend Minato.
She looked worried, concerned about her lover's situation.
The person responsible for the bombing should be blamed. Whoever did it should be held accountable.
Kushina's point was clear.
Jiraiya nodded in agreement.
Even if Minato summoned the Hokage from the past, it didn't mean anything.
"Of course," Sarutobi Ryo agreed with their thoughts.
But...
"Whether or not Namikaze Minato was specifically involved still needs to be investigated slowly... I think he will be happy to cooperate with everyone to sort out the truth..."
Sarutobi Ryo looked at Namikaze Minato as he spoke.
These words clearly meant that Namikaze Minato would be imprisoned for a while until the truth came out.
After all, Princess Tsunade's mansion had been completely destroyed, which was a big deal.
"Also, the Second Hokage is Princess Tsunade's great-uncle. It makes sense that he wouldn't try to hurt his own relative... so..."
Sarutobi Ryo changed the subject, hinting that something wasn't right.
Senju Tobirama had no reason to kill Princess Tsunade...
Sarutobi Ryo didn't say anything about Senju Tobirama trying to harm him.
The crowd was a little surprised and nodded in agreement.
They thought Sarutobi Ryo's idea was reasonable.
The Second Hokage had no reason to harm Princess Tsunade.
Then... the culprit might be someone else, or... someone was controlling the Second Hokage.
Namikaze Minato used the Forbidden Technique to summon the Second Hokage, and he was the controller, so it was very likely that he was controlling the Hokage from the past to attack Princess Tsunade...
Or, was there a problem with the technique?
No matter what, Namikaze Minato must be connected to this matter.
"I think Namikaze Minato needs some time to think carefully. Everyone, let's leave first..."
Sarutobi Ryo gestured.
Let Minato think carefully, and the truth would naturally come out.
This was also giving Minato a chance to think about his mistakes.
As the crowd slowly left the cell, Kushina couldn't help but continue to plead for Minato.
"Honorable Hokage, this is a misunderstanding..."
Looking at Kushina pleading for Minato, Tsunade's forehead was a little sweaty.
She didn't know what to do.
She didn't expect that her great-uncle would try to eliminate Sarutobi Ryo using the Forbidden Technique.
Things... were getting out of control...
Faced with Kushina's plea, Hatake Sakumo looked embarrassed.
"Uzumaki Kushina, don't make things difficult for the Honorable Hokage."
Sarutobi Ryo interrupted her request.
As the leader of the village, the Hokage had to protect everyone and do what was necessary.
Minato would have to stay in prison for the time being.
Kushina wanted to change this, which was making things difficult for Hatake Sakumo.
"Instead of making things difficult for the Honorable Hokage, you should persuade Minato to think things through and tell the whole truth..."
After saying that, Sarutobi Ryo left with the Two Hokage.
In the empty prison, several Anbu ninja guarded the place.
Namikaze Minato couldn't escape.
Because that would make him a rogue ninja.
Even if no one was guarding him, he wouldn't dare to leave the cage.
"Minato, what exactly is going on?"
Jiraiya, who had been quiet, was the most worried about his student's affairs.
He knew that his student's dream was to become the Hokage.
So his record couldn't have any problems!
Also, Tsunade was almost killed.
This was also the most upsetting thing for Jiraiya.
He believed that something wasn't right, and Minato could never do such a thing.
"Jiraiya-sensei..."
Minato raised his head, looking complicated.
He looked at his benefactor and teacher, and his lover.
After thinking for a long time, he revealed part of the truth.
"The bombing... was not my doing..."
That was the truth.
But...
Saying this was like cutting ties with the Hokage from the past.
Once it was confirmed that the bombing was done by the Hokage from the past, it would make the situation even more confusing...
Because that would start a terrible civil war...
The conflict between the Senju family and the new generation reformers led by Sarutobi Ryo.
It was very likely that the Senju clan would be wiped out because of this...
Also, many people would be involved and face a thorough purge...
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