Become the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

The next morning, in the office of the Third Hokage.

The Third Hokage, who had not slept all night, first drank a cup of coffee, then lit a pipe beside him, and barely cheered up under the influence of nicotine.

As a ninja, the Third Hokage knew the disadvantages of smoking.

Smoking paralyzes the nerves, reduces the speed of the ninja's nerve reaction, and causes all kinds of unpredictable consequences.

But after experiencing the turmoil last night, he just wanted to numb himself by smoking to relieve the pain and melancholy in his heart.

After a long sigh of relief, the Third Hokage opened the window and turned over the reports sent by various departments. The reports recorded the number of buildings destroyed in the village last night, casualties and economic losses.

The Third Hokage read these reports with a heavy heart and sighed in his heart.

Because the battlefield took place outside the village last night, not many buildings were destroyed in the village, and the number of villagers injured and killed was not large.

It would take only a few weeks at most to restore the order of the village to normal.

But what the Third Hokage could not accept was that the village lost one-fifth of its backbone jonin, and the Fourth Hokage and his wife and his own wife also died in the turmoil last night.

That's right, after a night of searching and failing to find the Fourth Hokage and his wife, the Third Hokage had already determined in his heart that Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki were dead.

If the loss of one-fifth of the jonin was a serious blow to Konoha, then the loss of the Fourth Hokage and the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki was a heavy blow to the village.

Minato Namikaze was not an ordinary ninja. If Minato Namikaze was not there, the war on the Iwagakure side would not be so easy to end, and the war on the Mist Hidden Village side might still be in a stalemate.

Although Kushina did not contribute much to the war, the existence of the Jinchūriki itself was a great deterrent.

After losing Kushina, a mature Jinchūriki, Konoha lost the means of deterrence of the Tailed Beast Ball in a short period of time, and the originally peaceful border would become turbulent again.

At this time, the door of the Third Hokage's office was suddenly knocked, and several figures walked in.

These people were the advisory duo Uta-ne Koharu, Mito-mon En, and the leader of the Root organization, Danzo. Like the Third Hokage, they were all absolute high-level people who had been in charge of Konoha for decades.

While the Third Hokage was awake all night, the three of them also took action.

Looking at the gloomy-faced descendant of the third generation on the desk, Utatane Koharu sighed softly and said:

"Sarutobi, I have already settled the villagers. Haven't you found Minato and Kushina yet?"

Hearing this, the Third Hokage shook his head softly: "I have sent people to search overnight, but there is no Minato and Kushina, not even the bodies."

"You haven't even found the bodies?"

Mitomono frowned, then said:

"Could it be that the bodies of Minato and Kushina were taken away by the attackers? But if the attackers took their bodies away, it would be impossible for Naruto, who became the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, to be left behind."

"This is also what I am confused about, but this is the fact."

The Third Hokage showed a helpless expression, and then said: "Unless Minato was hit by the Nine-Tails using the Tailed Beast Ball before performing the Shikigami Seal, and I don't know why they didn't Take Naruto away. "

At this time, Koharu Utatane seemed to have thought of something and said, "Can we start from the attacker's motive? They must have a reason to attack Konoha Ninja Village."

The Third Hokage picked up his pipe and analyzed while smoking:

"The attacker did not take Naruto away, which means he is not interested in the Nine-Tails, and does not want to completely change the balance between the five major countries. They may just want to kill Minato and Kushina."

"So, the attacker is the enemy of Minato and Kushina?"

Koharu Utatane showed a puzzled look, and then said, "But when did Minato and Kushina provoke such a powerful ninja? They would rather attack Konoha than take revenge on Minato and his wife."

"And if the murderer is a ninja from the other four major ninja villages, they..."

"I don't know about that..."

The Third Hokage spread his hands, his face full of helplessness, but he continued to analyze in his heart.

Last night's Nine-Tails Rebellion was full of suspicious places, but when they were piled together, it gave people a feeling that they couldn't start.

First, according to the report of the senior ninja at the scene, the one who attacked Minato and his wife was a ninja who mastered the ability of time and space.

This time and space ninja not only mastered the specific time of Kushina's delivery, but also had the ability to control the Nine-Tails. He successfully used the Nine-Tails to transfer most of Konoha's power and got the opportunity to fight Minato one-on-one.

Secondly, this time and space ninja was no match for Minato. He lost to Minato in the contest and fled in a hurry.

But later, in order to seal the Nine-Tails, Minato performed the Shiki Jin Feng Jutsu and the Nine-Tails to die together. This time and space ninja took this opportunity to destroy Minato and Kushina.

Just as the Third Hokage and the advisory duo were analyzing, Shimura Danzo, who had been silent for a long time, spoke.

Shimura Danzo leaned on a cane and said expressionlessly: "The murderer's matter can be investigated slowly. There is a very important matter that we need to deal with now."

Hearing this, the Third Hokage and the advisory duo looked at Danzo.

Danzo said calmly: "The Land of Fire cannot be without a Daimyo, and Konoha cannot be without a Hokage. Since Minato Namikaze may be missing or dead, we should select a new Hokage as soon as possible."

"If the Fifth Hokage cannot be elected as soon as possible, the village will inevitably fall into chaos."

After saying that, Danzo's eyes fell on the Third Hokage and the advisor duo, his eyes full of expectation, he couldn't wait to become Hokage.

Hearing this, everyone frowned.

They know that Danzo has always wanted to become Hokage, but the village is still in chaos at the moment. Are you a little impatient, and since last night, your roots seem to have not played any role.

After thinking of this, Mito Kaden cleared his throat: "What Danzo said makes sense. The village now needs a Hokage to deal with this chaotic situation."

"But now that neither Jiraiya nor Orochimaru are in the village, there seems to be no particularly suitable candidate."

"Why don't you just let..."

At this point, Mito Katoyan paused, and Koharu, who was sleeping next to him, continued: "It is better to let Sarutobi serve as the acting Hokage. After the village restores order, we can re-elect the Fifth Hokage."

Upon hearing this, Danzo's face instantly darkened and he looked at the Third Hokage standing aside.

The Third Hokage touched his beard, then glanced at Danzo, and said slowly: "Since the village needs me, the former Hokage, to come back, I will temporarily serve as the acting Hokage."