Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 319 All the Tailed Beasts except Nine-Tails are lost.

Xia Zuo smiled and looked at the Fourth Hokage beside him, asking, "Waiting two more years to revive shouldn't be a rush, right?"

Minato Namikaze laughed loudly, "How could that be?"

"When I used the [Dead Demon Seal], I was prepared to suffer forever inside the Grim Reaper's belly. Being able to be free now is already a great surprise."

"The fact that there's still hope for resurrection is truly an unexpected and delightful surprise. There's no reason to be in a hurry!"

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"But, is it really true that I won't be needed for the Fourth Shinobi World War?"

Xia Zuo replied, "Oh, it's still necessary. I didn't explain it clearly earlier."

"In the Fourth Shinobi World War, the Hokage's assistance through the Impure World Reincarnation technique was sufficient to meet the required combat strength."

"However, the level of future wars will continue to rise. You must be resurrected, break through the shackles of Kage-level ninjas, and advance to the level of the Sage of Six Paths before you can truly be of help."

Minato Namikaze's smile vanished. He frowned and muttered to himself, "Does it require the power of the Sage of Six Paths to be of any help?"

"Who will we fight in the future wars?"

Xia Zuo shook his head and said, "I know information about the future enemy, but describing it in words is too pale. Even if you understand it, you won't be able to comprehend it."

Minato Namikaze stroked his chin: "I understand what you mean, Godai. There is no true empathy in the world. There is something beyond our current common sense. Words cannot accurately convey the true information."

Xia Zuo was overjoyed: "As expected of the Fourth Generation, his comprehension ability is truly amazing."

Minato Namikaze laughed: "Thank you for the compliment. I'll wait and see. Once that kind of enemy appears, I'll know what's going on when I see it with my own eyes."

Xia Zuo and Minato exchanged a smile.

After their laughter subsided, Xia Zuo asked again, "Shall we go see Naruto?"

Minato Namikaze shook his head and said, "If even your master won't go to see him, then I, a dead man, should just give up."

Minato's eyes were filled with longing, but he forcibly suppressed it: "Although the Konoha ninjas all know I've appeared, they're all careful to avoid speaking to Chiyo, so why should I leak information to Sunagakure?"

Xia Zuo shook his head and said, "Don't worry about Sunagakure finding out. Although I just transferred life force to Chiyo through Naruto and Tenten, life force is not a number but a flame. A pile of ashes cannot be reignited no matter how high the temperature is."

"Chiyo's forbidden technique is very powerful, it is definitely the pinnacle of medical ninjutsu, but it is ultimately a forbidden technique that can kill people."

"Chiyo was already quite old and was barely alive. She was only able to stay alive because of the life force I transferred to her. She didn't have time to return to Sunagakure alive."

"As for the Fifth Kazekage who was just resurrected, he will sleep until he wakes up in Sunagakure."

As a dead person resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique, Minato Namikaze's eyes had no whites, but they still emitted light at this moment.

He asked excitedly, "Does the Fifth Hokage mean it's okay for me to see Naruto?"

Xia Zuo nodded and said, "That's right. Once the Akatsuki members are either dead or have escaped, it doesn't matter anymore."

Minato Namikaze cheered, "Great! Thank you, Fifth Hokage! I'm off now!"

Before he could finish speaking, Minato, who was deeply concerned about his son, turned into a streak of light and disappeared before Natsu's eyes.

This isn't the Flying Thunder God Technique, nor is it the Body Flicker Technique; it's just pure speed. No wonder he's known as the "Yellow Flash" in the ninja world.

Xia Zuo shook his head, formed hand seals to sense the spacetime beacon, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to disappear from the spot.

The sudden appearance of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, caused an uproar among the Konoha ninja.

They had all heard Naruto say that the Fourth Hokage had arrived, but they were still skeptical because it was too unbelievable and they hadn't seen it with their own eyes.

But now that they've seen it all with their own eyes, they can't believe it more than they can believe.

Jiraiya rushed over and hugged his disciple, wailing, "I'm so sorry, Minato! It's all my fault!"

"When you needed your teacher, I wasn't in Konoha, causing you and your husband to die tragically, ahh ...

"Waaaaah—it's all my fault. I didn't take good care of Naruto afterward, and he suffered for so many years. Waaaaah, I'm a bad teacher—"

To be honest, Minato Namikaze knew perfectly well how unreliable Jiraiya was.

So even when he died, Minato didn't think there was anything wrong with him because his teacher hadn't returned; he had long been used to facing danger alone.

But after his death, Jiraiya didn't return to Konoha for ten years, didn't even look at Naruto, and let the Third Hokage and Danzo Shimura abuse his son. Minato was very angry.

Even if you're an unreliable teacher, there should be a limit. Can't you come back to visit once a year? Can't you even come back once every three years?

That's ten years!

But when Jiraiya hugged Minato and he tearfully apologized, Minato's resentment dissipated.

Jiraiya was, after all, his teacher, and he was indeed an incredibly careless person. Apart from running around trying to fulfill the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, he had nothing else on his mind.

Since Minato Namikaze never expected anything from Jiraiya from the beginning, his resentment wasn't very deep.

But the other person is different.

For ten years, Kakashi Hatake never left the village and often saw Naruto, but in the end he never stepped forward to take care of Naruto.

Don't say Kakashi didn't know Naruto was his teacher's child.

When Kushina was pregnant, Kakashi often went to Minato's house for meals and watched as Kushina's belly grew bigger.

He knew that Minato had chosen "Naruto," the name of Jiraiya's novel protagonist, as the name of his son, and he also knew that his teacher's wife's full name was Uzumaki Kushina.

If you hear the name Naruto Uzumaki and can't guess that he's your teacher's child, then you're not Kakashi Hatake, but Might Guy.

So, Minato Namikaze greeted all the Konoha ninjas, gave his son a big hug, congratulated Neji Hyuga on breaking free from the "Caged Bird" shackles, and even hugged Sasuke Uchiha and patted Sakura Haruno's head.

Minato didn't greet Kakashi Hatake, and Kakashi consciously stayed at the edge of the crowd, not joining them.

Kakashi Hatake sighed deeply. He himself could not forgive himself for the past ten years, so how could he expect his teacher to forgive him?

We should wait a while longer, until the teacher calms down, before discussing it further.

The appearance of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, brought jubilation to the Konoha ninjas, but for Chiyo, a ninja from Sunagakure, it was a terrible change.

She was a veteran Sand Village ninja who had held power in the village for over 40 years. She had witnessed the dark side of human nature and had become accustomed to thinking about problems from such a gloomy perspective.

Upon seeing the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, Chiyo immediately thought of the Fifth Hokage, Sasuke Natsumi.

If she, as an elder of Sunagakure, could create a forbidden technique to revive people, then it's quite reasonable for the second Hokage after Hashirama Senju, who dominated the ninja world, to create a forbidden technique to revive the previous Hokage.

If the Fourth Hokage could be resurrected, then the Second Hokage could certainly be resurrected as well, and even the First Hokage could be resurrected. Thinking of this, Chiyo's head throbbed with pain.

With the possibility of the Hokage's resurrection, the prosperity of Konoha Village will no longer be the responsibility of the Fifth Hokage's generation, but will continue indefinitely.

At least in Chiyo's view, Konoha's hegemony will continue indefinitely. Can Sunagakure really hold on under the heavy pressure of having no hope in sight?

No, this information must be sent out. We can't let Konoha remain powerful forever.

But Chiyo knew she couldn't do it anymore. Having used the Forbidden Technique: Reincarnation of Self twice, she was already dead and was now living entirely on the remaining life force of the Fifth Hokage.

No, it should be said that he was barely surviving, and he had no chance to return to Sunagakure.

Chiyo then placed her hopes on Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage, who was in her arms, but after a thorough examination, she was utterly disappointed.

Gaara's body has not fully recovered and is currently being treated with life force.

Moreover, the life force of the Fifth Hokage sealed Gaara's brain, preventing him from waking up until he was fully healed.

This did indeed achieve the best treatment results, but it also cut off Chiyo's last hope of transmitting information.

As her life force drained away, Chiyo felt her head growing heavier and her vision darkening and narrowing. She knew she was going to die.

Chiyo sighed deeply: "Sigh, I'm about to die, what am I still thinking about for the village?"

"From now on, these things will be Gaara's troubles. This old woman is completely free—"

Chiyo's head drooped lower and lower until it finally rested completely on her chest, plunging into eternal darkness.

She is dead.

When Chiyo died, she was holding Gaara, Sasori's regeneration core, and Sasori's parents' puppet in her arms.

She held on tightly until her death, refusing to let go.

The Konoha ninjas had no way to deal with her; they couldn't very well break the old lady's arm, that would be too unsightly.

All they could do was pack Chiyo's body and everything she was holding onto a huge wooden plank, and carry it back to Sunagakure.

In the end, the Fifth Kazekage Gaara chose to forgive Chiyo and buried her as a hero.

As for Sasori, the rogue ninja, he was burned to ashes along with the two human puppets and buried next to Chiyo's target, which was considered a pardon.

As for the Third Kazekage's puppet, it was handed over to Ebizo for repair.

Although this is very unfair to the Third Kazekage, the situation in Sunagakure is too dire right now, and we cannot afford to waste this fighting force.

A thin horse has a long mane, and a poor man has short-sighted ambitions; Wudai Fengying doesn't care about saving face at all.

During the process of having one of his tails removed, he overheard the Akatsuki's action plan and results.

Gaara knew that the Akatsuki had already collected seven tailed beasts and would soon be collecting the eighth, namely Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki from Kumogakure.

After relaying the information to the Konoha ninja, Naruto Uzumaki suddenly realized: "No wonder the enemy who created the Nine-Tails Night attacked me. It turns out he was also a member of Akatsuki. They want to collect all the tailed beasts in the shortest possible time."

Naruto asked, puzzled, "What exactly do they want to do?"

Gaara replied, "The chakra that was extracted from me eventually gathered into the mouth of a giant monster."

"The monster was very tall and had nine eye sockets, six of which were glowing with different colors of light."

Gaara suddenly remembered something and said, "Wait, I remember now, after the One-Tailed Beast was extracted, its seventh eye socket also glowed, and it was a wind-attribute blue light."

"That's right, the Akatsuki are telling the truth; they really did collect all seven tailed beasts!"

Gaara immediately ordered, "Contact Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure as quickly as possible and ask them to confirm the situation of their respective Tailed Beasts or Jinchuriki."

The Sand Village ninjas immediately took action, sending messengers and swift hawks to the Stone Village. As for the Cloud Village and the Mist Village, they naturally used communicators to have the Leaf Village, which was closer, send ninjas and swift hawks.

Konoha ninjas used their personal communicators to communicate directly with the village's foreign ministry, and within minutes, they dispatched ninjas and swift hawks, even faster than the Sand Village, which had given the orders directly.

The Fifth Kazekage, Gaara, was stunned by what he saw. Without hesitation, he proposed to purchase several communication devices to strengthen communication with Konoha Village and the border of the Land of Wind.

A Sand Village ninja warned Gaara that using Konoha's communication tools could allow Konoha to eavesdrop, potentially causing Sand Village's secrets to leak out.

The Fifth Kazekage, however, was unconcerned. He said, "This is the fastest way to communicate. When things get really urgent, it doesn't matter if Konoha is listening in."

"Besides, if there is information that truly needs to be kept absolutely secret, it is definitely better to send ninjas and spend time delivering it."

As Konoha and Sunagakure inquired with Iwagakure, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Takigakure, the Tsuchikage, Raikage, and Mizukage learned what had happened in the Land of Wind.

Upon learning that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was unharmed and that the Nine-Tails had been saved, the Fourth Raikage immediately led the main force of the Cloud Village ninja through the Land of Frost and the Land of Hot Water, attempting to enter the Land of Fire.

The Raikage believed that both of the Kumogakure's Jinchūriki were in trouble, as was the Fifth Kazekage of Sunagakure, and the situation in Iwagakure...

The tailed beasts of Kirigakure and Takigakure will definitely not be saved either.

The most urgent task is to protect the Nine-Tails and prevent the Akatsuki from gathering all nine tailed beasts, thus avoiding unforeseen disasters.

According to the Fourth Raikage, "Although I really don't want to do this, there's really no other way for our Hidden Cloud Village right now."

"We should all go to Konoha Village and gather with the Konoha ninjas to ensure our safety."

As the Raikage predicted, both Utsugi and the Three-Tails, the jinchūriki of Kirigakure, have gone missing, as have the two jinchūriki of Iwagakure.

As for Takigakure, formerly known as the "Sixth Great Ninja Village," the situation is even worse.

When the Konoha ninja who brought the news arrived at Takigakure, they found no one to receive them.

When they finally found Takigakure, they discovered that the entire village was littered with the ruins of buildings, dried blood, and shriveled corpses caused by the battle.

Clearly, Takigakure was besieged by the enemy, and all of the village's thousands of ninja and villagers were massacred, leaving no survivors.