Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 542 Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki

As soon as Minato Namikaze turned around, Tachibana Kanakawa was taken aback to find out.

Behind the Fourth Hokage, there was a sleeping baby on his back.

The tiny blond baby was wrapped in a clean swaddle, with only his head, which was closed and asleep, sticking out.

The straps on both sides of the swaddle were tightly wrapped around Minato Namikaze's waist, and even though he was moving forward at a fast pace, the swaddle did not feel bumpy at all.

"What is this?"

Of course, Tachibana Kenkawa could guess the identity of the blond baby, but looking at the three beard-like marks on the sides of the little thing's cheeks still left him a little confused.

"Could Naruto already be the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki? No, even with my poor senses, I should still be able to recognize a Jinchuriki who's just finished sealing at this close range!"

"Could it be that Naruto's beard wasn't inherited from Kurama?"

While Tachibana Kanakawa was lost in thought, Minato Namikaze, who had been leading the way, suddenly stopped.

Clearly, Jianchuan Ju's questioning tone made him misunderstand something, so he immediately turned around and explained to Jianchuan Ju.

"This is my son, Naruto Uzumaki."

At this moment, Minato Namikaze's face showed no trace of the gloomy expression he had earlier. Instead, his gentle, sunny smile seemed almost too dazzling in the dead of night.

However, out of curiosity about Naruto's surname, Tachibana Kanagawa still asked the question, which was a bit of a mood killer.

"swirl?"

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze's eyes flashed with a hint of sadness, but he still forced a gentle smile and spoke softly.

"Naruto needs to remember his mother."

After saying this, Minato Namikaze seemed to realize that he had been too emotional, so he turned around in silence and continued walking forward.

Seeing this, Jiraiya noticed that Tachibana Okinawa gave him a somewhat apologetic look.

Tachibana Kanagawa shook her head indifferently and quickly followed Minato Namikaze.

Upon entering this makeshift office, the first thing that catches the eye is Danzo Shimura's ugly old face.

Jianchuan Ju curled her lips in disgust, not wanting to bother with such a disgusting guy.

Who knew that this old fellow Danzo Shimura, for some reason, questioned Tachibana Kenkawa in an unfriendly tone as soon as he saw her.

"Mizukage brat! What exactly is your purpose in coming to Konoha at this time?!"

"Danzo?!"

Shimura Danzo's sudden and impolite remarks were clearly unexpected by everyone, and Jiraiya immediately rebuked him sternly.

However, someone acted faster than Jiraiya could speak.

As soon as Danzo finished speaking, Tachibana Kanagawa's figure vanished like a ghost and reappeared in front of him in the blink of an eye.

Without the slightest hesitation, Tachibana Kenkawa formed a claw with one hand and grabbed Danzo by the neck.

Then came a muffled "thump".

Danzo Shimura was slammed hard onto the ground.

However, before Shimura Danzo could even cry out in pain after being struck hard, all his voices were firmly trapped in his throat by Kenkawa Tachibana.

"Shh~ Don't make a sound, your voice is too awful, it might disturb the baby's sleep."

"And remember, you are an advisor to Konoha, so don't be sarcastic or sarcastic in front of me, the Mizukage."

Tachibana Kanagawa's previous series of actions were incredibly fast and unexpected. Before anyone could react, Danzo Shimura had already been captured on the spot.

Well, it's not fair to say that everyone was caught off guard.

Minato Namikaze, the only one present who could react to Tachibana Kanagawa's actions, was completely unmoved by what he was seeing.

Instead, she gently patted the sleeping Naruto, as if she was genuinely worried that the noise she had made earlier might have woken her child.

Only after Tachibana Kenkawa slowly released Danzo Shimura, who had stopped struggling, did Minato Namikaze coldly give the order.

"Elder Danzo must have overworked himself tonight. Please have Chief Fugaku take him to rest."

Danzo Shimura, still clutching his throat and crying out in pain, looked at Minato Namikaze with disbelief.

That already unsightly face, amplified by pain and fear, became even more repulsive.

Fugaku Uchiha, of course, didn't care about Danzo's thoughts. After nodding and accepting the order, he immediately helped up the still somewhat unwilling Shimura Danzo and instantly left the room.

At this moment, only Tachibana Kanagawa, Minato Namikaze, and Jiraiya remained in the room.

Yes, and there's little Naruto sleeping soundly.

Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya didn't seem to care much about what had just happened, as if the person who clashed with Tachibana Kenkawa, the Mizukage, wasn't from Konoha.

Instead, it was Tachibana Kanagawa, the "troublemaker," who took the initiative to speak to Minato Namikaze.

"Danzo is no good. His existence may not be a good thing for Konoha."

After witnessing Minato Namikaze's attitude, Tachibana Kenkawa only offered a suggestion that everyone understood, which was quite obvious.

After that, none of the three of them dwelled on the topic any further.

Jiraiya was the first to steer the conversation back on track, asking about the information that Tachibana Kenkawa had mentioned earlier.

"Lord Mizukage, you just said that Kirigakure has obtained some new information about the Zero organization. Can you tell me now?"

Jianchuan Ju glanced at the two who seemed somewhat expectant, but still shook her head slightly.

"Let me tell you what happened tonight. I know it might be a little cruel to you, but that's the main reason I came here tonight."

Both of them fell silent upon hearing this, but in the end, it was Jiraiya, who had experienced the whole thing, who took the initiative to recount everything that happened that night.

Although some aspects involve Konoha's secrets.

Things like the "Dead Demon Seal" and the internal conflicts within the Uchiha clan were somewhat concealed in Jiraiya's narration.

However, Tachibana Kanagawa himself has his own judgment on the series of events tonight, and may even know more about them than Konoha, the victim, or even Obito Uchiha, the mastermind.

So he only pretended to ask a few detailed questions to show that he really valued this information, and then he didn't delve any further into it.

On the contrary, the loss of the Nine-Tails, which Jiraiya mentioned at the end, made Tachibana Kenkawa a little concerned.

"So, half of the Nine-Tails has already fallen into the hands of the Zero Organization?"

When Tachibana Kanagawa mentioned the Nine-Tails, Minato Namikaze picked up the conversation.

"Yes, that guy who called himself Uchiha Madara managed to escape with half of the Nine-Tails."

"As for the remaining half, it is the Nine-Tails that was sealed away by the Third Hokage."

At this point, Minato Namikaze's eyes suddenly turned cold and resolute, and he continued speaking in an unquestionable tone.

"I plan to seal the remaining nine tails within my own body."

"To become the next Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!!"

(End of this chapter)