The third generation Hokage sent Danzo to jail at the beginning

Chapter 196: Minato Goes to the Meeting Alone

"Wow! It's so lively."

The night market in the Flower City wakes up in the lights, and colorful paper lanterns of different colors sway along the streets.

Ace's orange hat brim was reflected in a warm golden color. He smiled and said, "Hey, don't buy everything."

Yamato's eyes lit up surprisingly. She practically nuzzled into the glass case of the oden stand. "This! This! And the three-colored meatballs! I want them all!"

"Your customer has really good taste! Haha, this is the best sweets in Konoha!" The stall owner from Konoha greeted enthusiastically.

Yamato ate the entire string of three-colored meatballs in one go and praised happily, "It's delicious!"

She then noticed that there were other novelty stalls ahead and quickly pushed through the crowd to run to the next stall.

"Hey, you haven't paid yet." Ace paid and chased after him.

The stall over there is a mask stall that sells hand-painted Japanese-style masks.

Yamato bought two and handed Ace a Tengu mask, pinning his own fox mask on the side, and casually asked, "Is the matter done?"

"It's done. The devil fruit I owed Konoha has been delivered."

"Hahaha, that guy Kaido turned into the moon!"

The filial daughter Yamato looked at the moon in the sky and laughed heartily.

"Hahaha, yeah!" Ace also laughed. "I wonder what it's like to live on the moon. By the way, Yamato, do you want to talk to Kaido?"

"No! Let Kaido live on the moon for a while longer!"

"Hahaha, good!"

……

"What a pity. Uncle Ichiraku hasn't come yet."

The night market in Wano Country flows in the lights, and the smell of food is intertwined in the air.

Naruto was holding a string of three-colored balls and had a crooked fox mask pinned to his blond hair.

The little Kyuubi on his shoulder grabbed the freshly baked Taiyaki, glanced back and said, "Didn't I tell you not to play with Uchiha."

"Brother Kurama! Don't say that." Naruto puffed out his cheeks and shouted incoherently. "Our North Naruto and South Sasuke team finally reunited."

Sasuke walked behind with his hands in his pockets, looked at the little Nine-Tails, and said: "Huh, have you become a perfect Jinchūriki? After all, you still have to rely on external forces again."

"This is called the power of companions! It's super strong!"

"How strong?"

"That big shot, Drought Jack, was taken down in one encounter by the combined skills of me and Big Brother Jiu Lama."

Sasuke's brows twitched slightly. He had been in the pirate world for quite some time, and was considered a big shot thanks to his status as the King of Ships.

Has Naruto become stronger again?

At this moment, a pink figure emerged from the crowd. Sakura, who was late, greeted them, "Sorry, the hospital has an emergency."

Naruto nodded in understanding, "Sakura is now a medical ninja on her own."

"No, no." Sakura waved her hand, but her face was full of unconcealed pride. "I'm just temporarily sharing some of the work for Tsunade-sensei."

Then Sakura said to Sasuke who was behind Naruto, suddenly becoming a little shy: "Sasuke, long time no see."

"Yeah." Sasuke nodded. "Long time no see."

Naruto clapped his hands with his fists and laughed, "Ha, Team 7 reunion then!"

"Any plans?" Sakura asked.

"You've just arrived in Wano Country, so let me be your tour guide and show you around!"

Naruto walked forward alone.

"First spot! The moon-viewing platform at the castle tower. From there, you can enjoy the best view of the two moons, one large and one small, in the sky!"

Sakura and Sasuke were a few steps behind, shoulder to shoulder.

The night wind blew, and the shadows of the three people swayed with the light of the lantern.

When they sat down to rest by the riverbank, the real moon had already risen to the zenith, but the Kaido moon was still at the original point.

"Haha. Wano Country is pretty good, right? It'll be perfect once Uncle Ichiraku comes over!"

Naruto leaned back on the ground, holding a grass stem in the corner of his mouth, and asked, "Sasuke, how long are you going to stay this time?"

Sasuke put his hand on his knee and answered irrelevantly: "Laggard, let's have a fight. If you win, I won't leave."

Sakura smiled in surprise and immediately cheered Naruto up: "Naruto! Use all your strength!"

But Naruto immediately asked back: "Sasuke, what if you win?"

Sasuke smiled and said, "I won, so I won't leave. Didn't we agree last time in Konoha to meet at the summit?"

Naruto said angrily, "Stupid Sakura. For Sasuke to say that, he must have decided to stay from the beginning. I know him too well!"

"Ah? Is that so?"

"You're so slow! Love-brained!"

"Why would Naruto say this to me one day!" Sakura held her head and pretended to be in pain.

Naruto touched his nose and chuckled.

Sasuke looked up at Kaido's moon in the sky and asked about the details of the battle in Wano Country.

Naruto narrated: "...This is the ultimate move of Nagato-san's Rinnegan, Chibaku Tensei!"

Sasuke touched his chin: "I remember you said in the letter you wrote to me before. I will also have the Rinnegan in the future."

The lanterns floating on the river made the faces of the three people appear bright and dark.

……

Wano Country. The new Hokage's office.

The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, has decided to go to Mary Geoise alone to meet the Five Elders.

The Navy and CP0 will send people to escort.

"Minato, are you sure you don't want to bring guards with you when you go to the Celestial Dragons' territory? After all, you are the Fourth Hokage."

Konan frowned and suggested, "We can have Yahiko Nagato take you there in the helicarrier."

"Now is not the time for ostentation." Namikaze Minato smiled and shook his head: "It will be much more convenient for me to act alone."

In the face of Xiaonan's puzzled eyes, Minato explained: "In the enemy's base camp, if the negotiations fail, I can leave at any time... If there are too many people, things will become complicated."

Worst case scenario... if the Five Elders are really difficult to talk to, he will be forced to start a Flying Thunder God-style Nine-Tails Rebellion in Mary Geoise.

"I understand." Xiaonan nodded. "Do you want to make any other arrangements?"

Minato thought for a moment and said, "Have Akatsuki's helicarrier guard the gate. Before I return, no other forces except the Whitebeard Pirates' headquarters will be allowed to enter Wano Country. The CP0 inside Wano Country will be subject to increased surveillance."

The good thing about this super natural barrier is that as long as there is a strong man guarding the pass, no master can get in.

Even people at the level of aunties can't get in.

Xiaonan took note.

Then, Minato hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "While I'm away, let Jiraiya-sensei stay in the office."

"Yes." Konan agreed. "Jiraiya-sensei's qualifications and strength are enough to defend Wano Country."

Today, the new Konoha's combat power is composed of three forces.

The first is the Konoha ninja. The second is the Akatsuki organization and the personal subordinates of each Akatsuki member. The third is the locals, such as Bao Goro who worked hard to redeem his younger brother, the Nine Red Scabbards who built up Momonosuke's family fortune, and the former members of Kaido's group.

It can be said that good and bad people are mixed together.

The most suitable person to temporarily take over the Hokage's office is Jiraiya.

However, Minato was still a little uneasy and expressed his concerns.

"What if...what if Jiraiya-sensei wants to launch some red romance plan in Wano Country. Konan, you must not let him..."

Chapter 197 I've never been good at fighting

At the port of Wano Country, the morning mist has not yet dissipated.

The steel warships that were allowed in cut through the calm sea, their hulls painted with naval emblems pushing aside the shimmering waves.

The port was already bustling with activity—immigrant ships were unloading, and Konoha's ninjas were directing porters to load the Sealing Scroll onto trucks. In the distance, several large iron immigrant ships lined up, waiting to enter the harbor, and passengers gazed curiously at this otherworldly city.

"It's really lively~" Kizaru leaned on the bow railing, his brown sunglasses reflecting the light of the morning sun. He sipped his coffee slowly, "right, Zhan Taomaru."

Zhan Taowan, the adjutant, stood nearby and replied, "Old man, please be a little more cautious. This is the enemy's base camp."

"Don't talk about enemies so casually. Politics is complicated," Kizaru replied lazily. "Perhaps after this meeting, the captain of the Konoha Pirates will become the king of a member country. Then we will have to protect them."

Zhan Taomaru stared at the large iron ship in the distance, which was originally a navy warship, and tutted in dissatisfaction: "Come to think of it, this Konoha Pirates captain actually plans to go with us alone. He's a bit too confident."

"Well~ maybe it's because he's strong enough that he's so overconfident." A sharp light suddenly reflected from Kizaru's sunglasses, and in the distance, a figure wearing a white divine robe was following the CP0 agent.

The man who called himself the Fourth Hokage stopped from time to time to respond to the enthusiasm of the people around him.

Obviously different from the former ruler Kaido, this pirate who calls himself the Fourth Hokage has a very high reputation in Wano Country.

This means that wherever the royal army goes, there is food and drink.

Kizaru added: "You know... Uchiha Itachi, who defeated Sakaski, was just one of his subordinates."

But why the fourth generation?

Could it be that there is more than one pirate group led by this great leader... this group calling itself "Konoha"?

Fortunately, I am not a marshal, so I don’t have to worry about such complicated matters.

The masked CP0 agent Guernica walked quickly in front to lead the way, and his attitude was very respectful to the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze.

"Minato-sama, please. This time, Admiral Kizaru will escort you to Mary Geoise."

"Okay. Thank you for your hard work." Minato Namikaze climbed onto the gangway and smiled at Agent Guernica.

"No hard work, no hard work."

During this period of time, someone followed him when he ate or went to the toilet, which made him extremely stressed. Fortunately, the work in Wano Country finally came to an end today... The working attitude of that group of colleagues wearing animal masks was even worse than CP0.

The warship's steam turbine made a low roar, and the naval soldiers on the deck unconsciously tensed their bodies.

Minato Namikaze stood at the end of the gangway, his Hokage robe rustling in the sea breeze. He looked around, his gaze briefly lingering on every corner of the warship before finally locking onto Admiral Kizaru, who was also looking at him.

The handsome golden flash politely said hello: "Thank you for your help, Admiral Kizaru."

The wretched Kizaru nodded and replied politely, "Surprisingly kind, Hokage-sama. So—can we set off?"

"Okay."

As the warship sailed out of the port of Wano Country, Minato stood at the stern and looked out.

The land under the rising sun gradually became a small dot.

Yellow Monkey approached lazily, raised his head, looked at the clouds in the sky, and asked, "Is this giant aircraft going with us too?"

This is normal. How could a pirate really go to meet the Five Elders alone?

No one can withstand the combined forces of the two generals, not even Roger.

No matter how powerful Minato Namikaze is, he will be at the mercy of others when he arrives at Mary Geoise.

The Five Elders are not kind and righteous people.

however.

Namikaze Minato denied it: "No. The Akatsuki will return when it leaves Wano Country."

Are you really going to the meeting alone?

Kizaru said in a surprised tone: "You are really brave, blond boy."

Namikaze Minato looked back at the wretched Flashman and explained with a smile, "I trust the reputation of the World Government. Since this is a negotiation, they will definitely guarantee my personal safety."

...Is this true or not? I don’t believe it.