From Hokage to Visionary

The loss of a soul made Mr. A extremely unhappy, and his eyes were as gloomy as water.

Then, he slowly turned around and looked at Kakashi and Shisui, who were stunned beside him with gloomy eyes: "You two, are you going to regret it?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 247 Prelude

The duck that was about to be caught flew away, which made Mr. A very angry.

The Hanged Man Path Sequence 5 is "Shepherd", and the core ability is called "Shepherding".

It can devour souls, resentful spirits, and evil spirits into its own body, and drive these souls in a unique way, just like herding lambs for the gods.

The number of extraordinary abilities a 'shepherd' possesses depends on how many extraordinary souls he has devoured. His current limit is seven, and for each soul he 'herds', he can choose to use the three extraordinary abilities of the soul he drives.

Therefore, the shepherd is a rather tricky existence in the mid-sequence pathway.

Because the more extraordinary souls they devour, the more bizarre and complicated their methods become, making it difficult to guard against them.

However, there is always a but.

Although Mr. A is a "shepherd", the problem is where to find the "sheep"?

He looked down upon the souls of ordinary ninjas and was too lazy to herd them, but when the extraordinary man looked at the entire ninja world, he could not find those guys who were hiding their heads and showing their tails at all.

With no other choice, he had to find some creatures, extract extraordinary properties from them, make special tools into them and carry them with him, just to make do with them.

For example, the badge of the 'Sun' path was taken from a giant toad.

Because of this, he even made enemies with that group of toads and was chased everywhere by a white-haired man. It should be said that the methods of that group of toads did restrain him to some extent. No matter whether they were ghosts, resentful spirits, or some other things they controlled, he could hit them accurately with one blow, and if they got close to them, they would be turned into toads.

As for the other extraordinary characteristic, it was stripped from a slug. Although that slug didn't cause him much trouble, the annoying thing was that no matter where he went, he could always see the shadows of that group of slugs.

Then, within a moment, a white-haired man with two toads standing on his shoulders appeared, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

Now he finally met a Beyonder who satisfied him in every aspect, but unexpectedly, at the last moment, he was rescued by someone else. How could he not be angry?

"You two, now that the threat has been resolved, do you regret it?"

Although Mr. A is crazy on weekdays, he is not a fool, let alone stupid.

Just from the reluctant looks in the two men's eyes, he could roughly guess that they must have regretted their decision, so he gritted his white teeth and stared at them with unfriendly eyes, as if if the two men dared to say they regretted it, he would immediately kill them and then extract their souls and let them graze.

Looking at Mr. A's threatening eyes, Kakashi and Shisui didn't dare to say the three words "I refuse" no matter what.

Shisui gave Kakashi next to him a look that meant: Is this your way of driving away wolves and swallowing tigers?

Kakashi gave him a look in return: Stop talking nonsense, if you have the ability, come and think of it!

Originally, I thought that with Obito's performance just now, even if he was no match for Mr. A, it shouldn't be a problem for the two of them to fight to the point of bleeding and both suffering losses.

But the question is, who could have thought that Obito, that useless guy, would be so disappointing?

He fought hard against them but was timid when facing Mr. A. It's so damn embarrassing!

Kakashi cursed Obito a thousand times in his heart, and then reluctantly, barely controlling his facial expression, forced a smile from the heart: "No way, we really want to join the Aurora Society!"

Hearing this, Shisui next to him suddenly widened his eyes, with an expression that said, "Good boy, you also betrayed Konoha."

Kakashi rolled his eyes up, revealing the whites of his eyes, which meant: Is it okay not to join? I didn't see the look in his eyes. If we refused, he would turn hostile and kill us immediately.

In fact, although Obito was the reason why he was forced to this point, he is not stupid.

Since there is no way to escape, why not seize this opportunity, join the 'Aurora Society' and become a hidden pawn planted inside.

Konoha has actually been looking for the "Aurora Society". The first generation, the second generation, and Minato Namikaze have been away from the village for three years. During this period, there has been no news from the first generation and the second generation. Only Minato Namikaze often comes back, one to visit his wife Uzumaki Kushina, and the other to report the results of the investigation.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki had a wedding a year ago.

The two finally ended their long relationship and officially entered into marriage. This was the only big happy event in Konoha since the Third War. Even Jiraiya, one of the Three Ninjas, returned to the village to celebrate this event.

By the way, Master's wife Uzumaki Kushina has been pregnant for ten months, so she should be due soon, right?

Kakashi's mind was distracted, and a bitter look appeared on his lips. He wanted to wait until his master's wife gave birth so that he could go back and celebrate, but now it was probably too late.

"Good, I like smart people."

Mr. A rubbed his chin, showed an admiring look, and slowly squatted down.

Those pupils, which were as pale as a death's, were covered with dense blood-red lines. The two of them staring at them were frightened and swallowed nervously.

"You are from Konoha, and I just happen to have something to do." Mr. A stared at them intently and grinned, "Why don't I trouble you two to lead the way for me? As long as you can accomplish this, I can guarantee that you will be allowed to have a 'code name' like me."

However, his words made Kakashi and Shisui feel a chill on their backs and cold sweat on their foreheads.

The Aurora Society plans to sneak into Konoha secretly. What exactly are they going to do?!

Three years ago, the Aurora Society sent out a 'Saint' and 'Mr. A' to forcibly abduct the corpse of the Fourth Hokage.

Now, Mr. A is going to sneak into Konoha again. What is their purpose?

For a moment, countless messy thoughts came to their minds, making Kakashi and Shisui panic and unsure of what to do.

"Why, you don't want to?"

Mr. A, who was still smiling in the last second, suddenly had a gloomy face and a hint of cruelty in his eyes.

The temperature in the forest seemed to have dropped a lot, and the air was filled with a disgusting stench.

Kakashi was startled, as if he was being stared at by some terrifying being. He trembled all over and his teeth chattered: "No, no."

"That's good."

Mr. A was quite satisfied. He patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Once this is done, I will apply to the Saint to bless you. By then, you two will be able to be like us."

Like 'them' people?

Kakashi keenly grasped the key point of Mr. A's words, and was immediately shocked. Could it be that the power of these people does not come from chakra?

But right now, it was not the time to think about these things. He had a more important question: "Can I ask, what are you planning to do when you go to Konoha this time?"

Mr. A grinned and said calmly: "Uchiha"

Uchiha?

Another Uchiha?

Shisui's pupils shrank when he heard that, he didn't understand why Aurora and Uchiha were always entangled?

"What does this have to do with Uchiha?" he couldn't help but ask. After all, every time the Aurora appeared, it meant something big was going to happen. Uchiha was his family after all, so how could he not care?

"hehe."

Mr. A just smiled and said nothing more.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 248 Warning from Myoboku Mountain

Konoha Village.

Uzumaki Kushina returned home with difficulty, carrying the vegetables she had just bought, with a big belly.

Due to the importance of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and the reputation of her husband, Minato Namikaze, in Konoha, a dense number of Anbu were deployed around this house.

Firstly, it was to monitor the movements of the Jinchūriki; secondly, it was to protect the Jinchūriki who was about to give birth.

After all, when the Jinchūriki is about to give birth, the seal will loosen, which is a big deal and must not go wrong.

Pushing the door open, she was greeted by a familiar figure. His bright yellow hair color, like the sun, made her feel inexplicably at ease. Kushina stood at the door for half a second, dropped the bag in her hand, and without caring about her identity as a pregnant woman, she pounced on the man.

"Minato--!"

Kushina held on to the man and refused to let go, hanging on to him like a kangaroo.

Namikaze Minato held his wife in his arms, kissed her forehead affectionately, and then smiled gently: "I'm back, Kushina, thank you for your hard work during my absence."

Ever since the Fourth Hokage Uchiha Munezuki was murdered, he vowed to avenge his best friend, so he left the village alone to investigate clues about Danzo and the Aurora Society. He only returned to the village occasionally, leaving all the affairs of the family to the once arrogant girl.

But Kushina did not complain. Instead, she took care of all the household affairs and hardly complained even when she was pregnant.

This made Minato Namikaze feel even more that he owed his wife too much.

As the Jinchūriki was about to give birth, he had to put aside all his affairs and rush back to protect his wife's safety.

"It's okay, I'm glad you're back."

Kushina hugged him and kissed him, then said carelessly, "But now that you're back, be prepared to serve me!"

"no problem."

Minato Namikaze agreed with a smile.

The two looked into each other's eyes, their feelings grew secretly, and when their love reached its deepest point, they couldn't control themselves.

Minato put Kushina on the sofa, looked at those charming eyes, couldn't help but bend down and kissed her red lips deeply.

"No, no."

Kushina responded to her husband shyly, wanting to refuse but also to welcome.

"I'm just kissing~"

Namikaze Minato chuckled, put his arms around his wife's waist, and looked into her eyes lovingly.

However, as expected, an accident soon happened.

Just when the couple was deeply in love, a toad suddenly emerged from the kitchen waterway.

Toad jumped to the edge of the pool, stared at the two people hugging each other on the sofa with his big eyes, and said: "Sorry, Minato-sama, I'm sorry to bother you, there is something very important."

For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.

Oh oh oh!

Someone made a sound like a boiling kettle.

There was smoke coming out of Kushina's head and her face was as red as a cooked shrimp. She kicked Minato out with force.

Fortunately, Minato was agile and rolled over to the ground steadily. Then, his face turned slightly red and he pretended to cough twice to ease the awkward atmosphere: "It's Kosuke, cough cough, what's the matter?"

Kosuke is the messenger toad of Myoboku Mountain. Generally speaking, its appearance means that Myoboku Mountain has something to ask it.

"I don't know, but this time it was the order from the 'Big Toad Immortal'."

Kosuke said honestly, "The Great Toad Sage asked you to go to Myoboku Mountain right away. He said he has something very important to tell you."

Giant Toad Immortal? !

Hearing this, Namikaze Minato suddenly revealed a serious expression: "Could it be a new prophecy?"

The Great Toad Sage is said to be the ancestor of Myōboku Mountain. He has survived from thousands of years ago and possesses magical powers of prophecy, but he rarely speaks and is basically asleep.

Now, he suddenly heard that it was the Big Toad Immortal who called him, which immediately made him feel a little gloomy in his heart.

Namikaze Minato was about to leave, but after taking half a step, he hesitated and looked back at Kushina with a guilty look on his face: "Kushina, I..."

"It's okay, Minato." Kushina came over with her big belly, hugged him gently, put her head in her arms, and said softly: "You have more important things to do. I will be careful here, so don't worry about me."

Having said that, Minato Namikaze still felt his wife's reluctance to let her go.

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

He held Kushina's waist tightly and whispered in her ear, "I promise, I will be by your side when the baby is born."

"Um"

Kushina nodded lightly, then reluctantly let him go, tenderness flowing in her eyes: "Go quickly, Minato."

The husband and wife are together for only a moment before they have to separate again.

But Minato Namikaze had to suppress his longing, and followed the messenger toad to use reverse summoning and disappeared in the room.

Mt. Miaomu.

There are many strange rocks and frogs croaking.

The colorful vegetation is like a subtropical forest, the air is humid, and from a distance it looks like a huge valley, which is Mount Myōboku, one of the three holy places.

"Minato, you're here."

The dark green frog, like an old human, with white hair and beard between its brows, was sitting on the back of another big frog.

"We've been waiting for you for a long time, Minato-chan."