Master, please become the Hokage

Let her slowly fall into the abyss.

"No... No..." Kushina cried and shook her head, trying to deny it all.

"You should know that he can't do what I can do..."

Sarutobi Ryo continued without mercy, crushing the last bit of hope in Kushina's heart.

"So be it."

Having made the decision alone, Sarutobi Ryo turned around and walked towards the backyard entrance.

boom!

After the back door closed, the two returned to the warm living room.

The fireplace was still burning.

The crackling of firewood made the winter room scorching hot.

Sarutobi Ryo carried Kushina and walked to the sofa in front of the fireplace.

Then, weightlifting training began, lifting up and down.

Kushina's beautiful red hair swayed, and her gentle sobbing sounded simultaneously...

......

At some point, snowflakes started falling from the sky outside.

The earth is completely silent.

Subtle noises continued to emanate from this house...

Chapter 202. Plan to Capture the Tailed Beasts

A few days later.

Minato Namikaze returned and brought back the results of the negotiations with Amegakure.

In the Hokage Building, all the higher-ups were in their seats.

Sarutobi Ryo listened to Namikaze Minato's report calmly.

According to Minato Namikaze.

Amegakure agrees with Sunagakure and Konoha's plan and prepares to try to collect the other tailed beasts.

Well known.

At that time, the first Hokage distributed the tailed beasts in the hope of pacifying the ninja world and ending war.

However, as killing techniques continued to improve in later generations, the tailed beasts were no longer able to fulfill the role of nuclear deterrence.

At least it is not as deterrent as it was in the past.

Also, Uchiha Madara was planning the Ten-Tails.

So...collecting the tailed beasts in advance should be put on the agenda.

Best results.

It is the alliance of Konoha, Sand Village, and Amegakure, which holds the nine tailed beasts.

Of course, if Kirigakure also forms an alliance, it means that four ninja villages will control nine tailed beasts.

"At present, Longyin has agreed to bring the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki to Konoha..."

Hatake Sakumo nodded and took over the speech.

Longyin Village is an ally of Konoha.

The phenomenon of small ninja villages like this acting as allies is quite common.

The key point is that Konoha has always been very friendly with Longyin.

That's why Longyin trusts Konoha.

"But anyway, it's really unbelievable that they agreed to send Nanao here..."

Jiraiya kept shaking his head and sighing.

After all, the tailed beasts are not commonplace.

Although Longyin meant... to let Konoha temporarily protect them, it was enough to show their attitude.

"I think this has something to do with the reforms we've carried out in recent years, haha..."

Orochimaru laughed from the side.

With the downfall of Utane Koharu and the others, Konoha underwent earth-shaking changes.

The news of these reforms gradually reached the ears of other ninja villages.

Long Yin must have weighed the pros and cons and decided to trust the current Konoha.

After all, they had sent envoys before and learned a lot.

Witnessing the changes in Konoha with their own eyes was probably the source of their peace of mind.

Face up to history and admit shortcomings.

Konoha rewrote a brand new history textbook.

He even acknowledged the wrong invasions of the First and Second World Wars against Yugakure.

This is the foundation for other ninja villages to gain confidence.

The addition of Hanzo of the Salamander also gave confidence to other ninja villages.

An unprecedented alliance...is rising.

"We saw the Outer Path Demon Statue in person at Yuyin..."

Jiraiya began to talk incessantly about what he had seen and heard.

For Jiraiya's sake, Nagato personally demonstrated the Outer Path Demon Statue's spiritual power.

Although driving the Outer Path Statue will damage Nagato's vitality.

However, there will be no problem if it is simply summoned and used as a decoration.

"..."

Jiraiya continued to speak, but Orochimaru looked at Sarutobi Ryo.

Sarutobi Ryo caught Orochimaru's gaze and nodded.

According to Yuyin, the extra tailed beasts should be stuffed into the Outer Path Demon Statue.

However, Konoha has a different opinion.

The research on White Zetsu has been intensified step by step.

It would be a safer approach to use White Zetsu as the No. 1 experimental subject to first verify the combined power of the tailed beasts.

What's more, Konoha would never allow the Hidden Rain Clan to dominate.

On the other hand, the Sand Village people also directly and fiercely expressed their disagreement.

After all, the people in Sunagakure are more straightforward and say whatever they want.

so......

The specific matters need to be discussed again.

After learning about Sunagakure's attitude, Sarutobi Ryo decided to contact Sunagakure.

First absorb some of the One-Tail's chakra for research.

Even the Sand Village knows how to seal the chakra of the tailed beasts.

In this cooperation, Konoha will of course contribute something in exchange.

"Let's start with one."

Sarutobi Ryo made the following decision.

The Two-Tailed One is in Kumogakure, trying to find a way to just steal...steal the Yumoto.

The Three-Tailed Fox is in Yagura of Kirigakure. We can cooperate with him and persuade him to get a part of it for research first.

If there are four old purple fish in the wild, you can send someone to capture them.

The Five-Tailed Man is in Iwagakure, and he can also find a way to steal it.

Vulpix hasn't escaped yet, and Yugao is still active as a young ninja, so he can also look for Yagura.

Nanao came to the door on his own initiative.

The Eight-Tails... isn't very easy to steal, so I can save it for last. Oh, and... Orochimaru might have the Eight-Tails' horns, so it's probably okay to use them as a substitute.

As for the Nine-Tails...Kushina is a ready-made living example.

In the previous battle with Senju Tobirama, there was still some DNA left from the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers, so they could be used as a substitute.

Wait until Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze finish their report.

The meeting ended here.

After informing the two Hokage of his plan, Sarutobi Ryo also left the Hokage Building.

......

The edge of the leaves.

When Minato Namikaze returned home, he almost flew back directly using Flying Thunder God.

He missed his lover so much...and the baby in her belly.

"Kushina, I'm back..."

The sudden appearance of Minato Namikaze gave Kushina a surprise.

Kushina, who was drying bed sheets in the yard, was suddenly startled.

"Minato~!?"

Kushina's eyes were slightly evasive.

Minato Namikaze didn't care, but walked up naturally and hugged his wife.

After a brief moment of tenderness, Minato Namikaze entered the house.

Saw the brand new home.

This time, it’s the same as the last trip.

Minato Namikaze also did not suspect anything and just thought his wife was virtuous.

"Minato, you must be hungry, I'll cook for you..."

Kushina dropped what she was doing and went to the kitchen.

Looking at the cleaned floor and the aroma of detergent, Minato felt refreshed while sitting on the sofa.

Wait until Kushina finishes cooking.

Minato Namikaze also picked up the remote control and turned off the TV.

The ninja world has been very peaceful recently and nothing much has happened.

"Kushina, your skills have improved again..."

Minato Namikaze couldn't help but smile while eating.

After a moment, he looked at his wife who was sitting opposite him.

"Kushina...don't you want to eat?"

"I ate a lot this morning."

Kushina quickly laughed.

She did eat a lot, these past few days…being fed every day in a row.