CH 71

“This…”

After hearing Naruto, Washi didn’t know what to do. Minato chose to stay in his world for the time being, which made Naruto feel like he had lost his father again.

And this time, Naruto didn’t have his friends to accompany him. Even if Tsunade was with him every day, Naruto still thought about his past in Konoha. Although he had always been called a Kyubi, he met friends in the Ninja School, Choji, Shikamaru, Sakura, Hinata, and the ramen uncle…

All these thoughts were on the outside of Minato, and made Naruto suddenly burst out.

Although he had found his father, the Ninja School also had his friends, his respected teacher, and the position of the Hokage that he had always longed for.

“Washi-sama, will we go back to Konoha? Will my father take me back to Konoha?” Tears welled up in Naruto’s eyes, wetting Naruto’s cheeks.

“We…” After being asked this question, Washi really did not know how to answer. He and his people had already invaded Konoha once. Moreover, the Hokage he awakened was only a character in a parallel space. It did not affect them much if they could not return to Konoha in the original world.

However, Naruto was different. He was a native of the original world, and he had all the memories and past of Konoha from childhood to now. Even though he was called a Kyubi and disliked by everyone, there was still something he treasured, and there were still people he liked and liked.

Standing on the side, Jiraya saw this situation and immediately became spirited. It seemed that Naruto wanted to return to Konoha? “I can take him back to Konoha in a while.”

“You?” Washi glanced at Jiraya, then waved his hand and said, “Forget about you. Let’s wait for his father to come back. I won’t let you bring him back now.”

Just as Washi and Jiraya were discussing who would bring Naruto back to Konoha, the 4th Hokage was discussing something with his disciple, the 5th Hokage, Itachi, in Minato’s world.

“How is it? Is this eye used to it?” Minato, who was only wearing a skintight suit, looked a little thin and tired. He squinted his eyes and felt like he was about to fall asleep at any moment.

After asking, Minato took a stool from the side and sat down.

Itachi, who was lying on the bed and had not yet recovered, reached out and touched his right eye. At this time, his Sharingan had been removed by the medical Ninja in the village. He replaced it with the Sharingan he took from Madara when cleaning the battlefield.

Hashirama, who had killed this world’s Madara, did not take this eye because it was too troublesome, which allowed the 5th Hokage to pick up a bargain.

“Sensei, this is the Rinnegan…” Itachi said with some shame.

In his opinion, he, who had inherited the position of Hokage, did not complete his duty. Konoha was defeated in the battle against Akatsuki, and even Konoha was almost destroyed. If not for his teacher, the 4th Hokage of Konoha would have brought back reinforcements and wiped out Akatsuki. Konoha might have already ceased to exist, and the whole world would have been under the rule of Akatsuki.

“You don’t have to blame yourself.” Minato reached out and patted Itachi’s shoulder. “In the end, it was all because of me. If not for me, Konoha wouldn’t have been like this.”

“If not for me, Kushina wouldn’t have died. The 3rd Hokage, Jiraya Sensei, Obito, Kakashi, Rin, and the others wouldn’t have…”

The more Minato spoke, the more he remembered his memories. Everything was because of him. If not for the help of Hashirama-sama, perhaps the end result would be the destruction of Konoha.

“Sensei, it’s all in the past.” Itachi didn’t know how to comfort Minato, so he changed the topic, “Sensei, do you have any plans for the future village?”

A few days ago, Itachi learned from Minato that his teacher would be leaving soon, so he wanted to ask his teacher about some plans for the future.

Regarding this matter, Minato had already thought about it. He pondered for a moment, narrowed his eyes, and said in a low voice: “The five great countries only need one Ninja Village.”

“A Ninja Village?” Itachi was a bit puzzled. Was his teacher preparing to unite the five great countries? This matter was not so easy to handle. The five great countries had never belonged to each other, and their hatred could be traced back to the Warring States Period. This kind of hatred could not be removed in a short time.

Regarding Itachi’s question, Minato nodded firmly and said, “Yes, a Ninja Village, and we don’t nee the five great countries.”

“What? You mean!” Itachi was shocked by Minato’s words. His teacher’s meaning was very obvious.

“The world only needs a Land of Fire, and the village only needs a Konoha.” Minato stood up and said, “Have a good rest. I will take advantage of the rest of the days to deal with these things.”

After saying that, Minato did not wait for Itachi to speak and directly left the room, leaving only Itachi who was staring at the door.

In the next few days, Itachi, who was lying on the bed, constantly received information from the outside world. Because the other four villages had escaped from the Akatsuki and fled to Konoha, Minato was able to directly start the Five Kage Summit in Konoha.

Because they didn’t support Minato’s plan, the new Shadow of Kumogakure and Kirigakure were directly killed by Minato. Although the remaining Ninjas of the two villages resisted, in the end, they were suppressed in front of Konoha’s Ninjas.

Iwagakure and Sunagakure, after seeing this situation, chose to compromise.

When everything was handled by Minato, Itachi also walked out of the ward and stood on the Hokage Rock. His teacher, Minato, was already waiting for him.

“Sensei.” Itachi opened his Rinnegan, a nearly blind Mangekyo Sharingan, and sat beside Minato.

“I haven’t been sitting here for a long time.” After finishing his plan, he felt a lot more relaxed. Because he was going to leave soon, he was eager to turn this world into what he wanted. Now, the world was moving in the direction he expected.

“Sensei…”

Itachi didn’t know how to evaluate his teacher’s blood-stained behavior of Konoha. When he was young, he knew the 4th Hokage who was always smiling like the sun. Now, his teacher seemed to have blended into the darkness.