Konoha: Starting with Kisara, I've conquered the Naruto world.

Chapter 38 Danzo Shimura's Invitation

Gen Takuno watched as Minato Namikaze was still considering his options. Although he couldn't suggest anyone, Minato's side wasn't a monolithic entity, and if word got out, he would offend people.

He's not afraid of offending people, but the things he's done make it best for him to keep a low profile.

However, he can still say something without offending others, for example...

"Lord Hokage, there's no need to be in such a hurry. Wait a few years, and once your disciple Kakashi Hatake has grown up, he will surely be able to become your right-hand man."

"Kakashi, he still needs a few more years of training." Minato Namikaze smiled when he mentioned Kakashi Hatake, clearly quite satisfied with his student.

Gen Takuno nodded as well. As long as Minato Namikaze didn't die, Kakashi Hatake wouldn't have completely fallen into despair in the Anbu until he was rescued by Might Guy and slowly emerged from the shadows.

With Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki there, the opponent can still recover slowly.

The supplementary daily content reveals that Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki were indeed very good to their three students, which further highlights Obito Uchiha's beastly nature.

Actually, besides Kakashi Hatake, there are quite a few people who can be used by Minato Namikaze.

Although the Third Hokage has stepped down, his experience in managing village affairs, especially as a peacemaker, can be helpful to Minato Namikaze. Of course, don't ask the Third Hokage about political matters.

Aside from the Third Hokage, the two old advisors weren't unusable either. Compared to Shimura Danzo, they were relatively neutral. They were indeed stubborn, but they were capable of handling some logistical work.

After all, although these two did not directly participate in the war, it can be seen from the comics that they were responsible for logistics work, and they did a decent job, at least they did not hold back the front line.

Moreover, these two, who seemed to support Shimura Danzo in every way, ended up recommending Jiraiya as Hokage the day after the Third Hokage's death, after meeting with the Daimyo and knowing that Shimura Danzo wanted to become Hokage. This is something worth pondering.

Moreover, they are fundamentally different from Danzo Shimura, just like in the Nine-Tails' rampage.

The two advisors personally went to the battlefield and stood on the front line with the Third Hokage. If it weren't for Minato Namikaze arriving in time to take away the Nine-Tails using the Tailed Beast Bomb, the two advisors would have died along with the Third Hokage.

So what about Shimura Danzo at this time? He didn't make a move at all, and even the Root ninjas he led didn't show up. They didn't even do something as simple as evacuating the civilians.

This shows that although these two old fogies have outdated ideas, they are still loyal to Konoha.

And they do have a lot of experience; we should just take the best from them and discard the worst.

Even excluding the two advisors, the current generation of Nara Shikaku has fully matured.

Therefore, Minato Namikaze actually has many people he can use now. Compared to him, the Third Hokage who succeeded him was in a much worse situation.

At that time, the Nine-Tails' rampage caused the deaths of a large number of Konoha ninjas, Minato Namikaze also died, Orochimaru defected, and the Nine-Tails was placed in the body of an infant, which is equivalent to the nuclear bomb being sealed and unable to be used.

The Third Hokage of this period was the most resilient, and the Nine-Tails' rampage and Minato Namikaze's death led to the Cloud Ninja and Earth Ninja launching another war against Konoha.

At this time, Tsunade had developed hemophobia, making it difficult for her to exert her full strength.

As the Hyuga clan grew stronger, they increasingly disregarded the Hokage, even going so far as to skip the crucial Konoha peace talks to celebrate their daughter's birthday...

It's fair to say that Jiraiya was the most useful option at that time.

Even so, Konoha managed to weather the storm relatively safely; it just goes to show that even a starved camel is bigger than a horse.

Later, when Minato Namikaze gathered all the advisors in the conference room to discuss matters...

As the first speaker, Gen Takuno, somewhat dejected, reiterated his question about the Konoha Great Barrier in front of all the advisors.

After he finished speaking, the advisors exchanged glances but did not object.

This matter neither affects their interests nor does it actually benefit Konoha, so naturally they will not object.

"Alright, then this matter will be entirely handled by the Sealing Team," Minato Namikaze said, then looked at Takuno Minamoto and said, "Takuno Minamoto, make sure to get this done quickly."

"yes!"

Yuan Tuoye nodded. Finally, in this serious meeting, the other party stopped calling him "senpai" (senior).

At this moment, his gaze was somewhat obscure, and he was finally able to openly tamper with the Leaf Village's Great Barrier.

Then, looking somewhat resigned, he slumped back in his chair. Having attended such a meeting, he had no right to leave early…

Finally, the long meeting came to an end.

Yuan Tuoye rolled his eyes and walked out of the conference room. To be honest, in his previous life, he was dominated by all kinds of meetings when he was working.

He's an introverted person and really doesn't like dealing with this kind of thing.

Now, he doesn't even want to be Hokage. It's too much trouble, and he doesn't have time to train. What's the point?

After returning to the sealing group, he briefly explained the tasks he had taken on for the sealing group, and then distributed the tasks.

As a junior manager, he can't possibly do everything himself, can he?

All that's needed is to check the results at the end, and incidentally, leave a secret door for him to freely enter and exit using his psychic abilities without being recorded or discovered.

After assigning the tasks, Yuan Tuoye once again immersed himself in the world of sealing techniques, continuing to research and experiment with that sealing technique.

However, to his surprise, things turned out differently in the afternoon.

A ninja wearing a gray striped mask walked through the office and stood before him.

"Who are you?"

Yuan Tuoye frowned. He naturally recognized the other party's identity as a Root ninja.

The masks in the Dark faction are mostly white, and are usually animal masks, making them quite easy to distinguish from the masks in the Root faction.

"Takuno Minamoto, our master is looking for you," the Root ninja said emotionlessly.

"So, who are you adults?" Yuan Tuoye asked, narrowing his eyes.

"Your Excellency is the leader of Root, Lord Shimura Danzo!" The Root ninja introduced him with reverence in his voice.

"Hmm? What does such a big shot like him want with me?" Yuan Tuoye asked, somewhat puzzled.

"You'll see when you get there," the Root ninja replied.

"Okay, then wait a moment." Yuan Tuoye did not refuse. After he tidied up all the scrolls in the laboratory, he followed Genbu through the many hidden doors and arrived at a secluded place without sunlight.

There stood an old man, leaning on a cane, his head and right eye wrapped in bandages, wearing a gray-black kimono, with one hand completely covered in bandages.

That was Shimura Danzo.