Within the Land of Fire.

In a relatively prosperous town, there was a sudden commotion on the streets.

But it was a group of women chasing after a white-haired middle-aged man.

"Catch the pervert!"

"You bastard, how dare you peek at us taking a shower!"

"stop!"

"Everyone, please help us stop him!"

Jiraiya was running quickly down the street, writing down something quickly in a small book as he ran.

"These are all very good materials!"

Gradually, the group of women behind them lost their strength, so Jiraiya hid in a sparsely populated alley.

Looking at what he just wrote, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad, it's really worth all the effort I put into it."

Just as he put away the things, Jiraiya's expression moved slightly, and he turned his head slightly to look in the direction behind him. A man in ninja uniform appeared there at some point.

He said helplessly: "How come you guys can find me wherever you go? Really, can't you just let me travel and write?"

The person who came was a ninja from the village. If it had been an outsider, he would have taken action long ago.

"Jiraiya-sama, this is a letter from Shikaku-sama to you."

Shikaku?

Jiraiya was a little surprised. In the past, the only one who sent him messages was the Sandaime.

This was the first time that Lu Jiulai took the initiative to look for him.

He thoughtfully took the letter and opened it, then looked solemnly.

"I understand, you go back first."

"yes!"

The content of the letter was very simple. It bluntly stated that Orochimaru had committed rebellion against the village.

Orochimaru is now the Hokage, can he still rebel against the village?

This content may seem absurd, but it was sent by Shikaku and he had to take it seriously.

Jiraiya admired Shikaku very much. He originally thought that he would be Minato's right-hand man after Minato became Hokage.

He repackaged the letter and put it in his arms.

Look up to the sky.

Tsunade is in a nearby town, so it's time to ask her to go back with her.

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Shikaku and the others want to defeat Orochimaru and regain power, but the probability of success is basically zero.

This probability comes from real help.

It is impossible to oust Orochimaru from the altar through political means. Orochimaru has an overwhelming advantage.

Only by letting this person die first can we slowly destroy him.

But to carry out a coup by force, you also need to have sufficient strength.

Can Minato win against Orochimaru?

In addition, Jiraiya may not be able to do this.

Nara Shikaku made an extremely irrational decision, so Minato felt even more headache after learning all this.

But he didn't blame Lu Jiu. If his attitude was firm enough, Lu Jiu wouldn't do such a thing. Maybe in Lu Jiu's view, he was also extremely eager for that position in his heart.

Not only does he need the Hokage, the Ino, Deer, and Butterfly families also need him to take the position of Hokage.

Minato went to see Kushina again, and what surprised him was that this time Kushina's attitude was completely different from before.

He looked extremely shy and reserved, and his eyes looked at him full of joy and expectation.

It's like waiting for him to give her a gift.

Minato thought thoughtfully: "Kushina, give me some more time, and I will definitely give you a grand wedding!"

Kushina was stunned for a moment, feeling shy when she heard the word wedding, but she was also curious about what the other party meant by waiting for a while.

If this idiot Minato proposed, shouldn't he be more affectionate and romantic? Why did he suddenly say such things...

Kushina lowered her head and whispered, "Who said I wanted to marry you."

Minato tilted his head and asked strangely: "Eh? Aren't you going to marry me?"

Kushina felt helpless and angry, thinking why Minato suddenly became so dull, shouldn't he propose at this time?

She glared at Minato and said, "I don't know!"

Minato was still worried about Orochimaru, and he didn't think too much about Kushina. He only had the idea of ​​​​solving everything by himself, and then marrying her openly.

Minato said another goodbye to her and then left.

Kushina looked at his leaving figure and couldn't help but talk to herself.

"Idiot, how long are you going to make me wait..."

Not long after Minato left, Kushina's house welcomed another guest.

It's ANBU.

"Uzumaki Kushina, Hokage-sama wants to see you."

Kushina was confused and followed the other party to the Hokage's research institute.

It was her first time here. As soon as she walked into Daimyo, she felt the temperature here was very low, which made her shiver involuntarily.

The research institute was full of things she couldn't understand, and she looked around and saw Orochimaru.

"Hokage-sama."

"Kushina." Orochimaru simply looked at her and then walked into another room.

"Come with me."

Kushina was confused and followed Orochimaru.

The new room was very spacious, and there were no strange instruments, only a huge iron cage.

The cage is in the shape of a birdcage, but its size is obviously not meant for imprisoning birds.

"Go in." Orochimaru said.

Kushina was stunned for a moment: "Hokage-sama?"

Orochimaru looked at her and said again concisely: "You, go in."

"..."

Kushina glanced at the cage again and couldn't help but ask: "Why?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a sudden pain in the back of her neck, and her consciousness suddenly drifted away. She could only vaguely see a person with pale skin, holding a needle in his hand.

what happened……

Kushina woke up from the cold. The ground was very cold. When she opened her eyes, she found that she was already in the cage.

"You're awake." A voice suddenly sounded in her ears, startling Kushina.

She turned around to look and found a person who looked exactly like herself standing outside the cage.

She couldn't help but widen her eyes: "Who are you?!"

This man's appearance suddenly changed, from Kushina's appearance to a strange human with pale skin.

"I am Bai Jue." the other party said.

Kushina looked around and shook the cage vigorously.

"Hokage-sama! Hokage-sama!"

"Stop shouting, it was Orochimaru-sama who locked you up here." Bai Jue said.

"Why?"

"Because Namikaze Minato wanted to kill Lord Orochimaru, Lord Orochimaru locked you up." Bai Zetsu said, "And Lord Orochimaru happened to be interested in the physique of the Uzumaki clan, so he took some of your blood to make

Research."

"What did you say...?" Kushina was slightly concerned.

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" she said angrily, "How could Minato want to kill Hokage-sama!"

She beat the cage crazily and shouted loudly: "Hokage-sama! Hokage-sama! There must be a misunderstanding here!"
To be continued...