Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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"Or is this simply your own will?"

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze replied without any hesitation, "This is my own will!"

After receiving the answer he already guessed but never wanted to hear, Jiraiya flew into a rage, shouting, "Do you know you're helping Konoha's enemy? Fourth Hokage - Minato Namikaze!"

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Chapter 596 In the Name of the Fourth Hokage!

Minato Namikaze naturally understood that Jiraiya's way of addressing him was to let him know that he was once the Fourth Hokage of this village and to make him aware of his status and position.

If Minato Namikaze were still alive, this might have shaken his resolve.

As for now...

Minato Namikaze's expression was complicated as he said to Jiraiya, "That's right, I was once the Fourth Hokage of this village, and I even sacrificed my life for it."

"But teacher, do you know how this village has repaid me and how it has treated my children?"

Jiraiya was taken aback when he heard this. He had never thought about this question before, nor had he ever known about it.

Because in Jiraiya's heart, Konoha Village would naturally treat the descendants of the hero who died to save the village well.

Judging from Minato Namikaze's situation, the reality seems to differ from what I had imagined.

Minato Namikaze didn't beat around the bush and directly told Jiraiya about Naruto Uzumaki's experiences over the years.

Not only Jiraiya, but also Itachi Uchiha, who was bound by Chen Anxia's Shadow Imitation Technique, heard Minato Namikaze's words.

At that moment, Itachi Uchiha's originally firm belief began to waver.

Itachi Uchiha firmly believed that his annihilation of the Uchiha clan, and even his desire to personally kill his own parents, were all for the sake of Konoha's stability.

But even someone as powerful as Itachi Uchiha had his own weakness, which was his younger brother, Sasuke Uchiha.

On this night of the massacre, Itachi Uchiha was the only one who did not intend to attack Sasuke Uchiha.

At the same time, the higher-ups in Konoha promised him that they would treat Sasuke Uchiha well after he wiped out the Uchiha clan.

Itachi Uchiha believed this promise.

But now, Itachi Uchiha couldn't help but start to distrust this promise.

In fact, Itachi Uchiha had heard similar rumors from the village before, but he ignored and did not believe them.

However, the words spoken by Minato Namikaze now forced Itachi Uchiha to take them seriously.

Itachi Uchiha knew very well that Minato Namikaze's words were true.

So, if this village can treat even the son of a hero who saved its existence this way, can it still treat the last remaining member of the Uchiha clan, whom it has always wanted to destroy, kindly?

As he thought about it, Itachi Uchiha's eyes began to flicker.

Jiraiya's expression turned extremely ugly, and his mind was in turmoil.

Jiraiya never imagined that Naruto Uzumaki would suffer such a tragic fate over the years, which explains why Minato Namikaze acted in this way.

Jiraiya knew that if what Minato Namikaze said was true, then the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, must be behind it all.

At this moment, Jiraiya really wanted to drag Hiruzen Sarutobi out of the Pure Land and ask him personally if he had lost his mind and why he did such a dirty and dark thing that chilled the hearts of heroes.

However, Jiraiya did not know that Hiruzen Sarutobi's soul was not in the Pure Land, but inside the stomach of the Shinigami.

Thinking about it, Jiraiya suddenly realized a crucial point and couldn't help but ask, "Minato, although I really want to believe you, how do you know about Naruto's experiences all these years? Weren't you just resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique?"

As he spoke, Jiraiya couldn't help but look at Chen Anxia after her transformation and continued, "Could it be that someone deceived you and wanted to sow discord between you and the village?"

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze looked directly at Kakashi outside the battlefield, who was showing a guilty expression, and said, "Kakashi also knows about this. Ask him."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya couldn't help but turn his gaze to Kakashi.

Kakashi already felt guilty about what happened to Naruto, and now he felt even more ashamed to face his teacher.

Therefore, the moment Jiraiya looked over, Kakashi lowered his head in shame and said, "What my teacher said is true. Naruto has indeed lived like this all these years."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Jiraiya couldn't help but bristle and shout angrily, "Foolish! Teacher is truly foolish!"

As he spoke, Jiraiya couldn't help but look at Kakashi and questioned, "Kakashi, since you know what Naruto is going through, why don't you help him?"

Faced with Jiraiya's questioning, Kakashi felt even more ashamed and didn't know how to reply, so he could only say, "I'm sorry!"

Faced with Kakashi's apology, Minato Namikaze seemed to feel relieved and smiled, "Kakashi, I don't blame you for this, because the fault lies not with you, but with this decaying village."

"I just hope that you can see the corruption in this village and make the right choices in the future so that you won't regret it later."

Jiraiya, who was originally furious, turned his gaze towards Minato Namikaze after hearing his words and said, "Minato, I know the village did this. The Third Hokage was wrong, and I can understand you."

“But now that the third generation is dead, you should let go of your prejudice against the village.”

"Don't forget, this is the village where you were born and raised, the village you love most."

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze gently shook his head and said, "Master, you haven't been back for too long, and you can no longer see this village clearly."

As he spoke, Minato Namikaze pointed to the empty darkness around him and asked, "Aren't you surprised that no one came to check on us despite the huge commotion we caused?"

"Also, why are there rumors circulating about you in the village? You are clearly a hero of Konoha, one of the legendary Sannin."

Jiraiya remained silent when faced with these questions.

Is it really true, as Minato Namikaze said, that Jiraiya hasn't been back for so long that he can no longer see the village clearly?

No, you should know that Jiraiya was the sage prophesied by the Great Toad Sage.

Jiraiya had naturally noticed these things long ago and already knew the answer.

However, Jiraiya's heartfelt love for the village made him unwilling to let it fall into internal strife or cause unrest among the villagers, so he remained silent, even when faced with extremely exaggerated rumors.

After seeing Jiraiya's expression and reaction, Minato Namikaze knew the truth.

Minato Namikaze could understand Jiraiya's choice because he had made the same choice when he was alive.

But now...

Minato Namikaze took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Teacher, you are right. This is the village where I was born and raised, the village I love most."

"But that's also why I can't watch the village continue to decay."

"Now that I have returned, let me, in the name of the Fourth Hokage, thoroughly eradicate the corruption of the village!"

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Chapter 597 Gamabunta makes his appearance, unleashing three styles of Spiral Flash Super Wheel Dance Roar!

Minato Namikaze's resolute words caused Jiraiya to freeze in shock.

Honestly, Jiraiya could understand Minato Namikaze's feelings and decision.

But for the sake of the village's peace and tranquility, Jiraiya had no choice but to step forward and block Minato Namikaze.

Jiraiya knew that once Minato Namikaze began to purge the corruption of Konoha Village, the village would inevitably fall into turmoil.

And turmoil is one of the sources of tragedy.

Severed families, loss of loved ones, and ruined homes...

Jiraiya didn't want to see such tragedies happen in Konoha, especially since the perpetrators were ordinary villagers.

In addition, Konoha's strength will inevitably decline after the turmoil, and at that time, other ninja villages that have long coveted Konoha will certainly not let go of this opportunity.

It is very likely that the Fourth Shinobi World War will be triggered as a result.

This is not what Jiraiya wanted to see either.

According to the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, darkness will shroud the entire ninja world in the future, to the point where we have no choice but to unseal Kaguya Otsutsuki and rely on her power.

One can imagine how terrifying that darkness must have been.

Therefore, Jiraiya did not want to see the ninja world engage in internal strife before darkness descended.

Jiraiya's original plan was that after handling the Third Hokage's funeral and the related issues in Konoha, he would travel to various ninja villages to persuade their Kage to form an alliance to fight against the darkness that would descend upon them in the future.

During this time, Jiraiya will also search for a way to unseal Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Although the Great Toad Sage knew that Princess Kaguya was sealed on the moon, he did not know how to unseal her.

It was only suggested that there might be a clue on Madara Uchiha.

Jiraiya knew that Madara Uchiha was dead, so he could only try to find a way out by looking at Madara's past experiences and belongings.

Of course, all of this was still Jiraiya's idea and had not yet been implemented.

At the moment, Jiraiya wasn't thinking about these things.

As Minato Namikaze's teacher, Jiraiya was well aware of Minato's strength.

Even if the Impure World Reincarnation couldn't give Minato Namikaze all the power he had before, his infinite chakra and Flying Thunder God Technique were enough to give Jiraiya a headache.

Therefore, Jiraiya must be fully alert, otherwise he might very well fall into Minato Namikaze's hands.

His mind worked incredibly fast. Just a moment after Minato Namikaze finished speaking, Jiraiya quickly formed hand seals, his expression terrifyingly solemn, and said in a deep voice, "I will not allow anyone to disrupt the peace and tranquility of Konoha!"

"Even if you were my former disciple, even if you were the Fourth Hokage, if you dare to do anything to harm Konoha, I will kill you!"

With that, Jiraiya slammed his hand on the ground and shouted, "Summoning Jutsu!"

Immediately, a web-like array of incantations unfolded.

BOM!

Amidst a loud explosion, billowing smoke rose into the sky, revealing an enormous figure that appeared and disappeared within it.

Before the enormous figure could fully appear, it slowly spoke, "Yo, Jiraiya, you actually summoned me while I was sleeping this time."

"It seems that this opponent is not simple."

At this moment, Minato Namikaze's expression became very solemn.

As Jiraiya's disciple, he naturally learned Jiraiya's summoning technique and also signed a summoning contract with the toad clan of Mount Myōboku.

Therefore, Minato Namikaze would know that the toad summoned by Jiraiya was named Gamabunta, one of the top fighters of Mount Myōboku, and possessed a huge size comparable to a tailed beast.

Jiraiya's title of "Sannin" was inseparable from Gamabunta.

This gives an idea of ​​Gamabunta's strength.