Chapter 130 Take your brain off your heels and think carefully
Chapter 130 Take your brain out of your heels and think about it
"I'm going to die just like that??"
The third generation of Ai was lying on the ground. The pain from his ruptured heart left him without the strength to even move his body.
Between life and death, he had no other thoughts, no reluctance, or anything like that, he just wanted to laugh.
He, the strongest man in the Land of Lightning, the shadow of Kumogakure, who could fight a fully-formed tailed beast in hand-to-hand combat without losing, actually died under his most proud move.
"Lord Raikage, are you okay? Ah..."
"Is that Minato Namikaze's voice?"
The third generation Ai felt that he was turned over, and the finger inserted in his chest was pulled out, and then something was poured into his mouth.
“It’s itchy.”
"It seems like something is growing in my heart."
"bang"
"bang"
"bang"
The third generation Ai suddenly opened his eyes, took a long breath, and then slowly sat up. The reason was very simple. He could feel that his heart had been repaired, but not completely. It was as if it had returned to the tenderness of a newborn baby.
If it is for ordinary people or ordinary ninjas, there is no problem.
But who is he?
He is a physical being that can resist the tailed beasts. His entire body, including his hair, is as hard as steel. Although this new heart has resumed beating, it is unknown how long it will take for it to reach its current level. Before that, his strength will be greatly reduced.
Putting aside other things, with this heart now, if he dared to use all, no, one tenth of its strength, his heart would explode immediately and he would die.
Overnight, the Jinchūriki died.
Shadow, lost the ability to fight
He couldn't help but look at Minato Namikaze beside him.
Could this be his plan?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, the third generation of Ai burst into laughter.
Even if Minato Namikaze released the Eight-Tails, he could not have predicted that he would die under his own fingers, not to mention, even if he did it, why would he save himself? A dead Raikage and a leaderless Kumogakure, isn't it more in the interests of Konoha? ?
“A blessing in disguise”
Finally, the third generation Ai thought so.
Although he cannot use all his strength for the time being, the Second Ninja World War has ended with Mitsuha Takanashi's single-handed destruction of the 15th Fleet of the Hidden Mist. There is no need for him to fight anymore. In a few years, he should be able to increase the strength of his new heart and flesh.
Then, Namikaze Minato is a young man who can be trusted 100%, and he only needs to be supervised normally.
"That medicine was given to you by Kotori Mitsuha, right?"
"How do you know?"
"Heh, back when they were at the border of the Frost Country, his girlfriend realized something was wrong with her body and suddenly committed suicide by stabbing her own heart. But afterwards, she was alive and kicking. So, the only explanation is that Kotori Mitsuha's Wood Release must have some special ability."
"Yes, it can collect life essence, but it is very rare. This bottle was left to me by him when I betrayed the village in case of emergency."
"Are you willing to give it to me?"
"unwilling."
"Hahaha"
"But you can't die. If you die, the Hidden Clouds will be leaderless, and the Frost Country Canal plan will have to be shelved indefinitely."
"I see."
The Third Raikage nodded, and when he saw the Lightning Ninja approaching from a distance, he slowly stood up.
"Sealing Squad, seal up the Eight-Tails. Everyone else, clean up the battlefield."
"Wan Sheng!!"
"Wan Sheng!!!"
Although the Lightning Ninjas had seen their own Shadow fall to the ground due to exhaustion and was fed something by Minato Namikaze, the opponent he was fighting was the complete form of the Eight-Tails, and now the Eight-Tails was too tired to lie there motionless.
His own shadow was still able to stand up, so no matter how you look at it, he won.
Naturally, the momentum of the entire Yunyin also reached its peak in this instant.——
"Lord Raikage, after our examination, you don't have any other problems except the lack of blood and flesh strength, including your concern that there might be some tampering left in your heart."
Yunyin Medical Department.
The third generation Ai listened quietly to his medical report, and then looked at the three people standing beside him.
His wife, Sairu Mirei, controls all of Kumogakure's logistical resources, and her family is responsible for providing the Jinchūriki.
His minister, Tutai, is responsible for executing various government affairs and controlling the intelligence organization 'Yun' of Yunyin. As a restriction, the Tutai family does not have the right to dispose of government orders, only the right to execute. As for the intelligence organization of Yun, they only have the right to use it, not the right to appoint and dismiss.
His secretary, Mabroth, gave him advice and was responsible for the delivery of logistical resources. However, as a restriction, he only had the right to provide advice, not the right to issue orders, and only had the right to deliver resources, not the right to dispose of them.
This was the rule he set when he first came to power. It was originally just a precautionary measure, but he didn't expect that it would be used today.
In the past few years, as the highest military and political commander of Yunyin, after he lost the power to suppress everything, such balance and shackles became very important.
"First."
On the hospital bed, the third generation Ai stretched out his fingers.
"My injury is classified as the top secret of Kumogakure. Anyone who leaks the secret will die."
"Secondly, fully supporting Minato Namikaze in implementing his Frost Country Canal plan will not only provide sufficient wealth for the future of our Kumogakure, but also cover up my weakness. After all, when we are fully committed to building the Frost Country Canal, we will definitely not want to resort to force."
"Third, I will adopt Minato Namikaze as my adopted son and teach him Lightning Release, Chakra Body Forging Technique, and Hell's Thrust."
“I have no problem with the first two, but the third one”
At the side, the wife of the Third Generation Ai, Sairu Meiling, spoke.
"Are you being too nice to him? Lightning Release Chakra Bodybuilding Technique is the secret of your Ai family."
"So, you think my life is not worth this secret technique?" "No, I just..."
"I've made up my mind."
"understood"
Sailu Meiling slowly retreated.
The third generation Ai shook his head slightly. He did not like his wife, but marrying into the Seryu family was a rule set by his grandfather, because the Seryu family had a special physique that could both enhance the strength of the Lightning Release Chakra Coat and carry the Jinchūriki.
So, he just accepted it with a pinch of his nose. The reason why he didn't like his wife was very simple. She thought he didn't know, but in fact, the girl he liked died inexplicably, which was not unrelated to her.
Of course, as a shadow, he would not make any irrational decisions because of such things. He also knew that the marriage with the Sailu family would be the greatest help to the Ai family, but this did not prevent him from disliking this petty-minded woman.
As the old saying goes, using one thousand ounces of gold to buy the bones of a war horse is just a means of winning people's hearts.
A genius like Minato Namikaze deserves this.
The reason why she opposed it was just because she was worried that Minato Namikaze would affect Xiao Ai's status, but she would never take her brain out of her heels to think about it. Unless Minato Namikaze could grow to the level of the God of Ninja, otherwise, how could the interest groups of Kumogakure and the Land of Lightning take the risk of breaking the current balance and allowing an outsider to be the Raikage?
"but."
The third generation Ai slowly lay back on the hospital bed, but his eyes turned slightly.
"Perhaps, I really should give Minato Namikaze more resources. Otherwise, who knows what my wife might do."
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"So, how did you do it?"
Minato Namikaze was at his home in Kumogakure, and he was looking through the Lightning Release: Chakra Body Tempering Technique and the Ninja Body Technique: Hell's Hand series sent by the Third Raikage. Li Zhongren didn't peek at them because Minato Namikaze wouldn't let him. Of course, that was understandable, as people like Minato Namikaze always had some moral obsessions.
"How did you do that?"
"I guess you can predict the future, but you can't be so detailed as to know where the Third Raikage will fall..."
"Of course not."
"Then how did you disturb him?"
"It's very simple. I used Wood Release Ninjutsu on the entire ground. Countless roots as thin as hair grew there. Heavy force can't activate them. On the contrary, if it's a light force, they can be touched. So, just slightly tilt the angle."
“What an enviable ability.”
"Come on, your talent is really enviable. Here, this is the plan for the second stage."
As he spoke, Li Zhongren threw another scroll to Minato Namikaze.
"Why didn't you give it to me together before?"
"The undercover plan requires you to adapt to changing circumstances. Now, you are the adopted son of the third generation of Ai, so you naturally need to have a plan that matches your identity."
“What’s the plan?”
Minato Namikaze opened the scroll curiously, and after a moment, he looked at Li Zhongren with a strange expression.
"To be honest, if I didn't believe you, I would really doubt that you are here to help Yunyin. How dare you give such a reform to Yunyin? Aren't you afraid that Yunyin will grow into a towering tree relying on your plan?"
“Any system in this world was born with a beautiful vision in mind, but...”
Li Zhongren smiled slightly.
"The key is to look at the person. By the way, don't you care about the prophecy I saw about you?"
“Will you make it happen?”
Namikaze Minato snapped his fingers, and the information scroll in his hand was turned into ashes by the lightning chakra.
"Fuck, you learned it now?"
"A little bit"
"Well, I certainly won't let it happen."
"That's it, so why should I waste my breath asking about something that can't possibly happen?"
"Damn it, I agreed that you would work for me, but now it's my turn to clean up your mess. I'm out of here, and I made an appointment with someone, all for nothing."
"bye"
Watching Li Zhongren slowly dive into the ground, Namikaze Minato stopped reading the scroll in his hand and felt a little emotional and relieved.
Mitsuha didn't tell him much.
But, a lot was said.
First, believing in him unconditionally means that my future self has never done anything to let him down, or even to let Konoha down.
Second, he had always been intended to be the Hokage. This was a habitual way of thinking. In other words, in his original future, he would most likely be the Hokage.
In fact, at this point, he no longer needs to guess.
To be able to become Hokage was inseparable from the support of the Sandaime, and now that he became Hokage, it was self-evident who his other half was.
"No wonder I would commit suicide for love."
Namikaze Minato knew that he was not the kind of person who would lose his mind because of love, not to mention that he had a child. However, just like he did not allow Mitsuha to watch the Lightning Release Chakra Body Forging Technique, he had a moral obsession. The only reason that allowed him to commit suicide for love was that he felt that he owed the other person, and not dying would not be enough to make up for this debt.
"so"
Namikaze Minato slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"The future has changed. My destiny is no longer controlled by myself in that world. I can be with the one I truly love."
"But then again, the future of the ninja world is not going to be peaceful after all."
"I don't know how far my and Sanye's efforts will eventually lead to."
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(End of this chapter)