After the meeting in the Hokage's office was over.
The rest of the Wood Leaf officials returned to their posts.
Sandaime talked with Minato for a while, explaining his guess about the reason for the chaos in the exam.
After that, Minato left Wood Leaf with some Anbu and the Hokage's guards.
In the Hokage's office.
The third generation's back was slightly hunched as he stood beside the window. His turbid eyes looked through the window at the bustling streets outside. His gaze couldn't help but flash with a hint of graveness as he muttered in a hoarse voice.
"Orochi Maru … Aragami Temple …"
"Let's do it together … While this old man is still able to carry the burden of Konoha … What tricks do you want to use? Show them all!"
When he said this, the shriveled hands behind his back clenched into fists. His back seemed even more stooped against the blue sky outside the window.
.....
In the Forest of Death.
The candidates of the Chunin Exam were resting at this time, preparing for the next exam.
Because of the previous attack, Konoha frequently dispatched a large number of ninjas into the tower in the Forest of Death to prevent accidents that might happen during the next Chunin Exam.
In the Wood Leaf Village, the Root and Wood Leaf Guards were scattered under the command of Danzo and Nobunaga, guarding against possible crises at any time.
While Wood Leaf Village was being guarded by Sandaime.
Located in the Forest of Death.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
Dozens of hurried sounds flashed from the trunks of the forest, and shadows were constantly shuttling through the trunks, led by Minato with dazzling blond hair.
While the group was moving forward.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, there was a sharp sound accompanied by a piercing sound!
In the depths of the forest, a cold light flashed, and under the illumination of the sun, a bright long blade instantly shot towards Minato at a speed that was difficult to be observed by the naked eye!
Even Minato, as the Hokage, couldn't help but shrink his pupils slightly in the face of this attack!
"Puchi!"
With a crisp sound, the gleaming long blade instantly pierced through Minato's body!
At this time, the Hokage Escort and the Anbu ninja behind him noticed the enemy attack and couldn't help but worry.
"Hokage-sama!!"
Just as they finished speaking, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Sou!"
"Bang!"
As the blade suddenly disappeared, the water door that was pierced through by the blade suddenly turned into white smoke. It turned out that it was just a clone.
On the tree trunk to the side, the real Shui Men slowly revealed his body. His face revealed a hint of coldness as he stared deeply into the depths of the forest and said in a deep voice.
"Who is it?!"
Seeing that Minato was unscathed, the Hokage Guards and Anbu on the side were relieved.
Then, they all appeared around the Water Gate, their faces solemn and vigilant. Their eyes were also fixed in the direction of the Water Gate.
Shortly after Minato's voice fell, in the depths of the forest, under the reflection of the sun, a tall figure with silver hair slowly appeared.
The silver hair exuded a faint luster under the sun, and the pale skin gave a sickly feeling.
Especially the long and narrow fox-like face, the smile that always hung on it made people feel very strange and inexplicably repelled.
Because after being stared at by that strange smiling face, people couldn't help but feel a faint chill on their back, as if there was a poisonous snake in the dark waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack!
The person who came was naturally Ichimaru Gin, who chose to attack the Fifth Hokage.
Silver slowly walked out from the dark corner into the sunlight. He held a short blade in his hand, and the corners of his lips curled up in a strange arc.
His narrowed eyes gently glanced at the Water Gate in the distance, and his voice was somewhat frivolous.
"As expected of the Fifth Hokage known as the" Yellow Flash ", I didn't expect that even my Sharingan could be easily avoided …"
Seeing Gin wearing the uniform of the Advance Temple, Minato's face was very dignified.
At this moment, while Minato was surprised by the 3rd's guess, he couldn't help but slightly frown, and carefully stared at Gin in front of him with a thoughtful expression.
This guy … Why does he feel so familiar!?
As if noticing the subtle changes on Minato's face, Gin's mouth couldn't help but slightly raised, and his narrowed eyes slightly opened, looking at Minato with a light smile.
"Looking at you, it seems like you remember …"
Just as Gin's voice fell, Minato's mind flashed with a flash of inspiration. His expression slightly shook as he exclaimed in shock!
"You're the guy from the Battle of the Rock …?"
At this moment, Minato's face couldn't help but be very dignified.
The guy in front of him was the guy he met in the battle known as the Taboo Battle!
Although at the end of the Battle of the Rock, Tokino and Aizen finally died together.
But there is no doubt that Gin, who was sent away by Aizen, means that the Advance Temple created by Aizen is still deeply rooted in the world.
This is also the reason why the major ninja villages in the Shinobi World are constantly afraid of them.
The less they know about Advance Temple, the more they are afraid of the strength of this organization.
Even Wood Leaf doesn't want to hide a hidden danger with great power in the Shinobi World. This is the important reason why the five major ninja villages stopped fighting with each other and cooperated with each other.
At this time, hearing Minato's words, a frivolous smile appeared on Gin's face, and he looked at him with a light smile.
"I have to say, Captain Aizen's eyes are always so sharp …"
"You were once praised by Aizen -sama as a promising young man, but in the end, you became the leader of Wood Leaf Village, because of this matter, I have been curious about you for a long time …"
"Now that I have seen your strength, you really live up to your reputation …"
Hearing Gin's words, Minato didn't feel excited at all, instead, his heart was heavy.
Because at this time, under his gaze, Gin's body in front of him didn't emit a trace of power fluctuation, as if Chakra was perfectly absorbed into his body, not emitting a trace of power fluctuation.
If he only relied on his perception, there was no figure of Gin in front of him at all.
Just this kind of control of power was enough to make Minato admit his inferiority.
Not to mention … this guy in front of him used to follow Aizen -sama!
Such an enemy can't be called easy to deal with in any case!
Thinking of this, Minato's eyes couldn't help but become slightly dignified, staring at Gin, and slowly said.
"Why, Aizen -sama is already dead, why does Advance Temple still want to go against the Shinobi World!?"