Chapter 479: Capturing Jinchūriki

After Chiba and Orochimaru left, the battle in Konoha was coming to an end and the ninjas of the Sand Village were retreating.

At this time, Maki was seriously injured, with many cuts from sharp blades on his body, his left arm was broken, and there was a cut on his face.

Because Minato Namikaze gave him the order to pursue, Kakashi, Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi and other Konoha jonin all surrounded him, trying to snatch Gaara from him.

Maki took advantage of the gap left by Qianyu's large-scale attack and broke out of the encirclement.

Maki is outside of Konoha Village, meeting up with Temari and Kankuro.

"Mr. Maki! How are you? Are you okay?"

Temari asked worriedly as she rushed over to steady the shaky Maki.

Although Kankuro was not injured, his face was pale and he was frightened. He asked in a trembling voice: "Teacher Maki, what on earth is going on? Why did it become like this all of a sudden?"

Maki spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and said with a grim face: "Our village has been used by Orochimaru and Chiba! Orochimaru pretended to be the Kazekage, and the real Kazekage may have been killed!"

"what?!"

Temari and Kankuro were very shocked.

Maki handed Gaara, who was also injured and exhausted, to Temari and Kankuro: "Konoha's Fourth Hokage does not intend to let Gaara go and wants to capture Gaara. You two should take Gaara back to the Sand Village as soon as possible!"

Temari and Kankuro took over Gaara, "What about you, Sensei?"

"I can escape on my own..."

"Sorry, you may not be able to leave."

Kakashi, Might Guy, Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi and others appeared here and once again surrounded Maki and his group.

Maki's heart sank.

So many people surrounded them again and there was no way they could escape.

Maki frowned and asked, "We were also deceived by Orochimaru and Chiba to invade Konoha. Can you let our village's Jinchuriki go back first? We will accept your arrest."

Sarutobi Asuma, who had already learned of Sarutobi Hiruzen's death, looked at Maki with hatred and said, "Did you invade Konoha because you were deceived? Do you mean to pretend that nothing happened just because you said that?!"

Kakashi said to Maki, "Our Konoha's Fourth Hokage has already issued an order to capture the Jinchūriki. It doesn't matter to you guys. If you don't want to die, then just surrender obediently. This way you may still have a chance to survive."

Asuma Sarutobi has already injected wind chakra into the chakra sword: "Kakashi, why are you still talking to them? Kill them and capture the Jinchūriki!"

Temari and Kankuro were tense all over. Facing so many jonin, they couldn't figure out how to win no matter how hard they tried.

Kakashi glanced at Asuma Sarutobi who was about to be overwhelmed by anger and said, "Calm down, those three brats are the children of the Fourth Kazekage Rasa of the Sand Village. They might still be useful."

Kakashi looked at Maki again: "Your rank in the Sand Village should be quite high, and you should be able to understand the current situation. I'll give you three seconds. If you don't make a decision within three seconds, then we will make a decision for you."

Before Kakashi could start counting, Maki said, "We will give up resistance and accept your prisoners, but you Konoha cannot use any means to torture these three. They don't know what's going on."

"Mr. Maki!"

Temari and Kankuro looked at Maki in confusion. Gaara was extremely important to the Sand Village, so how could he just surrender like that?

Maki sighed, "I have almost no fighting ability left. I can't protect you. There is no other way to go except this one. Let's wait for the village to come forward later."

Maki, Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara were taken away.

...

Minato Namikaze led his men into the Root base.

However, there was no one in the root base at this time.

Namikaze Minato ordered the Anbu ninja behind him: "Search!"

The Anbu ninjas spread out in the Root base, searching.

After a while, the Anbu ninjas reunited in front of Minato Namikaze.

"Hokage-sama, no one was found in the Root base, and all the information disappeared. At the same time, a secret passage was found, which leads directly to the outside of Konoha Village!"

Namikaze Minato's face was extremely gloomy: "Escaped..."

Namikaze Minato turned around and left the Root base.

Sending people after Danzo now would certainly yield no results.

Since there is a secret passage, it means that Danzo had already prepared to escape from Konoha if the assassination attempt on him failed.

Minato Namikaze went to the Hokage Building which was now in ruins.

In front of the ruins, a group of Anbu ninjas were suppressing two people.

And these two people are Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En.

Seeing Minato Namikaze coming over, Utane Koharu and Mitomon En roared at Minato Namikaze in anger: "Minato Namikaze! What are you doing?!"

Namikaze Minato said with a cold face: "Of course we are arresting criminals. The Sandaime Hokage has died in battle, at the hands of his disciple Orochimaru, and Danzo has fled because of his failed attempt to assassinate me. Once Konoha's trivial matters are resolved, you will be tried. Now no one will protect you two old guys!"

When Utane Koharu and Mitokado En heard that Sarutobi Hiruzen was dead and that Danzo failed in his assassination attempt on Namikaze Minato and escaped, both of them had expressions of disbelief.

Mitomon Yan came to his senses and shouted, "Then why did you detain us? Release us immediately!"

Namikaze Minato said in a cold voice: "I already know everything you did while I was unconscious, and I will settle accounts with you for these things!"

When Utane Koharu and Mitokado En saw Minato Namikaze like this, they knew in their hearts that Minato Namikaze would not let them go easily.

Utatane Koharu's voice softened a bit: "Minato, these things were discussed by everyone, and they were all based on Konoha's considerations, without any selfish motives, so Naruto's matter..."

Namikaze Minato disappeared from the spot in an instant, while Utane Koharu flew backwards and crashed into the ruins of the Hokage Building behind him.

Namikaze Minato said sternly: "I am not discussing this with you. Your trial will be conducted later. In Konoha right now, there is no Hokage to assist you, no advisor, only the Hokage! I am the supreme leader of Konoha! Only I can make the decision on anything!

This Konoha has become like this because of you, a bunch of cancer. I will personally reform Konoha and transform this village full of lies, deception, and corruption!"

Everyone present looked at Minato Namikaze blankly. Was this still the Minato Namikaze they remembered?