Chapter 202 Was it intentional or accidental?
The morning mist enveloped Konoha Village, and the ninjas shuttling between the medical tents cast their hurried shadows on the ruins.
Minato Namikaze stood in front of the window of the Hokage's office, tapping his knuckles on the window frame unconsciously.
His temples ached slightly from a sleepless night, but what made him even more uneasy was the upcoming meeting.
"You really don't want me to go with you?" Kushina hugged his waist from behind, and a faint scent of gardenia wafted through his red hair, "At least let Jiraiya-sensei..."
Minato turned and took hold of his wife's slightly shaking hand, noticing that her nails had dug into her palm.
He gently pried open those taut fingers and placed a kiss on them: "Precisely because of the danger, the Hokage should bear it alone. Besides..."
He looked out the window at the gradually brightening sky, "If Lord Yuxi really has bad intentions, it will be in vain no matter how many people go."
Kushina's lip trembled.
The memories of the night of the Nine-Tails Rebellion came flooding back like a tide - under the scarlet moonlight, the blonde woman simply pinned the runaway Nine-Tails to the ground like a toy.
It’s horrifying to think about it now.
"Go to the hospital to see Naruto." Minato buttoned up his Hokage robe, and the Flying Thunder God Kunai glowed with a cold blue light in the morning light.
Kushina suddenly grabbed his sleeve: "If...if Sister Yuxi admits that she caused the disaster, what are you going to do?"
The question made Minato pause.
"I don't know." Minato's voice was as light as a sigh, "But as Hokage, I have to find out if this is an accident or..."
Who wouldn't be afraid of someone who can destroy the ninja world at any time?
When Kushina's footsteps disappeared at the end of the corridor, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive at the intersection of the back mountain of Konoha.
The entrance to the back mountain of Konoha.
Three ANBU ninjas wearing animal masks appeared silently from the shadows of the trees and knelt on one knee.
"Sir Yondaime." The leading ANBU's voice came through the cat mask, with a hint of tension, "What are you going to do in the back mountain at this time?"
Minato shook his head and looked past them to the mountain road winding into the mist: "I just need to talk to that adult about something."
The three ANBU exchanged glances and let Minato pass.
At this time, Yuxi was lying under the cherry tree, fishing. She had a dream last night.
As a result, he didn't get enough rest, and Kaguya Otsutsuki was still sleeping in the mansion.
Minato Namikaze stepped on the wet soil, and every step felt like stepping on his tense nerves.
In the distance, the golden figure under the cherry tree was looming.
"What are you doing here so early in the morning, Minato boy?"
Yuxi's voice came lightly, with a hint of laziness.
She didn't even stand up, but just lay on her side under the cherry tree, her long golden hair spread out like a piece of flowing sunshine.
Minato noticed the faint blue color under her eyes, obviously she didn't sleep well last night.
Minato's Adam's apple rolled.
He asked directly: "Is the major meteorite disaster that hit the ninja world this time related to Master Yuxi?"
As the cherry blossoms fall, time seems to stand still for a moment.
Yuxi yawned and slowly sat up.
Her golden eyes looked directly at Minato, and there was no guilt in them.
There was no anger either, just an almost innocent curiosity.
"Who told you this? That old toad from Myoboku Mountain?" She tilted her head and parted her red lips.
Minato didn't answer.
Yuxi suddenly smiled, and that smile was as bright as the rising sun, but it made Minato's heart suddenly shrink.
"I did it, so what?" she said casually, as if she were talking about the weather today.
The words were like a dull knife, stabbing slowly and cruelly into Minato's chest.
He felt dizzy and the villages destroyed by the meteorite appeared before his eyes.
Those people who wailed in the disaster, those children who will never be able to open their eyes again.
The moment the cherry blossoms fell, Minato Namikaze felt like his heart was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand.
He heard the sound of his blood rushing in his eardrums, his temples throbbing, and there was even a brief darkness before his eyes.
"Did... you do it?" His voice was so dry that it didn't sound like his own.
Yuxi stretched lazily, her golden hair flowing in the morning light.
She stood up and stepped on the ground covered with fallen cherry blossoms. Every step was so light that it seemed as if it did not belong to this world.
"Didn't I already answer that? You seem a little surprised."
Minato's fingers unconsciously touched the Flying Thunder God Kunai at his waist.
He thought of the villages that were hit by meteorites and the groans coming from the medical tents.
Thinking of the pair of children's eyes that he closed with his own hands last night and would never open again.
"why?"
He finally asked the question that was lingering in his mind, his voice so low that it was almost inaudible.
Yuxi blinked and suddenly laughed out loud.
The laughter was clear and pleasant, but it made Minato feel a chill to the bones.
"Why?" She repeated Minato's question, as if she was playing an interesting game. "There is no answer."
Minato took a deep breath and dug his nails into his palms, the pain keeping him awake. "Was it intentional? Or was it an accident?"
Yuxi's expression changed for the first time.
She frowned slightly, and a hint of impatience flashed in her golden eyes.
"Intentional or accidental? What's the difference?" she repeated, and suddenly sneered.
These words were like a sharp blade, completely cutting off Minato's last bit of restraint.
His chakra burst out uncontrollably, and the surrounding cherry blossoms were caught up by the air currents, spinning wildly in the air.
"What's the difference?" His voice trembled with anger. "Tens of millions of people died in the ninja world in this disaster! Many small countries and villages were basically wiped out by the meteorite! What's the difference, you ask me?"
Yuxi's expression turned completely cold.
Her golden eyes narrowed slightly, and a suffocating sense of oppression began to emanate from her body.
"You talk a lot, little Namikaze Minato." She called him by his name, and the laziness in her voice was no longer there.
The air suddenly became thick and Minato found it difficult to breathe.
His knees buckled uncontrollably, as if a huge weight was pressing down on his shoulders.
Is this... pure coercion?
"What does the death of so many people have to do with you?" Yu Xi took a step forward
Minato felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if he was hit by an invisible force, "Isn't it enough that your family is alive? Stop asking such meaningless questions."
Minato gritted his teeth and forced himself to stand straight.
Cold sweat slid down his forehead, soaking the collar of his Hokage robe.
He had never felt the approach of death so vividly - like an icy blade was already at his throat, just a slight stroke was enough to stop him.
"Meaningless?" He struggled to squeeze out the word, each syllable seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
