Chapter 204 What kind of Hokage are you?

"I'm going to find Sister Yuxi to ask for clarification!" Kushina stood up straight abruptly, her long red hair moving without wind.

"Stop!" Jiraiya grabbed her wrist with surprising force, "Are you crazy?"

Kushina turned her head, the anger in her eyes almost materializing, "Let me go! She almost killed Minato!"

"Calm down, Kushina!" Tsunade also stepped forward and stood in front of her, "Everyone knows how powerful Sister Yuxi is. If she really wanted to kill Minato, he would be a corpse now."

Danzo leaned on a cane and interrupted the conversation with a cold voice: "Uzumaki Kushina, your impulsiveness may bring disaster to Konoha. Master Yuxi is moody and can even beat Minato, let alone you?"

Kushina's fists were clenched white, her nails digging deep into her palms: "So Minato got hurt in vain?"

Jiraiya released her wrists but still stood in front of her.

He said seriously, "Kushina, are you being worthy of Minato and Konoha Village by going to Yuxi rashly like this? What if Konoha Village is destroyed by Yuxi because of your personal emotions?"

He paused, his voice lowered, "Naruto is also recovering in the hospital now, don't you want to think about it carefully?"

At the mention of Naruto, Kushina's body visibly shuddered.

She slowly closed her eyes, two lines of tears silently falling. When she opened her eyes again. "So... we just do nothing?"

Tsunade sighed, "Minato will need at least a month to recover from the injuries he sustained this time. The most urgent task is to stabilize the situation in Konoha, rather than angering an existence that we cannot fight against at all."

Danzo's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he immediately seized the opportunity: "In this case, who should serve as the temporary acting Fifth Hokage? Konoha cannot be without a leader for a day."

Mito Kabuto and Koharu, who had gone to bed, looked at each other.

Mito Kado En said: "Jiraiya, Tsunade, you two are the most suitable candidates."

Jiraiya shook his head without hesitation: "I am not suitable for this position, let Tsunade do it."

Tsunade frowned, "Me?"

Utatane Koharu nodded: "Indeed, Tsunade is the granddaughter of the first Hokage, and her medical ninjutsu is top notch. It would be most appropriate for you to take over temporarily in this situation."

Danzo's expression darkened instantly. He clenched his cane, his knuckles turning white. "I think we should hold a jonin meeting and let everyone vote on the decision."

Jiraiya glanced at Danzo coldly and said, "These are extraordinary times. There is no need to go through all that formality. Tsunade, just take it."

Tsunade looked around at everyone and finally took a deep breath: "Okay, I will take over this burden temporarily, but when Minato recovers, the position of Hokage will still be his."

Danzo snorted coldly.

He turned and left, "Humph! I still have to remind you all why Lady Yuxi attacked Minato. If it was because Minato did something to offend her, then it is questionable whether he is still suitable to be the Hokage. The Leaf Village cannot stand Yuxi's anger."

Kushina's head snapped up, "Danzo! What do you mean?"

Danzo left without looking back, leaving behind only one meaningful sentence: "Literally, a Hokage who can't even control his own words and actions will bring disaster to the village."

Everyone fell silent.

Tsunade rubbed her temples and said, "I'll go check on Minato. Kushina, calm down as well. The most important thing right now is the health of Minato and Naruto."

Kushina nodded numbly, but the pain and confusion in her eyes did not diminish at all.

A few days later, the white walls of Konoha Hospital were stained with blood under the setting sun.

Naruto stood on the edge of the rooftop, his golden hair messy in the wind, his blue eyes burning with unwilling flames.

"Sasuke! Why are you doing this!" Naruto clenched his fists, and his chakra formed a light blue halo around him, "We are companions!"

Uchiha Sasuke stood opposite, his black pupils had turned into scarlet two-magatama Sharingan.

He had a sarcastic sneer on his face. "Companion? Such a boring feeling will only slow down my progress. You will never understand my hatred."

"I understand!" Naruto yelled, "but revenge won't bring any-"

Before he could finish his words, Sasuke had already turned into a black shadow and rushed over, so fast that he almost left an afterimage.

Naruto blocked hastily, but Sasuke's kick still landed hard in his abdomen, knocking him back several meters.

"See? This is the difference." Sasuke looked down at Naruto who was half-kneeling on the ground.

"Asshole!" Naruto raised his head suddenly, and the Nine-Tails' chakra began to overflow uncontrollably, "I won't let you go! Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

Dozens of shadow clones pounced on Sasuke at the same time, and the rooftop instantly turned into a chaotic battlefield.

Sasuke's Sharingan moved rapidly, predicting every attack, and the blue light of Chidori flashed in his palm.

"Stop!" A silver light flashed, and Kakashi appeared between the two of them.

Grabbing Sasuke's wrist with one hand, he held Naruto's shoulder with the other.

Sasuke shook off Kakashi's hand, the hatred in his eyes not diminishing at all: "Leave me alone, Kakashi. I have made up my mind."

Kakashi's one eye turned serious: "Sasuke, hatred will consume you."

"Then let it devour you." Sasuke turned and left, his dark figure casting a long shadow in the sunset. "At least it's better than wasting time here."

That night, the moonlight was obscured by dark clouds, and outside the walls of Konoha, four figures waited quietly.

Sasuke took one last look at the outline of the village and walked towards the Four Sound Ninjas without hesitation.

"Sasuke-kun..." Sakura's voice came from behind, and she caught up with him breathlessly, "Please, don't go..."

Sasuke didn't look back: "Get out of the way, woman who is in the way."

"I won't let you bear all this alone!" Sakura rushed forward and tried to hold his hand, "We can do it together--"

A precise knife strike landed on the back of her neck, and Sakura's body fell limply.

Sasuke caught her and gently placed her under the tree. A hint of mixed emotions flashed across his eyes, but was quickly replaced by determination.

"Let's go." He said to the four Sound Ninjas, his voice as cold as ice.

At the same time, in the special ward of Konoha Hospital, Minato Namikaze slowly opened his eyes.

His pale face and cracked lips showed his weakness.

"Minato!" Kushina was the first to rush to the bed, her long red hair falling on her husband's face, "You're finally awake!"

Jiraiya and Tsunade immediately gathered around, worry written all over their faces.

Minato smiled weakly and tried to raise his hand to touch his wife's face, but found even this simple action extremely difficult.

"How long have I been unconscious?" His voice was so hoarse that it was almost inaudible.

"Three days." Tsunade handed him a glass of water. "Almost all of your chakra meridians were broken. It's a miracle that you survived."

Minato took a sip of water, his eyes gradually becoming serious: "Lord Yuxi...she..."

The air in the room froze instantly. Jiraiya's expression became more serious than ever before: "Minato, what happened? Why did Yuxi attack you?"