Hokage: Let Suffering Never Fly

Chapter 221 Minato’s Future Journey ([-])
Minato searched on the dock and finally found a merchant ship that was heading to the inland area. With his strength, he could easily blend in with the cargo and leave the Kingdom of Water quietly.

Minato, who was quietly waiting in the warehouse to reach his destination, had no idea that he had been exposed.

The boss of the ship who brought him back also wrote down his story in the mission report.

A ninja falling from the sky?Still have amnesia?

The person who got the news reported this information to Kirigakure Village normally, but Kirigakure Village's reaction was huge.

Because they haven't let ninjas conduct any experiments with hot air balloons recently.

The ninja who fell from the sky was not from Kirigakure Village.

Could it be that someone is using hot air balloons for activities privately?
Kirigakure responded quickly and immediately sent people to find the personnel on the research ship and inquire about the detailed situation. At the same time, they were also looking for traces of Minato at the dock.

But in the end, they just got a portrait of Minato from the people on the ship.

When the contemporary Mizukage of Kirigakure Village looked at Minato's portrait, he frowned.

He is not a ninja from Kirigakure Village, but he looks very familiar. Have he seen this face before somewhere?Chojuro looked at the face in the portrait and felt familiar.

They were ninjas from other villages. Could it be that they had met each other in the ninja alliance during the Fourth Ninja War?
But there were too many people, and it was impossible for Chojuro to remember everyone.

However, since he is a ninja from another village, it would be a bit too much to not say hello when he comes to Kirigakure Village to perform a mission.

Chojuro found many ninjas who had participated in the Fourth War and asked them if they had seen the people in the portraits.

Most people shook their heads and said they had never seen it.

Some people said that they seemed to have seen each other in Konoha...

After hearing what he said, Chojuro suddenly realized that he had seen him in Konoha too!

It's just... I can't tell where exactly.

Since he is a ninja of Konoha, it is easy to handle... It just so happens that the five major nations are planning to jointly plan a chuunin assessment recently, and the location is the Fire Country, which is at the center of the ninja world.

When the time comes... I just have to ask the Hokage.

No, that's not appropriate.

This chunin assessment was the first grand gathering held jointly by the five major powers after the war. It was inappropriate for me to question each other about such things during the meeting.

If that's the case, let's resolve it before the meeting.

There is still more than half a month before the assessment starts. I can't go there in advance, but I can entrust a heavyweight to handle this matter for me.

The ancestor Mizukage, the Fifth Mizukage - Terumi Mei.

……

When Chojuro found Terumi Mei with Minato's portrait, the latter took one look and replied: "This seems to be a ninja from Konoha..."

That vague feeling of familiarity made Terumi Mei feel very strange.

"Since the Fourth Ninja War, the relationship between the five major countries has been very delicate. Generally speaking, if you want to go to other countries to perform tasks, you will say hello in advance, but this time, Konoha conducted ninja activities without any notice, and It seems that a hot air balloon was also used to pass over the Kingdom of Water..."

"I want to entrust my ancestors to go to Konoha to investigate..."

Many people have the impression that the other party is from Konoha, so there should be no doubt about the other party's identity.

They are the ninjas of Konoha!
They are not looking for trouble in Konoha, but at least Konoha should give them an explanation.

Although Mei Terumi is no longer the Mizukage, she still cares about Kirigakure Village and immediately accepted the task.

Along the way, I visited the port and learned from the investigators that the person in the portrait had only appeared on the dock that day.

Then no one noticed his trace anymore, and the ninjas of Kirigakure Village also found no trace of him.

"Did he escape by boat..." Terumi Mei thought for a while and came to the conclusion.There are countless ships departing from the port every day, and Kirigakure doesn't have that much energy to investigate them one by one.

Since he is sure to be a ninja from Konoha, he can just go to Konoha and ask.

Terumi Mei immediately got on the boat and headed inland.

Because it was a specialized ship, it traveled faster than a fully loaded merchant ship. Although it departed two days later, it arrived at its destination earlier than Minato.

……

"We're finally here, right here... The last peaceful battle between the rope tree and Kirigakure Village was nearby." After several days of sailing, Minato finally arrived at his destination.

Although the dock was larger and more prosperous than before, Minato still recognized this location at a glance.

I just don’t know why the traces left by the two of them have disappeared.

The two rivers that were punched out by the rope tree and ran through half of the mountain range were not so easy to fill.

But Minato didn't have time to think about it that much, he just followed the route in his memory and rushed to the Land of Fire.

The border fence has been demolished?

Minato was sure that he had entered the Land of Fire, but he did not see the existence of the border wall...

This may indirectly illustrate that the relationship between Konoha and other countries is far better than it was 30 years ago.

It seems that after Naoki became the Fourth Hokage, he made a lot of contributions to the peace of the ninja world.

After the Third Ninja War, there was no large-scale war between various countries. The Fourth Ninja War was also provoked by a mysterious person and was finally ended by Konoha...

As the distance grew closer, a strange feeling suddenly welled up in Minato's heart.

I don’t know if my companions are okay or if those people are still alive.

Naoki, Jiraiya-sensei, Kushina...

……

Unlike Minato who relied on his legs for the entire journey, Terumi Mei arrived in Konoha in a special tow truck, which was not only worry-free and comfortable, but also faster.

When he and she looked through the car window and planned to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Konoha, they accidentally saw the Hokage Rock in the center of Konoha Village.

The seven fire shadow rock statues are particularly eye-catching.

Anyone who enters Konoha Village will immediately see the rock statues of Konoha's seven Hokages.

But Terumi Mei's expression suddenly became tense.

He stood up quickly, put his hands on the window sill, and stared at the rock statue of the Yondaime Hokage.

Then, he took out the portrait in his arms...

After careful comparison, I found...this is a face.

impossible!

The Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato has been dead for many years.

I heard that during the Fourth Ninja War, he participated in the war by being reincarnated in the dirty land, but in the end... didn't he return to the pure land in the end?
Or is Konoha hiding relevant information from us?

For a time, Terumi Mei was thinking about more things.

But soon, the thunder car arrived at the stop, and she could only adjust her emotions and get off the car pretending that everything was normal.

The one who greeted him was Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage of Konoha.

(End of this chapter)