Chapter 184: Where is the Attacker? I Did This All by Myself!
Minato knew that if he questioned the Third Hokage, he would find many excuses and reasons for his behavior.
Why protect Naruto, and so on.
But Minato was more convinced that as long as Hiruzen wanted, he could definitely give Naruto a better life.
Three thousand ryo!
What's the price of this stuff?
One less bite of rice would be enough to make Naruto full for a lifetime.
Even if Naruto rebelled, couldn't he be taken to his own home to take care of him?
It's just that Hiruzen didn't care enough about Naruto.
Maybe it was because of Biwako's death that angered the Kyuubi, maybe he was afraid of the Kyuubi's power, or there were other reasons.
Therefore, Minato didn't want to ask and didn't want to bother asking.
He could accept the Third Hokage controlling him, pitying himself, and robbing him of his right as Hokage.
But he couldn't accept that the Third Hokage was being rude to his son!
Kushina would never allow it.
He even promised Kushina to seek justice for Naruto!
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*WHOOSH!*
Minato turned into a golden light and chased after him.
As Hiruzen landed, he pounced on him again.
The fist landed on Hiruzen's old face like a gust of wind, hitting him so hard that he became dizzy and his eyes starred, unable to defend himself at all.
This was just a return gift from a father. Even this was considered light.
It was the only remaining reason that prevented Minato from killing him; if it were a ninja from the enemy village, he would have been dead many times by now.
Minato's cruelty and decisiveness in dealing with enemies who harmed his family and village were truly beyond imagination!
"Wait—"
"AH—"
"Wait—"
"AH—"
Under Minato's speed blessed by the Kyuubi's power, Hiruzen had no strength to resist at all.
He wasn't given a chance to explain or beg for mercy.
It's unreasonable to underestimate an angry father.
As a result, this one-sided beating lasted for ten seconds.
But in just ten seconds, Hiruzen had received hundreds of punches to his face, and was beaten into the shape of a pig's head.
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The loud commotion and smoke quickly aroused the reaction of the surrounding Sarutobi Clan.
"Patriarch!"
"Sandaime-sama!"
"Father…"
Soon, dozens of Sarutobi ninjas arrived here one after another, including Asuma.
However, when they arrived, they didn't find the attacker at all.
All that was there was Hiruzen, lying in the hole, motionless and moaning.
"Father! Are you alright?"
Asuma rushed forward and looked at his pig-headed father, almost unable to recognize that this was his father.
"Asuma…"
Hiruzen was a little confused. The severe pain on his face made him still a little confused.
His swollen mouth also made his speech unclear.
"Where's the attacker? Who attacked you?"
"Attacked?"
Hiruzen was surprised, then slowly realized. Then his expression changed drastically, and he immediately denied it:
"There's no attacker."
"How is that possible? Father, you're beaten up like this, what really happened?"
"I did it myself!"
Hiruzen was filled with bitterness, but he could only grit his teeth and swallow it, and took the initiative to defend himself.
He couldn't say that Minato, the Fourth Hokage who had long died, appeared and beat him up.
Not to mention whether anyone would believe him, even if they believed him, what could they do?
Could anyone in the Sarutobi Clan defeat Minato? They couldn't even touch the other party's clothes!
If they had to settle things with Minato, what was the difference between seeking death?
"Ah? Father, you…"
Everyone in the Sarutobi Clan was a little confused and didn't understand what Hiruzen was talking about.
"I repeat: there's no attacker!"
"I was experimenting with a new physical technique, and I was defeated by my own clone!"
"..."
Everyone looked at each other, feeling a little strange.
Did the clone beat itself up like this?
So cruel?
Did the Third Hokage have a special hobby?
But it was difficult for everyone to say anything, after all, this is what the Third Hokage himself said.
Besides, they didn't see the attacker. How could someone leave so quickly? Could it be that the shadow clone really disappeared?
This made much more sense.
"Father…"
"Okay, disperse!"
"Asuma, help me back."
"The rest of you, let's find someone to fix this."
Hiruzen staggered back with Asuma's support.
Only a group of confused Sarutobi Clan members remained.
However, because of the accumulated prestige, no one in the clan dared to disobey him.
It was impossible for the Third Hokage to be actually beaten up.
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When Hiruzen returned to the mansion, he also sent Asuma away.
He didn't want his son to see too much of this ugly appearance.
The person who beat him up must be Minato!
With that strength, that speed, and that teleportation, the only one who hasn't killed him is Minato!
Then why did Minato blame him?
Hiruzen wasn't stupid, and he quickly guessed that it might have something to do with Naruto.
As a father, knowing that his son was treated with hatred and harsh criticism, it was very abnormal not to be angry!
But Minato actually dared to blame him? He was clearly very gentle and easy to control before, but it seems Minato has also changed?
"Hissss—!"
Hiruzen, who touched his pig-headed face, screamed in pain again and was very embarrassed.
"HA HA HA!"
Just as Hiruzen was in pain, a familiar mocking voice suddenly sounded from outside the door.
The door opened, and Orochimaru entered with a mocking expression on his face.
"HA HA HA..."
"Old man, have you ever felt so ashamed?"
"Ck, ck, ck. Your face is beaten up like this, does it hurt?"
It's fun to watch, and Sarutobi-sensei is also fun, so how could Orochimaru, miss out?
"Orochimaru, you—"
"What are you doing? It wasn't me who beat you up. Why don't you let me laugh?"
Orochimaru was very refreshing.
Seeing the old man being beaten up by Minato was even more satisfying than defeating him himself.
"Is that person really Minato?"
Hiruzen looked at the proud Orochimaru and immediately asked.
"Yes."
"You know everything?"
"He just came to me and asked me about the stupid things you did, old man." Orochimaru replied.
Minato was very careful.
No matter how angry he was, he went to find Orochimaru first.
After confirming what Hiruzen had done over the years, he decided to come to collect the debt.
"Did you tell him everything?"
"What? Old man, why don't you let others talk about the stupid things you did?"
"Everyone on the street must know what Minato's kid is like in the village, right?"
"If your grandson Konohamaru was targeted like this, would you be able to bear it?"
Orochimaru's words hit the mark.
"..."
Hiruzen was immediately discouraged, knowing that he couldn't defend himself.
"If you ask me, Minato is very restrained. He actually didn't kill you, old man."
"Ck ck, he's still too kind!"
Orochimaru mocked joyfully.
If it were Kushina, her fiery personality wouldn't easily show mercy!
Or maybe after meeting that guy, Uchiha Madara, Orochimaru suspected the old man would directly evaporate, so he went to the Holy Land with Danzo!
However, it was precisely to anticipate this that Orochimaru told Minato the truth.
He predicted that Minato wouldn't likely kill the old man.
But Orochimaru was very happy to use Minato's hand to teach Hiruzen a lesson.
Who could call me the most 'filial' disciple?
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Hiruzen sat slumped on the ground, unable to speak.
He also knew that Orochimaru was right, he had disappointed Minato, and it was reasonable for him to accept this beating.
What else could he do?
He could only endure it.
"Orochimaru, what do you want to do here? Do you really like to see me humiliate myself?"
"Of course, there aren't many opportunities to see you fool yourself, old man. If Jiraiya wasn't here, I would definitely want to drag him to see you."
"You—"
"Okay, let's get down to business. There's something else I want to ask you."
"What is it?"
"Of course, it's the Five Kage Summit after some discussion. This is an invitation on your behalf."
"Me? Are you pretending to be me? You traitor."