Namikaze Minato carefully watched everyone's faces.
He was testing the waters, seeing how they would react.
He truly believed that bringing back Senju Tobirama was the best way to fix the problems they faced.
He felt that if they only focused on political games, they would become corrupted by darkness.
That was something he strongly wanted to avoid.
He also knew that someone always had to take the blame for difficult decisions.
Like Danzo taking the blame for Konoha's past actions.
Or like Sasuke later taking the blame to protect Naruto.
Someone always had to do the dirty work.
So why not Senju Tobirama?
Lord Tobirama, the two sides of the same coin.
When the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, was alive, he took most of the responsibility.
But after Hashirama died, Lord Tobirama became both the good and the bad, the light and the darkness...
Namikaze Minato pondered, continuing to watch the others.
Uzumaki Mito and the others exchanged glances, communicating silently with their eyes.
Namikaze Minato's idea was definitely a bold one.
Considering his quick thinking, decisive actions, and cleverness,
No one seemed better suited to deal with the current mess than the Second Hokage.
Plus, Senju Tobirama had always been suspicious of the Uchiha clan...
Seeing them gain power now would make him furious, and he would surely work hard to fix things in Konoha.
Namikaze Minato saw that their expressions were starting to soften.
He knew he was getting through to them.
He let out a small sigh of relief.
Now, he needed to figure out how to get them to accept the idea of bringing someone back from the dead.
Whether the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had ordered it or not, bringing the dead back to the world of the living was something most people found wrong.
Namikaze Minato understood this very well.
But because of his memories from the previous timeline, he knew what would happen.
Once the Impure World Reincarnation was used, they would slowly start to accept it...
Therefore,
the first step was always the hardest.
Getting Lord Mito and the others to agree to use the Impure World Reincarnation was the most important thing.
Namikaze Minato wasn't sure he would win the next Hokage Election.
He knew the pressure on him was enormous.
Sarutobi Ryo was his biggest threat.
Once he mastered the Eight Gates Formation, he would be more than just a regular ninja.
The power of the Eight Gates went far beyond things like Sage Techniques.
And with Sarutobi Ryo's talent, it wouldn't take him long to fully master it.
Of course, he wouldn't use the Eighth Gate unless he absolutely had to.
But even if he only opened up to the Sixth Gate... he would become a very dangerous opponent.
Most Kage-level ninja wouldn't last long against someone using the Sixth Gate.
And some top experts would be quickly defeated by the Seventh Gate, losing in a single blow.
Only Lord Hashirama and Uchiha Madara could truly say they could fight against the Seventh Gate without losing...
After all, the increase in power was just too incredible...
Namikaze Minato remembered Guy fighting Six Paths Madara in his past memories...
Shadows flickered in his eyes.
He knew.
Sarutobi Ryo was even more talented than Guy.
So when he used the Seventh Gate, he would inevitably be even stronger than Guy...
In a few years, even without using the Eight Gates, Sarutobi Ryo might be able to, like the Third Hokage, send the Nine Tails flying out of Konoha with a single attack... he would be that strong.
And if he used the Eight Gates on top of that, it would be terrifying...
Namikaze Minato was deeply worried about the Fifth Generation Hokage Election.
He believed that only the return of the Second Hokage could change things.
Politically, it would crush his opponents...
Sarutobi Ryo had made a major mistake in his political strategy.
However, this complicates things for Obito.
But it wasn't a big problem.
Back then, the Second Hokage was able to appoint Uchiha Kagami as the Hokage Guard.
Then Obito could still become the same kind of existence.
It's just... I'm afraid Obito's dream of becoming Hokage would never be realized.
Because once the Second Hokage appeared in this world, he would never allow the Uchiha clan to become Hokage...
But there was a possible solution to this.
They could wait until everything was settled, then release the Impure World Reincarnation and let the Second Hokage return to the afterlife...
Then Obito could continue to pursue his dream...
Namikaze Minato's thoughts weren't just about whether the Uchiha were good or bad.
He truly liked Obito as a student.
And he believed that Obito had the potential to become Hokage.
What Namikaze Minato was really considering... was the Fifth Hokage Election.
If he never became Hokage,
then, even if Naruto was born on time,
facing a Father who was not the Hokage, Naruto... might not have the dream of becoming Hokage.
Would Naruto, who didn't want to become Hokage, still be that Naruto?
Considering all of this, Namikaze Minato decided that this time... he would no longer hesitate.
He had to make up his mind and seize the position of Fifth Hokage.
"This matter... is very important..."
Uzumaki Mito said hesitantly.
Clearly, they needed to think about it carefully.
The next few days would probably be spent carefully considering and researching this...
Bringing Back the Dead was a huge decision and would cause big problems. If they didn't plan it carefully, it could lead to disaster...
"Danzo, you still have Tobirama's Jutsu, right..."
Uzumaki Mito looked at Shimura Danzo.
As a ninja who had inherited the dark side of Tobirama, Danzo had done well over the years, willingly taking the blame for Konoha and enduring all the darkness.
And after Tobirama died,
what Danzo inherited, besides the darkness, was the full weight of Tobirama's legacy.
This included research on Wood Release, Impure World Reincarnation, and other Forbidden Techniques.
Namikaze Minato was testing the waters, so he already knew this.
In his past memories, Orochimaru, who wasn't allowed to see the Sealing Scroll, got his research on the Sealing Scroll and Wood Release Techniques... from Shimura Danzo, who had inherited the Second Hokage's legacy.
So he didn't need to do everything himself.
He just needed to let things happen as they should...
Everyone playing their part...
"Yes, Lord Mito..."
Danzo nodded.
Senju Tobirama's legacy was, of course, all in his hands.
Over the years, he had continued to research it and even used it to attract Orochimaru.
However, Orochimaru had recently left him, keeping his distance and being unclear about his intentions.
They were clearly breaking up.
As a researcher, Orochimaru was excellent.
But...
his character couldn't be trusted.
The research had come to a stop, and Danzo was also feeling stressed.
Now that Namikaze Minato had brought it up, it was a good opportunity.
Perhaps they could start the research again...
As for the return of the Second Hokage.
It was time to bring Konoha back to what it once was.
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