Everyone focused their eyes, and in an instant they were so shocked their mouths fell open wide enough to fit an egg.
"Everyone, long time no see!"
The figure slowly spoke, his tone relaxed and gentle.
Before his words even finished, an uproar immediately broke out below. The previously quiet meeting room instantly became extremely noisy, as if a heavy bomb had been thrown into it.
The elders seated below first wore expressions of shock and confusion, but very quickly those emotions were replaced by deep astonishment.
Especially Akimichi Choza beside Akimichi Torifu. He stared wide-eyed at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure on the stage, his body trembling uncontrollably.
A moment later, Choza could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart. He suddenly stood up and shouted loudly, "Minato? Is that really you?"
Minato smiled at Choza and gently nodded, replying, "Long time no see, Choza."
Hearing Minato confirm it himself, the other elders also snapped out of it as if waking from a dream.
The entire meeting room was like a pot exploding, with all kinds of exclamations and shouts overlapping into one noisy mess.
"The Fourth Hokage!"
"It's actually the Fourth Hokage!"
"Fourth Hokage, how could you?"
The meeting room was completely drowned in noisy voices. People talked over one another, and every face was filled with excitement and exhilaration.
There were many reasons why everyone was so worked up.
After all, Minato had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, known as the fastest movement technique in the ninja world.
With him around, it meant they could freely lead Uchiha clan experts who possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan to launch surprise attacks on those villages.
Even jinchuriki would be useless, because the Mangekyo was precisely a counter to jinchuriki.
And with the Flying Thunder God, safe withdrawal from the battlefield could be guaranteed.
Back when Minato had just become Hokage, Konoha did not yet have single-soldier combat power as strong as Susanoo.
But now, Konoha Village would surely crush all the other major ninja villages with absolute advantage.
And from another perspective, unlike Shisui, who had suddenly disappeared back then and only reappeared years later, people could guess that Shisui might have only been seriously injured, or had simply been hiding himself in the shadows.
But Minato had been personally witnessed by the elders to have died.
So as long as the Minato before them was indeed the real one, that alone was enough to prove that Konoha Village had already successfully mastered a forbidden technique capable of bringing the dead back to life.
You had to know, such power was fully capable of completely rewriting the structure of the entire ninja world.
Because of this, everyone present was extraordinarily excited and stirred up.
Especially the Hyuga clan.
Hyuga Aoto was currently the acting head of the Hyuga clan.
And he had been sitting in that "acting" position for quite a long time already.
Although some clan members had suggested that he drop the word "acting," Hyuga Aoto did not agree.
To him, the clan head could only be the grown-up Neji. For now, he was merely managing the Hyuga clan on his behalf.
But now, seeing the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato reappear, a different thought suddenly arose in his heart.
Knock! Knock! knock!
Tsunade's slender fingers lightly tapped against the wooden tabletop.
The sound was like someone beating a gigantic war drum right next to your ear, deafeningly loud.
In an instant, the previously noisy meeting room fell completely silent. All the elders shut their mouths at once.
However, the expressions on their faces were still filled with doubt and unease.
Tsunade naturally understood everyone's reaction at this moment.
After all, something like resurrection was simply too shocking and defied common sense. Anyone with even a bit of knowledge would understand the stakes involved.
So the question arose. Was this man calling himself Namikaze Minato real or fake?
Just moments ago, that figure had arrived like a bolt of lightning, using the astonishing Flying Thunder God Technique.
But his speed had been far too fast, so much so that almost no one present had been able to react at all.
As if she already knew the doubts deep in everyone's hearts, Tsunade looked toward Minato and subtly signaled to him with her eyes.
Minato understood at once and nodded. Without hesitation, he took out three Flying Thunder God kunai from his clothes, each gleaming with cold light.
With a swing of his arm, he forcefully threw them.
The kunai flew straight toward three different positions: the meeting room entrance, the back row, and the main seat.
The next moment, Minato's figure instantly turned into a phantom, flashing back and forth between those three positions at a speed the naked eye could hardly catch.
That's right. This was the legendary Flying Thunder God Technique.
Since the death of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, the only one who could master such a peerless ninjutsu was Namikaze Minato.
At this moment, there was no need for any further explanation. Minato had already proven his true identity to everyone through solid, undeniable action.
The real Fourth Hokage.
In an instant, the previously quiet meeting room erupted once again.
Sounds of praise rang out endlessly. People leaned toward one another, whispering, their faces full of disbelief.
But after only a short while, the noise quickly died down as everyone regained their composure.
Now, there was not the slightest trace of doubt left on anyone's face, replaced instead by overwhelming shock and excitement.
'It's stable now.'
Although the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Rengoku, had gone missing, their Fourth Hokage was back.
Right now, the village was not lacking people who could plan strategies and give advice. What it truly lacked was top-tier combat power with high mobility.
Although Minato himself did not possess a flying technique, the almost godlike Flying Thunder God Technique was enough to grant him an ability close to flight.
At this moment, Tsunade slowly spoke, "Everyone…"
Her voice was not loud, yet it instantly drew everyone's attention.
Tsunade continued, "Our Fifth Hokage had already made plans and arrangements for this situation before the outbreak of the Fourth Great Ninja War."
She paused briefly, sweeping her gaze around the room before speaking again, "If he were to be tied up by certain matters and unable to remain in Konoha for a long time, then at that time, the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, would once again shoulder the responsibility of leading the entire village."
After finishing, Tsunade subtly signaled to Uchiha Makumi beside her.
Receiving the signal, Makumi immediately stood up and spoke loudly in agreement, "That is indeed the case. Before the ninja war began, our clan head had already made related arrangements."
Then, Makumi lowered her voice slightly and explained, "The reason we did not let the Fourth Hokage take office recently was originally to use this opportunity to lure the Cloud Village and the Stone Village into attacking again."
"It's just that the clan head misjudged his own strength. The power he displayed was simply too shocking, completely intimidating the other villages."
"Now, those guys don't dare to launch a direct war at all, and have instead turned to economic warfare."
"Since the plan failed, now is precisely the best time for the Fourth Hokage to reassume office and take charge of the overall situation!"
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