Konoha: A golden flash from the tomb

After a night of repair, Minato's chakra was completely restored. Although it had not returned to its previous peak, Minato was not afraid of any danger even without the help of Kyuubi.

It's just that I can't live a life of going back to Konoha every day. With my own chakra, even just crossing the sea between the Water Country and the Fire Country is a bit difficult.

Konoha's special team, with Choza Akimichi and Shisui Uchiha as captains and deputy captains, quickly rushed to Kirigakure Village after Minato sent the message. The number of people on their trip was not too large, but every team member was an elite. Shinobu, it only takes a day or so for them to meet Minato in the Land of Water.

But before that, Minato left Kirigakure Village, and after searching for the mark of the Flying Thunder God left on the Kaguya tribe, he came to a secret hiding place in the mountains.

The incorporation of the Kaguya clan has long been included in Minato's plan. Their clan's bloodline limit does have serious side effects, but this is not an excuse for Minato to abandon it.

Ask yourself, Minato thinks that he is actually greedy now, and wants Konoha to become stronger step by step according to his ideas, so Minato cannot let go of any powerful village's means.

The population, especially those with excellent bloodlines, is the greatest wealth in the ninja world, but most people cannot see through this, or they only see a little bit of it.

They only saw the blood successors, but no one seemed to delve into the secrets behind the blood successors. There would definitely not be only one pair of blood successors like the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan who could complement each other.

Thousands of bloodstains all come from Kaguya Otsutsuki's bloodline. These thousands of bloodstains have a common source. They should not be as 'alone' as they are now.

Reaching out to push aside the grass blades on the road ahead, Minato stood in front of a cave covered by vines. Minato cast his gaze to the side of the secret entrance. He met a pair of slightly trembling eyes with a hint of resilience and sadness. eye.

"Please don't get excited, I don't mean any harm, and I'm not from Kirigakure Village."

Minato jumped aside slightly to avoid this not-so-ferocious attack. The backbone of the Kaguya clan sacrificed their lives to cover the evacuation of the clan. In fact, there was no powerful force in this 'refugee' team. His combat power was more than enough to deal with some thieves, but he had no chance of succeeding against Minato.

"I am Namikaze Minato, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha Village. I know what happened last night and the conflict that broke out between your Kaguya clan and Kirigakure Village. My purpose of coming here is not to hunt you down."

Minato's explanation seemed to have some effect, but more importantly, Minato's powerful ability to suppress the Kaguya tribe who wanted to resist in an instant as he spoke should be supported by his words.

"I have no ill will."

Minato released his restraints, took a step back and extended his hand.

"I don't know your name yet. Can you tell me if you don't know?"

"Hui... Taketori Kaoru."

She did not hold Minato's hand and stood up, but still held up her body defensively. The clothes that wrapped her tightly made it difficult to tell her gender at the first time, but after she opened her mouth, Minato was able to confirm .

Almost all the men are dispatched, so it is understandable that the women in the team become guards.

"Come out and speak. As you can see, I don't come here with any ill intentions."

Minato turned his head and looked at the cave entrance covered by vines. After something happened outside, the people inside had also noticed it.

"Is this gentleman really not from Kirigakure Village?"

After the vines were pushed aside, a woman in her forties or fifties came out. Her steps had not faltered and her body was still healthy.

"I am Minato Namikaze, the fourth Hokage of Konoha Village in the Land of Fire." Minato repeated his identity again. He was not impatient. He knew the uneasiness in the hearts of these people at this moment. "I came to Kirikage Village this time. It was to deal with some necessary matters, but it has been temporarily settled now. Last night, I saw the conflict between your Kaguya clan and Kirikage Village."

"I wonder what you call Madam?" Minato asked with a smile.

"Kaguya ceased to exist last night. Hokage-sama just called me Taketori Saaki. I wonder if Hokage-sama has anything to say to our Taketori clan?"

As the current head of the Taketori clan, Taketori Zaoki needs to clearly understand what is going to happen now.

"The war started by the Kaguya clan against the Yondaime Mizukage last night has ended. As far as I know, all the Kaguya clan died in the battle. Except for Kaguya Kimimaro who also took advantage of the chaos to escape from the prison, Kirigakure There are no longer any members of the Kaguya clan in the village.”

Hearing what Minato said, Taketori Saki's eyes dimmed for a moment, but she had already been prepared for this outcome.

"It is already difficult for you to return to Kirigakure Village. Although Yagura now is no longer the Yagura you saw before, neither you nor others in the village, Kaguya can no longer return. "

Minato told Taketori Saki that Yagura was controlled by genjutsu before, and he did not intend to hide these things because there was no need to do so.

After listening to Minato's narration, Taketori Saki already knew what Minato was going to say next.

Kirigakure Village is a former home that cannot be returned, but Minato's arrival tells them that Konoha has the ability to accept the current Taketori clan and give them a new home.

"But we no longer want to be dominated by this cursed bloodline."

Taketori Saki's voice was a little deep.

"The Kaguya clan was glorious for a while because of the cursed blood inherited in their bodies, but it was also because of this cursed blood that they suffered from torture and suffering. The more powerful the clan members were, the shorter their lives were. 30 years old is already considered a long life. 40 years old is a rare age in the clan."

"The blood disease tortures the Kaguya clan day and night. Only by venting the madness rooted in the bone marrow in battle can Kaguya's master be freed for a moment, but the price of venting this madness is getting deeper and deeper, using more and more With this power, the severity of the blood disease will become deeper."

"When Kirigakure Village was first established, there were nearly two thousand members of the Kaguya clan, but now, decades later..."

Taketori Saki looked behind him and closed his eyes in pain.

"There were 110 people left behind last night, and only 67 people fled here last night."

"The reason why we left Kirigakure Village was not only because of Yagura's suppression of Kaguya, but also because we could no longer bear the fact that we could no longer bear the fact that we had to witness our clan members dying in extreme pain due to the onset of blood diseases."

"Being pierced by countless bone spurs in the body, the whole person is turned into a statue of white bones. This torture will last for three full days, and the person will die in despair in the cage made of his own bones."

"We abandoned Kaguya's name and named our present after Bamboo in order to let go of everything that once belonged to Kaguya. We swore not to participate in wars anymore, and let the cursed blood in our bodies remain silent forever. "

"We have given up war, because it will only bring us the most miserable demise, and it is a torture more painful than suppressing this cursed blood."

Taketori Saki didn't say the rest of the sentence, but her meaning was already obvious.

She was telling Minato that the current Taketori clan no longer had the same 'use value' as Kaguya.

"I hope that Konoha will be strong, and I am willing to make all efforts for this." Minato looked at the other party with his clear blue eyes, "But the strength of Konoha will not rely on the strength of a certain clan or their sacrifice. I never intend to Let the current Taketori clan join Konoha as 'war weapons'."

"The strength of a clan does not mean the strength of Konoha. Only when every Konoha person grows and becomes stronger together is the foundation of Konoha's true strength."

"I will not force you to enter the battlefield of the future, and I will not even impose requirements on whether you become a ninja."

"I don't deny that I extended the invitation to you because of your blood inheritance limit, but what I can guarantee is that this is all based on the premise of our mutual consent."

"I believe that as long as Konoha can treat every family member fairly, you will also be willing to grow up and become strong with Konoha. Everyone in the village should share weal and woe with Konoha and build our community together. home.”

"This belongs to me, and it also belongs to Konoha's beautiful vision, and I hope you can become a part of protecting and creating this beauty together."

"The Corpse Vein is not a curse. Ninjas like Kaguya who have defects due to their own blood also exist. I gave them a promise before, promising that Konoha will work with them to solve their own problems, and now, I will also This promise comes to you.”

"Konoha will make every effort to alleviate or even cure the blood disease in the corpse veins. Kaguya does not need to take the pseudonym Taketori and abandon everything you have ever done in anonymity. You can live a normal life without any worries. Let’s work together with Konoha to make progress.”

"This is the promise made by me, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha Village, and Minato Namikaze to the Kaguya clan."

Seeing the young and handsome man in front of him say all this sincerely in a sincere tone, Zaoji couldn't help but fall into thinking.

The conditions Minato gave to her were completely beyond her expectations. When they decided to cut off their tails to survive, the future they envisioned was just a life of hiding and being cautious.

Is it their willing choice to abandon Kaguya's surname?

No, it was just a concession for survival. Kaguya's name would bring them endless disasters, but it cannot be denied that Kaguya's name also carries their countless glory and pride.

Zaoji turned around and looked behind her. She saw the clansmen behind the vines. Most of them were children and women. It was lucky to be able to escape here carefully. They really didn't have many choices now.

"I...."

Zaoji looked at the pair of eyes that looked a little gray due to sadness and exhaustion, and sighed longly in his heart.

"Kaguya of the Kaguya clan, I would like to thank you, Lord Minato."

She bowed deeply. She wanted Kaguya's name to continue to be passed down. She wanted those young children to have a complete childhood. She wanted to have a peaceful life with her master. She couldn't refuse this kind offer of help in times of need. .