Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?

Chapter 118: Minato and the Scroll of Unfortunate Decisions

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The Third Secret Scroll:

"You may appoint Uchiha Fugaku as the commander of the forces invading the Grass Village, letting him bring some minor Uchiha shock to the ninja world."

"Fugaku-kun..."

Minato nodded; this was also an impeccable answer.

Uchiha Fugaku, a veteran elite Jōnin of Konoha, had enough prestige to lead the strike force.

Although he hadn't earned a title of his own in the ninja world, he was definitely not someone who could be easily defeated.

He might be slightly inferior to Orochimaru, but not by much. Using him to eliminate the resistance forces of the Grass Village and the stationed troops of the Kumogakure was certainly sufficient.

"I chuckle at Kaigetsu-kun's exaggeration; if it's Fugaku, saying he'll bring shock might be a bit much."

"But he does indeed qualify to be the leader of the strike force."

"Moreover, since Kaigetsu-kun didn't mention otherwise, it seems that, at least for now, Fugaku-kun's loyalty to the village surpasses that of Orochimaru."

Minato raised his hand, just about to call in Nara Shikaku, who was waiting outside.

Unexpectedly, before he could do so, his guards returned to the office, holding a thick stack of sealed documents.

"So soon?"

Minato looked surprised.

"Lord Hokage, this is..." Shiranui Genma seemed to be choosing his words carefully to explain this strange situation. "We had just left the Hokage Building when we encountered someone who claimed to be the captain of Gojo-sama's secret intelligence unit."

"He had been waiting for us for a long time, and then handed us this information."

"We took a brief look..." A hint of apprehension appeared in Shiranui Genma's eyes. "Evidence of Orochimaru's forbidden actions."

Is this something a mere member of the Hokage Guard Platoon should be touching?

If the contents were exposed, it could cause an upheaval in Konoha Village!

Even someone like him, not particularly sensitive to politics, could foresee that the influence of the Third Hokage and Danzo-dono might drop to freezing point because of this incident...

The village's power would become more centralized. The ninja clans would take sides more thoroughly.

But who could say whether the Third Hokage and Danzo would willingly let their already dwindling power be further weakened?

Hard to say, dare not think, dare not ask.

Shiranui Genma chose to stop thinking; such taboo matters were not something a small member of the Hokage Guard Platoon should consider.

"I see..."

Although the news came suddenly, Minato calmly accepted the fact.

His close friend, Gojo Kaigetsu, had really calculated everything...

Not only Nara-senpai's nomination list and his own subsequent reactions.

Kaigetsu-kun had confirmed from the beginning that "Orochimaru will definitely defect," but waited until Minato brought it up himself before handing over the evidence.