Naruto: Flash Reborn — Minato’s Second Life

Tachiyama Shinsaburo had once been a Konoha ninja. Not only did he harm his own comrades and betray the village, but now he was attempting to stage a coup in the Land of Hot Springs, endangering the peace of the Land of Fire.

This act infringed upon national interests and plagued the entire Land of Hot Springs, a neighboring country of the Land of Fire that based its foundation on peace.

Sakumo had never felt such intense killing intent toward a single individual before. Unless he truly possessed an Immortal Body, Sakumo would find a way to ensure Tachiyama Shinsaburo perished completely within the Hidden Hot Spring Village.

Though still young, Sakumo could genuinely be called a warrior hardened by countless battles. His killing intent was terrifying—Fuu Akimoto, despite his considerable strength, couldn't help but break into a sweat.

Compared with ninjas from other nations, the Hidden Hot Spring ninjas lacked that fierce, deadly aura.

Especially at this level, elite ninja naturally exuded a certain pressure—an invisible force that could suppress the weaker without even lifting a finger.

Just like after the Chakra Aptitude Test—a critical ninja evaluation—how creatures within the Forest of Death avoided Sakumo instinctively.

"Leader Akimoto, may I ask what preparations the Hidden Hot Spring Village has made for this attack?"

Sakumo noticed his killing intent had affected the two men before him, so he quickly retracted it and changed the subject.

On Fuu Akimoto's handsome face, his expression immediately turned serious as he replied, "Of course we'll fight back full force. Although the Hidden Hot Spring Village upholds peace, when facing enemies—we don't show mercy!"

The Evil Cult was a spreading poison threatening both the Land of Hot Springs and the Hidden Hot Spring Village itself.

Now that Tachiyama Shinsaburo intended to launch an attack against the Hidden Hot Spring Village, he must have gathered considerable forces.

In other words, this assault also offered the Hidden Hot Spring Village a rare chance to launch a decisive strike against the Evil Cult. Eliminating all the Evil Cult's followers here would ensure at least another decade or more without their causing trouble.

As for permanent peace—it had always been nothing more than a dream.

"Hehe," Sakumo smiled slightly before adding, "Does the Hidden Hot Spring Village have contingency plans and evacuation sites prepared for emergencies involving civilians?"

This upcoming battle would involve large-scale ninja warfare—even qualifying as a small war—and inevitably cause damage and casualties to the Hidden Hot Spring Village.

According to Sakumo's knowledge, from its founding up to now, the Hidden Hot Spring Village had never suffered any substantial attacks.

"Of course there are," replied Fuu Akimoto, "But we're not experts in this area, which is why we invited you here—to hear your suggestions."

Any emergency measures were necessary precautions even for the smallest of hidden villages. Yet while such plans might exist, putting them into practice effectively was something neither Fuu Akimoto nor the Hidden Hot Spring leadership understood well.

After all, neither the Hidden Hot Spring Village nor its history had any experience with real warfare.

Although the Great Ninja World War had raged fiercely, the primary warring factions involved the Five Great Ninja Nations, while smaller hidden villages hadn't fully formed yet—lacking even basic qualifications for participation.

Additionally, the duration of the Great Ninja World War had been extremely short, lasting merely two years from outbreak to conclusion.

During that time, every one of the Five Great Ninja Nations paid an extremely heavy price.

The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, and the Second Raikage were attacked by the Rogue Ninja Gold and Silver Horns squad from the Land of Lightning. The Second Raikage was killed instantly.

Even Tobirama, renowned as the fastest ninja in history, fell while shielding the escape of his comrades—including the man who would one day become the Third Hokage. However, the Gold and Silver Horns squad was nearly wiped out.

Meanwhile, the Second Tsuchikage clashed with the Second Kazekage, ending in mutual destruction.

As key leaders across the nations fell one after another, the Five Great Nations had no choice but to cease hostilities.

"What we must do now is evacuate the civilians as soon as possible," said Fuu Akimoto. "However, we cannot reveal anything about the Evil Cult to them. This decision has been unanimously agreed upon by the Land of Hot Springs and the Hidden Hot Spring Village's top leaders."

Fuu Akimoto explained the secrecy around the Evil Cult—a topic Sakumo already knew well—but by repeating it, he made clear how seriously the Land of Hot Springs took the threat.

The ideal outcome would be to wipe them out quietly and completely.

"I understand," Sakumo nodded.

The Third's orders were clear: fully assist the Hidden Hot Spring Village. As for himself, he couldn't bear to witness such a peaceful village and its kind people suffer any harm.

After a moment's thought, he came up with an idea.

"The high-ranking officials in Hot Spring can publicly announce a drill for evacuation—simulating a scenario where rogue ninja from various villages invade during the chaos of a Great Ninja War."

Sakumo said. The two men exchanged glances, and Fuu Akimoto asked, "How exactly should we do this?"

"Coincidentally, my subordinates just arrived at the hospital of the Hot Spring Village wearing Konoha forehead protectors," Sakumo smiled. "We can use this opportunity to discreetly send out small groups of ninja disguised as ninjas from different hidden villages to convince the villagers that the drill is genuine."

"Since it's an invasion simulation exercise, casualties are inevitable. Once we've dealt with the Evil Cult, we can quickly erase all traces, thus avoiding civilian suspicion."

Sakumo's method was simple—but effective.

Fuu Akimoto's face lit up. "Great plan! Thank you," he said. "I'll go discuss this immediately with the other senior officials and start implementation—to relocate the villagers as quickly as possible."

He turned toward Oshima Reina and instructed, "Make sure they have proper lodging. We must not neglect our allies."

"Yes," Oshima Reina replied.

With urgency and determination, Fuu Akimoto left immediately. For now, the Hidden Hot Spring Village's top priority was evacuating the civilians.

Sakumo followed Oshima Reina straight to the Hot Spring hospital.

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On their way to the hospital, they ran into Minato and his group just as they were exiting.

Sakumo immediately stepped forward to inquire about Minato's condition. Junko Watanabe then relayed everything the doctor had said.

After listening, Sakumo stared at Minato with an odd look, smiling slightly as he said, "If I told Tsunade about your situation… she might get really excited."

Minato froze in surprise upon hearing that.

"Haha, she's been devoted to researching Medical Ninjutsu and wants to popularize it. She believes that increasing the number of Medical Ninjas will reduce the mortality rate among ninjas."

Sakumo gave a faint smile. Minato's recovery ability was indeed abnormal, but fortunately, not in a bad way.

Tsunade-sama's proposal, however, seemed to have been turned down by the village elders.

Because so far, individuals with the potential to become Medical Ninjas had been extremely rare. Unlike ordinary ninjas, Medical Ninjas needed to study vast amounts of related knowledge.

Furthermore, chakra control had to be much more precise than for ordinary ninjas.

Across the entire ninja world, the number of Medical Ninjas remained extremely low.

Minato deeply admired Tsunade-sama and felt confident in her.

Jiraiya...must be working with her as a Medical Ninja on missions.

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I've been stuck at my desk since 3 p.m., unable to move forward.

December is just around the corner — the last month of the year for releases. I still owe everyone something, so I won't release anything new, and I'm struggling with the writing.

So if I can't finish five chapters tomorrow…then I'll have no choice but to put it off until next year.

That's all I've got for today. I'm truly sorry for the inconvenience.

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