Chapter 293: Ino's Astonishing Plan
Konan still maintained her cold beauty demeanor. At this moment, she asked unhurriedly, "Then do you have any better ideas? The Paper Person of God at least has some feasibility, right?"
These past few days, Ino had been pondering Obito's phasing ability. Gouging out his Kamui Sharingan was secondary; this guy was elusive. If he wasn't killed or blinded, she wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully.
Ino had put a lot of effort into this and thought of a solution that wasn't really a solution. She hesitated for a few seconds, then beckoned to Jiraiya. The two went to a secluded spot.
She whispered, "Lord Hokage, if—I mean if—we revive the Fourth Hokage, with his mastery of the Flying Thunder God, could we completely eliminate the masked man?"
Jiraiya was greatly astonished!
You want to revive Minato Namikaze? Is that really possible?
If his relationship with Naruto was like that of a grandfather and grandson, then his relationship with Minato Namikaze was completely like that of a father and son.
Jiraiya's eyes widened. It was a long while before he exclaimed, "This, this, this, can it be done now? What is the price?"
Ino shook her head: "Many necessary conditions are still lacking. The price... the price is that it will severely affect the relationship between our Konoha and Sunagakure."
Jiraiya frowned tightly: "What are the specific steps?"
Ino explained her plan bit by bit: "It's like this. The Yamanaka clan investigated Sasori's intelligence some time ago and found that Sunagakure has developed a ninjutsu called One's Own Life Reincarnation. It is said to be a forbidden jutsu that uses the caster's life as a price to grant vitality to the deceased, bringing them back from death. Currently, only Elder Chiyo should know this ninjutsu, so..."
Ino estimated that if she chopped off two more hands and two more feet from Yakumo Kurama's evil personality and gave them to old pal Shinigami, slightly overdrawing their relationship, he would most likely release Minato Namikaze's soul.
Hashirama Senju was definitely out of the question; he was Asura's reincarnated body, and his soul's value was immense. Minato Namikaze was just an ordinary person in the Shinigami's eyes, not possessing too high a value.
Ino believed that with her "face," she could smoothly obtain the soul.
After that, it was a matter of going to Sunagakure to secretly kidnap the eighty-year-old lady Chiyo. Shisui was a loyal dog to the Hokage. Ino merely hinted at her plan, and he became extremely excited, expressing his willingness to contribute to reviving the Fourth Hokage.
Never mind just taking back his own Mangekyo Sharingan; if he were asked to dig out Itachi's Mangekyo, he might hesitate, but he would probably still do it.
With a Mangekyo that could rewrite will, and Minato Namikaze's soul, kidnapping old lady Chiyo, then modifying her will to make her use One's Own Life Reincarnation on the Fourth Hokage's corpse – in Ino's eyes, this matter was pretty much settled.
For the dead, whether it was dying for an hour or ten years, it didn't really make a difference.
If Rinne Tensei could revive Madara Uchiha, and if the soul and body were both fine, then One's Own Life Reincarnation could also revive the Fourth Hokage.
After resurrection, how would the body recover to its peak state? Ino felt it wasn't a big problem; chakra is omnipotent! Tsunade's medical ninjutsu could also solve most problems.
As for whether the Fourth Hokage would continue to be Hokage after resurrection, or be demoted from Hokage back to Jounin, that was a matter between him and Jiraiya. The two of them, master and disciple, could resolve it themselves.
Ino estimated that a Hokage version of the "Tumu Crisis" (a historical event in China involving the capture of an emperor) was unlikely to happen, right?
The truth was, Jiraiya really hadn't thought that far ahead. He was thinking about the immediate situation.
From his heart, he was certainly willing to revive Minato Namikaze, even if it meant tearing up the alliance with Sunagakure. You're allowed to tear up the alliance and secretly carry out the Konoha Crush plan, but we're not allowed to do it once?
Was the friendship between Konoha and Suna unbreakable? Don't be ridiculous! How many Konoha ninjas did Chiyo and Ebizo kill when they were young? The White Fang of Konoha even killed Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law. Now you're talking about the traditional friendship between the two sides? Neither Suna nor Konoha was on the side of justice; there was no justice to speak of here!
If it were in the past, such a thing would have just been done.
As long as it wasn't discovered, and even if it was, I wouldn't admit it. It was no big deal.
It was just that the current situation was bad. The turmoil in the East Sea had brought the ninja world to the brink of a great war. Iwagakure was sharpening its knives. If they angered Sunagakure as well, Konoha would be surrounded by enemies on all sides.
However, if Minato Namikaze could be revived, Konoha's overall strength would definitely increase by a large margin. They could previously deal with two great ninja villages simultaneously. With Minato Namikaze revived, plus Jiraiya, Tsunade, Kakashi, Ino, and such a pile of powerhouses, fighting three ninja villages at the same time would be no problem.
"Don't make any noise about it yet. Let me think carefully. I need to think carefully." Jiraiya couldn't make up his mind for a moment and signaled Ino to shelve the plan for now.
He had figured it out. This Yamanaka family's female ninja had explosive execution power, and many of her ideas were unconventional, not following the usual path.
Jiraiya shut himself in his room, didn't drink, didn't peep, thought for a day, but still couldn't figure it out.
He could only consult his two and a half most trusted confidants.
Tsunade, Kakashi, and Shikaku, who counted as half a confidant.
Tsunade said aggressively, "This is Ino's idea, right? I think it's fine. If Minato is revived, Konoha's strength will definitely increase by a large margin. Then we won't be afraid of Onoki!"
Kakashi feigned sudden realization: "It's Miss Yamanaka's idea, right? I have no objections. I'm willing to do anything to revive Sensei."
Shikaku thought more long-term: "This is clearly Ino's idea. Many of this child's ideas are strange... but indeed very useful. The only problem is... if the Fourth Hokage is revived, how will you, master and disciple, handle the current relationship? Will the disciple listen to the master, or will the Fifth Hokage listen to the Fourth Hokage?"
None of the three took the alliance with Sunagakure seriously; that side was too weak.
If Minato Namikaze could be revived, offending them was just offending them.
They all agreed with this view. Relatively speaking, Tsunade was more neutral. Kakashi was in complete agreement, raising both hands and feet, and was willing to do anything in the process, even including sacrificing his own life.
Shikaku, on the other hand, was considering what would happen after the revival. He didn't want a power struggle between master and disciple, fearing it would affect Konoha's current stable power structure.
Jiraiya hesitated, his old habit of lacking confidence in his actions flaring up again. He really didn't know who to ask for advice. Ask Naruto? No need! Naruto just needed to wait for the results.
After much thought, Jiraiya still remembered his life mentor at this critical moment. He handed over the village's affairs to the advisors and Shikaku, and went to Mount Myoboku himself to ask for the Great Toad Sage's opinion.
Tsunade was very disdainful of this. What the hell do they know! You're going to ask them? Yet Jiraiya was very stubborn on the matter of Mount Myoboku. No one could persuade him; it was his spiritual belief. He had to go to Mount Myoboku to seek wisdom and guidance.
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