Naruto: I Can Take People Through the Ninja World in the Future-Chapter 459: Hostage Exchange

Seeing the condition of his son, Toneri, growing weaker, Aoto felt so heartbroken that his white eyes began to turn red. He deeply hated the Uchiha child who had stabbed Toneri and injured him, to the point where he wanted to crush him to the bone!

"Crazy! Absolutely crazy!"

"This kid is crazier than me! He's a complete lunatic!"

'He stabbed the hostage and himself, clearly using his life as a threat against me! Does this kid not even understand what death is? How can he not be afraid of dying at all?'

'If only I had known this kid was so insane, why would I have threatened him?'

'He's truly insane!'

Aoto deeply regretted his actions, but there was nothing he could do. He could only surrender and immediately respond:

"Fine, fine, I'll release you! Don't hurt my son anymore!"

Aoto didn't dare to gamble anymore.

No one dares to gamble with a lunatic who doesn't care about his own life.

Even if he wanted to delay, Toneri's life couldn't wait!

At such a young age, with such severe injuries, Toneri might not survive more than a minute or two!

If that happened, all the plans and desires of his family would fail.

That was an outcome Aoto could not accept. Therefore, he had no choice but to surrender and prioritize Toneri's life.

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Seeing Shisui suddenly injure himself, Minato was also shocked.

But he also understood Shisui's intentions and felt sorrow.

It was the war that forced Shisui, still so young, to become so extreme! If it weren't for the cruel Third Great Ninja War, which Uchiha child would become so radical?

However, Minato remained very rational, realizing that thinking about Shisui's actions was no longer useful.

What was more important was to save Shisui and Kakashi, then leave this place and treat Shisui's severe injuries.

"Fourth Hokage, shall we exchange hostages now?"

"Alright!"

Although Minato was also filled with anger, he decided to save people first.

In that instant, Minato extended a Kyuubi chakra hand, cutting the ropes binding Shisui and Toneri, as well as the short knife connecting their wounds.

He didn't pull out the short knife immediately.

If he pulled it out directly, both of them might not survive until treatment.

Then, he used the Kyuubi chakra hand to throw the unconscious Toneri to Aoto on the other side.

Aoto, on the other hand, retracted the puppets around Kakashi and released his mental control over Kakashi.

Then, he threw Kakashi to Minato.

Neither of them dared to be careless, locking onto each other during the exchange.

If either of them made any suspicious moves, a full-scale attack would surely follow.

If that happened, Toneri and Kakashi might not survive.

Fortunately, neither of them dared to gamble, and the hostage exchange was successfully completed.

Aoto successfully held his son, Toneri, while Minato used the Kyuubi chakra hand to securely hold Kakashi.

Once the exchange was successful, Minato didn't hesitate and immediately took Kakashi and Shisui, using the Flying Thunder God Technique to vanish in an instant.

He didn't give Aoto any chance to turn the tables and attack!

Moreover, Shisui and Kakashi also needed treatment; there was no time to fight the enemy. This grudge could be settled another time!

"Bastard! Fourth Hokage! I'll kill you all!"

Aoto watched as Minato and the others disappeared instantly, his anger reaching its peak, but he also had no time to seek revenge.

He immediately held Toneri and began treating him, hoping his son would be unharmed.

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After several uses of the Flying Thunder God Technique, in the blink of an eye, Minato had returned from the moon to Earth, and back to Konoha Village.

Fortunately, the "Kyuubi charger" was strong enough; otherwise, teleporting directly from the moon would have been a heavy burden for Minato.

After returning to the village, the situation of the battle in Konoha also became clear to Minato.

The battle in Konoha Village had already ended. The Ōtsutsuki moon ambush troops were indeed elite, but how could they possibly withstand nearly 20 Kage-level fighters from Konoha's side!

There's no need to mention the others.

Just Edo Tensei Hashirama's Wood Release alone sealed off all escape routes for the attackers; no one could flee.

Although the Edo Tensei used by Parallel World 3 Orochimaru wasn't the best version, the Edo Tensei vessel was a Zetsu with Hashirama's cells, allowing it to unleash a significant portion of Hashirama's original power.

Even if it wasn't half of his peak strength, it was still incredibly powerful.

Not to mention the assistance of Edo Tensei Tobirama and the Raikage.

With this formation, even Aoto himself would be terrified, let alone the ordinary Ōtsutsuki moon warriors.

From the moment the Edo Tensei army from the afterlife joined the battle, it only took a few minutes to defeat and capture these invaders.

And if they hadn't wanted to capture them alive, it might not have even taken half a minute to kill all the Ōtsutsuki moon warriors.

Therefore, by the time Minato returned, the battle was already over.

Konoha's side had already begun cleaning up the battlefield and sealing the captured Ōtsutsuki moon warriors one by one, bound by Wood Release.

However, this sudden and fierce attack had indeed come too abruptly, causing many casualties and losses in Konoha Village.

"Hokage-sama!"

"Minato!"

Seeing Minato return, the Konoha ninjas were overjoyed.

Minato saw the ground covered in giant wooden structures and sensed the familiar chakras from the afterlife, immediately understanding what had happened.

His guess was correct. With Orochimaru and Fugaku here, they could definitely protect the village!

After all, these Ōtsutsuki from the moon had come targeting the Hyūga clan and the Gedō Mazō, both of which were Orochimaru's favorite research materials.

How could he let the enemy succeed?

Moreover, even if it wasn't to protect his research materials, Parallel World 4 Orochimaru, who hadn't betrayed Konoha, would surely do his best to protect the village.

Not to mention Parallel World 3 Orochimaru, who had already unified the ninja world. Now that he was here, how could he just stand by and do nothing?

Minato breathed a sigh of relief. Then he immediately found Tsunade to treat Shisui and Kakashi.

"Lady Tsunade!"

"Minato, you're finally back! Where did you go? Wait... who are these two kids?"

"Shisui's injuries are quite severe. Please treat him first!"

"Alright!"

Tsunade took the weakened Shisui and immediately began treating him.

Kakashi's injuries weren't as severe, but since he was still under the enemy's control and the cause was unknown, Minato didn't dare to release him, still binding him with the Kyuubi chakra hand.

Not long after, the other Konoha leaders also gathered around Minato.

Orochimaru was the first to arrive.

"Minato, were you the one who attracted these experimental subjects?"

"Not attracted. They had long planned to attack the village. Their targets were the Hyūga clan and the Gedō Mazō."

"So that's how it is. Luckily, they didn't succeed!"

Orochimaru nodded, having already guessed the enemy's intentions.

"But these Edo Tensei Kage... even the First and Second Hokage were summoned. You..."

"Don't misunderstand. He was the one who summoned them. But I didn't expect this technique to be so powerful! I should have studied it more seriously!"

Parallel World 4 Orochimaru looked excited, clearly very interested in Edo Tensei as well.

Minato glanced at Parallel World 3 Orochimaru in the distance, slightly confused.

"What's he doing?"

"He's still busy explaining things to them. Summoning the previous Hokage with Edo Tensei is considered an insult!"

Parallel World 4 Orochimaru laughed, clearly enjoying the situation.

He knew that during Parallel World 3 Orochimaru's "Konoha Crush Plan," after summoning Hashirama and Tobirama with Edo Tensei, he forced them to attack Hiruzen.

It was truly a disrespectful act.

Although it was later stopped by the living Hashirama, and this time the ones summoned were Hashirama and Tobirama from Parallel World 4, who didn't have those memories, it still needed to be explained properly.

Otherwise, if Hashirama got angry, he could break free from the Edo Tensei control, and both Orochimarus would be in trouble!