Chapter 273: Chapter 273 Welcome Home
"The files you want to borrow are all placed in the attic in the center of the Hokage Building. In the past, only I and a few elders could go in and out. Now, I will give you three days access... This is the bottom line."
Hiruzen solemnly instructed. Although the Hokage can make the decision on this matter, it will eventually attract the dissatisfaction of other elders, especially Danzo.
He let Minato touch on this level of secrets, which is a bit biased, so this time, he has to be more cautious.
Minato must know the difficulty of Sandaime. Three days is enough for him to find out what he wants to know.
"Come here." Hiruzen said immediately. Minato raised his eyes and an Anbu wearing a strange mask appeared beside him.
"Take my Hokage hat and take Minato Namikaze to the attic in the center of the Hokage Building. Try to avoid others. Do you understand?"
Sandaime picked up the hokage hat from the low chair behind him. In the middle of the hat, the word "fire" was embroidered.
This is similar to the Hokage uniform, which is a dress that can only be worn by the Hokage of each country.
Even if there is an Anbu leading the way, Minato cannot enter the central attic without this Hokage hat.
"Yes!" The Anbu responded and took the Hokage hat with both hands.
After Hiruzen finished, he looked at Minato and said, "Go."
"Thank you!" Minato bowed deeply and followed the Anbu out of the Hokage's office.
After Minato left, Sandaime's smile did not diminish. He raised his eyes and looked at the photos of the first and second hokage, and smiled faintly.
"Perhaps, the fourth Hokage will be..."
...
Under the guidance of the Anbu, Minato entered the interior of the Hokage Building for the first time in his life. This place has not changed much from his memories.
About ten minutes later, the two came to a huge door several meters high. In front of this door, there was the only guard besides the main entrance of the Hokage Building.
The two ninjas stopped Minato and the Anbu several meters away from the gate.
The Anbu didn't say much, and directly placed the Hokage's hat in front of the guards.
Seeing the Hokage building, the two guards suddenly crouched down.
"Let the boy next to me enter the attic. This is the order of the Hokage." The Anbu said lightly, without any tone in his words.
"Yes!" Hearing this, the two guards stood up and walked to the front of the door, unfolded a scroll, and made a few seals.
"Boom!"
The door seemed to have a huge mass, and when it opened, there was a loud noise.
Minato glanced a few times. The barrier on the door was definitely set by Uzumaki Mito herself.
Without the key to open the barrier, even a strong ninja like Sakumo may not be able to destroy the barrier from the outside even if he tried his best.
And even if Minato understood the barrier, he couldn't solve it for a while at his current level.
This shows how much the village values the things stored here.
"Go in. Come over here in the next two days and they will open the door for you." The Anbu said, "I will report to the Hokage."
Minato nodded and said, "Thank you, senior."
The man naturally did not answer and left.
Minato also turned around and rushed directly into the gate.
Crossing the barrier, the darkness in Minato's eyes suddenly turned into a dim light.
In front of him, there were many tall bookshelves. With Minato's current height, he could barely reach one-third of the height of the bookshelf.
"Finally in." A voice came in his mind.
"Yes." Minato responded. Borrowing the secret history volume was naturally the result of his discussion with "Adult Minato".
Minato glanced and flashed to one of the bookshelves, but what he saw was not Konoha's historical materials.
There were many records about the Cloud Ninja Village in the Land of Lightning.
As members of the five major ninja countries, it is obvious that Konoha has also collected and accumulated everything about the Cloud Ninja and the Land of Lightning for many years.
Similarly, he believe that in the Land of Lightning, there should be similar records about Konoha and the Land of Fire.
Minato glanced at it and then passed through two bookshelves.
Not only about the members of the five major ninja countries, but also about the Land of Hot Springs, the Land of Rain, the Land of Grass, etc.
The intelligence information accumulated by Konoha over the past decades is so huge that it is hard to imagine.
On the next shelf, Minato finally found what he wanted.
It was not the history of Konoha, but some secrets of the Warring States period before Konoha was established.
Opening the scroll, Minato began to read...
It was an era of war and turmoil. At that time, ninjas were not the mainstream in the world, but the samurai was.
Ninjas existed in the form of clan. They lived by accepting missions from various countries and fighting each other.
At that time, the famous clans in the ninja world were not just the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan.
Some clan, such as the Hyuga, Mizuno, and Yotsuki, still exist in the current ninja world, while others have become names in distant history.
Minato was immersed in it, as if he had returned to the Warring States period when human life was cheap and the average age was only 30 years old.
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He forgot the time until he finished reading a certain part, and then he closed the scroll in his hand.
"Ah..." Then, Minato sighed. Although he had a lot of experience, he couldn't help but feel disappointed when he really understood this history that happened dozens or hundreds of years ago.
From this, Minato thought of the first Hokage, Hashirama Senju, who pacified the chaotic world and ended this era.
"The first hokage ended this era, and he deserves to be revered as the God of Ninja by countless people!"
Minato thought so, and he was in awe of the first Hokage.
"It's almost time to go back." Minato said to himself. Unknowingly, he had been here for a long time.
Immediately, he put the scroll back to its original place, flashed a few times, came to the location of the gate, and stretched out his palm to lightly touch the barrier.
After a short wait, the barrier in front of him began to ripple, and Minato finally walked out of the barrier.
When he appeared outside, the guards had been replaced by others, but they did not show much emotion at his appearance.
Minato nodded slightly at them, and then quickly swept out of the Hokage Building.
It was already late at night, the streets were quiet, and only the street lights were bright.
Minato quickly rushed towards his home.
However, when he arrived at the door of his house, he found that the lights in the hall were still on.
Kushina's chakra also appeared within Minato's sensor.
"Why are you here so late?" Minato was slightly startled. The key to his house was given to Kushina by Minato himself.
But at this time, why is she...
He immediately opened the door and walked in, and at this time, a beautiful face with a faint smile came into view.
Then came a soft and silky voice:
"Minato, welcome home, happy birthday to you!"
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