After dealing with Hashirama and Tobirama Senju, Yoruha dismissed the Thunder Giant. Almost instantly, Yoruha appeared behind Minato. Before Minato could react, Yoruha released him from the Edo Tensei.
Upon being freed from the Edo Tensei, Minato's eyes narrowed slightly. It wasn't surprising that Yoruha helped him break free from the Edo Tensei; what shocked him was that his reaction speed was not as fast as Yoruha's.
Both of them were masters of the Flying Thunder God Technique, so the only thing left to compare was their reaction speed after the technique ended.
Yet, just now, he didn't have the slightest reaction before Yoruha released him from the Edo Tensei. This meant that his reaction speed was far inferior to Yoruha's. Previously, his reaction speed was unrivaled in the ninja world. Even the Fourth Raikage, known as the fastest in the ninja world, was not his equal.
But now, he had lost to Yoruha. In his strongest field, he had lost to Yoruha. One can only imagine how powerful Yoruha had become.
And to think, he was only 16 years old. In terms of strength, he could easily defeat the First and Second Hokage, and in terms of speed, he was even faster than himself. Did Yoruha have any weaknesses?
In that moment, many thoughts raced through Minato's mind. Minato hadn't reacted before being released from the Edo Tensei, so the Third Hokage was even less likely to react in time and was also instantly freed from the Edo Tensei. When the two of them came to their senses, they turned to look at Yoruha.
The Third Hokage was delighted, "Yoruha, your strength far exceeds my expectations. Originally, I thought if you could reach the level of the First Hokage in your lifetime, Konoha would be incredibly powerful. Who knew you would surpass him by so much at such a young age?" The Third Hokage was very pleased.
Yoruha smiled and said, "Third Hokage, even without me, Konoha has many strong individuals, so they don't really need me. I'm quite free most of the time. My medical ninjutsu is quite famous in the village, so people think I'm a medical ninja and don't consider me a combat type."
The Third Hokage paused for a moment, then chuckled, "I didn't expect your medical ninjutsu to be good as well. How is Tsunade doing?" Knowing Tsunade's personality well, the Third Hokage was a bit concerned. Yoruha explained, "Actually, the Fifth Hokage is doing quite well. Even if she's lazy, she has a few good assistants. Shizune helps her handle a lot of affairs, and she does it very well."
The Third Hokage thought for a moment before remembering who Shizune was, "She's Dan Kato's niece, right? She's indeed a good child." With this, the Third Hokage felt relieved, having been worried about Tsunade's reliability. He looked at Yoruha, "Are you really here in the Land of Water on a mission?"
Hearing what Yoruha had said earlier, he suspected Yoruha wasn't sent on a mission to the Land of Water. Given his strength and role as a Hokage guard, he should be staying in the village to protect the Hokage. Moreover, from what Yoruha had said, he seemed to be somewhat unreliable, much like Tsunade.
Faced with the Third Hokage's question, Yoruha felt a bit awkward, "It's sort of a mission. I just finished my task and stayed outside for a while. After all, being in the village all the time, it's nice to have a chance to explore a bit before heading back."
Third Hokage's face slightly twitched, "As expected, if you didn't have such strong abilities, I would definitely say it's too dangerous to stay outside." "But after watching your battle just now, you can stay outside as long as you want." "However, what kind of mission made Tsunade send you out?"
Yoruha explained, "It's because the spirit Moryo from the Land of Demons has been resurrected." T
he Third Hokage's expression tightened with some concern, "Moryo has been resurrected? Has it been sealed now?" Although Yoruha had returned, making the outcome clear, the Third Hokage still asked out of caution, fully aware of what kind of threat Moryo posed.
During his time as Hokage, Moryo had broken free from its seal once before. Fortunately, it was sealed by the previous generation priestess, Miroku, or it would have resulted in disastrous consequences.
Yoruha smiled, "It's been sealed. This time, it didn't cause much damage. The current priestess is much stronger than the previous one, possessing a power that even Moryo fears. However, it was sealed by the previous priestess, as her mother didn't want her to use that power."
The Third Hokage nodded, explaining to Yoruha, "After all, if a priestess uses her power, it means they have to sacrifice their life to seal it."
"The previous priestess surely didn't want her daughter to die." Yoruha replied, "But the current priestess didn't die and still managed to seal Moryo." The Third Hokage was momentarily stunned, then looked at Yoruha, "Was it because of you?"
Yoruha was a bit surprised that the Third Hokage could guess it. However, he said, "Not entirely. The current priestess's power is inherently strong. Her power was previously sealed, and she was unaware of it. Once she unlocked that power, Moryo had no chance to resist." "I was merely protecting her from being devoured by Moryo."
But the Third Hokage wasn't entirely convinced. Since Yoruha could undo the sealing techniques controlling them, the Third Hokage suspected that Yoruha might have the ability to overcome Moryo's immortality. Perhaps Moryo was even dead now.
Of course, this was just the Third Hokage's speculation, as Moryo was indeed very powerful. The Third Hokage couldn't be certain. But since Yoruha didn't want to elaborate, he wouldn't press further. After all, this matter wasn't significant as long as the seal remained unbroken, Moryo couldn't escape.
There were always some ambitious individuals trying to exploit Moryo's power, leading to its frequent release. The Third Hokage nodded and then turned to Minato, "Minato, do you have anything to say to Yoruha? Ask about Naruto now; this might be your last chance."
Yoruha looked at Minato, "Fourth Hokage, Naruto is doing quite well now. After graduating from the ninja academy, Kakashi-sensei taught him for a while, and then Jiraiya-sama personally trained him, taking him on a journey across the ninja world. He's now back in the Leaf Village."
"He can now control part of the Nine-Tails' chakra, and the Nine-Tails won't easily go berserk. I believe it won't be long before Naruto can fully master the Nine-Tails' chakra."
"Oh, and Naruto is now with Hinata Hyuga, the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan's main family, so he shouldn't have to worry about meals in the future." Yoruha recounted Naruto's past in one breath.
Indeed, Naruto was now with Hinata, as Sasuke and Sakura were close to getting married, and Naruto naturally no longer harbored feelings for Sakura.
With Yoruha's matchmaking, Naruto realized that Hinata had always liked him. Coupled with Yoruha telling Naruto many good things about Hinata, Naruto happily got together with her. With Yoruha's support, Tsunade naturally supported it as well. So, Hiashi Hyuga had no objections.
After all, Hiashi knew about Naruto's identity as the Fourth Hokage's orphan and the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki, and his current strength was quite impressive. Although not as outstanding as Sasuke, among the younger generation in the Leaf Village, he was second only to Sasuke. Hiashi didn't know much about Yoruha, assuming he was just an excellent medical ninja.
In Hiashi's mind, Naruto was second only to Sasuke in the Leaf Village. His daughter clearly didn't have the talent to become a ninja, so being with Naruto would benefit the Hyuga clan, making him very pleased.
Moreover, with Hinata and Naruto together, he could let Hanabi Hyuga inherit the main family position, avoiding the need to place the Caged Bird seal on Hinata.
Such a favorable situation was something Hiashi Hyuga couldn't pass up.