Meanwhile, in Konoha Village.
The moment the barrier appeared, the Anbu guarding the Hokage Building discovered it.
After attempting and failing to destroy the barrier to enter and rescue the Hokage,
the Anbu quickly relayed the news to Konoha's high-ranking officials.
Namely, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and former Hokage Advisors Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu.
The high-ranking officials were shocked upon receiving the news and rushed to the scene immediately.
After trying countless methods and exhausting all means,
they were still unable to break this strange barrier.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to order the Anbu to surround the entire Hokage Building while heightening the Village's overall security.
He dispatched Ninjas to search for the mastermind behind the barrier,
as well as any enemies that might appear.
"Hiruzen, Minato will be alright, won't he?"
Utatane Koharu was deeply worried. The newly appointed Hokage had been trapped by a sudden enemy; when did Konoha's defenses become so weak?
"Don't you understand Minato's strength? He will definitely be fine."
Homura Mitokado asserted, having great confidence in Minato Namikaze.
Konoha Village, the strongest of the Great Nations and the victor of the Third Great Ninja War.
To have their own Hokage trapped by an enemy's barrier in the very heart of the Ninja Village—what an immense disgrace!
"Doesn't Minato Namikaze have the Flying Thunder God? Why hasn't he used it to leave!?"
Utatane Koharu asked.
"It's likely that this barrier has sealing powers, preventing those inside from coming out."
Homura Mitokado speculated.
"The priority now is to find the enemy who set up the barrier."
"Honestly, for someone to infiltrate the Hokage Building and trap the Hokage—what are the Barrier Team and the Anbu doing?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his pipe incessantly, his expression somewhat irritable.
Minato Namikaze was the successor he personally chose, one who perfectly inherited his political leanings.
Minato even possessed a level of charisma that he lacked; this man would surely do better than him.
But at this moment, Minato Namikaze was trapped by a mysterious enemy, and he was more anxious than anyone to rescue him.
Outside the Hokage Building, the massive barrier could be seen from all parts of the Village, and all the villagers saw it.
Their Fourth Hokage, along with the Hokage's chief strategist and the Anbu, were trapped in the Hokage Office right in the center of the Village!
Every Ninja instinctively ran toward the Hokage Building, while the villagers were thrown into a panic.
At Minato Namikaze's home.
The moment Uzumaki Kushina saw the barrier, she wanted to rush out and head to the Hokage Building to save her husband.
But as soon as she stepped out, she was stopped by the Anbu guarding the vicinity.
These Anbu had been specifically stationed here by Minato Namikaze just to protect Uzumaki Kushina's safety.
"Madam, please stop!"
An Anbu knelt on one knee and said in a low voice.
"Get out of my way! Minato is in danger, I have to help him!"
Uzumaki Kushina scolded angrily. Anxious, she wanted nothing more than to punch this Anbu out of the way.
"Lord Third Hokage and the other high-ranking officials have already arrived at the Hokage Building."
"My duty is to protect Madam's safety; the Fourth Hokage specifically instructed me."
"In case of emergencies, Madam's safety is the top priority. Please do not make things difficult for me."
The Anbu tried to dissuade her.
As the wife of the Hokage and, more importantly, Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki,
Uzumaki Kushina had never been allowed to enter dangerous zones.
Even during the Third Great Ninja War, when Konoha was fighting tooth and nail, the higher-ups still didn't send her to the front lines.
This showed how much they valued the Jinchuriki.
Uzumaki Kushina knew this well. If she forced her way out of the house,
it would likely cause unnecessary misunderstandings. She could only suppress her anxiety and stare at the light screen,
silently praying for her husband... Outside Konoha, in a certain hidden large underground base.
Danzo Shimura watched the light screen while listening to the report from a Root Ninja.
He spent most of his time hiding in this Root base not far from Konoha,
manipulating everything like a mastermind behind the scenes.
After finishing the report, the Root Ninja knelt silently on the ground like a puppet.
A cold smile appeared on Danzo Shimura's aged face:
"I knew it. How could someone as young as Minato Namikaze handle being Hokage?"
"Konoha's reputation is about to take a massive hit."
"Hiruzen! You will regret this!"
He muttered to himself, ordering all Root Ninjas to remain on standby and not to support the Hokage... Inside the Quiz Space, Minato Namikaze frowned after hearing Ye Chen's explanation.
"But sir, as far as I know, many events on the event list have never happened."
"What is going on?"
Ye Chen had been waiting for someone to ask this. He perked up and smiled with a forced air of mystery:
"Because those are the future."
"The Quiz Space is mysterious and great, all-encompassing. Characters and history from ancient times to the present are all within it."
"Even the future is within the ranking's predictions."
The future?
Minato Namikaze, Shikaku Nara, and Kakashi Hatake looked at each other, seeing complete shock in each other's eyes.
Minato Namikaze asked with a serious expression:
"If it really is the future, then according to the order on the event list, after the recently ended Third Great Ninja War,"
"is the so-called 'Nine-Tails Attack'?"
"Is this 'Nine-Tails Attack' something that will happen in the future?"
According to Ye Chen's explanation, if it were true, then the 'Nine-Tails Attack' would be the next major event.
But the Nine-Tails was clearly sealed safely within his wife's body.
How could it break out and cause chaos?
"Minato, isn't the Nine-Tails...?"
Shikaku Nara spoke up. He was also one of those in the know, aware that the Hokage's wife was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Minato Namikaze nodded but didn't respond.
Secrets like the identity of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki could not be discussed in front of someone with an unverified identity like Ye Chen.
As the captain of the Shadow Guard Squad, Kakashi Hatake naturally understood the principles of confidentiality.
The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Kushina, was his master's wife, and he was very familiar with her.
The exchange of looks between the three did not escape Ye Chen, but he didn't take it to heart and answered:
"The answer to this question lies within the Quiz Space."
"You can choose to answer questions. If you answer correctly, you can get the answers you seek."
Ye Chen was restricted by the system's rules and could not directly spoil the future plot for them.
The participants had to obtain the future plot by answering questions.
If he were to spoil it directly, his rewards would be forfeited.
It would also cause the system to crash, making it impossible to restart for a long time.
Therefore, Ye Chen had no way to directly answer Minato Namikaze's question.