Entering the room, Xin grabbed some paper and a pen, slamming them down on the table. He pulled Minato over and pressed him into a chair.
"Go on, start writing. Keep it simple-just a standard shinobi retirement application."
"Are you out of your mind?"
Minato shot up from the chair in shock.
Retire? Was this some kind of joke?
People retire because of psychological trauma or physical disabilities. But Xin Yagami? He was perfectly fine, wasn't he?
"Yup, I'm totally out of my mind."
Xin grinned widely.
Those old geezers wanted to play dirty behind the scenes? Fine. He'd just flip the table and lay all the cards out in the open.
No more playing along with their schemes.
"If they want to suppress me when it suits them, then come running to me when they need something, accusing me of not being loyal to the village when I refuse, well, I'm done with it. I'll just retire. Who needs to be a shinobi anyway?"
"Constant surveillance, endless schemes. The second you're connected to the Uchiha, it doesn't matter how much you contribute or how many victories you bring. They'll always find a way to target you."
"I'm going to see the Hokage," Minato muttered, finally understanding why Xin was talking about retirement. The village leadership had pushed him too far.
If Xin had aligned with the Uchiha, it might've been one thing, but he hadn't. And yet, they still wouldn't leave him alone.
Their tactics were underhanded and downright cruel.
"Sit down and finish writing that retirement request. After that, you can do whatever you want."
"Let me go!"
"Where's my stick...?"
In the end, under Xin's not-so-subtle threat of violence, Minato sat back down, reluctantly writing the retirement letter. He never thought he'd find himself doing something like this-writing up a resignation for his closest friend.
The whole situation left a bitter taste in his mouth.
As soon as he finished, Minato tossed the pen aside and bolted out of the room, terrified that Xin might grab him and rope him into something else.
Would Xin chase after Minato?
Not a chance. In fact, Xin was counting on Minato to spread the word, to make sure the whole village-no, the entire shinobi world-knew about this.
When news got out, the Third Hokage would have a real mess on his hands.
Suppressing a village hero on baseless accusations? Forcing him into retirement because of some imaginary grudge against the Uchiha?
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