Naruto: They are all reborn

Chapter 40 Why Do Demons Become Demons?

Shi Xu's mind was full of question marks. He raised his hand and pointed at himself, questioning his soul.

"what?"

He was about to speak when he saw Minato gesture behind Naruto, signaling him to come.

Then, Minato walked up and patted Naruto's shoulder, then slightly removed his mask to reveal his Konoha forehead protector, revealing his identity: "You are a ninja from Konoha, right?"

"I'm not married, and I don't have a son. Besides... the Second Shinobi World War just ended. Not to mention the Fourth Shinobi World War, even the Third Shinobi World War is nowhere in sight."

Naruto's brain froze a little, and he spoke incoherently: "But...but...I absolutely cannot remember it wrongly, and I cannot recognize the wrong person."

Minato soothed him, and there seemed to be a magic in his voice that gradually calmed Naruto down.

"If I'm not mistaken, you must be from the future. It seems that your era is still more than 20 years away from now."

"Sorry, please wait a moment." Naruto took a step back to digest the news, but no matter what he did, part of his attention was always on Toki.

"I understand, but I didn't recognize the wrong person. You are Namikaze Minato, the future Fourth Hokage, and I am your son, Namikaze Naruto."

He gritted his teeth and looked up at Shixu: "As for you! You are Uzumaki Shixu, am I right?"

Tokiyo could sense his hatred and anger, and after a moment of silence, he took off his mask: "I am Uzumaki Tokiyo, so... are you going to kill me?"

Naruto clenched his fists tightly, suppressing the emotions in his heart: "Uzumaki Toki, even twenty years ago you were not as weak as the world imagined. You have already mastered the power that can absorb ninjutsu, right!"

Absorbing Ninjutsu? !
Naruto's words were like a bolt of thunder, causing great shock to Minato Namikaze and the other two standing by.

Absorbing ninjutsu, if such a power really exists, then wouldn't Xu be the natural enemy of all ninjas?
"But that power isn't invincible. At least its earth escape and some water escape..."

"Stop talking, Naruto!" Minato Namikaze shouted, interrupting Naruto.

"Why?!" Naruto challenged Minato, unwilling to be outdone, "Even if I have no chance of winning against him, as long as I tell you Uzumaki Toki's weakness in advance..."

"Because it's meaningless." Minato's eyes became dangerous, but they were not directed at Tokichi, but at Naruto in front of him.

"You are from the future. Your every move may change the past. Do you know the consequences of doing so?"

Naruto was stunned for a moment, and his aggressive demeanor disappeared: "I... I also have good intentions."

"If I knew today that I would have a son, I would think about who my future lover would be. What should I do to have a son who is just like the one I remember? What should I do if I can't do that?"

Minato Namikaze's voice gradually became gentler. As for the son in front of him, his thoughts were still mainly on persuasion.

"The same goes for Tokiu. We know he'll start a ninja war in the future. Does that mean we should treat him as a criminal now?"

"He hasn't done anything yet, yet he's being treated so unfairly simply because of an illusory future. Perhaps it's precisely because of this injustice that he's become the person you remember."

Shi Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, unable to help but think highly of Minato Namikaze. Honestly, if he were presented with a chance to change the future, he would absolutely not let it go. However… judging by Naruto's attitude towards him, asking him about the future was probably out of the question.

But even so, we can get a glimpse of it from Naruto's few words just now.

The first is the weakness of the wedge.

The so-called "absorption ninjutsu" is essentially because the wedge can convert the "ninjutsu" into chakra and then absorb it. If the ninjutsu itself is not composed of chakra, then the wedge will naturally be unable to absorb it. More specifically, this refers to earth-style ninjutsu and water-style ninjutsu that utilizes water resources in the environment.

Then came the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Regardless of the cause of the war, judging from Naruto's attitude towards Tokisho, he probably didn't start the war as a "Konoha Ninja." In other words, he defected.

When he came to this answer, Tokio felt unexpectedly calm. The only people he was a little worried about were Teacher Tsunade and Sister Kushina.

On the other side, Namikaze Minato had already calmed Naruto down and seemed to raise his voice intentionally: "No matter what, Uzumaki Toki is now a comrade of Konoha, and we are also carrying out a secret mission. You can move freely, but please do not do anything to change the past, and do not interfere with our mission."

"...I understand, father." Naruto looked at Tokichi meaningfully, then clenched his fists.

He couldn't apologize to Shi Xu or anything like that, the best he could do was suppress his prejudice against him.

Shi Xu didn't care about Naruto's attitude, he just asked tentatively: "Is it a deal?"

Namikaze Minato ruffled Naruto's hair, then nodded: "Toki, how are you doing over there?"

"Not bad," Tokisou answered casually, then asked, "Was it Namikaze Naruto who caused such a big commotion just now?"

Naruto nodded and replied, "It's me."

Shi Xu looked at his forehead protector, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "In other words, he has revealed his identity as a Konoha ninja... You helped me, Naruto. Now I have to rush back as soon as possible. An Lushan should take action against Queen Sara."

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately used the teleportation technique to leave.

Looking at the place where Toki was standing, Namikaze Minato sighed softly: "This is the consequence. A gap has been created between us and Toki."

"He can't believe that we won't report today's events to Konoha. Once Konoha learns of this information, they may take action against him at any time. From now on, Toki will never feel safe again from Konoha."

"It's like a crack in glass. No matter how you repair it, it will never be restored to its original state. In fact, a small bump will make the crack bigger until it breaks in two."

Naruto couldn't help but feel annoyed. Could it be... that it was really because he traveled through time that Uzumaki Tokiwa defected?
"Cause and effect are reversed. This is all my fault. Dad is the Fourth Hokage. He must be able to think of a solution." When feeling powerless, every child will subconsciously ask their father for help.

But Namikaze Minato just shook his head: "Once suspicion arises, the crime is established, and the truth is no longer important!"

"Naruto, don't be too hard on yourself. This isn't your fault. After all, you don't know anything."

(End of this chapter)