Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Naruto's timeline, which is twenty years ago, should actually be several years later.

However, Yagami Yoruichi didn't rush to ask for details. Instead, she curiously asked Uzumaki Naruto, "When did you become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

If it were in the 'future' of her own world, Yagami Yoruichi was certain that the 'Nine-Tails' rampage' would absolutely be impossible.

Unless he dies or is no longer able to fight.

Let's set aside whether Obito Uchiha will be used as a pawn by Madara Uchiha as in the original work.

Even if he could, with his abilities, he couldn't possibly cause any trouble right under my nose.

Kushina Uzumaki couldn't have died from having her tailed beast extracted so early, so Naruto Uzumaki naturally wouldn't have had the chance to become a Jinchūriki.

Therefore, the fact that Naruto Uzumaki became the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki is quite intriguing.

"Nine-Tails..." Naruto's expression changed, as if he had been startled, and he shouted, "Do you also think I'm an ominous monster?!"

"Calm down, Naruto!" Yamato quickly stopped Naruto's shouting, looked at Yoruichi Yagami, and asked, "This... what's your name?"

"You can call me Yagami Yoruichi. As for my position... I'll keep the specifics confidential, but I can tell you that I'm currently in charge of the safety of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

Yoruichi Yagami said a few words briefly, then looked at Yamato and asked, "Can you answer my question now?"

The safety of Jinchuriki is the responsibility of the Anbu, so Yagami Yoruichi's statement isn't entirely unfounded.

"I'm sorry, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki involves village secrets, so I can't answer you immediately."

Yamato shook his head and said, "Can you take us to see the Fourth Hokage... no, can you take us to see Jonin Minato Namikaze? Only Jonin Minato can solve our problem of time travel."

Upon hearing Yamato's words, Yoruichi Yagami immediately understood that they had not traveled through 'time', but rather through 'parallel worlds'.

In their world, the Fourth Hokage is still Minato Namikaze, not Sakumo Hatake.

This also answered Yagami Yoruichi's previous question.

"The Fourth Hokage... Minato Namikaze?" Yagami Yoruichi glanced at Yamato with a half-smile and said in a teasing tone, "But the Fourth Hokage in our world is Sakumo Hatake."

"What?!" Yamato's eyes widened, and he blurted out instinctively, "Didn't Sakumo Hatake commit suicide a long time ago?!"

It really is a parallel world.

Yagami Yoruichi was certain of his guess. He shook his head and said, "How about this? I'm about to return to Konoha anyway. You can come with me to see the Hokage."

"Don't try to resist or run away, or I can't guarantee your safety," Yagami Yoruichi warned, releasing her chakra at the same time.

"Wow... such amazing chakra." Yamato was startled and quickly said, "We promise we won't do anything reckless!"

"That's good." Yagami Yoru raised his hand, and a vine grew out of his palm, binding the four of them together.

"Wood Release?" Yamato's eyes widened, and just as he was about to say something, Yoruichi Yagami activated the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Chapter 199: The Future or a Parallel World?

That's roughly the situation.

Yagami Yoichi glanced at Naruto Uzumaki and the other three, then said to Sakumo Hatake, "Judging from this Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, they are indeed from another world. However, in their world, the Fourth Hokage is not you, Sakumo-senpai, but Minato Namikaze, and he will succeed you seven years later."

"The Konoha ninjas from another world..."

Sakumo Hatake rubbed his head, feeling a bit of a headache.

These 'visitors from another world' were Konoha ninjas, but Hatake Sakumo simply couldn't accept them as 'one of his own'.

"Sakura, Sakura~" Naruto moved closer to Sakura and whispered, "Have you noticed that this Hokage looks a lot like Kakashi-sensei?"

In an instant, everyone in the room looked at Naruto Uzumaki.

His voice was low, but who were these people?

What he thought was 'whispering' was no different from shouting through a megaphone.

"Kakashi's student?" Sakumo Hatake couldn't help but put one hand to his forehead, somewhat questioning his existence.

How could my own son raise such an unreliable student?

"Looks like it's related to Kakashi. Shall I go and call him over?" Yagami Yoruichi teased.

"No, Yoruichi-kun," Hatake Sakumo quickly stopped him. "It's best to keep the number of people who know about things involving time travel and the future as small as possible."

“They definitely aren’t from the future.” Yagami Yoruichi shook his head. “Have you heard of the parallel world theory? For example, if you hadn’t chosen to become Hokage back then, perhaps another timeline would have emerged. Countless choices would create countless worlds, and they are from one of them.”

Yoruichi Yagami gave a brief explanation of the concept of 'parallel worlds'.

Then, Yoruichi Yagami added, "In their world, the Fourth Hokage was Minato Namikaze, who succeeded him seven years later. From this, we can conclude that they are not from the future of our world."

Sakumo Hatake seemed to understand, but he also grasped Yoruichi Yagami's meaning: that the 'future' of Naruto Uzumaki's world would not affect his own.

"Even so..." Sakumo Hatake still hesitated.

However, Yagami Yoruichi had already summoned an Anbu member and asked him to inform Hatake Kakashi to come to the Hokage's office.

This is an opportunity not to be missed, as it's not something to be missed.

"When Kakashi arrives later, you should tell him what Kakashi is like in your world," Yagami Yoru said with a smile to the four of them.

Sakumo Hatake immediately frowned, realizing that Yoruichi Yagami just wanted to see her son make a fool of himself.

Although he was still not entirely clear about the specifics, Hatake Sakumo was certain that Yagami Yoruichi had some understanding of the world of these four 'visitors from another world'.

But it was too late to stop them now, especially since Sakumo Hatake was also very curious about Kakashi Hatake from Naruto's world.

What changes occurred in Kakashi Hatake's world that resulted in him teaching a student who seemed completely unreliable?

This guy named Naruto Uzumaki, although he is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, doesn't look like a qualified ninja at all.

After waiting for a while, the Anbu arrived with Kakashi Hatake.

"Huh? Kakashi-sensei?!" Naruto Uzumaki shouted the moment he saw Kakashi Hatake, "Where's Kakashi-sensei's Sharingan?! Where did it go?! And why is it so small? It looks even smaller than me!"

"Idiot Naruto!" Sakura punched Naruto Uzumaki on the forehead and yelled, "I already said we were twenty years ago! It's normal that Kakashi-sensei was still a child back then, right?!"

Kakashi Hatake: "?"

Sakumo Hatake gave Naruto Uzumaki a deep look.

That last sentence contained a lot of information.

"Kakashi, show them around." Yagami Yoruichi instructed Hatake Kakashi, then said to Yamato, "Your name is Yamato, right? Please stay here and explain the situation to us in detail."

Yamato instantly understood what Yoruichi Yagami meant and said to Naruto Uzumaki and the others, "Naruto, Sakura, Sai, you guys go and wander around the village with Kakashi-senpai for a bit. Don't cause any trouble. Leave the rest to me."

Kakashi Hatake couldn't help but glance at Yamato.

You, a middle-aged man, call me 'senior'?

Are you polite?!

"Go, Kakashi," Sakumo Hatake said to Kakashi Hatake. "This is your mission for today."

Although Kakashi Hatake was still a little confused about the situation, he nodded and accepted the mission, then left with Naruto Uzumaki and the other two.

After the three left, Hatake Sakumo turned to Yamato and asked, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

"I was born relatively late, so many things I know are just hearsay."

Yamato first put on a suit of armor before saying to Sakumo Hatake, "I heard that when I was too young to remember, you, senpai, chose to commit suicide because of a failed mission. At that time, Kakashi-senpai was probably not even ten years old."

"I'm not entirely clear on the specifics, but it seems that you chose to save your injured teammates, thus abandoning the mission and causing the village to suffer enormous losses. Therefore, many villagers are resentful of you..."

Yamato briefly recounted the rumors from 'back then'.

"Abandoning the mission to save a comrade? That's something I would do." Hatake Sakumo nodded and asked, "Then what about Kakashi's Sharingan? Did he assassinate an Uchiha?"

"It is said that he was Kakashi's comrade-in-arms who sacrificed himself in the war. Before he died, he gave one of his Sharingan eyes to Kakashi," Yamato said. "Kakashi used this Sharingan to copy thousands of ninjutsu and earned the title of 'Copy Ninja'."

"Copy Ninja".

Sakumo Hatake's expression was somewhat strange.

This title sounds impressive, but it doesn't do justice to Kakashi Hatake's talent at all.

With his talent, just by mastering Lightning Release and swordsmanship, he could become a ninja no weaker than himself, or even stronger.

Copying other low-level ninjutsu would be a complete waste.

Furthermore, the Sharingan is not used for copying ninjutsu, but rather for its powerful dynamic vision in battle and its unique genjutsu.

This is the origin of the saying "Sharingan is invincible in one-on-one"!

"Then what is the identity of that Jinchuriki?" Sakumo Hatake continued to ask.

This time, Yamato did not answer immediately. Instead, he hesitated for a while before saying, "This is a village secret. I can explain it because you are the Hokage, but please keep it a secret."

After giving the reminder, Yamato continued, "Naruto Uzumaki is the son of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and the previous Jinchuriki, Kushina Uzumaki. When Naruto was born, enemies invaded the village and released the Nine-Tails, causing a catastrophe. Kushina died as a result, and the Fourth Hokage paid the ultimate price to seal the Nine-Tails."

"So it's Minato and Kushina's child. No wonder he looked familiar." Hatake Sakumo nodded slightly.

Strictly speaking, Naruto Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze do not look very similar.

However, if one knows the relationship between the two beforehand, a slight comparison will reveal some similarities.

Upon hearing about the sacrifices of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, Sakumo Hatake understood why Naruto Uzumaki seemed so unreliable.

It's not surprising that someone who grows up without parental guidance becomes whatever they are.

However...

Sakumo Hatake looked at Yoruichi Yagami with a puzzled expression and asked, "If the Nine-Tails is released, even you can't handle it?"

"I haven't fought it, so I'm not too sure." Yagami Yoruichi shook her head and said, "However, if we compare the power of the Eight-Tails, without a Jinchuriki, the Tailed Beast itself won't cause any trouble."

Although the tailed beasts are very strong, they are nothing more than large toys in front of Kage-level beings.

Only when the tailed beast and its jinchūriki cooperate perfectly, that is, the so-called 'perfect jinchūriki', can they unleash their strongest power.

After all, tailed beasts can only fight on instinct and cannot unleash their full power.

Using the power of the Eight-Tails as a comparison, even if the Nine-Tails is ten times stronger than the Eight-Tails, without a Jinchuriki, Yoruichi Yagami is confident that she can easily suppress the Nine-Tails and prevent it from causing too much damage to the village.

"That's strange..." Sakumo Hatake was puzzled, unable to understand why the Nine-Tails would cause such severe damage to the village in the world of Yamato, even to the point that the Fourth Hokage had to sacrifice his life to seal the Nine-Tails.

"This person..." Yamato overheard their conversation and realized that Yoruichi Yagami's strength was extraordinary, so he couldn't help but ask, "This senior seems to have also mastered the power of Wood Release?"

Upon hearing Yamato's words, Sakumo Hatake realized something and quickly asked, "In your world, is there no Yoruichi Yagami?"

"Yagami Yoruichi?" Yamato pondered for a while before shaking his head and saying, "I've never heard of that name before."

“That’s not surprising.” Yagami Yoruichi smiled. “It seems that there was no me in that world, nor any other particularly strong ninjas. No wonder the Nine-Tails did that to me.”

"It seems that Konoha in that world is much weaker than ours." Hatake Sakumo nodded in agreement, then suddenly seemed to remember something, looked at Yamato, and asked, "You just said 'also'?"

"I have also awakened Wood Release, but compared to the legendary First Hokage, my Wood Release is very weak." Yamato raised his hand, and a piece of wood grew from his palm.

After the demonstration, Yamato said, "I am the product of the Wood Release experiment led by Orochimaru and Lord Danzo. Of all the test subjects, I am the only one who survived and mastered the power of Wood Release."

"Orochimaru and Danzo..." Sakumo Hatake looked thoughtfully at Yoruichi Yagami and asked, "Among the research tasks you assigned to the Science Department, was Wood Release included?"

"I suppose so. It seems this path is feasible." Yagami Yoruichi nodded and said, "Let's call Orochimaru over later and study it together."

Hearing their conversation, Yamato felt a sense of unease and quickly said, "Many people have died from the Wood Release experiments, Hokage-sama! Are you going to condone such behavior?!"

"How can human experiments not result in death?" Hatake Sakumo said matter-of-factly. "Those death row inmates were going to die anyway. If they can still contribute to the village before they die, it can be considered an atonement."

"A death row inmate?" Yamato was completely bewildered, suddenly realizing that this world was completely different from the one they lived in.

"You previously said that your time travel was related to the dragon veins of the ancient Loulan Kingdom and Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God seal?"

Yagami Yoruichi said, "Konoha is currently at war, and Jonin Minato Namikaze is on the front lines. We can't bring him back in the short term, so you'll have to stay in Konoha for a while."

Actually, if it really needed to be transferred, it would only take a few words.

Although the war has broken out on the northern front, there are many strong warriors there.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya alone, along with the assistance of other ninjas, were able to completely withstand the attacks of the Cloud Ninja.

The reason why Yagami Yoruichi wasn't in a hurry to call back Minato Namikaze and send Yamato and the others back to their original timeline was simply because she wanted to squeeze every last drop of value out of them.

Hatake Sakumo also understood Yagami Yoruichi's implied meaning and cooperated, saying, "That's right. Namikaze Minato is the front-line commander, and the mission is very important. He doesn't have time to accompany you to Loulan in the short term. I'll trouble you to stay in the village for a while. However, in order not to affect others, please be mindful of your behavior and do not reveal your origins."

There was nothing wrong with what he said. Yamato also knew that he couldn't be so capricious as to ask Konoha to risk losing the war by recalling Minato Namikaze, the commander-in-chief, to accompany them in investigating the sealing problem of the Dragon Vein.

Yamato nodded and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, Hokage-sama. I will keep my subordinates in check."

"Also, I need to trouble you a bit regarding the Wood Release experiments," Yagami Yoruichi said. "Later, I'll take you to see Orochimaru so he can give you a physical examination to confirm why you were able to successfully transplant the Wood Release bloodline. This will save the village some money and also reduce the number of test subjects who die."

Upon hearing Orochimaru's name, Yamato couldn't help but shudder.