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Chapter 201 According to seniority, you should call me father (6.7K/1W)

"Who is it?"

Mei Terumi stared at the unexpected troublemaker with a livid face, her delicate features filled with displeasure.

Mei Terumi had finally managed to fulfill her bet and at the same time show her face in front of Hozuki Shingetsu, but all of that was ruined by this guy in the yellow tracksuit. How could this not make Mei Terumi furious?

"Konoha ninja?"

Hozuki Mangetsu, who was secretly delighted but maintained a calm demeanor on the surface, noticed the headband on Uzumaki Naruto's forehead.

"Such an enormous amount of chakra..."

As the future "tailless tailed beast", Kisame Hoshigaki has been praised for his enormous amount of chakra ever since he entered the Ninja Academy.

But even he couldn't imagine that he would have such a large amount of chakra ten years later.

In Kisame Hoshigaki's perception, the amount of chakra in the boy before him was comparable to that of Shingetsu Hozuki.

"Hmm? This emblem also has such immense regenerative power..."

Unlike the others, Muneto Uzumaki noticed the vortex runes on Naruto's tracksuit and the wounds on his body that were being corroded by the acid mist but were inexplicably healing at a visible speed.

If it weren't for some special ninjutsu, only the Senju and Uzumaki clans in the entire ninja world could possess such vigorous vitality.

"An unfamiliar child, could he be a descendant of some clan? But this child's hair..."

Munen Uzumaki looked at Naruto Uzumaki's yellow hair and fell into deep thought.

At the same time that Naruto Uzumaki appeared,

"This feeling... Kurama, is that you?"

In Hozuki Shingetsu's spiritual world, Saiken, who had been slumbering in the sealed water prison, opened its eyes and sensed a familiar chakra.

"Rhinoceros Hound, it really is you... But this ambiguous feeling... something just feels off."

In Naruto's mental world, Kurama also spread his arms wide, his eyes fixed intently on the direction of Saiken.

The rhinoceros in front of it felt strange. Although it recognized the dog by its scent, it was different from the rhinoceros in its memory.

"Strange? The world is different now, so the way you sense each other is naturally strange too."

Just as Kurama was confused, an unfamiliar voice suddenly appeared in the mental communication channel between the Six-Tails and itself.

"The world is different? So I was transported to a parallel world by that force before... Wait, who are you?"

As a tailed beast created by the Sage of Six Paths and having survived for a thousand years, Kurama naturally had some understanding of the concept of parallel worlds.

But just as it felt relieved, a sudden thought popped into its head—whose voice was this?

Even Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha never broke through the dedicated communication channel between their tailed beasts. Where did this stranger come from?

"Who am I? I am Saiken's partner, the uncrowned king of Kirigakure, a lover of peace in the ninja world, and the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths."

The cheerful voice rang out again, reiterating its identity.

Before, it wasn't confirmed, but as soon as Kurama's voice rang out, Hozuki Shingetsu confirmed that the boy in front of him was the chosen one from the original work, the reincarnation of Otsutsuki Ashura, Uzumaki Naruto.

"The Six Paths Elder's disciple? Impossible!"

Kurama didn't seem to care much about Hozuki Shingetsu's previous identities, but he scoffed at his last one.

If the Six Paths Elder were truly alive, would he be so indifferent to the current state of the ninja world?

However, Kurama also had doubts: why didn't the sirens refute the stranger's words?

In fact, after spending so many years together, Saiken had long understood that Hozuki Shingetsu's claim of being the reincarnation of the Six Paths was nothing but nonsense. However, given Hozuki Shingetsu's honesty, Saiken stopped bringing it up and settled into his own world of Hozuki Shingetsu's spiritual realm.

For a rhinoceros dog, there are actually no great ambitions; all it needs is a good place to sleep and rest peacefully.

And here at Hozuki Shingetsu's place, not only is it undisturbed, but it also has fun to watch all day long. What could be a more suitable place for it than this?

"Believe it or not, it doesn't matter, but the Rhinoceros Dog believes it anyway... So, how about coming here and working hard to fulfill your master's dream?"

Hozuki Shingetsu chuckled softly, seemingly unconcerned by Kurama's doubts, and extended an invitation directly to him.

"The old man's dream?"

Kurama was lost in his memories, recalling the words, "One day, the tailed beasts and humans will be able to live in peace."

Kurama then recalled Mito Uzumaki's words: "Nine-Tails, you will stay in my body for the rest of your life."

Then he remembered Kushina Uzumaki's words: "Nine-Tails, I will not let you go out and cause trouble."

"Ha... That's utter nonsense!"

Despite saying this, Kurama, who should have been angry, suddenly remembered Naruto's experience and fell silent.

"Since we're no longer in the same world, there's nothing more to say. Rhinoceros Hound, you'd better watch yourself."

Disturbed, Nine-Lama disconnected the connection and closed his eyes again.

"New Moon, do you intend to bring Nine-Tailed Fox along as well?"

In Hozuki Shingetsu's spiritual world, Saiken's puzzled voice rang out.

"I'm just worried you'll be lonely and I wanted to find you a companion..."

Hozuki Shingetsu casually replied.

The invitation he just received was certainly not a spur-of-the-moment decision by Hozuki Shingetsu.

Since he wanted to break through to the Six Paths, he naturally had to make thorough preparations.

One approach is to pool the collective strength of many, trace back to the source, and develop the "Six Paths Model".

Another method is to collect all nine tailed beasts and become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki.

Even... combining these two methods is also a viable approach.

Currently, Hozuki Shingetsu has the Three-Tails, Five-Tails, and Six-Tails at his disposal, meaning he already has one-third of the Tailed Beasts under his control.

Under these circumstances, facing this Nine-Tails from a parallel universe, he naturally had many thoughts in mind.

Taking the Nine-Tails from Naruto Uzumaki now would be much easier and more discreet than taking it from Konoha now.

Although, in terms of relationship, Naruto Uzumaki should call him godfather at this time, and he shouldn't be trying to take advantage of his eldest son, isn't it normal for godfathers and godsons to kill each other?

As for what happens in another timeline after losing the Nine-Tails and Naruto Uzumaki, the chosen one, and whether Madara Uchiha and Kaguya Otsutsuki will remain the same as before... what does that have to do with him?

"Konoha ninja, you've stolen our spoils without permission! Are you trying to oppose us?"

At this moment, Mei Terumi naturally had no idea what Shingetsu Hozuki was thinking. She took a step forward and spoke fiercely to Naruto Uzumaki.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to take your spoils. But this man is crucial to my mission and my chance to get back, so I really can't give him to you."

When faced with Mei Terumi's interrogation, Naruto Uzumaki didn't show the anger one would expect from an adult being questioned by a child. Instead, he scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

"Huh? Your mission? What does that have to do with me? All I know is that this is my graduation assessment mission, and we're almost done with him. Is this how Konoha ninjas try to steal the credit at this point?"

Mei Terumi ignored everything and, like an angry lioness, bombarded Naruto Uzumaki with questions.

At this moment, Hozuki Mangetsu and Kisame Hoshigaki also stepped forward, subtly surrounding Naruto Uzumaki.

It was about their graduation assessment task, and it was clear that they and Terumi Mei shared the same opinion.

"Friends from Kirigakure, we were indeed in the wrong first, but this person is also our target. How about we make a deal?"

Just as tensions were rising, a voice rang out, and a ninja wearing a Konoha Jonin vest suddenly appeared.

"Captain Yamato!"

Yamato didn't look at Naruto Uzumaki, but instead stared straight at Shingetsu Hozuki, clearly seeing through who was in charge here.

"Discuss? Who do you think you are to discuss things with me?"

Hozuki Shingetsu looked at Yamato, but his gaze remained completely unwavering.

With his Wood Release technique, Yamato is naturally far more powerful than an ordinary Jonin.

However, Hozuki Shingetsu thought that the damaged version of Wood Release was nothing special. He could even defeat Uchiha Madara, who inherited part of Senju Hashirama's Wood Release abilities, let alone the survivor of this Wood Release experiment.

"you……"

Even with Yamato's temperament, he was still furious at Hozuki Shingetsu's indifference.

Before he could even speak, Naruto Uzumaki angrily retorted, "Hey, how can you talk like that? Want to fight?"

Hozuki Shingetsu strolled out, a mysterious smile on his face, and replied:

"First of all, I don't call it feeding."

"Secondly, according to seniority, you should call me... Father."

Naruto Uzumaki: Huh?

(End of this chapter)