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Chapter 202 Minato Namikaze (1 words/1 words)

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

These words silenced not only Naruto Uzumaki, but also his own allies.

Especially the three little ones in front of them, whose faces showed a rare expression of shock.

What? The person before me is Lord Crescent's son?

But he doesn't look much younger than Lord New Moon... Could it be that Lord New Moon was able to have a child at the age of three?

Mei Terumi suddenly thought of these random thoughts.

"Huh? You're my father?"

Compared to Mei Terumi, Naruto Uzumaki, who was a bit dim-witted, was clearly stunned for a moment, and then he silently pondered for a while.

"Since I've already traveled back several decades, it's indeed possible that I'd run into my father at this point in time... No, he doesn't look much older than me, how could he be my father?"

"...No, that's not right either. Decades ago, Father could very well have been just a teenager. This age seems to fit perfectly..."

Naruto, who was already slow-witted, had his CPU fried by Hozuki Shingetsu's words, and he was immediately caught in a mental battle.

Unlike the simple-minded Naruto Uzumaki, Yamato completely disbelieves Shingetsu's words.

He knew about Naruto's background. How could the son of the Fourth Hokage be the son of this Kirigakure ninja?

"Haha, just kidding... But, since we've met, it must be fate. Why don't you come and visit my Hidden Mist Village, young man?"

Hozuki Shingetsu laughed heartily, his gaze revealing undisguised covetousness towards Uzumaki Naruto.

"Another one who desires the Nine-Tails..."

As the supervisor of the Nine-Tails, Yamato immediately saw Hozuki Shingetsu's desires.

However, facing a number of Mist Ninjas that outnumbered him, Yamato made a quick decision and ordered Naruto Uzumaki to leave first.

"Let's go, Naruto, take Centipede and go first!"

At the same time, he immediately activated his ninjutsu in an attempt to stop Hozuki Shingetsu and the others from pursuing him.

"Wood Release: Thorn Killing Technique!"

In an instant, several lush tree roots rose from Yamato's shoulders, accompanied by the rumbling sound of trees growing, and bound all five Mist Ninja present with lightning speed.

"Wood Release?... Damn it, this binding force..."

Mei Terumi felt the binding force from the tree roots on her body. Ignoring her surprise that the Konoha ninja in front of her could use Wood Release, she tried to unleash the Six-Tails chakra wrapped around her body to break free from the binding force.

However, to her surprise, the Six-Tails chakra on her body seemed to vanish into thin air, having no effect on the tree root whatsoever.

On the contrary, after sensing the Six-Tails' chakra, the tree roots seemed to be stimulated in some way, and the binding became even tighter.

"Ah~"

Whether it's a natural instinct or a feature of Wood Release, the way the tree roots are bound is strangely and strikingly similar to the way Little Days is bound.

Under this tortoise shell-like binding technique, even a child like Mei Terumi, whose body hasn't even developed yet, looks incredibly alluring.

"Want to leave? Stay here!"

Hozuki Shingetsu chuckled softly as he faced Yamato's attack, and with a slight exertion of his body, he broke free from the restraints.

Although Wood Release is effective against Tailed Beasts, this effectiveness still requires adherence to basic principles.

When faced with Hozuki Shingetsu's immense power, breaking free from Yamato's incomplete Wood Release restraints was almost as difficult as when he first stabbed Yukinagi.

Immediately following, two tails, condensed to their maximum chakra, appeared behind Hozuki Shingetsu and instantly surrounded Yamato and the stunned Naruto Uzumaki, using the same technique to completely encircle them.

Compared to Hozuki Shingetsu, Yamato's current power is far too insignificant, so insignificant that Hozuki Shingetsu doesn't even need to intervene a second time.

"Hey, what are you doing...?"

"Muneto, do it. Extract the Nine-Tails from his body."

Hozuki Shingetsu strolled over to Naruto Uzumaki's side, ignoring his struggles, lifted his clothes, and carefully examined the seal on his lower abdomen, showing no pity for this adopted son in her words.

"yes!"

Although he didn't know why this Konoha ninja had the Nine-Tails inside him, years of getting along with him had instilled in him the habit of obeying orders, so he immediately came to Naruto's side to prepare to release the sealing jutsu.

"The Eight Trigrams Sealing Technique... This is a secret sealing technique of my Uzumaki clan. Could it be that Lady Mito set it up before she died?"

Although he had some guesses in his mind, it did not delay the actions of the Uzumaki clan member. He immediately prepared to release the Vajra Chains.

"You brat, you've gone too far!"

Faced with such a crisis, the Nine Lamas, who had just closed his eyes to drift into sleep, was immediately awakened.

Although it didn't know why the brat who controlled the Rhinoceros Dog wanted to come after it, it firmly believed that all crows are black and had no intention of surrendering. It immediately mobilized all its chakra, trying to infiltrate the seal and transmit its power.

"roar!"

Faced with a life-or-death situation, under the influence of the Nine-Tails' power, Naruto's eyes quickly turned red, his fangs grew longer, and a low roar continuously came from his throat.

Strands of malevolent and ominous chakra power gradually seeped out from his body, forming three constantly swaying fox tails behind him.

"If you had all nine tails out, I might be a little wary of you, but with only three tails... ha!"

Naruto Uzumaki's Nine-Tails Mode with three tails is no match for Hozuki Shingetsu, let alone Uzumaki Muneto.

"Sealing Technique: Vajra Chains!"

He clasped his hands together, and eight golden chains rose from his back. Then the chains drooped down and headed towards Naruto's abdomen from all directions!

Whoosh!

A whooshing sound came from the air, and a kunai with a pointed tip resembling a trident came straight at them.

However, the kunai wasn't aimed at Hozuki Shingetsu or Uzumaki Muneto; instead, it shot straight at Uzumaki Naruto.

brush!

Just as the kunai was about to hit Naruto, a figure suddenly appeared, one hand on Naruto's shoulder and the other grabbing Yamato.

brush!

The next instant, all three vanished.

boom!

This is the sound of the Vajra Chains of the Uzumaki Sect striking the ground after hitting an empty target.

"Are you alright?"

A blond ninja wearing a Jonin vest and a Konoha headband smiled at Naruto Uzumaki in his hand and asked with concern.

For some reason, he felt a strange sense of familiarity when he saw the boy in front of him.

He initially intervened to save Naruto because the other party was a Konoha ninja fighting against the Mist Ninja, but under the influence of this feeling, Minato Namikaze didn't care about anything else and directly used a sealing technique to help Naruto Uzumaki regain consciousness.

"Hey? Big brother, you look so familiar, I feel like I've seen you somewhere before..."

As Naruto gradually regained consciousness, he looked at the blond-haired youth in front of him and felt a sense of familiarity and warmth.

"You are... the fourth generation..."

Before Naruto could react, Yamato recognized the person in front of him with a surprised expression.

However, before he could finish speaking, Minato Namikaze interrupted him.

"Shh... This is no longer your timeline. To prevent altering history, it's best not to say anything that involves your identity."

Seeing that both of them had regained their mobility, Minato Namikaze turned around and looked at Shingetsu Hozuki.

"You must be Lord Hozuki Shingetsu of Kirigakure? We'll abandon the Centipede then, and in return, we'll wipe the slate clean of everything that just happened, how about that?"

Minato Namikaze looked at the enemy before him, his heart filled with vigilance, yet he asked with a smile.

The village of Konoha has a great deal of information about the enemy before them.

That's right. Although Hozuki Shingetsu helped Konoha with the peace talks during the Second Shinobi World War, Konoha still considered him an enemy.

Especially after Shimura Danzo went to Kirigakure and witnessed Hozuki Shingetsu defeat a group of powerful fighters, including Shimura Danzo, Chiyo, and Yotsuki Rai, the village's assessment of Hozuki Shingetsu's danger level rose another level.

Although the two were not much different in age, Minato Namikaze, who had just mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique and become a Jonin, naturally dared not be careless in the slightest when facing Shingetsu Hozuki, who now had a great reputation in the ninja world.

"The Flying Thunder God Technique... Konoha has produced another genius!"

Hozuki Shingetsu didn't even glance at the limp Centipede lying on the ground. Instead, he stared intently at Namikaze Minato, sizing up the "Little Sun" who had garnered countless fans in his previous life.

The moment he encountered Naruto Uzumaki, he realized that, given the plot's momentum, Minato Namikaze was likely nearby.

So, in order to prevent him from causing trouble, Hozuki Shingetsu had tried to finish the battle as quickly as possible, but unexpectedly, this guy still interfered.

But now that he finally has a chance to obtain the power of the Nine-Tails, he will not give it up no matter what.

After all, although Minato Namikaze, who has mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, is troublesome, it is still easier to take action now than to snatch the Nine-Tails from Konoha.

"...Ah! I remember now, big brother, you look exactly like the Fourth Hokage on the Hokage Rock in the village!"

Just as the two were negotiating, Naruto Uzumaki, whose mind was always a step behind, finally came to his senses, remembered the source of that familiar feeling, and realized the identity of the person in front of him.

"The Fourth Hokage?...Oh no!"

Minato Namikaze was momentarily stunned by Naruto Uzumaki's sudden remark. After all, as a Konoha ninja, who wouldn't want to become the Hokage, the one everyone admires?

With his intelligence, and already knowing that Yamato and Naruto Uzumaki came from the "future," he understood perfectly what Naruto's words, "He looks exactly like the Fourth Hokage on the Hokage Rock," meant.

This means that his dream may come true and he could become the Fourth Hokage of Konoha in the future!

In a different context, he might be very happy about this, but in this situation, if Hozuki Shingetsu also knew that these two were from the "future," wouldn't that force Hozuki Shingetsu to have murderous intent?

After all, the five great ninja villages are enemies of each other. How could he possibly let go of such an opportunity to kill the future Kage of a future enemy ninja village!

Minato Namikaze wasn't worried; with his speed, even if he couldn't win, he could still run away.

But while he can run, the familiar-looking child behind him can't!

"Oh? The Fourth Hokage? How interesting..."

As expected, after hearing Naruto's words, Shingetsu looked at Minato Namikaze with great interest, as if verifying something.

"It's just kids talking nonsense..."

Stab it!

Before Minato Namikaze could explain anything, a flash of lightning appeared, and Shingetsu Hozuki appeared before him like a ghost.

Ugh!

With his right hand in the shape of a tiger claw, accompanied by the sound of air being torn apart, he fiercely attacked Minato Namikaze's throat from below!

With Hozuki Shingetsu's current physical condition, coupled with the enhancement of his cells by the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, even a ninja with extremely strong blunt resistance would perish from this attack!

brush!

Hozuki Shingetsu's right hand swept past Minato Namikaze's afterimage, and the surging attack missed its mark.

"Minato Namikaze, right?... I now truly believe you could be the future Fourth Hokage."

Hozuki Shingetsu turned to the side and spoke to Namikaze Minato, who was half-crouched on the ground protecting the two people behind him, who was slightly out of breath.

(End of this chapter)