The Tenseigan started from the Hyuga main family.

I've never seen this Jonin before, so why does his appearance look so familiar?

Ah!

Hinata blinked a few times in a daze, then suddenly her pupils widened, and she grabbed the hem of Hyuga Zechen's clothes.

"Brother Zechen, he..."

Hinata hesitated, but because it was so absurd, she didn't know where to begin.

The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, has been dead for over a decade. How could he possibly reappear and become so young?

Could it be that we've fallen for the enemy's illusion?

"You are ninjas from the Hyuga clan of Konoha, right?"

Minato Namikaze flashed an extremely bright smile, instantly winning people's favor.

Hinata Zetsu was not wearing a headband, but Hinata's headband around her neck and her two Byakugan eyes were enough to identify the two of them.

Minato Namikaze also felt strange. There were only a few members of the Hyuga clan's main family, so why did he have no recollection of them at all?

Minato Namikaze's powerful senses allowed him to perceive that Hyuga Sawatatsu was very strong, and even the current head of the Hyuga clan was probably far weaker than him.

And the strange fluctuations emanating from those two people…

Just as Hinata Zechen was about to speak, a deep rumble sounded, and five puppets of different shapes, trailing long purple flames, flew in at high speed from mid-air, raising the muzzles of their cannons, and purple light began to gather continuously.

"Oh no, those puppets are catching up with us."

Minato Namikaze flicked his wrist, and a kunai shot towards the puppet at the front.

A flash of yellow light appeared, and Minato Namikaze instantly appeared in front of the puppet. He grabbed the kunai, which was still in the firing state, with his other hand and slapped the handle of the kunai. The entire kunai pierced into the puppet's head, causing a violent explosion.

The other four puppets immediately surrounded him, and with a flash of their waist rings, shuriken trailing long purple chakra threads shot out, seemingly chaotic, but they had already sealed off Minato Namikaze's escape route.

Minato Namikaze unleashed his Flying Thunder God Kunai once more, simultaneously conjuring a Rasengan in his left hand. In a flash, he broke free from the puppets' encirclement, slamming the Rasengan down on one of the puppets and shattering it into countless broken pieces.

Such speed! Such amazing reaction time!

Hinata Zechen, standing to the side, had a strange glint in his eyes and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The speed could be explained by the fact that the opponent's proficiency in using the Flying Thunder God Technique far surpassed that of Hyuga Sawatatsu, but that incredible reaction ability was probably a manifestation of Namikaze Minato's own amazing talent. No matter how much training he received later in life, he probably could not reach such a level.

No wonder he is someone even Tobirama Senju, the creator of the Flying Thunder God Technique, admires.

Suddenly, the heads of the remaining three puppets moved upwards, and a dark cannon muzzle emerged from them. As purple light condensed, it locked onto Minato Namikaze once again.

Although he knew that Minato Namikaze would be able to easily evade the puppet's attack, Hinata Sawa raised his hand with his five fingers outstretched, ready to unleash the Ten-Finger Piercing Shot to support his opponent.

"Partial Multiplication Technique!"

Just then, a deep voice rang out, and a hand larger than a normal person's body reached out from a building, slapping a puppet to the ground.

That was a fat man wearing a Konoha Jonin vest; he was none other than Akimichi Choza, Minato Namikaze's teammate.

"Ninjutsu·Mushidama."

At the same time, another voice rang out, and countless black parasitic insects emerged from the body of a man wearing sunglasses, immediately engulfing the remaining two puppets.

Click click...

The two puppets tried to resist, but strange sounds came from their joints. It was clear that the parasitic worms that had entered the puppets were blocking the mechanisms inside their bodies.

boom!

Two plumes of black smoke emerged from the puppet's body one after the other, and it collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Uncle Zhiwei, Uncle Dingzuo, they look so young."

Hinata sighed softly, and this time she recognized the two as Shino and Choji's fathers, Aburame Shiki and Akimichi Choza, elite Jonin of Konoha.

The five puppets fell one after another, instantly waking the previously silent city. Countless puppets surged forth, shooting towards the same target.

"Found them! Puppet ninja squad, move out!"

In a secluded place, on a giant mechanical chair, Centipede, who had changed his clothes and looked much fatter, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Come with us quickly!"

Looking at the numerous puppets flying all over the sky, Minato Namikaze flashed to Hinata Hyuga's side and spoke.

"Please lead the way."

Hinata Zechen grabbed Hinata and followed closely behind Minato Namikaze, turning left and right among the buildings to avoid the puppets' pursuit, and entered the basement of a tall tower.

"This is the temporary safe room we set up. Those puppets won't be able to find it for a while."

After the gate was closed, Minato Namikaze's smile faded slightly as he looked at Hinata and continued.

"Could you two please answer me who you are? As far as I know, there don't seem to be two people in the main branch of the Hyuga clan."

Standing behind Minato, Shiki and Choza stared intently at Hyuga Zetsu, their chakra surging, clearly ready to make their move.

"As expected of the Fourth Hokage, he noticed our unusual nature at a glance?"

Hinata Zechen squeezed Hinata's small hand to reassure her, and looked at Namikaze Minato with a smile.

The Yondaime?

Minato Namikaze's smile faltered for a moment, then became even brighter.

Does this mean I'll really become the Fourth Hokage someday?

Upon hearing that his long-awaited wish had come true, Minato Namikaze seemed somewhat at a loss, like a big boy.

Having mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, Minato Namikaze clearly sensed the residual spacetime energy fluctuations on Hinata and Sawamura, and had already made a guess in his mind.

Hinata Sawatatsu's answer confirmed his guess.

"So, what is the purpose of your visit here?"

Just a few seconds later, Minato Namikaze suppressed his joy, regained his composure, and asked again.

"We were ordered by the Fifth Hokage to hunt down a rogue ninja from Sunagakure named Hyakuzu. He escaped all the way to the ruins of the ancient kingdom of Loulan, where he destroyed the sealing technique you left behind, causing the Dragon Vein Chakra to fully awaken and opening a space-time portal, which led us here involuntarily."

Hinata Zechen spread his hands, his tone tinged with helplessness.

"What year are you living in? And who is the fifth generation...?"

Even Minato Namikaze couldn't suppress his curiosity.

"It is now Konoha year 61, and the Fifth Hokage is Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin."

Hinata Zechen's voice wasn't loud, but it sounded like a thunderclap to Namikaze Minato's ears.

In the 61st year of Konoha, Minato Namikaze was only thirty-four years old when he passed the position to the Fifth Hokage, who was none other than one of the previous generation's Sannin.

"It seems that the Fourth Hokage had already guessed your untimely death."

If Minato Namikaze had known his fate beforehand, would he have made the same choice when facing Kurama (the Nine-Tails)?

Chapter 134 Passionate Kiss

If an ordinary person heard about something so closely related to their own life and death, they would surely want to ask about every little detail in order to change their own fate.

However, Minato Namikaze's expression remained unchanged throughout, seemingly completely indifferent to his own life or death.

"Stop talking about the future. Knowing too much will change history and could lead to unpredictable consequences."

Within Hinata Zetsu's Byakugan vision, when Namikaze Minato uttered those words, his chakra was remarkably calm, clearly coming from the heart.

It can only be said that Minato Namikaze truly deserves to be the inheritor of the Will of Fire; even when facing life and death, he remained so righteous and awe-inspiring.

"The Fourth Hokage truly disregards life and death. However..."

Hinata Sawatatsu paused deliberately, his gaze meeting Namikaze Minato's without flinching.

"...Does he not even care about the life and death of his wife and children?"

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze's expression turned quite gloomy, while Shiki Aburame and Choza Akimichi, standing beside him, pulled out kunai from their ninja tool pouches.

"Minato, don't listen to his nonsense. The current Hokage is only the third generation."

After finishing her sentence, Aburame Shiki took a step forward, intending to teach Hinata Sawatatsu a lesson.

"Zhiwei, don't be impulsive."

Minato Namikaze extended his right hand, blocking Shiki Aburame.

"Hinata and Naruto were classmates at the Ninja Academy, so she knows all about his tragic experiences."

Hinata Zetsu's words were like a devil's temptation, causing Namikaze Minato's eyes to show obvious hesitation.

To protect Konoha, Minato Namikaze would be willing to sacrifice his life without hesitation. But if even his wife and children suffered a terrible fate...

Minato Namikaze couldn't imagine what kind of life his son had gone through to be described as tragic.

"No, I still choose to respect history and do not want to change what has already happened."

After pondering for a long time, Minato Namikaze finally shook his head with all his might.

"We were able to reverse time and get here because Centipede awakened the sleeping dragon vein. As long as we defeat him, we should be able to return to the correct timeline. Hmm, I've read the complete mission report left by the Fourth Hokage. It seems he has changed his name to An Lushan now."

Hearing that both sides had the same mission objective immediately eased the tense atmosphere.

At this moment, outside in Loulan, countless civilians gathered in the central square and let out a deafening cheer.

"Hinata, let's go!"

After glancing at Minato Namikaze, Hinata grabbed Hinata's hand and headed towards the exit of the basement.

"Fourth Hokage, you can change your mind at any time before we leave this era."

Minato Namikaze, who had just taken a step, froze on the spot upon hearing Hinata Sawa's words.

Minato Namikaze at this time has just been promoted to Special Jonin, and is not yet the Yellow Flash who will later become famous throughout the ninja world.

Under Hinata Sawatatsu's relentless verbal barrage, Namikaze Minato was thrown into a state of utter confusion.

"Minato, don't believe his lies; nine times out of ten, he's just kidding you."

Aburame Shiki spoke up again from the side.

"But they come from the future, so they might actually know something."

Instead, it was Akimichi Choza, who stood to the side, who retorted in a low voice.