The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

A lush, green landscape filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers came into view. This was the familiar Mount Myōboku, one of the three holy sites in the Spirit World.

Many years ago, when Minato himself first came here, he was also amazed by the scenery.

Just looking at the scenery.

It's a truly idyllic scene.

But now everything has changed.

I heard that both Shima and Fukasaku, the two immortals, have died at the hands of Menma.

"Huh!? Isn't that Minato!? What are you? Reanimation Jutsu?"

In a distant location.

A massive, deep red toad, upon seeing Minato, displayed the exact same expression as Kenta Gamabunta had before.

This giant, deep red toad is none other than Bunta, the strongest fighter among the third-generation toads of Mount Myōboku!

"Long time no see, Bunta. Yes, I was indeed resurrected using Edo Tensei because of Menma."

Minato nodded and said quite frankly.

When Bunta heard Minato's words, his enormous, clearly terrifying frog face suddenly changed, and his aura became extremely violent.

Spiral surface roughness.

This name is now a taboo word on Mount Myoboku.

The Crimson Demon who killed two sages of Mount Myōboku is undoubtedly Mount Myōboku's greatest enemy. If it weren't for knowing his own weakness and having orders from the Great Toad Sage, Gamabunta would have gone to fight Menma long ago.

At this moment, they heard Minato's words.

Wen Tai almost lost control of his emotions.

"Swirl-shaped face with freckles!!"

They were clearly bursting with anger.

If Gamabunta hadn't known that Minato had died more than a decade ago, he would have been tempted to draw his sword against him. After all, Minato was Menma's father. In fact, even Naruto, in the current situation at Mount Myōboku, has a somewhat delicate relationship with him.

The prophesied child recognized by the Great Sage, the being whom Jiraiya was willing to risk his life to protect, and also someone who genuinely had a very good relationship with the toads of Mount Myōboku.

But Naruto is also Menma's younger brother.

This is what gives Gonta and the other second-generation toads of Mount Myoboku a complex and inexplicable feeling.

“I know you’re angry, Bunta. If you have any urge to vent your anger, I will go along with it.”

Minato looked at Bunta, who had once fought alongside him, with a very serious expression, and said, word by word.

"Hmph, I'm not so bad that I can't tell right from wrong. You're here to see Naruto, right? That kid is training at the Great Sage's palace right now."

In the very end.

It was still anger that was being suppressed.

Wen Tai snorted coldly, and after saying this, he turned his head, pushed off with his hind legs, and sped away in the opposite direction.

If there's nothing you can do, then you can only try to avoid seeing it and not worry about it.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 511 Questions and Answers Between Father and Son

Watching Gamabunta walk away into the distance.

Minato sighed inwardly. After all, they were his comrades who had fought alongside him countless times. If he could, Minato would not want to see them fall apart to this extent. But life is so unpredictable. Fukasaku and Shima were the only remaining second-generation toads among the toads of Mount Myōboku. They were the true confidants and descendants of the great sage, Gamamaru. They had mastered the Sage Techniques of Mount Myōboku quite perfectly, and their individual combat strength could be regarded as that of an important toad at the Kage level.

But it was because of hostility.

She died at the hands of her own son, Menma.

This is a deadlock that is almost impossible to untie.

Unless more than a hundred years pass and Menma dies, there is no possibility that the hatred will be resolved. And that is only a possibility. Don't forget that hatred has an extremely stubborn connection and inheritance, and it may be passed down from generation to generation.

Take a look at the battles between the various ninja clans in the ninja world.

Especially before the establishment of the Five Great Ninja Villages, the conflicts between ninja clans such as the Uchiha, Senju, Hyuga, and Hagoromo were no joke. Interests were one aspect, but hatred was also a very important factor.

As someone who inherited the title of Kage in his early twenties, Minato had a very clear understanding of this matter.

But now he is just as powerless as ever.

He will not attack Mount Myōboku.

But it's even more impossible to say that they would help Mount Myōboku to deal with their own child; that would be putting the cart before the horse.

'You choose your own path...'

After another low sigh, Minato's figure blurred, and he flew swiftly towards the core area located in the northern part of Mount Myōboku.

A fleeting distance.

Until the moment the water gate approached.

On the mountain range where that giant palace is located.

Naruto, who was cultivating with his eyes closed atop a sharp peak, wanting to further master a more perfect and higher level of Sage Art, suddenly opened his eyes. The light gold eyeshadow above his eye sockets and his straight eye shape were revealed.

The moment when an immense aura of chakra, seemingly visible to the naked eye, spread out.

Below the nearest point.

It can clearly perceive all fluctuations around it.

Compared to the past.

Naruto's strength has clearly improved even further.

It is important to know that the most perfect Sage Body and the most perfect Sage Mode, in the thousand-year history of ninjas, is second to none, except for the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. Unlike others who had to carefully absorb natural energy and fuse it with the energy in their own bodies, Hashirama was like a water pump, able to absorb natural energy from the ninja world at will, almost endlessly and without any restrictions, squandering Sage Chakra.

That is the most perfect immortal mode.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Naruto also seems to have mastered Sage Mode.

However, there are clear level differences between 'Sage Mode' levels.

As someone who guided Hagoromo Otsutsuki in training for Sage Mode and is currently the oldest sage on Mount Myōboku, Gamamaru has an extremely thorough understanding of this.

Previously, Fukasaku and Shima were the instructors for Naruto.

Now it's Gamamaru who's using his own experience to teach.

Naruto's talent is fully demonstrated in this aspect. In just two or three days, he can now quickly enter Sage Mode without the help of Fukasaku or Shima.

Furthermore, as Naruto became more familiar with and mastered natural energy, his understanding of it became increasingly refined.

One day, he too will be able to enter Sage Mode anytime, anywhere, in an instant, just like Hashirama.

"Does it still need some time to absorb the energy? My physical enhancement isn't enough either. With this level of strength, it's impossible to defeat Menma..."

Naruto took a deep breath and gently clenched his hands.

Even though Naruto is confident he can beat Jiraiya now, he is more aware of the gap between them when facing his older brother. At the very least, he can't instantly kill Jiraiya, even if that's Jiraiya in a heavily injured mode.

Because there is no essential difference between one move and two moves.

I need to become stronger, strong enough to rival the First Hokage.

Naruto already knew from Gamamaru how incredibly powerful the First Hokage had Sage Mode.

This is my only trump card against Mianma.

Of course, there's also the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Unlike in the original work, where it's unclear whether Naruto actually tried to learn it, in this life, Naruto genuinely wants to learn this ninjutsu.

Before arriving at Mount Myoboku.

He even went to Tsunade and got the scroll of the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Menma's strength lies not only in his basic abilities, but also in the Flying Thunder God Technique. If you want to defeat Menma and have the ability to fight back against him, Sage Mode combined with the Flying Thunder God Technique is an essential skill.

Naruto gently exhaled a breath of stale air.

He pulled a special scroll from his pocket, and only after opening it did he see the contents inside.

next second.

Naruto's mind stirred, and within his perception range, he accurately detected and locked onto a very familiar chakra approaching.

"This is?"

Naruto was initially puzzled.

Then, after careful sensing, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"whoosh"

His figure leaped forward.

He then flew swiftly toward the location of the person who had come from.

Just a few seconds later.

The two people each met.

Looking at that familiar face.

Naruto's lips moved, and his eyes instantly turned red.

"father!"

"Naruto."

Minato's gaze also softened considerably.

Although Naruto's childhood was infinitely better than Menma's, with family, friends, and the respect and admiration of countless peers, it was still ultimately a life lived alone, and Minato felt he owed Naruto the same thing.

He was not a good father.

He has never fulfilled any of his responsibilities as a father.

It was also my responsibility to watch the two brothers fight each other.