Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

Choza Akimichi and Shiya Aburame thought that Minato Namikaze might become Hokage in the future, but that would be a long time from now, when he would probably be in his forties or fifties.

It's about the same size as the current third generation.

In other words, Yu Ming may be from decades in the future.

"So, you were sent here by the future Minato? And you also know the Flying Thunder God Technique, which Minato must have taught you, right? You are the future Minato's disciple?"

Yu Ming shook his head. "No, I am Kakashi's disciple. The Fourth Hokage died when I was born. I am now the bodyguard of the Fifth Hokage, who is Lady Tsunade."

"She also taught me medical ninjutsu."

Hearing this, the two were stunned. "You're Kakashi's disciple? But Kakashi is only ten years old now, how could you be here? By the way, the future... it seems that Minato's lifespan isn't very long."

Kakashi is only about ten years younger than Minato Namikaze.

Yu Ming glanced at Minato Namikaze and noticed that he didn't seem to care much.

Indeed, with Minato Namikaze's magnanimity, how could he care about such a thing?

Yu Ming thought for a moment and said, "Actually, the Fourth Hokage died in his early twenties, but not from illness. He died while sealing the Nine-Tails."

Yu Ming will erase all memories when he leaves, so he has no worries about changing history after telling them these things.

Minato Namikaze was stunned for a moment. "Sealed the Nine-Tails? The Nine-Tails has come out?"

Minato Namikaze wasn't worried about himself, but about Kushina Uzumaki, because Kushina Uzumaki was now the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Yu Ming looked at Minato Namikaze and said, "Yes, when Naruto was born, he was the Fourth Hokage's son."

Yu Ming looked at Akimichi Choza and Aburame Shimi and said, "They are also your sons' classmates, and of course, my classmates as well."

Minato Namikaze frowned, but after hearing that his child and Yu Ming were classmates, he knew that Naruto was safe and going to school with Yu Ming.

Minato Naruto's name isn't surprising, as it's the name of a protagonist in Jiraiya's novels.

However, he still wanted to ask one thing: "How is Naruto now? Will Kushina die?"

Although he knew he shouldn't ask, he couldn't help himself.

However, he also knew that Yu Ming was worried about disrupting history, yet he still told them that Yu Ming had a way to resolve these issues, given his strength.

Yu Ming thought for a moment, and Minato Namikaze felt a pang of anxiety when he saw Yu Ming's expression.

Yu Ming said, "Naruto is doing very well, and he's quite strong now. However, his personality is probably inherited from Lady Kushina; he's a bit carefree. He became the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, and he began to control the Nine-Tails when I came to carry out this pursuit mission."

Minato Namikaze, Choza Akimichi, and Shiya Aburame were all stunned. "Mastering the Nine-Tails?"

It's no wonder they were so surprised, since no ninja has yet been able to fully control a tailed beast.

Yu Ming nodded. "In my time, the two tailed beasts of Kumogakure were actually controlled by their Jinchūriki. They lived in harmony with their Jinchūriki and could fight alongside them inside their bodies without being sealed."

"Therefore, their combat power is much stronger than that of Jinchūriki who cannot control the power of the Tailed Beasts."

"The two Jinchuriki of Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) with 130 members can get along harmoniously with their Tailed Beasts, and the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village) can also get along harmoniously with his Tailed Beast."

There are many others, such as the Jinchūriki of Takigakure. So at the time, I thought Naruto should also master the Nine-Tails. I discussed it with the Nine-Tails and released the seal on Naruto. The Nine-Tails and Naruto then cooperated.

"Naruto has now almost mastered the Nine-Tails' chakra. Even without the seal, the Nine-Tails has not gone berserk."

Hearing this, Minato Namikaze was pleased. "It seems Naruto is quite amazing. But you're amazing too, managing to persuade Kurama, something Kushina couldn't do."

Yu Ming laughed and said, "Actually, the tailed beasts are not as uncommunicative as imagined. The two Jinchūriki from Kumogakure have set a good example."

"After discussing it with Nine-Tails, I realized that it's not actually that impossible to communicate with it."

"It's just that people used to keep their distance from it, which meant they never communicated with the tailed beasts, so naturally they couldn't live in harmony with them."

"As for Lady Kushina, I'm actually a little reluctant to say this, but I know that you, Fourth Hokage, have already guessed that Lady Kushina was actually close to death after the Nine-Tails went berserk."

"Fortunately, she still glanced at Naruto one last time."

"In the end, the two of you sealed the Nine-Tails inside Naruto's body."

"And you two, too, are both dead."

Chapter 269 Naruto Takes Control of the Nine-Tails

Upon hearing what Yu Ming said, both Akimichi Choza and Aburame Shiya frowned. "Even Minato is dead. It seems that the Nine-Tails is really terrifying."

In fact, even without Obito Uchiha, Minato Namikaze would have faced the same outcome when facing the Nine-Tails.

Because the Nine-Tails was wreaking havoc in the village at the time, and Kushina was on the verge of death.

Given Minato Namikaze's personality, he would inevitably sacrifice himself to seal the Nine-Tails.

He knows the Flying Thunder God Technique, but that doesn't mean he's invincible.

However, Akimichi Choza and Aburame Shiya have never seen the Nine-Tails. The Nine-Tails has never appeared in front of their generation; it is only a legend.

However, the two were still somewhat surprised when they learned that Kushina Uzumaki was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

However, both of them came from prestigious families, so they knew very well that they should keep this matter to themselves and not say it aloud.

The reason why Kushina Uzumaki lived a safe life in Konoha just like an ordinary person was because not many people knew that she was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and those people were mostly high-ranking officials in Konoha.

Even Tsunade only learned that Kushina was the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki when the Nine-Tails went berserk.

You should know that Mito Uzumaki is Tsunade's grandmother, but even she doesn't know this very well.

It's easy to imagine that the level of secrecy was far higher than that of Naruto.

However, Minato Namikaze had no regrets, because he knew that he had sacrificed himself for the village.

As the Hokage, one must be responsible for the safety of the village and sacrifice oneself for it. Minato Namikaze felt that this was indeed something he would do.

Moreover, he knew he had a son who was doing very well and was quite powerful, which made him very satisfied.

As for the future, he didn't want to think about it.

Yu Ming looked at Minato Namikaze and said, "I'm going to Loulan to kill the Centipede. I think I can use the Dragon Vein to return to my original timeline. Fourth Hokage, you're also going to Loulan, so let's go together."

Minato Namikaze nodded.

The three of them followed Yu Ming and soon arrived in the Loulan Kingdom.

Looking at the towering buildings of Loulan, Yu Ming sighed, "In a few years, these magnificent buildings will all be reduced to ruins. It's such a pity."

Minato Namikaze calmly said, "Therefore, peace in the ninja world is very rare. This ninja war is not over yet, but judging from the era you mentioned earlier, Yu Ming, it seems to be a period of peace."

Yu Ming nodded and said, "Yes, from the time I was born until now, the ninja world has been in a period of peace."

Minato Namikaze laughed and said, "That's good. Unlike this era, where a Shinobi World War happens every few years, or at most ten years."

Minato Namikaze was actually a peace-loving person, but unlike Itachi Uchiha and Shisui, he was very rational.

During his time as Hokage, in just one year, not only were all the clans in the village convinced of his worth, but even the most arrogant Uchiha clan held Minato Namikaze in high esteem.

If Minato Namikaze hadn't died, the Uchiha clan might never have gotten to that point.

At that time, Minato Namikaze had even talked a lot with the Uchiha clan, and the Uchiha clan accepted all the suggestions that Minato Namikaze put forward.

This is extremely rare.

The key point is that many people in the Uchiha clan greatly admired Minato Namikaze, and since Minato was also Obito Uchiha's teacher, this identity further increased the Uchiha clan's recognition of Minato.

If he hadn't died, he might very well have resolved the rift between the Uchiha clan and the village.

The reason why the Uchiha clan seemed completely different from the villagers was because the Second and Third Hokage were wary of them.

Of course, it was just a precaution; neither of them actually intended to completely eliminate the Uchiha clan.

But Danzo was different; he always felt that the existence of the Uchiha clan was a threat.

Minato Namikaze was different. After taking office, he talked with the Uchiha clan and gained their approval.

Although the Third Hokage was sometimes indecisive, he shared the same mindset as the Second Hokage when it came to dealing with the Uchiha clan: to guard against them, monitor them, but also give them space to survive.

After all, no one would destroy the Uchiha clan's sword; it's truly a powerful weapon.

Yu Ming looked at Minato Namikaze and laughed, "However, since I arrived, the ninja world has already begun to be in turmoil. An organization wants to collect the tailed beasts from various villages. The tailed beast of Sunagakure has already been captured by them. If it weren't for the Hokage sending reinforcements, even the Kazekage of Sunagakure would have died."

"However, the Kazekage of Sunagakure and Naruto are good friends. The Fifth Kazekage of Sunagakure was influenced by Naruto and worked hard to restrain himself, eventually becoming the Kazekage of Sunagakure."

"Naruto is indeed quite charismatic. Back in my time, Sunagakure and Konoha had a good relationship, and the Kazekage of Sunagakure was the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast."

"This mission was entrusted to me by the Kazekage of Sunagakure, and it was only because of this that Lady Tsunade sent me here."

Both Akimichi Choza and Aburame Shiya were stunned. "Can cooperation between ninja villages reach this level? Even a strong person like you can be seconded?"

Yu Ming smiled and said, "Back in my time, the relationship between Sunagakure and Konoha was actually quite good. Moreover, because the Kazekage of Sunagakure had a good relationship with Naruto, Sunagakure and Konoha were allies. At the same time, Sunagakure would ask Konoha for help with many things. I have already been sent by Lady Tsunade to help Sunagakure twice."

Akimichi Choza and Aburame Shimi could hardly believe why the villages in later generations could have such good relationships.

Such a relationship was simply impossible at this time.

Minato Namikaze laughed and said, "This is the true peace of this era. Peace in the ninja world is very difficult for each village to achieve. But Yuming, what kind of organization are you talking about?"

Yu Ming thought for a moment and said, "Akatsuki, an organization called Akatsuki, is a gathering place for powerful rogue ninja from various ninja villages. Their strength is at least at the level of elite Jonin, and most of them have the strength of Kage."

"Their leader possesses power surpassing that of a Kage, making it extremely difficult for a single village to defend against their gathering of Tailed Beasts."

"It is precisely because of them that I want Yu Ming to become stronger. In fact, Naruto also became much stronger when he followed Jiraiya-sama, but it is still not enough. Only by mastering the power of the Nine-Tails can Naruto possibly fight against the Akatsuki members who came to capture him."

Minato Namikaze now knows what difficulties Konoha will face in the future.

This crisis is far more terrifying than the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Because the opponent is far more terrifying than the one in the Fourth Shinobi World War.

The Fourth Shinobi World War was largely a group war; aside from figures like Minato Namikaze, it was rare for one person to single-handedly change the course of a battle.

Because the Kage of each ninja village never personally enter the battlefield; it is always their subordinate ninjas who fight.

The reason the Third Raikage was ambushed was not because he entered the battlefield, but because Iwagakure set a trap to make the Third Raikage come to the Land of Earth to sign a contract. The Third Raikage and the Second Hokage died in the same way: they were ambushed and surrounded.

The Second Raikage was killed by a sneak attack from Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and the Third Raikage killed Kinkaku and Ginkaku after taking over the position of Raikage.

In terms of strength, the Third Raikage was extremely powerful.

It has even reached the pinnacle of the Shadow level.

However, he still died a very unfortunate death, in the same way as the Second Hokage.

In fact, many Kage who died during their term of office were killed by assassination plots, because it is very difficult to kill a Kage of a ninja village using normal methods.

Unless you're talking about someone like Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, or Yu Ming, who possesses overwhelming power, killing a Kage-level shinobi wouldn't be too difficult.

If it were a regular Kage-level opponent, it would be very difficult to kill them in a head-on confrontation.