[Naruto : Yellow Flash] Chapter 631 - 635

Chapter 631: Orochimaru's Abnormality

"Namikaze Minato. You!"

Danzo was extremely angry. The Root was an organization he had established himself, and every member had been carefully selected by him.

This was the power he had cultivated after decades of time and hard work.

So if Minato wanted to disband Root, he would almost destroy everything Danzo had built.

Even though Minato was the Hokage, Danzo was so angry that he called out Minato's name disrespectfully.

"Danzo, don't you want to obey the orders of the Hokage?"

Uchiha Yoruki behind him was also extremely disgusted with this selfish Konoha elder who ignored the safety of the village at such a critical moment.

He and a dozen ANBU all lock with the Root behind Danzo.

These people were all Danzo's confidants. They would most likely not obey unless he gave orders.

However, Minato waved his hand at this time. He raised his eyes, and his gaze directly passed over Danzo and locked onto the many Root members behind him.

When his gaze paused, everyone's body subconsciously tensed up.

Minato would naturally not attack people from his own village. He did this just to make Danzo's people behave themselves.

"I don't care what you think, but I hope you know in your heart that you are Konoha's ninja, not someone's weapon."

"When the village and your companions are harmed, I think there is no need to explain what to do."

The members of Root had almost been trained by Danzo into killing machines, but they were human beings after all, not actual machines.

"From today on, Root will no longer exist. I hope the same thing will not happen again."

His voice was soft, but could not be disobeyed.

Danzo was almost about to burst with anger at this point, but Minato still ignored him.

"As for the restrictions on the Root members' tongues, I will rewrite them myself."

"I will not let the village's confidential information leak out, but... I will not use them as weapons again."

Minato meant that although the restriction on the Root members' tongues was troublesome, it wasn't impossible for him to rewrite the seal with his skills.

Danzo knew that Minato said this to win over people's hearts, but he had no other choice now.

He also didn't dare to refute Minato at this time.

After forcefully disbanding Root, Minato arrived at the severely damaged village.

He looked around and saw that the Konoha ninjas had already begun cleaning up the ruins.

However, this work would take quite some time to complete.

New information and work were continuously reported to Minato.

By noon, the situation was slightly relieved. He finally had some free time and took Kushina, Naruto, and Biwako back to the village and temporarily settled them down.

Kushina was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, so even if the childbirth and sealing were completed, for safety reasons, she couldn't be left on the edge of the village.

Seeing Naruto, Minato couldn't help but recall his experience in Roran a few years ago.

Because he could clearly sense that half of the Nine-Tails was sealed in Naruto's body.

That sealing method was exactly the same as when he first cast the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

But the situation now was very different from that time. Kushina had not been separated from the Nine-Tails.

So, in the completely unknown future from now on, what kind of things would make it possible for Naruto to become a Jinchūriki again?

Just as Minato was thinking this, Jiraiya found him.

Minato noticed that his expression was a little heavy, and immediately asked, "What's wrong, Jiraiya-sensei?"

Jiraiya frowned and paused, "You ordered Danzo to disband Root. He found Sarutobi-sensei, but Sarutobi-sensei ignored him."

"At this time, he is probably going to join forces with the other two elders, and he will probably come to you soon."

"I'm not questioning your decision, but isn't it too fast to impose this kind of punishment on Danzo now?"

After all, Konoha had just suffered an attack, and during this period, the village should try to avoid internal conflicts.

"Sensei, do you still remember what I told you?"

"I will not let go of any behavior or person that harms the village."

"As a Konoha ninja, you shrink back when the village is hurt. I will not tolerate such a person for even a moment!"

Minato said that he believed the two Konoha elders were aware of the seriousness of the matter.

Therefore, it was nothing more than Danzo being dissatisfied with him as the Hokage.

Jiraiya heard this, and a look of pride gradually rose on his face. He patted Minato on the shoulder and said, "Hahaha, you really deserve to be my disciple!"

He had only expressed concern earlier because he was worried about the stability of the village.

But what Minato did this time was the most consistent with his temperament and personality.

"Are Kushina and Naruto okay?" Jiraiya asked.

Minato nodded and said, "Yes, they have been properly arranged for."

"I just saw Orochimaru," Jiraiya said with a slightly gloomy expression.

Minato's eyes darkened, because before Kushina gave birth, he had sent the ANBU to look for Orochimaru.

But his whereabouts were not discovered. Minato originally thought that he should be with Danzo, but when he met Danzo this morning, there was no trace of Orochimaru.

"I have already investigated. After the village was attacked, Orochimaru protected some civilians and ninjas and took them to the shelter. I have verified it."

Jiraiya said that Orochimaru was also one of the Legendary Sannin and was as strong as himself. If he had been there when the village was attacked by a mysterious man, perhaps they would have had a chance to capture the attacker.

The role he could play was definitely greater than helping the villagers and ninjas take refuge.

However, there was nothing wrong with Orochimaru's approach.

"Oh?"

Minato's golden brows furrowed when he heard this.

He still had no idea what Orochimaru was doing, but if it was true as Jiraiya-sensei said, he didn't want to say much.

"Jiraiya-sensei, I have a favor to ask of you," Minato said suddenly.

"Go ahead," Jiraiya said.

"I would like to ask you to pay more attention to Orochimaru-senpai's actions during this period."

Orochimaru was one of the Legendary Sannin and had made great achievements in the previous two wars, so Minato couldn't investigate him without any basis.

But his behavior did seem a bit strange, so now Minato could only use this method.

Jiraiya's expression paused for a moment when he heard this.

Although Orochimaru did not appear to have done anything that violated the village rules, it was indeed a little abnormal.

"Yeah, okay."

After Jiraiya thought about it, he agreed to Minato's request.

In fact, he also wanted to figure out what Orochimaru was doing.

Minato nodded. There was no way that ordinary ninjas could spy on Orochimaru.

After all, he was one of the Legendary Sannin, so only Jiraiya, who was also one of the Sannin, could successfully complete this task.

Chapter 632: Post-Disaster Reconstruction

The news of the attack on Konoha spread throughout the ninja world within the next few days.

This couldn't help but surprise many ninjas, because the current power and strength of Konoha had been fully demonstrated through the war two years ago.

Even after the four great ninja nations joined forces, they all had to admit defeat.

In this situation, there were still people who dared to attack Konoha.

So when this news first came out, it was treated as a joke by most people.

However, news that came out one after another confirmed that this matter was not groundless.

The Konoha Ninja Village suffered great damage after the attack.

Craftsmen from all over the Land of Fire rushed to Konoha to participate in the reconstruction.

Apart from the destruction of the village, there weren't many casualties in Konoha.

The leaders of the other four ninja villages were naturally extremely disappointed with this. After all, they had all suffered great losses at the hands of the Konoha ninjas.

In addition to reconstruction, Konoha added another person to the wanted list.

The rogue ninja of Takigakure Village, Kakuzu.

Most people were very unfamiliar with this name, even most of the current high-level officials of Takigakure did not know it.

However, the fact that he was wanted by Konoha in this incident meant that he was one of the culprits behind the attack on Konoha.

Gradually, in the major ninja villages, the older generation who were like living fossils finally remembered this name that was once a legend in the ninja world decades ago.

Because this person had once attempted to assassinate the First Hokage, who was revered as the God of Shinobi by the world.

Being able to assassinate the First Hokage and escape alive would have been an extremely incredible thing in the eyes of the world at that time.

Therefore, one can see how dangerous this person is.

After the village was attacked that day, Minato forcefully ordered Danzo to disband his Root forces.

Since Minato succeeded as Hokage, he had handled everything in the village quite gently.

But this time he was really angry, and even though Danzo later instigated the other two advisors of Konoha, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado.

They were not stupid. Minato was no longer the young man who had just succeeded as Hokage and had no backing.

Between Minato and Danzo, they must now carefully consider whom to support.

In addition, what Danzo did this time was indeed excessive. When the village was attacked, he personally led the Root members to hide.

These two advisors were also once ninjas in the village, and this behavior made them feel resentful.

So, in the end, Danzo had no choice but to accept this matter.

And through this incident, the Konoha high-level officials, including Hiruzen, also knew about it.

The Fourth Hokage was already able to truly take charge of the overall situation of the village.

Of course, Minato was not the kind of person who acted dictatorially, so he would still discuss village matters with the highest-ranking people with great respect.

Ten days after the village was attacked, thanks to the efforts of many ninjas and most craftsmen in the Land of Fire, the village had escaped from its devastated state.

Some of the houses that did not collapse due to the shock wave had become habitable after some repairs.

The Hokage Building, which was the symbol of Konoha, was the focus of the reconstruction project, so even though it had only been a dozen days, it had already been tidied up.

Minato was of course in his office, handling matters.

In the Hokage's office.

At this time, in front of Minato, there was not only a Konoha ninja standing there, but also a middle-aged man who looked like a craftsman.

This man was a representative of the craftsmen in the Land of Fire who voluntarily participated in the reconstruction of Konoha. His name was Ida Kazu.

"Uncle Ida, thank you for your hard work these days. The village has been able to recover so quickly because of your contributions."

"On behalf of all the ninjas and civilians of Konoha, I would like to express my gratitude to you."

Minato stood up and bowed to Ida Kazu.

The latter waved his hand and said: "Hokage-sama, this is not allowed."

The Hokage held a very high status in the Land of Fire, so it was impossible for him to show such formal respect to a craftsman like him.

"There's nothing wrong with that. We have received help from you and everyone else, so we should be grateful," Minato said with a smile. He didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"We are just doing what we can. Speaking of gratitude, if it weren't for the Konoha ninjas, our lives wouldn't be so comfortable now."

Ida Kazu said that in this world where force is supreme, the military strength of a country determines the living standards of its civilians.

During the Third Ninja World War, the Land of Fire and Konoha remained at the top of the five major ninja nations.

Merchants and even civilians in the Land of Fire would be respected by people from other countries during the post-war economic recovery.

"It is our duty as Konoha ninjas to make everyone in the Land of Fire live comfortably," Minato said with a smile.

The attitude that Minato showed to Ida Kazu made the latter feel extremely comfortable.

Although he was just an ordinary craftsman, he still had some knowledge of some important events and names in the ninja world.

The young man in front of him, who looked gentle and humble, was regarded as the strongest ninja by all the ninjas today, including Konoha's enemies.

But at this moment, there was no sign of any arrogance from him.

However, Konoha's absolute victory in the Third Ninja World War was led by him.

"But I may have to trouble you for a while, especially with the replanning of the ninja academy. You will have to take more care of it."

Minato said that the most important thing that all the Hokage, including himself, paid attention to was the training of the next generation of ninjas.

The training of ninjas begins in the ninja academy.

The construction of the academy and the quality of education directly determine the future of Konoha.

This was absolutely no exaggeration.

"Don't worry."

Ida Kazu laughed loudly. He was a very prestigious craftsman in the Land of Fire. For this kind of project, he was very familiar with it, just like a ninja performing jutsu.

Minato nodded, and then instructed the Konoha ninja beside him: "Let everyone fully cooperate with Uncle Ida. In this regard, we are far inferior to the old predecessors."

"Yes!"

The ninja nodded and the two of them left the Hokage's office.

Minato sat back in his seat and continued to work on the various documents in his hands.

Time passed little by little, until evening, when the sun began to set, Minato stood up and stretched.

The beautiful sunset was reflected in his deep blue eyes.

This feeling was the most comfortable. Isn't this the stability and comfort that he and many Konoha ninjas were desperately protecting?

Chapter 633: Naruto and Sasuke

"If anything happens, come find me at the Uchiha clan."

Minato finished dealing with the documents on hand to avoid any unexpected situations later, so he handed the rest of the matters to the ninja on duty in the Hokage Building.

"Yes!"

The ninja responded, "You've worked hard."

"Thanks."

Minato responded with a laugh, and as soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared.

In the previous shock wave, Minato's house did not suffer any destructive damage, so after repairs, it was basically restored to its original appearance.

The seal within Kushina's body had also completely calmed down, so she moved back home.

Minato appeared at the entrance. He raised his eyes, and in the living room, Kushina was playing with Naruto, smiling happily.

Sensing Minato's chakra, Kushina's laughter stopped abruptly, then she looked over and grabbed Naruto's hand, saying with a smile: "Welcome home."

And as if because his play was interrupted, Naruto looked very unhappy.

"I'm back."

Seeing this, Minato's mouth twitched slightly and said, "Okay, let's go."

"Um."

Kushina nodded. Three days ago, she saw Mikoto, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

So, today Minato and Kushina were going to visit Mikoto's home in the Uchiha clan.

This was also the reason why Minato had previously told the ninja on duty that if there was an emergency, he should go to the Uchiha clan to find him.

"Not bad."

Kushina placed Naruto on her lap and helped him stand up.

Naruto was wearing an orange outfit with lace on the collar and cuffs, which was made by Kushina herself during her pregnancy.

It was just a little too big for Naruto now.

"Um."

Minato responded, and then came to Naruto, leaned down, and said: "Naruto, Aunt Mikoto's family has a child who is about your age. His name is Sasuke. You will definitely become good friends in the future."

Naruto seemed to understand what he said. A smile appeared on his young face and he babbled twice.

"Let's go, then."

Minato took Naruto from Kushina's arms, carried him on his shoulders, and pointed his finger at the entrance.

"Then let's go."

As soon as the words fell, Kushina's expression on the side suddenly became a little stunned.

At this moment, there seemed to be a few black lines faintly visible on her forehead.

"Hehe."

Minato laughed awkwardly, and at this moment, Naruto on his shoulder also started laughing.

The three of them walked towards the Uchiha clan.

For Minato, there was nothing more enjoyable than this.

After a while, Minato and his family of three arrived at a courtyard of the Uchiha clan that was not seriously damaged. This was the temporary residence of Mikoto and Fugaku's family.

The house they originally lived in was destroyed in that incident.

As soon as they turned the corner, Minato and Kushina could see that the Fugaku family was already waiting at the gate of the courtyard.

Minato and the others entering the Uchiha clan had of course passed through the guards, so Fugaku and Mikoto knew about it in advance.

"Here you are."

When they reached the courtyard, Mikoto was the first to come forward and said with a laugh.

As a good friend of Minato and Kushina during their academy days, she didn't have any formal words to say, even though Minato was now the Hokage.

"Yeah, excuse us for bothering you," Minato responded.

"Should we not be so polite to each other?" Kushina said casually at the side.

"Haha, yes."

Several people smiled at each other.

"Uncle Minato, Aunt Kushina, good evening!"

Behind Mikoto, Itachi came forward with the swaddled baby in his arms and spoke very politely.

"Itachi, long time no see, you've grown a lot taller."

Kushina smiled, reaching out to ruffle his hair.

"Um."

Itachi nodded, and at this moment, the little guy in his arms raised his black eyes and looked at Naruto who was on Minato's shoulder.

Naruto also met his gaze with curiosity.

The next moment, Naruto smiled at Sasuke.

When little Sasuke saw it, he was stunned at first, then he raised his eyebrows, pouted his mouth, and turned his gaze in another direction.

"Sasuke, don't be rude."

Fugaku, who was standing by, saw this and scolded him.

Sasuke didn't know if he could understand what was said, but Fugaku, with a stern face, had a sense of authority without even getting angry, so Sasuke's expression became a little aggrieved.

"You'll scare the children."

Seeing this, Kushina hurriedly spoke, then came to Sasuke, who looked upset at this time, and made a funny face.

"Hehehe"

Sasuke was stunned for a moment, then he forgot the unpleasantness just now and burst into laughter.

Minato, who was standing by, looked at Fugaku at this time and said with a smile: "Sasuke is exactly like you in terms of personality."

The same was true for Fugaku. When others smiled at him, he still had a stern face that always looked like an iceberg.

Mikoto couldn't help but chuckle when she heard that, and said, "You're absolutely right. You're being so serious with a child."

After being told this repeatedly, Fugaku showed no temper at all and just smiled bitterly.

"Okay, it's just a joke, let's go in." Minato waved his hand and said.

"Yes, please!"

Fugaku said, and the group walked into the courtyard one after another.

Mikoto had already prepared dinner.

At dinner time, the two families sat together, Minato and Fugaku faced each other, the latter's face already tense.

In order to avoid embarrassing him, Minato started chatting with him.

But Fugaku had no other topics to talk about except work.

The two chatted like this, and Kushina and Mikoto seemed extremely happy and relaxed together.

After feeding Naruto and Sasuke, the two women deliberately put the two children together and let them try to get along.

Itachi was watching them from the side.

On the floor, Naruto crawled towards Sasuke and smiled at the latter.

But Sasuke ignored him, turned his face away and looked elsewhere.

Naruto had a somewhat embarrassed look on his face.

"Sasuke, since someone has smiled at you, you should respond to his feelings. You can't do this."

On the side, Itachi gently instructed Sasuke.

After he spoke, Sasuke seemed to understand. With a very reluctant expression on his face, as if because of Itachi's guidance, he smiled at Naruto.

Naruto seemed extremely happy at this moment and started laughing.

This scene was also seen by both sets of parents.

Immediately, different expressions appeared on their faces.

These two little guys were really interesting.

Chapter 634: Meeting with the Great Toad Sage

The Minato and Fugaku families sat together, and the atmosphere was extremely cheerful.

Sasuke and Naruto, the two little guys, may not look like they have become friends yet, but they were still babies after all.

It was clear that their relationship would get better and better in the future.

It was night when Minato and his family of three left the Uchiha clan.

Konoha had just gone through the first phase of reconstruction, so it was no longer as prosperous as it used to be.

But in every part of the village, the lights were on, and the ninjas and civilians were still working overtime to rebuild their homes.

When they got home, it was time to rest.

Seemingly a little tired from playing today, Naruto, who inherited the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan from his mother, soon fell into a deep sleep.

Kushina accompanied him while Minato watched from outside the door.

"Good night."

Kushina walked towards the half-closed door and smiled softly at Minato.

"Well, good night."

Minato nodded and gave her a soft smile in return.

Then she closed the door.

Just when Minato was about to take a break, a shadow suddenly appeared on the windowsill.

Minato glanced slightly to the side, and only then could he see clearly the creature outside the window.

That was a messenger toad from Mount Myoboku.

"It's so late, what's the matter?" Minato looked over and asked.

The messenger toad nodded and said, "Lord Fourth, Master Fukasaku asked me to inform you that we need you to come to Mount Myoboku now. The Great Toad Sage has something to tell you."

Minato was stunned. It was already late at night. If it wasn't something particularly important, Fukasaku would never be so urgent for him to go to Mount Myoboku.

He pondered for a moment, then said to the toad, "I understand. After a brief preparation, I will go to Mount Myoboku by myself."

Fukasaku, who was far away in Mount Myoboku, knew that Minato was now the Fourth Hokage and could not leave the village easily.

Otherwise, he could have just used the reverse summoning technique to bring him over.

Fortunately, Minato was proficient in space-time ninjutsu, and he had also left a marker on Mount Myoboku when he trained in Sage Arts.

Mount Myoboku was located far away from the human world. If an ordinary ninja traveled at normal speed, it would take at least a month to reach there.

Immediately, Minato disappeared from his home.

In the past two years, although as the Hokage, Minato could no longer train as much as before, he was not idle in his spare time.

He was still constantly improving the Flying Thunder God Technique, but it had already reached such a high level that further progress would take considerable time.

Over the course of two years, Minato had developed a special marker by combining the Shadow Clone Jutsu and the Flying Thunder God Jutsu.

He could leave the marker on his own ninjas, and once they were in danger, they could inject chakra into the marker and Minato would be able to sense it.

Through this resonance, he no longer needed to perceive from a long distance, and could instantly teleport to the location of the marker through the chakra connection.

After leaving instructions with the ANBU ninja on duty, Minato headed for Mount Myoboku.

Shua!

"Whoosh!"

His figure flashed, and rich natural energy rushed towards him.

The wide Toad Oil Waterfall remained the same as usual. Due to its geographical location, Mount Myoboku grew plants that were not found in the outside world. Therefore, under the moonlight, the night view here gave Mount Myoboku a sacred feeling of a fairyland.

Minato appeared, his azure eyes moved downwards. Master Fukasaku had been waiting here for a long time.

"Minato-boy, long time no see."

Seeing Minato, Fukasaku chuckled. He looked Minato up and down, and after a moment said, "Not bad, you look much more mature."

After learning the Sage Arts, Minato would occasionally go to Mount Myoboku, but he never returned after the outbreak of the Third Ninja World War and then becoming Hokage.

Fukasaku's eyes were filled with satisfaction. The child from back then had become a top-notch shinobi in the ninja world and had succeeded to the position of Hokage.

The position of Hokage was revered by people in the outside world, even by those not in the Land of Fire.

But Mount Myoboku was not particularly impressed by such titles. After all, compared with the long history of Mount Myoboku, the history of ninjas and the ninja world seemed too short.

"I heard that Konoha was attacked by unidentified people. What's the situation now?" asked Fukasaku.

"It has recovered somewhat."

Minato replied, then frowned and said, "Master Fukasaku, why did you ask me to come here at this time? What does the Great Toad Sage want to say?"

"I don't know either. Ma is already waiting there. Let's go."

Fukasaku turned around, then jumped along the waterfall and leaped onto the cliff.

This kind of amazing jumping ability could not be possessed even by the strongest ninjas in the ninja world.

The reason why Master Fukasaku could do this was that he had been manipulating natural energy for many years and had reached a state where he was almost one with nature.

This could be considered another form of Sage Mode, but there was no doubt that it was much more advanced than the Sage Mode practiced by Minato and Jiraiya.

After all, Fukasaku had been practicing Sage Arts for hundreds of years, while Minato and Jiraiya had only been practicing for a dozen years.

However, when Fukasaku appeared on the top of the cliff, Minato had already arrived before him.

Although he couldn't leap up by relying on his instantaneous burst of jumping power, the time it took Fukasaku to jump was enough for Minato to teleport there.

"It's really fast."

Even though he already knew how amazing Minato's speed was, Fukasaku still felt shocked every time he saw it with his own eyes.

What's more, Minato's current speed was incomparable to the last time he had used his full strength at Mount Myoboku.

This was the Yellow Flash that was famous throughout the five great nations of the ninja world!

After a brief moment of surprise, Fukasaku flew at full speed towards the chamber of the Great Toad Sage.

Minato followed closely and walked side by side with him.

The two walked into the chamber. The appearance of this place had not changed at all since Minato came here more than ten years ago.

At this time, the Great Toad Sage seemed to be sleeping, and the person closest to him was naturally Shima.

"Lady Shima."

Coming closer, Minato said respectfully. Under Shima's repeated insistence in the past, he had to change his form of address and call her "Ma."

When Shima saw Minato, she looked him over and said, "That robe suits you very well. I've seen Sarutobi's Hokage robe, it was really ugly."

"Hehe."

Minato laughed awkwardly. The "Sarutobi boy" that Shima mentioned was naturally the Third Hokage.

Considering her age of several hundred years, not to mention the Third Hokage, even the First Hokage would have to be addressed in such a manner in front of her.

"Minato, you're here."

At this moment, a deep voice was heard in the chamber.

Minato raised his head, and the Great Toad Sage in front of him gradually raised his huge eyelids.

Chapter 635: The Boy in the Prophecy

"Great Toad Sage!"

Minato immediately bowed down with great respect, even though he was now the Hokage of Konoha.

Only then did the Great Toad Sage completely raise his extremely heavy eyelids.

He still looked drowsy, as if he would fall asleep at any moment.

"Minato, you're here," said the Great Toad Sage.

Minato nodded, then said, "Great Sage, what exactly did you want to tell me?"

"Remember what I once told you, that you have the opportunity to stop the disaster that will sweep the entire ninja world in advance?" The Great Toad Sage stared at him and said.

"Um."

Minato nodded. In fact, he had already had some guesses in his mind before coming to Mount Myoboku.

At the beginning, he believed that the man who could bring disaster to the entire ninja world was the masked man who released the Nine-Tails and attacked Konoha while Kushina was giving birth.

And the opportunity to change was this time—he could change history by defeating the masked man.

In fact, this time the masked man attacked Konoha again, but the difference from before was that he did not come alone, but brought many powerful assistants.

But Minato was not the same person he was back then. After a fight, the masked man still found a chance to escape.

Yet Minato had still changed history. Kushina was not separated from the Nine-Tails, and he never died by using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

So, he didn't have to give everything to his newborn child.

Although until now, he still believed that the child of prophecy mentioned by the Great Toad Sage and Jiraiya-sensei was most likely that child.

"You failed, right?" The next moment, the Great Toad Sage said again.

Minato's pupils shrank slightly when he heard that.

"Great Toad Sage, what exactly did you see?"

Although he failed to defeat the masked man this time, Minato still had a long time to make up for it.

So he wasn't trying to defend himself, he just felt that success or failure was still uncertain.

"I didn't see anything."

The Great Toad Sage said, and then his voice sounded extremely long and somewhat filled with the vicissitudes of life.

"It's just... recalling some past events."

"Past?"

Not only Minato, but also Fukasaku and Shima beside him were slightly stunned.

Because the Great Toad Sage was the ancestor of Mount Myoboku, no one knew exactly how long he had existed.

"A long, long time ago, I met a person in the outside world," the Great Toad Sage continued.

"Hmm?" Minato and the others all looked at him.

"It's been so long, I can't remember his name, but he did have a title, I still remember it."

"People at that time seemed to call him the Sage of Six Paths."

"Sage of Six Paths!?"

Fukasaku, Shima, and Minato were all shocked, because the Sage of Six Paths was the ancestor of all ninjas in legend.

According to legend, he discovered chakra, invented the method of using it, and passed it on to the people of that time.

But the time was too long ago. Even among the most historically prominent clans in the ninja world today, the name of the Sage of Six Paths could only be regarded as a legend.

No one was really sure whether the Sage of Six Paths had ever existed.

Even though Minato and Jiraiya knew that there were indeed people in this world who possessed the legendary eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, no one could confirm the identity and authenticity of the so-called Sage of Six Paths.

However, if these words were spoken by the Great Toad Sage, the existence of the Sage of Six Paths would be confirmed.

Because the Great Toad Sage, who had existed for who knows how many years, may have indeed experienced that era.

"He also came to Mount Myoboku, and I gave him the power of the toads."

The Great Toad Sage went on to say what he described was most likely the power to manipulate natural energy—Sage Mode.

The ancestor of ninja, the Sage of Six Paths, actually also came to Mount Myoboku?

"So, old geezer, what exactly do you want to say?"

Although Shima, Fukasaku, and the others were shocked by the confirmation of the Sage of Six Paths' existence, was Minato called over just for such an ancient matter?

No matter how powerful the Sage of Six Paths was, he no longer existed in this world.

The Great Toad Sage pondered for a moment, and Minato, Fukasaku, and the others could only wait quietly in front of him.

Just when his huge eyelids gradually became heavy and were about to droop, the sage finally spoke again.

"I remember that time, I also made a prophecy to the Sage of Six Paths."

"The content of the prophecy is..."

"In the distant future, there will appear a blue-eyed boy who laughs and calls out the names of the nine great beasts. He will..."

The words stopped abruptly here. The Great Toad Sage lowered his eyes and fell into sleep again.

"What on earth is this old geezer talking about? He stopped mid-sentence. Blue-eyed boy, what does that mean!?"

Shima on the side complained that the Great Toad Sage was always like this.

Once he fell into a deep sleep, it was unknown when he would wake up again.

Maybe it would be several months later, or maybe dozens or even hundreds of years later, but this incomplete sentence caused a huge wave in Minato's heart.

No one knew what era would be in the distant future after the era of the Sage of Six Paths.

But the blue-eyed boy reminded Minato of the conclusion he firmly believed in at that time.

The young man in the prophecy must not be himself, but there was a great possibility that it referred to his newborn child.

And the so-called nine great beasts were the nine tailed beasts?

Everyone knew that any tailed beast was full of hostility towards humans, and humans' feelings towards the tailed beasts were a mixture of exploitation and fear.

The blue-eyed boy who playfully called out to the nine great beasts—could he be referring to the future Naruto?

In the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage, the person who could bring great changes to the ninja world and save it from future disasters, the so-called Child of Prophecy...

The Sage said that he had the opportunity to prevent the disaster in the ninja world from happening in advance, but he had failed.

So what he didn't accomplish would be achieved by his child?

And calling the names of the tailed beasts with a smile meant that Naruto could improve the relationship between humans and tailed beasts.

Could he use their power to prevent the disasters that would happen in the ninja world in the future and change the world?

"That is to say..."

"Even with this changed history, does Naruto still need the power of being a Jinchuriki?!"

After pondering for a while, Minato could only come to this one conclusion!