"Ahhh!!!"
Just as Kaoru was muttering to himself, a scream seemed to echo from the distant city buildings. Kaoru immediately recognized the voice.
"It's Naruto!" Kaoru and Wan'er exchanged glances. At the same time, Kaoru felt a flicker of doubt. He had been in Konoha Village all along and was fully aware of Naruto's movements. Naruto should have followed Jiraiya's instructions and gone to Mount Myōboku to train Sage Mode. He absolutely shouldn't be in this place.
"It's that Konoha kid from earlier… We have to save him!"
Upon hearing Naruto's voice, Minato Namikaze's expression immediately turned serious. He grabbed Shibi Aburame and Chōza Akimichi beside him and used the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, vanishing from the spot.
"Flying Thunder God Jutsu, huh…" Seeing Minato and the other two disappear before his eyes, Kaoru narrowed his Mangekyō Sharingan slightly. He felt a bit unaccustomed to seeing others use a ninjutsu he frequently employed.
"Brother, what's going on? Is that really Naruto screaming?" Wan'er asked at this moment.
"Let's just go and see," Kaoru said. He threw a specially made Kunai towards the location of the incident, then placed his hand on Wan'er's shoulder. Activating the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, the two of them instantly disappeared.
When Kaoru and Wan'er reappeared, they were already inside a city building within Rōran. Western-style buildings were everywhere, with countless high-rises like iron towers rising from the ground, piercing the clouds.
Before them, Naruto was being chased by a large group of flying puppet soldiers. Just as Naruto was about to be injured by the swarm of flying puppet soldiers, Minato and the other two suddenly appeared, defeating all the puppet soldiers and rescuing him.
"Thank you…" Naruto, having been rescued, sat on the ground in a disheveled state and began to thank them. At this moment, Kaoru also appeared beside them.
"Naruto, why are you here too?" Wan'er asked in confusion.
Hearing his name, Naruto immediately looked up and saw Kaoru and Wan'er.
"Huh? Who are you? How do you know my name?" Naruto asked Wan'er curiously.
Looking back in the direction of Naruto's gaze, and seeing Kaoru and Wan'er behind him, Minato Namikaze was deeply shocked.
They were just outside the Rōran city, so far away…
How did they suddenly…
"Could he also know a space-time ninjutsu similar to the Flying Thunder God Jutsu…?" Minato mused silently, raising his vigilance.
"What? You don't recognize us?" Kaoru asked, frowning.
"No…" A look of confusion flashed across Naruto's face, and he shook his head.
"You came here tracking Mukade, didn't you?" Kaoru continued to press.
"That's right." Naruto nodded. "I was ordered by Lady Tsunade, the Hokage, to track Mukade, but I don't know how I ended up in this strange place."
"I see, I understand…" Kaoru closed his eyes gently. It seemed this Naruto was from another world, not the one Kaoru belonged to. This Rōran country was also from another world. This meant Kaoru had not only traveled through time but also through space, arriving in another world of Naruto, a world where he hadn't interfered.
"Although I don't understand what you're saying, you all seem to be from the future…" At this moment, Minato spoke, his tone serious. "If that's the case, then don't say too much, lest we learn too much about the future and cause it to change!"
Kaoru curled his lips slightly. He didn't believe Minato's theory at all. Not to mention anything else, but from the original story, Minato clearly had a method to seal memories, yet he kept saying "can't say, can't say," which was completely unnecessary.
Clearing his throat, Kaoru was about to say something when Naruto suddenly came to his side and shouted, "I don't know you! Why do you know me? And…"
He then looked at Minato and the other two: "Who are you guys?"
"Them…?" Before Minato and the others could explain, Kaoru smiled and said, "Listen carefully. One of them is your father, one is Chōza Akimichi's father, and the last one is Shino Aburame's father."
Hearing Kaoru's words, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but frown, a look of surprise appearing in his eyes. However, he didn't lose his composure too much. After all, in the original story, Minato had also guessed Naruto's identity, and at that time, Minato's reaction was equally calm.
As for Chōza Akimichi and Shibi Aburame, they already knew Kaoru was from the future. Now, hearing him mention the names of their future sons was not a big deal.
However… their gaze slowly shifted to Naruto beside them. Chōza and Shibi couldn't help but murmur, "Is this Minato's son?!"
Compared to the other three, Naruto's expression was much more varied. He stared intently at Minato Namikaze, his face filled with astonishment. He stiffly turned his head to look at Kaoru, asking in surprise, "You're saying… he's my dad?!"
Kaoru nodded calmly and said directly, "That's exactly right. If I'm not mistaken, this is Rōran country, around Konoha year 43."
"Konoha year 43?!" Naruto couldn't help but freeze, murmuring, "So, I've actually traveled back to the past?!"
"That's right. But this is probably the first time you're seeing your father's appearance. However, you'd better not get too excited." Seeing Naruto's expression, Kaoru kindly reminded him, "He's probably only nineteen now, just four or five years older than you. And, he doesn't have a son like you right now."
"I say…" Before Naruto could say anything, Minato frowned and directly interjected, "You're speaking so carelessly about future events, but this could cause the future to change!"
"You also agree that the future can be changed?!" Hearing Minato's words, Kaoru turned his head, his gaze falling directly on Minato's face.
"Huh?!" Hearing Kaoru's words, Minato couldn't help but be stunned, a look of confusion appearing on his face. He asked softly, "What do you mean by that?"
Casually pointing at Naruto behind him, Kaoru said calmly, "The future you're talking about is Naruto's past. However, for you, it's something that hasn't happened yet. Since that's the case, why not change some tragedies and make your future more fulfilling?!"
Staring intently at Minato, Kaoru's face was calm, but his eyes were filled with pressure.
Although he disliked Naruto's personality and his foolishness, Kaoru felt a lot of sympathy for Naruto's childhood. Moreover… most importantly, since this world of Naruto wasn't his own world, let it change however it wanted; it wouldn't affect him…
"But…" Hearing Kaoru's words, Minato was clearly unable to agree for a moment, but his heart began to panic. He finally couldn't help but ask, "That… what tragedy are you talking about?"
"See for yourself…" A playful smile appeared on Kaoru's lips. Then, he directly grabbed Naruto's shoulder, lifted his clothes, revealing the sealing jutsu, and shouted, "You recognize this, don't you?!"
Startled by Kaoru's sudden action, Naruto hadn't even reacted yet, but Minato beside him was already frozen in place, murmuring in disbelief, "This is… the Four Symbols Seal combined with the Reaper Death Seal jutsu… It seems to have Nine-Tails chakra too, but why is the Nine-Tails inside him? What is going on…"
"That's right, this seal was personally placed by you. When your son was born, your disciple caused the Nine-Tails' attack to destroy Konoha. The result was: you died, your wife died, and your disciple became a villain. So, this kind of tragedy… don't you want to change it…"
"This son of yours was born an orphan, growing up with the Uzumaki surname. This is the future you don't want to change…" Kaoru's tone was reprimanding. "So, do you want to change the future now?"
Hearing Kaoru's words, Minato was completely stunned. "My and Kushina's death," "My son became an orphan," "My disciple became a villain"… His future was utterly bleak…
Even Chōza Akimichi and Shibi Aburame exchanged glances, speechless.
As for Naruto, he was also brought back to his past memories by Kaoru's words, staring blankly at Minato Namikaze opposite him, saying nothing.
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