Naruto: I wrote in my diary that I exposed the Otsutsuki's arrival.

Chapter 166: A Journey to the Past, Meeting the Fourth Hokage [3 Updates]

Chapter 166 Returning to the Past, Meeting the Fourth Hokage [Third Update]

"Holy crap, this seal can be broken? Fourth Hokage, you're so unreliable."

Kitahara Kaede cursed wildly, never expecting that such a simple task would encounter one unexpected problem after another.

He encountered Tsunade again halfway through his journey, was chased again, and was even chased by a veteran Kage-level expert like Kakuzu.

Now they've even shattered the seal on the dragon vein!

The violent energy relentlessly tore at Kitahara Kaede's body.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a corridor, with a group of wary ninjas in front of him.

Without exception, they were all ninjas wearing Konoha headbands.

Kitahara Kaede looked closely and saw that the group consisted of Naruto Uzumaki, Minato Namikaze, Shiki Aburame, and Choza Akimichi. In the distance, there was also Queen Sara of Loulan sitting by the window, seemingly lost in her own world.

Kitahara Kaede was stunned. Wasn't this the plot of the Lost Tower? Namikaze Minato was still explaining to Uzumaki Naruto the present-day ancient kingdom of Loulan and that Uzumaki Naruto came from the future.

How did I end up traveling to the past? If that's the case, I can accept it, since the dragon vein itself is directly related to the power of time and space. But why did I travel to a point in time when the plot was already a quarter of the way through?

However, Kitahara Kaede then thought of the three who arrived around the same time: Hyakuzuki, Naruto Uzumaki, and Yamato. Hyakuzuki arrived six years earlier than Naruto and Yamato.

"Who are you?"

Aburame Shiki stepped forward and said, a kunai appearing in her hand.

"Uh, obviously, like you all, I'm a Konoha ninja." Kitahara Kaede pointed to the green Konoha vest he wore and the Konoha headband on his forehead. "It's just that the time period might be different."

"So, what point in time are you from?" Minato Namikaze asked, frowning.

What's going on lately? People from the future keep coming in one after another. First, there was Centipede from six years ago, then Naruto Uzumaki whom we saw today, and now another ninja from the future has arrived.

What kind of hotel is this in their time and space? A place where people can come and go as they please?

"Konoha 63rd year," Kitahara Kaede said.

Faced with Minato Namikaze, who knew about time travelers, he didn't choose to hide it, which was also unnecessary.

"Wasn't that three years ago?" Naruto Uzumaki's eyes widened.

Kitahara Kaede knew from the movie version of her previous life that Naruto Uzumaki should be in the period three years after the Chunin arc.

However, the exact time period is unknown, but it seems to be the 66th year of Konoha.

Because there are too many gaps in time, and the plot doesn't explain much about those periods.

So it seems that Naruto should have returned after completing his training, and it should be sometime after Jiraiya's death.

"You're also a Konoha ninja? How come I've never seen you before?" Naruto Uzumaki paused, then said.

"You don't recognize me?" Kitahara Kaede was also somewhat surprised. Given his relationship with Uzumaki Naruto, even if they broke off their friendship now, it wouldn't be to the point where they wouldn't recognize each other in three years. "I taught you how to use the Rasengan."

"How is that possible! My Rasengan was taught to me by the Perverted Sage."

Naruto Uzumaki immediately retorted.

"The perverted sage, is that Jiraiya-sensei?"

At this moment, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but interject with a question.

The only person he could think of was Jiraiya, because besides himself, the only person he had taught the Rasengan to was his teacher, Jiraiya.

Although he didn't know that this was a nickname Naruto gave Jiraiya, the reference to "Perverted Sage" was too obvious.

Jiraiya's lecherousness was something even Minato Namikaze knew about and was speechless about.

If he weren't one of the Legendary Sannin, he would probably have been killed.

"Yes, you know the Lustful Immortal?"

Naruto Uzumaki looked at Minato Namikaze in shock and said...

Minato Namikaze was a little embarrassed, but he didn't want to answer that he was Jiraiya's disciple.

Although he should be honored to be a disciple of the Sannin, he really didn't want to admit it at all when it came to the Perverted Sage.

"This is Jiraiya, the Toad Sage," Kitahara Kaede said, trying to defuse the situation.

However, the doubt in his eyes grew deeper and deeper.

What's going on? After he transmigrated, he's been hunted down several times by people sent by Danzo Shimura for approaching Naruto Uzumaki without permission. How come Naruto Uzumaki doesn't recognize him and says he learned from Jiraiya?

Then all my suffering would have been for nothing!

Kitahara Kaede was speechless. He couldn't let this suffering go unrewarded.

Minato Namikaze gave Kitahara Kaede a deep look. From the moment he appeared, he didn't seem like Naruto Uzumaki, who was still confused. On the contrary, he seemed to know everything.

He wasn't even surprised by something as significant as time travel; he reacted immediately.

However, he was certain that Kitahara Kaede had indeed traveled through time and space. In that instant, he sensed the existence of the power of time and space, which was also a special sensory ability of his. After all, without such talent, he would not have been able to cultivate the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Compared to the clueless Naruto Uzumaki, Kitahara Kaede was clearly much stranger.

Moreover, he had a vague suspicion about Naruto Uzumaki, so he naturally trusted him more. However, he had a different attitude towards Kitahara Kaede. Although he guessed that he was also a Konoha ninja, could a Konoha ninja necessarily be trusted?

Who knows what will happen to him in the future?

"If possible, could you let me see your Rasengan?" Minato Namikaze decided to use this to distinguish the real from the fake.

"good!"

Naruto Uzumaki first released a shadow clone, and then the shadow clone helped him to start forming the Rasengan by hand. Soon, the Rasengan was formed.

Without a word, Kitahara Kaede opened one hand and the Rasengan was instantly formed.

Compared to Naruto Uzumaki at this stage, who still needed to use shadow clones to assist in manually creating the Rasengan, Kitahara Kaede was clearly much more skilled, which also aligns with his claim that he taught Naruto Uzumaki how to train in the Rasengan.

"Huh? How could you possibly know the Rasengan? It's said that the Rasengan was invented by the Fourth Hokage." Naruto Uzumaki said to Kitahara Kaede in shock.

Clearly, no one expected that Kitahara Kaede would also know the Rasengan.

This obviously presents a paradox: Kitahara Kaede believes that Uzumaki Naruto should recognize him, and that he taught Naruto the Rasengan, but clearly Naruto has no such memory.

Which of the two is lying?

"Idiot, haven't you realized that the person standing in front of you right now is the Fourth Hokage?"

Kitahara Kaede pointed at Namikaze Minato and said.

"Huh? Really? How come you look so much like the Fourth Hokage on the Hokage Rock?" Naruto Uzumaki had just realized.

Kitahara Kaede could only complain that the statue on the Hokage Rock was so rough that it looked like a ghost.

After all, when the final draft was completed, the appearance of the Fourth Hokage had not yet been determined. It is said that he originally did not look handsome like this, but was rather tall and thin and not very good-looking.

"Fourth Hokage? What nonsense are you talking about? We are still under the Third Hokage's rule," Akimichi Choza said.

"Because we come from the future. I am from Konoha Year 63, and he is from Konoha Year 66, so of course we know about the future," Kitahara Kaede said. "Namikaze Minato later became the Fourth Hokage of Konoha."

Both Akimichi Choza and Aburame Shii were somewhat shocked upon hearing this.

After all, at this critical juncture, Minato Namikaze was far from having the fame and prestige he would later achieve.

Although the news that the Third Hokage was going to abdicate was not exactly a secret, after all, he was old enough to consider retirement, and in addition, he had shown weakness in the war against Danzo, so he had to look for the Fourth Hokage.

However, the current top choices are still Orochi, Jiraiya, and Tsunade.

Given the prestige of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, unless they themselves didn't want it, it would be really difficult for outsiders to compare with them.

Unexpectedly, Minato Namikaze emerged victorious in the end. Given their friendship, if Minato had won and become the Fourth Hokage, it would have been extremely beneficial for both of them and their respective clans.

Minato Namikaze, on the other hand, looked solemn. Judging from Naruto Uzumaki's age, he was born around the fiftieth year of Konoha, which is only a few years ago.

The fact that he didn't recognize himself at all means that he had never seen himself when he was a child, or even seen him from afar. What does this mean?

This points to a terrible consequence: death, and a very early death.

Even if he becomes Hokage in the future, he probably won't live for more than a few years.

He didn't know what would happen in the future, but he could deduce some clues.

Naruto Uzumaki looks so much like me, and he even has the surname Uzumaki. There's only one person in the entire Hidden Leaf Village with the surname Uzumaki, and that's my girlfriend, Kushina Uzumaki, the princess of the Uzumaki clan, and the only survivor.

The probability that Naruto Uzumaki is his child is extremely high. So, under what circumstances would a son not recognize his father?

That means the father died young, and I never saw what my father looked like.

No, it might be even more serious than that. If the speculation that Naruto Uzumaki is his son is true, even if she died young in a battle, Kushina, as his widow, would tell Naruto the truth, and there should still be photos of him at home. It's impossible that she wouldn't recognize him at all.

Unless Kushina Uzumaki also died, and Naruto Uzumaki became an orphan, it's impossible for him to completely disregard his own father. If that were the case, his child would have suffered terribly.

Thinking of this, Minato's gaze towards Naruto softened considerably. He could easily imagine how much hardship Naruto would have endured growing up without the love and protection of his parents.

Thinking about it this way, his carefree and impulsive personality really is similar to Kushina's.

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