novel-bin Chapter 185 The Seventh Hokage? Where did this Seventh Hokage come from? [2 Updates]
Chapter 185 The Seventh Hokage? Where did this Seventh Hokage come from? [2 Updates]
Chapter 185 The Seventh Hokage? Where did this Seventh Hokage come from? [Second Update]
Everyone who saw this title was somewhat confused.
IF route?
What is an IF route?
What about the route?
Everyone quickly opened the diary to take a look.
The terrifying pressure of the Nine-Tails was still there, with endless chakra boiling. The Nine-Tails' enormous body tried to break free from the restraints of the Vajra Chains, and its huge claws stabbed towards the little Naruto below.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, because they had seen this scene before. In the end, the Fourth Hokage and his wife were pierced by the Nine-Tails' giant claws. Before dying, the Fourth Hokage sealed the Nine-Tails. One half went with him into the stomach of the Shinigami, while the other half was sealed into Naruto's body.
This time, however, was different. This terrifying attack was actually kicked away by someone's bare body.
"Who are you?"
The enormous eyes of the nine-tailed beast were fixed on the figure below.
The fourth generation of the Jiraiya couple, who had thought they were doomed, finally breathed a sigh of relief and had time to look at the person who had saved them.
But the man was wearing a Hokage robe, which read "Seventh Hokage".
The couple both thought they were seeing things. The Seventh Hokage?
They've only reached the fourth generation of the Konoha Hokage, so where did the seventh Hokage come from?
Is this reasonable?
The Seventh Hokage's robes fluttered in the wind.
"How did he get through the barrier? This guy, who is he...?"
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Minato Namikaze stared intently at the person in front of him, incredulous, wondering how he had managed to do it.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was also a Hokage, is currently outside the barrier and cannot get in at all.
"Excuse me, who exactly are you?" Minato Namikaze asked with a hint of wariness, not at all relaxed just because he had just saved him.
His ability to appear silently within the barrier reminded him of the person who resembled Madara Uchiha that he had just defeated.
Secondly, there is another strange point about him: Konoha only has the Fourth Hokage, so where did the Seventh Hokage come from?
This could not help but make him wary.
Faced with this question, the man turned around and said, "I am the Seventh Hokage!"
As he spoke, he came to Minato Namikaze's side. In just an instant, with the sound of a heartbeat, Minato Namikaze's condition was restored to its peak. The Shinigami that had been summoned by the Reaper Death Seal returned to its own space.
"This special power... what exactly is it..."
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Minato Namikaze also felt this special power surging within his body.
However, the newcomer did not answer him. Instead, he came to Kushina Uzumaki and said, "Leave this to me. Don't do anything rash. Please trust me."
At the same time, he came to Kushina Uzumaki and touched her slightly. Kushina Uzumaki, who had just been on the verge of death and whose life force was completely exhausted, immediately recovered to her peak condition, and the barrier and the Vajra Chain returned to her body.
The newcomer looked at his younger self with a complex expression, tinged with sadness.
"Naruto, this is definitely Naruto."
Kakashi Hatake was the first to react. Although there was a mask between them, he was all too familiar with the Seventh Hokage's appearance and voice.
Isn't that his student, Naruto Uzumaki?
So this is what the so-called IF route, the so-called hypothetical scenario, means, right?
He didn't know why Naruto Uzumaki, or rather, Naruto Uzumaki who had become the Seventh Hokage, had returned to this time and had to face the powerful Nine-Tails alone.
The terror of the Nine-Tails has already been fully demonstrated.
It's fair to say that if it weren't for Kushina Uzumaki's Adamantine Lock restraint, the Nine-Tails would have been completely uncontrollable. Even if Minato Namikaze possessed a ninjutsu like the Reaper Death Seal, would the Nine-Tails just stupidly wait to be sealed away?
Even if you want to fight desperately, there's nothing you can do.
"This brat, I never thought he'd actually become Hokage in the future." Tsunade curled her lip, her words full of disdain, but she couldn't help but smile.
This kid, when we first met in the video, was just a greenhorn, completely unreliable.
But in the blink of an eye, he had become the Seventh Hokage of Konoha.
By then, I should have already retired.
"Minato, Naruto..." Jiraiya couldn't help but shed tears. The thought of his young disciple made his heart ache. Even if it was just a hypothetical, it would be good to let his disciple see the future glory of his son.
"As expected, he became the Seventh Hokage." Itachi Uchiha nodded, a smile playing on his lips.
This aligns with his previous speculation, which at that time he predicted that the Sixth Hokage might be Kakashi Hatake, and the Seventh Hokage might be Naruto Uzumaki.
At this moment, he finally understood something: why the future Uchiha Sasuke was able to settle down in the village, get married and have children, instead of being hunted down as a rogue ninja.
Naruto Uzumaki must have played a significant role in this.
After all, he was the Hokage's teammate and brother; how could he be hunted down?
This sounds cruel, but that's the gist of it: Danzo did so many unforgivable things, but what was the result?
He almost became the Sixth Hokage, a privilege reserved for those truly integrated into the core of the Hokage lineage.
In Konoha, the only truly superior people are those from the Hokage lineage!
Even if you're loyal to the village, if you're not part of the Hokage lineage, you'll still face various hardships.
Since becoming Kakashi Hatake's apprentice, Sasuke Uchiha has been considered part of the Hokage lineage. Even if Kakashi Hatake isn't the future Sixth Hokage according to his calculations, Sasuke is still the grand-disciple of the Fourth Hokage. Further back, he is related to Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin. Oh no, that rogue ninja, scratch that.
Above them is Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, who served as his master. Above the Legendary Sannin is the Third Hokage, then the Second Hokage, and finally the First Hokage.
It can be said that Sasuke Uchiha's fate changed from the day he became Kakashi Hatake's apprentice.
This was the treatment he and Uchiha Shisui dreamed of, but it was simply impossible.
Starting with Sasuke Uchiha, once he was labeled as part of the Hokage lineage, his potential in Konoha was different from that of others like him.
Therefore, even though he had betrayed the village, he was still able to return to Konoha.
Having become the Seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki now has the authority to designate who is the culprit and who is the hero.
"This step was the right one." Itachi Uchiha felt an unprecedented sense of relief. The future of Sasuke, which he had been worried about, was completely confirmed when he saw Naruto Uzumaki's Seventh Hokage robe.
Steady!
The future is truly secure!
"He... really became Hokage?"
Uchiha Sasuke couldn't believe that the guy who always talked about becoming Hokage would actually become Hokage in the future.
This left him momentarily at a loss as to how to face Naruto's kindness.
The little bit of pride he felt when he saw Sasuke in white and the future Sasuke with the Mangekyou Sharingan was shattered at that moment.
Naruto Uzumaki is the son of the Hokage, and he eventually became the Hokage himself.
He suddenly remembered a line from Kitahara Kaede's diary that he had jokingly said: "The Hokage's son is still the Hokage."
Does it refer to Naruto Uzumaki?
Before they could think any further, in the scene, because Kushina Uzumaki had retrieved the Adamantine Chains, the Nine-Tails was already roaring in uncontrollable rage.
"You bastards!"
However, what happened next was something they never expected. Inside Naruto's body lay an equally powerful Nine-Tails. But unlike the one from twelve years ago, which was purely in beast form, this Nine-Tails was much more human-like and even had the mind to tease Naruto.
"Naruto, can you handle this yourself? I can't give you too much chakra right now," Kurama said lazily.
Faced with this situation, Naruto Uzumaki confidently said, "Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking."
"Huh? Naruto and Kurama can get along this well? No, I should say, can Kurama really be like this?" Jiraiya was shocked. This was completely different from what he knew about tailed beasts and Jinchuriki. "This is a bit like the perfect Jinchuriki from Kumogakure."
He suddenly remembered the information he had received about the Hidden Cloud Village.
The Hidden Cloud Village is ranked second among ninja villages in the ninja world. It has a very strong style, and few ninja villages dare to provoke it. One of the most important reasons is that its two Jinchuriki are both perfect Jinchuriki.
The Jinchuriki can perfectly borrow the power of the Tailed Beasts, which sets them apart from the Jinchuriki of other villages.
Just like how the Nine-Tails' strength is far beyond that of ordinary tailed beasts, far beyond what ordinary Kage-level beings can handle, when combined with a Jinchuriki, it can only consistently exert the strength of a Kage-level being.
It is because there is no way to fully unleash the power of the tailed beasts, and because humans and tailed beasts cannot achieve a state of perfect harmony, that even when borrowing the power of the tailed beasts, a portion of the power must be left to reinforce the seal and suppress the tailed beasts.
It seems that Kurama is not as ferocious as it used to be, and it can even communicate with Naruto Uzumaki now.
This was a development that Jiraiya never expected.
"Ah, this brat..." Tsunade was shocked. She was stunned as she looked at the Nine-Tails peacefully coexisting with Naruto.
They had absolutely no experience or understanding of what others had.
She grew up with her grandmother, Mito Uzumaki, who was a Jinchūriki.
Therefore, she was exposed to the relationship between Jinchuriki and Tailed Beasts from a young age. Her grandmother's relationship with Kurama was not harmonious, and they would often cause trouble. Sometimes, she could even sense Kurama's leaking chakra.
Although they are usually suppressed by Mito Uzumaki in a very short time.
As the first Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Mito Uzumaki was the princess of the Land of Whirlpools at its peak. She also married the God of Shinobi. Compared to Kushina Uzumaki, a princess whose country was destroyed, and Naruto Uzumaki, a prince whose entire family was wiped out, her status was far higher.