Naruto : Minato back to the past

At this moment, Minato was extremely shocked.

If the situation he judged from the words of the Great Toad Sage was correct, then even under this changed history, Naruto would have to become a Jinchūriki again.

When Minato was carrying out the Roran mission, the future Naruto he met did have half of the Nine-Tails sealed in his body.

So, was this Naruto's destiny?

"Minato, what's wrong?" Fukasaku could see the strange look in Minato's eyes and asked immediately.

Minato came back to his senses and said, "It's okay. It's nothing."

"You don't have to take the old geezer's words too seriously. He's ancient, and sometimes he says nonsensical things."

Shima, who was standing by, comforted Minato.

Just now the Great Toad Sage had said that Minato had failed.

"Haha, it's really nothing. I just remembered something else." Minato slowly stood up and smiled.

"I can't leave the village for too long, so I'll take my leave now."

"Master Fukasaku, Lady Shima, see you next time."

After Minato bowed to the two sages, he disappeared from their sight in an instant.

"That kid has something else on his mind."

Looking at the figure that suddenly disappeared in front of her, Shima narrowed her eyes slightly.

She and Fukasaku had lived for hundreds of years. Minato's act of pretending to be fine just now might have deceived everyone else in the world, but not these two great sages.

"Yes. But since he is Jiraiya's disciple, he could be the child of prophecy. Now it seems that he is the most likely candidate."

Master Fukasaku said that he knew one of Jiraiya's disciples possessed the legendary Rinnegan.

But even that man, by far, was far inferior to Minato.

He was like a natural born ninja, with impeccable talent and will.

But maybe he was too perfect, and it made people feel a little unreal.

Minato returned home and into his bedroom.

He sat on the bed and pondered over and over what the Great Toad Sage had said.

In this way, a night passed.

After thinking all night, he finally did not reach a decision, because this matter involved not only the Nine-Tailed Fox but also the potential reactions of the village leaders.

What he cared about most was Kushina's thoughts.

Letting Naruto become a Jinchūriki was something that Kushina, as a mother, would never agree to.

Because she herself was the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki, she knew best how heavy the burden was.

Although Kushina had hardly shown it over the years, Minato was the only one who knew best that beneath her carefree appearance, Kushina's heart was actually softer and more fragile than anyone else's.

If a Jinchūriki could not bear such a heavy weight, their future would be doomed.

As a father, Minato didn't want Naruto to face this kind of test, but he had to take into account what the Great Toad Sage had said.

Although he had changed history this time, he had to admit that he did not defeat the masked man.

Even now, the man's true identity was still unknown.

Sigh

This was probably the most hesitant Minato had been since his rebirth. Unable to make a decision, he took a deep breath and walked out of the room.

"You're awake."

In the kitchen, Kushina was already preparing their breakfast.

"Good morning!"

Kushina, who was busy with her work, glanced at Minato and chuckled.

"Well, good morning!"

Minato was slightly startled at first, then responded.

"What's wrong with you?"

It was just this moment of hesitation that aroused Kushina's suspicion.

Women's observation skills are strong, not to mention that as a ninja, Kushina's perceptiveness was quite impressive.

Although for many years, as a Jinchūriki, she was unable to move freely and could not take on missions.

However, her strength was still among the best in Konoha today.

"Huh!?"

Minato secretly realized that something was off, and pretended to be unaware of her concern, then asked, "How is Naruto, is he still asleep?"

"Already awake," Kushina said.

"Then I'll go see him."

Minato said, then walked towards Kushina and Naruto's room. In the crib, little Naruto's body swayed slightly from side to side, causing the crib to rock.

He seemed to be having a lot of fun.

Walking to the crib, Minato stretched out his hand and gently stroked Naruto's tender little face.

"Yeah!"

Naruto seemed to be enjoying Minato's touch as he smiled.

Naruto had a pair of blue eyes that were even brighter than Minato's, and his smile was as contagious as his father's.

And he also loved to smile, as if he was extremely cheerful by nature.

"Naruto."

Minato looked at Naruto with a slightly complicated expression, because he really couldn't make a decision.

Naruto just smiled at him, babbling continuously, as if he noticed his father's troubled mood and was trying to comfort him.

"Minato, breakfast is ready!"

Just when he was lost in thought again, Kushina's voice from outside the door pulled him back.

Kushina walked to the crib, picked up Naruto, then looked at Minato with a slightly puzzled expression and said, "What's happening with you this morning? Your expression is really strange."

"Is it because the village has been rebuilt recently and the affairs are too complicated?"

The attack on Konoha was a big event after all, so in addition to reconstruction, Minato also had to do a lot of work to try to calm down the comments from all sides.

Some of the rumors that maliciously attacked Konoha came from other major countries.

Having been defeated by Konoha in the Third Ninja World War, they would certainly not easily let go of any opportunity that could weaken Konoha.

"Perhaps."

Minato said smoothly.

Although Kushina was suspicious, she didn't press the issue further.

After breakfast and saying goodbye to Kushina and Naruto, Minato headed to the Hokage Building, to his office.

At this moment, thick piles of documents had piled up on the desk that was empty last night.

After calming himself down a bit, Minato started his complicated work again.

However, he hadn't been dealing with it for long when there was a knock on the door outside the office.

"Come in."

Minato said, and then a Konoha ninja wearing the iconic Chunin uniform walked in hurriedly.

"What happened?"

Minato asked with a frown, noticing the anxious look on his face.

The Chunin immediately replied, "Hokage-sama, my teammate has been missing since the night before yesterday. I asked many people to look for him, but no one has found him until now."

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