What touched Naruto the most wasn't all the new things in the chat group. But meeting his father, the Fourth Hokage: Namikaze Minato, made Naruto the happiest.
Before this, he had never had the chance to have a good talk with his dad. From birth, both his parents died, leaving him to live as an orphan. He couldn't experience the kind of happy family life that others took for granted. This was one of the greatest pains in Naruto's heart.
Later, during the Ninja World War, his father was brought back through Impure World Reincarnation. Although Naruto and his dad fought side by side for a while, much of their focus was battling Madara, Obito, and Ten-Tails.
Their communication was limited, leaving Naruto unaware of what kind of man his father truly was. He knew the Fourth Hokage, but not the person behind the title. Similarly, Minato didn't know how Naruto had managed to live all these years. There were so many regrets.
Finally, at the last Hokage meeting, Naruto and Minato had a meaningful talk. Naruto was very happy. Minato, too, felt a sense of relief, knowing that his son had been supported by others in this world and had grown up smoothly.
Though Naruto was proud to be the son of the fourth Hokage, Minato, he couldn't be truly resurrected.
Even Orochimaru can't fully resurrect his father, Minato, because the Impure World Reincarnation technique, which brings back the dead, only summons a shadow of the person's former self. It cannot restore their original body or soul completely. This limitation means that while Minato can return temporarily, he remains bound by the summoner's control and lacks the full essence of who he was in life.
Naruto's heart was deeply healed. He witnessed many miraculous things in the chat group, including a wide variety of merchandise and various powerful skills that could change the entire world. He hoped that with the aid of chat groups, lasting peace could finally be attained. The simple dream of living in peace had remained elusive in the shinobi world for centuries, leaving him longing for a reality where harmony could prevail.
Then they went to another world, where the power system in the Shinigami world was completely different from that of the Ninja world. Naruto saw the power of everyone, including the other Hokages, and even gained many valuable treasures and new knowledge that could significantly improve his abilities.
While feeling emotional about these experiences, Naruto also felt a bit lost, wondering when the next meeting would be held. At that moment, a familiar voice echoed in his mind, "Hey, can you hear me, Naruto?"
It was the voice of his father, Minato! Naruto froze for a moment before quickly turning around. Could he be hallucinating? How could he hear his dad's voice outside the conference room?
Minato's voice continued, "Naruto, can you hear me?" and this time, Naruto saw a transparent screen in front of him. On the screen was the interface of the chat group!
His father was chatting with him! Looking at Naruto, Minato could see his confusion and introduced the role of inter-world chat between members.
Minato explained that the chat group not only facilitated meetings but also pulled them into the meeting space. Even when there wasn't a meeting, it had a significant function: they could communicate anytime, from any world using the chat function.
After this explanation, Naruto finally understood. He realized that he could communicate with others at any time.
"This is amazing!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly. He never expected such a wonderful thing to happen. This was great news for him. Now, he could chat with his father anytime, anywhere. Not only that, but he could also talk to Kakashi-sensei, Granny Tsunade, Sasuke— Even Madara, anyone!
As Naruto explored the chat group, he saw that the Hokages were actively chatting. He smiled with excitement. After chatting for a while, the other Hokages introduced him to another feature: the help function of the chat group. If something very dangerous happened in their world and Naruto couldn't handle it, they could press the emergency help button in the chat group.
They could send a distress signal to other members of the group. After calling for help, the Hokages would be able to travel across the world and come to assist Naruto through any storm.
Learning about this function made Naruto even more excited. "That's great too!" he exclaimed. "If only I had this ability earlier, Konoha Village wouldn't have suffered so much!"
Naruto knew better than anyone the extent of Konoha Village's sufferings. The village was constantly under threat, whether it was being blown up or razed to the ground. When he was born, the Nine Tails' rebellion plunged most of the village into crisis, leaving many ruins. Fortunately, his father managed to push the Nine Tails out of the village, and Minato, shifted the Tailed Beast Bomb away. Otherwise, the village would have been destroyed back then.
During the Chūnin Exams, Orochimaru and the Sand Village launched a surprise attack on Konoha. I remember the chaos and destruction vividly. Buildings were collapsing, fires were raging, and the sounds of battle were everywhere.
As Naruto grew up, the dangers didn't diminish. When Pain's Six Paths attacked the village, the entire village was destroyed, leaving real ruins that took a long time to rebuild. Then there was the ninja war, which brought danger not just to Konoha Village but to other places as well.
Naruto realized how valuable the help function of the chat group could have been during these times.
Konoha Village has always been in danger, and now, with this function of asking for help, things would be much better. If something happened to Naruto, he could ask other hokages for assistance. With the mighty power of these Hokages, eliminating difficulties would be easy.
After learning about these features, Naruto temporarily closed the chat group and returned to his Hokage office. Seeing how developed other worlds were, Naruto had an idea: he wanted to develop his village too.
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Soon after, in Ryan's world, Ryan was in his office, listening to reports from others. Orochimaru was leading the technology research and development department and had created many new technologies. The previously developed Chakra cannon had also been mass-produced, with stable power and reduced chakra requirements. Even Chūnin and Genin could provide the necessary chakra.
Ryan nodded repeatedly, satisfied with the current speed of technological development. However, he wished it could be a little faster. He had a premonition that aliens might arrive soon.
While he was deep in thought, Minato suddenly entered the room with an emergency scroll. "Hokage-sama, urgent information!" Minato said, his face serious. Minato was usually very calm and rarely this serious. Seeing Minato's expression, Ryan sat up straight.
"What's happened now?" he said.
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