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Minato's arrival slightly eased the tense atmosphere in the room.
Naruto, upon hearing his voice, couldn't help but feel a sense of calm wash over him. He stared at Minato's smiling face for a few seconds.
(OvO) Naruto pointed at Minato and shouted, "You... you're the Fourth Hokage!"
"Oh?" Minato tilted his head slightly. "Is that the way you address me?"
"Address? What's wrong with it?" Naruto asked, then suddenly realized. "Wait a minute... weren't you supposed to be dead?"
Minato stopped Kushina, who was about to explode, and said, "It's hard to explain in just a few words. How about you come back to Konoha with us?"
"Back to Konoha? That's fine." Whether it was due to Minato's warm demeanour or the fact that he was seeing his most admired Fourth Hokage in person, Naruto agreed without much hesitation.
Minato smiled lightly at Naruto and placed his hand on his shoulder. "Alright, everyone gathers around!"
The others were familiar with the Flying Thunder God technique, but Naruto was still clueless.
In the next moment, they all found themselves in the Hokage's office.
Naruto blinked and felt like the scene in front of him changed in the blink of an eye. "What's going on? Is this... the Hokage's office?"
He looked around, recognizing the office's furnishings. After all, he'd often visited the Hokage's office since he was a child, so it felt familiar.
After Minato became Hokage, he didn't make many major changes. Looking out the window, he could still see the Hokage Monument.
"This is Konoha? But why isn't Tsunade-baachan's portrait here?"
Minato explained, "My jutsu allows me to teleport people from far away instantly." Then he smiled and asked, "In your world, did Tsunade-sensei become the Hokage?"
Naruto nodded. "Yeah, Tsunade-banchan is the Fifth Hokage… wait, did you just say 'my world'?"
The others immediately caught that keyword. Forgetting Naruto's "nonsense," they eagerly waited for Minato to explain.
Minato continued, "From what I deduce, you're from another world that's very similar to this one. For now, let's call it a parallel world. The people and events in both worlds are almost identical, but at some point in history, there was a small divergence that led to differences in the events that followed."
"Based on the information you've given me, it seems that in your world, I died at some point, or maybe even before then. And you ended up here because both you and our Naruto were influenced by the power of the Dragon Vein at the same time, causing an unexpected error that sent you to each other's worlds."
As everyone was still trying to process Minato's explanation, Hinata eagerly asked, "So, Naruto-kun, he's okay, right?"
Minato smiled at Hinata and Sasuke, who were both concerned about Naruto. "Yes, both Narutos should be in similar conditions."
Naruto squinted, rubbing his chin. After thinking for a while, he seemed to understand the concept of parallel worlds and asked hesitantly, "So you mean, there's another Naruto here, and now he's probably in my world in my place?"
"Exactly," Minato nodded. "That's why everyone initially thought you were someone impersonating Naruto."
Once it was confirmed that Naruto wasn't at fault, Kushina's anger began to subside. After all, this was her son from another world.
Naruto, still a bit distant from the very angry woman, turned to Minato and asked, "So how do I get back?"
Minato replied, "Since the Dragon Vein's power brought you here, it can also send you back. I have confidence in my ability to use space-time ninjutsu. Would you be willing to cooperate with my research?"
Without hesitation, Naruto answered, "Of course! I want to go back as soon as possible. I'm sure Captain Yamato and the others are waiting for me."
Minato smiled. "Then follow me. Kushina and Kakashi, you come too. The rest of you can disperse for now."
"Wait…!" Naruto suddenly remembered something important. "Sasuke, I have something to ask you!"
"What?" Sasuke stopped and, seeing Naruto's face, reluctantly decided to answer a few questions.
"I want to ask why you didn't defect or how you were persuaded to come back." Naruto was still thinking about bringing Sasuke back. Since this was a parallel world, he might as well ask Sasuke for his opinion.
But he was bound to be disappointed. Sasuke frowned and snapped back, "Why would I defect?"
"Because Itachi killed the entire Uchiha clan except for you. You sought power from Orochimaru to take revenge on him, and then..."
"Oi! Don't think you can say anything just because you look like Naruto!" Sasuke was getting fed up with Naruto's questions.
He turned to leave, and if it weren't for needing Naruto to swap places with the real one, Sasuke would have already drawn his blade.
"Sasuke!" Naruto reached out to Sasuke's retreating figure in vain.
The others exchanged complex looks before slowly leaving the office.
Minato patted Naruto's shoulder. "Looks like you've been through a lot."
Naruto felt a bit down. "Why did Sasuke get so angry?"
Minato explained, "Because the Uchiha clan was fine in this world, and Sasuke had a good relationship with Itachi. When you mentioned those things, of course, he would be upset."
"But I heard the Uchiha clan wanted to do something bad, so that's why... didn't that happen in this world?"
Minato nodded. "Yes, there were signs of that, but we dealt with it very well."
Naruto suddenly understood. "I see. Well, with you, Fourth Hokage, I guess you could handle something like that."
Kushina interjected with a smile, "It seems like you really admire Minato."
"Of course! The Fourth Hokage sealed the Nine-Tails with his life to save Konoha!" Naruto adjusted his forehead protector. "I have to become a Hokage as great as the Fourth!"
"By the way, Fourth Hokage!" Naruto asked eagerly, "Do you know who my parents are? If there's a Naruto in this world, his parents should be the same as mine! What were they like?"
"You don't know who your parents are?" Minato's expression turned somewhat complicated. "Didn't the Third Hokage or someone else tell you?"
"The Third Hokage only told me that my parents died during the Nine-Tails attack over ten years ago, but I've never even seen their photos. I don't even know if they existed at all." Naruto's voice cracked slightly. "I really... really want to meet them. I really want to know what they were like!"
Minato's hand rested gently on Naruto's head. "Well, let me tell you. Your mother's name was Uzumaki Kushina. She had beautiful red hair and was an absolute beauty."
Naruto listened intently to every word Minato said, trying his best to imagine what his mother looked like.
"Your father's name was Namikaze Minato. He had the same golden hair and blue eyes as you. He was known as the 'Yellow Flash' in the ninja world. And here in Konoha, he had another title—' The Fourth Hokage.'"
"Mm-hmm! Dad was amazing, he was...!" Naruto's eyes widened, staring at Minato in disbelief. The Fourth Hokage was that...?
Minato pulled Kushina close with one arm around her and placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder. He smiled warmly and said, "That's us."
"I'm... the son of the Fourth Hokage?!"
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