The conflict between Asuma and Naruto yesterday…
Everyone in the Jōnin school already knew the basics.
But the strange thing was this—
Naruto, a poor and powerless boy, still went to school as usual.
But Asuma was missing.
This horrifying phenomenon sent chills down the spines of many people.
Was Asuma gone?
Could it be that this seemingly ordinary guy, Kamizuki Izumo (FLAG: original text said "Kamizuki Aoba," but Aoba is "Yamashiro Aoba." Izumo is "Kamizuki Izumo." Unsure which one the author meant), actually had power behind him even more terrifying than Asuma?
That shouldn't be possible.
Because Asuma was already the biggest "young master" in Konoha Village.
And in the entire Land of Fire, the only ones who could compare to Asuma were a few heirs from the Daimyō's mansion.
But the difference was that Asuma had more strength than them.
And Konoha was the strongest among the Five Great Ninja Villages.
In other words, there were almost no people in the entire ninja world with a better background than Asuma whose families weren't already gone.
But after the initial shock, the incident gradually calmed down.
The most direct result was simply one more interesting topic for after-dinner gossip and classroom chatter.
And Naruto didn't reveal much.
He continued living his daily school life.
In this way, time passed day by day.
Naruto drifted through his time at the Ninja Academy.
The system also released missions from time to time.
But unfortunately, the timing of Naruto's Dragon Vein travel was a bit awkward.
When he arrived, Obito and Kakashi's students were about to graduate.
For their survival exercise mission, Naruto received one simulation opportunity.
For the graduation assessment, another simulation opportunity.
Combined with some miscellaneous tasks, Naruto gained a total of seven simulation opportunities on this Dragon Vein trip.
In short, the number of simulation opportunities on Naruto's attribute panel increased to fourteen.
This was very much in line with Naruto's expectations.
And Naruto also knew that Obito and Kakashi's students wouldn't have many peaceful days after graduation.
Because the Red Sand Scorpion was about to kill the Third Kazekage and defect from Sunagakure,
which would lead to the outbreak of the Third Ninja War.
If the system planned to issue missions in the future, they would definitely be war-related.
But Naruto still had hope.
He also thought about letting the system issue more missions.
So Naruto decided to stay for a while.
But because he was an outsider, and Hiruzen Sarutobi already knew his background,
Naruto wasn't assigned to any team.
In the classroom, after the instructor read out the team list, he looked curiously at Naruto, who didn't seem bothered at all by not being placed in a team.
But Naruto didn't care.
Without a team, so be it.
It saved him from unnecessary bonds and things like that.
And yet, he was already getting pulled into this era again.
What Naruto didn't expect…
was that he was already entangled in this era.
After class ended, the students were all very excited.
They didn't know who their Jōnin instructor would be.
The room was full of discussion and noise.
The instructor sat aside quietly, not interfering.
Naruto sat alone, thinking about his future plans.
This Dragon Vein trip had already paid off.
If the system didn't release missions so frequently afterward, Naruto would have left this era already.
After all this time, Naruto still missed Hinata and the others.
Suddenly, Naruto noticed someone sit beside him.
A faint fragrance drifted to the tip of his nose.
When he opened his eyes, he saw that it was Yuhi Kurenai.
Since last time—
In order to prevent Asuma from causing trouble for Naruto—Kurenai hadn't approached him for several days.
Later, Asuma disappeared.
Although Kurenai was curious, she didn't ask.
A few days later, Kurenai tried to contact Naruto again.
But by then, Naruto no longer wanted to get too involved with this era, so his attitude toward her was calm and distant.
If she came to him, he responded casually.
If she didn't, he wouldn't seek her out.
Naruto's sudden distance left Kurenai at a loss.
She didn't know what she had done wrong.
She only knew she cared about Naruto's feelings and wanted to stay by his side.
"Can we talk?"
Kurenai looked at Naruto seriously, her voice almost pleading.
Naruto couldn't bear to see that.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "I just happen to have something to tell you."
Then, in full view of everyone, Naruto and Yuhi Kurenai left the classroom one after the other.
At the end of the corridor in the academy building—
Two figures stood there.
Naruto looked at the Hokage Rock outside the window and spoke first:
"You must be curious about my identity."
Kurenai wanted to say something else, but the moment Naruto spoke, her curiosity surged.
Very curious, indeed.
How could she not be?
Everyone knew what happened between Asuma and Naruto.
But the one who disappeared in the end was Asuma.
Rumor had it that Sarutobi Hiruzen sent Asuma to the Daimyō's mansion for some unknown matter.
This made many people curious about Naruto's identity.
Did he really have such influence?
Kurenai suppressed her questions and nodded.
At this point, Naruto no longer wanted to hide it.
He released the Advanced Transformation Technique.
Bang—
A puff of white smoke rose and dispersed.
Naruto's true appearance appeared before Kurenai.
"You…?" Kurenai stared at Naruto's face, shocked and speechless.
If she had to describe it with one word—
He looked exactly like Namikaze Minato!!!
And who was Namikaze Minato?
Jiraiya's disciple, one of the Sannin.
A prodigy.
A powerful ninja already famous throughout the world.
Kurenai Yuhi wasn't the only one who thought that.
Another woman walking up the stairs thought the same thing.
Naruto sensed someone noticing him.
His eyes flashed, and he looked toward the stairs.
He saw—
A red-haired woman standing at the top.
She was very beautiful.
At that moment, she saw Naruto's true face.
Her hand trembled as she pointed at him, her lips shaking.
Naruto's expression stiffened.
He had a bad feeling.
His mother had seen him!
That red-haired woman was this era's Uzumaki Kushina.
Kushina pointed at Naruto, stunned for three or four whole seconds before reacting.
"Nani?!"
"Minato!!! You actually had a son behind my back?!?!"
Kushina's red hair instantly flared up.
Before Naruto or Kurenai could react, she jumped from the building and ran outside—
Naruto: "…"
Yuhi Kurenai: "…"
Kurenai stared at Naruto's handsome face suspiciously.
He was clearly older than her.
Judging by his age—
Naruto was most likely not Minato's descendant.
But…
Naruto told her honestly, "Yes. That person just now was my mother, and the 'Minato' she mentioned is my father."
Kurenai froze, murmuring, "This… isn't this impossible…?"
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