"I have no intention of being an enemy to Konoha..."
After Uehara Naraku said this, he vaguely felt something was off; the corpse of the Third Hokage was still lying next to him, and saying these words even felt awkward to himself.
One of the masked Anbu coldly cursed, "Teaming up with Orochimaru to kill the Third Hokage, and now you want to deceive us?"
"Kill him, avenge the Hokage!"
The Konoha ninjas immediately became furious and agitated.
Uehara Naraku could only helplessly strike, taking down one Konoha ninja after another, partly for the Dark Harvest rewards, and partly to quietly wait for an opportunity.
In fact, he was waiting for a chance to showcase his acting skills.
After all, they were just a group of Anbu and ordinary ninjas, and as soon as the fight started, someone snatched away the hidden alliance scroll; it felt somewhat staged.
After a while, he'd find a chance to show a flaw, naturally allowing someone to grab the scroll, which would be when his acting would shine.
This opportunity was not easy to come by.
Soon, someone launched a surprise attack on Uehara Naraku, kicking him away, and as he flew back, a scroll dropped from him.
Uehara Naraku's expression changed dramatically, and he immediately stood up, trying to rush over!
However, it was too late; an Anbu had already seized the scroll and had seen the alliance document written on it.
"Oh no!"
Uehara Naraku darted towards the Anbu, but with his strength, he seemed 'unable to break through' the numerous defenses, and could only watch helplessly as the Anbu took the scroll to find his superior.
The Anbu responsible for besieging Uehara Naraku loudly commanded, "Stop him, the thing he's desperately trying to snatch must be important intelligence!"
"..."
Uehara Naraku showed a helpless expression and finally started to fight desperately, each move becoming more ruthless.
Meanwhile, the situation on the battlefield gradually began to change.
Although the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had fallen in battle, Konoha had already completely taken the upper hand; the hope of the Hidden Sand Village, the One-tailed Shukaku, was also unreliable.
The One-tailed Shukaku was fiercely battling the four-tailed transformed Uzumaki Naruto, with Might Guy occasionally causing chaos from the side.
Without the support of the tailed beasts, and with their external ambushers and reinforcements being repelled, coupled with Orochimaru's withdrawal, the Hidden Sand ninjas could no longer sustain themselves.
Granny Chiyo, in desperation, couldn't take down Hatake Kakashi temporarily, and could only give the order to find a way to retrieve the One-tail and then immediately retreat.
As for Granny Chiyo herself, she had no intention of leaving alive and planned to sacrifice herself to kill Hatake Kakashi!
Unfortunately, the arrival of one person left the Hidden Sand ninjas present in utter despair.
One of the Konoha Sannin, Jiraiya, had returned to Konoha. He first defeated the Hidden Sand ninjas from the outer perimeter, then brought reinforcements to surround the entire arena.
"Seal the Nine-tails first!"
The first thing Jiraiya did was to pre-emptively seal the rampaging Nine-tails.
After all, the Hidden Sand ninjas were merely trapped, and if the Nine-tails appeared completely out of control, it would be a catastrophic disaster for the entire Konoha.
Of course, before sealing the Nine-tails, the One-tail had to be suppressed first.
"Summoning Jutsu: Stall Collapse Jutsu!"
Jiraiya quickly performed hand seals, and a giant toad with a massive ninja blade appeared from the sky, landing on the One-tailed Shukaku, pinning it to the ground!
It was indeed Game-Hiro from Mount Myoboku!
Even though the Shukaku roared, trying to escape, it was temporarily unable to break free from Game-Hiro's restraint, thus stabilizing the situation temporarily, giving Jiraiya time to control the Nine-tails.
"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"
Jiraiya swiftly performed hand seals again, creating a gigantic swamp beside the four-tailed transformed Uzumaki Naruto, and his hair shot out fiercely, wrapping around Uzumaki Naruto's body: "Ninpo: Chaotic Lion's Mane Jutsu!"
The four-tailed transformed Uzumaki Naruto was instantly immobilized!
Just as Jiraiya cautiously planned to seal it, the Chaotic Lion's Mane Jutsu suddenly disintegrated!
Initially, a new tail appeared behind the four-tailed transformed Uzumaki Naruto!
And the tails were rapidly increasing in number!
Five-tails...
Six-tails...
Seven-tails...
Eight-tails...
"Is it too late?"
Jiraiya's eyes slightly changed; now the Nine-tailed Chakra within Uzumaki Naruto was increasing, and at this rate, it was already completely impossible to simply apply a seal.
Just as Jiraiya was feeling a bit desperate and contemplating sealing it with his life, the Nine-tailed Chakra on Uzumaki Naruto suddenly began to rapidly recede.
It was almost unbelievable!
It was as if the Nine-tailed Fox was about to emerge, only to suddenly be sealed again!
Within the sealing space.
Uzumaki Naruto, feeling dazed, tried to tear off the seal when a hand grabbed his palm, and a gentle voice fell into his ears: "Naruto, do you really want to remove this seal?"
"What else can I do..."
Uzumaki Naruto slowly turned his head and saw a warm, blond-haired ninja. A flash of light sparkled in his eyes: "You are..."
The blond ninja's eyes smiled and arched, like a small sun: "If I'm not mistaken, I should be your father."
It was indeed the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato.
After seeing Uzumaki Naruto, Namikaze Minato did not hide anything, simply recounting the Nine-tailed Fox Chaos before Naruto was born: "The year you were born, a mysterious masked man attacked your mother..."
"The mysterious masked man was Uchiha Obito."
Uzumaki Naruto directly unveiled this secret, even adding another sentence: "The one who instructed Uchiha Obito to attack Mom and Dad was Konoha's Third Hokage Grandpa. He did it to regain his power..."
"..."
Namikaze Minato was completely dumbfounded.
Moments later, Namikaze Minato immediately furrowed his brows and said, "Impossible, the Third Hokage is not someone who craves power. Wait, it was Obito who attacked us. That's even more impossible. Obito is the kindest person..."
"Back then, I also thought the Third Grandpa was very kind."
Uzumaki Naruto interrupted Namikaze Minato's words, speaking quietly: "The previous container of the Nine-tailed Fox was Mom, right? The Third Hokage Grandpa wanted to use the power of the Nine-tailed Fox, but you couldn't achieve that, so he instructed Uchiha Obito to secretly harm you."
Uzumaki Naruto continued to add another sentence: "And one more thing, Uchiha Obito has already become an S-Class Traitor in the village."
"But..."
Namikaze Minato's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, almost twisting his eyebrows together, some words he couldn't even continue.
If Uchiha Obito has indeed become an S-Class Traitor, it means his strength is formidable and he poses a severe threat, a fact that cannot be escaped.
Sarutobi Hiruzen indeed seems unlikely to crave power.
However...
Thinking carefully, some places are very obvious.
Namikaze Minato suddenly remembered the reason he ascended to the position of Hokage back then, which was because the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was forced to voluntarily step down due to his mistakes in the Third Ninja World War.
However, Sarutobi Hiruzen chose him, a disciple of Jiraiya, over Shimura Danzo's Orochimaru.
Since then, the Third Hokage continued to assist in governing Konoha as an advisor, and Namikaze Minato always followed his guidance.
"I always thought Grandpa Hokage was the only one in the village who cared for me..."
Uzumaki Naruto's face looked unpleasant, muttering: "But he forbade everyone in the village from approaching me, so he could take care of me, visiting me often, only wanting me to depend on him."
"Fourth Hokage."
The Nine-tails in the cage revealed its sharp teeth, looking at the father and son outside the door, laughing booming: "These are all things this little brat secretly heard, Fourth Hokage, don't hold goodwill towards this dark village anymore..."
"..."
Namikaze Minato didn't bother paying attention to the Nine-tails, only holding onto his son's shoulder, quickly urging his son: "Naruto, go find your teacher Jiraiya! He is my teacher and the only person I trust. Go to him, tell him what you know, he will definitely uncover the truth! If Konoha falls into darkness, Teacher Jiraiya will not stand idly by!"
"Is it the Ero Sage?"
The darkness on Uzumaki Naruto's body gradually receded, recalling that white-haired older man: "Isn't he a super old pervert?"
"Uh... don't focus on that."
Namikaze Minato's face felt a bit awkward, and he lightly patted his son's head, gently saying: "Your name actually comes from his book! Teacher Jiraiya is the most righteous ninja, after leaving here, immediately go find him!"
"Yes, I understand!"
Uzumaki Naruto's figure quietly disappeared.
After Uzumaki Naruto left the sealing space, Namikaze Minato's figure slowly faded away.
He was already dead, hoping for his teacher.
The truth always coincides so perfectly.
When Uzumaki Naruto woke up, the first thing he saw was Jiraiya, this white-haired man worriedly pulling open his clothes, checking the seal on the Nine-tails.
"Ero Sage!"
Uzumaki Naruto suddenly hugged Jiraiya, tears slowly flowing down his cheeks: "Dad told me to find you. He said if Konoha has fallen into darkness, only finding you can change everything!"
"What?"
Jiraiya was completely stunned.
When did Konoha fall into darkness?
And what is the situation about Uzumaki Naruto's father?