The Fifth village Hokage:Uchiha Douhuan

Chapter 248: The Power of the Dragon Vein

"Yes, but what do you want to do?" Jiraiya looked at Gaara with some nervousness.

"I... I want to go see my mother." The honest child Gaara answered whatever Jiraiya asked. He also knew that his request might be a bit much, so his posture was somewhat awkward as he spoke.

However, he received two completely different answers.

Naruto patted Gaara's shoulder nonchalantly and said with a smile, "Is that all? I'll go with you in a little while, won't that be fine?"

"No, Naruto," Jiraiya reminded him seriously at this time. "If we act carelessly in the past, it might have a huge impact on history and the future."

"Grandpa Jiraiya, do you have any basis for that claim?" Naruto asked after scratching his head.

"Uh..." Jiraiya was momentarily stumped by Naruto's question. Mainly, this was just his speculation.

"Jiraiya-sensei, this child is?" At this time, Minato turned his head to look at Gaara and asked.

"The son of the future Fourth Kazekage, the One-Tail Jinchuriki of the Sand Village." Because he guessed that Minato Namikaze would most likely seal this memory after the mission was over, Jiraiya did not hide anything at this moment and revealed Gaara's identity completely.

"The Sand Village's Jinchuriki?" Minato Namikaze was stunned upon hearing this, then looked at Naruto and Jiraiya with a strange expression, as if asking, how did you two end up mixing with the Sand Village's Jinchuriki?

"Yes. Anyway, let's first find a way to get back," Jiraiya said.

"Okay, you guys come with me first," Minato nodded, beckoning the others to follow.

The three followed Minato, weaving through the intricate streets of the ancient kingdom of Rōran. During this time, the group had several encounters with the flow of people. However, while bypassing the crowds, Naruto discovered something strange about this city. After gaining the Nine-Tails' recognition, Naruto also gained some of the Nine-Tails' ability to sense people's emotions. But in this ancient city of Rōran, Naruto strangely found that the people in this city had no emotional fluctuations at all.

"Did you notice?" At this time, Minato Namikaze's voice sounded in Naruto's ear. "They are all puppets."

"Puppets?" Naruto was instantly shocked upon hearing this. "Then what about the people of this city?"

"Come with me first," Minato Namikaze said, leading the group to the outskirts of the ancient city of Rōran. Soon, they met up with Choza Akimichi and Shibi Aburame.

After seeing Jiraiya, the two also showed incredulous expressions and asked curiously, "Lord Jiraiya, why are you here?"

"Because of a special mission given to me by the Third, I came over here for a trip. After seeing Minato, I decided to follow along and see if there's anything I can do to help you," Jiraiya said, making an excuse.

The two didn't think much of it. Mainly, Jiraiya had always been wandering the ninja world, so it wasn't strange for him to appear anywhere. Choza Akimichi, on the contrary, said happily, "It's really great that you're here. Otherwise, based on the intelligence we've gathered, the situation of this mission is a bit grim. With just the three of us, even with Minato leading the team, it would be very difficult for us to complete the mission successfully."

"Have you gathered any intelligence?" Minato asked at this time.

"Yes, Shibi and I took a turn around the outskirts of Rōran and found that the situation is basically the same as the intelligence provided by our informant stationed here. The people in the entire ancient city of Rōran have basically been replaced by puppets. But what's more troublesome is that Shibi's reconnaissance insects have detected a large number of combat puppets hidden in this ancient city. These puppets are much more advanced than the Sand Village's puppets. An ordinary Jonin without specific means to deal with puppets would not be able to handle them. More importantly, these puppets don't seem to need a puppeteer to control them. The chakra threads on their bodies are all directly connected to that place," Choza Akimichi said, looking at the tall tower in the ancient city of Rōran, which was clearly visible even from the outer areas.

"If that's the case, then the power source of these puppets should be the Dragon Vein that this ancient kingdom of Rōran has guarded for generations," Minato Namikaze said with a frown. "It seems that Rōran has been completely controlled by that so-called Minister Anrokuzan who suddenly appeared a few years ago. I didn't find any trace of their queen in the inner city either."

"This Anrokuzan's ambition is probably not small," Shibi Aburame said. Putting other things aside, just the number of hidden combat puppets they had found in various parts of the ancient city of Rōran, if they were to use them to attack the Sand Village now, it would be enough to give the Sand a hard time. To say he had no ambition, who would believe that?

"Then, let's first infiltrate the interior of Rōran and find the whereabouts of their queen. After all, only the royal bloodline of Rōran has the ability to seal the Dragon Vein," Minato Namikaze said. "Otherwise, I can only take the risk and seal the Dragon Vein myself."

"Understood," Choza Akimichi and Shino Aburame nodded at the same time.

"Jiraiya-sensei, I'll leave these two children in your care," Minato Namikaze said at this time.

"I can go too! Da... Big brother!" Naruto almost called Minato "Dad" in front of Choza Akimichi and Shibi Aburame.

"Lord Jiraiya, these two children are?" Choza Akimichi asked at this time.

"Uh... two children I picked up while I was outside," Jiraiya said after thinking for a moment, scratching his head.

"Naruto, you stay here with Jiraiya-sensei and wait for us. You should avoid fighting here as much as possible," Minato said.

"I'm very strong! I can definitely help you!" Naruto insisted.

"Minato, since the enemy is strong, it's better for us to go with you. One more person means more strength," Jiraiya also said at this time.

After hearing Jiraiya say so, Minato considered it for a moment. Previously, whether it was Naruto or Gaara, the combat power they had shown when facing those few puppets was completely sufficient to be of great help in this mission. Anyway, when he was their age, he definitely wasn't as strong as the two of them.

Thinking of this, Minato couldn't help but feel a little gratified, thinking to himself: It seems my future son's talent is even greater than mine.

"Alright," Minato nodded. But before setting off, Minato still urged, "If possible, it's best not to leave too many traces here."

"I understand," Jiraiya nodded.

After discussing the specific plan of action, Minato took out a few kunai engraved with the Flying Thunder God formula from his ninja tool pouch, handed them to the people present, and said at the same time, "You take these. If there is danger, I will come to the rescue immediately."

"Is this the legendary Flying Thunder God Technique's kunai? So cool!" After getting the Sword of the Shinobi's Affection, Naruto's face was full of excitement. He kept playing with the special kunai in his hand. Ever since he learned his life story, Naruto had collected many stories about his father in the village. Naruto knew that this was the origin of his father's nickname in the ninja world—the Golden Flash—the carrier of the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Naruto had seen this kind of kunai before in the museum that Uchiha Douhuan had ordered to be built next to the Konoha Heroes' Memorial Monument a couple of years ago, but how could looking at a dead object through a display case compare to the feeling of touching this kind of kunai with his own hands?

Upon hearing Naruto's words, Minato Namikaze frowned without changing his expression. There was no doubt that Naruto was his son, but whether it was his attitude towards him before, or the expression on his face now that he had his Sword of the Shinobi's Affection, it all pointed to one thing: this son of his was not familiar with him, his father. This couldn't help but make Minato suspicious: "Did I not accompany this child as he grew up? Or could it be..."

After thinking of a certain possibility, Minato Namikaze, after setting off, inconspicuously glanced out of the corner of his eye at Naruto, who had been following behind him like a little shadow, never leaving his side. Then he slowed down, came to Naruto's side, patted Naruto's head, and then asked softly, "Your name is Naruto, right?"

At this time, Jiraiya had not yet discovered his amazing talent in software hardening engineering, and the novel "The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi," the origin of Naruto's name, had not yet been published. So, that's why Minato asked this question.

"Mmm, mmm, mmm!" Naruto nodded eagerly. "Naruto! Uzumaki Naruto!"

"Uzumaki?" Minato Namikaze nodded. If it were up to him, he had indeed thought about having his and Kushina's child inherit the Uzumaki clan name in the future. Putting aside the fact that the Uzumaki clan's name was indeed much more illustrious than their Namikaze family's, having his future child take the Uzumaki surname could also save the child a lot of trouble as he grew up. After all, while he had made a great name for himself in the ninja world over the years, he had also genuinely made many people wish for his death. If his child carried the Namikaze surname, perhaps some ninja from another village would target his child because they didn't want to see a second Golden Flash.

Although this thought was a bit distrustful of Konoha's defense forces, to put it a bit disrespectfully, the Third Hokage had also become a bit weak after getting older. Minato Namikaze didn't think such a Third Hokage could protect his child.

"Looking at your strength before, Naruto, you must be at least a Chunin in the future, right?" Minato Namikaze asked with a smile.

"Uh... I guess so..." Upon hearing Minato Namikaze's question, cold sweat dripped directly from Naruto's forehead. Subsequently, he said with some guilt.

Seeing his own dad, he got so excited that he forgot his own identity. He was a rogue ninja of Konoha now. If his own dad found out, what if his dad decided to clean up the family?

"I guess so?" Minato Namikaze also showed a slightly puzzled expression. Can being a Chunin be a 'guess so' thing?

"Yes! I'll be a Chunin soon," Naruto said.

In Naruto's view, if the Chunin Exams had proceeded normally and he hadn't run away, it would have been a sure thing for him to defeat Sasuke and become a Chunin in the exams.

However, his statement obviously couldn't satisfy Minato Namikaze. Minato Namikaze frowned and said, "Naruto, the most important thing for us ninjas is rigor. It is what it is, and it isn't what it isn't."

"Sorry, sorry!" Naruto scratched his head. Listening to his father's lesson, a special emotion also rose in his heart.

[Is this what it feels like to be lectured by Dad?]

"Alright, I'm still a Genin," Naruto lowered his head and admitted helplessly.

"A Genin?" Minato Namikaze nodded. Although in his view, Naruto's strength had definitely surpassed that of an ordinary Jonin, a ninja's rank was not determined solely by strength.

The group soon re-entered the central area of the ancient city of Rōran. At this time, the tide of people on the streets also began to gather. Thousands of puppet dummies gathered in front of the royal palace of the ancient kingdom of Rōran, looking as if they were about to hold some kind of festival.

The group, hidden in the gaps between the houses not far from the royal palace, watched this scene and were secretly alarmed. If these people were all puppets, then where had the real people of Rōran gone?

Just as everyone was filled with doubt, above the royal palace, a figure in magnificent clothes, surrounded by a group of people, ascended a high platform and waved to the puppet people below.

"Is that... their princess?" Minato Namikaze frowned upon seeing this. What kind of show is this? The people below are clearly all puppet dummies. Who is this princess waving to? Or could it be that this princess is also a fake?

However, in the next second, a sudden change occurred. The bricks on the high tower suddenly cracked. The princess, who was in the middle of waving, was caught off guard, missed her footing, and fell from the high platform.

Naruto, who sensed that this was a real person with the help of the Nine-Tails' ability, rushed out without thinking. He rushed towards the high platform at the fastest speed, then leaped high and caught the falling woman in mid-air.

But just at this moment, movement also began to come from all directions. Dozens of huge combat puppets converged towards the location of the high tower.

"Naruto?" Minato Namikaze, who was also preparing to save the person but hadn't even thrown out his Flying Thunder God kunai before seeing Naruto rush out first, was greatly alarmed. He finally understood why Naruto, despite his outstanding strength, was still just a Genin.

Can't this kid look at the situation first? As a ninja, acting rashly is a big taboo!

However, in the next instant, facing the besieging puppets, the golden light that erupted from Naruto, who was holding the queen of Rōran, and the chakra aura he emitted, directly made Minato Namikaze's eyes widen.

"This is..." Minato Namikaze looked at Jiraiya beside him in disbelief. He was all too familiar with this chakra fluctuation. Wasn't this the Nine-Tails' chakra?

And Naruto's posture was also extremely similar to the description of a perfect Jinchuriki that Minato Namikaze had read about in books.

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(End of chapter)

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