"Ah, this..." Yamato was dumbfounded, he really did mistake him.
He didn't understand, someone who looks just like the Fourth Hokage, with such strong Flying Thunder God, isn't the Fourth Hokage. How could this be rationalized?
Logically, if Konoha had a powerful ninja similar to the Fourth Hokage, they should also be well-known, but Yamato really had no impression of this name, Habu Mokgetsu.
"In your world, how well is Kenji's Breath of Darkness cultivation going?" Mokgetsu suddenly asked Yamato.
"Elephant senior? I'm not too sure about that." Yamato thought for a moment and replied.
Tobita Kenji's code name in Anbu is Elephant, he's a very capable and experienced Anbu. Yamato knew Tobita Kenji was skilled in Lightning Release Fuinjutsu, but he wasn't aware of anything about Breath of Darkness.
Mokgetsu was basically certain that the Yamato and Uzumaki Naruto in front of him had traversed from the original Naruto World.
Even if he failed, died, and the story returned to the original trajectory, it couldn't possibly erase all traces of his existence, could it? That would be too much work and meaningless.
"Then, do you know where Mukade is, Brother Mokgetsu?" Uzumaki Naruto suddenly remembered he was on a mission and hurriedly asked.
"I don't know the ninja you're talking about." Mokgetsu shook his head and said.
The situation now is too different from the original plot of the animation, blindly causing trouble could only worsen things, so Mokgetsu didn't directly spoil it.
Yamato covered his forehead, finding out Kakashi seemed to be lying about everything except the name of Mokgetsu.
"But didn't Teacher Little Kakashi say..." Naruto tried to say something, but was directly interrupted by Kakashi.
"I said that to stall for time, we're in Loulan because of the Queen's investigative mission, of course we don't know where that ninja you mentioned is." Kakashi explained.
"Captain Yamato, what should we do now? We need to find that guy to go back." Uzumaki Naruto said somewhat troubled.
He didn't quite understand why they time-traveled, but he knew the logic of solving the problem by addressing its cause. Finding Mukade, who caused all of this, would hopefully resolve the issue.
"We can only look around Loulan for now, we all traveled through time here, he should be here too." Yamato thought for a moment and said.
He didn't really have a good solution either, after all, time travel is such an inconceivable matter.
"If you don't mind, our squad can help search, as long it doesn't impede our mission." Mokgetsu said with a gentle smile.
Having read the script, Mokgetsu knew their mission was essentially the same task; the Mukade that Yamato and Uzumaki Naruto needed to eliminate was the current Minister of Loulan, An Lushan.
If An Lushan's ambitions and deeds were uncovered, the Queen of Loulan would surely ask them to dispose of him.
The difference in their missions is that they have to do some investigation first, akin to having a prerequisite task.
"That would be great if possible." Yamato nodded and thanked Mokgetsu.
Looking at the refined, gentlemanly, and helpful Mokgetsu, Yamato thought it was a pity—such a ninja might die in the upcoming war.
That there was no memory of a ninja like Mokgetsu could only mean he died very early, possibly before Namikaze Minato became the Fourth Hokage, during the Third Ninja War.
"If we can return, I'll ask Kakashi-senpai." Yamato thought, since Mokgetsu was also Kakashi's teacher, Kakashi should know a lot about him.
"Thank you very much, Brother Mokgetsu!" Uzumaki Naruto also smiled and thanked Mokgetsu.
Although Mokgetsu was not the Fourth Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto still had a good impression of him, finding him very approachable.
Then, Mokgetsu told Yamato and Uzumaki Naruto the location of their squad's lodging, and the two teams went about their own tasks. Mokgetsu's team went to investigate An Lushan, while Uzumaki Naruto and Yamato searched all over Loulan for Mukade.
In fact, Kakashi and others still had many doubts in their hearts; Mokgetsu and Minato were indeed alike, and with the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, the misunderstanding was understandable for Yamato and the others.
But there were still too many puzzling points, like why Yamato and Uzumaki Naruto knew nothing about the name Habu Mokgetsu, and what exactly happened to Namikaze Minato, Obito, Nohara Rin, Asuma, and others.
Obito very much wanted to clear all this up, but Naruto's issues were indeed urgent; if they couldn't return, it would be a huge problem, so Obito could only suppress his doubts for now, intending to discuss them with Uzumaki Naruto in the evening at the inn.
"Indeed, they truly live up to being the 'protagonists'." Rechecking Yamato and Naruto's stats, Mokgetsu sighed internally.
[Name: Uzumaki Naruto]
[Chakra: 220000 (???)]
[Potential: SS+ (Six Paths Bloodline + Nine-tails + Basic Talent)]
[Skills: Wind Attribute Chakra Nature Changes (Mastery), Rasengan, Rasen Shuriken...]
Although the Chakra amount seemed slightly less than Nagato at this time, Naruto's Chakra detected now was merely a surface amount, and should he erupt, the Chakra he could utilize would be far more than identified above.
Moreover, Nagato wasn't an ordinary member of the Uzumaki Clan; being selected by Uchiha Madara to have the Rinnegan transplanted naturally meant he had his unique qualities.
[Name: Yamato]
[Chakra: 110000]
[Potential: S (Hashirama Cells + Basic Talent)]