The entire Konoha returned to calm.
The passing of Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Sandaime, did not cause even the slightest impact on Konoha.
On the contrary!
Regarding the Fourth Hokage taking power again, everyone expressed support, understanding, and trust.
Yes.
Do not think that just because Minato Namikaze was resurrected via Edo Tensei, everyone would be wary of such things.
In reality, that is all nonsense!
Because such matters are too far removed from them. As long as their lives can be improved, let alone having a dead person return to power, even if you tied a dog to the Hokage's seat, everyone would just smile slightly and not care at all.
What righteousness? What good or evil?
The common folk simply do not care; nothing is more practical than a full bowl of rice!
As for the higher-ups?
The major Ninja Clans have almost been drained dry by the Konoha F4; do you think anyone would still stand up for them?
It is only because Minato Namikaze has returned; otherwise, they would have all wanted to join the 'Konoha Crush Plan'!
If there is anything that truly caused a stir, it is only the matter of Uzumaki Naruto.
There is no way around it!
Everyone was truly shocked!
After all, who could have imagined that the child they bullied from childhood to adulthood would actually be the child of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze?
However.
Apart from the initial shock, everyone stopped paying attention and turned it into a laughing matter.
Yes, it is that simple.
Regret? Panic? Fear?
Heh, none of that at all!
It is just like the keyboard warriors in the internet age, where they force someone to death because an unscrupulous streamer stirs up trouble.
Will the keyboard warriors regret it?
They will not!
Apart from sighing and offering a blessing, everyone just continues with whatever they were doing!
After all, it was not just one or two people who bullied Uzumaki Naruto, but the entire population of Konoha; could Minato Namikaze possibly kill all the citizens of Konoha?
Not to mention...
In the hearts of all Konoha villagers, Minato Namikaze is a very gentle person.
Heh!
Then there is even less to fear!
A gentleman can be deceived in a way that is hard to resist!
Regret? Compensation?
Even less of that!
As a group of people living at the bottom, just staying alive every day is exhausting enough!
After all, they are not the citizens under the rule of Uchiha Jin. In this primitive Ninja World, Ninjas live tiring lives, and commoners live even more tiring lives than Ninjas; otherwise, they wouldn't be fighting tooth and nail to have their children become Ninjas.
So.
After knowing about this, they would not dare to bully Uzumaki Naruto in the future and would become more respectful toward Naruto.
But that is about it!
However, for Naruto, it can be considered a good thing; in the future, he will also be able to enjoy the treatment of 'Konohamaru'.
...
That evening.
After the meeting, Minato Namikaze took Uzumaki Naruto and walked toward their home.
However...
It was not the house Naruto currently lives in, but the home he and Kushina had.
Shortly after.
The two stopped in front of a small two-story building. Minato Namikaze directly took out a Kunai, broke the lock on the gate of the small courtyard, and walked in with Uzumaki Naruto.
Inside the room, it was as clean as before.
Apparently.
Even though Minato Namikaze and Kushina had been dead for so long, someone was still cleaning the room for them every day.
Seeing this, Minato Namikaze felt a bit better!
Fortunately...
His former subordinates still had some conscience after all.
Looking at the familiar furnishings in the house and the photos on the wall, a faint smile appeared on Minato Namikaze's face.
He began to touch everything in the house and subconsciously went to the place where he hid his money.
His expression froze instantly.
Damn it!
His money was gone!
Even the place where he hid his Ninjutsu scrolls, including Kushina's various property deeds and assets, were all completely empty.
Except for rags like clothes, there was not a single thing of real value left.
"Damn you, Hiruzen Sarutobi, you truly have a ruthless heart!"
Minato Namikaze took a deep breath; he could not curse in front of the child.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Uzumaki Naruto had been observing Minato Namikaze the whole way, and there was still a hint of disbelief in his eyes.
This is his father?
He is not a demon fox; he has a father?
And...
From the mouths of others, he even learned that his father was the Fourth Hokage?
Thinking of the Hokage Rock he saw every day, to be honest, it really did look a little similar.
Therefore.
The current Uzumaki Naruto did not have his usual liveliness; he was so quiet that it did not seem like him.
"Um..."
"Are you really my father?"
"I am not a demon fox; I have a mom and dad?"
Uzumaki Naruto's voice was very soft, and the look in his eyes when he gazed at Minato Namikaze was filled with a certain sense of hope.
Regarding this.
Minato Namikaze crouched down and spoke in a very serious tone.
"Naruto, remember."
"You are not some so-called demon fox; you have a dad and a mom."
"Dad is me, Minato Namikaze!"
"Your surname is your mother's, and your mother's name is Uzumaki Kushina."
"Do you see the photo on the wall?"
"That red-haired woman is my wife and also your mother!"
As Minato Namikaze spoke, the look in Uzumaki Naruto's eyes began to change drastically.
Finally.
After a dozen seconds of bewilderment, he fiercely punched Minato.
Immediately after.
He threw himself into Minato's arms and began to cry wildly.
"Why?"
"Why did you abandon me back then? Do you know what I have suffered all these years?"
"..."
Accompanying Uzumaki Naruto's tearful complaints, the corners of Minato Namikaze's mouth were filled with bitterness.
Yes!
What was he doing back then?
Even though during the year he served as Hokage, he could feel Hiruzen Sarutobi's intense desire for power, as well as his very unique relationship with Danzo, how could he have been so foolish as to choose to trust Hiruzen Sarutobi and entrust his child to be raised by him?
But, sigh!
With a helpless sigh, dwelling on it now was meaningless.
Thinking of this, he completely composed his emotions: "Naruto, have you ever seen the Nine-Tailed sealed inside you?"
"That big fox in my stomach?" Uzumaki Naruto was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "I saw it once two years ago, but after that, I couldn't get back in."
Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze nodded: "So that is how it is. Then, would you like to see it?"
"Sure, let's go see the big fox!" Uzumaki Naruto said, his face full of excitement.
Subsequently.
Seeing that his son had agreed, Minato Namikaze did not hesitate any longer; he immediately lifted Uzumaki Naruto's shirt and gently pressed his right hand onto the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style.
Almost instantly.
The runes of the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style began to circulate, and a series of clicking sounds echoed. Subsequently, the two entered the mental world, which was the sewer where the Nine-Tailed lived.
Shortly after.
The two came to the side of a huge iron cage. Upon seeing the Nine-Tailed, Naruto could not help but shout and scream.
However, it was a pity.
The Nine-Tailed did not look at Uzumaki Naruto at all; its pair of fox eyes were fixed tightly on Minato Namikaze.
"Mi-na-to Na-mi-ka-ze!"
"..."