"?"
Hearing Minato's words, Naruto froze for a moment, and then his eyes suddenly widened.
"——?! You're my dad? Wait a minute, that's not right! You look about the same age as me!"
"I came to this world by accident through some kind of space-time ninjutsu. Perhaps it's due to the space-time, or maybe the difference in time flow between parallel worlds, but the world I'm from is still decades in the past."
Minato explained simply.
"But your surname is Namikaze—"
"Your mother's surname is Uzumaki. Her name is Uzumaki Kushina, and she has beautiful red hair," Minato said in a gentle tone.
Naruto stared at Minato, dazed, his eyes gradually filling with a mist of tears.
He wiped his eyes and sniffled. "So that means you really are my dad. I'm not without a mom and dad—
And I'm not some kind of monster————"
"Of course. You are my son, the son of the Fourth Hokage."
Minato wiped his hands clean, stepped forward, and gently patted Naruto on the head.
"Of course, you are my son, the son of the Fourth Hokage."
Minato wiped his hands clean, stepped forward, and gently patted Naruto on the head.
"Don't do that, it's awkward."
Naruto embarrassedly dodged Minato's hand.
Although he felt stirred to see his dad, Minato looked about the same age as him, which made him feel very strange.
"Is that so—"
Minato thought for a moment. "Then wait a moment, let me change my appearance."
Saying this, he turned and walked into the bedroom, closing the door behind him.
Not two minutes later, the door opened again.
A tall, blonde, handsome man in his twenties appeared before Naruto.
Naruto instinctively stepped back two paces, staring blankly at the figure before him.
The person was wearing a black base shirt and long pants, with handsome and delicate features; he looked exactly like an older version of Minato, though his eyes were slightly narrower, and his face lacked a trace of baby fat, giving him a sharper look.
This was not a Transformation Technique, but the effect of Minato's right eye Dōjutsu, Amaterasu's Decree, which could alter the target's physical growth state.
This was the first time Minato had used this Dōjutsu, and the consumption of eye power was negligible for him now.
However, this was used on himself; if used on other targets, the consumption of eye power might be greater.
As early as when he first awakened this Dōjutsu, Minato had specifically bought several sets of clothes in different sizes for emergencies, and now they had come in handy.
However, this was for use on himself; if it were used on other targets, the eye power consumption might be a bit greater.
Long before awakening this dōjutsu, Minato had specially bought several sets of clothes in different sizes, just in case, and now they came in handy.
"Well, this is what I look like naturally grown to twenty years old; my appearance should be exactly the same as the me in this world," Minato said with a smile.
Naruto stared blankly at Minato: "It looks—exactly like the Fourth on the Hokage Rock."
"Of course, we are counterparts from parallel worlds!"
Minato raised his hand and patted Naruto's head: "This way, it won't be strange anymore, right?"
"Hmm—"
Naruto's eye sockets turned red again, but this time he didn't dodge Minato's hand, and let out a low 'hmm'.
"Then—will you leave afterwards?"
"I definitely still have to return to my own world."
Minato nodded: "But before I leave, I will teach you some ninjutsu to help you grow up as quickly as possible."
Naruto looked a little disappointed, but not surprised.
After all, the Minato before him was not his real father, just a counterpart from a parallel universe; it was impossible for him to stay and accompany him forever.
Seeing Naruto's disappointed look, Minato's heart softened: "I can promise you that before I leave, I will find a way for you to meet your parents."
"Really?"
Naruto's eyes instantly lit up with a brilliant glow, but then quickly dimmed: "Don't lie to me, they are both dead."
"To me, death is not an obstacle."
Minato rubbed Naruto's head: "I am very strong, after all!"
"Mm—"
Naruto pursed his lips, a glimmer of hope rising in his heart.
The next day, Minato and Naruto arrived early at the Third Training Ground to continue practicing the Rasengan.
Since Naruto didn't seem burdened by the two thousand shadow clones yesterday, Minato had him increase the number of shadow clones to forty.
"You must remember, the Rasengan is about having chakra rotate chaotically within a sphere. Simple chakra rotation won't work, but an average person can usually only control rotation in a single direction."
"Although you could take a shortcut by using both hands, it would greatly sacrifice the convenience of this technique, making it not worth the trade-off. So, you can start by using both hands to get a feel for it, and then, before the water balloon bursts, switch to one hand to gradually adapt."
Minato shared his training experience with Naruto, and Naruto quickly entered a training state.
Two hours later, Minato had Naruto dispel his Shadow Clone.
"Now, try again."
"Oh!"
Naruto held his right wrist with his left hand, and cradled the water balloon in his right palm.
Suddenly, the water balloon in his palm deformed violently and burst with a pop.
Minato's eyes lit up slightly. It seemed Naruto's talent was even better than Nawaki's.
Poor Nawaki, he can't even compare to my son—
"Well done."
Minato took out a rubber ball. "Next is the second stage—use the same method to burst this."
"Another ball—"
Naruto was speechless, but he still obediently followed instructions, though he couldn't help but complain, "Is there really no other ninjutsu you can teach me?"
"You don't seem to have the talent for hand seals; you're not suited for the path of conventional ninjutsu."
As Minato spoke, he performed a few hand seals with one hand. His fingertips danced, creating a blur of motion. "My limit is eight seals per second. What about you?"
Naruto looked away guiltily. "About... three, I guess."
"For a ninja, that's not much different from being crippled."
Minato shook his head and chuckled. "The Rasengan is an A-rank ninjutsu. Furthermore, if you add nature transformation, it can reach S-rank. Most importantly, it's a seal-less ninjutsu, which makes it perfect for someone like you—someone simple."
"You mean a 'dumbass,' right?"
Naruto narrowed his eyes and glared at Minato, who smiled awkwardly.
"But what is an S-rank Rasengan like?" Naruto asked curiously. "Can you do it, Minato?"
"Of course. After all, I created this ninjutsu."
Minato nodded, then raised his hand. Chakra rapidly gathered in his palm, forming a Rasengan with massive wind blades.
A terrifying Chakra kicked up a strong wind. Watching from the shadows, Kakashi widened his eyes in shock.
"He actually perfected this technique? And—with one hand?"
To perform a Rasengan with one hand, without any hand seals, and even infuse it with Chakra Nature Transformation?
Is this level of Chakra control truly something a human can achieve?
As he was thinking this, he saw Minato raise his other hand, a dazzling red Chakra sphere gathering in his palm.
"Wind Release: Spiraling Shuriken, Fire Release: Grand Flame Spiraling Ball—both are advanced ninjutsu derived from the Rasengan."
Because he was teaching his son, Minato's tone was inevitably a bit proud. "How is it? Amazing, right?"
"So amazing!"
Naruto clenched his fists in excitement, like a little fanboy.
Hearing this, Kakashi, in the shadows, furrowed his brows.
This doesn't seem like the Teacher's naming style, though—
Just as he was thinking that, he heard Minato speak again: "Of course, it could also be called the Dimensional Inspiration-Inspired Grand Flame High-Explosive Spiraling Ball————"
Ah—that's more like it!
Kakashi nodded to himself.
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