For a moment, Naruto Uzumaki forgot what he wanted to say. He stared blankly at Minato Namikaze.
It was strange. Naruto Uzumaki found it very strange. Though this was their first meeting, he felt an unprecedented sense of closeness from this man who resembled Mu Yue so much.
"Are you the Fourth Hokage?" Naruto Uzumaki asked instinctively.
"No, I'm Minato Namikaze. Besides, the village has only had three Hokage so far," Minato replied with a smile.
Yamato looked at Naruto Uzumaki speechlessly. It wasn't his first day traveling through time, so why was he still like this?
Naruto Uzumaki chuckled sheepishly and scratched his head.
Why is the Fourth Hokage here? Yamato wondered, then looked toward Kakashi and the others.
He thought it was possible that Kakashi and the others had contacted Minato Namikaze, since Minato Namikaze was also one of the people they needed to save.
If Minato Namikaze himself knew about the future and took action to save himself, the chances of success would rise considerably.
"Minato-sensei, why did you come to Rōran too? Did you accept a mission?" Obito asked curiously, dusting himself off.
Though Yamato's guess was logical, it was unfortunately wrong. Obito and the others did not know why Minato Namikaze had suddenly appeared in Rōran either.
"No. You could say I came here for personal reasons," Minato said after thinking for a moment.
Mu Yue had called him here, but unlike Jiraiya, Minato had come in person rather than sending a Shadow Clone.
Mu Yue and the others had been in Rōran for some time. Minato had happened to finish a mission during that period, so he came over himself.
The moment he saw Naruto Uzumaki, Minato knew Mu Yue's guess had been correct. Naruto Uzumaki was his child.
The Uzumaki Clan surname, his