Showdown

[Kushina Uzumaki: Naruto! Naruto!!!]

At this moment, in the Chat Group, the Duel Arena, and in Little Konoha, Kushina Uzumaki was already sobbing uncontrollably because she simply couldn't bear what Naruto had just said!

A child without parents!

An unwanted child!

[Kushina Uzumaki: Naruto! You're not an unwanted child! Mommy's here! Mommy's here!!!]

Inside the Sealing Space, everyone fell silent upon hearing Makoto Ito's words, as they all wanted to know the truth about Naruto's background.

Makoto Ito looked at everyone...

"Actually, I don't think there's anything to hide about this. Naruto's mother is named Kushina Uzumaki, a member of the Uzumaki Clan, and his father is named Minato Namikaze!!!"

Naruto looked at Makoto Ito with trembling eyes...

"My mother's name is Kushina Uzumaki, and my father's name is Minato Namikaze. I am not an orphan, nor am I an unwanted child!!!"

At this moment, Sasuke Uchiha looked at Makoto Ito in disbelief!

"Makoto! Wait! You just said Naruto's father was... Minato Namikaze? Minato Namikaze! Isn't that the name of our Fourth Hokage Konoha? Are you saying Naruto's father is the Fourth Hokage?!?"

"How is this possible?!"

Is Naruto the Hokage's child?

"But... this also..."

Everyone was stunned!

Upon hearing Makoto Ito's words, Shikamaru Nara swallowed hard, never expecting his guess to be true!

"The general outline of the story is as follows: Naruto's mother was the previous Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, but on the day she gave birth to Naruto, she was attacked. In order to protect the village, the Fourth Hokage sealed the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, and the couple were killed. That's the general outline of the story!"

Therefore, Naruto Uzumaki is not some kind of demon fox. In fact, Naruto Uzumaki is the hero who protected the village. Not only is he a hero, but his parents were heroes too!

Naruto lowered his head, looking at the seal on his stomach, and muttered to himself...

"I'm not an unwanted child! My father is the Fourth Hokage! I'm the Hokage's child! I'm a hero's child! I'm a child with parents too!!!"

Makoto Ito looked at Naruto Uzumaki, smiled, and said...

"Naruto, is there anything you want to say to your parents? Maybe they can hear you now!"

"Can they really hear me?"

"That's hard to say!"

"Is there anything I should say? Actually, I don't know what to say."

Mom and Dad, I've actually been very happy these past few years! I've made some very good friends, including Makoto, Sasuke, and everyone else.

I have an excellent teacher, Iruka-sensei! And Kakashi-sensei, although Kakashi-sensei always looks like he has kidney deficiency, he takes good care of us!

I've had a very happy time these past few years! I've eaten on time every day! I've also grown quite a bit taller recently! I... I... I..."

Naruto started crying as he spoke...

Meanwhile, Sasuke Uchiha clenched his hands tightly!

"Makoto, but why? Why has no one known Naruto's true identity for so many years? He's clearly the Fourth Hokage's child, so why does he have to suffer like this? What on earth is going on?!"

Everyone turned to look at Makoto Ito Makoto Ito, wanting to know why things had turned out this way. Why was Naruto being treated this way? What exactly happened?!

"The current Konoha is a rotten Konoha, a flawed Konoha, so I want to correct it. The Third Hokage is getting old."

During his reign, he made countless mistakes, including the departure of the legendary Sannin from Konoha, the suicide of Konoha's White Fang, the forced surrender of his brothers by the Hyuga Danzo leader, and his indulgence of Danzo's misdeeds.

All of this has shown that he is no longer a good Hokage! A forest needs new shoots, and a village needs new ninjas, and we are those new ninjas.

I think we need to correct these mistakes, not only to prevent things like Naruto from happening again, but also for the development of our village!

Restoring Konoha is our inescapable duty!

I believe you all know some secrets, such as the mysterious disappearance of the Senju Clan, the inexplicable extermination of the Uchiha Clan, and the severe suppression of the Hyuga Clan. This is the village now, this is Konoha now!

So everyone, for this Chunin Ninja Exams, I've decided to do something, and the first thing is to change Hokage! I don't want to become Hokage. I already have an excellent candidate: Sannin, one of the Tsunade, the granddaughter of the First Hokage. I think it would be perfect for her to become the new Hokage of Konoha!

Sasuke didn't say much after hearing Makoto Ito's words. After all, if Makoto Ito wanted to do it, then all he had to do was support him!

Naruto, standing to the side, thought about it for a moment. He actually wanted to be Hokage too, but after considering his age and strength, he realized he should compete for the next Hokage position instead...

Shikamaru Nara thought for a moment, then looked up at Makoto Ito.

"Makoto, so you're saying you're planning a coup?!"

Makoto Ito shook his head...

"No! Although the Third Hokage was a very incompetent Hokage, he was still my teacher, and he was indeed very good to me during the time he was my teacher. So, let someone else handle the matter of organizing his retirement ceremony..."

"So what do we need to do?"

"What we need to do now is to increase our strength and enhance our voice within the family! I don't expect you to control the family right now, but you must have a say in things!"

"That's not a problem. We are the successors to the next clan leader, so this kind of thing isn't difficult for us! But, as for improving our strength..."