"I'm sorry, Naruto, I never imagined you'd suffer so much. You should have been a hero..."
Minato's eyes were filled with unbearable guilt. Naruto wiped away his tears. To be honest, he really wanted to Minato, but seeing Minato like this, he gave up the idea.
The father and son both fell silent. Senga stood to the side with his arms crossed, then suddenly spoke up.
"Minato, the Chakra you left behind probably won't last much longer, right? Is there anything else you want to say? If you have something to say, then say it now!"
Minato slowly nodded, patted Naruto's spiky yellow hair that resembled his own, and said,
"Naruto, I'm really not a good father, I..."
"Alright, alright, I gave you a chance but it was useless, all you did was talk nonsense!"
Senga interrupted Minato irritably. He walked up to Minato and punched him in the stomach. The punch was quite powerful, and Minato clutched his stomach and staggered back a few steps.
Although Minato is currently existing in the form of Chakra, he can still feel pain. He gave Senga a resentful look, thinking to himself, "Didn't you tell me to hurry up and say what I have to say?"
However, he knew he deserved the punch, and that it would make him feel better.
Naruto, seeing Minato's pained expression, suddenly asked,
"Senior Senga, how much longer can Dad live?"
This was the first time Naruto had called Minato "Dad," and upon hearing it, Minato felt an unprecedented surge of emotion, which also made him feel even more distressed.
Senga glanced at Minato's increasingly blurry body and said,
"It should be less than five minutes."
Five minutes...
Naruto lowered his head. He had finally seen his father, but they only had five minutes left to meet, which was incredibly cruel for him.
Minato sighed heavily, looking at Senga with a pleading look in his eyes.
"Senga, after I disappear, could you please take care of Naruto? As his father, I owe him so much!"
In response to Minato's pleading, Senga rolled her eyes.
"Don't want!"
"I'm so grateful... What?!"
Minato stared at Senga in disbelief. In his mind, given their relationship, Senga would at least help him take care of Naruto Senga. But what was going on?
Senga glanced sideways at Minato and snorted coldly.
"Don't look at me like that, take care of your own son!"
"But I'm about to disappear!"
"Just disappear and come back, isn't that enough?"
"Are you kidding me?! I'm already dead! Dead!"
"I know you're dead, you don't need to keep repeating it."
"Senga, I'm begging you! I won't feel at ease until I entrust Naruto to you!"
"What? You don't believe in your Konoha anymore? Is it because the Third Hokage is dead?"
"..."
It would have been better if the village hadn't been mentioned, because just mentioning Minato made Minato furious. He had just seen Naruto when he was a child, often going hungry and cold, and when he did get food, it was always expired!
Minato was the Fourth Hokage, after all! What happened to his legacy? Why didn't the Third Hokage and the others pass on their legacy to Naruto?
Furthermore, the villagers' constant beatings and verbal abuse of Naruto, and their forbidding other children from befriending Naruto, only fueled Minato's fury.
Minato could barely understand that the Third Hokage and his group concealed Naruto's identity as the son of the Hokage in order to protect Naruto and prevent his enemies from targeting Naruto.
But if you've hidden even this, why didn't you also hide the fact that the Nine-Tails was sealed inside Naruto?! And this "son of the Demon Fox" nonsense? Couldn't you at least explain to the villagers what Jinchuriki is?
Minato became increasingly agitated as he thought about it, and his Chakra began to fluctuate wildly.
He didn't have much Chakra left to begin with, and this sudden depletion made it even faster; it looked like it was about to completely dissipate.
Naruto was also feeling bad, he murmured,
"Dad..."
This time, Minato's father's words completely broke him down. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he dared not look at Naruto anymore, so he closed his eyes.
Senga shook his head helplessly. He reached out and flicked Minato's forehead. Minato opened his eyes in pain and looked at Senga in confusion.
Black ripples appeared in Senga's eyes as he activated the Rinnegan.
Minato's Rinnegan widened in shock when he saw Senga's Rinnegan. He blinked several times to make sure he wasn't mistaken.
"This... this is the Rinnegan?!"
Seeing that Senga recognized those eyes, Minato didn't say anything more. He closed the Rinnegan, turned around, and pressed down on Naruto's shoulder.
He didn't turn around to look at the Minato, but simply said,
"I told you, you should take care of your own child. You should reflect on your actions while you're still in the womb of Shinigami!"
After saying that, Senga and Naruto disappeared in front of Minato.
Minato silently watched the spot where Senga and Naruto had disappeared, and said softly,
"Thank you, Senga..."
In the real world, Naruto's eyes regained their clarity, and he immediately looked at Senga, saying anxiously,
"Senior Senga, my father..."
He has disappeared.
Although he already knew the outcome, Naruto still felt a pang of disappointment. He remained silent for a moment, then asked,
"Will I still have a chance to see him?"
Senga looked at Naruto's hopeful face, sighed softly, and said...
Yes, you will definitely see him again.
Upon hearing this, Naruto was overwhelmed with excitement. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed deeply to Senga.
"Thank you, Senga Chika!"
With a casual wave of her hand, Chiga pulled Naruto up.
"Alright, I'm really fed up with you two, father and son. We'll express our gratitude when we meet your father!"
Yamato and Sakura were completely confused. According to Senga, Naruto's father was the Fourth Hokage, but wasn't the Fourth Hokage already dead? How could Naruto possibly meet Fourth Hokage?
Sakura nudged Naruto's arm and whispered...
"Naruto, did you just see the Fourth Hokage?"
"Um."
"Such a thing is true? Is he really your father?"
"Yes."
Naruto's mind was filled with thoughts of his father, Minato, and he no longer showed the same enthusiasm towards Sakura. Sakura couldn't help but feel annoyed, and she raised her hand as if to punch Naruto.
However, her hand was grabbed tightly halfway through its reach.
Senga appeared before Sakura without her noticing, his Mangekyou Mangekyō Sharingan a chilling coldness.
"What are you up to?"
Stared at by the Mangekyō Sharingan, Sakura felt a fear that went straight to her soul. She swallowed hard, her eyes pleadingly fixed on Naruto...