Giving You a Chance to Be Reborn

Standing in the sky.

Is this Naruto's ambition?

Minato could feel Naruto's seriousness and firmly believed that Naruto could do it.

At this moment, Minato's identity had completely separated from that of the Fourth Hokage.

He once longed to govern Konoha well, lead Konoha to new heights, protect Konoha, and protect everyone.

But now, everything he had placed his hopes on, everything that supported his efforts, had completely collapsed, leaving only venomous taunts and jeers.

"Yaoguai, why don't you go die?"

Tell me, what father could remain calm upon hearing such curses?

From this moment on, he was no longer the Fourth.

Now, he just wanted to be a good father.

"Although my time is limited, I can definitely still help you." Minato could feel the cold liquid sliding down his cheeks.

It was disappointment and pain towards Konoha.

He stared intently into Naruto's blue eyes and asked seriously.

Although he was dead, the knowledge in his mind was valuable.

He believed Naruto would need his knowledge.

Since he couldn't change the past, he would do his best to make Naruto's future a little better.

"Help? You're just trash now, did you hear me? You're just—" the Nine-Tails gloated on the side, but was stopped by Naruto.

Naruto revealed a gentle smile again and said lightly:

"You can indeed help me."

"Great, how? What do you need? I, I..." Perhaps seeing the possibility of repairing their father-son relationship, the composed Minato lost his composure and asked clumsily.

This only drew more mocking laughter from the Nine-Tails.

"I want all the information you know about the high-level officials of Konoha, every department, the Elder Council, the Hokage's habits, hobbies, personality, and even the families behind them. I want everything you know." Naruto said decisively.

"The Fourth Hokage must know a lot of secrets." He hinted.

Personal strength can indeed overturn everything, but strength takes time.

And Naruto didn't even know how long he could live.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

Only by understanding the enemy, understanding them better than they understand themselves, can you control everything in their hands.

Just like Kyōka Suigetsu, controlling everything.

"I know, if this can make you live a little better, I'll tell you everything." As long as he was needed, there was a chance to repair their relationship. Minato's eyes showed joy as he nodded.

"Very good, I believe you also know my situation." Naruto nodded in satisfaction, finally a smile in his eyes.

"I'm walking on thin ice in Konoha. The truth is, they won't give me preferential treatment because of you. What I want is very simple, just to survive."

"I want to understand Konoha from a deep level, so that I can strengthen myself with peace of mind, without suppressing my strength, and without being afraid to train."

Speaking of this, Naruto looked directly into Minato's eyes, the latter's eyes filled with pain and self-blame.

Naruto's eyes were without any waves, that calm gaze making Minato afraid to even look.

Through Naruto's eyes, all he saw was calmness.

A deathly terrifying calmness.

This made Minato's heart even more bitter.

Minato would rather Naruto hit him, curse at him, than see such indifferent Naruto.

It was as if, to him, he was just a passerby.

Minato didn't dare to look anymore.

He was afraid his heart would hurt even more.

At this moment, Naruto's tone had a bit more fluctuation.

"You are Konoha's revered Fourth, you governed Konoha in an orderly manner, but, in my opinion, you are a failure."

"As a Hokage, you misjudged people's hearts and were deceived by the Third and the Elder Council."

"As a father, you arbitrarily made your only son the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, facing the world's Malice alone."

"You are too naive." Naruto's tone turned cold.

"That's right, you're too naive!" the Nine-Tails echoed triumphantly.

"The past you was very unqualified. Now, I'll give you a chance to be reborn."

Naruto stretched out his palm, and white Reiatsu slowly entered the Fourth's body.

"This is..." The Fourth looked surprised, his weak body becoming full and vigorous.

"This is Reiatsu, an energy that doesn't belong to this world," Naruto said calmly.

"I extend your life, and you provide me with value." Naruto retracted his hand. "I can even teach you how to cultivate Reiatsu, so you can exist in this world in another way."

"But I need to confirm, are you still the Fourth Hokage who has Konoha at heart?"

"I am just a father who wants to atone for his sins." Minato lowered his head, clenching his fists. "I am already dead, and I have nothing to do with Konoha anymore. Now, I just want you to be better."

"Okay, then I'll teach you," Naruto nodded.

"Hmph~~ Is this Reiatsu really that magical? Could it be more powerful than my Chakra?" Nine-Tails scoffed disdainfully from the side.

Naruto looked at Nine-Tails, his eyes filled with a smile, "Want to learn? I'll teach you."

After Naruto left, only Nine-Tails and Minato remained in the Sealing Space.

Minato curiously looked around the sci-fi-filled Sealing Space, finding it very novel.

Seeing Naruto again, and even having the opportunity to atone for his sins, Minato was in a great mood.

Minato was happy, but Nine-Tails was not.

The thought of having to stay in the same space with Minato in the future made Nine-Tails feel uneasy all over.

He couldn't help but sneer:

"You're really stupid, even after becoming Hokage, you're still as naive as a child. Let me tell you, if Naruto wasn't smart, he would have been brainwashed into a weapon of war by now."

"Hmph, it's a good thing Naruto didn't inherit your brain."

Before he could finish speaking, Nine-Tails saw Minato smiling and thanking him:

"In any case, thank you for taking care of Naruto."

"Hmph, I, I just think he's more interesting, and I want to see how far he can grow." Hearing praise from an enemy for the first time, Nine-Tails felt his old face flush red. A sense of panic arose in his heart, and he turned his head and snorted.

"Can you tell me more about Naruto's experiences over the years? Please, Nine-Tails." Minato came to the iron gate, his tone pleading.

Seeing Minato so humble for the first time, Nine-Tails felt extremely happy.

But he couldn't satisfy Minato so quickly; he hadn't vented the resentment and anger of being sealed for so many years.

Nine-Tails rolled his eyes a few times and suddenly had an idea.

He pointed to his computer.

"If you help me get a shiny, I'll consider telling you something."

As the saying goes, what goes around comes around.

Nine-Tails deeply understood this saying.

He lay leisurely in the Sealing Space, crossed his legs, and watched Minato sitting in front of the computer, operating it with empty eyes.

He couldn't help but let out a bell-like laugh.

In the following days, Naruto learned about the entire Konoha high-level system and its operational relationships from Minato.

Even some secrets of the major families.

As his understanding deepened, he was also glad that he hadn't revealed his identity.

Anbu is a Ninja department under the Third, with many top experts inside.

But Root, managed by Danzo, has strength comparable to Anbu, or even possibly exceeding it.

Anbu is in the open, and Root is within.

Many dirty and filthy things are done by Root.

The two departments complement each other, jointly forming Konoha's moat.

Root is hidden very deeply, and no one can command it except Danzo. Even Minato doesn't have a deep understanding of it.

When Minato was alive, many decisions were blocked by Danzo.

Although he was the Hokage, he was still restricted by the Third and the Elder Council.

He deeply understood this and yearned to change it, but the division of power was not something that could be done overnight.

Minato had been working hard, but the effect was minimal.

Root had penetrated deep into Konoha, even merging with it.

The more Naruto understood, the deeper his disgust for the Konoha high-level officials became.

He also deeply understood.

He must become stronger as soon as possible, at least to have the strength to protect himself.

After that, Naruto rarely came to the Sealing Space.

He devoted a lot of time to training.

Thus, time flew by, and another year passed in the blink of an eye.

Minato's story has come to an end for the time being. Next, Sasuke is going to be abused.

ps: Seeking votes and follow-ups, I want to try to hit a strong recommendation next week.