A few days later, Houka and Minato Namikaze returned to Konoha aboard the Super Whirlwind Style Two.
Along the way, Houka told Minato Namikaze about Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths, and the legends of the God Tree and the Ten-Tails.
Although Orochimaru had claimed when he declared war that Akatsuki's goal was to destroy the world and then build a new peace upon its ruins, Houka inferred that Akatsuki's true purpose in gathering the Tailed Beasts was to revive the Ten-Tails and bring Kaguya Otsutsuki back into the world!
Once Kaguya Otsutsuki was revived, she would inevitably reclaim all the Chakra in the shinobi world. When that happened, everyone would die!
Minato Namikaze could not be sure whether Houka was right. The only thing he could be certain of was that if the Allied Shinobi Forces completely wiped out Akatsuki, then neither Orochimaru's stated goal nor Houka's speculation would come to pass.
Of course, Minato Namikaze was very curious about how Houka knew these things, but for some reason, he did not ask.
Houka was a little disappointed. After all, he had carefully prepared an airtight explanation: he had traveled to the future through the Dragon Vein and learned of these things there. Unfortunately, it seemed he would not need it after all.
After getting off the "plane," the two headed straight for the Hokage Building. However, Naruto hurriedly stopped them outside and told them about Uchiha Sasuke leaving, while also expressing his desperate desire to become stronger.
"Dad, I want to go to the Island of Paradise!"
Naruto spoke solemnly.
There were generally two ways to control and use a Tailed Beast. One was to become friends with it, like Killer B. The other was to subdue it through violence.
When Houka had first become a Jinchuriki,