Uzumaki Kuming looked at Naruto Uzumaki but didn't answer his question. After a long while, he finally asked:
"Kid, what's going on with the Nine-Tails inside you?"
Naruto's expression changed at Kuming's words. He quickly drew a Kunai and gripped it, then asked in a guarded voice, "The Nine-Tails? What do you mean?"
"Who are you people?"
Naruto's guard was up now. His knees bent slightly, and he was ready to spring into action at any moment. The stance made Uchiha Fugaku frown. He walked over to Kuming and asked in a low voice, "Should we subdue him first? I haven't heard of any other teams coming here on a mission besides us."
At Fugaku's question, Kuming raised a hand slightly to stop him from continuing. Then, right in front of Naruto, he removed the mask covering his face and said to the others behind him, "Take off your masks, too."
"Are you...? You're—!"
"Uncle?"
Naruto stared at Kuming and froze for a moment. Then he cried out in surprise. When he saw Minato Namikaze remove his mask, his face was already full of shock. He let out another cry:
"Dad!"
Naruto's form of address immediately drew everyone's attention. Minato and Kuming exchanged a glance, then both looked at Naruto. Behind them, Fugaku cut in:
"Hey, hey, kid. Don't go claiming relatives at random."
"Who here is your uncle? And who's your dad?"
"You can eat whatever you want, but don't go saying whatever you want."
Fugaku wore an expression like he was enjoying the show, but he knew how serious the situation was. An unidentified shinobi was wearing Konoha's Forehead Protector and even recognized one of the shinobi in their team. Most importantly, Fugaku was certain he had never seen the blond boy before in Konoha.
It wasn't that