The Hyuga Clan's Scattered Bloodline

"What the? I thought you were going to take me to your world, Big Brother. Why are we at the Forest of Death?" Naruto scratched his head, asking helplessly.

"The Minato in our world doesn't know you. Naturally, I meant taking you to see your biological parents."

Jiraiya suddenly leaned in close to Genichi and whispered, "Kid, you're planning to use genjutsu, right? Remember to be careful; don't forget that Naruto's status is special."

The Eight-Trigrams Seal inside Naruto was extremely stable, and the key was kept at Mount Myoboku, so Jiraiya wasn't actually too worried.

"How could that be? Genjutsu is, after all, just a fabrication." Genichi spread his hands.

"What! Don't tell me you're planning to use a forbidden jutsu?" Jiraiya thought of the Impure World Reincarnation from the Scroll of Seals and hurriedly tried to stop him: "Forbidden jutsus shouldn't be abused. We shouldn't disturb the souls of the dead. Listen to me, I also regret not being able to see Minato one last time, but we cannot..."

"Enough." Genichi interrupted: "Just watch my performance. This place is perfect; it's far enough from the village."

Carving a complex sealing array into the ground, Genichi beckoned for Naruto to come over.

"What do I do next?" Naruto asked excitedly.

Without answering, Genichi slapped his hand onto Naruto's abdomen, instantly unlocking the Eight-Trigrams Seal, then immediately used a Body Flicker technique to vanish from the spot, triggering the sealing array on the ground.

Almost in an instant, a massive, evil Nine-Tails chakra surged from within Naruto, forming eight crimson tails behind him. His pupils turned into vertical fox slits, and he had already lost his sanity.

"What on earth have you done!" Jiraiya roared.

Watching Naruto, who was temporarily trapped within the sealing barrier and unable to break free, Genichi smiled leisurely and explained:

"Don't be anxious, Jiraiya. No one understands the Eight-Trigrams Seal better than I do. When Minato sealed the Nine-Tails, he also sealed his own chakra inside Naruto. At this very moment, they are experiencing a touching father-son reunion."

"Dad!"

Reunited after a long time, Naruto threw a punch directly into Minato's stomach.

"Why did you seal the Nine-Tails inside your own son! Because of you, I've suffered so much!"

Just as the scene shifted, Naruto arrived directly in his internal sealing space. He had been on the verge of lifting the seal, seduced by the Nine-Tails' chakra, when the Fourth Hokage appeared to stop him. The two then spent time bonding while exchanging information.

Finally, the power of the Nine-Tails gradually faded, and Naruto woke up from the ground.

"There's nothing to be afraid of anymore! I will definitely master the power of the Nine-Tails. Because I am Uzumaki Naruto, and I am the son of the Fourth Hokage." Naruto said confidently:

"Pervy Sage, Dad asked me to tell you that 15 years ago, during the Nine-Tails Incident, there was a very dangerous mastermind behind it. He wore a special Single-Hole Tiger Mask and possessed a unique space-time jutsu."

Hearing this, Jiraiya, who was watching Naruto return to normal, felt another shock. His mind raced through intelligence, considering ninjas from various major villages, powerful bounty hunters, and rogue ninjas from every land.

In the end, he shook his head; there was still too little information.

Naruto walked up to Genichi and thanked him formally: "And Big Brother Genichi, thank you for letting me see my father."

"Heh, it was just a small favor." Genichi smiled lightly: "I heard Uchiha Sasuke is your teammate? Do you know where he is now? I have some questions for him regarding the Uchiha clan massacre."

In the original story, Sasuke's persona in the early stages was someone who would stop at nothing for revenge. If not for pure coincidence, even Karin and Sakura would have died by his hand.

In the end, he killed Danzo, let go of the hatred for his entire clan, and eventually even took it upon himself to shoulder the dark side of the village, spending his time gathering intelligence abroad.

He really went from hating Danzo to understanding Danzo, and finally becoming Danzo.

This time, Genichi intended to tell him the truth directly to see what choice he would make. Helping Naruto come into contact with the Nine-Tails' power early could also be considered a form of balance.

As for what would happen if Naruto were pushed into an Eight-Tails state later without Minato? Genichi wasn't worried. With Hamura's status being so good, the Sage of Six Paths was likely watching from somewhere.

"Sasuke." Hearing his best friend's name, Naruto's heart was suddenly filled with remorse and regret. If he had been stronger back then, could he have stopped him from leaving?

"Sasuke defected, but I will definitely bring him back, because we are friends!"

Jiraiya asked: "Why are you looking for Sasuke? You shouldn't even know him."

"Just to prevent a tragedy from happening," Genichi explained. "I didn't expect that besides the Uzumaki Clan, even the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan would be wiped out during the Third Hokage's reign. I wonder what exactly he did?"

Hearing this, Jiraiya gave a dry laugh. He wasn't comfortable criticizing his own teacher, so he said: "When Sasuke defected to Orochimaru, although the village hasn't had the spare capacity to deal with them over the years, we have been keeping an eye on their intelligence. If you need to, we can go ask Tsunade."

"Then let's go. We don't have much space-time energy left in us; I'm afraid we can't stay for more than a few days," Genichi said casually.

Hana and Mikoto sensed the situation inside the seal and exchanged a tacit look; everything was understood without words.

"I'm going too." Thinking of Sasuke's appearance in his memories, Naruto said firmly.

Feeling Naruto's progress and determination, Jiraiya did not object. If it was his old rival Orochimaru, he was confident he could bring Naruto back safely:

"No problem, leave it to the Toad Sage. Let's go and tell Tsunade."

Hokage Office

"What! You want to go find Orochimaru?" Tsunade looked at Jiraiya in shock. Wasn't the plan to scout for information about the time-travel? How did it get tied up with Orochimaru, and why bring the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki along?

"Heh heh." Jiraiya crumbled under Tsunade's gaze, feeling a bit guilty.

"Hokage, we only intend to gather some intelligence to prevent a tragedy," Genichi said, shaking his head at the previously confident Jiraiya.

Ever since taking on the role of the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade had learned about the intelligence regarding the night of the massacre. It was likely that the entire event had proceeded with the village's tacit approval, and perhaps even more people than just Itachi Uchiha had been involved.

As a member of the Senju clan, Tsunade didn't have much affection for the Uchiha clan, but she acknowledged that everyone was a comrade from the same village.

Konoha really shouldn't have let such a thing happen, even if it was just in an alternate world.

"This is the intelligence on Orochimaru. He and Sasuke should be at an experimental base near Tenchi Bridge recently." Tsunade handed over a stack of files and added: "By the way, there should only be three of you, right? Who is this child?"

Reaching out a hand to take them, Genichi said nonchalantly: "This is someone I happened to run into. It seems he's a descendant of the Hyuga clan living outside the village. I'll take him to find Hiashi to acknowledge his lineage later."

"The Hyuga clan's twisted system actually allows for descendants to live outside?" Tsunade and Jiraiya were left dumbfounded.