Naruto knew, of course, that the gap between himself and Sasuke had become enormous.
Not just in strength—even their ninja ranks and status within Konoha were worlds apart.
Back at the Ninja Academy, Sasuke had been far more outstanding and much more popular than him.
But at the time, Naruto had never felt that the gap between them would become so vast.
Back then, he had only thought Sasuke was more popular than he was.
Their identities had not really been any different.
They had both been Ninja Academy students, classmates in the same class.
But now, Sasuke was a powerful ninja with great authority in Konoha, second only to Yeyu.
He could be said to stand above everyone but one.
As for himself, he was merely a lowly Genin, and his strength was inferior to Sasuke's as well.
Sasuke spoke with Minato Namikaze, Choza Akimichi, and Shibi Aburame for a while. After telling them some things about the future, the three of them came to admire Sasuke greatly.
All three were very interested in the future Fifth Hokage.
Minato Namikaze would not have the chance to meet Yeyu, but Choza Akimichi and Shibi Aburame would still be around by the time Yeyu became the Fifth Hokage.
They were also glad to learn that Konoha would be powerful and safe in the future.
As for his own death in the future, Minato Namikaze did not care.
He had always had a good mindset.
Naruto looked at Minato Namikaze. He wanted to tell him not to die during the Nine-Tails Incident.
But Minato Namikaze understood clearly that he could not change anything. Otherwise, the future would change, and Naruto might not even be born.
Besides, after learning of Konoha's future, he was at ease.
His greatest wish was for Konoha to