In the eastern district of Loulan City, a newly constructed seven-story building stood in the most prosperous area.
This high-rise was the new office building for the Loulan government.
On the third floor, inside a reception room, Minato and his two companions sat opposite Yamato, who had sought them out.
Sitting on the soft sofa, Yamato looked at Minato with eyes full of complex emotions.
In his own world, Yamato had no interaction with Namikaze Minato, but facing the Fourth Hokage of his world—and a living one at that—Yamato couldn't help but feel the surreal nature of this experience.
"Um... do we know each other?" Being stared at by Yamato, Namikaze Minato had an intuition that the man before him recognized him.
"Perhaps what I'm about to say sounds too bizarre to be believed. But I still want to be honest with you: my teammates and I are not from this world. We come from a world that looks similar to this one, yet is fundamentally different." By the end, a bitter smile appeared on Yamato's face.
Anyone else hearing Yamato's words would likely not have believed him.
If Namikaze Minato and his two companions hadn't been warned by Kizaru beforehand, they wouldn't be sitting here calmly listening to Yamato's account.
"Can you tell us about your world? We'd like to hear it." Regardless of whether it was true or not, Namikaze Minato wanted to gather more information.
Nodding, Yamato organized his thoughts and began his story.
Yamato focused on the history from the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi taking office, through the end of the Third Great Ninja War, to Namikaze Minato becoming the Fourth Hokage, only to die in battle a year later, leading to the Third Hokage resuming the position.
Facing Yamato's narrative, the three of them—especially Namikaze