Turns Out He Was the Protagonist's Father

An invisible wall of force spread outward toward the surrounding ninja.

Shinra Tensei was never absent—it was only late!

"Bang!"

As if they had slammed into tempered glass, the Anbu ninja had not even touched Ye Liang when the cat masks on their faces suddenly shattered. Their bodies twisted abruptly as they were sent flying backward!

"So this is the mysterious ninjutsu Orochimaru mentioned!" Danzo said in shock from afar, but before he could finish speaking, Ye Liang suddenly vanished from where he stood.

"Don't provoke me again, or this will be your fate!" His voice echoed through the air!

As soon as he finished speaking, those Anbu ninja crashed heavily into the walls and passed out.

Danzo hurriedly checked their breathing. They were not dead, but their injuries were extremely severe. Their careers as ninja were essentially over.

Ye Liang had no intention of killing them. After all, this was Konoha. Killing Konoha Anbu here would be like lighting a lantern in a toilet—courting death.

"What powerful repulsion, and that method of disappearing! Was it the Body Flicker Technique? But it didn't feel like it. Shisui, what do you think?" Danzo asked the cat-masked man beside him.

This man had also taken part in the operation to surround Ye Liang, but just as Shinra Tensei was about to reach him, he instantly retreated to Danzo's side.

"Lord Danzo, it should also be the Body Flicker Technique. It's just that this man's Body Flicker Technique is unfathomable. Even my speed cannot compare to his!"

"What? Even you're slower than him?" Danzo was greatly shocked. The man beside him was already the fastest man in Konoha. If even he could not outrun Ye Liang, then truly no one could match him!

"Forget it, forget it! Since he didn't intend to kill us, it means he has no plans to become our enemy. Just send someone to keep an eye on him for now."

Danzo sighed, then left the scene with the cat-masked man.

Not long afterward, Ye Liang stood atop a building in the distance, gasping heavily.

Forced by the situation, he had used nearly half his Chakra in one go!

Otherwise, Anbu elite jonin could never have been defeated in a single move. Of course, that was also because they knew nothing about Shinra Tensei.

"Boss, one bowl of ramen. Make it a large one."

Ye Liang sat in Ichiraku Ramen. Money or no money, he would eat first and worry about it later!

"Coming right up! Please wait a moment, customer." Ayame answered and immediately began making it fresh.

"I didn't expect to reach the busy district in one go. This enhanced Body Flicker Technique really is incredible!" Ye Liang said in delight.

When he had escaped the alley earlier, he had instinctively used the Body Flicker Technique he had just acquired. The next second, he suddenly felt his limbs become incomparably light. With the slightest movement, he teleported more than ten meters!

So he sprinted all the way here. In just a few seconds, he had reached the bustling district over a thousand meters away!

Afterward, his Chakra was exhausted, so he stopped.

From the looks of things, his enhanced Body Flicker Technique was different from an ordinary one. A normal Body Flicker Technique consumed a certain amount of Chakra to move a set distance instantly, but as long as he still had Chakra, his Body Flicker Technique could keep moving continuously!

It was simply perfect for home, travel, and running away!

Ye Liang felt extremely satisfied. As he wolfed down the ramen Ayame had brought him, he happily admired her.

Ayame looked only fifteen or sixteen in her youth and was quite cute. Even at this age, however, she had already begun helping with the family business.

Many men came here to eat ramen, but most of them were friendly gentlemen like Ye Liang. Ye Liang did not know that Ayame never married in the end, though he had no idea why.

"Tsk, tsk, what a pity."

Ye Liang smacked his lips. At that moment, the crowd around him suddenly parted. Just as Ye Liang was wondering what was happening, he saw several Konoha jonin carrying and dragging enormous puppets down the center of the bustling street.

They were all dressed in uniform, but the captain at the front was particularly conspicuous, with a head of yellow hair. As he passed Ye Liang, he seemed to casually glance at him.

Ye Liang curled his lips. Having someone steal his spotlight even after coming to another world naturally annoyed him greatly. Moreover, that captain seemed to have noticed him, which puzzled him.

"Miss, who are those people? Why are they making such a grand entrance that everyone is giving them the road?" Ye Liang asked Ayame beside him.

"They're Konoha's heroes! I heard that in the battle against Sunagakure, they killed two of the enemy's Special Jonin. Those puppets are their spoils of war."

"A battle against Sunagakure?"

Ye Liang carefully recalled the history of Shippuden, but the plot had not begun yet, so he had no memory of this scene of heroes returning in triumph.

Could it be that I missed some details?

"Then what is that captain's name? I think he glanced at me just now."

"The captain? Oh, you mean that lord! He's Konoha's hope, Lord Minato Namikaze!"

"Minato Namikaze? Pfft!" Ye Liang sprayed out the mouthful of ramen he had just swallowed!

"No wonder he was acting so impressive! He's the protagonist's father!"

Ye Liang hurriedly looked toward Minato Namikaze, who had just passed by. The guy looked to be around twenty years old now. It seemed he would soon be taking over the Fourth Hokage's duties!

He was an important figure, one worth paying close attention to.

"Miss Ayame, I'm also Lord Minato's fan. Do you have any paper and a pen? I want to ask Lord Minato for an autograph."

"What? You want Lord Minato's autograph? Then please get one for me too! I have business to attend to and can't leave."

"Sure!"

Ye Liang took the paper and pen, then quickly left the ramen shop, though he headed in the complete opposite direction from Minato Namikaze.

"Good thing I'm quick-witted. No need to pay for the ramen."

That evening, a golden figure pried open the doors of the Hokage Office.

"You're here."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was sitting in his Hokage swivel chair. Upon hearing someone arrive, he immediately turned around.

"Lord Third Hokage, during this trip to the Land of Wind, we intercepted a piece of special intelligence. Sunagakure has joined forces with Kirigakure and is preparing to launch a surprise attack on Konoha. It will happen three months from now."

"I already know. The scouts Anbu sent out earlier have already reported the details. You'll be responsible for coordinating the handover when the time comes."

"Yes, Lord Third Hokage." Minato replied, but did not leave.

"Is there anything else?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked.

"Earlier, I discovered a youngster in the village with a peculiar aura. However, he isn't from Konoha, so it seemed strange."

"Oh, that person came here while traveling from another village. He has some skill—Orochimaru is no match for him."