"Hehe."
Upon hearing Minato Namikaze could only offer an awkward, forced smile.
Kushina was telling the truth, and he couldn't find a suitable rebuttal.
"Since you've come to surrender, I'll be frank. Konoha must cede two-thirds of the Land of Fire's territory before we'll stop. If that's not enough, then let's meet on the battlefield."
Ziyun sneered.
Since there is an absolute gap in strength, there is no point in playing games; just state your goals directly.
"This... is way too dark."
Not only Minato Namikaze, but also Kushina, Tsunade Mikoto Ziyun was asking for an exorbitant amount, but why did it look so funny?
" Fourth Lord Raikage, I'm afraid Konoha will find it very difficult to fulfill such a request."
Upon hearing this, even the good-natured Minato Namikaze became somewhat annoyed.
He never expected that the Kumogakure would make such a demand; it was simply outrageous.
If Konoha were to cede two-thirds of its territory, it would immediately fall from second to fourth or fifth among the Five Great Shinobi Villages Five Great Shinobi Villages, or even be removed from the list altogether.
That's absolutely impossible.
"Oh? Then you can go back. Anyway, I can conquer two-thirds of the Land of Fire, but Konoha will have to sacrifice more people."
Ziyun was too lazy to talk to Minato Namikaze anymore.
Since I can win, why waste my breath talking to you? Besides, fighting a few more battles can help hone the Kumogakure Ninja's skills.
" Fourth Lord Raikage, is there really no way to turn this matter around?"
Minato Namikaze suppressed his anger and spoke, but his eyes held an extreme hatred as he looked at Ziyun.
"Don't look at me like that, Minato Namikaze. I think you should look at the Konoha High Command with that kind of gaze."
"Just wait and see how the Konoha High Command will mistreat your son in the future."
Ziyun smiled.
I have never cared about the hatred of ants.
Although Minato Namikaze was indeed able to remain undefeated against opponents below the Six Paths Level thanks to his Flying Thunder God Technique.
However, it would be very easy for him to defeat Minato Namikaze if he wanted to.
With the Time-Time Fruit or the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan to Time Reversal, even if Minato Namikaze were to fly a hundred and eight thousand miles away in a second, he would have to roll back to where he was and wait to die.
"What does the Fourth Lord Raikage mean by this? The Konoha High Command have treated me well and taught me many secret techniques. How could they possibly mistreat my son?"
"Besides, I don't even have a son yet, Fourth Lord Raikage, please don't try to sow discord here."
Minato Namikaze said angrily.
He felt that Ziyun was challenging his limits, but Minato Namikaze knew he couldn't possibly defeat Ziyun.
So he prepared to leave using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"You think you can just leave already? Stay."
Ziyun smiled and decided to take Minato Namikaze to see the moment when the Konoha High Command would abuse Naruto Uzumaki.
I wonder if the Yellow Flash, the Konoha's Little Sun, would still be so grateful to the Konoha High Command back then?
"Oops!"
Minato Namikaze felt a sense of foreboding and immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape.
"Come back here!"
Ziyun gave a cold shout, activated the Time-Time Fruit ability, and Minato Namikaze returned to the Kumogakure camp.
"How could this be? My Flying Thunder God has malfunctioned!"
Minato Namikaze was terrified.
"Come with me to see how the Konoha High Command is abusing your son!"
Ziyun grinned, then activated the Time-Time Fruit's power again. A golden light flashed, and Minato Namikaze and Ziyun disappeared simultaneously from the Kumogakure camp.
"Where... is Lord Raikage...?"
" Ziyun, where is Ziyun?"
The Kumogakure Camp was immediately thrown into chaos.
After all Ziyun rarely uses the Time-Time Fruit ability. The only person in Kumogakure who has ever seen it Mei Terumi. Even Mikoto, Kushina, and Tsunade have never seen it.
"Don't worry, everyone. Everything will be alright. Perhaps Lord Raikage will be back soon."
Mei Terumi quickly came out to calm everyone down.
"Hmph, you know quite a lot, don't you? Even I don't know this."
Kushina cast a chilling glance at Mei Terumi.
This woman is so alluring; she even knows secrets I don't.
Ziyun is such a jerk!
Kushina held a deep grudge against Ziyun in her heart, as did Tsunade and Mikoto.
Mei Terumi is only 14 years old? You still wouldn't let her go? That's too much of a beast!
If Ziyun knew how the three women were speculating about him, he would definitely vomit blood.
At the same time, Minato Namikaze and Ziyun both traveled to the era after Naruto Uzumaki was born.
Of course, to be on the safe side, Ziyun imprisoned Minato Namikaze in the alternate dimension of the Door-Door Fruit, so that he wouldn't affect the outside world.
"Is this... Konoha?"
Minato Namikaze immediately recognized that he had arrived in Konoha, but something felt strange, as if something was amiss.
"That's the Hokage Kage Rock! I... I'm the Fourth Hokage?"
The astute Minato Namikaze quickly noticed the differences in Konoha.
Furthermore, he saw his own image made into Kage Rock and hung at the very top of Konoha, which greatly excited Minato Namikaze.
The Fourth Hokage was also his dream!
But he was quickly shocked. Had he traveled through time?
"No, this is your Genjutsu." Minato Namikaze and Orochimaru reacted exactly the same way.
"Heh." Ziyun sneered, too lazy to answer him.
Minato Namikaze was immediately stunned.
Because he had just checked, the flow of Chakra was unusually stable, so it couldn't possibly be Genjutsu.
In other words, what you are seeing is actually happening!
The Fourth Raikage actually possessed the power to travel through time?
This was completely beyond his comprehension.
Does the Sage of Six Paths possess the power to travel through time and space?
"Don't worry, if I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't have waited until now. Keep watching, something very interesting is about to happen."
Ziyun smiled; he was quite looking forward to Minato Namikaze's next reaction.
"Um."
Minato Namikaze nodded, agreeing with Ziyun's assessment, and then calmed down to observe.
Soon, on the streets of Konoha at dusk, a little boy with short blond hair, blue eyes, and Six Paths distinct whiskers appeared. He looked to be only about three years old.
It was Naruto Uzumaki, no, he should be called Naruto Uzumaki now.
After all, Naruto's mother is definitely not Kushina. As for who she is, Ziyun doesn't know and doesn't care.
Who is this little boy?
Upon seeing Naruto, Minato Namikaze felt a stirring deep within his heart for some reason.
It was as if this little boy shared a deep blood connection with him, and he felt an innate desire to be close to him.
"That is your son, Naruto Uzumaki," Ziyun with a smile.
My son?
Minato Namikaze did not doubt Ziyun's words.
It's very simple; those short blond hair and blue eyes are practically identical to mine.
Don't even mention that Naruto is his son; even if you said Naruto was his biological father when he was a child, Minato Namikaze would have believed it without a doubt.
Why does Naruto look so sullen?
Minato Namikaze quickly noticed the anomaly.
Naruto was only 3 years old, but he had no friends or relatives. Moreover, people on the streets of Konoha would avoid him like the plague.
"Because by this time, his parents had already died," Ziyun explained.
After all, the Minato Namikaze beside him was still the Minato Namikaze from the Third Shinobi World War, and had no memory of the Nine-Tails' Attack and other events that followed. Therefore, Zi (Zhao Ma) Yun provided a proper explanation.
"Dead? Why did he die?"
"Because of the Nine-Tails' Attack not long ago, Konoha suffered heavy losses, and you, as the Fourth Hokage, took the lead in fighting against the Nine-Tails."
"In order to seal the Nine-Tails, you had no choice but to use the Reaper Death Seal, sacrificing yourself along with the Nine-Tails. You can be considered a hero of the village."
"And before you died, you sealed half of the Nine-Tails 'Chakra into Naruto's body so that he could grow up better."
Ziyun recounted the story in detail, while observing Minato Namikaze's expression.