Naruto: The Fifth Hokage Is Naruto's Uncle

The same blond hair, the same face and those calm and composed blue eyes.

Mirai looked at the face that he had not seen for three years, and suppressed countless complicated emotions that were rioting to burst out.

Finally, he nodded.

"Yes, I'm back."

This was the first time he saw Minato after he left three years ago.

Although it was just a remnant of his chakra that appeared, their appearance and feeling were exactly the same.

It also retained the memories of Minato's life.

The reunion between brothers which seemed to need a thousand words, but all of it turned into silence.

Minato's gaze crossed over Mirai and stayed on Naruto behind him. For obvious reasons, there was a tremble in his eyes.

"He is...my…"

"Yes, he is your son Naruto. Don't tell me that just because you haven't seen him for three years, you have even forgotten your own son."

Mirai said with a smile.

*Whoosh*

Minato disappeared.

When he reappeared, he was already in front of Naruto.

Naruto shrank back subconsciously, but when he saw the other person's appearance clearly, his eyes became filled with tears.

"Who are you...?"

"Are you my dad?"

He had seen Minato's appearance, one of the great faces on the Hokage Rock, and in the photos hanging in the Hokage Office, he had also heard about him in his uncle's description.

But this time, he actually see him face-to-face.

After hearing the term "dad" from Naruto's mouth, Minato couldn't bear it anymore and hugged Naruto into his arms.

"Yes, Naruto, I am your father."

The father and son, who had not seen each other for three years, finally embraced each other today.

"Naruto has lived a very hard life in the past three years..."

From behind Minato, Mirai's faint voice came.

"He was tagged by the villagers as the demon fox that caused the tragedy three years ago, and was shunned by the entire village..."

Listening to Mirai's narration, Minato gradually clenched his hands.

"How did it turned to this?"

His eyes trembled a little.

"How did his status as the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki got spread?"

"Didn't the Third Hokage intervene to make matters clear? Why did he just watch Naruto suffer so much...?"

In addition to feeling distressed and remorseful, he felt anger.

He and Kushina sacrificed themselves to stop Nine-Tails and even made their new-born son the new Nine-Tails Jinchūriki so as to keep peace which might break down due to Konoha's loss of Nine-Tails and upsetting the power balance between villages.

Obviously, he had also sealed the Nine-Tails into Naruto's body in the hope that one day he could control this power and become the hero of the village.

But it seemed that things were completely the other way around.

Such a young child lived a miserable life.

"I am okay."

Naruto wiped away the tears from Minato's eyes quite sensibly.

But the more this happened, the deeper Minato felt pain in his heart.

He couldn't understand why the Third Hokage was so inactive?

Mirai raised his eyes slightly and looked at Naruto. After hesitating for a moment, he sighed.

"Minato, the legacy you left behind was also swallowed up by them, leaving nothing for Naruto."

Silence, Minato was just silent in response.

But the fingers on Naruto were trembling slightly.

"Naruto, do you… hate me?"

Because of his selfishness, he sealed the Nine-Tails into Naruto's body, which caused the young Naruto to endure so much suffering.

Just listening to Mirai's description gave him a feeling of suffocating pain imagining how such a young child spent these years.

Such experiences would probably be unbearable even for an adult.

Besides, Naruto was only three years old.

Minato felt like he was very much wrong in his decision.

"No, I don't hate you."

Naruto shook his head.

"At first, I didn't understand why my parents would do such a cruel thing and seal the demon fox into my body."

"But now, when I think about it, I think that you guys must want me to become a hero like you guys!"

Minato had tears streaming down his face and hugged Naruto into his arms again.

A smile appeared on Naruto's lips.

'So warm.'

The two hugged each other for a long time before reluctantly parting.

"Mirai, thank you. If you didn't come back, I don't know how I would face Naruto."

Minato's voice was apologetic.

He felt deeply guilty for what happened to Naruto.

"No, I came back too late."

Mirai shook his head.

It's him who should apologize.

"By the way, you seem to be stronger now than you were three years ago, right?"

Minato smiled and punched his chest.

Mirai's battle with Nine-Tails, he also sensed it in the sealed space.

Although there was a factor of Nine-Tails underestimating the enemy, being able to beat Nine-Tails to this level was enough to prove his strength.

"Well, although there were some accidents, my abilities have indeed improved a lot compared to three years ago."

"That's good..."

Minato's eyes were filled with emotion.

It seems his younger brother had finally surpassed him.

"With you here, I can finally feel relieved."

Mirai smiled in response but then his eyes became serious and he asked in a deep voice.

"What happened that night?"

He has investigated the Night of the Nine Tails Riot many times and obtained a lot of information from Kakashi and the Uchiha clan.

But, it's not enough.

As the most important witness and participant, Minato was naturally the one who knew the inside story of that night best.

"That night..."

Perhaps because it touched the pain-point in his heart, Minato's eyes also turned cold.

"I was guarding Kushina who was giving birth, and was suddenly attacked. The other party was wearing a tiger-striped mask, and his attainments in space-time ninjutsu were not inferior to mine..."

'So it is really someone with space-time ninjutsu?'

Mirai's eyes were solemn.

Just as he speculated, only someone with space-time ability could force Minato in such a pinch.

"The enemy was very cunning. Taking advantage of my concerns about Naruto, he kidnapped Kushina who had just finished giving birth..."

Minato narrated carefully, telling the key points as accurately as possible.

The time that his current body could be preserved was quite limited.

He could only pick out the key points to describe.

A mysterious masked man who hated Konoha, called himself Uchiha Madara, and possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan with space-time technique.

Listening to Minato's narration, Mirai's profile of the enemy that night became increasingly clear.

In a trance, a man wearing a tiger-striped mask seemed to appear in front of his eyes.

The scarlet Sharingan outside the mask was showing a sinister smile.

Mirai's eyes were cold.

No doubt.

This masked man who did such a thing would is his biggest enemy.

No matter who the other party is, he will never let him go!

"Mirai, the time is up…"

Minato's gentle voice interrupted his thoughts.

Minato's body which was composed of chakra was slowly getting surrounded by white light.

"So fast?"

Mirai's eyes dimmed.

Time passed faster than he imagined.

"I am leaving Naruto to you."

Minato smiled slightly.

"Forgive this incompetent brother of yours Mirai, this is the last time."

His gradually disintegrating body dissipated and turned into countless white light spots, flying into the deep sky of the sealed space.

"Dad!"

Naruto jumped into the air, and the light passed through his body.

He started tearing up.

"Why so fast? There are so many things I wanted to say. Why don't you wait for me to finish? Why..."

Mirai knelt down and gently stroked Naruto's blonde hair.

"Don't worry, Naruto, you will meet him one day in the future."

"Really, really?"

Naruto wiped his tears.

"But both mom and dad have already..."

"You little fool, who told you that the dead can't be resurrected?"

Mirai's eyes turned into crescents.

"This world is very big, and there are many magical secrets. Even I don't know all of them. Maybe there is a way to resurrect the dead?"

"Is that so?"

Naruto's heart thumped in anticipation.

'If mom and dad can really be resurrected...'

"There will come a day."

Mirai looked into the distance with a smile. He was not talking nonsense. As far as he knew, Orochimaru mastered some kind of forbidden technique to resurrect the dead, although it was not perfect yet.

However, it is still a ray of hope.

The world is a huge place, with countless wonderful things waiting to be discovered.

Maybe one day in the future, a perfect way to resurrect the dead would be discovered.

By that time, Naruto's family reunion would no longer be a fantasy.

"So Naruto, you must cheer up. If your mom and dad are resurrected in the future, and see your sad face, they will definitely be disappointed."

"Yeah! I understand, uncle!"

Naruto seemed to be pumped full of energy!

"For future reunion, pull the hook!"

Mirai raised his little finger.

Naruto hooked his thumb.

"For future reunion!"

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