Naruto's Exam

[Because the countdown on his phone screen has jumped to - zero!!!]

Mito:……

Karin covered her face and squatted on the ground weeping.

"Why did it happen like this! Why did it turn out like this!!"

Movie theaters in major cities around the world were plunged into despair and sorrow.

The huge grief was like a heavy mountain pressing down on everyone's chest!!

Even Uzumaki Mei himself was clutching the collar of his orange tracksuit in agony...

Yamato: "How could this happen! Why did this happen!!"

In the picture, Naruto's eyes were glowing abnormally red as he walked towards the image of the Nine-Tails step by step.

The water accumulated more and more, God knows how many tears he shed in his heart!!

The brother I finally found has gone astray.

Sasuke: "Asshole!" What the hell is that future me doing? ! !

The master who was so hard to obtain and became like a family member was killed.

Jiraiya: “…for a guy like me.” That’s not necessary, Naruto, son of Minato, you are the child of prophecy.

Kakashi: "...Naruto."

The city that I finally integrated into was destroyed!!!

The Second Hokage: "..."

The Third Hokage: "..."

The entire Konoha village was drowned out by the sobbing sound.

The attention that he had finally gained, the companions that he had finally obtained, were sacrificed in order to save him.

The whole world is immersed in a sad atmosphere.

Because of that child, it was really not easy...

"Fate..." Someone cursed in a crying voice: "Why is it so cruel!!"

[As Uzumaki Naruto's father, the Fourth Hokage at this moment stared at the screen with a stern gaze.]

[He didn't say anything, but he knew...]

[That moment has finally arrived!!]

【Just as he expected! 】

At the moment when Uzumaki Naruto walked to the door of the Nine-Tails cage, a picture flashed on the screen of the whole world!!!

【A man who looks familiar!!】

[The man who sat like a solid rock on the scorched rock where the water and sky meet, waiting for 16 years! ! ! ]

"..."

Everyone watching the movie saw this scene that suddenly appeared!

"Who was that just now?!"

"Not sure, is it Naruto?!"

Since the scene was a backlit silhouette and it only flashed by, even the people of Konoha could not see who it was! !

Only a few people -

Masked man: “!!!!”

Kakashi: “!!”

The Third Hokage: "!!!"

Jiraiya: “!!”

After the four of them were shocked, they said in unison:

"Could it be!!"

[“Finally, this moment has come.” The stern-looking Minato Namikaze suddenly smiled and rubbed his son’s head. “I’m really looking forward to meeting you. Dad is actually very nervous!”]

【Thinking of this, the Fourth Hokage felt a little uneasy: "Will Naruto not forgive me? But it is only natural that he does not forgive me..." Namikaze Minato looked depressed. 】

[In the picture, the man who had been waiting for this moment like an eternal rock finally opened his eyes...]

[Just as the collapsed Uzumaki Naruto was about to tear off the seal on the cage! ]

[The man grabbed Naruto's wrist and took him away from there...]

"who is it?!"

Movie theaters around the world were surprised by this sudden change and were unable to react for a while!

"Isn't that in Naruto's mind?!"

"Besides Kyuubi and himself, is there anyone else inside?!!"

Only a few sharp-eyed ninjas recognized the man's identity from the pattern that flashed across his robe in the picture.

They were also stunned and couldn't believe it.

[In the scene, Uzumaki Naruto fell into the water. When he was at a loss, a hand reached out to him...]

The 12-year-old Genin Naruto watched his future self being pulled up by that hand, and heard the music in the picture suddenly become high-pitched...

Then the picture zoomed out, showing his future self and a man who was more than a head taller than him, and vaguely visible was the majestic priestly robe...

Two Narutos.

One is the 16-year-old Naruto who collapsed after losing too much in the video.

One is the 12-year-old Naruto who collapsed after learning outside the video that he was the son of the Hokage.

The two Narutos looked at "that man" and were stunned together.

With trembling blue eyes, she dumbly revealed the identity of the man.

"The Fourth Hokage..."

["The Fourth Hokage..."]

……

At this moment, not only the two Narutos were shocked, but the whole world was stunned!!

The people from the various ninja villages looked at the golden flash that had terrified their villages during the Third Ninja World War, and remained speechless for a long time.

The villagers of Konohagakure Village had mixed feelings, staring at the hero on the screen, not knowing how to express themselves!

No one had expected that after twelve years, they would meet the living man again in the video in this way!

It was the moment when Uzumaki Naruto lost everything and his mind collapsed!

Deep in Naruto's heart!

In the civilian viewing area, many viewers were also talking about it.

"Hey! Naruto probably doesn't know that he is actually the Hokage's son?"

"He probably doesn't know. Look at how dumbfounded he looks!"

"But how did the Fourth Hokage appear in his body?"

In the video, Minato Namikaze explained at the right time: "Once the eighth seal of the Nine-Tails is lifted, I will enter your consciousness and use the last of my strength to help you seal it again."

"..."

Naruto in the video listened to the idol talking to himself with a confused look on his face, his brain seemed to be at a standstill.

And Naruto outside the video...

The twelve-year-old Naruto stared at the screen. It was the first time in his life that he saw the living Fourth Hokage and heard his voice.

He had imagined countless times what it would sound like if he had a father.

Since he was a few years old, Naruto, who understood the meaning of parents, tried to imagine other people's fathers in his imagination, rough voices, gentle voices, lazy voices, humorous voices...

Now that he actually heard the voice of the man he should call "father", little Naruto didn't know how to describe it.

A lot of questions stuck in my throat. It would be futile to ask them, after all, it was just a video.

In the video, Minato Namikaze said seriously that he did not want to face the Nine-Tails again, and he did not want to see such a situation, but -

Little Naruto dumbly repeated the words of the Fourth Hokage in the video: "But——?"

In the video——

Namikaze Minato put away his seriousness and looked tenderly at the golden-haired boy opposite him, with a hint of excitement and anticipation in his tone: "I am also very happy to see you as an adult. It can be said to be a mixed blessing~"

"Father…?"

When the little Naruto who was watching the movie heard these words, he truly called Namikaze Minato "father" for the first time.

However, the sixteen-year-old Naruto in the video seemed like an idiot and didn't understand what the other party meant at all.

In other words, he understands each word individually, but doesn't understand them when they are put together.

The Fourth Hokage in the video looked at his son's silly look and thought it was both adorable and funny. "Let's talk somewhere else, Naruto."

"Eh?! Naruto is my name!" Sixteen-year-old Naruto: "Why does the Fourth Hokage know my name?"

"puff--"

Finally, someone in the viewing area couldn't help laughing.

"That kid didn't understand what his dad was saying at all!" There was no ridicule in the laughter, only blessings.

I am so happy for the blond boy who inherited his father's career at that critical moment and became the new hero of Konoha!!

"Great, it's great that he can see his father!!"

Some people excitedly wiped away the tears that had just welled up in despair, laughing and crying.

For example, Sakura and Hinata, they were both happy for the sixteen-year-old Naruto in the video and the twelve-year-old Naruto beside them, and they smiled with tears in their eyes.

"That's great, Naruto-kun..."

"No wonder you recognized the Fourth Hokage as your father at first sight in the previous video!" Sakura wiped her tears and smiled, "You are amazing! You are actually the son of the Fourth Hokage..."

Suddenly, as if something touched her, Haruno Sakura turned to Naruto.

Naruto was stunned: "Sakura...?"

"I'm sorry Naruto!!" Sakura bowed suddenly and apologized to Uzumaki Naruto!

"?!!!"

Sakura bowed deeply to Naruto, closed her eyes tightly and shouted, "I'm sorry Naruto!!"

"In the past, I once called you an orphan without a father or a mother and no one to discipline you!!! I'm sorry!!!"

"Sakura...?"

Naruto recalled that when he first joined Team 7, he used the transformation technique to pretend to be Sasuke and asked Sakura what she thought of him...

"Naruto, he always messes up my plans! He doesn't understand me at all, he's such a nuisance!!"

Sasuke recalled that after Naruto transformed, he went to look for Sakura alone. When he arrived, Sakura was the only one there. At that time, Sakura——

"Don't bother with guys like Naruto~"

"Always making trouble, this orphan without parents is really uneducated!"

"If I had parents, they would have scolded me to death!"

……

Naruto might not know this, but Sakura can't just pretend she didn't say it!

I thought of myself in the video who was trying desperately to stand next to Sasuke and Naruto!

Thinking of myself who always relied on Sasuke in my spare time, I would cry and ask Naruto for help when I got into trouble! !

Haruno Sakura felt that she was too despicable...

So cunning...

"You always take advantage of Naruto's kindness," Haruno Sakura kept her head down, her voice full of apology, tears dripping onto the ground, "You always bring trouble to you, Sasuke and Naruto, you are so self-righteous even though you are not strong enough... You are so cunning..."

"I'm sorry, Naruto!"

"I'm really sorry!!"

She wanted to apologize so much, but Ying didn't know where to start. She could only say sorry over and over again with tears in her eyes.

This made Naruto feel helpless, as if something fragile in his heart was about to break.

A large hand stroked his head, "I'm sorry, Naruto."

"Third Hokage-sama?"

"I never told you the truth, and let you suffer this kind of treatment in the village. I betrayed the trust of Kushina and Minato Namikaze in me, and let your identity as Jinchūriki spread in the village..." The Third Hokage took off the Hokage cloak and lowered his head slightly: "I'm really sorry."

"...What on earth are you talking about..." Naruto was so excited that his strange habits came out again. His stiff expression made him not know how to respond to Sakura and the Third Hokage.

The Konoha ninjas and villagers who had isolated and rejected Naruto all spoke up -

"sorry!"

"I am sorry……"

"We did something wrong in the past. You must be strong and grow up healthily!"

"Hey, come to uncle's house for barbecue next time, it's my treat!"

As bystanders, they saw through images that Naruto was treated like this back then, but when Konoha was in danger, he was the first to stand up!

When they saw Uzumaki Naruto being knocked to the ground by the enemy in order to protect the village, his body was full of chakra black sticks!

When they learned that Uzumaki Naruto was not the "culprit" who killed the Fourth Hokage, but was the son of a hero, the biological son of the Fourth Hokage who sacrificed himself for the village...

That apology has always weighed on their hearts.

Uzumaki Naruto, who had never been treated with such courtesy, took a step back and said, "You, what's wrong with you guys..." He used another strange catchphrase.

This habit is almost the same as his wife Kushina's, which makes the invisible Minato Namikaze want to hug Naruto and tell him "Dad is here" to comfort this son who is so confused that he is about to cry.

……

"Sakura, lift your head up~."

Hearing Naruto's words, Sakura looked up at him.

"You do look cute with your broad forehead," Naruto deliberately used a frivolous tone to pretend that he didn't care: "This is not bad, although when I was a child I didn't understand why the villagers rejected me..."

"A few days ago, I found out that I was turned into the vessel of the Nine-Tails by the Fourth Hokage... my father, just like Gaara. I was also sad for a long time, but -"

Naruto narrowed his eyes and smiled like the sun, his golden hair shining, "But I still like everyone very much, I like Konoha Village! I like Sakura, I like Sasuke, I like Shikamaru, Hinata, Choji, Kiba, Ichiraku Ramen, the hand-beating uncle and Sister Ayame, as well as Kakashi teacher, Iruka teacher, and Grandpa Sandaime!"

"Of all the people in the village, I like them best!"

Looking at such a child, not to mention the people of Konoha Village, they felt guilty.

Even the Second Hokage of the old era and ninjas from all over the place who participated in the Five Kage Summit had soft eyes.

"Oh, right!" Naruto added, "And there's more! Gosho-sensei! The Nidaime's younger brother! Mito-sama! Granny Tsunade!! Even though we haven't known each other for long, I feel like everyone is a good person!!"

"..."

Uh……

Suddenly there was a feeling that the atmosphere was ruined.

Mainly because this generation is too messy...

I can no longer complain and can only smile and watch that boy doing stupid things. I'll find a teacher to teach him what "generation" is.

……

Due to time constraints, the images continued and more Konoha people wanted to apologize but didn't have the chance.

[In the video, the Fourth Hokage used some unknown method to bring Naruto to a golden and warm place, and looked at Uzumaki Naruto with gentle eyes.]

[“Curious why I know your name?”]

[“Didn’t I just tell you that you are my precious son?”]

[“So of course I gave you your name.”]

[“Although I referred to Jiraiya-sensei’s “Root Ninja Legend”, the name was decided by Kushina and I together!” The ghost Minato outside the image nodded confidently: “Although I think the three names that Kushina rejected before are good!”]

[Naruto Uzumaki, who still hasn't fully understood the meaning of "dear son", is a little confused, "Dear son is...? Then I'm not..."]

[Minato smiled: "How many times do I have to repeat it before you believe it? You are my son, Naruto."]