Naruto's Exam

The 12-year-old rookie agent Naruto smiled when he saw his future version of himself on the big screen, and he actually cried at the end of the smile.

He speculated that the self in the video should be in the same mood as he is now, confused and conflicted, mixed with joy and sadness.

"It seems that the Third Generation Leader didn't tell you anything. He wants to keep the secret of the Nine-Tails as secret as possible, right?" Time is running out, and Minato Namikaze on the screen said bluntly, "If they knew that you are my son, you would face many dangers."

“Dad.”

Naruto on the screen whispered.

Inside and outside the screen, there was a glimmer of anticipation in the eyes of both Namikaze Minato. Hearing their son calling them dad, they were waiting for his next words!

......

Then, something happened that was beyond the expectations of the two Minato Namikaze.

It was also beyond the expectations of the entire Konoha district of Tokyo.

It was beyond the expectations of audiences around the world.

Only the 12-year-old Uzumaki Naruto already knew this...

“Bang!” “Ouch—”

The punch was merciless and hit the Fourth Hokage hard.

The Fourth Hokage on the screen endured the pain and said: "!!!"

"Naruto!!" Minato Namikaze outside the screen could almost feel the real impact, as if his soul was hurting.

"Well done...you did it, Naruto." Gaara praised.

“???” Although the action was expected, Naruto looked confused by Gaara’s reaction.

"Don't you remember?" Gaara said, "You once said that if you met Sasuke's brother and my father, you would beat them up. If your father is that kind of person... you would beat him up too."

Namikaze Minato: “Uh!” It seems... this really happened.

Itachi: "......"

Sasuke: "Yes, I remember, because I also beat up someone hard at that time!" As he said that, he glared at his brother.

Shisui smiled awkwardly and waved, moving a little to block Itachi behind him with his body.

"Why did you seal the Nine-Tailed Fox into my son!!!"

Naruto on the screen cried and yelled, drawing everyone's attention back to the image.

This is also the question in the mind of Naruto, the 12-year-old novice agent who is watching the movie at this moment.

On the screen, the 16-year-old Naruto expressed his dissatisfaction to his father, who was also his former idol, the Fourth Hokage.

He spoke incoherently about his happiness and sadness.

The man wearing the mask: "..." When he saw Teacher Minato again, he was stunned. He didn't expect that after so many years, Teacher Minato actually left power in Naruto's body.

Moreover, recalling the encounter between the slow-witted Kakashi and White Fang on the screen before, it was the same...

Uchiha Obito suddenly thought, what would happen if he died.

Can I also see my parents... and... Lin...

".¨It's all because of you, I have suffered so much!!" Although he was already 16 years old, and although Minato Namikaze was only 24 years old when he died, the age difference between the two could at most be considered peers.

Naruto still cried and complained to his father, "The adults all isolated me! It was difficult for me to make friends, so I worked so hard! I hope to be recognized by everyone! I want to become a Hokage! I met many excellent mentors, such as Iruka, Kakashi, and Goshoku Sage. I was very happy to become strong, but because of this, I was targeted by an organization called 'Akatsuki'! After finally becoming strong, my companions were still hurt by 'Akatsuki', Goshoku Sage was also killed, and Konoha was in chaos..."

"..."

Despite such a long and illogical speech, the people in the viewing area, whether they were commoners, ninjas, or even wealthy people, nobles, and daimyo, did not laugh at the young man.

Instead, my heart is filled with sadness.

"Ahhh!" Naruto on the screen scratched his head, "I don't even know what I'm saying!!"

As Naruto wiped his tears, the Yondaime Hokage looked at him and smiled and asked:

"Naruto, how old are you this year?"

“12 years old.”

“16 years old.”

The Fourth Hokage: "As a father, I have no face to apologize to you for causing you so much pain."

Namikaze Minato: "..."Naruto...

Having said that, what father doesn't care what his son thinks of him?

So at this moment, Minato Namikaze, who was watching the movie, was very nervous.

But when he saw his 16-year-old son on the screen wiping away tears and mumbling awkwardly, "It doesn't matter," Naruto pouted, just like a child acting like a spoiled brat to his father -

"Because I am the son of the Fourth Hokage, I can endure it."

"!!!!" The Fourth Hokage choked up instantly: "Naruto..."

Then, Minato Namikaze's words on the screen saved the 16-year-old and 12-year-old Naruto.

He told Naruto the truth:

"I sealed the Nine-Tailed Fox in your body so that you can gradually control its power because I believe in you."

“!!!!!?”

"Because if you were my son, I believe you could do it!"

【“Because parents believe in their children unconditionally.”】

"..."

At the age of 12, Naruto, a city boy, suddenly became clear-headed. Although this thought was a little unfair to Sasuke, his father was different from Sasuke's father!

His dad has high hopes for him and hopes he can become stronger! He believes he can overcome all challenges!

[Minato on the screen did not give Naruto too much time to think, and went straight to the point: "About why I did this..."]

[“Because 16 years ago, on the day you were born, the masked man released and manipulated the Nine-Tails and attacked our city, Konoha!”]

“!!!!!!”

“!!!”

Everyone was shocked, and everyone in the viewing room of Konoha High School instantly focused their attention on the man in the orange mask!

Kakashi felt dizzy and muttered to himself: "!!!! Is this...real?"

---

The masked man stared at the screen without saying a word.

The man on the screen was his former idol - Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo.

A hero who sacrificed himself for the rules of ninja, the darkness of the village, and the hatred of the world.

Next to him, that idiot Kakashi who looked similar to White Fang was killed so easily by Pain, what a waste!

[On the screen, the scene of the Hatake father and son's greed continued for a while, and then Kakashi took the initiative to mention the suicide of White Fang. ]

Masked man: “…”

Off-screen, the Konoha technician watched carefully, wondering what his future self would say to his father.

[Kakashi on the screen said: "Dad, I have never understood why a hero like you, known as the White Fang of Konoha, would choose to give up an important mission to save his companions?"]

Kakashi looked at his younger self on the screen, standing in front of his father's grave.

At that time, his understanding of the mission and his companions deviated, which led to the tragedy that followed...

Now, his father passed away, Rin left, his teacher also left, and most importantly, Obito, who he thought was the first to leave him...

Kakashi looked at the masked man with mixed feelings.

Of course he hoped that Obito was still alive, but if the masked man was really Obito, then Minato's family...

Thinking of this, Kakashi especially hoped that the masked man was not Obito. Even if Obito only existed on the monument, he would still be his hero.

He heard himself on the screen, who was fortunate enough to meet his father after his death, and asked his father a question:

[“If it weren’t for this, Dad wouldn’t be blamed by anyone, would have completed the mission brilliantly, would have continued to be Konoha’s hero, and wouldn’t have pushed himself into a desperate situation…”]

Akashi looked at the screen. The man who killed his mother and caused damage to the Sand Village died in such a ridiculous way, and he felt sorry for him.

【“I’m very unwilling…” The young Kakashi on the screen clenched his fists. 】

Looking at the screen, Naruto asked directly: "Are you unwilling to accept this?" He frowned and said: "But I don't think Kakashi's father did anything wrong?"

Kakashi rubbed Naruto's head and said, "Looking back now, I also thought that my father was right at that time..."

Uchiha Obito, who was eavesdropping on the side, said: "???"

Kakashi: "It is precisely because my father, who did nothing wrong, was criticized that he was forced into a desperate situation..."

"How should I put it? It was probably for a long time after that that I used the wrong method to retaliate against the ninja rules and the ninja world system... and ended up losing the most important person."

“?!!” Obito looked at Kakashi calmly.

Kakashi turned to Sasuke and said, "I used to be very similar to Sasuke before." He patted Sasuke's shoulder and said, "But you still have a chance. Naruto and Sakura are here, Itachi is here, and Ms. Mikoto is here... So don't make the same choice I did and regret it later."

Sasuke pushed Kakashi's hand away and replied impatiently: "Got it!"

Kakashi looked back at the screen—

[Hatake Sakumo heard his son's words and first said, "Really?" Then he was silent for a moment and said to his son, "You must have had a hard time these years..." This is a statement, how could it not be hard! ]

[But since taking over Team 7 and becoming a guiding jonin, Kakashi has gradually let go. Time and new hope will heal the pain, and he can understand his father. ]

[He said: "No matter what, my father always adhered to his way of ninjutsu..."]

[“Now I understand your choice at that time - to break the rules for your important companions.” Kakashi turned around and smiled: “Now I am proud of you!”]

On the big screen, after his future self said that, Kakashi was surprised to find that his father's reaction was one of shock mixed with a hint of relief.

"Thank you for understanding, Kakashi, that's really great." The father's voice sounded on the screen.

"Dad..." It's just that I understood too late. Kakashi stared at the screen and muttered to himself.

Under the cover of night, beside the campfire, the father and son seemed to have resolved their misunderstandings.

At this moment, a beam of emerald green life chakra traveled through time and space and hit Kakashi. This was Nagato's decision after trusting Naruto and injecting new hope into Uzumaki Naruto - to revive the entire Konoha Village.

Konoha Village is shrouded in miracles!

The villagers who watched the movie were all surprised!

The Fourth Raikage exclaimed: "Is this the power of the Rinnegan? It is beyond imagination."

Mei Terumi said: "But this kind of ninjutsu also comes at a huge cost."

Uzumaki Mito glanced at Pein who was present: "The amount of chakra in our Uzumaki clan exceeds that of other clans, but to be able to deplete chakra to such an extent is still amazing enough."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

In the video, everyone learned the truth about the masked man who killed the Fourth Hokage, caused the Nine-Tails Rebellion twelve years ago, and manipulated Pain to harm the ninja world...

The focus shifted from Pain and even the Akatsuki organization to the masked man. Although in the previous video, Akatsuki had not caused substantial damage to the major ninja villages in order to collect the tailed beasts, the real pain caused by the masked man was more hateful than the pain that had not yet occurred!

Of course, compared to these accusations and anger, the masked man - Uchiha Obito has long been accustomed to wearing a mask, pretending to be Uchiha Madara, and regarding himself as Madara's executor, just like Kabuto Yakushi and Uchiha Itachi, avoiding pain and playing multiple roles.

Hatake Sakumo saw the light on Kakashi in the image and smiled calmly: "It seems that it is not the right time for you to come yet. There are still many things waiting for you to do!"

"dad!"

"It's great to be able to talk to you here. Thank you, Kakashi. Please forgive me for being such an unqualified father!"

"!!!" Kakashi stared at the screen in a daze, not knowing how to respond.

Hatake Sakumo smiled with relief and said a farewell to his son that was twenty years late: "This way I can go to see your mother with peace of mind. You must take good care of yourself in the world over there."

"Dad!" Kakashi saw that after the green light took him away, the father on the screen, who had perhaps sat by the campfire for twenty years, stood up and left with a sense of relief...

At the same time, in the ruins of Konoha Village, Kakashi, who had been dead for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes!

Not only Kakashi, but also Gamafukasaku, Izumo, Tie, Kato Shizune, and the Konoha villagers and ninjas who died in this Pain attack!

They suddenly opened their eyes amid the grief of their relatives and friends, as if it was a miracle bestowed by God!

"What exactly is going on?"

"What is this phenomenon?!!!"

"I-I'm still alive?"

"Am I not dead?"

Amid the confused expressions of the reborn ones, their relatives and friends cried for joy, unable to believe this sudden miracle!

"Miracle!" People who watched the movie all over the world were amazed.

"That's why most of the people were dead, but they were still alive in the later images! It's unbelievable!"

"Konoha is so lucky!"

"We can't help it. The Child of Prophecy is in Konoha!"

In the previous videos, through Naruto’s conversation with Pain and Jiraiya’s memories, the whole world knows Uzumaki Naruto’s other identity - the Son of Prophecy!

Seeing that everyone was resurrected, the 12-year-old Uzumaki Naruto also showed a happy expression: "It was just a false alarm, everyone is back, it's great!"

However, he immediately became worried about his Aunt Fuso, because Nagato looked very bad after using this move.

"This can be considered as my atonement, although I was too late to save Sensei Jiraiya..." Nagato's voice in the image was full of loss.

Naruto on the screen was the same as in reality, his eyes full of sadness as he watched Nagato's hair turn pale in an instant, his body become haggard and weak, and his vitality fade away.

He seemed to have a premonition that the life of this senior brother who was once his enemy was about to come to an end.

"War is accompanied by death on both sides. The more important the people who pass away, the more difficult it is to accept the reality..." Nagato spoke his last words intermittently.

Uchiha Obito: "..."

As a person who almost became the child of prophecy, Nagato burned his last life to pave the right path for the new generation of children of prophecy.