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Chapter 336: Two Brothers with Similar Lives
🕑 Added 2025-10-17 12:41:48 +0000 UTCChapter 336: Two Brothers with Similar Lives
A chance encounter in life is always unexpected.
On the road to the Hidden Hot Water Village, Team 7's group had gained three more people: Minato Namikaze, Haku, and Zabuza Momochi. Although there were now more people protecting him on his way, Master Gato's heart was growing cold.
Seeing the Mist ninjas who were hunting him and the Konoha ninjas who were escorting him acting like one big happy family… This was no longer a problem of a mole needing to stop a transaction.
Even though Master Gato protested several times, Kakashi Hatake still insisted on sending him to the Hidden Hot Water Village. This matter concerned the mission completion rate of the Team 7 under his command.
As for what happened after the Hidden Hot Water Village…
That was no longer the concern of a Konoha ninja.
Kakashi settled their protection target, then looked at the reanimated Fourth Hokage beside him. "Teacher Minato, why are you here? I remember you…"
"Because Orochimaru released the Reaper Death Seal and revived me with the Edo Tensei. This matter was discovered by the Fifth Hokage…"
Minato Namikaze ruffled his son's yellow hair and chuckled softly, "Itachi rescued me. Because there is still unresolved trouble, I have not yet released the Edo Tensei state."
"Teacher…"
Kakashi hesitated and said in a low voice, "Is it about Obito?"
According to his understanding, Obito Uchiha was still lurking in this ninja world and had ill intentions towards Konoha's jinchuriki.
And for his teacher to appear here, there was a high probability it was to protect his only son, Naruto, and to resolve the threat caused by Obito.
"Pretty much!"
"Kakashi, don't always blame everything on yourself… The matter with Obito was something none of us expected."
Minato patted the white-haired ninja's shoulder. In reality, the situation was much more complicated than Kakashi understood. Not only was there Obito, but there was also Madara Uchiha.
And looking at the attitude of the Lord Second Hokage in the Land of Waves, it was estimated that he would not rest easy until those two Uchiha who had defected from Konoha were dealt with.
In any case, even if his soul were to ascend to heaven now, he wouldn't be at peace.
He might as well take this opportunity to spend some time with his son and learn from the two generations of Hokage from the Senju clan…
Even if you're dead, you have to crawl out to protect Konoha from the shadows.
"Three genin, one supervising Jonin. The configuration of a rookie squad!"
Minato scanned the group, his gaze lingering on his son. "I never thought that in the blink of an eye, Naruto has already become a qualified genin!"
Speaking of this, Naruto's face instantly fell. "Our classmate has already become a Chunin…"
"There are many new-generation geniuses in the village now!"
Minato patted his son's shoulder and comforted him, "Then Naruto, don't fall too far behind your classmates…"
"O-of course!"
But from the tone of the yellow-haired ninja, there was really no momentum… After all, the fear of being dominated by Karin for six years was not something that could be eliminated overnight.
Even if Naruto had a strong desire to catch up, and his strength was outstanding among all the graduates, facing Karin, who countered him, he really couldn't muster the strength.
"Naruto is actually outstanding enough…"
Kakashi fiddled with his fingers and explained with an embarrassed expression, "But that little girl named Karin in their class is a descendant of the Uzumaki clan adopted by Lady Tsunade. Her situation is pretty much the same as Master Kushina's back then…"
"Including her temper."
The moment he said this, Minato understood what he meant.
It seemed the title of "Red Hot-Blooded Habanero" had a new successor… In a way, Karin and Kushina were indeed very similar in many ways.
The Fourth Hokage turned his head to look at Sasuke Uchiha, who was clearing the way at the front, and said softly, "I just saw your battle situation. That child's performance was very outstanding. From the looks of it, is he a clansman of the Fifth Hokage?"
"Sasuke has always been number one at the Ninja Academy!"
Naruto said from the side, "We grew up together. He is Big Brother Itachi's real younger brother, and his taijutsu is amazing!"
"I can see that…"
Minato nodded. Just a new-generation ninja, yet he had defeated Zabuza Momochi, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, with absolute power…
Kakashi sighed from the side. "That little brat Sasuke is a rare genius, just like the Fifth Hokage was shortly after he graduated. He killed one of the first-generation Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Fuguki Suikazan, in his first battle…"
Speaking of which, it was quite a coincidence.
Shortly after Itachi Uchiha graduated, he had participated in repelling the Mist's invasion and had killed the Mist's ANBU Captain at the time and a first-generation Seven Swordsman, Fuguki Suikazan, becoming famous in one battle…
Now, Sasuke Uchiha, facing the provocation of a Mist ninja, had directly defeated Zabuza Momochi, a second-generation Seven Swordsman…
Perhaps this title was cursed?
Not long after the idle chat, the group arrived at the Hidden Hot Water Village.
After many years, the village had already moved to a new location. Most of the people in the village had relocated to the natural hot spring lake that had suddenly formed ten years ago.
Even so, the simple and unadorned villagers had not forgotten to continue hanging wooden signs in the taverns and casinos in the streets and alleys: "Tsunade and Crows Not Allowed."
Sasuke couldn't help but show a schadenfreude-filled smile. "It seems that guy Kitahara isn't very popular here!"
"I hope it doesn't mind!" Kakashi scratched his head, looked at Zabuza, whose face had been grim all the way, and said softly, "I'll take them to rest in the village for a bit. Do you two want to come along…?"
"No!"
Zabuza placed his Executioner's Blade on Gato's neck. "We still have to take this guy back to report!"
"I protest! I protest! Konoha has broken its promise!"
After Master Gato had yelled for a while about the dark dealings between ninjas, he was knocked unconscious by an impatient Zabuza with the hilt of his sword… His mood was indeed not good.
"If we have offended you in any way, I hope you will be magnanimous."
Kakashi nodded. Their mission was complete. He just politely extended his hand to Zabuza. "After all, the alliance between our two countries is very important to both our villages…"
"…"
Zabuza gave a reserved nod. As for the alliance between Konoha and the Mist, when did it become his, a small pawn's, place to decide!
After escorting Gato out of the Hidden Hot Water Village, Zabuza suddenly grabbed Haku's collar. "Hey, you guy!"
"After we get back, you are absolutely not allowed to leak the news that I was defeated by that little brat Sasuke!"
"Otherwise, I will kill you…"
"But, Zabuza-kun…"
Haku looked left and right, pointed to the person behind him, and said in a small voice, "This matter can't be hidden!"
"Don't worry!"
"I won't leak this matter!"
Minato smiled and waved at them. His purpose for coming this time had been achieved. He had left a Flying Thunder God seal on his son and had also checked the Nine-Tails' seal…
Although the Tailed Beast's seal was released, that half of the fox seemed to be quite well-behaved inside Naruto. It just kept pestering him for an invoice…
Zabuza said softly, "Fourth Hokage, don't you need to spend a little more time with that little brat Naruto?"
"He doesn't seem… to need it."
Minato rubbed his temples with some vexation. "And given the current situation, it's not very convenient."
