Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

A warm smile appeared on Chika's face as she spoke.

“I am a friend of your father.”

"Nani!?"

Naruto pointed at Chiga and shouted exaggeratedly,

"Are you kidding me?! You look so young, how could you possibly be my father's friend? And do you even know who my father is?!"

Sakura quickly pulled Naruto aside and whispered a few words in his ear.

"Show some manners! Captain Yamato said that this Senga... is from the same era as the Fourth Hokage, and Orochimaru has already been dealt with by Senga, and that's what's hanging from his waist now!"

Naruto was completely dumbfounded. He looked at the small white snake at Chiga's waist. The snake noticed Naruto's gaze and glared at him menacingly, its expression exactly like Orochimaru's.

Then Naruto remembered what Chiga had said: Chiga knew his father!

Naruto only knew that he was an orphan and knew nothing about his parents. From the Hokage to the villagers, no one in the village had ever told him who his father was.

The word "father" was truly foreign to Naruto. He suddenly looked up at Chiga, his voice trembling.

"Senior Chiga, you just said you're a friend of my father's. Could you tell me something about him? Please!"

Yamato's expression changed. Many people in the Anbu knew that Naruto's father was the Fourth Hokage, but the higher-ups had strictly forbidden telling Naruto about it. He hurriedly looked at Chiga, wanting to speak up and stop them.

Chiga completely ignored him, looking at Naruto and saying, word by word,

"Your father is the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze!"

Chapter 297 Minato and Naruto

"Naruto's father is the Fourth Hokage!?"

Sakura screamed in surprise upon hearing this, while Naruto himself was still reeling from the news.

After a long while, Naruto moved his dry lips and asked,

"Then why do I have the surname Whirlpool instead of Namikaze?"

"Uzumaki is your mother's surname. Your mother is Uzumaki Kushina. As for why you weren't given the surname Namikaze, well, you'd have to ask the Third Hokage and the others. Oh, I almost forgot, the Third Hokage is already dead."

Chiga's voice carried an undisguised sarcasm, yet also subtly revealed a hint of murderous intent.

Yamato's expression darkened. It seemed that this Senpai Chiga didn't have a very good opinion of the Konoha higher-ups!

If anyone else in the village expressed this view, Yamato, as an ANBU member, would definitely arrest them on the spot. But Chiga is a formidable person who just easily defeated Orochimaru, and he is also an Uchiha with the Mangekyou Sharingan!

He didn't think he had the ability to arrest Chiga; even the current Hokage, Tsunade, might not be a match for Chiga.

It's important to remember that Tsunade and Orochimaru were both among the Legendary Sannin. If Orochimaru suffered such a crushing defeat, Tsunade's performance couldn't be much better.

Naruto was still standing there in a daze. Chiga shook his head, activated his Mangekyou Sharingan again, and met Naruto's eyes.

In a dark dungeon, Kurama was lying on the ground, pretending to sleep, when suddenly, Chika appeared outside the cell door with Naruto.

The Nine-Tails' two large ears twitched, and it slowly opened its eyes. When it saw Chiga's scarlet Mangekyou Sharingan, a look of disgust appeared on its face.

"Damn Uchiha, what are you doing here?"

Qianhe smiled slightly and said,

"Nine Lama, I have no interest in you. You'd better behave yourself."

"What?! How did you know...?"

Before Kurama could finish speaking, Sharingan patterns appeared in his eyes, and then he fell into a daze.

Upon seeing the Sharingan pattern, Naruto immediately thought of Sasuke and couldn't help but ask,

"Senior Chiga, do you know Sasuke?"

"I know, but now is not the time to discuss him."

As he spoke, Chiga casually waved his hand, and a talisman pasted on the cell door was slowly peeled off, causing the Nine-Tails' chakra to become even more violent.

Just as the talisman was about to be completely removed, a figure suddenly appeared in front of the talisman and pressed it down.

Naruto was stunned when he saw "Fourth Hokage" printed on the man's back.

The newcomer was none other than the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, but the current Minato was merely a chakra he had left inside Naruto.

After resealing the talisman, Minato turned around, a signature sunny smile on his face, and said...

"It's not the right time yet, Naruto... Hmm? Chiga!?"

Minato stared wide-eyed at Chika, who was standing next to Naruto, as if he had seen a ghost.

Of course, it's still too early to say who the ghost is.

Chika crossed her arms and said irritably,

"What? That's the look on your face when you see me?"

"Uh..."

Minato scratched his head and landed on the ground from above. He walked to Chiga's side, staring at Chiga's face for a long time, completely ignoring Naruto who was standing next to him.

When he saw Chiga's Mangekyou Sharingan, a look of shock appeared on his face.

"This...this is the Mangekyou Sharingan? Chiga, what have you been through all these years?"

As the Hokage, Minato naturally knew some of the secrets of the Mangekyou Sharingan, such as the extremely harsh conditions for its activation, which required undergoing a very strong mental stimulus. The Uchiha were a clan that valued "love," and this mental stimulus often involved losing a loved one.

Minato couldn't help but ask,

"Could it be because of my death...?"

"No, my kaleidoscope was activated during a war before your death. All the clansmen who fought with me in that war died, and only I survived."

Minato blushed, feeling a little embarrassed.

Qianhe glared at him and scolded him.

"How many times have I told you? The news of Kushina's childbirth must be kept strictly confidential. The most important thing is not to tell Kakashi! Did you tell him?!"

In the anime, Obito knew about Kushina's childbirth because Kakashi revealed it when he went to visit her grave. That's why Chika warned Minato again not to tell Kakashi.

Minato shrank back and began to mutter under his breath.

"I was worried that Kakashi would be too depressed because of Rin and Obito, so I transferred him to be Kushina's bodyguard. That way, he can witness the birth of a new life and feel a little better..."

"You fool! You completely ignored the secret technique I taught you!"

Minato was extremely indignant about being called a "fool," and he retorted defiantly.

"How am I a fool?! Besides, what does this have to do with Kakashi? How could he possibly leak this information to the enemy? I asked you about it, but you wouldn't tell me!"

"Hiss... Minato Namikaze, I'm coming right now..."

Seeing the two of them chatting and joking like they were flirting, Naruto couldn't help but speak up.

"Um, Senpai Chiga, and... Fourth Hokage, could you two stop arguing later? I have some questions I'd like to ask..."

Chika and Minato then noticed that Naruto was also there. Chika shrugged and remained silent.

Minato paused for a moment, looking at Naruto with a puzzled expression.

"What did you call me just now?"

"The Fourth Hokage!"

"anything else?"

"Senior Chiga just said you're my father, but I can't quite believe it, so..."

"Do I need Chiga to tell you that? I am your father! Didn't the Third Hokage tell you that?"

"No, all I know is that I am an orphan, and... a fox spirit!"

At this point, a look of pain appeared on Naruto's face. He then stared intently at Minato, choking back tears.

"So, is the Fourth Hokage really my father? Why has no one ever told me this!?"

Minato was at a loss when he saw Naruto like this, and he looked to Chiga for help.

Chika shook his head, approached Minato, and extended a finger to touch Minato's forehead.

In an instant, scenes from Naruto's childhood flashed through Minato's mind like a slideshow.

Minato's expression changed repeatedly, and after reading about Naruto's experiences, tears filled his eyes.

He pulled Naruto into a tight embrace, wanting to say sorry, but he couldn't utter a word...

Chapter 298 The Angry Minato

"I'm sorry, Naruto, I never imagined you'd suffer so much. You should have been a hero..."

Minato's eyes were filled with unbearable guilt. Naruto wiped away his tears. To be honest, he really wanted to punch Minato, but seeing Minato like this, he gave up the idea.

The father and son fell silent at the same time. Qianhe stood to the side with his arms crossed, then suddenly spoke up.

"Minato, the chakra you left behind probably won't last much longer, right? Is there anything else you want to say? If you have something to say, then say it now!"

Minato slowly nodded, patted Naruto's spiky yellow hair that resembled his own, and said,

"Naruto, I'm really not a good father, I..."

"Alright, alright, I gave you a chance but it was useless, all you did was talk nonsense!"

Chika interrupted Minato irritably. He walked up to Minato and punched him in the stomach. The punch was quite powerful, and Minato clutched his stomach and staggered back a few steps.

Although Minato is currently in the form of chakra, he can still feel pain. He gave Chiga a resentful look, thinking to himself, "Didn't you tell me to hurry up and say what I have to say?"

However, he knew he deserved the punch, and that it would make him feel better.

Naruto, seeing Minato's pained expression, suddenly asked,

"Senior Chiga, how much longer can Dad live?"

This was the first time Naruto had called Minato "Dad," and upon hearing it, Minato felt an unprecedented surge of emotion, which also made him feel even more distressed.

Chika glanced at Minato's increasingly blurry body and said,

"It should be less than five minutes."