The ninja world is reborn, and everyone is resurrected at the start.

"What is it? Just tell me!"

"I'd like to ask you to come with me to the Sand Village to rescue someone!"

"Is that Gaara's mother?"

"Yes, Lady Tsunade."

Minato wasn't surprised that Tsunade could guess his intentions. In the future, everyone in the ninja world knew how close Naruto and Gaara were. And this time, Naruto was the one using the Rinne Rebirth technique; given Naruto's personality, he certainly wouldn't let his friends' families die!

So when Tsunade heard that she was going to the Sand Village, she immediately knew that she was going to rescue Karura!

“I remember Gaara was born prematurely, and his birthday should be in the next few days. Let’s get ready and get there as soon as possible to avoid any accidents!” Tsunade said after thinking for a moment.

Unbeknownst to us, it has now been 48 years since the start of the timber industry. On the original timeline, a great deal of things would have happened in this year.

First, the Fourth Shinobi World War ended that year. Also, Obito Uchiha witnessed Kakashi Hatake kill Rin Nohara, and unable to accept reality, he prepared to implement the Eye of the Moon Plan. Simultaneously, Minato Namikaze became the Fourth Hokage that year, and Madara Uchiha passed away!

Naruto was born this year, and Obito Uchiha took advantage of Kushina's childbirth, when the Nine-Tails' seal was at its weakest, to release Kurama's seal.

To save Konoha, the Fourth Hokage and his wife sacrificed themselves to seal Kurama inside Naruto, leading to the beginning of Naruto's tragic childhood!

It can be said that the events of this year have profoundly influenced the future. There were the birth of heroes and the fall into hell. In the future, countless people will pay the price for what happened this year, and many have even paid the price with their lives!

Of course, everything has changed now. The Fourth Shinobi World War wasn't as brutal as it was in the memory world, Kakashi Hatake didn't kill Rin Nohara, and Obito Uchiha didn't fall into hell. So far, nothing bad has happened, and of course, nothing good, like the birth of Naruto, has happened either. It's safe to say that everything is still subject to change!

Minato silently told himself that he couldn't let his guard down yet! He had to pick up the pace! After breakfast, Minato tidied up the table, told Kushina to get some rest, and then he and Tsunade prepared to head to the Sand Village!

Because the Flying Thunder God technique wasn't available this time, Minato couldn't use it to fly directly to Sunagakure. Minato had originally intended to seek Obito's help, but Kabuto had mentioned the previous day that Obito's body wasn't yet fully capable of controlling Kamui. To avoid further burdening Obito's body, Minato ultimately decided against it and opted for the most basic method of travel with Tsunade. At their speed, they could reach Sunagakure in about a day; of course, if Minato were alone, it would only take a morning. Since they still had time, Minato and Tsunade prepared some supplies—water and medicine—just in case, and then left the village towards Sunagakure.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Arrival at Sand Village

The Land of Fire is not actually connected to the Land of Wind; there is a buffer zone in between. In fact, not only the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, but also the major ninja nations have some small countries acting as buffer zones between them, which effectively reduces friction between the nations.

However, for these small countries in the buffer zone, being sandwiched between two major powers is not an easy life. Things are fine during peacetime, but once war breaks out, these small countries caught in the middle are the first to suffer and bleed.

To avoid the spread of war to their own countries, buffer zones became strategic locations fought over by military strategists. These small countries, unwittingly, became battlefields, resulting in heavy casualties among their inhabitants!

In the memory world, Nagato, the leader of the Akatsuki organization, was killed by Konoha ninjas when he was young because his country was implicated in the Second Shinobi World War. This was one of the main reasons why Nagato later destroyed Konoha!

Although the ninja world later became peaceful, and the small countries on the borders of the major ninja nations also had the opportunity to develop peacefully, none of that has anything to do with them now.

The ninja world is currently in the midst of the Third Shinobi World War. Although the troops of various countries have basically retreated to their borders, these surrounding small countries are still in a state of extreme anxiety. They fear that the major ninja nations may start fighting again at any time, and they may become victims of their war for profit! However, as the weaker party, they have no way to change these circumstances and can only hide in their own homes, living in fear and taking each day as it comes!

At Minato and Tsunade's speed, they had already reached the border of the Land of Fire in one morning. Once they crossed the buffer zone, they would reach the Land of Wind, and then it would take about half a day to reach the Sand Village!

At the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind lies a country called the Land of Rivers. At this time, there are very few people on the land of Rivers, and merchants from various countries are even less common. Although Konoha and Sunagakure are not at war, the ninja world is in chaos, with wars raging everywhere. They don't know when the flames of war will reach here! So they mostly stay in their homes and don't go out!

When pedestrians on the street saw that the person was a ninja, their faces would show disgust, hatred, and fear, and they would go home and close their own doors!

"War is truly cruel! Especially for this small country. It is clearly a struggle between the major ninja nations, but because these small countries live between two major powers, this place has been turned into a battlefield," Minato said with emotion.

"For the sake of their respective villages, the ninjas have already waged the First to the Third Shinobi World Wars. But these wars have only brought harm and hatred between ninjas, and the innocent deaths of civilians. The ninja world has always been wrong, creating nothing but monsters of hatred and unvented resentment! We were once part of this mistake, but we are different now. We are now striving to change things. Perhaps we ninjas now harbor unforgivable hatred towards these civilians, but I know that all of this will slowly change! Isn't that why Naruto gave us a second chance at life?" Tsunade comforted Minato.

"That's true," Minato smiled with a relieved expression. "Then let's rest for a bit and continue our journey."

After passing through the Land of Rivers, Minato and Tsunade continued their journey towards the Sand Village without stopping. After a day of traveling at full speed, they finally arrived at the Sand Village!

However, this was during the Third Shinobi World War, and the Sand Village was extremely wary of outsiders, making it difficult for Tsunade and Minato to easily infiltrate. Just when they were having a headache, they encountered Baki. With Baki's help, they entered the Sand Village without alerting anyone!

In the memory world, Maki was already the head of the combat force. As one of the future high-ranking members of the Sand Village, Maki had already begun to get involved in management! Seeing Minato and Tsunade arrive at the Sand Village, Maki wasn't surprised at all. On the contrary, he felt that Minato and Tsunade were a bit slow! They had made him wait here for several days! He had initially thought that only Tsunade had come! But he hadn't expected that the seemingly reincarnated Minato Namikaze would also come with Tsunade. However, this wasn't a big problem. Letting one or two people into the Sand Village was something Maki could easily do, especially since most of the current duty personnel were reincarnated individuals, making it even simpler…

As Gaara's teacher, Maki knew very well how close Gaara and Naruto were, and how Konoha and Sunagakure had become staunch allies because of them! Knowing the future, Maki had been guarding the front line since his rebirth, waiting for the people from Konoha to come!

He believed that the people of the Wood Village wouldn't let Gaara's mother die! Along the way, Maki led Minato and Tsunade to Rasa's house, explaining the situation of the Sand Village to them as they went.

At this time, Rasa was already in Konoha. As the future Fourth Kazekage, Rasa's family naturally had ANBU members stationed there. However, due to Maki's management of the Sand Village and Ebizo's manipulation, the ANBU members in the Fourth Kazekage's family were all reincarnated individuals!

Tsunade and Minato were perfectly clear about their purpose, so they encountered no obstacles from these reborn individuals. Maki knocked on the door, and four-year-old Temari opened it. Upon seeing Maki, Minato, and Tsunade, a joyful expression appeared on her childlike face. As one of the reborn individuals, Temari and Kankuro knew perfectly well that in a few days it would be the birth of their younger brother Gaara, but also the passing of their mother Karura. At this point in time, the only one who could revive their mother was the world's greatest medical ninja, the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade!

However, a week has passed since their rebirth, and their younger brother's birth is just around the corner, but the siblings are clearly getting anxious as they haven't seen anyone from Konoha yet! If Tsunade doesn't arrive today, they might go to Ebizo and ask him to send out Sand Village ninjas to search for them!

Thankfully, Tsunade arrived just in time! Besides Temari and Kankuro, the pregnant Karura and his brother Yashamaru were also in the house...

In the memory world, Yashamaru's ending wasn't good either. He was ordered by the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, to assassinate Gaara, but failed and died by self-destruction. His death caused Gaara to completely fall from grace, becoming a self-centered demon. Until he met Naruto...

Of course, these are all things that happen in the world of memories. As for whether they will happen in the future, neither Minato nor Tsunade can be sure. However, if things continue to develop as they are now, the possibility of such a situation occurring is basically nonexistent!

At this moment, Karura was resting on the sofa, while her younger brother Yashamaru was doing housework. The family was enjoying a harmonious time when they saw someone enter. Both siblings looked up at the door and saw that it was Maki leading two people from the Mokko company. The two siblings' expressions changed slightly. Yashamaru quickly stepped in front of his sister, swiftly pulling a kunai from his waist pouch on his back with one hand, and pulling Kankuro, who was grinning foolishly beside him, behind him with the other. Then he looked at them warily!

Minato and Tsunade were somewhat helpless at the sight, because neither of them were reincarnated. It was during the Third Shinobi World War, and although Konoha and Sunagakure were not at war, the siblings Yashamaru and Karura both knew these two people. After all, one of them was Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, and the other was Minato Namikaze, the Yellow Flash of Konoha. It was really not easy to find people in the shinobi world who did not recognize them!

After a brief moment of distraction, Garura came out, gestured for Yashamaru to put away his kunai and leave, then waved to Minato and Tsunade and said:

"You two have come from afar, you must be tired. May I ask what brings you here?"

As the wife of the future Fourth Kazekage, Karura remained calm in the face of danger. She knew that if Tsunade and Minato were to attack them, she and her brother would be killed instantly, with no chance of resisting! At the same time, she also believed that Maki would not betray Sunagakure!

Moreover, her husband has now signed an alliance agreement with the timber industry, and as high-ranking members of the timber industry, they couldn't possibly be unaware of this. Therefore, their journey from afar to Sand Village was not to kill her!

They weren't there to kill her, and they knew her husband was in Konoha, so they couldn't possibly be there to find him!

So the only reason they traveled two thousand miles to the Sand Village was to find me!

Minato and Tsunade exchanged a glance, unsure how to begin. Temari and Kankuro were still just children, and even if they told Karura about the reborn, she wouldn't believe them! Maki, having been reborn, had been waiting for someone from Konoha to arrive, so he hadn't told her either. Therefore, Karura and Yashamaru were unaware of the reborn aspect of the matter!

Seeing that Tsunade and Minato were somewhat embarrassed, Maki stepped forward. He knew that it was time for him to explain! After all, Minato and Tsunade were outsiders, and Temari and Kankuro were too young to be trusted. Therefore, among those present, only he was the most appropriate person to step forward and explain the matter.

After summarizing the conversation, Maki said, "Let me explain the purpose of Minato-sama and Tsunade-sama's visit!"

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Chapter Twenty-Five: Gaara's Mother

After more than half an hour of explanation, Karura and Yashamaru were both completely bewildered. In their short lives, the Five Kage were already unattainable figures, and the Tailed Beasts were considered a calamity by ninjas. But in the world Maki described, these seemed insignificant. Did they really live in the same ninja world as them?

Those who can defeat the nine tailed beasts with a single glance, create a forest in an instant, slice a mountain in half with a single blow, summon giants tens of meters tall, and destroy a village with a single move! Are these really living in the same ninja world as us?

If it weren't for Maki's serious nature and his absolute honesty, they would have all thought he was just joking around to amuse them! They'd never even heard of some of these powerful figures! Most terrifyingly, the majority of these strong individuals were from Konoha! They used to think that although Konoha was the strongest of the Five Great Ninja Villages, its strength wasn't much different from the others! But today, Karura and Yashamaru realized that they and Konoha at their peak were from completely different worlds!

They're so strong, even if I tried my whole life, I probably couldn't withstand a single move from them! This reality is truly disheartening!

The siblings exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with helplessness! They even felt a pang of nostalgia for their naive and ignorant selves back then, believing that mastering a few S-rank ninjutsu would make them invincible in the ninja world! At least back then, not knowing these things, their ignorant selves had something to offer in terms of effort, but now…

Especially after Minato finished telling Maki about the Fourth Shinobi World War, the additional information he provided was even more unbelievable to them. Even the Sage of Six Paths appeared, and not only his mother and clan members, but also some people who only appeared in mythology!

For a moment, it was even more difficult for the siblings to accept. Seeing their expressions, Minato knew that they needed time to process it, so he did not disturb them any further. Instead, he looked at Maki, Temari, and Kankuro and his sister on a plate.

When Minato spoke about the enemies that appeared after the Fourth Shinobi World War, Maki and Temari were visibly bewildered. However, having witnessed the Six Paths Obito and Six Paths Madara Uchiha in the Fourth Shinobi World War, they were much more accepting of it than Karura and Yashamaru. After a brief moment of surprise, they quickly calmed themselves down and listened attentively, hoping to glean useful information from the conversation.

After listening carefully to what Minato said, Maki, Temari, and Kankuro pondered for a while before nodding in acceptance. After all, even the Ten-Tails and the Sage of Six Paths were not just legends but real people, so the appearance of a few more members of the Otsutsuki clan was not an unacceptable thing.

Kankuro noticed Minato looking in their direction and asked, "You mean the person who used this Rinne Rebirth technique is Naruto Uzumaki? Then has he already...?"

"Yes, it was Naruto who used it." As for the questions that followed, Minato didn't know either, so he didn't reply to him!

After saying that, there was another long silence. Karura, Yashamaru, Kankuro, Maki, and Temari were all processing the memories that Minato had mentioned!

Temari, Kankuro, and Maki's memories, like those of ordinary ninjas, only extend up to the Fourth Shinobi World War! Therefore, they never personally witnessed the Otsutsuki clan, much less their power. Even Obito, who possessed the power of the Otsutsuki clan at the time, had Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha protecting him; they only needed to cheer him on from behind! So, while they knew the Otsutsuki clan was strong, they didn't know the extent of their strength! Before, with Naruto and Sasuke protecting them, they could live peacefully and happily. But now, Naruto and Sasuke couldn't hold them off! They might have to fight next! Therefore, they must find a way to strengthen themselves!

Temari and the others were unaware of how much stronger they had become after the Fourth Shinobi World War, because their memories only extended up to the end of the war, and naturally they had no memories of what happened before or after their marriage.

Minato believed that Naruto knew that everyone's fate would change once he used the Rinne Rebirth technique. In order to prevent them from being limited by the memories in the memory world, most of their memories ended with the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Perhaps a few Kage will witness their wedding, but given the personalities of the Five Kage, they won't say a word. They also hope that their ninja village can have a brand new future. As for whether those former lovers can get back together, that depends on their own fate!

"Then I'll take Lord Minato to see Lord Ebizo first! As for Lord Karyura, I'll leave him to you, Lady Tsunade," Maki said after a long silence.

"You can go without worry! I can handle Garuda," Tsunade replied.

"Alright, thank you for your trouble!" Minato knew he couldn't be of much help here, so he decided to first meet with Ebizo, a high-ranking member of the Sand Village, who was also a reincarnated individual.

After entrusting Karura to Tsunade, Minato and Maki left Rosa's house and headed to Ebizo's residence!

Watching Maki and Minato Namikaze leave their home, Karura and Yashamaru remained silent until they were gone. Only then did Karura turn to Temari and Kankuro, who were looking at their mother with worried expressions.

Remembering the future Maki spoke of, Temari and Kankuro must have been witnesses to this history! So she squatted down, patted their heads with both hands, and asked, "You two must also be reborn, right? You two honestly tell your mother, are the futures that Maki and Minato talked about true?"

Temari hesitated for a moment, then said, "I don't know if what Lord Minato said is true, because I don't have the memory of that time. But what Maki-sensei said is basically true, and Kaguya Otsutsuki, the mother of the Sage of Six Paths, did exist at that time, so I think what Lord Minato said should also be true."

Karura glanced at Kankuro beside her, who hesitated for a moment before nodding, clearly agreeing with his sister. Seeing the two children's affirmation, Karura was about 70-80% sure what they were saying.

Putting aside the fact that Temari and Kankuro are her children, Minato Namikaze and Tsunade are both renowned figures in the ninja world. They had absolutely no reason to travel all the way to Sunagakure to deceive her!

Moreover, the Cloud Village, which had been in a very favorable situation a few days ago, suddenly chose to withdraw its troops. This decision left her husband, Rasa, and some of the non-reincarnated high-ranking members of the Sand Village in disbelief, and they still couldn't understand it! But if we combine what Maki and Minato said today, then everything can be explained!

Forcibly suppressing her shock, Karura looked at Tsunade, who sat calmly to the side, and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Lady Tsunade." Although she still had some doubts, as a mother, Karura smiled, seeing her two children who had worried about her. Regardless of whether the future held true, she had to live for her three children!

Tsunade nodded, then turned and went into the room with her to begin a thorough examination!

Meanwhile, Ebizo, having received news from the Anbu that Minato and Tsunade had arrived in Sunagakure, visibly breathed a sigh of relief. Knowing that Minato and Maki were on their way, he decided to call his sister, who loved to play dead, and wait for them together at home!

The siblings, enjoying a rare moment of leisure, were fishing together. Due to the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, Sunagakure was in chaos, forcing Granny Chiyo and Ebizo, who had originally intended to retire, to step in and take charge. Granny Chiyo, who should have been busy, was called back by her brother Ebizo, who said he had something important to discuss with her and that there were still many things to attend to. Granny Chiyo was clearly getting restless, but seeing her brother's expression, she knew that he wouldn't have called her back when she was so busy unless it was something truly important.

So he patiently waited! Because Granny Chiyo participated in the Fourth Shinobi World War using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, she wasn't a reincarnated person! Moreover, at this time, Granny Chiyo's personality was still somewhat stubborn, and persuading such a woman was clearly not an easy task! Ebizo thought to himself, head down.

He was so engrossed in his thoughts that Ebizo didn't even notice the fish taking the bait! Just then, a member of the Anbu guarding nearby suddenly appeared beside Granny Chiyo and said:

"The Yellow Flash of the Wood Industry: Minato Namikaze and Captain Maki have arrived!"

Before Granny Chiyo could speak, Ebizo across from her said, "Let them in."

Grandma Chiyo glanced at Ebizo. Although she didn't know what he was up to, she nodded out of trust in her younger brother.

After the ANBU left, Granny Chiyo and Ebizo remained silent, and the surroundings quieted down again. A short while later, Minato and Maki entered!

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