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

Perhaps the child was too hungry and ate too quickly, choking and starting to cough. Lin quickly went over and gently patted his back, saying, "What's your name? Why are you unconscious in the snow all by yourself? Where are your family?"

Upon hearing Lin's words, the child silently put down his bowl and said with a sad expression, "My name is Bai, and I escaped from the village up ahead!"

It turns out that Haku's parents were from the village that Minato and the others had just passed through. Haku's mother was a ninja with a bloodline limit that could create ice shields, but she didn't want to continue being a ninja, so she married an ordinary person and gave birth to Haku!

The family was living happily until Bai also awakened his Bloodline Limit!

Bai would never forget that day. He had shown off his abilities in front of his mother, wanting her praise. But when his mother saw the ability, her face changed drastically, tears welled in her eyes, and she kept muttering, "Why, why even you..."

Seeing his mother like this, Bai, who was expecting praise, was stunned. Before he could react, his mother started beating and scolding him...

Seeing his mother's reaction, Bai was terrified and never dared to use this power again!

But secrets don't stay hidden forever, and the villagers eventually found out! His mother was arrested by the angry villagers, and Bai himself was driven out of the village!

When he heard the name Haku, Minato was clearly stunned. He knew that in the future world, this person would be with Zabuza Momochi, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and that they would become the first ninja enemies that his son Naruto Uzumaki would face after becoming a genin. It was after fighting against him that Naruto established his own ninja way!

But this is different from what Naruto said. First of all, the timing is wrong! Haku's parents shouldn't have died during the time Zabuza defected. Moreover, according to Naruto, Haku's mother was killed by his father while trying to save Haku, and when his father tried to kill Haku, Haku lost control and killed everyone in the village before managing to escape! But now, according to Haku, everyone in the village is alive and well, and Haku's parents should still be alive!

Could Naruto have misremembered? Minato wondered with some doubt.

Actually, what Minato didn't know was that Naruto hadn't misremembered. It was because of the reborn individuals that although the Third Shinobi World War had started, it wasn't as devastating as it would be in the future. So, they were still affected, but the hatred wasn't as deep as before. Therefore, this time they didn't go so far as to force Haku's father to kill his mother, nor were they so cruel as to kill a three-year-old child!

Perhaps due to the butterfly effect, Bai's abilities awakened ahead of schedule!

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Conflict (Second Update)

Even so, Lin couldn't stand it anymore and said angrily, "This village is really too much! And how can there be such a father who drove such a young child out of here in the freezing cold? If he hadn't met us, he might have frozen to death! How can he be so heartless!"

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Minato and Obito both fell silent. Knowing the cruelty of the ninja world, they knew that there were irreconcilable hatreds between ninjas and most ordinary people. Some of these hatreds were manipulated by the daimyo and those powerful families, while others were caused by the ninjas themselves!

Ninjas possess power unmatched by ordinary people. With just a simple ninjutsu, they can easily kill many ordinary people. Therefore, during times of war, many people lose their lives due to the conflicts between ninjas. Just like Haku's village, during the Second Shinobi World War, Haku's grandparents were innocently dragged into the battle between ninjas from two different countries. In the end, they and their daughter were killed by explosive tags in their home, leaving only Haku's father, who was out hunting at the time!

Moreover, such situations are common during wartime. As the number of deaths increases, the hatred between the two sides gradually accumulates, so how could ordinary people possibly have a good impression of ninjas?

In the future, Nagato's parents will be killed because they are caught in the crossfire. This is the cruelty of war!

It was precisely this contradiction that led to the reason why Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi, was forced to obey the Daimyo of the Land of Fire after establishing his village! During the Warring States period, there were constant battles, which amplified the hatred between the Shinobi and the common people! But the common people were the foundation of the Shinobi world. They provided everything necessary for life. Without them, who would the Shinobi get the basic necessities like food and clothing from?

Furthermore, the number of ninjas is a drop in the ocean compared to ordinary people. It's clearly impossible to use the ninjas of a single ninja village to manage the civilians of a country.

Without basic support, the ninja village simply couldn't develop. The conflict between ninjas and civilians had reached its peak, and any spark could ignite uncontrollable consequences. It was precisely because of this that the First Hokage was forced to become a vassal state of the Land of Fire!

However, the daimyo of various countries were not fools. In order to control their villages, they launched three Shinobi World Wars, all fought by shinobi. This served two purposes: firstly, it weakened the shinobi's power, and secondly, it increased the conflict between civilians and shinobi, thus consolidating their rule.

Of course, after the Fourth Shinobi World War, peace returned to the shinobi world. However, the Fire Country's daimyo and nobles, unwilling to give up, wanted to economically suppress Konoha. But Naruto Uzumaki wasn't stupid; he used economic measures, such as introducing the Kaminarimon Company's electric trains, to increase Konoha's revenue and further reduce its dependence on the Fire Country! Of course, all of this happened in the memory world!

However, Rin, who had always lived under the protection of Konoha, was obviously unaware of these things and was also unclear about these conflicts! So she was somewhat angry!

"Minato-sensei, Obito, let's think of a way to rescue Rin's mother from the villagers!" Rin said, looking at Haku with some anticipation.

Lin also lost her parents, and she knew this kind of pain very well, so she didn't want Bai to suffer the same fate as her!

Obito rarely refused Rin's requests, and Minato felt he couldn't stand idly by, so he agreed!

Seeing that the two had agreed, Rin breathed a sigh of relief. Minato, not noticing Rin's reaction, continued, "Although we must save Haku's mother, we cannot harm the people in the village. You must endure it, understand?"

Obito nodded to Rin. Although Rin was unaware of the conflict between ninjas and civilians, her kind nature prevented her from hurting anyone she wanted to harm!

Obito thought for a moment and said, "Minato-sensei, why don't you go talk to the village chief first and see if you can get him to release the people without escalating the conflict between the two sides? If that doesn't work, then we'll have to resort to force!"

Minato and Rin both nodded, agreeing with what Obito said.

So the three of them left the Kamui dimension. Once outside, Minato used his sensory abilities to detect that the villagers were gathered in one place. They knew that the villagers were probably discussing how to deal with Shiro's mother, so they went over without hesitation!

Soon they arrived at the village gathering place, where there were about 100 people, including men, women, and children, but very few elderly people!

As Minato and his group approached, the villagers glared at them with hatred and fear before parting to let them pass. Inside the house, in the most conspicuous spot, were three people: an old man, a man, and a woman tied to a pillar.

The one who was tied up was still Bai's mother. Her expression had been one of despair! But when she saw Bai coming, her eyes showed anxiety, and she struggled desperately... The man was also Bai's father. He seemed not to notice the newcomers and just knelt to the side, silently shedding tears. As for the old man, he must be the village chief!

Seeing this, Minato and the others had complicated expressions. After thinking for a moment, Minato respectfully said to the old man, "Village Chief, could you please be merciful and release her?"

The village chief, his aged voice filled with hatred, clearly harbored a grudge against the ninjas, and said, "Do you think we commoners can refuse your demands?"

Minato felt a pang of helplessness. He knew that some things could only be healed by time, but he couldn't bear to watch Haku's mother burn to death. So he said, "I know you have a lot of prejudice against ninjas, but I hope..."

Before Shuimen could finish speaking, the village chief interrupted him: "Prejudice? My three sons were all innocently caught in the crossfire of your war and died! They were only 10 years old when they died. What did they do wrong? Why should we suffer in your war? Just because you are the strong and we are the weak, does that mean we deserve to die?"

Minato didn't say anything more. He knew that some things couldn't be resolved with words!

Obito, standing nearby, interjected: "I know that ninjas have done many wrong things in the past and hurt countless people, but please believe in us, the future will be better! One day, ninjas and civilians will be able to live together on equal footing!"

Chapter Thirty-Nine: The First Five-Kingdoms Summit (Third Update)

In the end, they managed to rescue Haku's mother, not because they were persuaded by Minato or Obito, but because they were afraid!

Yes, they were afraid of the ninjas' revenge, so they dared not kill Haku and his mother. Similarly, out of fear, they dared not refuse Minato's request. In fact, for these civilians, all they wanted was to live, to live peacefully... but the ninjas wouldn't even give them that, which is why there were so many conflicts!

After leaving the village, Obito immediately put Haku and his mother into the Kamui dimension! Rin, on the other hand, remained silent after leaving Haku's village!

In Konoha, ninjas and civilians help and depend on each other. In her worldview, the whole world should be like that! But the truth tells her that Konoha is just a special case!

Minato and Obito knew about Rin's confusion, but they couldn't offer her any answers because they didn't know what to do either. Perhaps only time could heal these wounds...

So the three of them continued walking in silence, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the Land of Iron!

Minato and his group set off early this time. Only after they arrived in the Land of Iron did they realize that the other ninja villages hadn't arrived yet!

Upon hearing that the three of them had arrived, the one who came out to greet Minato and his companions was none other than Mifune, the leader of the Land of Iron!

After personally welcoming them in, Mifune had someone take Rin and Obito to rest, while he and Minato went directly to the conference room to discuss matters concerning the future of the ninja world!

This was the first time the two had met in this world, but as the leader of the samurai, Mifune was closer to the common people than the ninjas, so Minato had a lot of questions to ask him... And so, the two unknowingly spent the whole night discussing, during which Minato also explained the situation of the Otsutsuki clan to Mifune!

The next day, people from various countries began to arrive in the Land of Iron. The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa; the Fourth Raikage, A; the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki; and finally the Kirigakure arrived that evening. Strangely, the leader of this group was not the Fourth Mizukage, but Mei Terumi! This was unexpected by Minato!

The following day, after everyone exchanged greetings, the Five Shadows Conference officially began!

In fact, most of the people present knew each other; they were either future comrades-in-arms or the fathers of comrades-in-arms. Those sent to participate in the talks were basically the future leaders of the village! They were all intelligent and emotionally intelligent, and with the added bond of friendship, and the main purpose of their visit being to sign a peace agreement and plan the future development of the ninja world, the meeting went exceptionally smoothly!

The first item on the agenda was naturally the signing of a peace agreement. Since everyone had come with good intentions, there was no question of making exorbitant demands. After revising a few less important clauses, the peace agreement was essentially approved!

After the agreement was signed, the countries set more than a dozen policies to strengthen the ninja world. The others were fine, but one was the most important: to jointly hold a ninja tournament exclusively for ninjas!

This tournament will select a certain number of genin, chunin, and jonin from various countries to compete together. The winners will receive certain rewards and honors! In order to promote exchanges, not only ninjas from the five great nations, but also ninjas from other countries can participate!

Holding such a conference can, to some extent, promote exchanges between countries, allowing ninjas from different nations to grow and compete with each other through interaction. Secondly, it can increase the financial revenue of each nation's ninja villages, reducing their dependence on other nations.

As for the time, they set it for six months from now, and the first event will be held in the Hidden Village of the Woods! It will be held every four years thereafter! The location will be randomly selected thereafter!

After resolving these two issues, the representatives of each country raised some further questions based on their respective circumstances.

They also discussed and made suggestions regarding joint teaching programs and exchange students at the school.

The second day was relatively free because the important matters to be negotiated had been basically dealt with, and countries were mostly talking to each other and promoting economic cooperation with those who were interested!

Rosa even made a special trip to Minato to express her gratitude for the safety of Karura and her child. Afterwards, the two talked for a long time about future parenting issues...

On the third day, the meeting officially ended. After everyone had a meal together and reminisced for a while, they returned to their respective villages.

Of course, Minato was no exception. After successfully resolving the Five Kage Summit, he, Obito, and Rin used Kamui to return to the village, because he was about to take over the Hokage position! This was something he had agreed upon with the Third Hokage beforehand! So he wasn't as relaxed as he had been when he arrived!

After settling Haku and his mother in, Minato went directly to the Third Hokage, informed him of the outcome, and then went home!

Meanwhile, the Third Hokage had already relayed the news that Minato would be succeeding as Hokage! The villagers of Konoha were generally welcoming of Minato's appointment as Hokage, as he was highly qualified in both strength and character, so there were no unexpected incidents! After a simple inauguration ceremony, Minato officially became the Fourth Hokage of Konoha!

After becoming the Fourth Hokage, Minato became incredibly busy, juggling various departments, dealing with internal issues within Konoha like Root and the Uchiha clan, and needing to resolve problems within the village due to the hasty end of the war. Now wasn't the time to antagonize them, so Minato had to put in even more effort.

And now, he also needs to start preparing for the first Shinobi World Tournament, which will be held in Konoha in the near future! All these big and small matters have kept Minato so busy that he rarely has time to go home!

Left with no other choice, he dragged the Third Hokage and Nara Shikaku out to help. Hiruzen Sarutobi had originally planned to retire and spend quality time with his children at home! But after Minato's repeated pleas, he had no choice but to come out.

As for the others, none of them were idle. Obito accepted Kabuto's invitation and went to Ryuchi Cave to train in Sage Mode. Kakashi remained in the Land of Lightning. The Fourth Raikage, A, found the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, and instructed him to use Earth Release: Weighted Rock Technique to increase his weight and continuously train his taijutsu! Guy also went to Kumogakure to join Kakashi in trying to learn the Raikage's Lightning Armor. Orochimaru and Kabuto, after obtaining the chakra of Minato, Kushina, and Kurama, remained in their laboratory. Tsunade, meanwhile, was working diligently to assemble a war medical team…

Everyone is striving to become stronger for the future!

PS: It's too late. I'm only halfway through writing the fourth update. I'll finish it tomorrow. Tomorrow, there will be 6 updates. Please give me flowers, monthly tickets, and comments.

Chapter 40 The Core of the Book (Part 1) (Fourth Update)

Time flies, and half a year has passed since the Five Shadows Conference...

According to the previous agreement between the Five Kage, the first Ninja Tournament will be held in three days. As it is the first time the ninja world has held such an event, all parties attach great importance to it, and there are many people coming to watch. Minato has expanded his base a lot for this purpose. Due to the tight schedule and heavy workload, the pressure and workload of the people in charge are naturally not light. Fortunately, the physical fitness of ninjas is far superior to that of ordinary people, otherwise it would have been impossible to expand so many buildings in such a short period of time!

In the past few days, people from various countries have been coming to watch the movie or participate in the competition. Some came alone, some in small groups, and some in groups of a dozen or more. Because there are no restrictions, anyone who is not a designated rogue ninja can participate... So far, no less than a thousand people have come to Konoha! This has also increased the income of Konoha merchants quite a bit!

Of course, with the increase in outsiders, Konoha's security has also been strengthened. Now, there are ANBU patrolling all areas of Konoha 24 hours a day! Anyone found engaging in fighting or other illegal or unethical behavior is arrested! Because the enforcement is so strict, no trouble has occurred!

Meanwhile, the ninjas from Konoha who had previously gone out for training have all returned to Konoha to prepare for this tournament.

The other Kage all arrived in Konoha yesterday. After a good rest last night, they all gathered at the Hokage Building early this morning!

Inside the Mars Building's conference room, a constellation of stars shone brightly. Among them were the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze; Shikaku Nara; the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi; the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki; the leader of the Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) for this ninja tournament, Kouta; the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure, Rasa; and his leader, Baki; the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure, Yagura Karatachi; and his future Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi; the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure, A; and his future Fifth Raikage, Darui. Also present were Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, the legendary Sannin of Konoha—Tsunade and Orochimaru; Jiraiya; Kabuto Yakushi; Bee, Ao; Hiashi Hyuga; Kushina Uzumaki; and even Mifune of the Land of Iron. It could be said that the current and future leaders of the ninja world were gathered here!

Besides attending the Ninja World Tournament, their most important purpose in coming here is to discuss Naruto's resurrection. According to Orochimaru, he has already found a way!

All the ninja villages held great goodwill towards Naruto Uzumaki. If he could be resurrected, the ninja world would have a better chance of winning in the future battle against the Otsutsuki clan. Therefore, the Kage of each village arrived a few days in advance to see if they could be of any help!

Seeing that everyone was seated, Minato came out and said, "Everyone is here, Mr. Orochimaru, you may begin now."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru stepped forward, glanced at everyone present, and said in a hoarse voice:

"After six months of research with Kabuto, we've discovered that Naruto's memory sphere can be transplanted. Once we find a suitable carrier and place it under certain conditions, we can resurrect Naruto."

Everyone in the ninja world knows very well what the vessel is. Orochimaru is naturally referring to the unborn child who is still inside Kushina's body!