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

"There is a way." By this time, Obito had regained some strength. Although he was still unable to make large movements, it did not affect his speech!

"First, capture the Third Raikage and the Third Hokage and bring them into my Kamui dimension. Then, have Minato-sensei and A unite with the reborn individuals in the village to seize power and take their places! Stabilize the village, and then we can negotiate."

"Impossible!" the Raikage roared, standing up abruptly. "I will not lay a hand on my own father!"

"We don't intend to kill him, we just want to detain him for a while. With your reputation, you must be the Fourth Raikage, which will allow you to end the war as quickly as possible."

Obito paused for a moment, then continued, "I know what you're thinking. You want to go back and tell him about your rebirth, and then pray with the other reborn individuals that he will withdraw his troops."

But your father is just as stubborn as you. Do you think he'll listen to you? Besides, he was the one who attacked the Sand Village first, which started this war! Now you're asking him to retreat without any reason. How is he supposed to face the ninjas who fought on the battlefield? How is he supposed to explain to those who died in this war? And what about the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning? Do you think the Daimyo will accept this anticlimactic ending?"

Obito said excitedly...

Neither Onoki nor Minato spoke. They couldn't get involved in this matter, since one was the Tsuchikage and the other was the future Hokage. Although Obito's words made sense, if they got involved, it would be suspected of interfering in the internal affairs of another country!

As for Obito himself, he was the planner and executor of the Fourth Shinobi World War. He had the most say in the war, and most importantly, he was the one who proposed the plan. Even if the plan failed, A could push the whole thing onto Obito and minimize the impact on A! This was Obito's own way of atonement!

As long as the ninja world is in the best interest of the ninja world, he doesn't mind bearing the blame. At this time, Obito is a bit like Itachi Uchiha, wanting to bear everything alone! But this is not right. Itachi Uchiha eventually figured it out, didn't he?

It seems I need to find some time to talk to Obito! Minato thought to himself.

The future Fourth Raikage was now gritting his teeth in anger, but he couldn't refute it. He knew Obito was telling the truth! If he rashly went to his father about this now, whether his father believed it or not, it would push him to the brink of disaster!

Let him temporarily "disappear," feigning disappearance to create an opportunity. This would allow them to reach a truce with Iwagakure and Konoha. Meanwhile, Sunagakure, currently preoccupied with finding their Third Kazekage, has no intention of fighting. If they cease hostilities, Iwagakure will have no reason to continue fighting Konoha and can also cease hostilities. As for Kirigakure, Madara isn't stupid; he should know that Kirigakure alone cannot contend with Konoha! He should also withdraw his troops!

He can just release his father after a while! And during that time, he can properly persuade his father!

That sounds great. Apart from the Third Raikage being wronged for a while, no one else suffered any losses.

However, A is a very sentimental person. Otherwise, when he heard that Bee had been captured by Sasuke, he would have been willing to cripple himself in order to kill Sasuke!

Besides, this concerns his own father. If he did this, and his father didn't understand, they might not even be father and son anymore! He could just be locked up in jail.

Even if his father could understand, the fact that he was captured and that the war he started had failed would be a lifelong disgrace for his proud father!

Ai couldn't make up her mind.

Minato, seeing Ai's expression, understood what he was thinking! It seems that even after being reborn, there are still many problems that are difficult to solve!

"Let's leave it at that for now!" the Tsuchikage said. "You two countries should withdraw your troops from the current standoff to the border! A should find some time to return to Kumogakure and see if he can persuade his father. Or think of other solutions." Knowing that A was having trouble deciding, Onoki didn't press him.

Upon hearing this, Minato nodded and said, "Wait here for me for a moment," then disappeared. After Minato left, no one spoke again.

After sitting quietly for about half an hour, Minato returned: "I have ordered the Konoha ninjas to retreat back to the Fire Country's defenses."

Ai simply nodded without saying a word.

"Then we must take our leave. There are still many things waiting for me to handle in the ninja village! As for Iwagakure, I have already ordered them to retreat to the border. I hope you can persuade your father as soon as possible to avoid irreparable consequences," the Tsuchikage said, standing up.

"I will, and Obito too. Thank you for your suggestion, I will consider it. Regarding the issue of you being a Fourth Shinobi Criminal, I can put it aside on behalf of Kumogakure for now. We are in dire need of manpower right now, and you are very strong! You are an indispensable fighting force! I hope you will not let us down."

Chapter Nine: Leaving the Front Lines and Returning to Konoha

"Don't worry, I've finally crawled out of hell, and I'll never go back in! This time it's my turn to protect the ninja world," Obito said. "We're going to bring peace sooner so Naruto can have a happy childhood!!"

“Of course, it’s not my style to push this responsibility onto future generations! Besides, Naruto risked his life to bring us back to this era. If we still can’t change anything, then we’ll have let him down,” the Tsuchikage said.

Bi and Ai grinned, and Minato and Tsuchida nodded in agreement, clearly showing their strong support.

"Please accept this Flying Thunder God Kunai! In four days, Obito and I will come to Kumogakure to find you. We might need your help with something then," Minato said.

Ai accepted the kunai. He knew that Minato's request for his help was just an excuse; he was more worried about being imprisoned by Minato's father after returning home. Accepting the kunai would make it easier for them to rescue him later.

"Then, Lord Tsuchikage, let me take you back first!" Minato said, placing his hand on the Tsuchikage's shoulder as he approached Onoki.

Onoki nodded, and Minato vanished from the spot with a Flying Thunder God Technique! A moment later, he returned to the tent and flew back to Konoha with Obito!

“Then let’s make preparations here as well. Tsuchidai and Bee, you two stay here to command the army. I’ll return to Kumogakure alone,” A said. “Do you need me to go back with you?” Tsuchidai asked with some concern. “After all, this is no small matter. If the Third Raikage doesn’t agree, then you might…”

Knowing the Third Raikage's temperament well, Tsuchikage knew that A's return was to persuade the Third Raikage to withdraw his troops! However, the chances of success were extremely low, so he was worried about A's safety!

"No need. If we can't persuade Father, we'll have to carry out Obito's plan! So going back won't help. Besides, I'm in command here now, and I don't trust Bee with the army."

Without waiting for Tu Tai's reply, he turned around and summoned the secret service and the heads of each squad to give them instructions.

Meanwhile, after successfully returning to Konoha, Minato first took Obito home so he could rest. Then, he went alone to the agreed-upon third training ground! A considerable number of people had already gathered there; most of the resurrected individuals who weren't out on missions were present!

Upon seeing Minato approach, the crowd, who had been chatting amongst themselves, stopped and turned to look at him! The noisy scene instantly ceased.

Minato glanced around and saw many familiar figures: Hiashi Hyuga, Hana Inuzuka, Tsuru Inuzuka, Shiki Aburame, Kai, and Kurenai. All the reborn individuals combined numbered less than a hundred! That's a rather small number!

It's important to know that in the Fourth Shinobi World War more than a decade later, the Allied Forces had a total strength of over 10. Although this was the combined strength of the five great nations and samurai, on average, each village would have to contribute more than 7 troops!

It's only been a little over 10 years, so there shouldn't be many people who haven't been born yet. Excluding those who haven't been born, there should be at least tens of thousands of reborn individuals in Konoha this time! However, currently there are fewer than a hundred of them; the rest have likely gone to the front lines. This shows that Konoha's military strength is truly stretched thin!

Not seeing Obito, Rin rushed over and asked, "Minato-sensei, where did Obito go?"

Minato smiled and said, "He's a little tired right now and is resting at home. You and Kakashi should go check on him... If you want to know something, you can ask him yourself; I think he'll tell you himself."

Minato ultimately decided to leave Obito to Kakashi and Rin!

Rin nodded thoughtfully, then pulled Kakashi along and headed towards Obito's house!

Minato stopped paying attention to Rin and Kakashi, and beckoned Shikaku over, telling him about his rebirth memories from the Raikage and Tsuchikage!

After obtaining this information, Shikaku combined it with the information he had previously gathered from other reborn individuals. He drew a conclusion!

The reborn ninjas, aside from those who died during the Fourth Shinobi World War, all have memories of the victory in the war. The Kage of each nation, however, have more memories of passing on their positions to the next generation.

With this information, Minato knew what to say next and what not to say!

When Minato met Naruto before, Naruto only told him about his own memories, but didn't mention the rebirth situations of the others. Perhaps even Naruto himself didn't know their situations! After all, it was Naruto's first time using this ninjutsu, and he was very unfamiliar with it, so he couldn't be sure of its effectiveness.

Minato summarized his thoughts and then addressed the reborn individuals: "I know you have many questions. Now I will tell you everything I know, and I hope you will listen carefully and remember it well."

Then Minato revised what he had said to the Tsuchikage and Raikage and repeated it, but this time he added a lot of changes in Konoha after the peace, such as the trains!

"So what we need to do now is to work hard to improve our strength. If we encounter other reborn individuals, we can pass on what I told you today! I hope everyone will not let Naruto's efforts go to waste, and I hope our future will not be dark. This time, for the sake of the village and our families, I must defeat the enemy."

Finally, everything was over! Minato breathed a sigh of relief! After hearing Minato's words, everyone was visibly stunned, and then their fighting spirit was raised to its maximum. "We cannot let Naruto's sacrifice go to waste!" This was what everyone wanted to tell themselves!

Seeing this, Minato knew his efforts hadn't been in vain! Konoha's strength should experience an explosive increase from now on, and the other ninja villages would likely follow suit as well, but this was what Minato wanted to see.

He answered a few more questions and then dismissed them! He then went to find Shikaku and headed towards the Hokage Building!

"What are your thoughts on this?" Minato asked.

Shikaku knew that Minato was asking about their confrontation with the Third Hokage. Both Minato and Shikaku knew that the Third Hokage possessed a crystal ball, which he used to monitor Konoha and spy on others.

"Ahem," Lu Jiu coughed, finally abandoning some of his dangerous thoughts, and then said:

"We've gathered almost all the current or future clan heads of Konoha together. The Third Hokage couldn't possibly be unaware of something this big! We might even be under surveillance right now!" He looked up and continued:

"But we don't have much time to waste on internal strife; we must find a way to resolve the war first! Otherwise, everything is meaningless! I hope the Third Generation can understand."

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Chapter Ten Showdown

Inside the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage sat with a pipe dangling from his lips, his expression one of utter shock. The figures inside the crystal ball before him were none other than Minato Namikaze and Shikaku Nara! Clearly, while monitoring Minato, he had unexpectedly overheard what was being said about the future, and even the seasoned Hiruzen Sarutobi was finding it hard to believe!

In fact, the strange behavior of Ino-Shika-Cho and Kakashi constantly searching for people in their respective districts and even within the Anbu today has already attracted the attention of the Anbu.

The Anbu informed the Third Hokage of this matter. At first, the Third Hokage did not pay much attention to it, but as the clan leaders and young clan leaders of various clans gathered at the Third Training Ground of Konoha, the Third Hokage gradually began to take it seriously!

He'd been watching closely. The Ino-Shika-Cho trio had gathered so many families, even members of the Anbu, together—they couldn't possibly be taking him out for a barbecue! He just hadn't expected the person who'd convened this gathering to be none other than Minato Namikaze, the successor he was grooming! And what he hadn't expected even more was the explosive news he was about to hear.

The Third Hokage watched through the crystal ball as Minato and the others walked towards him, shaking his head with a wry smile. He knew clearly that Minato and the others were coming to explain things to him, but at the same time, they were also going to lay their cards on the table! However, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not panic. Instead, he ordered the Anbu to guard the office, not allowing anyone except Minato and Shikaku to enter. At the same time, he felt a little expectant of what was about to happen!

Minato and Shikaku had considered other methods, but they would have required too much time and effort, so it wasn't necessary. Besides, most of the ninja from the five great nations were on Minato's side, along with the nine tailed beasts. Of the three legendary Sannin, apart from Jiraiya, the other two were reborn.

There's also the Third Tsuchikage, the two bosses of the future Fourth Shinobi World War, Obito Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi, Guy who almost killed Madara with a kick, the Fourth Raikage, and so on, as well as the clan leaders or future clan leaders of various clans. With so many powerful helpers, apart from Madara Uchiha returning to his youth or the Otsutsuki clan, no one in the current ninja world can resist them. There's nothing to fear about the others, and no need to resort to conspiracies or tricks!

There's another point Minato knows he has some dissatisfaction with the Third Hokage... In the future, he and his wife sacrificed themselves for Konoha, sealing the Nine-Tails inside Naruto. He originally hoped that Naruto would become a hero of Konoha. He could understand why the Third Hokage concealed Naruto's identity to protect the Jinchuriki, after all, it was also for the sake of the village!

But couldn't you have found someone more reliable to take care of Naruto? Feeding a child only a few years old instant noodles and expired milk every day—if it weren't for his own child's Uzumaki constitution and Kurama, they might have been reunited as a family long ago… How could the Fourth Hokage not be angry!

Because Naruto rarely saw his father, he told him everything that had happened over the years, even recounting his childhood experiences, including his diet! Hearing that Naruto was surviving on instant noodles and expired milk every day deeply saddened the Fourth Hokage.

Seeing the Fourth Hokage's expression, Shikaku could guess a thing or two! He was very aware of Naruto's ordeal, but he knew it wasn't the Third Hokage's fault.

At that time, the Fourth Hokage suddenly passed away, plunging Konoha into chaos. The Land of Lightning wanted to take advantage of the situation, while the Land of Earth was also eyeing it covetously. Konoha suffered heavy losses of ninja, with Orochimaru, one of the three, defecting, and the other two absent. Due to Konoha's decline, the Land of Lightning even surpassed the Land of Fire in national strength.

Of course, even if Konoha is in decline, it shouldn't be so bad that it can't even find a decent nanny! In this respect, it was indeed the Third Hokage's oversight!

Of course, he definitely chose the right person to educate Naruto! Iruka Umino! This person was a ray of light in Naruto's dark childhood memories.

As I was thinking about this, I unknowingly arrived at the foot of the Hokage Building. I took a deep breath, cleared my mind, and stopped thinking about these messy things.

Then, together with Shuiwen, they walked into the Hokage Building. The two of them walked slowly and greeted acquaintances from time to time along the way!

They quickly arrived at the Hokage's office, knocked on the door, and after hearing someone say "come in," they pushed the door open and went inside.

Upon entering, Hiruzen Sarutobi was already sitting in the Hokage's seat, waiting for them...

"Before you explain everything, I'd like to ask you, is everything you just said true?" Before Minato could speak, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked first.

"I don't know if it's true or not, but the current timeline and the experiences of all the reborn individuals should be real! A powerful being who can use time and space to send reborn individuals to our world wouldn't need to lie to us!"

Minato said that everything he knew was from Naruto, and he hadn't experienced it himself... so he couldn't be sure if it was true or not. But as he said, Naruto, who possessed such power, had no reason to lie to them.

"Then could you please tell me everything you know, Minato?" Hiruzen Sarutobi took a drag of his cigarette and said.

“Yes, that’s exactly what I’m planning to do,” Minato replied. “It all started when Kushina became pregnant.”

Minato recounted the history he learned from Naruto in detail. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with the Third Hokage, he still believed in him! However, when talking about Naruto's childhood, he deliberately emphasized the expired milk and instant noodles, mentioning them repeatedly to express his dissatisfaction!

The third generation shook his head, realizing that his future self had indeed acted dishonestly in this matter!