I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 452 Naruto Uzumaki!

"So, this child is An Lushan—no, the Konoha ninja from the future that Centipede captured?"

Nara Rinka looked at the blond-haired boy trapped inside the giant puppet, unable to move at all, and a glint of "I knew it" flashed in his eyes.

No wonder he and Minato Namikaze and the others hadn't found any trace of Naruto Uzumaki before.

This guy was caught by the centipede so early!

Is this the butterfly effect?

A few thoughts flashed through Nara Rinka's mind, but on the surface he pretended not to recognize the person.

In the vast underground puppet manufacturing base, Nara Ranka's question immediately received responses from those around him.

"Yes, Fourth Generation Lord."

Uchiha Shisui was also observing Naruto Uzumaki, who was sealed inside the giant puppet, his gaze lingering for a moment on the Konoha ninja headband on Naruto's forehead.

"Should I wake him up?"

After using illusions to extract enough information from Centipede, Uchiha Shisui led Nara Rinka and his group to the secret manufacturing base hidden beneath Loulan.

Out of anger towards An Lushan (Centipede) and concern for the innocent people who were enslaved, Queen Sara of Loulan also requested to accompany the Konoha ninja to this puppet manufacturing base.

Nara Rinka has no reason to refuse Sara's legitimate request.

So he readily handed over the right to take care of Sara to Minato Namikaze.

Incidentally, Centipede is currently under the control of Minato Namikaze.

This rogue ninja from the future, a master of puppetry, has now emerged from his hideous insect form and returned to his human form after consuming a complete set of sealing techniques from Minato Namikaze.

But perhaps today's events have dealt too severe a blow to Baizu's morale.

The puppeteer, now devoid of all means of resistance, remained silent, as if he had become a real puppet.

Nara Rin was about to answer Uchiha Shisui's question, asking him to rescue Uzumaki Naruto from that giant puppet.

But perhaps the commotion caused by the arrival of Nara Rinka and others was too great.

Before Uchiha Shisui could even get close enough to step forward, Uzumaki Naruto had already opened his eyes, looking at the newcomer with a nonchalant air, and simultaneously letting out a shout of "I'm not happy!"

"Who are you?! Let me out right now! Or I'll beat you all to a pulp!"

"This child isn't very bright."

Tsunade crossed her arms, her gaze sweeping over Naruto's headband before settling on his dazzling short golden hair.

"His behavior was also very...un-ninja-like."

"That's true, but the amount of chakra emanating from his body far exceeds the normal level that a ninja of this age should have."

Nara Ranke shrugged. When he saw the few distinctive fox whiskers on Naruto's face, he was completely certain of the other person's identity.

"Even young ninjas from the Senju and Uchiha clans don't have this much chakra at this age."

Tsunade closed her eyes briefly, activating her sensory abilities, before opening them again with lingering fear.

"Indeed! His chakra... is a bit strange!"

At this point, Tsunade suddenly stopped talking, glancing at Minato Namikaze beside her, her brows furrowing in a strange way.

"It's like..."

It's just like the Nine-Tailed Fox!

The chakra that Tsunade sensed from Naruto Uzumaki felt extremely evil and terrifying.

This unique chakra exists almost exclusively in tailed beasts, especially the strongest Nine-Tails!

But wasn't the seal inside Kushina Uzumaki always kept very well intact?

Why does the chakra emanating from this suddenly appearing Konoha ninja resemble the Nine-Tails so much?

Could it be that something unexpected happened in Konoha in the future?

Thinking of this, a hint of murderous intent suddenly appeared between Tsunade's brows.

"Don't worry..."

Nara Rinka patted Tsunade on the shoulder and then waved for Uchiha Shisui to help Sara gather the remaining Loulan people in the puppet manufacturing base.

"I'll go up and talk to that kid to find out what's going on!"

That kid might be the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki!

Tsunade's lips moved a few times, as if she wanted to say something to remind her.

But she swallowed the words back down her throat.

In Nara's eyes, the Nine-Tails might not be considered a truly powerful being...

Nara Rinka had no idea that Tsunade had made a huge misjudgment of his strength.

He simply walked slowly forward to the enormous puppet that was almost several stories high.

Upon noticing Nara Rinka's approach, Naruto Uzumaki, who had been making a lot of noise, finally quieted down.

This is not just because of the appearance of the unfamiliar face, Nara Rinka.

Furthermore, it was also because of... the actions of Minato Namikaze and his group, who were constantly destroying puppets and gathering crowds in the distance.

Naruto Uzumaki's intelligence level may not be considered particularly high, but he is by no means unable to distinguish right from wrong.

At least he could tell that Nara Rinka and the others were not on the same side as the group of puppets who had attacked him before.

The shadow creature emerged from under Nara Rinkazu and carried him into the air, roughly at the same height as Naruto Uzumaki.

"What cool ninjutsu!"

Naruto's eyes lit up, and he praised loudly.

"Uncle Pineapple Head, are you a member of Shikamaru's clan?"

Even with Naruto's keen eyesight, he could still tell that Nara Rinka's "shadow creature" was transformed from his shadow.

In addition, Nara Rinko's iconic hairstyle...

No wonder Naruto Uzumaki was able to make such a judgment.

only.

Pineapple-headed uncle...

Nara Rinka's lips twitched slightly.

That wretched brat!

How old are you this year?

"My name is Nara Rinka."

Nara Rinka gave a brief self-introduction, then turned the conversation to Uzumaki Naruto.

"And you?"

"I?"

Naruto Uzumaki flashed an extremely bright and sunny smile, seemingly without any sense of urgency or worry about his current situation.

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki! The man who will become Hokage someday!"

Nara Rinka ignored the second half of the sentence.

He only cared about the first half of the other person's sentence.

"swirl?"

Nara Rinka stared at Naruto Uzumaki's short golden hair.

Are you sure your surname is "Whirlpool" and not something else?

"certainly!"

Naruto Uzumaki looked at Nara Langui with considerable surprise.

"Just like your surname is 'Nara', uncle..."

"Is there anything wrong with my surname being Whirlpool?"

"No, this is absolutely wrong!"

Nara Rinka frowned slightly and shouted something in the other direction.

"Brother Minato! Come here for a second!"

Almost at the same time that Nara finished speaking.

Minato Namikaze flashed over like a beam of light.

"Wow! So fast! And so cool!"

Naruto Uzumaki gave a very cooperative and approving sound, but the next second, his voice turned surprised.

"Huh??"

"You are... the fourth generation of Uncle Yan Yan?!"

(End of this chapter)