Naruto: Set a goal, conquer the universe.

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"This is a great plan, one that no one has ever accomplished before, and one that no one may ever be able to accomplish in the future! But with your current strength, perhaps it is not impossible for you to do it!" The Third Hokage said to Naruto in a deep voice.

"If you want to complete this plan, then you must be mentally prepared that many people will lose their lives because of it, but!"

He paused for a moment: "You absolutely cannot be soft-hearted. If you want to succeed, you must be thorough. You must know that to cut the weeds, you must nip them in the bud!"

"To be soft-hearted halfway through a task, allowing the enemy to live with hatred and hostility towards you, is a foolish act!"

“If someone tells you that those are innocent people and you shouldn’t kill them, they’re either stupid or evil, or both. You either kill them or ignore them, understand?”

At this moment, the Third Hokage's eyes were exceptionally sharp, as if he had returned to his peak condition, and he was imparting his life experience to Naruto!

"I understand!" Naruto replied in a low voice.

After comforting the Third Hokage and receiving a lecture, Naruto left the Third Hokage's house.

He stretched, having just tried to understand the feelings of the third generation.

Danzo was replaced with Sasuke.

If Sasuke were to become like Danzo, he probably wouldn't be able to bring himself to do it.

So after Danzo's death, he wanted to comfort the Third Hokage.

Although he is a former Hokage, he is also an elderly man nearing seventy and needs comfort!

Konohamaru is too young, and Asuma hasn't returned yet, so only he can take on the task.

However, the education he received from the three Hokage was also very important.

To cut the grass, you must remove the roots!

He deeply remembered the teachings he received from three generations.

"Now, it's time to face this guy!" Naruto muttered to himself, rubbing his stomach.

Today the weather was obscured by thick clouds, and a light drizzle was falling.

Naruto sat cross-legged in the pavilion by the hot spring.

Sasuke and Hinata stood beside him.

"Naruto, do you really still want to try to master the Nine-Tails' power?" Sasuke asked, frowning.

"No, rather than mastering the Nine-Tails' power, it's more about confronting the darkness within my heart!" Naruto replied with unwavering determination.

“Everyone has negative emotions, but they are all deeply suppressed in their hearts by their own reason. If I dare not face my negative emotions, how can I become the strong person in my heart!” Naruto said with a gentle smile.

"Don't forget, I'm going to be a man who holds the moon in his hands and plucks the stars from the sky!"

Hinata pursed her lips, a hint of worry in her eyes, but she did not stop Naruto.

Sasuke has already awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan: "If you're not feeling well, I'll pull you out in time."

"It's up to you, Sasuke!" Naruto said, then closed his eyes, his mind entering his sealed space.

Chapter 36: Minato Appears, Unseen Even in the Six Paths Era

When she opened her eyes again, she was surrounded by a meadow with blue skies and white clouds, and Nine-Tailed Fox was lying lazily on the grass.

Upon seeing Naruto, Kurama spoke in a deep voice, "Who claims to be invincible? Who dares to say they are undefeated? They are nowhere to be seen even in the Six Paths Era!"

Naruto was speechless. This fox must have gone crazy from watching TV dramas!

"Stop joking around. It's just you and me here. Nobody can hear what you're saying. How high-class are you?" Naruto said irritably.

Nine-Tailed Fox let out a soft hum, its nine tails waving wildly. Clearly, it was in a very good mood after saying those words!

"By the way, you mentioned the Six Paths Era, right? Kurama, you've lived for over a thousand years, do you know the Sage of Six Paths?" Naruto noticed Kurama's words and immediately perked up.

"Do you know about the Rinnegan? Do you know why the Akatsuki collected the tails?" Naruto asked quickly.

"I know, but I'm not telling you now!" Nine-Tails said lazily, looking like she was about to drive someone crazy.

"I'll tell you these things after you've fully accepted my power."

"That's good. That's why I came here!" Naruto raised his right hand, revealing complex lines on his arm.

That's the key to unlock the seal!

Without the slightest hesitation, Naruto's mind stirred, and the previously hidden sealing gate reappeared. His body floated up, and he raised his hand to tear off the sealing talisman.

But just as he was halfway through tearing the sealing talisman, a hand suddenly appeared and tried to grab his wrist.

However, Naruto reacted quickly. When he sensed that another chakra aura had suddenly appeared next to him, he had already raised his hand and launched an elbow strike at Naruto's neck.

However, the man's reaction was no less than Naruto's; he raised his hand and caught Naruto's elbow strike.

Naruto gave a powerful jolt, sending the person flying.

Then he could see clearly who the chakra aura that had suddenly appeared in his sealed space belonged to.

blond hair, blue eyes, exactly the same as in the photo!

He was his father, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

"Damn Fourth Hokage!!!" Kurama roared upon seeing Minato, confirming Minato's identity.

This is the guy who split it in two.

This is something that even Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju couldn't do!

Minato Namikaze was knocked back several steps by Naruto's elbow strike before regaining his footing. A look of surprise appeared on his face, clearly not expecting Naruto to display such astonishing reaction speed and strength.

Minato glanced at the impotently furious Kurama and said, "I don't want to see you again, Kurama!"

He looked at Naruto and found that Naruto was perfectly normal, showing no signs of being corrupted by the Nine-Tails, and immediately breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He smiled gently and said, "But I've been waiting for this for so long, and I'm so glad to finally meet you, Naruto!"

"Damn father!" Naruto's azure eyes were fixed on Minato, his voice carrying the storm of years of suppressed emotions and a barely perceptible tremor.

That gentle smile should have moved him to tears, but at this moment it was like a spark igniting a long-suppressed powder keg.

Without any warning, Naruto charged forward, his right fist slamming into Minato's left cheek with the force of tearing through the air!

This punch came too fast, too fiercely, and it was filled with all of Naruto's grievances, anger, and confusion.

Minato could have easily avoided it, given his reputation as the Yellow Flash, famous throughout the ninja world.

He took the punch head-on, his body staggered, and his cheek instantly swelled up.

Minato looked at Naruto's tears, his gentle eyes revealing a hint of guilt and understanding.

"Naruto, you've had a tough time these past few years, haven't you? Would you like to talk to me about it?" Minato said in a gentle tone.

"Hmm." Naruto, after all, was determined. After venting his pent-up grievances to Minato, his emotions had calmed down. He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and responded softly.

"That guy's a bit noisy, let's go somewhere else." Minato snapped his fingers, and the sealed space instantly moved to a different location, where the Nine-Tails disappeared.

However, Naruto's spiritual power could still sense the existence of Kurama, only that it was blocked by Minato.

"You know my identity, so it seems the Third Hokage has already told you everything, right?" Minato said.

“Yes, after I fought with the Third Hokage, he told me everything.” Naruto nodded.

"He fought with the Third Hokage?" Minato was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then let out a hearty laugh: "As expected of my son!"

“It seems the Third Hokage has acknowledged your strength, Naruto. If you are not strong enough, and others find out that you are my son, many dangers will befall you!” Minato replied with a serious expression.

"Ah, I already know about that. I was assassinated immediately after my third grandfather revealed my identity!"

"Well, at that time, those people didn't pose much of a threat to me anymore," Naruto replied with a shrug.

"Really? Naruto, can you tell me about your experiences over the years?" Minato asked, sitting down.

“Okay, Dad!” Naruto sat down next to Minato and told him about meeting Guy and what happened afterward.

After listening to Naruto's story, Minato couldn't help but put his hand on Naruto's head and pat it.

“Before you were even born, I was already imagining this scenario between us, and now it’s finally coming true.” He revealed a long-awaited expression.

"You've had such a tough time all these years! As your father, I haven't been able to fulfill my responsibility to protect you, leaving you to bear so much alone!" Minato said apologetically.

"Dad, why did you seal the Nine-Tails inside me? That's why I've been subjected to so much ridicule before!" Naruto asked.

"This is what I'm going to tell you next. The Third Hokage's guess was correct. On the night your mother gave birth, someone did indeed break through the barrier, enter the place where your mother gave birth, and kill Lady Biwa, who delivered your mother, as well as the ANBU guards outside!"

"He kidnapped you when you were just born, which prevented me from reinforcing the seal on the Nine-Tails in time, allowing it to escape from your mother's seal!"

"And this person is exactly the same as the information you and Sasuke have already obtained—a person wearing a spiral mask, revealing one Sharingan!"

"I initially guessed that he was Uchiha Madara, but I quickly dismissed the guess, since his age and abilities did not match Uchiha Madara's situation."

"He possesses space-time abilities, allowing him to make his body intangible. Neither taijutsu nor ninjutsu attacks have any effect on him in his intangible state!"

"I materialized the moment he launched his attack and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to catch him off guard, which is how I defeated him!"

"But at that time, the Nine-Tails had already appeared in Konoha Village, and I had to deal with the Nine-Tails immediately. I didn't have time to deal with it anymore."

"Your mother has just given birth, and with the Nine-Tails breaking free from its seal, her life is already slipping away uncontrollably, and she can no longer control the Nine-Tails."

"At that time, I didn't have any good way to deal with a powerful tailed beast like the Nine-Tails, and I couldn't suppress the Nine-Tails as easily as the First Hokage."

"I had no choice but to sacrifice my own life to split the Nine-Tails in two, sealing one half inside myself and the other half inside you!"

"I hope that in the future you will be able to utilize the power of the Nine-Tails, then I won't have to worry about your safety!"

But at this point, Minato lowered his head and met Naruto's eyes, saying affectionately:

"As a father, I have undoubtedly failed. I have not fulfilled my responsibilities to protect you, accompany you, and guide you."

"I thought sacrifice was a necessary choice, but I didn't fully foresee that this choice would cost you so much. It hurts me more than anyone else to see you suffer so much pain and loneliness all these years. Naruto, I'm so sorry!"

Chapter 37 Kushina, Family Reunion

After hearing Minato's explanation, Naruto let out a long sigh, as if he had released all the grievances he had suffered over the years.

"This is also thanks to my grandfathers who have protected me for so many years and agreed to let Guy-sensei and Kakashi-sensei teach me for so many years."

"I am now acquiring the power of the Nine-Tails, just as you expected!"

"Oh? You're already planning to seize the Nine-Tails' power?" Minato asked immediately upon hearing this.

"Steal? Why would I steal the Nine-Tails' power?" Naruto asked, scratching his head in confusion.

"Shouldn't a perfect Jinchuriki be a perfect collaboration between a human and a Tailed Beast? How can stolen power be considered a perfect collaboration?"

Minato blinked, taken aback by what Naruto had said.

"Naruto, you can become a perfect Jinchuriki along with Kurama?" Minato's eyes widened for the first time, his face showing disbelief.

“Yeah, don’t let that big fox’s fierce appearance fool you, deep down he actually longs for companionship!” Naruto couldn’t help but smile when he mentioned Kurama.

He recalled the scenes of teasing the Nine-Tails over the years.

Seeing Naruto's genuine smile, Minato's eyes welled up with tears, and he smiled gently in return: "Naruto, what you did was even better than I imagined!"

He never imagined that he could become a perfect Jinchūriki alongside Kurama, after all, even Uzumaki Mito and Uzumaki Kushina, whose bloodlines were strong enough, could not do it.

But his son, Naruto Uzumaki, was able to do it!

At that moment, Minato felt incredibly proud.

He is worthy of being his son!

“Now that you’ve already tried to become the perfect Jinchūriki with Kurama, it seems I don’t need to use my second layer of insurance anymore!” Minato said with a smile.

"A second layer of insurance?" Naruto looked at him in confusion.

“Yes, that was an insurance policy I set up for you when you control the Nine-Tails’ power in the future, Naruto. Can you guess what the power of this insurance policy is?” Minato asked Naruto with anticipation in his eyes.

"Hmm..." Naruto stroked his chin. "Could it be... his mother?"

Naruto looked at Minato with surprise in his eyes: "Hey, Dad, could it really be Mom?!"

Minato scratched his head and said with a gentle smile, "You guessed it! That's right, it's your mother! I also left a wisp of her chakra sealed in the jutsu."

“It seems our family can be reunited now!” Minato shouted.

Kushina's figure suddenly solidified within the sealed space.

Her deep blue eyes, just like Naruto's, first looked blankly at her familiar husband, Minato Namikaze, and then her gaze was completely captured by the blond boy standing next to Minato.

Those eyes, that dazzling golden hair, and the unique, crisscrossing lines on the boy's face, like a cat's whiskers.