Sixteen Years Old, The Fourth Generation of Mizukage

"The Fourth Mizukage... Although it may be a bit presumptuous to ask this, I want to confirm it with you anyway."

Sitting by the window of the restaurant, Uzumaki Naruto overlooked the bustling streetscape of Kirigakure Village below and the endless flow of tourists from all over the world. After taking a deep breath, he turned to Rei Kaguya, who was slowly tasting the appetizers. asked:

"Now, is it really the year 58 of Konoha?"

"If we use a calendar that is easier for you to understand, this year is indeed the 58th year of Konoha." Kaguya Rei nodded, his tone unwavering.

"Incredible... It's like the Kirigakure that has completely transformed in my era has been transported back to this era. No, in some aspects, the Kirigakure you rule is even better. The Kirigakure in my future..."

Uzumaki Naruto sighed and whispered with emotion:

"After Kakashi-sensei and Hanabi came back from your era, they once told me that because of your existence, the past they went to would inevitably follow a completely different path from the history we know. Looking at it now, there is really no problem with his judgment."

"After all, the place where I was born was in the blood mist that was secretly controlled by Uchiha Madara. I couldn't lie down and wait for you and Indra's reincarnation to grow up slowly, and then pass the Fourth Ninja War. A place to come and make a difference.”

Kaguya Rei nodded lightly and praised the appetizer developed by the store, while answering casually.

"In the blood mist...?"

Seeing Kaguya Rei chatting and drinking with long-lost friends, Uzumaki Naruto's tense mood could not help but become a little more relaxed. He looked at the waiter with a very useful etiquette. When the first dish was served, he muttered to himself in a daze:

"Speaking of which, in our world, Sasuke and I left the village for the first mission after becoming genin. The enemy we encountered was because after failing to assassinate the Fourth Mizukage who implemented the Blood Mist policy, he went into exile abroad and secretly Where are the Kirigakure ninjas who are accumulating strength... If it were in this era, this kind of thing shouldn't happen, right?"

"Maybe." Kaguya Rei took a noncommittal sip of the sake that the store had prepared in advance, and said slowly: "However, Naruto, can you accept so easily that Konoha is no longer the number one among the five great ninja villages in this era? The Ninja Village is a little bit beyond my expectation..."

"Why do you think so, the Fourth Mizukage?" Uzumaki Naruto turned his head, his eyes sincere and curious.

"You are a ninja born in Konoha, and you are also someone who will become Hokage in the future. When you see Konoha showing a humble and subordinate attitude in front of Kirigakure, is it a normal reaction to feel angry because of this?"

Kaguya Rei put down the wine glass in his hand and stared into Uzumaki Naruto's blue eyes. In response to Kaguya Rei's question, Uzumaki Naruto was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head in embarrassment and said with an awkward smile. :

"Well, I actually didn't think about it in this direction... probably because I first learned that Sasuke was successfully rescued by everyone in Konoha Village, and then I saw my father's face in the communication device. Is that why I breathed a huge sigh of relief?"

"...Your optimistic attitude is really in line with Senju Hashirama," Kaguya Rei shook her head helplessly, "No wonder the two of you have very different approaches when dealing with various affairs after the war. not bad."

"I'll just take this as a compliment."

Uzumaki Naruto put down his right hand that was touching his head and shifted his gaze to the second dish that had just been served by the waiter. Kaguya Rei also stopped the conversation at the right time, which was not suitable for chatting during the peaceful dinner time. The topic changed, and he introduced to Uzumaki Naruto his arrangements for him in the future:

"Although I have sent notices to Nagato and the Akatsuki organization, asking them to prepare for the dawn meeting as soon as possible, the ninja world is so big, and I want to notify every country, big or small, to send envoys and even national leaders to attend the meeting. It still takes some time...

During this period, I will find ways to try to reawaken the Nine-Tails in your body. There may be some seemingly radical experiments that require your cooperation. No problem, right, Uzumaki Naruto? "

"...Can you explain to me in advance what kind of experiments you may conduct, and...who are the people responsible for conducting the experiments?"

Looking at Kaguya Rei's eyes that looked like he was looking at an experimental animal, even though Uzumaki Naruto was very eager to save the Nine Lamas, he couldn't help but subconsciously raise his vigilance, and asked Kaguya very vigilantly. Lianfa asked.

"The conductor of the experiment should not be unfamiliar to you," Kaguya Rei did not intend to hide anything, and openly and honestly said two names to Naruto Uzumaki that made him break out in a cold sweat:

"Orochimaru counts as one, Yakushi Kabuto, who has basically learned all Tsunade's medical ninjutsu, and I should also count as one."

"As for the content of the experiment, well, the experiment performed directly on you should not go beyond transplanting Hashirama cells into you, and the external stimulating experiment will probably involve the Heretic Golem and the Nine Tails. Part of the chakra of the beast..."

"Etc., etc!!!"

Uzumaki Naruto's eyes widened, and he looked at Rei Kaguya with a look of disbelief on his face, as if he had already made all the plans in his mind, and asked with a slightly trembling voice:

"Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi...I can understand it for now. After all, even in our era, these two are ninjas who have created many incredible research results, but what about the Heretic Golem and the Nine Tailed Beasts!? Do you know what you are doing!?"

"Are you talking about this?"

Listening to Uzumaki Naruto's fierce questioning, the corners of Kaguya Rei's mouth slightly curved in an angry arc. He raised his right hand, used a small wind release to pull apart the bandage wrapped around it, and pulled off a bandage that exuded Faint chakra fluctuations, and the tattoo that had begun to thaw, as mysterious and magnificent as the starry sky, was displayed in front of Uzumaki Naruto.

And this distant and familiar chakra fluctuation almost made Uzumaki Naruto explode on the spot like a fox sensing a natural enemy.

"Is this...is this Otsutsuki Kaguya's...wedge!?" Uzumaki Naruto asked in a voiceless voice, "How, how could...you, what on earth did you do!?"

"It's nothing, it's just a deal made with Kaguya's ancestor."

Kaguya Rei wrapped the bandage around her right hand again, and then calmly answered:

"She handed me all the information she knew about the real Otsutsuki clan, and I paid for my body as a container for her to return to the world in the future. This period is probably based on the time I will attack in the future. Momo Shiki, Jin Shiki, Ura Shiki, and the Ipshiki hidden in the dark side of the ninja world were all defeated to the limit."

"So there is no need to worry that the temporary resurrection of the Ten-Tails will allow Kaguya's ancestors to escape from the seal of the moon. On the matter of repelling the pursuers of the Otsutsuki clan, our positions and interests are consistent."

"But... after all, she is still the Otsutsuki Kaguya who has no emotions and wants to take back all the chakra in the world, isn't she?"

Uzumaki Naruto looked at Kaguya Rei who didn't take Kaguya Otsutsuki's threat seriously at all, frowned and asked:

"Aren't you worried that after she uses wedge to completely resurrect from your body, she will threaten the safety of the ninja world again?"

"Then just think of it as a trial that I leave to all the sentient beings in the ninja world."

Kaguya Rei glanced at Uzumaki Naruto who clenched his fists, and replied calmly:

"If after more than thirty years of hard work and advanced cultivation by me, they still cannot grow into towering trees that can withstand external wind and rain on their own, then the ninja world, which is rotten and cannot be carved, will be destroyed."

"Children also grow up and leave their parents to explore the world alone. There is no reason to say that such a huge group of creatures in the ninja world cannot be independent and self-reliant. They must rely on the protection of a few children of prophecy and chosen ones. , can we survive under the prying eyes of external crises."

"Excessive pampering and protection of children will only cause them to gradually lose their ability to run and be independent, Uzumaki Naruto."