Wang Xiaoming remembered this plot very clearly. Not only because it was the first real battle stage in the original plot, but also because Zabuza, as the first BOSS encountered when leaving the novice village, appeared in too many fanfictions. It was hard not to remember.
The merchant, Gato, from the Land of Waves, monopolized the economy of the Land of Waves. Therefore, Tazuna and the others planned to build a large bridge to connect the Land of Waves with the Land of Fire, thereby promoting the economy and improving the lives of the civilians in the Land of Waves.
This idea can only be described as... wonderful!
It's as if building a bridge would prevent Gato from monopolizing things.
Not only did they not solve the problem, but they even created more convenience for Gato. However, thankfully, Gato was a mentally challenged guy. He clearly had the intelligence to monopolize the economy, but his brain short-circuited when it came to ninjas. It can only be said that it's all Kishimoto's fault!
The group escorted the old man to the Land of Waves, and then Wang Xiaoming directly went to kill Gato, and also eliminated all the samurai under him. Of course, before leaving, Wang Xiaoming didn't forget to take all of Gato's money, after all, playing around also requires money at this time.
Just like in the original plot, Tazuna returned to the Land of Waves and began to lead the workers to build the bridge. Saying it was a bridge, it was actually just a wooden bridge spanning a river. The length wasn't very long, and the height was also average, but in this world with a very strange tech tree, this was already considered a very excellent bridge structure.
As for Naruto and the others, because Wang Xiaoming killed Gato and all those samurai, the people of the Land of Waves all knew about it. Therefore, Naruto and the others didn't need to stay in the Land of Waves any longer. After sending Tazuna back to the Land of Waves, they directly returned to Konoha Village.
Tazuna requested Kakashi and the others to stay, worried that although Gato was dead, there might still be some other troubles in the future, wanting them to continue protecting them for a while, but Kakashi refused.
With Wang Xiaoming around, Kakashi didn't want to waste any more time outside. He wanted to return to the village as soon as possible.
In any case, he now just wanted to quickly bring Naruto and the others back to the village, and then let the Hokage decide how to treat Wang Xiaoming, Naruto's uncle.
And Wang Xiaoming, naturally, also followed Naruto and the others back to Konoha Village.
Just like that, Wang Xiaoming followed them all the way back to Konoha Village, even following Wang Xiaoming and the others, all the way through the gates of Konoha Village, and then to the most central area of Konoha Village, the Hokage Building where the Third Hokage was stationed.
However, what surprised Wang Xiaoming a little was that when Wang Xiaoming and Leticia entered the Hokage Building, the entire Hokage office not only had the Third Hokage, but also three other old men.
Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, Shimura Danzo, plus Sarutobi Hiruzen sitting in the Hokage position, the Konoha F4, were all present.
478. Our Namikaze clan has protected this world for over a thousand years.
"Third Grandpa, we're back!"
Naruto entered the Hokage's office as easily as returning to his own home, and directly raised his hand to greet the Hokage as soon as he entered.
"Welcome back, Naruto."
The Hokage also responded with a smile, and after responding, he directly looked at Wang Xiaoming and Leticia who came in with Naruto and the others.
"Welcome to Konoha, Mr. Xiaoming."
The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, sat in the Hokage's position, wearing a large hat with the character 'Fire' written on it, and smiled at Wang Xiaoming to express his welcome.
Two days ago, he received a message from Kakashi, saying that a man claiming to be Namikaze Xiaoming suddenly appeared, killed Momochi Zabuza, a rogue ninja from Kirigakure Village, and claimed to be Namikaze Minato's older brother, and Uzumaki Naruto's uncle.
This news surprised Sarutobi Hiruzen very much, because he remembered that Namikaze Minato was an orphan. However, that was an orphan adopted by Konoha during the Second Shinobi World War, and he wasn't sure if he was really an orphan.
But regardless of whether this Namikaze Xiaoming and Namikaze Minato were related or not, he had to investigate clearly.
Kakashi reported that the other party was very strong and he was not an opponent. Considering Kakashi's strength as an elite jonin, not being an opponent meant that the other party possessed Kage-level strength. It would definitely not work outside, so he let the other party come to the village. On his own territory, although it might affect ordinary people, at least he could ensure that Naruto was in the village.
Faced with the Hokage's welcome, Wang Xiaoming looked curious.
"Are you the village chief of this village? That what... Hokage?"
"Village chief... you could say that. I am the village chief of Konoha Village, the Third Hokage."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little speechless. The information he got from Kakashi was that the other party wasn't from the ninja world, didn't even have chakra, and seemed to know nothing about the ninja world, but was very powerful.
"So, you are the third village chief of this village?"
"....."
Can you not mention the words 'village chief'? Sarutobi Hiruzen muttered in his heart, but still smiled and answered on the surface.
"Yes."
"Okay, I understand. Hello, Village Chief."
"....."
Can't you call me Hokage? The corner of the Third Hokage's eye couldn't help but twitch.
"I heard that my younger brother even became your Fourth Village Chief, but unfortunately, he was killed by an animal called the Nine-Tails later."
"Namikaze Minato was our Konoha's Fourth Hokage, and also the most talented person I have ever seen. It's a pity he sacrificed himself to protect the village."
The Third Hokage couldn't help but sigh.
"Third Grandpa, am I really the Fourth Hokage's son?"
Speaking of the Fourth Hokage, Naruto couldn't help but speak.
"Naruto..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Naruto and nodded helplessly.
"You are indeed the Fourth Hokage's child."
"But, why don't I know? No one told me. Third Grandpa, you clearly knew, but you didn't tell me, why! And why am I said to be a demon fox! Why is this!"
Naruto was a little angry. He had always been told that he was an orphan, and now you tell me that I am actually the son of a hero, so what about all the suffering I have endured for so many years?
"Hmph! A mere genin dares to shout at the Hokage!"
Shimura Danzo on the side suddenly spoke up.
"Danzo! Shut up!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen hurriedly reprimanded.
"We already owe Minato this. It's normal for Naruto to have a bit of a temper!"
"Hmph!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen had spoken, so Danzo didn't say anything, just snorted coldly, and then continued to stare at Wang Xiaoming.
"Village Chief, who is this?"
"He is our Konoha's advisor, Shimura Danzo."
"Advisor? Oh, I know, that's the person who will say this and that during meetings but is actually useless."
"You!"
Danzo angrily stomped his cane, wanting to stand up.
"Danzo!"
The Third Hokage reprimanded again, causing Danzo to grit his teeth and endure.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Xiaoming, and Naruto. The reason Naruto's identity was hidden is my fault. Because back then, Minato had many enemies in the ninja world, so in order to protect Naruto, I could only hide Naruto's identity as much as possible. All of this was to protect him."
If you say so, then so be it.
Wang Xiaoming is now someone who has just arrived in the ninja world, so he naturally has to pretend that he doesn't understand much, so he won't refute anything.
After all, the idea of protecting Naruto is nonsense to anyone with a brain. After all, if you really want to protect him, at least don't let him be named Uzumaki. Everyone knows that the Fourth Hokage's wife's surname is Uzumaki. If you really want to assassinate Naruto, this surname, coupled with his blond hair and blue eyes, is enough to ruin him.
Especially the title of Demon Fox is just too outrageous. Do you really think that people from other ninja villages don't know what the Nine-Tails' nickname is?
"It's okay, I can understand. If my brother has enemies, then this kid does need to be hidden before he grows up."
Wang Xiaoming put one hand on Naruto's head, rubbing it while agreeing with the Third Hokage's point of view, which made the Third Hokage very satisfied. 'Hmm, this is an easy person to fool.'
"Mr. Xiaoming, Kakashi has already told me about your relationship with Namikaze Minato and Naruto, but there is one thing I don't quite understand."
Seeing that the situation was almost right, the Third Hokage began his real purpose.
"Hmm? Village Chief, what do you not understand? Feel free to ask."
Wang Xiaoming looked completely indifferent, allowing the Third Hokage to ask questions.
"Mr. Xiaoming, you said that Namikaze Minato is your younger brother, but as far as we know, Namikaze Minato is an orphan who was taken in by our Konoha and then grew up in our village. We have never heard of him having any older brothers."
The Third Hokage took a puff of smoke, then exhaled it, letting the smoke cover his old face. With his back to the window, the dim scene made it impossible for Wang Xiaoming to see his expression.
"Could you please tell me, Mr. Xiaoming, what's going on?"
"So, Village Chief, that's what you're concerned about."
Wang Xiaoming retracted his right hand from Naruto's head and habitually pinched his chin.
"Now that I've come here with Naruto, I naturally have to tell Naruto the details about his background. Since you also want to know, Village Chief, I'll just say it here together."
As Wang Xiaoming spoke, he directly stretched his right hand towards the air to the side, directly reaching into his space pocket, and then pulled out a white plastic chair, placed it down under everyone's stunned gaze, and then sat down casually. Leticia habitually stood behind Wang Xiaoming.
"You don't mind if I sit down to talk, do you?"
"Uh... not at all."
The Third Hokage couldn't help but twitch the corner of his eye again, but still chose to speak politely.
"I was just about to ask, who is this lovely little girl..."
"This is my wife, Leticia."
Wang Xiaoming's introduction elicited an eye-roll from Leticia. Although she had been introduced once before in front of Kakashi, Kakashi was shocked by Wang Xiaoming's strength and identity at the time, so he forgot about it and didn't report it, so the Third Hokage didn't know Leticia's identity yet.
"Wife?"
The Third Hokage felt it was outrageous. This little girl looked very cute, more adorable than any girl he had ever seen, but didn't she look a little too young... If you really are Namikaze Minato's older brother, then you... are breaking the law, right?
However, seeing that Leticia didn't refute, the Third Hokage felt that it was probably true, but it was their business, and he couldn't be bothered to care.
"Alright, let's... start from a thousand years ago."
"Huh?"
Naruto was dumbfounded.
"Wait, Uncle, why does my background have to be traced back to a thousand years ago!"
"Do you want to know your background or not!"
"Uh... I do!"
"Then don't interrupt me, and listen obediently."
"Oh."
"Okay, let's start over."
Wang Xiaoming folded his hands and smiled as he looked at the Third Hokage across the table.
"More than a thousand years ago, in this world, there were only a group of ordinary people, without chakra, and without any ninjas. Our Namikaze family protected the entire world. Under the protection of our Namikaze family, the world maintained a long period of peace."
"Human countries were also unified. At that time, the human country was called the Land of Ancestors. The daimyo of the Land of Ancestors ruled this country, until one day, a woman named Otsutsuki Kaguya descended."
479. Let me give you some spoilers.
"Otsutsuki Kaguya, as a member of the Otsutsuki family's branch family, was dissatisfied with her treatment, so she ambushed Otsutsuki Isshiki of the main family, killed Otsutsuki Isshiki, seized the seed of the God Tree, and planted the God Tree in the Land of Ancestors. The God Tree absorbed the power of the earth and bore the Chakra Fruit. Otsutsuki Kaguya ate the Chakra Fruit and obtained the power of the Rinnegan."
Wang Xiaoming sat on the white plastic chair and began to talk about the history of the ninja world. He was going to give them a good wave of spoilers.
"Wait, isn't the Rinnegan the eye of the Sage of Six Paths?"
The Third Hokage immediately noticed the key point and raised the question.
But Wang Xiaoming didn't answer him, but continued to spoil "Ninja World History: Wang Xiaoming Edition."
"The powerful Kaguya was like a god at the time, so the people of the Land of Ancestors called Otsutsuki Kaguya the Rabbit Goddess, but in reality, she was just a plunderer of planetary energy."
"She became the strongest by plundering the power of this world, which attracted the attention of our Namikaze family, so our Namikaze family sent people to crusade against her. She is not a person from our world, but she came to plunder the power of our world. This kind of outsider threatened our world and needed to be eliminated."
"Otsutsuki Kaguya alone was not a match for our Namikaze family, so she gave birth to two children, one named Otsutsuki Hamura and one named Otsutsuki Hagoromo, and let them lead the White Zetsu under her command to fight us."
"Among them, Otsutsuki Hagoromo is the older brother, who is also the Sage of Six Paths you speak of."
"This..."
Everyone opened their mouths in surprise. They didn't expect that the Sage of Six Paths even had a mother? And she was an alien!
Most importantly, the Namikaze family had actually fought the Sage of Six Paths!
Also opening his mouth wide was the Nine-Tails inside Naruto's stomach. As a Tailed Beast, although he was sealed, he could also know everything around him through Naruto's senses, like a live broadcast. No one knew how long Naruto took to pee better than him, but he didn't expect that there would be a day when he could hear such secrets. Had the old man actually experienced such things back then?
"Those two guys were indeed quite difficult to deal with. Compared to Otsutsuki Kaguya, whether it was Hamura or Hagoromo, they were more skilled at fighting. When Kaguya created them, she seemed to have deliberately strengthened their combat abilities."
"One of them inherited Kaguya's Rinnegan, and the other inherited Kaguya's Byakugan. Their combat abilities were very good, but they were still not a match for our Namikaze family."
"Byakugan? Is that the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan?"
Danzō exclaimed in shock.
