Chapter 426 Naruto and Sasuke gather
After waking up from his coma, Naruto saw the Fourth Hokage for the first time.

Naruto was not unfamiliar with the appearance of the Fourth Hokage. Besides seeing him every day on Shadow Rock, he knew that the Fourth Hokage was his father who died because of sealing the Nine-Tails.

But the Fourth Hokage is already dead.

Does the fact that I was able to see the Fourth Hokage mean that he has also died and his soul has gone to the Pure Land? If so, how sad my mother Kushina must be.

But he had no choice. Who would have thought that the leader of the coalition forces, Bai Ye, would secretly join forces with Uchiha Madara? He could only blame himself for not being strong enough to see through Bai Ye's conspiracy and escape.

However, the next moment, Naruto realized that something seemed wrong.

Apart from the Fourth Hokage, there are too many ninjas around. Besides the four Hokage on Shadow Rock, why are Jiraiya, Daiki, Orochimaru and Kabuto also here?

what on earth is it?

As if seeing Naruto's confusion, the Fourth Hokage quickly explained: "Naruto, it was this Mr. Yakushi Kabuto who saved you. He is the sage from Ryuchi Cave."

Hearing this, Naruto frowned, got up from the ground, and asked: "Yakushi Kabuto saved me? Isn't he a subordinate of Orochimaru and Danzo? And aren't you dead? This should be the Pure Land..."

Jiraiya walked over and said, "Naruto, if anyone is going to die, an old guy like me should die first. As for why the Fourth Hokage and the others are here, it all started when I was exiled by Bai Ye..."

After listening to Jiraiya's explanation, Naruto roughly understood the situation.

It turns out that after defeating Uncle Jiraiya, Byakuya did not kill him directly, but exiled him into the turbulence of space, and as a result, he accidentally came to Orochimaru's laboratory.

Afterwards, Jiraiya and Orochimaru chose to join forces to impure the three Hokage.

After digesting this information, Naruto looked around again and found that this place was indeed the underground cave where he and Bai Ye had fought, but the mysterious and tall Outer Path Demon statue had mysteriously disappeared.

I don’t know what Jiu Lama’s current situation is like?

Thinking of this, Naruto tried to sneak into the spiritual space, but was surprised to find that Kurama imprisoned in his body had disappeared, and only the Bagua seal on his stomach still proved his identity as the Jinchūriki.

It seems that Jiu Lama was really taken away by Bai Ye and sealed in the Outer Path Demon Statue...

Jiraiya noticed Naruto's loneliness, walked over and patted Naruto on the shoulder, and said, "Are you worried about the safety of the Nine-Tails? With us adults here, we can definitely help you get the Nine-Tails back."

“…” Naruto felt warm in his heart. Uncle Jiraiya was still so kind to him.

After comforting Naruto with a few words, Jiraiya took Naruto aside and introduced the ninjas present, including the Shodaime, the Nidaime and Shisui. When he introduced the Fourth Hokage, Jiraiya fell into deep thought.

"I know, this is the Fourth Hokage, the father I have never met..."

Before Jiraiya spoke, Naruto revealed the identity of the Fourth Hokage, then looked at the Third Hokage and said meaningfully:

"Although the Third-generation grandfather never revealed my background, I knew my identity as early as when I was studying at the Ninja School, and I have been waiting for the Third-generation grandfather to tell me everything."

"Unfortunately, the Sandaime didn't seem to have this intention and kept the secret until his death. Perhaps I, the son of a demon fox, am not worthy of being associated with the great Fourth Daeme."

Naruto's tone was extremely sharp, causing the First, Second, and Fourth Hokage to frown.

Their eyes seemed to fall on the Third Hokage, as if waiting for his explanation. How could a Hokage have such a bad relationship with the Jinchūriki?

What's more, Naruto is the son of the Fourth Hokage.

The Third Hokage fell silent, then slowly said: "This matter is my fault. I also admit that I have selfish motives. I don't want my reputation to be tarnished."

"If the village ninjas lost confidence in the Sandaime, Konoha would be in great danger under the circumstances back then, so I can't and must not make mistakes, even if I did something wrong in this matter."

The Third Hokage's explanation caused everyone to fall into silence.

Through their understanding of Konoha's strength in recent years, they can roughly understand what the Third Hokage did. If they put themselves in his shoes, they couldn't do better.

But this is indeed extremely unfair to Naruto.

After a moment's silence, the Fourth Hokage came to Naruto and persuaded him, "Naruto, I know that the Third Hokage and I owe you, but we must always look forward..."

Naruto stretched out his hand to stop the Fourth Hokage from continuing, and said with a cold expression:

"Yondaime, I can't possibly forgive the Third Hokage, but I won't harm a dead person either. Once this incident is over, our family of three will live in seclusion in the Ninja World."

"Naruto……"

The Fourth Hokage was about to persuade Naruto not to be too negative, but then he seemed to remember something, stared at Naruto and said, "A family of three, Naruto, do you mean that Kushina is still alive in the ninja world?"

Naruto looked at the Third Hokage warily, then nodded:

"Mother met me half a year ago. If Mother hadn't stepped in at that time, I would have been captured by Uchiha Madara. However, Mother is now helpless and cannot meet us for the time being."

"Why? Why can't Kushina meet with us."

The Fourth Hokage's brain worked at high speed, and he immediately guessed: "Could it be that Kushina is also related to the Moon Eye Project? Or is she controlled by Byakuya and Uchiha Madara?"

Naruto shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Mother hasn't told me this yet. But how are Gaara and Uncle Killer Bee doing?"

"They are in poor physical condition and are still in a coma, but they are no longer in danger of death..."

The Fourth Hokage explained, a wave of fear welling up in his heart.

Today was truly a thrilling day for him, first he was summoned to the Ninja World by the Impure World Reincarnation, then his son Naruto almost died in their hands, and now he heard the news that Kushina was still alive.

Fate really played jokes on him again and again.

At this time, the Second Hokage came over, he looked at Naruto and said: "Naruto, the reminiscence session ends here, you tell me the information you know."

Naruto did not suspect anything and told the Second Hokage all the information he knew.

After hearing the information, the Second Hokage's expression became more serious. The situation of the Allied Ninja Forces was worse than he had imagined.

Not only is the leader of the coalition forces Byakuya a traitor, but even the nine tailed beasts have fallen into Byakuya's hands.

Byakuya, Uchiha Madara and the Ten-Tails joined forces, gathering almost all the top combat power in the ninja world. It is impossible to defeat Byakuya and Uchiha Madara by relying on the eldest brother alone.

unless……

The Second Hokage seemed to have thought of something, and said to Jiraiya and Naruto: "Jiraiya, Naruto, tell us your experiences again, I forgot some details."

"Details?" Jiraiya and Naruto were a little confused, but they did as they were told. After listening again, the Second Hokage finally found something wrong, and a smile gradually rose at the corner of his mouth.

The first Hokage was the first to notice Tobirama's smile and asked, "Tobirama, do you have any good plans?"

When the others heard this, they hurried over.

If the first Hokage was the Hokage who pacified the turbulent Warring States period and represented absolute military force, then the second Hokage was the ninja who laid the foundation for the ninja village system and represented extremely high wisdom.

The Second Hokage said mysteriously: "I have some ideas to deal with Byakuya and Uchiha Madara, but I don't know if they will succeed."

Everyone's interest was piqued and they looked at Senju Tobirama with eagerness.

The Second Hokage cleared his throat and said with a straight face:
"From Jiraiya and Naruto's description, I can basically conclude that Byakuya and Uchiha Madara are not true partners. After obtaining the Ten-Tails, a civil war will inevitably break out between them."

"interesting…"

Orochimaru held his chin and said:
"I hold a similar view to the Second Hokage. Based on my experience with Byakuya, he has no interest in the world of illusions, let alone supporting the so-called Infinite Tsukuyomi plan."

"He is working with Uchiha Madara, most likely to obtain the power of the Ten-Tails."

The Second Hokage looked at Orochimaru, nodded and said:
"You are right. Byakuya is coveting the power of the Ten-Tails instead of carrying out the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan. He is not a loser who can only escape, just like Uchiha Madara."

The Third and Fourth Hokage asked, "Nidaime, even if we know this, how can we deal with them? They are too strong."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Second Hokage froze in place, unable to speak.

Intelligence analysis is his strong point, but this time even though he knew the other party's goals and internal conflicts, he didn't have a good way to solve them.

If they showed up at this moment, they would definitely be besieged by Uchiha Madara and Byakuya.

If we wait until after the fight between Uchiha Madara and Byakuya, the two of them might have obtained the power of the Ten-Tails, and even the eldest brother would be unable to play a role.

All of this seemed to be at a dead end.

After a long silence, Shisui said: "The Hokages don't have to worry too much. We just need to have a clear conscience. As for whether we can defeat them, it's up to fate."

"If all else fails, we can support Byakuya and have him defeat Uchiha Madara. Whatever he wants with the Ten-Tails, it's better than the Infinite Tsukuyomi."

Even though Shisui's words were somewhat negative, they still resonated with everyone.

No matter how many difficulties lie ahead, as Hokage they must always do something, otherwise they would fail to live up to the title of Hokage and their ninja way.

As time passed, Killer Bee and Gaara also woke up from their coma.

When Killer Bee and Gaara saw the First and Second Hokage and others, they were shocked. They both knew these two famous Hokage and suspected that they had come to the Pure Land.

But after feeling the breath of life on their bodies, they finally confirmed that they were still alive, and at the same time felt pain and loneliness for the disappearance of the Eight-Tail and the One-Tail.

For Kirabi, the Eight-tailed Ushioki is his friend.

When he was bullied by his fellow villagers, only Ai and a few others stood up to protect him. The friend who really taught him to be positive was the eight-tailed bull demon in his body.

It can be said that Yaoi is not only his friend, but also his teacher.

It is also for this reason that he can become the perfect Jinchūriki, allowing the Jinchūriki and the Tailed Beasts to exert their greatest strength and protect the Hidden Cloud Village.

For Gaara, his relationship with Shukaku is more complicated.

When he was young, Shukaku often took over his body while he was sleeping and took many measures to prevent him from falling into a deep sleep.

However, after experiencing the attack from his uncle Yashamaru, he realized one thing.

He and Shukaku are both prisoners, but Shukaku is imprisoned in them, while he is imprisoned in the Sand Village. The two lonely guys can always become friends when they are together.

After a long period of adjustment, they gradually reached a certain understanding.

As a result, before they were about to become friends, Shukaku was pulled out of his body; he had gotten rid of Shukaku and was no longer the One-Tail Jinchuriki.

"Can you continue fighting?" The voice of the first Hokage sounded in the ears of the two.

Killer Bee and Gaara looked at the legendary Hokage and nodded slightly: "Although we lost the Eight-Tails (One-Tails), we still have the strength to fight."

There is no need to say much about Killer Bee. Even without the Eight-Tails, he is still a Kage-level powerhouse.

The same is true for Gaara. With his ability of Sand Release, he has the strength of at least an elite jonin, which is the result of his years of training.

"Since you can still fight, join us on the battlefield later."

The voice of the first Hokage was very loud, as if it had some kind of magic. In this state, Gaara and Killer Bee regained their fighting spirit.

Now that the tailed beast has been taken away, the next thing to do is to find a way to get it back. If you continue to be depressed, it will only continue to rot in a dark corner.

And this time, standing beside them is the First Hokage who is stronger than Uchiha Madara.

……

After cleaning up the battlefield, the group left the underground cave.

While cleaning up the battlefield, the Second Hokage and Orochimaru each made considerable gains. They obtained the black stick and some fragments of the Outer Path Statue.

However, after collecting these things, the Second Hokage still had considerable doubts in his heart.

Who is this ninja named Bai Ye? It’s ok that he has mastered the Wood Release Ninjutsu and claims to be the successor of himself and his elder brother, but why can he perform the secret technique of Susanoo, which is unique to the Mangekyo?
When Naruto walked out of the cave, he saw Sasuke who had been waiting there for a long time.

Sasuke also saw Naruto, snorted and said, "Naruto, I thought you were dead? I didn't expect you to be still alive. Did Bai Ye and the others let you go?"

Naruto responded bluntly: "You didn't die, how could I bear to die? You don't really think that you can defeat me after training with Orochimaru for a few days?"

"But why didn't you go in just now? Didn't you want to see my dead body?"

Sasuke's face changed slightly, and then he said nonchalantly:

"Don't tell me about your childish play. I came here to save the ninja world and kill Uchiha Itachi. It has nothing to do with you."

(End of this chapter)