The scorching sunshine at noon is scorching everything on the earth. It is midsummer, the hottest time of the day.
The Konoha Village still has a bustling atmosphere, with business travelers and villagers going between the streets. If one puts aside the scorched earth of the Konoha Gate and the small ruined streets behind the gate, the Konoha Village at this moment is not as peaceful as it used to be.
There is no big difference.
At this time, in Konoha Hospital.
In a quiet ward with complete facilities, elegant layout.
Namikaze Minato slowly woke up, staring at the ceiling with his blue eyes for a few seconds before gradually recalling what happened before he fainted.
Thinking of Kyuubi, he hurriedly opened the white quilt covering his body. He opened his blue tight top and looked towards his abdomen.
Then a spiral sealing technique was discovered. On the periphery of the black seal formed by the technique, there were four slanted tadpole-shaped independent marks.
Feeling that the Kyuubi inside his body seemed to be sleeping peacefully for the time being, Minato Namikaze breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the four-image seal created by Jiraiya was not very pretty, but it was still effective.
has been brought into play.
"Hokage-sama?! Are you awake?" A woman's surprised voice came from outside the ward door.
Minato Namikaze turned around and saw Riane in a white trench coat.
She seemed very surprised that Namikaze Minato could wake up so quickly. After quickly pushing the door open, she came to the hospital bed. She first looked at the former's mental condition, and then said with a slight smile: "Jirai
My lord, the seal seems to have been completed very smoothly."
"Is there anything else unusual about your body right now?"
Namikaze Minato looked at Rine's concerned eyes and tried his best to smile gently, saying that he had no physical abnormalities due to the Kyuubi, but in his heart, something was strange.
As a member of the barrier class, why does Liyin appear here?
But before he could learn more, the door to the ward was opened again, and then a man with two scars on his left face and a pineapple headband walked in.
After confirming that Namikaze Minato's complexion was fine on the hospital bed, his eyes clearly felt relieved.
"It seems that I came here at the right time..." Nara Shikaku laughed at himself in embarrassment, then walked to the bedside, and while speaking, he respectfully handed over a document in his hand, and at the same time said: "Hokage-sama
, this is the casualty report from yesterday’s Kyuubi incident.”
"In addition, the advisor and others are waiting for you to wake up."
"If you are okay, there will be a high-level meeting at 5 p.m., and you must be present..."
Namikaze Minato smiled helplessly and had no choice but to take the report document.
For something as big as the Kyuubi Incident, a high-level meeting was inevitable afterwards, but judging from Nara Shikaku's tone, the advisor seemed very anxious.
And I’m afraid the afternoon meeting won’t be short either.
The reconstruction of the destroyed area of the village, the legacy of the sudden sacrifice of the three generations, the accountability of the Uchiha clan and the issue of Fugaku's Kaleidoscope, as well as the issue of him making the decision without authorization and becoming a jinchūriki, will probably all need to be resolved urgently by then.
While Namikaze Minato was quickly reading the documents and reports, Rione on the other side seemed a little dissatisfied and couldn't help but said: "Captain Shikaku, Hokage-sama has just woken up, and you haven't even done any recovery checks by the medical staff. You're just like this
Are you anxious?"
Nara Shikaku was scolded and could only smile awkwardly.
Although he didn't know where the inexplicable complaints from the newly promoted Captain of the Formation Squad came from, he was afraid of both women and trouble, so of course he would not choose to refute anything.
What's more, as a Jonin captain, he will probably have more work interactions with the barrier team in the future, so there will be no need for disputes.
At this time, Namikaze Minato had basically finished reading the casualty report quickly.
Looking at the rows of numbers and the list of countless victims on the back page, his heart still felt a little heavy.
Although this time the Nine-Tails Rebellion was better than that in the original work, because there was preparation in advance and a fierce battle with the Nine-Tails under orderly command, death was always unavoidable.
As jounin, the backbone of the village, more than forty people died in this battle. As for the number of jounin and chuunin who died, the number was even higher.
According to memory, the number of official Jonin in Konoha at this time was less than three hundred.
If the Konoha Ninja Village is compared to a person, then the genin are the various organs of the human body, the chunin are the human skeleton and muscles, and every jounin is the essence and blood of the village.
This is still with preparation. You can imagine the Nine-Tails Rebellion in the original work. If the Nine-Tails was unprepared for Konoha, how great the loss would be.
If we want to say the biggest difference between the two, it should be that it avoids the disaster of Kyuubi breaking into the village and wreaking havoc in the village. In the original book, when Namikaze Minato rushed back to the village, the large buildings inside Konoha had become miserable.
…
After closing the document, Minato Namikaze glanced at the clock on the wall. It happened to be around four o'clock.
Knowing that there was not much time, he hurriedly prepared to get out of bed and make preparations.
"Hokage-sama, are you going back to the office building now?" Nara Shikaku saw Namikaze Minato getting out of bed, and suddenly said: "That's just right, I'll go there with you..."
Nara Shikaku will basically attend most high-level meetings.
Because he holds at least two positions on his head, one is the jounin captain representing the majority of Konoha jounin, and the other is named as the staff officer of Konoha's genius strategist.
Because the people of the Nara clan generally have high IQs, the heads of the Nara clan are the only ones allowed to discuss politics in the Land of Fire, because they are always the first to come up with the best strategy.
Namikaze Minato didn't think too much, he was still thinking about other things in his mind, so he nodded.
Unexpectedly, Liyin suddenly stopped him and said, "Please wait a moment, Hokage-sama."
The two of them couldn't help but cast their gazes at the same time, but Riune looked like he was hesitant to speak. Although she already understood that Namikaze Minato was basically fine, and there was probably no need for physical rehabilitation examinations.
But she obviously had other things to say at this time.
Nara Shikaku probably noticed something from Riyin's cold eyes. After a quick thought in his mind, he suddenly realized something interesting and said: "I almost forgot. I'm sorry, Hokage-sama, I'd better take a step first, because I suddenly remembered that I need to
Go to the Intelligence Department..."
Under Namikaze Minato's surprised gaze, Nara Shikaku quickly slipped out of the ward.
At this moment, Liyin's face showed a hint of satisfaction, and then she suddenly put on a serious look and said: "Hokage-sama, please take a few minutes to see the child..."
Child? What child?
Namikaze Minato was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and said in surprise: "Are you talking about Naruto?"
"Is he also admitted to the hospital?"
Liyin nodded and confirmed: "After Kushina-senpai passed away, you fell into a coma last night after sealing the Nine Tails."
"So..., I brought him to the hospital without permission."
As he said that, Rione carefully looked at Namikaze Minato's face, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he found that the latter didn't show any displeasure.
Of course, Namikaze Minato would not blame Rione for making her own decisions. If it hadn't been for her reminder, he might have forgotten Naruto's existence. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be grateful: "Captain Rione
, thank you very much, it really helped a lot.”
"Since Naruto is here too, let me go over and take a look..."
Thinking about taking care of a baby in the future, I'm afraid it won't be an easy task, but at this point, he can only do his best to take care of it.
After all, Naruto was something Kushina had risked her life for.
When Rione heard that Namikaze Minato was going to visit Naruto, she was obviously very willing to lead the way and walked ahead with a happy face.
Namikaze Minato followed, and the two of them left the ward together.
Along the way, the medical ninjas and the Konoha ninjas who were receiving treatment in the corridor all looked at Namikaze Minato with awe, and Namikaze Minato nodded in return.
"Hokage-sama, have you already given your son a name? Is he going to be called Naruto?" Liyin, who was walking in front, asked at this time.
After receiving Minato Namikaze's recognition, Rione suddenly sighed in a rare move: "Naruto Namikaze, what a good name..."
Namikaze Minato suddenly heard these four words and was slightly startled.
In the original work, Naruto, who had no parental care, did not take his father's surname, but his mother's surname. This may be out of protection, or it may be out of inheritance from the Uzumaki clan.
But no matter what the reason is, now that he has survived, the name Uzumaki Naruto seems to be no longer necessary.
Thinking of this, he acquiesced to Liyin's words.
At the same time, he thought silently in his heart: Then let's call him Namikaze Naruto...