Chapter 32 Namikaze Naruto

The sky was clear and cloudless.

The scorching sun at noon scorched everything on the earth. It was midsummer, the hottest time of the day.

Konoha Village was still bustling, with merchants and villagers traveling on the streets. If we put aside the scorched Konoha Gate and the small ruined streets behind the gate, Konoha Village at this moment was not much different from the peaceful atmosphere of the past.

At this time, in Konoha Hospital.

A quiet ward with complete facilities and elegant layout.

Namikaze Minato woke up slowly, his blue eyes staring at the ceiling for a few seconds before gradually recalling what happened before he fainted.

Thinking of the Nine-Tails, he hurriedly lifted the white blanket covering his body. He lifted the blue tights and looked at the abdomen.

Then he found a spiral sealing technique. The outer periphery of the technique formed by the black text had four crooked tadpole-shaped independent marks.

Feeling that the Nine-Tails in his body seemed to be sleeping quietly for the time being, Minato Namikaze breathed a sigh of relief. At present, it seems that the Four Symbols Seal that Jiraiya has performed, although the seal is not very beautiful, at least it is still effective.

"Hokage-sama?! Are you awake?" A woman's surprised voice came from outside the ward.

Minato Namikaze turned his head and found that it was Rin in a white windbreaker.

She seemed very surprised that Minato Namikaze could wake up so quickly. After pushing the door open quickly, she came to the bed, first took a look at the former's mental state, and then said with a little joy: "Jiraiya-sama's seal seems to have been completed very smoothly."

"Do you feel any other abnormalities in your body now?"

Minato Namikaze looked at Rin's concerned eyes and tried to squeeze out a gentle smile, indicating that he did not have any physical abnormalities due to the Nine-Tails, but in his heart, he felt a little strange.

As a member of the barrier class, why did Rin appear here?

But before he could learn more, the door of the ward was opened again, and then a man with two scars on his left face and a pineapple-like hairstyle walked in.

After confirming that Minato Namikaze on the bed looked fine, he was obviously relieved.

"It seems that I came at the right time..." Nara Shikaku laughed at himself awkwardly, then walked to the bedside, and while speaking, he had already respectfully presented a document in his hand, and said: "Hokage, this is the casualty report of the Nine-Tails incident yesterday."

"In addition, the consultants are waiting for you to wake up."

"If you are fine, there will be a high-level meeting at 5 pm, and you must be there..."

Minato Namikaze smiled helplessly and had to take the report.

The Nine-Tails incident was so big that a high-level meeting was inevitable afterwards, but judging from Nara Shikaku's tone, the consultants seemed very anxious.

And the time for this afternoon meeting is probably not short.

The reconstruction of the destroyed areas of the village, the legacy of the sudden death of the third generation, the accountability of the Uchiha clan and the problem of Fugaku's Mangekyō, as well as the problem of him becoming a Jinchūriki without authorization, I am afraid that they will all need to be solved urgently at that time.

When Namikaze Minato quickly read the file report, Rin on the other side seemed a little dissatisfied and couldn't help saying: "Captain Shikaku, the Hokage has just woken up, and he hasn't even done the recovery check of the medical staff. Are you so anxious?"

Nara Shikaku was scolded and could only smile awkwardly.

Although he didn't know where the inexplicable complaint of the newly promoted captain of the barrier team came from, he was afraid of women and trouble, so of course he would not choose to refute anything.

What's more, as the captain of the jonin, he is afraid that he will have more work exchanges with the barrier team in the future, so there is no need to have disputes.

At this time, Namikaze Minato had basically read the casualty report quickly.

Looking at the lines of numbers and the list of countless sacrifices on the back page, his heart was still a little heavy.

Although the Nine-Tails Rebellion this time was better than the one in the original work, because they were prepared in advance and fought against the Nine-Tails under orderly command, death was always unavoidable.

As the backbone of the village, more than 40 people died in this battle. As for the special jonin and chunin, the number of casualties was even greater.

According to memory, the number of official jonins in Konoha at that time was less than 300.

If the Konoha Ninja Village is compared to a person, then the genin is the organs of the human body, the chunin is the skeleton and muscles of the human body, and each jonin is the essence of the village.

This is still under the condition of preparation. You can imagine how much loss Konoha would have suffered in the Nine-Tails Rebellion in the original work, when it was completely unprepared for the Nine-Tails.

If the biggest difference between the two is to be said, it should be that the disaster of the Nine-Tails breaking into the village and wreaking havoc was avoided. In the original work, when Minato Namikaze rushed back to the village, the large buildings inside Konoha had become horrible...

After closing the file, Minato Namikaze looked at the clock on the wall, and it was just around four o'clock.

Knowing that time was running out, he hurriedly prepared to get out of bed and make advance preparations.

"Hokage-sama, are you going back to the office building now?" Nara Shikaku saw Minato Namikaze get out of bed, and suddenly said: "That's great, I'll go with you..."

Nara Shikaku basically attends most of the 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 people in the Nara family generally have high IQs. Therefore, the chiefs 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 Liyin seemed to be hesitant to speak. Although she already understood that Namikaze Minato was basically fine, physical rehabilitation examinations were probably not needed.

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: "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 changed to a serious expression and said: "Hokage-sama, please spare a few minutes to go 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 placed in the hospital?"

Rione 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 she hadn't reminded him, he might have forgotten Naruto's existence. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be grateful: "Captain Rione , thank you very much, it’s really helpful.”

"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 what 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 delighted look on her face.

Namikaze Minato followed, and the two of them left the ward together.

Along the way, the medical ninjas and 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 called Naruto?" Riyin, who was walking in front, asked at this time.

After receiving Minato Namikaze's recognition, Rione suddenly sighed and said, "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 was, now that he had survived, the name Uzumaki Naruto no longer seemed 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...