[I have a bad feeling that kid's about to get killed.]—ID: Fourth Raikage — A
[Agreed. No matter how strong he is, there's no way he can handle all three of them attacking at once. Those kids are seriously powerful too.]—ID: Third Tsuchikage — Ōnoki
[I don't know... Hayashi Ren is really strong. And he's got amazing tactical awareness. He might even pull off a counter-kill.]—ID: Fifth Mizukage — Mei Terumi
[Yeah, I think he could turn it around too. We've seen how capable Hayashi Ren is. And right now, he's already level 10. The highest level among the ones trying to gank him is Neji Hyuga at level 8. In that kind of level gap, Hayashi Ren still has a big edge.]—Minato Namikaze posted thoughtfully.
[Haha, Minato, you're still the same as always—your analysis of the battlefield is spot on.]—ID: Jiraiya
[No, no. That's just because I had a great teacher.]Minato replied humbly in the live chat.
Then his eyes drifted to Naruko, who was steadily attacking minions in lane.
A deep sigh escaped his heart.
What a failure of a father I've been, he thought. I died before Naruko even had the chance to grow up… Left her alone in this world without anyone to rely on. I failed her completely.
Thinking this, Minato couldn't hold back from sending another message:
[Lord Third, thank you for taking care of Naruko all these years. If it weren't for you, she might not even be alive right now.]
Hiruzen Sarutobi saw the message and was momentarily stunned. For a while, he didn't even know how to respond.
[Wait, Sensei… Are you saying Naruko is your child?!]Kakashi's one visible eye under his mask widened in shock as he hurried to type out a message.
[Yeah, didn't Lord Third tell you? Naruko is my daughter—mine and Kushina's.]Minato replied with slight confusion.
Kakashi fell silent.
Staring at Minato's message, he didn't know how to respond.
His teacher's daughter…His own niece…Had been living in the Hidden Leaf Village for twelve years, suffering bullying and isolation from the villagers.
And he'd had no idea she was family.
He felt a crushing wave of shame.
He remembered missions during his time in the ANBU, moments when he had seen villagers harassing Naruko.He had intervened, yes. But he had not dug deeper.
At the time, he was focused on completing missions. His own father—Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang of the Leaf—had taken his own life after being disgraced by the village for choosing lives over duty.
So Kakashi chose the mission.
He walked away.
And now… to learn that Naruko was Minato's daughter?
That she had been abandoned, hated, called a monster, and he'd never known?
He felt completely unworthy of being Minato's student.
[Hehehe… From what I know, barely anyone in the entire Leaf Village knew Naruko's true identity. Even that idiot Jiraiya didn't know at first.]—ID: Orochimaru
In a cold, damp underground lab in the Sound Village, Orochimaru glanced at Minato's chat message and smirked before sending another:
[And since she was the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, the villagers called her the "Demon Fox." Almost nobody wanted to be around her.]
[What the hell is going on here?!]—ID: Tobirama Senju
He was furious.
He had just been briefed about the past—how Minato sealed the Nine-Tails and was revered as a hero.
And now he learns that Naruko, the hero's own daughter, had been mistreated and shunned?
How did Hiruzen and Danzo let this happen?
Were they completely incompetent?!
[Sarutobi. Danzo. You both owe us an explanation.]Tobirama coldly sent out his message into the MOBA space.
[Sensei… we only did it to protect the hero's child. Back then, Minato had killed powerful ninja from other villages. If they found out about Naruko, they'd surely seek revenge. She would've been the first target…]Hiruzen quickly tried to explain.