Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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Minato shook his head: "No, the chakra I left behind was only to guard against the Nine-Tails going berserk, but I didn't expect..."

He looked at Madara with a complicated expression, "Madara's soul will reside in Naruto's body."

Ban sneered: "So what? What do you want to do now? Reinforce the seal and drive me out?"

Minato paused for a moment, then slowly spoke: "Madara, I don't know why you're inside Naruto, but if you dare to hurt him..."

"What will you do?" Ban interrupted him sarcastically. "A dead man, what can he do to stop me?"

Minato's eyes suddenly sharpened: "You can try."

Although Madara was the strongest ninja of the Warring States period, Minato was willing to try to protect Naruto, regardless of whether he could win or not.

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Nine-Tailed Fox quickly slapped its claw between them.

"If you two want to fight, don't fight in my house!"

After being yelled at by Kurama, both of them remembered that the battle here would affect Naruto.

The sealed space has temporarily returned to calm.

After calming down, Madara asked the question again: "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Unexpectedly, Kurama suddenly laughed: "Haha, this is really interesting. Naruto's godfather almost got into a fight with Naruto's biological father."

Nine-Tails' words startled both of them.

Biological father? Hokage? Jinchuriki? How are these words connected?

What exactly happened during my slumber? How did Madara Uchiha, this legendary ninja, become Naruto's godfather?

Chapter 25 The Three Fathers Team Up

Within the sealed space, crimson chakra surged like a tide.

The Nine-Tails lay lazily in the cage, its nine tails swaying casually, occasionally creating ripples of chakra.

Opposite it, Madara Uchiha crossed his arms and coldly watched the golden figure that suddenly appeared deep within the seal.

"Ha, how ironic."

Madara curled his lips in a mocking smile: "Even my bastard father didn't put me in the tailed beast's cage, but you, your own son, can become a Jinchūriki?"

Minato was silent for a moment, a hint of pain flashing in his eyes.

“At the time… the situation was unusual,” he explained in a low voice. “A masked man suddenly attacked Konoha and released the Nine-Tails.”

"I fought him, but I didn't get any useful information. For the sake of the village's future, I have no choice but to..."

"Only his own son can be sacrificed?" Madara interrupted with a sneer. "What a great Hokage."

Minato didn't refute, but simply lowered his head deeply: "...I'm sorry."

Nine-Tails flicked its tail and snorted, "Alright, how long are you two going to argue? What's the point of saying all this now?"

Ban glanced at it: "What, you're quite protective of him?"

Nine-Tailed Fox bared its teeth: "Stop talking nonsense! I just find you guys too noisy!"

Minato looked at Kurama and suddenly revealed a gentle smile: "Kuta, all these years... thank you for taking care of Naruto."

Nine-Tails was stunned for a moment, then bristled: "Who, who took care of him! That kid is so annoying all the time, I just couldn't be bothered with him!"

Madara's lips twitched almost imperceptibly as he watched Kurama's reaction.

This fox... it says no, but every time Naruto is in danger, it's the one that protects him.

The atmosphere within the sealed space eased slightly.

Minato looked around, somewhat puzzled: "During the time I was asleep... you guys were the ones taking care of Naruto?"

Ban snorted coldly: "What else? Let this brat fend for himself?"

Minato paused for a moment, then bowed deeply to Madara: "Mr. Madara, thank you."

Ban frowned: "...Why are you thanking me?"

“His mother and I died when he was born, so I’ve always worried that he would be lonely.” Minato’s voice was soft, but filled with sincere gratitude. “I’m glad to know that someone is by his side.”

Ban turned his head away, his tone still indifferent: "Don't flatter yourself, I'm just bored."

Nine-Tails rolled its eyes: "Such a tsundere."

The spotted fox's forehead twitched: "You scraggly fox, you want to fight?"

Minato quickly tried to smooth things over: "Wait, you two, Naruto won't be able to take it if this keeps up."

Madara and Kurama paused simultaneously, remembering how the shockwave had nearly made Naruto faint from the pain, and reluctantly withdrew their attacks.

Minato breathed a sigh of relief, then, as if remembering something, looked at Madara: "By the way, you just said... a masked man used genjutsu to control the Nine-Tails?"

Spotted Head: "Besides the Mangekyou Sharingan, I can't think of any other way to forcibly control a tailed beast."

Before him, others had tried to control the tailed beasts using the Sharingan, but unfortunately, with the power of the three-tomoe eye, they could only make the tailed beasts feel dizzy at most.

Therefore, when he controlled the Nine-Tails to go to Konoha and fight Hashirama, it shocked so many people.

Minato's expression was solemn: "His eyes are indeed Sharingan, so he should be a member of the Uchiha clan. I questioned him about it at the time, but he said he didn't have a name."

Madara pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "This... There have been many people in history who have awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, but probably only Shisui and the current clan leader, Fugaku Uchiha, are still alive."

Minato looked up and asked, "I know Mr. Fugaku well; his desire for peace is stronger than water. As for Shisui..."

Madara shook his head: "I've met Shisui. He even planned to use his Kotoamatsukami to stop the Uchiha coup. There's no way someone like him would do that."

Shisui was the most unconventional Uchiha he had ever seen.

No matter who you suspect, Madara would never doubt that Shisui would do such a thing.

However, after eliminating their only two remaining targets, Minato and Madara exchanged a glance and realized the seriousness of the situation.

The conspiracy behind all of this is probably more complex than we imagine.

After a brief silence, Madara suddenly spoke: "Fourth Hokage, how long can your chakra last?"

Minato assessed his own condition and said with a wry smile, "If I don't replenish myself, I might dissipate very soon."

Kurama snorted and suddenly unleashed a red chakra that wrapped around Minato: "Here, don't die, or that kid will start crying again."

Minato stared in astonishment at his gradually solidifying body: "Nine-Tails, you..."

Nine-Tailed Fox turned its head away: "Stop nagging, I just find it troublesome."

Ban watched this scene with a slight smile: "Heh, it seems that a certain fox is more soft-hearted than I thought."

The nine-tailed fox bristled: "Shut up! If you say another word, I'll beat you up too!"

Minato couldn't help but laugh: "Thank you."

Madara crossed his arms, then suddenly remembered something and looked at Minato: "Speaking of which, since you're the Hokage, you must be quite good at teaching people, right?"

Minato nodded: "I guess so, what's wrong?"

Madara pointed to Naruto outside, who was scratching his head and doing theoretical homework: "That kid's academic performance is terrible, you teach him."

Minato: "...Huh?"

Nine-Tailed Fox added gleefully, "That's right, we'll take care of the practical classes, and you can handle the academic classes."

Minato glanced at Naruto, who looked pained outside, and then at the two "fathers" in front of him who were trying to shift the blame. He smiled helplessly.

"Well, it seems I, as a father... need to make up for the lessons I've missed."

The next day, the morning sunlight streamed through the window and fell on Naruto's bedding.

He groggily turned over and buried his face in the pillow.

"Get up!"

"Let me sleep a little longer..."

"Okay, but if you sleep for even one more minute, you'll have to add one more set to today's training."

"I'll get up right away!"

As soon as Madara finished speaking, Naruto was instantly wide awake and practically jumped out of bed.

I'm afraid that if I'm even a second too slow, I'll be exhausted today.

"Hahaha!"

The next second, Nine-Tails' laughter rang out.

Naruto rubbed his eyes and said helplessly, "Nine-Tails Uncle! Stop laughing."

Just then, a third voice rang out, gentle yet trembling slightly: "Naruto..."

The sound sent a shiver down Naruto's spine.

For some reason, his eyes suddenly felt hot, and his heart pounded.

"who......"

His voice trembled involuntarily, "Who's calling me?"

Inside the sealed space, Minato's chakra body glowed faintly as he gazed at Naruto outside, his lips trembling slightly.

Kurama glanced at him and snorted, "Hey, Fourth Hokage, are you going to cry?"

Minato ignored Kurama's sarcasm and took a deep breath: "Naruto, I am..."

"He's your biological father," Madara interrupted crisply. "The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze."

Naruto's mind went completely blank.

He sat blankly on the bed, his fingers unconsciously gripping the sheets tightly.

"My...father?"

Minato's voice was incredibly gentle: "Yes, Naruto. I am your father."

A tear uncontrollably slid down Naruto's cheek.

He hurriedly wiped it off with the back of his hand, but the more he wiped, the more it spread.

"It's a lie..." his voice trembled with tears, "Everyone says my parents died long ago..."