Mizuki's face darkened. "As a Konoha ninja, not even knowing Seiki's name? Those two are most likely enemy spies. Let's capture them first!"
Seeing his murderous intent and the fact that he'd already drawn his massive blade from his back, Naruto stared in confusion. "Why did things suddenly turn like this…"
But as he spoke, something felt off to him too.
The guy looking familiar was one thing, but the weapon in his hand was clearly Zabuza's Kubikiribocho!
At this moment, Asuma patted Mizuki's shoulder. "Take it easy, Mizuki. I think they might just be ninjas who've been away for too long. Even enemy spies would have heard of Seiki's name."
"You're actually Sensei Mizuki? But weren't you imprisoned?" Hearing the familiar name, Naruto finally recalled who he was facing. "Wait, wait! You should've aged after taking Orochimaru's forbidden drug! Why do you look so young now? Did Orochimaru rescue you and give you another dose?"
"Teacher? Prison? Complete nonsense!" Mizuki angrily swung his sword at them. "If anyone's going to prison, I'll personally send you there!"
"Hmph! Just let me put you behind bars again!" Recognizing his old nemesis, Naruto excitedly started forming a Rasengan. "I'm not the same person I used to be anymore!"
Seeing this, Asuma and the others couldn't stay calm.
"Wait, seriously? He knows Rasengan?!"
"Isn't that the jutsu developed by Seiki?"
Hearing their conversation, Yamato and Naruto exchanged confused glances. Wasn't Rasengan supposed to be The Fourth's technique?
Just then, Seiki appeared between the two like teleporting, effortlessly grabbing both their wrists and stopping their attacks. "Enough fighting already!"
"Woah, incredible!" Naruto's jaw dropped in shock. This was the first time someone had ever stopped his Rasengan this way—and now they'd blocked both his *and* Mizuki's attacks at the same time!
This reminded him of how years ago, Sasuke had charged through walls with Chidori toward Itachi—only for Itachi to stop him with a simple grab and trap him inside Tsukuyomi.
"I was the one who developed Rasengan, of course it wouldn't be hard for me to counter it!" Seiki said with a smile as he released their hands.
"You developed Rasengan?" Naruto looked dazed. "But wasn't Rasengan developed by The Fourth Hokage?"
"The current Hokage is still The Third!" This time it was Asuma's turn to be annoyed. "Even if the old man isn't at his best, it doesn't mean you two can curse him like that!"
Understanding what Asuma meant, Yamato stuttered nervously, "Could it really be you, Asuma? So does that mean you're actually Guy, Kurenai, and Shizune too?"
"That's right," Asuma frowned. "But what kind of grown man calls me 'senior'? Did you spend decades stuck in the Ninja Academy or something?"
Yamato nearly choked on his saliva, then took a deep breath. "I think I understand what's happening now—we're both from the future!"
"From the future?"
Everyone reacted in unison with a sharp intake of breath. It sounded incredible, but when you connected their earlier behavior, many things suddenly made sense.
At this moment, Asuma suddenly widened his eyes and pointed at Mizuki, asking, "So you're saying this guy will betray the village in the future and end up locked away?"
Naruto nodded, letting out a sigh as he recalled, "Teacher Mizuki tricked me into stealing the Scroll of Seals. After being caught and thrown into prison, he escaped and went to join Orochimaru, but ended up aging rapidly after consuming forbidden drugs."
But as he continued recalling, Naruto felt puzzled. The Cleaver Sword wasn't something just anyone could handle.
If Mizuki could wield it so effortlessly, how on earth did Naruto manage to defeat him back then?
However, Asuma and others wore grim expressions.
"Tch! Like we'd fall for that trick!"
"Some new illusion technique? Trying to stir discord among us!"
In their eyes, Naruto's tale had an obvious plot hole.
How could Mizuki steal the Scroll of Seals?
With Seiki's power and reputation, he was destined to become the Hokage one day. How could someone completely devoted to Seiki possibly do anything to trouble him?
As tension mounted once again, Naruto and Yamato felt somewhat drained. Why were their childhood teachers and seniors so stubborn?
At this moment, Seiki spoke slowly, "They're not lying, but they've likely misunderstood one thing—they're not from the future, but from a parallel world very much like ours!"
"Parallel world?" Asuma asked warily. "Seiki, be careful not to get taken in by them!"
"There mustn't be any mistake. Identities and information can be forged, but..." Seiki stepped forward and lifted Naruto's shirt, examining the Nine-Tails Seal on his abdomen. "...the Nine-Tails' aura cannot be faked!"
Naruto instinctively shielded his chest, giving off a vibe like he was wary of a pervert. But after hearing Seiki's words, he immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Nine-Tails' aura? You know about it too... Wait, you seem to have that same aura as well."
[Eight Trigrams Sealing Style - Release!]
Without warning, Seiki slapped Naruto's abdomen. Yamato became extremely alarmed, shouting, "No! Stop immediately!"
Seeing Yamato trying to interfere, Seiki formed a hand seal with his left hand and used Genjutsu.
Then, Yamato stood frozen in place.
"Sorry, take a short break for now—I need to confirm my suspicions."
"What?! What are you trying to do?" Naruto glared fiercely but couldn't move at all.
In the next instant, terrifying energy poured out from Naruto's body.
"Ahhahaha! I'm going to destroy this..."
"This is definitely from another world!" Seiki sighed and reinforced the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style.
"This isn't that bastard Minato's Eight Trigrams Sealing Style? Dammit, I'll return someday!"
Suddenly, the voice vanished completely.
Yamato snapped his eyes open just in time to witness the scene unfold—his mind reeling from what he saw. "Not only was his genjutsu powerful enough to instantly paralyze me, but he even mastered such an advanced sealing technique while remaining completely calm in front of the Nine-Tails. This senior truly is incredible!"
Meanwhile, Naruto touched the seal on his stomach. "Hmm? My body feels much lighter somehow."
Seiki smiled. "There was originally an [Eight Trigrams Sealing Style] within you, but someone must have secretly sabotaged it later with the [Five Elements Seal]. Although this Seal was eventually released, some influence left behind by the original Seal still remained. Therefore, after releasing the Seal, I resealed it!"
Naruto tilted his head in confusion. "I don't really get it, but it must be something good. Thanks, Aniki."
"Amazing! He actually saw right away that Naruto had once been sealed with the [Five Elements Seal]!" Yamato thought to himself in astonishment. Regardless of actual power, his sheer knowledge and insight alone already surpassed those of most Jonin.
Not to mention, both the ones who imposed the Seal and unsealed it were among the Sannin. The fact that he could completely eliminate the residual effects left behind by those two was proof enough of just how formidable his sealing technique really was!
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