Just like in the original story, when Minato Namikaze learned the truth, did he not feel hatred? Did he not feel pain?!
Of course he did!!!
Minato wasn't some reincarnation of Asura's chakra like Naruto, capable of melting even his parents' killer with love and forgiveness…
But back then, even knowing the truth, what could he do about it?!
Cry his eyes out?!
It was pointless!
By that time, Naruto had already grown into a capable ninja, one of the Hidden Leaf's top fighters. Minato probably came to terms with it…
After all, he was already dead!
But now? Things were different. Minato had been perfectly revived!!!
How could he just let go of hatred that easily?!
For a moment, the summoning space fell silent, save for Minato muttering to himself, sounding a bit unhinged.
Sigh… Hopefully, Minato could handle it.
If he found out that his son, Naruto Uzumaki, hadn't had the great life he imagined, would the Hidden Leaf's sunny, cheerful "little sun," the Fourth Hokage, turn dark?!
After a while, Minato finally calmed down. His face was blank, his thoughts unreadable…
"Senior Uchiha Madara! I owe you an apology for earlier. I misunderstood you…"
"No big deal," Madara replied. "You didn't know the truth. Getting worked up is normal."
After apologizing to Madara, Minato stood there, silent.
The group chatted idly for a bit after that. Minato learned a few things from Itou Hirofumi, including the fact that his son, Naruto, was classmates with Itou…
Itou, however, was getting antsy. He still had two golden summoning chances left! So, he dusted himself off and stood up.
"I said this to Uchiha Madara before, and now I'm saying it to all of you…
The past can't be undone, but the future can be changed! What's done is done, so all we can do is face it! We've got to keep moving forward, right?!"
With that, Itou began forming the hand signs for his summoning jutsu.
"System! Activate one golden summoning!"
Boom!!
With a slap of his palm, a golden summoning circle surged to life on the ground. This time, unlike the last, there were no hiccups. A soul flame appeared smoothly within the circle.
When Itou saw the figure forming in the circle, he smirked to himself. Just as I thought!
This guy definitely had Kage-level power!
Uchiha Fugaku!!!
This guy had kept his cards close to his chest. He might've even awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan long ago but never showed it!
Tobirama, catching sight of the figure, let out a cold snort, clearly annoyed. "Hmph! Another evil Uchiha!!!"
Minato blinked in surprise. "That's… Fugaku?!!"
Hashirama, meanwhile, grabbed Madara's shoulders and shook him excitedly. "Madara, look! It's one of your Uchiha clan!!!"
Madara studied Fugaku closely. "I don't know him. Judging by how familiar the Fourth Hokage seems with him, they're probably from the same era…"
Minato nodded. "Exactly! Fugaku was the head of the Uchiha clan, and we got along pretty well. My wife, Kushina, and his wife, Mikoto Uchiha, were like sisters! We even went on a ton of missions together back in the day. When I became the Fourth Hokage, Fugaku always had my back!
But… I never imagined Fugaku would die?! What happened to the village? How could the Uchiha clan's leader be dead?!"
During their earlier chat, Minato had learned that only about a decade or so had passed since his death. Fugaku should've been in his prime! How could he be a spirit summoned from the afterlife?!
Hashirama looked confused, not grasping the situation.
But Tobirama and Madara, standing off to the side, weren't surprised. They already knew the Uchiha clan had been wiped out…
"Where… where am I…?" Uchiha Fugaku opened his eyes, looking dazed.
"Fugaku!!!" Minato called out.
"Minato?!! What the—?! Minato, where are we?! What's going on?!"
Fugaku's pupils shrank as he scanned his surroundings. Beyond Minato, he saw the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju!
But most shocking of all…
The Uchiha clan's ancestor, Uchiha Madara, was standing right there!!!
The moment he saw Madara, Fugaku felt a pang of panic. After all, the Uchiha clan had been destroyed under his watch… If his ancestor found out, would he slap him into oblivion?!
Seeing Fugaku's flustered expression, Madara could guess what was going through his head. He let out a cold snort. Though he didn't say anything, he was fuming inside.
To think someone summoned by Itou for a billion ryo, someone with Kage-level power, still let the Uchiha clan get wiped out so easily! What a useless guy!!!
Minato, seeing Fugaku's confusion, hurried over to explain, repeating what Itou had told him earlier.
And so, Fugaku got the gist of the situation. He also learned that his son was in the same class as Itou…
Fugaku wanted to ask about his son, but surrounded by these legendary figures, he forced himself to stay calm and hold back.
[Congratulations, Host, for successfully summoning the spirit, Uchiha Fugaku!
Now extracting a random ability from the summoned spirit!
Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Mangekyou Sharingan!
The Mangekyou Sharingan has been integrated into the Host's body!]
The system's message caught Itou off guard. He hadn't expected to snag the most valuable thing Fugaku had!
"System, what's the ability of this Mangekyou Sharingan?!"
[No abilities!]
"No abilities? How can there be no abilities?!"
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