Chapter 12 The Chaotic Second Day 02

Leading the two back to her office, Tsunade immediately saw her apprentice Shizune's dumbfounded face after her sight reached the tall man's face. She then dismissed the Anbu Elites by simply glancing at them and they proceed to wait outside. But Minato could tell they are not far gone by the Chakra presence hence this is the way Tsunade showing him despite having doubts, she would like to give Minato a chance to explain himself. As the female Hokage turned around and sat down on the chair, her gaze silently fall upon the two.

From her perspective, Naruto was still beaming at 'his father Minato(?)' with a smirk on face, and Minato's eyes were darting back and forth on Tonton, as if he had seen something even more confusing. Sensing this weird atmosphere might last longer than she thought, Tsunade decide to take the initiative and start with a light cough.

"Okay, now can you guys explain to me what's going on? Naruto, you sure he is the real deal?"

"...Yes! Granny, I assure you! He is very REAL, neither revived by Edo-Tensei nor by using a transformation jutsu! I can definitely tell!" The boy's body tensed up right after being questioned. As if remembering Yesterday's 'little skirmish', Naruto quickly glanced the door behind like he perfectly understood his next sentence would decide many things. "He is my dad! I'm telling you the truth! His chakra nature is exactly the same like the last time I meet him! A simple transformation jutsu couldn't imitate chakra, am I right? Granny?"

"Naruto..." Feeling the desperation in the teen's words, Namikaze Minato gently bowed his head. "But that being said, Tsunade-sama, I am also not the Fourth Hokage you people are familiar with, I'm just an ordinary shinobi that originated from a different dimension."

"Oh?" Recalling the 'Sakura' who suddenly appeared in the village with twisted memories, Tsunade seemed to have quickly grasped the situation. "You mean that you too are..."

"That's correct! This father came from the Limited Tsukuyomi world that masked man took us to before. In that world... Dad didn't become the Fourth Hokage, thus he didn't sacrifice his life. And now he came here because of that guy Madara stole the Yin chakra over there! So dad traveled here to take back the Nine-Tails chakra that doesn't belong to this world! He is definitely not suspicious or a spy!"

Mustering all his strength, Naruto tried his best to sang praises for Minato, fearing any unnecessary misinterpretations that might cause trouble.

"In summary, all of these happened because our world's failure, so I feel it's necessary for us to help dad retrieve the stolen Nine-Tails Chakra!...Granny! You think so too, right? The excess power that doesn't belong to this world is very dangerous!"

"Okay, okay, I get it. You don't need to yell this loud." As the boy's voice raising even more, Tsunade immediately leaned back before turning her eyes to Namikaze Minato who fell into silence after hearing Naruto's words. "Minato, you said you are just a 'ordinary shinobi' who didn't become the Fourth Hokage, didn't you? So let me ask you, can you still use the technique of Flying Thunder God?"

"Huh?..." Never expected this come back, Minato stunned for a second before admittedly nod his head. "Yes, I can."

"Then what about other techniques? Senjutsu? Rasengan? Can you still use them?...Excuse my intrusion, the reason I asked in such detail was to understand your strength, please pay no mind."

"Uh...It's okay. Well, I do know a little bit about Senjutsu but definitely not good at it. Because it took me way too long time to infuse chakra and maintain it. As for Rasengan...though I don't know what that is...but it sounds close to Rasenrinkaku* (Kanji: 螺旋輪核/Katakana: ラセンリンカク), maybe it's a similar move?" Pondering, Minato suggested back.

「A/N: Special explanation for my original variation of the existing signature move.

*Rasenrinkaku/螺旋輪核: The Limited Tsukuyomi Ver. of Rasengan, also inspired by Kurama's tailbeast bomb, it look similar to Menma's Dai-Rasenringu used in movie but with a colour scheme close to Rasengan's light blue. Also there are two layers of planetary rings (shaped like an 'X') surrounding it. Theoretically, the power is similar to an ordinary Rasengan, but the planetary rings around the sphere can add extra 'blow-away' effect to enemies, and by adding layers of planetary rings can increase its destructive power. Right now the limits are 5 layers, but it could be topped by infusing more chakra. However, it's not recommended because not only it needs way more chakra to do so, but also could be very deadly and hard to control (it might overkill opponent and cause unnecessary damage to the surrounding area).

I made this original technique because in movie Minato never recognized Rasenringu when Menma as the masked man used it, so I assume he must has other similar technique that being the counterpart of Rasengan in canon world.」

"Huh?...Rasenrinkaku? Interesting...so It seems like there is no power difference between you from our world and yourself." Carefully measuring the man in front of her, Tsunade looked quite amusing. "Are you sure about this 'ordinary shinobi' thing? Let's be honest here, being able to use Flying Thunder God proficiently is already a very impressive achievement, not to mention I haven't meet anyone strong enough to pull this off other than you and my great uncle Tobirama. You are still way too modest for your own good, Minato."

"Ah...hahaha...is...is that so..." Rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment, the blond man awkwardly replied back. Soon after a brief silence between the three, Minato couldn't help but asked a question about the name popped up in their conversation. "Umm... there is one thing I don't get it... what do you mean by 'that guy Madara stole the Yin chakra over there'?...This Madara..."

"Ah yes, according to Naruto and Sakura's report. There is no such person named Uchiha Madara in your world, correct? Well, like the name suggested, this Madara belongs to the Uchiha clan and also their first clan leader in the peace era. He was one of the strongest shinobi, a legend considered by many even in recent days. He was my grandfather—Senju Hashirama's old rival and best friend, and he is also the culprit trying to instigate a world war against all nations."

"What?...world war...and why are you and Naruto keep saying 'there's no such person named Uchiha Madara in my world'?" Minato frowned at his son who was nodding while listening to the explanation, clearly confused. "What do you mean by Uchiha Madara never existed?"

"Huh?"/"Excuse me?"

Seeing all three heads quickly turned to face his direction, the blond jonin realized they clearly have some kind of misunderstanding here.

"Hold on a minute, dad. Do you mean...MADARA DOES EXIST in your world? But if that's the case, why did Hinata, Shikamaru and others had no idea who he was when I asked them back then!"

"...Hinata...and Shikamaru...Those kids don't know who Madara is?...(sign)..."The man fell silent, as the awkward atmosphere accumulated as time goes by, he scratched the back of his head while letting out a long sigh. And then proceed to blurted out an answer that made everyone speechless. "Very well...those kids...I guess they returned everything they learned in history class to their teacher...Thank you for letting me know, I will have a word with each one of them after I go back..."

"Eh? WHAAAAAT!?" While Naruto screaming in disbelieve, the expression on Tsunade's face was dead serious: "So he does exist in your world? The man named Uchiha Madara."

"But of course. Like you told me just now, Madara-sama was the legendary leader of the Uchiha clan, and he was also one of the founding member of Konoha along with the Senju clan...I can't believe he, of all people became an enemy of Konoha..."

"Wait!" Shizune on the other hand finally couldn't bear to listen anymore and decided to interrupt. This is because she noticed something very bizarre when Namikaze Minato mentioned the ghost of Uchiha. His voice and tone were filled with emotions she wasn't familiar with while associating the dangerous man they known as Madara Uchiha. It's not fear or wariness, on the contrary, it's absolute respect. "Don't tell me, the Madara in your world..."

"Yes." Slowly nodding his head, Minato told them the shocking truth of Limited Tsukuyomi. "He and the first Hokage Senju Hashirama-sama were the pride and shield of Konohagakure, still and probably will always admired by many younger generations."

"He DEDICATED his whole life to protect Konoha, until the last moment of his life. So despite never becoming the Hokage himself, no one can question his contribution to the village."