Traveling through Nagato, from conquering Konan to dominating the ninja world

The time is the 63rd year of Konoha (the time of the Book of Formations, the time of the Book of Comparisons is delayed by 3 years)

36 years old is the prime period for a ninja.

The Fourth Hokage Minato, who has been in office for exactly thirteen years, is now the father of three children.

Both physically and mentally, he is in his prime in the true sense.

It is rumored that his strength as a Hokage is very close to that of the first Hokage, Hashirama, but I don't know if this is an exaggeration.

Her long blonde hair was tied into three braids, with one braid hanging down her back and two braids at her temples falling on her shoulders.

He still looks handsome and youthful. If we have to say what time has left on his face, it must be the aura of majesty between his brows that has been accumulated from being in a superior position for many years!

On a sunny afternoon, Minato met with Team 7 in his office, who had returned triumphantly from a C-rank mission in the Land of Waves. The team was composed of three Genin, led by the Jonin Hatake Kakashi.

The names of these three Genin are - Namikaze Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Uzumaki Kaede.

Minato had his own selfish motives when he put these three people into a team and put them under the leadership of his most trusted disciple Kakashi.

Naruto and Kaede are both his children, and Sasuke is the youngest son of Fugaku, the head of the Uchiha clan who is now as close to Konoha as a honeymoon.

But this selfish desire cannot be shown on the surface. In order to avoid giving people a chance to criticize him, the flexible Minato...proposed to form a super elite class for Konoha.

That is to break the traditional combination of 'elite', 'last-place' and 'jack-of-all-trades' and only select the 'elite'!

It just so happens that these three are the three most outstanding geniuses in this ninja school.

Thus, the super elite class 7 was successfully completed.

Minato smiled and said, "Although Team 7 has just been established, a C-rank mission shouldn't be that difficult for you guys~!"

"Damn dad! What kind of C-rank mission did you assign us? We almost got wiped out, okay? #!"

As soon as Minato finished speaking, the healthy little Naruto rushed over with a loud voice!

"Ahem!" Minato coughed twice and said in a serious tone, "Naruto, didn't I tell you before? When you are outside the house, you should call me Hokage!"

"Hmph! Stop nagging! Hokage and the like are so lame!" Naruto muttered and turned his head away.

Sasuke, who was listening to the interaction between father and son, the friendly relations between the brothers and the harmonious family, could not help but complain in his heart: Hokage is good in every way except that he dotes on his children too much. Look at what Naruto has become. But if it were our Uchiha tutor, he would definitely be severely reprimanded by his father.

As the child of the Hokage, Feng seems much more reserved.

When we were in the Ninja School, Kaede's performance in Ninja subjects was basically on par with mine and Naruto's.

But... my brother said that there was something about Feng that he couldn't understand, so he asked me to pay more attention to him.

I had planned to test this guy's skills through this mission in Wave Country, but I didn't expect it to turn out like that...

Sasuke clenched his hands and glanced at Feng out of the corner of his eyes.

Kaede is Nagato's second incarnation. Except for his pure black hair color and ordinary people's black eyes, he is almost a smaller version of Nagato.

Sasuke said: "Hokage, you should take a look at the mission report first!"

Minato opened the 'Mission Report of Wave Country'.

Everything was normal until a name that shouldn't have appeared made his eyes serious.

Momochi Zabuza!

In recent years, the name Zabuza has been as resounding throughout the ninja world as the 'Explosive Sword·Feimo' he holds!

Why is it that Zabuza is holding the Exploding Sword·Feimo instead of the Beheading Sword? The reason behind this can be traced back to the butterfly effect caused by Nagato's time travel.

The owner of the beheading sword, Biwa Juuzou, became a puppet collection of Akagisa no Scorpion.

Zabuza's fate also changed because of this.

As for the opportunity to obtain the Explosive Sword: Feimo, it can be traced back to three years ago, when Kirigakure's number one genius, Mangetsu Hozuki, died suddenly due to illness.

Man Yue is a genius in ninja swords. His scroll contains three ninja swords: the double swords·Aoi, the explosive sword·Hibu, and the blunt sword·Dougeri.

Zabuza had longed for the title of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen since he was a child. After Mangetsu's death, he directly stole the scroll and defected to Kirigakure!

After the incident, the Kirigakure assassination force launched a pursuit and originally seemed certain of victory, but unexpectedly Zabuza had a powerful helper who could use Ice Escape, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle for the scroll.

Eventually, the Kirigakure assassination troop recaptured Aoi and Kabutoki...but the Explosive Sword: Hibu was taken away by Momochi Zabuza.

After that, Momochi Zabuza disappeared for a long time.

When he suddenly appeared, he was already proficient in using a knife, and was hired to become the backbone of a criminal group formed by the wealthy people of the five major countries!

With the power of his explosive knife, he caused one shocking explosion and bloody murder after another!

While becoming a wanted criminal in various countries, he also earned the title of "Blood Mist Explosion Demon" that made the five major ninja countries tremble in fear.

In addition, the masked girl ninja who followed him was called the 'Blood Mist Ice Princess' because she possessed a rare ice escape bloodline!

"I see. Protecting Mr. Dazna, the bridge repair expert of the Wave Country, from being persecuted by the wealthy businessman Cardo was originally a C-rank mission. But if we encounter the Explosion Demon and the Ice Princess, it will inevitably become an A-rank, no, an S-rank mission..."

Minato continued to read the mission report, frowning.

It turns out that when Team 7 was fighting against Zabuza, they were almost in danger of being wiped out!

Kakashi was defeated by Zabuza in a one on one fight.

Naruto and Sasuke teamed up, but were no match for the 'Ice Princess'.

But fortunately, the 'Ice Princess' seemed to have underestimated her enemy and only wanted to delay the two children to buy time for Zabuza.

When Naruto was knocked down, Sasuke suddenly awakened the Sharingan and used Fire Style: Phoenix Claw Red to create a feint, allowing Naruto to take the opportunity to use the Rasengan and injure the Ice Princess.

Instead of killing the weak, he chose to retreat with his companions, thus avoiding a crisis of total annihilation.

As for Feng, she happened to go to the river to fetch water, so she missed the battle.

Talking about the duel with Zabuza, Kakashi still had lingering fears: "The attack power and range of the Explosive Blade: Feimo are too terrifying. I'm afraid that among the seven ninja swords of the Kirigakure, its power is second only to the Great Blade Samehada, and is comparable to the Double Blade: Aoi..."

"It's amazing that Zabuza can combine that kind of vigorous fighting style with silent assassination techniques. Teacher, please forgive me for being blunt, but with the Explosive Blade Feimo in hand, Momochi Zabuza's strength is probably no less than that of the Mizukage!"

"His companions are also very strong. If they had not intended to kill Naruto and Sasuke from the beginning, the two children would not have been able to turn the tide..."

Minato asked, "After that fight, the Zabuza duo never appeared again?"

Kakashi said: "Yes, it never appeared again until the Wave Country Bridge was completed. To be honest, this makes me feel a little unbelievable.

Because Momochi Zabuza is a ninja known for his battle-devouring skills, he probably won't wait until the enemy retreats before killing the target. It's more likely that some unexpected situation has occurred, making it impossible to fight again..."

Having said that, Kakashi cast a meaningful look at the silent Feng, then retracted his gaze and spoke.

"Well, this is just a one-sided judgment based on the information I captured during a fight. If Zabuza really strikes back, Mr. Dazna's life would be in danger. But Konoha has already completed the commission and is no longer obligated to provide protection."

"No matter what, I hope you can complete this mission without any danger. Kakashi, there will be no more missions assigned to you. Team 7 should take this opportunity to rest up and prepare for the upcoming Chunin Exam!"

"The Chunin Exam held in Konoha this year is an unprecedented event! The three major nations of Konoha, Rock, and Sand..."

There was a gleam in Minato's eyes.

"In addition, in the past ten years, after overthrowing the government of the Rain Country, they established themselves as the 'Daimyo of the Rain', and then swept across and annexed the four countries of Kusa, Taki, Shimo, and Ta with the force of thunder, and achieved a counter-encirclement along the lines of the three major countries. The Hidden Rain Village, which is recognized as the sixth largest ninja village in the current ninja world, was jointly held by the four major ninja villages!"