[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch":3,"chapter-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-371":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Naruto: Strongest Shinobi System With a Glitch",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1819445,2309,"Chapter 371 - Minato - I am the Fourth Hokage???!!! You’re my SON???!!!","naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-371",371,"\u003Cp>\"Before we arrived, we investigated Rōran. There was no one here named Mukade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minato spoke with a frown, clearly puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what is your mission?\" Kitazawa asked calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he already knew the answer, he could only feign ignorance to avoid raising suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To protect the Queen of Rōran and investigate the minister, Anrokuzan,\" Minato explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anrokuzan is exploiting the Power of the Dragon Vein to build a puppet army. His goal is to ignite a war that would engulf the entire ninja world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So Anrokuzan understands the Dragon Vein quite well.\" Kitazawa said thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mukade also has extensive knowledge of it. Could they... be the same person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The same person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minato was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Anrokuzan arrived in Rōran six years ago, while Mukade traveled with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Traveling together doesn’t mean arriving in the same time.\" Kitazawa replied, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s entirely possible Mukade arrived six years earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minato fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mission had spiraled far beyond expectations. Of all the operations he had ever undertaken, this one was by far the strangest—time travel included.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that’s the case,\" Minato said decisively,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then our objectives align. We’ll work together and deal with Anrokuzan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was hoping you’d say that.\" Kitazawa smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s an honor to cooperate with you, Fourth Hokage-sama.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not the Hokageyet,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minato replied reflexively—then froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FourthHokage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>NotHokage-sama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant that, in their timeline, he was no longer Hokage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he stepped down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Or had he died?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minato opened his mouth, then closed it again, forcing his expression to remain calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Altering the future was dangerous. Whether it led to something better—or far worse—was impossible to predict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... who are the other two children?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hyuga Hinata, daughter of Hiashi, the Hyuga Clan Head,\" Kitazawa answered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"and Shino Aburame, Shibi-senpai’s son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So he’s Shibi’s child.\" Minato chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder he looks familiar. I’ll have to tell Shibi when we reunite—his reaction should be priceless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shibi-senpai is here as well?\" Kitazawa asked naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Minato nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Along with Chōza—and Kakashi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a coincidence,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa laughed lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also came with Kakashi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kakashi is here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minato asked with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d like to see what he’s like grown up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We split into two teams.\" Kitazawa briefly explained, outlining Kakashi’s group and Sasuke’s presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then our first priority is regrouping.\" Minato said after a moment’s thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Are you going to tell Naruto?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Minato answered immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re from different timelines. Getting too close would only complicate things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can seal memories afterward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That way, there won’t be any lasting impact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, only the memories of those from the past needed sealing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The future had already happened—it couldn’t be changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s reasonable.\" Minato agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we’ll seal memories anyway,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa added gently,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no harm in letting Naruto know the truth now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minato stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing wrong with the logic—but acknowledging a son who shouldn’t yet exist was no small thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll explain the situation to them first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you keep wearing the mask and move with us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minato hesitated, then nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa was Naruto’s teacher. He would never harm the boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant only one thing—Naruto had grown up without a father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was painfully obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll retrieve Chōza and Shibi first.\" Minato said, suppressing the turmoil in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kakashi is guarding the Queen of Rōran and can’t leave yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he vanished in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...The Flying Thunder God really is convenient.\" Kitazawa muttered enviously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still—he wouldn’t be without space–time power for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kitazawa-sensei,\" Naruto asked as Kitazawa returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did that uncle disappear again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you all find him strange?\" Kitazawa asked instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" Naruto nodded seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s really mysterious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He uses the Flying Thunder God Technique.\" Shino said immediately, hitting the core of the issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You taught us that only the Second Hokage and Fourth Hokage can use it.\" Hinata added softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered every lesson clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh! That’s right!\" Naruto suddenly exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gramps Third said the same thing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why does he know it?\" Shino asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I get it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s a spy from another village! He said that to trick us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s not a spy.\" Kitazawa said with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you remember the purple Chakra?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was the Power of the Dragon Vein—the lifeblood of the earth, filled with special Chakra.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mukade activated it... and we were swept through time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Time travel?\" The three stared blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Simply put,\" Kitazawa said, \"we’re more than ten years in the past.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh—?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were even more confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kitazawa-sensei...\" Shino was the first to piece it together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does that mean... that uncle is actually the Fourth Hokage—Minato Namikaze?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right,\" Kitazawa nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shino and Hinata instinctively turned toward Naruto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto stood frozen in place, eyes unfocused—as if the world had suddenly tilted beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never imagined that he would one day meethis father, a man long dead, here in Rōran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, has gone to find his two teammates. He’ll be back shortly.\" Kitazawa said, pausing briefly before adding,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know them as well—Akimichi Chōza and Aburame Shibi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shino stiffened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My father is here too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naruto.\" Kitazawa walked over and rested a hand on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ki—Kitazawa-sensei... is he really my dad?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uzumaki Naruto looked up at him, his voice trembling despite his attempt to stay composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In theory, yes.\" Kitazawa replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But in this timeline, you haven’t been born yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\" Naruto faltered, his thoughts in complete disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve already explained everything to him,\" Kitazawa said gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When he comes back, you’ll have time to talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto nodded unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was so much he wanted to say—words he’d never had the chance to speak before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this wasn’thisFather, even if the circumstances were different... the chance alone was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just try not to mention certain things.\" Kitazawa reminded softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto fell silent once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At nine years old, in a world where children became soldiers early, he already understood far more than most adults realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, three figures appeared out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minato Namikaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aburame Shibi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akimichi Chōza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All young. All unmistakably real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shibi’s gaze instinctively landed on Shino.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minato had already explained everything to him—about the son who came from the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father and son stared at each other, the air between them faintly awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shino, however, was unlike Naruto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Shibi every day in his own time. There were no regrets, no aching void—only curiosity as he studied his younger father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is... truly astonishing.\" Chōza said with heartfelt amazement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he saw Naruto and Shino, he believed Minato’s words completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the resemblance between fathers and sons was impossible to deny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minato stepped forward and stopped in front of Naruto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto opened his mouth, hesitated—then said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he threw himself forward and wrapped his arms tightly around Minato, tears spilling freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Kitazawa exchanged a glance with the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a word, they quietly exited the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current Mission: Travel through time and facilitate the reunion of Uzumaki Naruto and his father.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission Reward: Space–Time Ninjutsu Talent.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Host has completed the mission. Reward issued.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa exhaled slowly as the three lines of text faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his body felt no different, he could sense it—he now possessed thequalificationto train space–time ninjutsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I should’ve brought the Flying Thunder God scroll,he thought wryly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, mastering the Flying Thunder God was never something achieved overnight. A little sooner or later made no real difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chōza glanced around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shibi was already speaking quietly with Shino, while Hinata stood nearby, unsure how to join in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chōza turned to Kitazawa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What should I call you?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can call me Kitazawa, Chōza-senpai.\" Kitazawa replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Asuma and I were classmates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chōza paused, then asked curiously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And... how is my future child?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His talent is outstanding.\" Kitazawa answered honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At nine years old, he’s already mastered Expansion Jutsu and Super Open Palm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since their memories would eventually be sealed, there was no harm in being candid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That good?!\" Chōza’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At nine, he himself hadn’t even learned a single clan secret technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kitazawa-sensei taught him.\" Hinata said softly, unable to hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa smiled and patted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re also my child’s teacher?\" Chōza asked, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minato, nearby, had been thinking the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m a teacher at the Ninja Academy.\" Kitazawa explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They haven’t graduated yet—I’m just leading them on training missions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chōza was completely dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are academy students?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this level, in his era, they would already be Chūnin—if not Jonin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa briefly explained the concept of theGenius Class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The instructor of this Genius Class is even Hokage-sama?\" Chōza gasped after hearing the full explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t sayThird—because Hiruzen was still the Hokage in this era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hinata opened her mouth, wanting to defend Kitazawa—to say that in terms of teaching ability, Hiruzen-sama couldn’t compare to him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since it involved the Hokage, she held her tongue, torn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa didn’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chōza’s reaction was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, Hiruzen was still widely regarded as the strongest Hokage who had ever lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They continued chatting as they waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some time, Minato Namikaze returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naruto fell asleep.\" Minato explained quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s still young, and today was... a lot for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emotional upheaval had been too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a child with extraordinary resilience could only endure so much before exhaustion claimed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--------------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>AN: Check out my P@treon For +40 extra Chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank You For your Support!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[email protected]\u002Fnoviceauthor777\u003C\u002Fp>",1608,"2026-06-09T05:35:56.024Z",1,"novelbin.me","3746c9d4cc2e612bab1d425d2bcc468eca306e54b0f47ba5669998dc8c3252d6","naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-274","naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-273",444,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnaruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-cover.jpg"]