Chapter 49

Perhaps the child was simply too hungry and ate too quickly, causing him to choke and begin coughing. Rin hurriedly walked over and gently patted his back, saying, "What is your name? How did you end up fainting in the snow all by yourself? Where is your family?"

Upon hearing Rin's words, the child silently set down the bowl in his hands, his expression turning sorrowful as he said, "My name is Haku. I ran away from the village ahead."

It turned out that Haku's parents were from the village Minato and the others had just passed. Haku's mother was a ninja who possessed the Ice Release Bloodline Limit, but she no longer wished to be a ninja. Thus, she found an ordinary man to marry and gave birth to Haku.

The family had been living happily until Haku also awakened the Bloodline Limit.

Haku would never forget that day. He had used his ability in front of his mother, wanting to show off and receive her praise. But when his mother saw the power, her expression changed instantly. Tears streamed from her eyes as she kept muttering, "Why, why even you..."

Seeing his mother like this, Haku, who had been waiting for her praise, was stunned. Before he could even react, his mother began to beat and scold him...

Seeing his mother's reaction, Haku was terrified and never dared to use that power again.

But there are no airtight walls in the world, and the villagers eventually found out. His mother was seized by the enraged villagers, and Haku himself was driven out of the village.

Upon hearing the name Haku, Minato was visibly stunned. He knew that in the future, this person would be with Momochi Zabuza, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. They would become the first ninja enemies his son, Uzumaki Naruto, would face after becoming a Genin. It was precisely after battling him that Naruto established his own Ninja Way.

But this was somewhat different from what Naruto had said. First of all, the timing was wrong! Haku's parents shouldn't have died during the time Zabuza defected. Furthermore, according to Naruto, Haku's mother was killed by his father to save Haku, and when his father tried to kill Haku, Haku lost control and killed everyone in the village before successfully escaping. But now, according to Haku, the villagers were all alive and well, and his parents should still be alive!

Could it be that Naruto remembered it wrong? Minato thought, feeling suspicious.

In fact, what Minato didn't know was that it wasn't that Naruto remembered it wrong, but because of the Reborn ones. Although the Third Shinobi World War had started, it wasn't as tragic as in the future, so they were affected, but the hatred wasn't as deep as before. Therefore, this time they didn't go mad enough to force Haku's father to kill his mother, nor were they cruel enough to kill a three-year-old child.

Perhaps influenced by the butterfly effect, Haku's ability had also awakened early. ===== CHAPTER 51 =====