Chapter 96: Reasonable and Lawful
After listening, Yue Yan pretended to be thinking, stroking his chin.
"You're saying that you two came to Roroku because you were on a pursuit mission."
"Yes."
"Although what you said is well - reasoned and sounds true, I still can't believe you. What are your ninja ID numbers?"
"What do you mean by 'it sounds like the truth'? What we said is clearly the truth, and..."
Naruto grumbled and turned to look at Yamato in confusion.
"Captain Yamato, when did we get ninja ID numbers?"
Naruto's question left Yamato stunned.
"Didn't you look at your own certificate when you graduated from the ninja school? There's a ninja ID number on it."
Hearing this, Naruto scratched his head awkwardly.
"Uh, I've never looked at it."
Yamato sighed and didn't want to deal with Naruto for the moment. He turned to look at Yue Yan.
"My ninja ID number is 010992. I used to be in the Anbu and now I'm a Team - Leading Jonin."
After saying this, Yamato noticed Yue Yan looking at him as if he were a fool.
"Is there a problem?"
"There's a huge problem. Currently, the highest ninja ID number in Konoha is only in the eight - thousands range. You're telling me your number is over ten thousand. Do you really think I'll buy that? Even the old Third Hokage wouldn't believe it, you know."
"Wait, what did you say?"
Yamato realized something. Since the Third kage had long been dead, and Yue Yan said the current ninja ID numbers were only around eight - thousand, did that mean... Oh...
Yamato found the loophole.
"Who is the current Hokage?"
"Hiruzen Sarutobi. Who else could it be?"
After confirming his suspicions, his expression turned weird. Then he shared his speculation.
"Previously, when we were on a mission, we were engulfed by the energy released when the Dragon Vein went out of control. When we opened our eyes again, we found ourselves here. And at that time, the Hokage in our era had already reached the Fifth."
Although it was due to Yue Yan's intentional guidance, he still thought it was so obvious that they didn't realize it until now. Yamato's IQ was a bit worrying.
Despite complaining in his heart, Yue Yan still had to keep up the act and confirm some things.
"You're saying that you traveled back in time to the present because of the out - of - control Dragon Vein."
"Yes."
Yamato nodded to confirm Yue Yan's statement.
"Alright, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now. After we meet up with my teammates, tell them your story again."
After that, realizing it was almost time to meet up, Yue Yan led Naruto and Yamato to the meeting spot.
"Since you're from the future, can you tell me something about the future?"
"Sorry, considering that changing the past will have an impact on the future, I can't tell you."
"Alright then." Seeing that Yamato was insistent, Yue Yan switched to another topic.
"Then, have you guys heard of the Thunder Beast?"
"The Thunder Beast? What's that? Is it a really powerful beast?"
Noticing Naruto looking totally bewildered and considering his limited brain capacity, Yue Yan narrowed his eyes, then looked at Yamato and decided to confirm one last time.
"Do you know about the Thunder Beast?"
Hearing this, Yamato shook his head.
"I don't know anything about the Thunder Beast. Is it important?"
"It's okay."
Yue Yan stroked his chin and thought. Yamato was at least from the Anbu. If they came from a future timeline, they couldn't have not heard of him. Therefore, he could already confirm that they were from a parallel world, which made Yue Yan let out a sigh.
It seemed that his future self wouldn't come over to share the fruits. He was a little disappointed.
When they arrived at the meeting place, Minato Namikaze and the others had already been there for a long time.
Noticing Naruto and Yamato behind Yue Yan, Minato Namikaze frowned under his mask.
"Yue Yan, who are they?"
Hearing this, Yue Yan explained the situation to Minato Namikaze.
And after learning from Yamato that he didn't know about the Thunder Beast, Minato Namikaze also immediately confirmed that they were from a parallel world and said it out.
"You mean, we didn't go back to the past, but were sent to another world by the Dragon Vein?"
"Yes." Minato Namikaze nodded and pointed at Yue Yan. "He is the Thunder Beast and is already quite famous in the ninja world, but you've never heard of him before. So I can confirm that you're from a parallel world."
"So that's how it is." Yamato clearly agreed with Minato Namikaze's statement. "As expected of the Dragon Vein. It can even do such a thing."
Meanwhile, Naruto, who had been a bit confused from the start, finally couldn't help but ask.
"What's a parallel world?"
"A parallel world is two worlds that are similar but different in details."
"Uh... I still don't understand."
Looking at Naruto scratching his head and grinning, Minato Namikaze let out a sigh.
Yue Yan added an explanation.
"The general meaning is that the past you're in now isn't the real past but your future."
Hearing this, Naruto blinked his beady eyes in confusion. This time, he really didn't understand.
Regarding this, Minato Namikaze, who didn't want to continue on this topic, interrupted.
"Since you also have a mission, we won't disturb you."
Having said that, Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Yue Yan and the others away and changed to another place. Obviously, Minato Namikaze didn't want Naruto and Yamato to get involved in this mission.
"Let's share the information we've gathered through our investigations."
As Minato Namikaze spoke, Yue Yan, Chōza, and Shibi started to share what they had investigated.
Shibi used bugs to find an underground Puppet - making arsenal in Roroku and the people enslaved there. Since Chōza wasn't a sensory ninja, he only discovered that those attending the celebration were just Puppets.
On the other hand, Minato noticed some women gathering underground and seemingly plotting something. Since he had no contact with them, he didn't know exactly what they were plotting.
After everyone had finished speaking, their gazes turned to Yue Yan.
Seeing this, Yue Yan shrugged and began to tell his story.
"I found the Queen Sara of Roroku, a young girl named Sara. Judging from her words and actions, I'm sure she's just an innocent girl. So, I think she has no idea about what's happening in Roroku."
When Minato heard this, he frowned and started thinking. Seeing this, Yue Yan let out a little chuckle.
"Senior Brother Minato Namikaze can't stand seeing the people here being enslaved, right?"
"As long as those Puppets aren't used in a war against Konoha, we can't interfere in another country's internal affairs," Minato said hesitantly but still opened his mouth.
Seeing this, Yue Yan shrugged.
"I previously learned that someone will attack Sara during tomorrow's celebration. In that case, we won't be interfering in internal affairs, right? It's just that we've temporarily received a task to protect the Queen Sara of Roroku and get rid of the treacherous officials by the way."
After saying that, Yue Yan clapped his hands.
"It's reasonable, logical, and legal."
Minato was very kind - hearted and really didn't want to see people being enslaved. However, as a ninja, he needed to prioritize the mission and his teammates. Even though he wanted to save those people, he still had to consult the other two.
Noticing Minato's gaze, Chōza and Shibi both shrugged, indicating that they were okay with it.
Seeing this, Minato also showed a smile.