The Son Of A Hero?

Everyone was stunned by the sudden words that came out of Obito's mouth.

For a moment, it felt like everyone's brains had crashed.

With Obito's roar, the four figures who were about to leave paused in their tracks.

Orochimaru, who had been nervously observing, seemed intrigued. He stopped, flicked his tongue, and looked at his teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen with a mischievous glint, as if mocking the old Hokage. Then he turned his attention to Naruto, who stood there, golden hair messy, looking confused.

Naruto scratched his head with both hands, clearly unsure of what Obito meant.

"Sasuke, what's he talking about?" Naruto asked, still not understanding. "Why don't I get it? What 'son'?"

Sasuke stared at Naruto, his cold gaze sharpening. The revelation hit him like a thunderclap.

Uzumaki Naruto... the son of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze?

Sasuke was dumbstruck. All this time, Naruto had claimed to have no parents, living alone, hated and misunderstood by the village. Yet, he was the son of Minato, the very man who had protected Konoha with his life. How could this be?

Sakura, shocked by Obito's words, covered her mouth, her eyes wide with disbelief. She could hardly process what had just been revealed.

Naruto looked at his two friends for answers, but they didn't provide any. Confused, he turned to the people around him, only to find that many were staring at him strangely.

Obito, seeing the confusion around him, grinned under his mask, directing a mocking glance toward Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The two First Hokages, Hashirama and Tobirama, looked at each other, not understanding what was going on but silently observing the unfolding drama.

Kurenai, who had been watching the scene, turned to Chu Feng (now Kirito), who gave a slight nod, confirming that Obito's words were indeed true.

Kurenai's face softened with understanding. Her arms shook slightly as she moved toward Naruto and wrapped him in a comforting hug.

"Master, Master's wife, what's going on?" Naruto asked, his confusion clear as he looked up at Kurenai, who held him tightly.

The warmth enveloping him was foreign but soothing, and for the first time, Naruto felt the kind of care he had always longed for. It was the protective embrace of a mother, something he had never known.

Seeing this, Kakashi's heart tightened as he turned to look at Naruto, his mind reeling. Could it really be true? Was Naruto truly the son of Minato? His former teacher... and the Fourth Hokage? Kakashi's heart felt heavy with guilt—he had failed to protect his friend Nohara Rin, lost Obito to darkness, and now... he had never even known the truth about Minato's son.

Might Guy stood with furrowed brows, shocked by the revelation. Naruto, the son of the Fourth Hokage? How had no one known this?

The Konoha ninjas around them began to murmur among themselves.

"What did Uchiha Obito just say?" one ninja asked.

"Did he just say that Naruto is the son of Minato Namikaze?"

"How is that possible? No one knew!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen stood silently, his face turning pale as the realization sank in. How had this secret been kept from the villagers? The pressure of everyone's eyes on him made the old Hokage feel like he was sinking.

Naruto, meanwhile, stood frozen, his eyes glazed over. The truth was too much to bear. Images of his lonely childhood flooded his mind—the times he had been ostracized, the cruel glares from villagers, the mocking words that branded him as the "fox demon."

Now, to hear that he was the son of a hero—the Fourth Hokage himself—was too overwhelming. His mind couldn't process it all.

As the pieces fell into place, Naruto's eyes welled with tears. He couldn't hold them back anymore.

"I'm the son of the Hokage... the son of a hero..." he whispered to himself, his voice breaking as tears streamed down his face.

The eyes of everyone in the village turned to Sarutobi Hiruzen. The old Hokage's face paled as the weight of the revelation crushed him.

Everyone was looking at him, and the truth of his actions was laid bare.