After that day, Luka went through a series of tests, mainly blood tests.
The final result was: He was a direct descendant of Hashirama Senju.
Not even Minato expected that.
Of course, what nobody knew was that Luka had devoured Hashirama's cells and, by doing so, fused perfectly with him, as if he truly were a descendant of the First Hokage.
The question that remains unanswered is: Who were his parents?
As for that, it became an unsolved mystery...
And, that was exactly what Luka wanted to happen... No! In fact, the result was even better.
"What do you want to do, Luka?" Minato asked him: "Do you want to keep this hidden?"
"No." He denied it: "Living while hiding this isn't something I desire. That was exactly why I wanted to tell you all."
"I understand." Minato finally smiled: "But, don't worry so much. As long as I still live, I will protect you."
"Thank you." Luka hugged him.
"You are my son." Minato said in a firm tone.
Those words echoed in Luka's mind.
"Yes, we are your parents." Kushina hugged him as well.
Luka felt emotional.
He thought, moved: 'It was the right choice to adopt them as my parents!'
[–0–]
A few days later.
The test results were released.
Now, almost no one in the village didn't know that Luka was the adopted son of the Fourth Hokage, and on top of that, a direct descendant of the First Hokage, even capable of using the legendary Wood Style.
The respect they had for him only increased.
If before it was because he was the son of the Fourth Hokage, now it was also because he was a direct descendant of the First Hokage, as well as being able to use Wood Style.
Of course, not everyone was exactly happy with this news.
...
Danzo, in his base, had a dark expression.
'Why is one thing after another happening? Why, just, why?'
If it were an ordinary little boy, he would love this news. After all, it was about a direct descendant of Hashirama capable of using Wood Style!
However... Why did it have to be Minato's adopted son?
Danzo gritted his teeth so hard that he was making strange sounds. His knuckles turned white as he clenched his hand into a fist.
'Ever since that day, everything started going wrong...'
He closed his eye tiredly.
With each passing day, his confidence was being tested.
He even tried doing things behind the scenes, but it was all in vain.
Minato was too perfect in a hateful way.
It was as if nothing could reach him.
It was frustrating.
'No, no... I am not wrong! Only if it is me, the village will prosper!'
He self-hypnotized.
Deep down, perhaps, he knew. The village was already prospering.
Even the hateful Uchiha had become well-behaved.
The other great nations feared the Hidden Leaf Village more than ever.
It was as if they were living under Hashirama's rule.
Even the Hidden Cloud Village lowered their heads years ago when Minato refused to be intimidated by saying that if they did not hand over the Hyuga who killed the ninjas sent by them.
It was also when they understood the true terror of having Minato as an enemy.
He kept creating Giant Rasengans and teleporting directly to the Hidden Cloud Village.
Even without saying anything, it was as if he shouted: If you want war, then war you shall have!
Minato's ability to teleport attacks made them think twice.
Not only that, it also reminded them why he was called: Konoha's Yellow Flash.
Back to the present moment.
Danzo began to grow impatient.
'I need some way to get my hands on that boy!' He thought: 'Soon he will become a Genin and eventually will have to leave the village...'
If he managed to get his hands on Luka Namikaze or at least Maki Namikaze, a new path might open up for him to walk.
Otherwise, he would be destined to live forever like a sewer rat hiding in the shadow of a Hokage.
Of course, he couldn't do that before, after all, Minato must have left a mark on those children, however... After years, he finally managed to create a countermeasure.
[–0–]
Graduation day.
"Congratulations, you are now a Genin."
The ninja who was doing the evaluation handed the forehead protector to him.
[<<Mission [The path of a Slime Ninja IIII] successful!
You gained: 2x [Lottery Spin (Prize)], [+100,000 Points], [+1,000,000 EXP]>>]
Putting on the forehead protector, Luka returned to the classroom.
"Oniichan, over here!" Maki waved happily at him.
Luka approached.
Beside her was Ino, who unlike five years ago, now had long hair tied in a high ponytail with long bangs on the right side.
She also received the ninja forehead protector, but instead of wearing it on her forehead, she chose to wear it around her waist like a belt.
Hinata was also among them. Her hair had grown longer too, reaching halfway down her back, and her forehead protector was around her neck.
"It was easy, wasn't it?" Maki asked.
"Yes." He agreed calmly.
It was so simple that it became boring.
"Yay! I passed!!"
With a loud voice, Naruzo entered the classroom with his hands raised.
On his forehead, he wore a forehead protector.
'So, he didn't fail.' Luka thought, not surprised at all.
Initially, he thought this would be a carbon copy of Naruto, the original protagonist of this world. However, that isn't exactly the case.
To begin with, he seemed to have a lot of chakra, but not as exaggerated as the Naruto he knew.
Another thing, he wasn't the worst in class. In fact, aside from being a little idiotic, he actually ranked among the best in the class.
Luka thought: 'I guess only by a miracle will the original 'Team 7' have the same members.'
As for himself... Well, saying he blackmailed his father makes him sound like a villain. In truth, he only brought up several important points to influence the choice of his team.
It's not cheating if you don't get caught...
'By the way, I currently have 9 Prize Lottery Spins.' Luka thought: 'I wanted to wait until I accumulated 10, but since I've already graduated and Maki's birthday will be soon, let's see if I can get something good to give her as a present.'
Smiling, he could hardly wait to get home.