That wasn't even what touched him the most.
What made Naruto happiest was that he had seen his father this time—the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato.
Previously, he never really had a chance to talk properly with his father. After all, he had been an orphan since the day he was born. He never had the chance to live a happy, fulfilling family life like others. This was one of the greatest pains in Naruto's heart.
Later, during the Ninja World War, the Fourth Hokage was reincarnated through Edo Tensei. However, although Naruto and his father fought side by side for a time, their focus was entirely on battling the enemy. There was very little actual communication between them.
Consequently, he knew nothing about his father's experiences as a young man, and Minato didn't know what Naruto had gone through all these years.
So many regrets were finally made up for during the recent Hokage Summit. Naruto and Minato had a long, heartfelt conversation. Naruto felt incredibly happy.
In comparison, Minato was doing relatively well. It was mainly because his son in that world had been saved by the other Hokages and could grow up smoothly. The Seventh Hokage's father, however, could never truly be resurrected. Therefore, Naruto's heart felt deeply healed.
Furthermore, he saw many miraculous things in that world—an endless array of various goods and the powerful new skills possessed by the other Hokages. It was a dazzling sight that filled him with longing.
Then they had traveled to another world. The power system in the Soul Reaper World was completely different from that of the Naruto World. Naruto witnessed the strength of the various Hokages and even obtained many good items for himself. These treasures would allow him to make significant progress.
Just as he was feeling overcome with emotion, he also felt a slight sense of loss, wondering when the next summit would be.
At that moment, a familiar voice echoed in his mind.
[Hey, hey, can you hear me? Naruto?]
It was the voice of the Fourth Hokage, Minato!
Hearing this voice, Naruto froze involuntarily. He quickly looked around. Was he actually hallucinating? How could he hear his father's voice when he wasn't in the Summit Space?
Then, Minato's voice spoke again. This time, a translucent screen appeared before Naruto's eyes. It was the interface of the Chat Group! His father, the Fourth Hokage, was chatting with him!
Seeing that Naruto didn't quite understand, Minato introduced the functions of the Chat Group within the Hokage Summit. Now, the group didn't just pull them into the Summit Space for meetings; it was also incredibly useful when no summit was in progress. They could communicate anytime and anywhere just by using the chat function.
After this explanation, Naruto finally understood. He could communicate with others whenever he wanted.
"This is too great!" Naruto said excitedly. He never expected such a wonderful thing. To him, this was fantastic news. After all, this meant he could talk to his father whenever he wanted!
Not only that, but he could also chat with Kakashi-sensei, Tsunade, and Sasuke!
Looking at the Chat Group now, the Hokages were all active and chatting. Naruto wore an excited smile.
After chatting for a while, the other Hokages briefed him on a new feature: the Chat Group's help function. If something extremely dangerous happened in his world that Naruto and the others couldn't handle, they could press the emergency help button in the Chat Group to send a distress signal to the other Hokages.
Once the call for help was made, the Hokages could travel across worlds from their respective universes to this one and help Naruto overcome the crisis!
Knowing this feature made Naruto even more excited.
"This is wonderful! If we had this skill earlier, Konohagakure wouldn't have suffered so much!" Naruto said happily.
He knew better than anyone else how much suffering Konohagakure had endured. It felt like the entire village was either exploding or being leveled to the ground every other day. For example, during the Nine-Tails Rampage when he was born, over half the village was plunged into crisis and reduced to ruins. Fortunately, someone pushed the Nine-Tails out of the village back then, and the Fourth Hokage diverted the Tailed Beast Ball to a distant location. Otherwise, their Ninja Village would have been doomed.
Later, as Naruto grew up, the danger only intensified. For instance, when the Six Paths of Pain arrived, they directly destroyed the entire village. It was a genuine wasteland, and it took a long time just to rebuild. Then came the Ninja World War, which was perilous not just for Konohagakure but for everywhere else. Not to mention the invasion of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and her clan.
One could say Konohagakure had always been surrounded by crises. Now that they had this help function, it was perfect. Whatever happened, Naruto could ask the other Hokages for assistance. With their immense power, eliminating those difficulties would be effortless.
Having learned all this, Naruto temporarily closed the Chat Group and returned to his Hokage office. Seeing the level of development in Aoki's world had given him ideas; he wanted to develop his village even better.
A short while later, in Shira World.
Aoki was currently in his office, chatting in the group while listening to reports from his subordinates.
The Science and Technology Research Department, led by Orochimaru and the others, had created several new technologies. Furthermore, the previously developed Chakra Cannon had achieved mass production. Its power was very stable, and the amount of Chakra required had been further reduced; now, Mid-level and Low-level ninjas could provide the necessary Chakra.
Aoki nodded repeatedly as he listened. He was very satisfied with the current speed of technological development. However, faster would be even better. Aoki had a premonition that those aliens might arrive here before long.
As he was thinking, Minato suddenly walked in from outside, carrying an emergency scroll.
"Lord Hokage, emergency intel!" Minato said with a serious expression.
Minato had always been very calm; it was rare for him to look so grave. Seeing Minato's expression, Aoki sat up straight.
"What happened? Speak."