The Fourth Hokage also stopped the Nine-Tails ... just like the iconic line that Naruto said after unmasking Tobi, i.e., Obito, and seeing his face for the first time. Hardly a coincidence ...

Obito Uchiha – still posing as Tobi – instructed Nagato ... An imprint of chakra inside Naruto’s subconscious, the Fourth Hokage encouraged his son to find his own solution to bring peace.

In reality, as the Third Hokage, Sarutobi had the power to provide Naruto with a proper home while ... a truth that Sasuke later learns from Tobi. However, upon discovering this, Sasuke ...