Menma slowly stretched out his hand and waved it in front of him, and a mirror appeared in front of the three people and one fox.
The reflection on the mirror gradually distorts and changes into another picture.
In the picture, it was the once young Naruto.
The first scene of the memory made Namikaze Minato freeze on the spot.
Immediately, his eyes were about to burst, and a huge anger surged into his heart, almost making Minato lose his mind!
“She!! How dare you do this?!”
In the picture, a woman with a sharp face stood in front of a stroller, looking at the blond baby in the stroller with malicious eyes.
In her hand was a steaming milk bottle.
Just by looking at it, Minato Namikaze knew that the temperature was definitely above 60°.
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This temperature can definitely burn a baby’s throat and cause irreversible damage!
“It’s all your fault! It’s all your evil fox who killed my son! I’m going to burn you dumb!”
Vicious words spewed out of the woman’s mouth.
Under Minato’s frightened and angry gaze, the woman poured the bottle into the blond baby’s mouth.
“No!!”
Seeing his child being hurt, Minato even forgot that this was just a memory scene.
He was about to touch the mirror in a flash.
But the picture suddenly distorted and changed, once again becoming a scene of little Naruto being rejected by the villagers.
“How come this demon fox isn’t dead yet?”
“It’s really unlucky, it feels like you’ll become unlucky if you get close!”
Little Naruto walked helplessly on the street, his ears filled with vicious curses from the villagers.
When I timidly entered the store, I was even cursed and pushed out by the store owner.
The thin body was pushed to the ground directly by a middle-aged shopkeeper.
“Who told you to come in? Get away! What bad luck!”
After the embarrassed little Naruto stood up, he could only bow and apologize in a low voice.
“I’m sorry, I don’t know why, but I’m sorry.”
He was obviously not wrong.
But I still have to apologize to those people.
However, Naruto, who was so strong and optimistic, still couldn’t sleep all night in the dead of night, and could only hide in bed and cry silently.
From the nanny’s bad behavior at the beginning, to the vicious curses from the villagers, and to little Naruto crying secretly.
All this was seen by Namikaze Minato.
“Why, how could this happen? They…”
Minato’s body was shaking slightly, whether because of sadness or anger, and his eyes were bloodshot.
“Naruto, have you been living with such extreme anger and malice?!”
Minato couldn’t believe his eyes.
The villagers who were respectful and friendly to him during his lifetime turned out to have such an ugly and vicious side.
The villagers he gave his life to protect and regarded as his family were actually hurting his children after his death!
Minato once thought that the malice Kushina received was dark enough.
But I didn’t expect that Naruto received even ten times and a hundred times more malice than Kushina.
The top management of Konoha did not announce Naruto’s identity as the son of the Hokage after his death at all, as Minato expected!
Instead, the malicious title of “Incarnation of the Demon Fox” spread in the village, causing all the villagers’ hatred of Kyuubi to be transferred to the child Naruto!
As for the reason why Naruto’s identity as the Hokage’s son was concealed was to prevent his enemies from retaliating?
Is the “Son of the Hokage” more likely to be coveted than the “Jinchuuriki of the Nine-Tails”? !
“Are you kidding me?!”
Naruto, as the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, is clearly the hero who imprisoned the tailed beasts!
Why did he become the so-called demon fox incarnation? !
besides……
“Kakashi! Jiraiya-sensei! And the Third Generation! What are they doing?”
The Hokage personal bodyguards he personally trained, his disciple Kakashi, his teacher Jiraiya, and the Third Hokage who placed his hope…
None of these people had ever appeared when Naruto was suffering, and had never extended a helping hand.
Not even once!
Not even once!
Where did they go? !
“Are you curious about what your friends, teachers, and seniors are doing?”
The smile on Menma’s lips became a little more sarcastic: “Then let you take a look.”
After saying that, he stretched out his hand and waved.
Several mirrors appeared in front of Minato again.
The mirror facing him showed a scene where Naruto had no money to buy ramen, so he went to the stream to fish and pick mushrooms to satisfy his hunger.
Minato watched as Naruto put both poisonous and non-poisonous mushrooms into the basket.
And the remaining mirrors.
They were Kakashi Hatake who was squatting on a tree nearby, holding a book in his hand and reading with gusto.
Not far away from him was Naruto who was picking mushrooms.
There are also three people, Shiranui Genma, Aizu Mito, and Dai Iwashi, who are having fun at the BBQ restaurant.
The Genma team composed of these three people was the personal guard team promoted and trained by Namikaze Minato.
Minato even taught them a weakened version of the Flying Thunder God Jutsu – the Flying Thunder Formation Jutsu.
But they did nothing.
“…Choose Mingzhe to protect yourself?”
Although he could understand their choice, Namikaze Minato still felt extremely depressed and slowly clenched his fists.
Immediately, he looked at the last mirror.
That was the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, whom he had high hopes for.
And he was using the telescope technique to observe Naruto’s every move.
Until dusk, when Naruto had everything ready.
Sarutobi Hiruzen changed into a casual outfit and came to the Death Forest with agility.
When he was 100 meters away from Naruto, he slowly slowed down and walked to Naruto’s side with a hunched back.
Then he pretended to meet by chance, pretended to care for him and even took away the few grilled fish.
And Naruto’s words “If you have a stomachache tomorrow, it means that the mushrooms are poisonous. If you don’t have a stomachache, it means that the mushrooms are not poisonous. I have always tested like this before.”
It almost broke Minato Namikaze’s defense on the spot.
Then he looked at the scenes, and the scenes gradually flashed by.
Minato’s eyes became more and more solemn, and his expression became more and more gloomy.
“How could the former ninja hero become so hypocritical and disgusting!”
He trusted the third generation, and even after becoming the fourth generation Hokage, he still did not try to take back the power in the hands of the third generation.
And he and his wife used their lives to protect the village and the villagers, and sealed the Nine-Tails into their children’s bodies.
He had guessed that Naruto, as a Jinchūriki, would endure some strange looks from the villagers.
Because his wife was a Jinchūriki, she would also endure some gossip.
But since not many people knew about it, it was not a big deal.
And on his deathbed, he also believed that the third generation would not let his child suffer, so he chose to die with his wife and entrusted Naruto to the third generation.
Originally thought that the third generation would let the villagers treat Naruto as a hero.
But the result was contrary to his wishes.
The third generation, who was highly expected by him, did nothing.
The villagers regarded Naruto as the incarnation of the nine-tailed demon fox!
They regarded Naruto as an outlet for hatred!
As the son of the Hokage, Naruto actually fell to the point where he couldn’t even solve the problem of food and clothing!
In sharp contrast, Sarutobi Konohamaru, the grandson of the third generation Hokage!
Not only did he have two little followers, he even had his own private teacher, which was simply treated like the prince of Konoha.
Wherever he went, the villagers would greet him in a friendly manner, which was completely different from when they faced Naruto.
This kind of performance made Minato feel a double discomfort both physically and psychologically.
All efforts and ideals were broken by reality, and the faith that had been held seemed so absurd and ridiculous at this moment.
“Naruto, I’m sorry, I, I don’t know…”
Minato turned to look at Naruto, his expression painful and his lips trembling.
His eyes were filled with unconcealable guilt, and he took a step forward and wanted to hug Naruto.
But he was deeply hurt by the indifference in Naruto’s blue eyes, and froze in place.
“It doesn’t matter, I’m just glad that I met Menma and Kitsune before I met the third generation.”
Naruto’s expression and tone were indifferent, but the alienation was so obvious.
This made Minato’s heart more bitter.
“… I’m sorry, Naruto, I’m really sorry.”
Even though he had a lot to say, even though he knew it would be useless.
But at this moment, he could only spit out a belated apology.
No matter how high his reputation was or how strong his strength was, he was an incompetent and helpless father in front of Naruto.
And at the same time
The images in the mirror are also the various purposeful visits of the Third Generation.
Under Menma’s teaching, Naruto has learned a lot.
He has learned all kinds of knowledge, learned how to disguise himself, and molded himself into a “good man” who loves Konoha and inherits the will of fire.
As long as Menma and the Nine-Tails exist, Naruto can face all the slander and malice with a smile, be self-sufficient and self-reliant.
Especially when he saw the smile from the heart on Naruto’s face when he faced Menma and the Nine-Tails.
Minato’s mood became extremely complicated.
“… Uzumaki Menma?”
Namikaze Minato turned his head and looked at the mysterious man again.
“Yes, it’s me.”
The two looked at each other, and Menma nodded without hesitation: “Do you want to question my identity and the purpose of approaching Naruto?”
As soon as this was said, Naruto on the side couldn’t help but frowned, and a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
Just like the book “Wall Night Talk” said: “Saints talk about deeds, not hearts, and there are no saints in the world when it comes to hearts.”
Naruto didn’t know what Menma’s purpose was in approaching him.
But he didn’t want to know, and he didn’t care.
Menma was not only a teacher to him, and their relationship was not just that of teacher and student or friends.
However, under Naruto’s gaze, Minato smiled bitterly and shook his head.
“If I were still the Hokage, I could still question you from the Hokage’s standpoint, but I’m dead.”
“Now I’m just an incompetent father, and I don’t have the position and qualifications to question you.”
Although I don’t know where Menma came from, and I don’t know what Menma’s goal was in contacting Naruto.
But everything Menma did gave Naruto the ability to think independently and the strength to be independent.
In contrast, as Naruto’s father, he chose to commit suicide with his wife.
Naively handed Naruto over to the hypocritical Third Generation to take care of him, which eventually led to Naruto’s tragic childhood.
How could he be qualified to question someone who took care of Naruto?
“…”
And Menma, who was standing aside, saw that the father and son fell into silence and deadlock again.
He smiled warmly and said, “Fourth Generation, I called you out not just to listen to your apology.”
“Apologizing for your past mistakes is meaningless. You might as well think about how to make up for the harm Naruto has suffered over the years.”
The little Kyuubi also jumped from Menma’s arms to Naruto who was in a depressed mood, and touched his head comfortingly.
“That’s right, Yondaime.”
He echoed with a serious face: “An empty apology is worse than some actual compensation.”
Compensation?
Minato was stunned when he heard the words, and after coming back to his senses, he took a deep breath and looked at Naruto again: “I know it is meaningless to say anything now, but I want to try to make up for my mistakes with practical actions as a father. “
“Naruto, I hope you can give me a chance.”
After saying that, he took a step back and was about to kneel down in front of Naruto.
But Naruto suddenly stretched out his foot and padded Minato’s knee.
“Do you want me to be struck by thunder from heaven?”
Under Minato’s shocked gaze, Naruto said in a complicated tone.
Although this kind of etiquette is very common in this world, although there is still resentment in my heart towards this cheap father.
But Naruto, who had received Menma’s modern education, obviously couldn’t accept his father’s kneeling.
“No, I mean, what should I do?”
But Minato didn’t understand his thoughts and just thought that Naruto didn’t intend to give him a chance to make amends.
Minato lowered his head in despair, his tone a little confused.
The yellow flash that made people fear on the battlefield, the Fourth Hokage with extremely high emotional intelligence, seemed so helpless and fragile when facing Naruto.
“Yondaime, I will leave Konoha after a while.”
Menma on the side suddenly said: “As for Naruto’s training, you will be in charge of guiding him for the time being.”
Minato was overjoyed at first when he heard this, but for a moment he fell down.
“I also want to stay with Naruto, but I can’t do it.”
He sighed deeply and said, “This chakra clone only exists for a limited time.”
Minato’s tone was very low.
I finally tried to do something for Naruto, but in the end I couldn’t do anything.
He now extremely hates himself for choosing to die for love at that time!
Why did you choose to leave Naruto alone?
However, in the face of Minato’s concerns, Menma’s expression did not change.
“Don’t worry about that.”
Menma said lightly: “Since I decided to let you stay and take care of Naruto, I naturally thought of this.”
After saying that, he walked up to Minato and raised his hands slightly.
One hand is blue Yang escape chakra, and the other hand is black Yin escape chakra.
Immediately, he gave Minato a gentle push, and two balls of chakra immediately enveloped Minato’s body.
“Is this…Yang Release Chakra and Yin Release Chakra? Can you use it directly without borrowing ninjutsu?”
Minato looked at his body enveloped in two types of chakra in amazement.
He could feel that the soul fragments and chakra in his body were gradually getting stronger and more abundant.
At the same time, Kyuubi-chan jumped back onto Menma’s shoulder.
He leaned close to Menma’s ear and whispered: “Now that everything is settled, let’s release my true body first.”
This seal is halfway solved, and it feels bad to not be able to go up or down!
Menma couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this.
“Are you sure you want to be released now?”
