The first sentence was a checkmate.
How could one answer this?
The chat room fell silent.
Everyone held their breath.
Based on their understanding of Black-Framed Naruto,
this question was clearly expected.
They just didn't expect Black-Framed Naruto's first sentence to be this one.
In the Pure Land World.
Kushina, who had just calmed down, had red eyes again.
This time, it was completely different.
Because... Black-Framed Naruto had said it himself.
Uchiha Mikoto hesitated for a moment.
Then she shook her head; this was not a situation she could handle.
Looking at Uchiha Izumi, who seemed to want to speak but held back,
Uchiha Mikoto made a silencing gesture.
Immediately after, she pulled Uchiha Izumi away quietly.
Otherwise, if Kushina flared up later, they could easily get caught in the crossfire.
Inside the Shinigami's belly.
Minato Namikaze's face was full of helplessness.
What was destined to come, always came.
Looking at Naruto in the black-framed large screen,
Minato Namikaze's gaze was solemn.
There was only one chance.
He hoped his counterpart in the black frame world would realize it.
The black-framed large screen continued:
[Naruto had a gentle smile on his lips.]
[But only his mouth was smiling; his eyes were very calm.]
[As if asking about something insignificant.]
[Minato Namikaze trembled, then slowly reined in the smile at the corner of his mouth.]
[Things seemed to be getting serious.]
[This situation... was somewhat different from what he had expected.]
[But it also seemed... quite normal for his son to ask directly like this.]
[For a moment, Minato Namikaze didn't know how to answer.]
[At the same time, he also noticed that the Great Fox had quieted down.]
[The atmosphere became somewhat heavy at this moment.]
[Looking at his son, who was both strange and somewhat familiar,]
[Minato Namikaze immediately realized the seriousness of the question.]
[His intuition told him that if he didn't answer well, then...]
[Whoosh—]
[He took a deep breath.]
[Minato Namikaze still decided to answer according to the truth.]
["Yes... because it's the outermost seal. If the Nine-Tailed Chakra leaks too much..."]
["Sometimes it will also awaken me."]
["However, the Chakra I left behind isn't much."]
["It's not enough to sustain my awakening for a long time."]
["Its main purpose is here, to prevent you from being swayed by the Nine-Tails and undoing the first layer of the seal."]
[Saying that, Minato Namikaze paused, his eyes becoming much more complex.]
["Naruto, most of the time, I can only see some scattered images."]
["It seems you already know a lot of things... I..."]
[The words were on the tip of his tongue, but Minato Namikaze couldn't continue.]
[In the end, he just let out a bitter laugh.]
[After a moment of silence, he asked with a trembling voice: "Naruto, you must... resent me, right?"]
["Because it was I..."]
[Speaking of this, Minato Namikaze's face was filled with helplessness and bitterness.]
[Naruto's expression was calm, as if no matter what Minato Namikaze said, it couldn't stir his emotions.]
["No need for that."]
["For me, it's just a bit of curiosity."]
["As for resentment, I don't have such an emotion."]
["I'm just curious why you died."]
Senju Tobirama: "That's enough, go on."
Orochimaru: "Hehe, Black-framed Naruto-kun is serious about these words."
Senju Tobirama: "Eternal Belt Sister, when I'm revived, I'll help you step on the monkey a few more times."
Minato Namikaze: "..."
Minato Namikaze didn't know what to say either.
He could only quietly watch his counterpart in the black frame world.
["I..." Minato Namikaze was speechless for a moment.]
[Yes, he clearly didn't have to die.]
[Looking at Naruto, who was calm from beginning to end, Minato Namikaze felt a pang in his heart.]
["Unable to escape the Third's control, realizing that the Will of Fire is merely a weapon for the higher-ups."]
["For balance, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is indispensable to Konoha?"]
["For peace... or to die for love? Is that what you plan to say?"]
[Naruto asked again.]
[This time, Minato Namikaze was silent for even longer.]
[He looked at his son in front of him with some disbelief.]
[At one moment, he found it unbelievable, and at another, he felt it was only natural.]
[The current situation was too different from the countless times he had imagined their reunion.]
[So much so that he had no preparation whatsoever.]
[How should he answer?]
[Minato Namikaze couldn't think of an answer.]
[In the end, he could only nod somewhat dejectedly.]
[This was an implicit acceptance of what Naruto said.]
[Seeing this, the Great Fox sneered.]
[Excellent! Absolutely excellent!]
[This guy who split himself in two deserved this!]
[Hahaha~]
[In comparison, the Great Fox still felt some joy inside.]
[As for what would happen to Minato Namikaze, the Great Fox couldn't care less.]
["Naruto... many things are not as simple as you think."]
[Minato Namikaze was about to continue.]
[Naruto raised his hand, stopping him.]
["More talk is useless. I know what to do."]
["I am also for 'peace'."]
["Since you said many things are not that simple... fine."]
["Then let's see how Mom will answer."]
["Let's see how the person you died for will answer."]
["As for my answer... I don't know how to answer either, and it doesn't seem like my answer is very important, does it?"]
[With that, Naruto's hand once again touched the sealing tag.]
[That sealing tag, which had already been torn by one-third.]
[In Minato Namikaze's eyes, it was now like a knife; as long as Naruto tore it off, it would be like stabbing him in the chest.]
["Wait!"]
["Naruto, what are you doing?"]
[Minato Namikaze's pupils suddenly constricted; he was anxious.]
[He hadn't expected Naruto to realize so quickly that if he left Chakra, Kushina would inevitably leave Chakra too.]
[However, Minato Namikaze never imagined that his son had grown to a degree he couldn't fathom.]
[Buzz—]
[A powerful mental force appeared.]
[It directly confined Minato Namikaze in place.]
[No matter how he struggled, he couldn't break free from this mental confinement.]
["Naruto!"]
[Minato Namikaze cried out in alarm.]
["Understand me, after all, many things aren't simple."]
["Then face the truth directly."]
As the words fell.
Everyone fell silent.
Was Black-Framed Naruto angry?
Yes, but not much.
More so, he was like a ruthless verification machine.
As for treating his biological father this way,
many people felt that there was nothing wrong with it.
Because Naruto had been treated the same way before.
Whether there was an opinion or not wasn't important.
Dying for love... knowing how terrible the Old Thing was before death.
Yet still... truly worthy of being the inheritor of the Will of Fire.
So, Naruto would treat him in another way of "for peace."
At least, compared to Naruto back then, he could make a sound.
[What are you doing?!]
[Minato Namikaze instinctively felt panic.]
[It was as if... something very important in his heart was moving away from him.]