"Right, speaking of Konohas White Fang... he should have been there at that time, too, right?"
Kakashi Hatake: "Yes, he was."
Kakashi Hatake: "My father was still in Konoha at the time and already had a decent reputation."
The finishing blow has arrived.
F4 beautifully went invisible again.
"Konoha during that period must have been very strong."
"And there hadn't been a situation where the new generation couldn't take over from the old."
"However, two Ninja from Hidden Cloud Village managed to infiltrate a Konoha like that."
"They even managed to sneak into the Senju Clan compound... that's unbelievable."
"And they managed to take Mom away... without making any noise."
"After that, they didn't immediately restrain Mom; instead, they slowly walked towards the border."
"The Hidden Cloud Village Ninja, who were able to infiltrate Konoha, couldn't even notice the hair Mom left behind as a marker."
Naruto paused.
He then looked at Minato Namikaze and chuckled:
"Don't treat people like idiots."
"Perhaps Mom had already guessed it, she just didn't want to believe it."
"Is this kind of scheme really clever?"
"This matter is full of suspicious points... Of course, maybe those two Hidden Cloud Village Ninja were truly elite Jonin."
"However, those two Hidden Cloud Village Ninja were easily defeated by you."
"In all of Konoha, you were the only one who noticed the hair marker Mom left behind."
"Even if they were cold-blooded or foolish, there were still many Ninja who saw through this so-called Will of Fire."
"They didn't come out... I'm afraid the Old Thing had already issued some kind of order."
"After that, you rose rapidly through the ranks."
"Background? Most likely Senju, otherwise I wouldn't have this hair color."
"Connections?"
"None? That's fine, the legendary Sannin Jiraiya became your teacher."
"And a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki wife... that wasn't enough, so once they had leverage, your status had to be raised."
"You truly deserve to be called a Ninja War Hero, but... Orochimaru, the other legendary Sannin, was the frontline commander, and his merits and efforts seem greater, right?"
"Not to mention the merits he established during the Second Great Ninja War."
"Yet, the position of Fourth Hokage still fell to you."
"..."
Minato Namikaze opened his mouth, but ultimately closed it again.
He had nothing to say.
He felt that Naruto finally seemed angry.
But not because of him, but because of Kushina.
Because of Konoha, because of the Will of Fire.
While speaking, Naruto suddenly stopped talking.
He glanced at Minato Namikaze, shook his head, and felt there was no point.
"I..."
Hoo—
He could speak now.
"I also investigated this matter... it is full of suspicious points."
"I can't deny that I was indeed the beneficiary... but..."
"Hmph, Eternal Belt Sister, just wait. Since you know, but won't speak... aren't you just like everyone else?" The Great Fox sneered. "Kushina will definitely think you're in league with them."
"The entire village plotted against her for so many years... did she die for love?"
"That's not exactly enough, is it?"
"Kushina loves you no less than you love her... there's a good show coming up~"
Naturally, the Great Fox didn't mind making things worse; it was just there to watch the fun.
Kurama!
Minato Namikaze glared fiercely at the Great Fox.
The Great Fox immediately patted its chest, "Oh, I'm so scared~"
"What, is there something wrong with what This Fox said?"
"Alright, Naruto, that's enough. Hurry and let Kushina out."
"Also, don't use words later, use Genjutsu!"
"This Fox still has some Mangekyo Sharingan Chakra that Izuna fed back."
"With the two of us cooperating, we can create an immersive Genjutsu that is not much worse than Tsukuyomi."
Yes, in the past few days, the School has had new developments.
It can feed back Chakra.
This ability directly made Naruto and the Great Fox soar.
As long as Naruto wanted to.
He could recover to full strength at any time.
In other words, if he encountered a strong opponent, assuming equal Chakra levels.
Naruto could use his Chakra recklessly.
When his was depleted, he had the Great Fox's; when the Great Fox's was depleted, he could draw Chakra from the bodies of Ninja who had accepted the School.
Of course, Naruto still didn't know about the existence of Sage Mode, which is Natural Chakra.
The Great Fox has lived for so many years; how could it not know how to gather Natural Chakra?
The Great Fox still had a few tricks up its sleeve.
...
Tear—
The Sealing Paper Talisman was completely torn off after all.
Minato Namikaze lowered his head slightly, lost in thought.
But it no longer mattered.
Naruto had no interest in knowing what he was thinking.
He was just following his heart.
As for the constant whisper growing in his mind, telling him to forgive everything.
How could that be possible?
Furthermore, the main point is... what is there for Naruto to forgive?
He hadn't even held a grudge; what was there to forgive?
Buzz—
Soon.
A stream of Chakra that felt extremely familiar to Naruto appeared.
"Huh?"
"You really came out?"
"You are... Naruto?"
"Minato, and Kurama?"
Naruto's eyes blurred.
Immediately after, the Sealing Space before him changed its appearance.
In a world of gold.
A woman with long red hair stood before him.
She was pouting, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed, her face showing confusion, as if she were thinking, yet also slightly dazed...
Naruto was stunned for a moment.
He knew this was his mother, the previous Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Kushina.
She was different from what he had imagined, yet somehow the same.
Unconsciously, the corner of Naruto's mouth lifted slightly.
Kushina's confused voice about the situation inside her Sealing Space reached his ears.
As he listened, Naruto felt something was off.
Her Verbal Tic seemed quite severe.
She had to add 'dattebane' after every sentence.
Black-Framed Naruto naturally did not have a Verbal Tic.
But Gold-Framed Naruto did.
Therefore, when Kushina's voice rang out.
Everyone realized that these two were definitely mother and son.
Of course, those who were more attentive also realized.
In the Chat Room, Kushina's posts hadn't displayed her Verbal Tic for a long time.
Naruto didn't know how terrifying the Uzumaki Clan blood flowing within Kushina, who stood before him, was when she was alive.
The Great Fox had never told him, as it was too embarrassing for a fox.
Uzumaki Kushina.
A woman who, even when 'severely crippled' and near death, could forcefully restrain Kurama, the head of the Tailed Beast.
Kurama (Yin): "..."
Kurama (Yang): "..."
There was absolutely no need to bring that up!
If Kushina was like this, what about Uzumaki Mito?
If she hadn't been heartbroken by Konoha, even after Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju died.
Konoha's top fighting strength would still be unmatched by other villages.
Nine-Tailed Chakra Mode?
For Naruto, who hadn't awakened the Uzumaki bloodline power, it was somewhat difficult.
But for Kushina, it was a piece of cake; it was just that she had been indoctrinated with many ideas... believing Kurama's Chakra was evil and strongly resisting its use.
It wasn't that she couldn't do it, but that she didn't want to, she didn't want to use Kurama's Chakra.
Anything Kushina could do—no, anything the Uzumaki Clan could do, Uzumaki Mito could absolutely do.
Even if she were slightly inferior to Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, she definitely wouldn't be much weaker.
Moreover... what if you added a Tailed Beast?
Perhaps this legendary woman could seal several Tailed Beast inside her body at once?
After all, Kushina could forcefully restrain the strongest Kurama even when critically injured.
Then Uzumaki Mito... at full strength, the moment Adamantine Sealing Chains came out, all nine Tailed Beast would probably behave themselves.
"Naruto?"
Although filled with confusion, Kushina quickly collected herself and looked at her child.
Their eyes met.
The corner of Naruto's mouth lifted slightly.
"Mom."
The love in Kushina's eyes almost solidified.
Naruto's address of 'Mom' slipped out naturally.
The next instant, a red figure leaped over.
She wrapped her arms around Naruto.
Suffocating love.
"Naru-to~!"