Chapter 5: Reunion
Naruto was getting closer to the Sealing Tag spell.
Seeing that he had reached a distance where he could touch the Sealing Tag spell, Naruto couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.
He supported his body on the iron bar. He raised his right hand and stretched out.
But the instant he was about to touch the Sealing Tag curse, there was an invisible force suddenly, and it flew him into the black liquid pool again.
Before Naruto could know what was going on, Kyuubi's roar suddenly sounded throughout the sealed space: "Roar—! Fourth-Kage! You dare to appear here! This old man is going to kill you—!"
Kuāngdāng!
There was a loud noise.
Kyuubi's claws suddenly protruded out of the cage.
The entire cage was shaken violently.
The tip of the claw was just less than a centimeter before reaching Namikaze Minato's back. It then was unable to move for half a minute.
Not far from what Li Yaoxiang expected. As long as he guides Naruto to tear the Sealing Tag spell, it will surely cause Namikaze Minato's last Chakra in Naruto to come out and stop it in advance! This was why he dared to assure Naruto that Kyuubi would not be able to get out of the chaos.
Namikaze Minato appeared here and ignored the roaring Kyuubi behind him.
All kinds of complex, guilty, and excited expressions all gathered on his face at the moment. He was silent for a long time. For a while, he didn't know how to face his son.
The scene in front of him already dumbfounded naruto.
The strange man appeared in front of him. How could he not have recognized him?
He had been walking alone on the streets of Konoha for a long time. He climbed the roof and looked at the majestic Hokage Rock with a look of admiration.
'Who is this man in front of me, if not the Fourth-Hokage?'
"That is your biological father, Fourth-Hokage, Namikaze Minato! If you still don't believe me, then ask him in person." Li Yaoxiang reminded Naruto in his mind.
Naruto swallowed saliva. His face was pale with shock. But he still listened to Li Yaoxiang's opinion and summoned the courage to ask: "Are you… my father?"
Namikaze Minato frowned upon hearing this. He hesitated for a moment but ultimately nodded.
Naruto's first reaction was a joy. Seeing that so many people have fathers and mothers, he also had countless fantasies about his parents, but he completely didn't expect that his own father turned out to be the Hokage that he had admired for so long!
However, this joy was just a flash. Soon it turned into puzzlement and doubt.
'Why...? If my father is Namikaze Minato, why do people treat me like that? Why do people hate me? Shouldn't Hokage be the most respected and recognized by most people?'
'Didn't Grandpa Hokage say that the Fourth-Hokage Namikaze Minato sacrificed himself to save the village? Then my father should be a hero. Shouldn't that make me the son of a hero?'
That being the case. Why does everyone treat Naruto like this?
Before Naruto figured out what was going on, Li Yaoxiang gave him another strong dose at this time: "The monster in front of you is the one that your father, Namikaze Minato, personally sealed into you."
Naruto heard it. He was enlightened on the spot.
Recalling the bullying he faced since he was a kid. Recalling the disgusting "eyes" that everyone showed him. Naruto's face became dull, and he couldn't help confirming this to Namikaze Minato: "You sealed this big fox in my body?"
Namikaze Minato nodded again.
Naruto's expression soon changed from dull to angry! Even in the original work, when the grown-up Naruto met Namikaze Minato for the first time, he could not bear to punch him... Let alone the current Naruto?
Not surprisingly... When Naruto knew the truth, the first reaction was to rush straight up.
At the irresponsible father, Naruto gave him a series of punches and kicks.
Namikaze Minato, who was guilty, didn't stop Naruto. He let Naruto keep hitting him.
Naruto broke into tears again. Tears burst into a howling.
"Uuuuuu~ Why?! Why are you doing this to me? Do you know how I've lived these years?"
Namikaze Minato's face was full of guilt, and of course, he knew exactly how his son had been treated. After all, he, like Kyuubi, witnessed Naruto's growth. He also didn't expect things to become like this.
So, he just stood there and let Naruto, who was only 3 years old, vent all the grievances he had suffered over the years, vent it all on him.
Until Naruto was tired and stopped hitting, he said, "It's too noisy here. Let's go to another place to talk."
...…
The scene changed. The two came to a white space.
Kyuubi, who was still roaring around a while ago, suddenly disappeared.
Naruto froze, looked around all around, and said nothing. He wiped away his tears. He raised his head and waited for Namikaze Minato to give him an explanation.
"Naruto… I'm sorry. I know I'm not qualified for you to forgive me. I didn't fulfill my responsibility as a father. But I just want to tell you that this is not what you think it is. I never thought your life would become like this."
Seeing Naruto's expression of dissatisfaction, Namikaze Minato didn't know what to say. He sighed and released the last trace of Chakra of Uzumaki Kushina he kept.
A burst of white smoke slowly rose. Immediately after the smoke dissipated, Uzumaki Kushina's figure appeared in front of two people.
While Uzumaki Kushina was still at a loss, Namikaze Minato also said at this time: "Kushina, this is our son. Naruto, this is your mother."
Unlike Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Kushina was only the last trace of Chakra that was sealed. She could not witness Naruto's growth. Her memory persists in the last moment before her death.
After seeing the baby-sized Naruto, which has grown to be 3 years old, Kushina's expression showed excitement and joy. She didn't even look at Namikaze Minato. She rushed directly to Naruto and hugged Naruto tightly in her arms. She was moved to tears.
Feeling Kushina's maternal love, Naruto was also unable to suppress his emotions and cried again.
Because he finally knew who his father and mother were.
He is not a monster like everyone said. He also has a father and a mother…