Kushina's broken voice was quickly muffled.
Everyone heard the mother's heartbreaking cries.
Naruto looked around, somewhat bewildered.
Everyone was looking at him.
If it had been before, he would have been ecstatic.
But at this moment, he suddenly felt that he wasn't happy at all.
Suddenly.
A strange power appeared.
In an instant.
Naruto was again holding the back of his head, smiling foolishly.
"So I have a mother... and my mother loves me very much~"
So close.
Hyuga Neji could clearly sense Naruto's change.
He frowned.
Something felt off.
How did Naruto, who was just bewildered, suddenly become so idiotic again?
He instinctively wanted to activate his Byakugan.
To see if Naruto, this big landowner, was under a genjutsu.
However, Neji quickly fell silent.
Due to the system's reasons, he couldn't manipulate Chakra.
His Byakugan naturally couldn't be activated.
He silently kept it in mind and continued to observe Naruto.
The golden-bordered screen revealed a lot of information.
The old fox Ōnoki naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.
Ōnoki: "Hehe, so that's it, Uzumaki Naruto is Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, right?"
Ōnoki: "Third Hokage, you're quite something. That's the son of a hero, tsk tsk tsk. But I don't seem surprised that you would do such a thing."
Ōnoki: "If I'm not mistaken, even those Anbu Ninja are like this. After all, if the beam above is not straight, the beams below will be crooked."
Many Anbu Ninja lowered their heads after Ōnoki's words.
Fourth Raikage: "Although that old immortal from Iwagakure is very annoying, he's right. I wouldn't find anything strange about Konoha under the rule of the Third Hokage."
Mei Terumī: "Hmm... I have a question. It's normal for the Uzumaki Clan to be Jinchuriki... From the known information, it seems that Uzumaki Naruto's Jinchuriki identity was known to his mother, Uzumaki Kushina."
Mei Terumī: "But as far as I know, Uzumaki Kushina was the previous Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Information about the Nine-Tails' Rampage is scarce, and when a Tailed Beast leaves a Jinchuriki's body, the Jinchuriki dies within a short time... Given Kushina-senpai's personality, she shouldn't be a mother who would let her child become a Jinchuriki."
Mei Terumī still wanted to continue speaking.
However, her words once again stimulated Gaara.
Gaara: "These people... should all die!!!"
Mother, Jinchuriki, letting one's child become a Jinchuriki.
These were the words Gaara cared about most.
Furthermore, what made him furious was that in Naruto, he saw his former self.
But obviously, he was a bit better than Naruto.
Because he had the protection of sand.
"Gaara..." Temari and Kankuro looked at Gaara with complex expressions.
Because they couldn't perform offensive actions.
For them, it was tantamount to a temporary respite.
No more worrying.
Hashirama: Hmm... Hmm... Hahaha~
In the chat room.
Hashirama made a somewhat awkward statement.
Uchiha Madara: Hmph, disgraceful.
Senju Tobirama: Big Brother, don't speak yet.
Senju Tobirama: Uzumaki Naruto, you should have heard or seen my statement.
Senju Tobirama: First tell me, is this video true?
Regarding his disciple's decision, Senju Tobirama did not express an opinion.
Of course, as a qualified politician, Senju Tobirama naturally saw Hiruzen Sarutobi's purpose at a glance.
Even with not much information currently available.
But as it stands, someone will soon appear in this grand play to rescue Uzumaki Naruto, who is in dire straits.
Originally, as a dead person, Senju Tobirama didn't want to meddle too much.
But his sister-in-law's attitude, and his once adorable granddaughter still hadn't spoken.
He had a bad feeling.
And, because of the previous discussion, he had already determined that Uzumaki Naruto was a combination of Senju and Uzumaki.
If the Senju had not merged into Konoha.
Then, the Fourth Hokage should not be called Minato Namikaze, but Senju Minato.
This was an undeniable fact.
After all, besides the Senju, there were only a few who could suppress or be on par with the Uzumaki bloodline.
So, even as a dead person, he had to get involved in this matter.
"Eh?"
"Is Second Hokage-uncle asking me?"
"Sorry, I didn't mean to splash paint on your Hokage Rock. I definitely won't do it next time!"
Naruto scratched his head, replying with a grin.
Senju Tobirama: I'm not asking you about that! Do you remember the scenes on the screen?
Uzumaki Naruto: "A little bit... but I've forgotten most of it, hehe~"
Not good!
Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils suddenly constricted.
A fine layer of cold sweat covered his forehead.
Tobirama-sensei had personally stepped in to ask questions.
Things were getting tricky.
Kushina, for some reason, suddenly became quiet.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi dared not forget that last sentence.
He believed that if Kushina were to be revived now.
She would definitely rush to kill him immediately.
Oh, right!
This... comparison system seemed to have mentioned that among the rewards in the quiz, there were rewards for reviving the dead.
Plus Minato's attitude.
Damn it!
Suddenly, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a chill down his spine.
He didn't even dare to meet the gazes of his subordinates.
Orochimaru excitedly extended his long tongue, licking his dry lips.
"Hiruzen-sensei."
"I suddenly feel that, since things have come to this, it might be more interesting to continue this way."
"Orochimaru, shut up!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said, feigning courage.
However, his appearance only made Orochimaru more excited.
"Hehe~"
"Hiruzen-sensei, I've decided. I will leave with my people. This dilapidated old windmill of Konoha can continue to turn slowly. Someone will personally destroy it and rebuild it."
"I want to witness all of this happen!"
With that said.
Orochimaru looked down at Naruto.
His interest in Naruto continuously climbed.
It quickly reached a similar level to his inner obsession with the Uchiha.
And in the chat room, under Senju Tobirama's continuous guidance.
Naruto spoke about the things he remembered and his inner thoughts.
"I don't know how to say it... I only remember that everyone seemed to dislike me, didn't want to play with me, and didn't want to sell things to me. Every time I walked on the street, I could feel everyone's malice."
In the stands, Hinata clenched her small hands, her palms covered in sweat.
She remembered the night she first met Naruto.
So... Naruto was living that kind of life back then.
"Sister~" Hanabi felt Hinata's emotional change and quickly grabbed Hinata's hand.
To keep her sister from worrying, Hinata forced a smile.
The Genin felt a heavy heart upon hearing Naruto's words.
In the lounge, Sasuke slowly sat up.
'No wonder that idiot is like this... Indeed, with his personality and that strange feeling...'
'It's hard for him to have true empathy.'
It wasn't that he lacked empathy, but... just as Future Sasuke once said, Naruto would never understand his Pain.
In Naruto's view, if he could overcome these hardships, others must also be able to overcome them.
Simply put, it was—you're miserable? I'm miserable too! I can get through it, so you must get through it too.
In his eyes, there was no concept of individual differences.
Therefore!
When Pain came, he finally understood a little bit of the reasoning.
....
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