SUMMARY
Li Yaoxiang had traveled to the world of Naruto for three years. He has the same surname as Rock Lee(Li), but not related to him whatsoever.
He made a half-assed wish to soar across All Heavens Myriad Realms at his birthday party as a joke, but God really gave him such a chance.
Let's see how Li Yaoxiang completely darkening Naruto step by step!
Until the end, darkening the heavens and the world! Excavate the darkness in the light, bloom the light in the darkness!
Naruto said, "If this is Konoha that I am guarding… then I don't care!"
Winter. Konoha Village.
At 3 years old, Uzumaki Naruto walked on the snow very hard.
Every step was as difficult as a hurdle. Even so, Uzumaki Naruto always kept a cheerful smile on his face.
With his short stature, he came to a grocery store near the house and knocked on the wooden board in front of the counter. "Boss! Give me a hot water bottle. The one in my house is broken."
"Go away! Don't buy here!" After that, the clerk closed the window at the counter. He didn't even want to look at Uzumaki Naruto.
In Uzumaki Naruto's mind, a voice sounded, "Give up. No one will sell it to you."
It was Li Yaoxiang, who had traveled to the world of Naruto for three years. He has the same surname as Rock Lee(Li), but actually has no relationship with him.
Li Yaoxiang was initially an ordinary senior student from Earth.
He randomly made a wish to soar across All Heavens Myriad Realms at his birthday party but didn't really mean to when he said that. Despite that, God really gave him such a chance.
After he came here, he discovered that he couldn't extract Chakra at all. He could only be an ordinary person. This was obviously different from the transmigration he had imagined.
Fortunately, God did not completely fail to give him a chance to make a comeback.
After Li Yaoxiang transmigrated, he awakened a system.
A Blackening System.
As the name implies, if Li Yaoxiang wants to change the current situation of being cut by the sword or continuing to soar across All Heavens Myriad Realms, he must complete his mission in this world, which is to blacken Uzumaki Naruto completely.
The main initial function of the system is to allow Li Yaoxiang to invade Uzumaki Naruto's consciousness space to communicate or to control Uzumaki Naruto's body while Uzumaki Naruto is asleep, unconscious, or emotionally broken.
This is why Li Yaoxiang's voice can appear in Uzumaki Naruto's mind anytime and anywhere.
Until now, Uzumaki Naruto still didn't know who the owner of this voice was and what was going on.
No one taught him. No one corrected him. He thought it was normal to have such a conversation with a person from time to time in his mind. The only thing he knew was that the owner of this voice has been taking care of him and accompanying him.
Naruto's house is always in chaos. But whenever he wakes up, he would find his home suddenly becomes clean. He knew that this was the owner of this voice.
Because no one would care about him.
Whenever his diaper is wet and dirty, the same thing happened. He would find the original dirty diapers replaced by new comfortable and dry diapers. He knew that this was also the owner of the voice.
Because no one would care about him.
He didn't understand how the voice owner did it, but he never felt afraid knowing the voice owner controlled his body. After all, they had been together for so long. Naruto trusted the owner of the voice very much, and Naruto knew he would not harm him.
He had long regarded the owner of the voice as his closest person.
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The only flaw was that the owner of this voice always likes to beat Naruto.
Whatever Naruto said, no matter how hard Naruto tried, he would always say it's impossible to make friends or impossible to get recognition.
Uzumaki Naruto certainly does not want to believe this!
Because the greatest grandfather Hokage in the village said this before: "As long as you persist and work hard, you can make friends!"
Despite being mentally prepared, the shopkeeper's fierce reaction still surprised Uzumaki Naruto.
Naruto quickly recovered his smile. He was very optimistic in his mind and gave a response, "No. Not every house is like this. Someone will sell it to me."
After vetoing Li Yaoxiang's statement, Uzumaki Naruto smiled again and walked hard on the white snow to the next store.
….
2nd store: "Go away! I don't sell!"
Naruto was not discouraged, and the smile on his face remained.
3rd store: "Monster! Get out!"
Naruto still kept smiling.
"
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He didn't give up and came to the fourth store. The owner of the fourth store didn't even say a word. With a clatter, an empty can smashed into Naruto's head.
The empty can bounced off, and Naruto was stunned on the spot.
"Hey…" Li Yaoxiang sighed, "How long are you going to try? Didn't I tell you? You really think that as long as you keep smiling, others will think you won't hurt them? Will they want to be friends with you? Stop dreaming. Give up."
Naruto did not refute this time. But he kept smiling. It's just that he didn't go to the next store this time. He turned and set foot on his way home.
…
As he walked, he came to an empty snowfield.
There were four children on the snowfield. It was a group of children of similar age to Naruto, who was playing around.
The cotton coats worn by this group of children looked very warm and comfortable. It was completely different from the sloppy and slightly thin cotton coats worn by Naruto.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Naruto's smile that was barely maintained became laughter from the bottom of his heart. Optimistic, he soon left behind the unhappy things.
You can tell from his eyes that he was very envious of this group of children. Envied them that they can play happily together.
He also wanted to join in and have fun with everyone.
It's just that, just as he took a step, Li Yaoxiang's voice sounded again: "Let's go. Stop watching. They won't play with you. Have you forgotten those previous experiences?" Percussion sounded again.
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Naruto hesitated this time… Because he understood. Li Yaoxiang was right. It's just that he didn't want to admit it.
The reason why he kept trying to put a smile in front of others was to try to change their minds.
At the same time, it was to prove that what Li Yaoxiang said is wrong.
He always believed that the problem was with himself, not with others. As long as you work hard enough, you can change all this.
Although Naruto didn't want to admit it, he stopped approaching the children. After all, no matter how he didn't want to admit it, his previous experiences were indeed like that, which made him face reality.
At first, he didn't want to believe what the 'Master of Voice' said.
He didn't give up. He didn't compromise.
After trying countless times, the results can be obtained. But instead, it was always a hot face pasted on a cold-ass*.
[*TL note: 热脸贴在冷屁股上, Beijing slang used to refer to an unrequited relationship]
Luckier times, he would be ridiculed. Unluckier times, they would even throw stones.
Recalling the past scenes, his face turned pale. He was scared. He was afraid that if he stepped forward, he would face a bad result again.
There were enough blows today.
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He was afraid if he were beaten again, he would never be able to bear it.
After thinking about it, Naruto only felt a little regret. But in the end, he finally chose to keep smiling and continue on the way home.
Naruto was willing to go away, but what about those children?
His eye-catching yellow hair and his conspicuous sloppy cotton coat were just like a lighthouse. It soon attracted the attention of the group of children…
From the moment Uzumaki Naruto was discovered, the group of children started to be surprised.
"Wa! It's a demon fox! It's a demon fox!"
"Quick! Look! It's the demon fox! The demon fox is coming!"
"Throw something!"
"Let's throw at him!"
"Throw something at him to death!"
When the children saw Naruto, there was no fear. They squeezed one after other stiff snowballs from the snow on the ground, ruthlessly smashed them on Naruto's body.
For them, this was just a game.
A game of justice.
Children like to play this game—the game where they beat monsters, bandits, bad guys, etc.
But, the thing is… Naruto is the bad guy in the game.
They didn't understand at all why Naruto is called 'Demon Fox'. They were just under the subtle influence of the adults. They learned from adults to hate Naruto.
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Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!
One snowball after another. Constantly slapped all over Naruto's body.
Naruto walked staggery.
It was hard enough to walk in the snow. Almost every one or two steps he took, he fell to the side. He used his tiny hands to prop himself up and stood up again.
Who knows how many times he fell?
What everyone didn't know was that these seemingly painful snowball attacks felt nothing to Naruto. Because of the huge pain in his heart, he felt nothing on the outside.
Each snowball that hit Naruto's body as if it was shattering the newly healed wound in his heart again.
A flash of thought appeared within Naruto. He thought about whether he should live in this world or not.
He didn't understand. He hid far away. He didn't come close. So, why wouldn't they let him go?
The adults who were watching the children didn't come out to stop them. They even gloated a little.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third-Hokage, sent an Anbu to monitor Naruto for 24 hours, yet didn't stop them either.
Uzumaki Naruto, the son of Fourth-Hokage, was like a rat crossing the street, smashed back by everyone.
"
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He endured the numbness of his short legs and quickly escaped from them. But during the escape, he did not forget to keep a hearty smile and shouted back, "Hahahaha! Just wait! I will definitely take revenge!"
Just like that, he fled.
..…
The sloppy cotton coat was covered with more snow. He felt ice-cold.
Finally, he ran back to his house and couldn't help but sneeze.
"Hachoo!"
A short and long snot came out of the nostril. Naruto slapped and circled his head, "Oops. Hahaha! I caught a cold."
He took out the key.
However, when the door was closed again… He was only 3 years old, he could no longer bear the uncomfortable feeling in his heart and cried out…
"Hic, hic, hic~ Why? Why did they do this to me? What did I do wrong? Hic, hic, hic~."
Naruto, who was always lively, cheerful, and optimistic, cried so miserably at that moment.
Li Yaoxiang couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable inside.
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If it were not for witnessing Naruto's entire birth process, Li Yaoxiang would not feel as mad as he was right now. He couldn't imagine how cruel and ungrateful Konoha's group of old fellows are to treat their saviors' son this way.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, the old fellow, promised Minato to take good care of Naruto.
'What's the result?! You call that "caring"?! The nanny who was sent to take care of him treated Naruto with a hatred attitude. She called him "Demon Fox". Whenever there's bedwetting or shit, everything's ignored.'
'Teachers who were sent for him to teach him to read and write are no different! Whether Naruto has learned it or not, they wouldn't care at all.'
Li Yaoxiang felt this would be one of the main reasons for Naruto's poor academic performance in the future.
Moreover, what made Li Yaoxiang feel speechless was that their hatred is way too much. Couldn't they wait for at least until Naruto could take care of himself? But at 2 years old?! Only 2 years old! After Naruto walked and talked, they never came again.
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't care either. He didn't say anything.
If it weren't for Li Yaoxiang controlling Naruto's body, Naruto would be screwed.
He was the one who taught Naruto to read and write. He really couldn't imagine how Naruto would survive without him.
'Also, don't think that the only ungrateful and unfeeling person is Sarutobi Hiruzen. Most people in the Konoha Village are no better than Sarutobi Hiruzen.'
'Does the other high levels of Hidden Leaf Village, the prominent Noble Clan, Jonin, etc., know who Uzumaki Naruto is? Haha… Are you kidding?! Who wouldn't know the surname "Uzumaki", the yellow hair, and the child born in the same year as "Demon Fox Incident"?'
'Without the surname "Uzumaki", no one will know whose son Naruto is. Also, the entire village spread the word "Demon Fox".'
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'Are they really that stupid? Of course not!'
'It's not that they don't realize. It's just they are just pretending not to know!'
Because of this, Li Yaoxiang, who was dealing shits from other people with Naruto, was even angrier at what Konoha Village did.
He had become more determined about darkening Naruto!
Li Yaoxiang quickly calmed down. Because he knows that as long as Naruto is on the road of darkening, he is destined to be very meddlesome in the future, he could not be emotionally involved. Otherwise, all his efforts will be lost, or even his own life will be lost.
"You still believe that your efforts can change all this?" The cold water-like words sounded again in Naruto's mind.
Li Yaoxiang had said this kind of shocking words in Naruto's mind more than once.
But in the past, when Naruto heard these blows (except for a moment of depression), he would quickly cheer up and try his best to prove himself again. Prove to others that he is not a demon fox. He will not hurt anyone.
He just wants to make friends with everyone.
Li Yaoxiang, familiar with the anime Naruto and familiar with Naruto's character, was not in a hurry. Because Li Yaoxiang knew that Asura's soul* influenced Naruto, that means, if you want to darken Naruto, it would be on a Hell of Difficulty.
[*TL note: Asura Ōtsutsuki was the younger son of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki. Asura always loved and respected his older brother and only wished to be reincarnated over and over again to battle Indra to eventually end the feud between them, a dream which would be realized in Naruto and Sasuke. His chakra reincarnated into various individuals throughout history. Naruto Uzumaki became the next inheritor of Asura's chakra and will, with Sasuke Uchiha inheriting Indra's chakra and will. wiki/Asura_%C5%8Ctsutsuki]
Therefore, Li Yaoxiang seemed to be scolding Naruto on the surface. But in fact, he had been letting Naruto work hard to let himself hit his head and shed blood. The purpose was to let Naruto realize that no matter how strongly he persists, he could not change this ironclad fact.
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Let his hopeful and optimistic character completely change.
Only in this way will Naruto cherish everything Li Yaoxiang brings to him.
Li Yaoxiang's 1st Step plan had been successful. Otherwise, the data displayed on the system interface would not have changed…
As soon as Naruto came home and cried, the system data also changed.
【Host: Li Yaoxiang
Darkening Target: Uzumaki Naruto
Target Soul: 5/40
Darkening Degree: 1.6%
Darkening Value: 7800
Mall: Slightly】
This is the Darkening System that Li Yaoxiang awakened.
In addition to being able to invade Naruto's consciousness space and controlling Naruto's body under certain conditions, there are these things displayed on an interface.
Very simple and straightforward.
'Soul' represents a person's willpower, spiritual energy, etc.
The soul value of ordinary adults is between 8-10.
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The reason why Naruto's soul value displays 5/40 because his current soul value was 5, and the upper limit of his soul value is 40.
As his age and mind grow, his soul value will also increase.
This also means that if the soul value is higher, darkening a person will be more difficult.
Before being transmigrated, Li Yaoxiang had heard many Naruto fans thought that the reason Naruto Uzumaki was so naive and so stupid when he was a child, perhaps because he was hit by Shimura Danzo's "Kotoamatsukami".*
[*TL note: Kotoamatsukami is a dōjutsu that casts a powerful yet subtle mind-controlling genjutsu on the target.
Danzō Shimura was an elder of Konohagakure. As the founder and leader of Root, Danzō gained notoriety as The Darkness of the Shinobi.]
However, when Li Yaoxiang transmigrated to Naruto World, he carefully analyzed Naruto's life and the original work plot but found that this probability is not significant.
After all, the "extremely optimistic" Naruto was actually gradually revealed when he was 2-3 years old. But when Shimura Danzo got Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan, Uzumaki Naruto was about 5 years old.
The timeline would not be correct.
Therefore, Li Yaoxiang had reason to suspect that the culprit that caused Naruto's difficulty to darken soar rapidly should be because of the lingering 'Asura's soul'.
It's just that because for whom Naruto will become so naive and so silly was not very important for Li Yaoxiang.
The most important thing was that he could get a clear answer from this analysis, that is, in the next two years, he didn't need to worry about Naruto being exposed to 'Kotoamatsukami'.
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The 'Darkening Degree' is Naruto's current darkening percent.
If the Darkening Degree is 100%, it means that Li Yaoxiang has completed his mission in Naruto World, and he can leave Naruto World at any time.
The seed buried in Naruto's heart succeeded in raising Naruto's darkening degree from 0% to 1.6%. Because of this, the system rewarded him with a darkening value of 7800 points.
As for the 'Darkening Value' usage, it is very useful! That is related to whether Li Yaoxiang can be his currency in Naruto World. These darkening points can be used to buy any item in Naruto World in the system mall!
The "any" here includes various Ninjutsu, various Taijutsu, various Genjutsu, etc. Even Rinnegan, Tenseigan, Sage Body, various Kekkei Genkai, etc. are not a problem!
That is to say, as long as his darkening point is enough, Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Madara, Otsutsuki Kaguya, etc., are no problem. These final Big Bosses will be just a few scums for Li Yaoxiang!
Unfortunately, the changes this time were not most worthy of Li Yaoxiang's pleasure. Not because of the 1.6% increase in darkening degree, nor the 7800 darkening value reward. He needed proof! A proof that the direction of his efforts over the years was not wrong!
As long as he proves that he is right, it means that in the days to come, as long as he sticks to and continues doing this, he doesn't have to be afraid to waste his efforts anymore! As for the darkening value… If there are no accidents, if things continue to develop normally, the darkening value will have another chance to skyrocket later. And there's no time limit to use the darkening value anyway.
Li Yaoxiang did not rush to use the points. He exited the system interface.
The mind returned to Naruto, who was still crying and doubting his life.
"hic hic hic~ But didn't the Grandpa Hokage say, as long as you work hard, you will succeed? Could it be that I didn't work hard enough?"
Hearing Naruto's response, it was Li Yaoxiang, who had been mentally prepared for a long time and could not help but cursed Asura. It seems that Uzumaki Naruto's 'sickness' is severe.
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But it doesn't matter. Go according to plan.
"Oh, the Grandpa? Do you still believe his words?"
Hearing that Li Yaoxiang dared to question Naruto, the heartbroken Naruto was stunned for a while but soon recovered. After all, at this moment, he doesn't have the mind to care about these things.
"Is Grandpa Hokage wrong too? Is there really no way to change? I can only live alone?"
Just when Naruto was about to despair, Li Yaoxiang suddenly suffocated such a sentence: "Actually… it's not hopeless…"
Naruto's eyes widened. He lifted his head. He gasped. He wiped the tears and snot on the face.
"…Can change? You have a way to change? What is it?"
After a moment of silence, Li Yaoxiang's hesitation sounded again in Naruto's mind: "This method… may let you face a more brutal reality in the near future. Do you really want to know?"
Naruto did not care whether the future is cruel. Nothing was more important than solving his current situation.
"YES! I would like to know! Please tell me, please!" Naruto had such a fierce reaction.
How could Li Yaoxiang, who was with him forever, not understand? After all, since Naruto became sensible, he had only faced two walls, except for Sarutobi Hizaki, who sometimes came to visit him once or twice.
There is no internet. No games. No mobile phone. There are no web posts.
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Not to mention Naruto, even Li Yaoxiang, an otaku before transmigration, could not stand it.
Because of this understanding, every time Li Yaoxiang communicates with Naruto; he has the upper hand.
"Actually… you don't have to work so hard to prove yourself. Because you are the hero of the village, you saved everyone. Everyone misunderstood you."
Naruto was stunned and mistakenly thought that Li Yaoxiang was comforting Naruto. Naruto then mocked himself: "How could I be a hero in the village? Forget it, although I don't understand why you said that, I still thank you for comforting me."
"I'm not… I didn't comfort you. I said that; because… The Fourth-Hokage that saved the lives of the entire village, Namikaze Minato… is your father."
When the words came out, Naruto was dumbfounded. He never expected that the voice in his mind would say such an unbelievable thing.
'Are you kidding? A Hokage, whom I have admired for a long time, and my father is one of them? How can this be?'
"What happened? Still don't believe me?"
The voice in his mind still insisted that he was the son of Namikaze Minato. Naruto couldn't help but hesitate, but he didn't question again. Instead, he was nervous and waited for Li Yaoxiang to continue talking.
"If you still don't believe me… Then relax your mind, don't resist. I'll take you to a place…."
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The scene changed. Uzumaki Naruto came into a dark space. The entire space was flooded with dark water.
The water was as deep as Naruto's knee. This place put made Naruto feel at a loss: "Where is this? Why did you bring me here? Why am I here?"
"Aren't you curious, the reason everyone calls you Demon Fox? You don't believe that the Fourth-Hokage is your father, right? Then go forward. Go straight ahead, and you'll find the answer you want to know." Li Yaoxiang's voice, like a devil, kept circling in Naruto's mind.
Feeling the cold black water, Naruto knew that he was not dreaming. He really was in a 'mysterious' place.
At the same time, Naruto believed that Li Yaoxiang, who has been with him for a long time, will not frame Naruto. Naruto resisted the fear in his heart. He clenched his tiny fist, gritted his teeth, and walked forward.
At every step, the sound of water echoed. The black water rippled in circles.
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Naruto walked very slowly. Who knows how long he had walked?
He finally saw a bright spot ahead.
He looked overjoyed and then started to walk towards the bright place.
Step by step on the black water.
Water splashed all over him.
Because of his short stature and being blocked by black water, he fell several times in a row during the run, making his body wet. But Naruto didn't give up because of it. Instead, he got more and more excited.
There was only one word silently in his mind.
Answer! Answer!
He must know the truth no matter what!
'Why does everyone hate me so much?'
'Why don't people want to be friends with me?'
'Also, Minato is my father?'
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Naruto's pace gradually slowed down, not because he was tired, but because in his field of view, he began to see the outline of the bright spot ahead.
It was a very large iron cage.
Inside the iron cage, there seemed to be a very large 'creature' held imprisoned.
He cautiously came closer.
Naruto's footsteps finally stopped. He didn't dare move forward.
Naruto was suddenly frightened and fell into the black water pool.
"What's wrong? Aren't you wondering why everyone calls you Demon Fox? That's because you really are a demon fox. The monster in front of you is the demon fox that has been sealed in your body!" Li Yaoxiang's words kept circling in Naruto's mind.
His face was scared, so pale. He looked at the scene in front of him incredulously.
'It's over…'
Although it was still unclear whether the Fourth-Hokage, Namikaze Minato, was his father, the scene in front of him was enough to make him feel broken and desperate…
After all, it turns out that everyone is right. He is really a monster! There really is a demon fox in him!
So… does that mean he can't make friends?
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That's right. Until the end, Naruto's first reaction after seeing Kyuubi(Nine-Tails) was that he was concerned about whether he could make friends or not. His carefree personality made him even ignore the Kyuubi within his own body and forgot his past.
Whether Namikaze Minato was his father or not, it was still a matter of doubt.
"Go ahead. The answer you want is right there…."
Naruto swallowed his saliva and stood up again. He did not refuse Li Yaoxiang's temptation to continue to move forward.
Although he had walked very carefully and tried not to make any noise, the ripples on the water still woke up the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox that had been sleeping for a long time.
…..
When Kyuubi opened his eyes and saw Naruto, who was only 3 years old, the violent anger Naruto had imagined did not appear. Instead, it showed a delighted expression.
Although imprisoned in this sealed space, Kyuubi still knew what was happening outside.
It knew Naruto's growth process. It was apparent how eager this child in front of him was to make friends!
Its prone body immediately came to spirit: "Boy! How did you get here?"
The thick voice of Kyuubi scared Naruto again. He also didn't expect the big fox could even speak: "I… I… I don't know… I suddenly came here…" Naruto stammered. He began to say what Li Yaoxiang had taught him.
Kyuubi didn't think too much and began to tempt him: "Boy, you really want to make friends? Come here and help the old man tear off the seal in front of the cage! If you tear off the seal, this old man will become your friend!"
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Not only was Kyuubi tempting Naruto, but even Li Yaoxiang also encouraged him.
"Do it. Go tear it."
But Naruto still hesitated.
In Naruto's mind, he communicated with Li Yaoxiang: "I… I… Can I not tear it? Is he the same as the demon fox everyone said? If I pull it, will this big fox run out of the cage and hurt everyone? I… I… don't want to know the answer. If it hurts everyone, I don't want to know the truth. "
"It's okay. Trust me. He can't come out and hurt everyone."
Naruto struggled for a long time and finally chose to follow Li Yaoxiang's instructions and walked towards the seal on the iron cage.
Kyuubi's eyes straightened, full of expectation. The oppressive aura in his body became even more dignified. But to avoid affecting Naruto's actions, it tried to suppress it.
Naruto raised his head to look at the huge Kyuubi that looked like a hill and was really shocked.
"Boy! Tear it quickly."
Naruto, who came back to his senses, looked at the top of his head. There was a nearly 2 meter high 'Sealing Tag Curse'.
He didn't hesitate anymore.
He began to climb up. He clamped the iron with both hands and both knees.
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He slowly climbed up…
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.
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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?'
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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.
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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…
The mother and son hugged and cried for a while.
Kushina then pushed away Naruto a little and began to look up and down at her precious son. She stroked his forehead. She wiped his tears. She wiped the cold water for him.
She cared about everything Naruto had done over the years, but she knew that the time left for her was running out, and she could only do her part as a mother as much as she can.
"Naruto, be good. Let mom take a good look. How have you been in the past few years? Are you full? Are there any girls you like?"
These questions caused an awkward atmosphere throughout the scene. Not because these questions were too much. It's because neither Naruto nor Minato know how to answer this question for a while. Because Naruto's life in the past few years didn't really go well.
Namikaze Minato's eyes showed agony in his heart.
At a different time from the original work, at this time, Namikaze Minato was still unable to know how most people will recognize Uzumaki Naruto in the future, so he only felt more guilty for Naruto.
"Kushina…" Namikaze Minato whispered.
Kushina ignored the call, waved her hand, motioning him not to disturb her time with her son.
He didn't really think much about it. But then he really understood the saying, "Children are a treasure to their mother". Naruto buried himself in his mother's arms and started to cry coquettishly.
Naruto began to complain about the hardship over the years.
Holding Naruto tightly, turning her head to her husband, she glared at Minato: "Look at you! What kind of person have you entrusted our child to?! I was willing to sacrifice at first, just to let you take good care of Naruto! The results of it?! This is the bright future you want to leave for our son?! I'm so blind! Turns out, I don't know how to choose a man!"
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Sure enough, when there is a child involved, the husband will lose. The son is the love of mother's life, after all.
Kushina had no intention of giving her husband a face at all. Hearing that her son has experienced such a hard day, no mother in the world can bear it!
One was willing to fight, and the other was willing to suffer.
Knowing that she only had little time left, Kushina no longer wastes time. Her mind returned to the little Naruto again. She exhorted: "Naruto, don't be discouraged, don't be discouraged. Everything will be fine, you know? After mom leaves, you must take good care of yourself. When others bully you, remember to fight back! Our beloved son, how could they bully you so easily?
The deep maternal love made Naruto felt that today is the happiest day since he was sensible. He put aside all his troubles and gave a refreshing 'hum'.
After venting all the frustrations in his heart, Naruto's resentment towards his father, Minato, also subsided. Only then he began to face his father.
Namikaze Minato also crouched down, took him into his arms, and said again: "I'm sorry Naruto."
After feeling the father's love buried in the depths, he pushed away Namikaze Minato. He asked reluctantly, "Are you going to leave? Can you not leave? Can I meet you again? Can you just stay with me? I don't want to be alone…."
This scene of Naruto's begging made Uzumaki Kushina, who had finally calmed down, burst into tears again. She said nothing this time because she knew that some things were unavoidable.
In the days to come, Naruto will have to face it all by himself.
Namikaze Minato came out with great concern at this time and comforted: "Naruto, you have grown up. You are a man. You must live a good life. Also, mom and dad are not leaving you. We will watch and guard you from the sky. You're not alone." He comforted Naruto for a while.
Naruto reluctantly accepted the fact that they were about to leave.
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However, just as the two sides were about to say goodbye, Namikaze Minato suddenly squatted down, facing Naruto's eyes, and cautiously said: "Naruto, can you tell your dad, who has taught you so much these years? Who is taking care of you? Who told you about a seal?"
That's right. In fact, Namikaze Minato had long been aware of Naruto's abnormalities.
After all, as a father, he is more attentive to Naruto's every move than other people.
Unlike Sarutobi Hiruzen, nor the Anbu sent by Sarutobi Hiruzen. Even though Sarutobi had a 'crystal ball', and even if Anbe stayed with Naruto for 24 hours, they were not concerned about the small details of Naruto's life.
Therefore, Naruto cleaned the house by himself. He changed his diapers by himself. At most, they only thought that Uzumaki Naruto was more independent and sensible than other children. After all, the children of Naruto World are relatively precocious, and people are used to it.
When Naruto heard this, he was taken aback. He did not know how to answer this question.
There is someone who taught him, took care of him, and told him the truth. The problem is, he doesn't even know who this person is at all? How to answer the question?
Just when Naruto was confused, Li Yaoxiang's voice sounded at this time: "Naruto, don't worry. Let me talk to your father personally."
Naruto was relieved after hearing this. The voice's owner will help him answer this question for his father. That would be great.
It didn't take long for Naruto, who has initially been full of tenderness, to turn around and change.
Suddenly his expression turned into a look that did not match his age.
Li Yaoxiang controlled Uzumaki Naruto's small body, his hands draped over his shoulders, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "You're looking for me?"
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Namikaze Minato, who was initially still in close contact with Naruto, was immediately frightened and retreated back a few steps, keeping a certain distance from Li Yaoxiang. Even Kushina, who was standing behind him, was confused by the sudden movement.
Detecting the abnormality, she was asked quickly: "Naruto, what's wrong with you? Are you okay? Don't scare your mother, okay?"
She was about to rush forward, but Namikaze Minato stretched out an arm to block the way and coldly said: "Don't go! He is not Naruto now."
Suddenly, the atmosphere on the scene became extremely solemn.
Kushina was worried. Namikaze Minato hesitated.
Li Yaoxiang was relaxed all the way through, keeping his seemingly harmless smile…
Namikaze Minato's heart was tense to the extreme. He felt that this Li Yaoxiang in front of him had an ulterior secret.
Since he noticed Naruto's abnormality, he always felt a little uneasy in his heart. This sense of uneasiness became stronger as Li Yaoxiang revealed himself. He felt that the purpose of this Li Yaoxiang in front of him was far less simple than what he seemed on the surface.
"Who are you? Why are you with Naruto?"
Li Yaoxiang was not surprised. The moment he decided to take care of Naruto, he had expected this scene in the future and the encounter with Namikaze Minato.
The reason why he uncovered the truth so quickly, besides the part of the darkening Naruto plan, there was also the most important reason, that is, he wants to remove Namikaze Minato as a "lighthouse" out of Naruto's consciousness as soon as possible. After all, his purpose cannot be known.
If, during the planning period, Minato noticed something was wrong, and then he explained everything to Naruto, everything will be over. There was no place for him to complain.
At the same time, because Minato and Kushina had little time left, Li Yaoxiang didn't actually need to bother with them and can just keep hiding.
Li Yaoxiang squinted and smiled, looking at Minato silently for a long time. There was no intention to answer. That meaning was obvious.
'If you ask a question like that, don't even try asking. Do you think I will answer it?'
The atmosphere at the scene, with the attitude shown by Li Yaoxiang, became tense.
Kushina, who was scared to her wits, saw that the situation was not good but couldn't hold on any longer. She looked at her husband and her son. In a hurry, she quickly came out from Minato's blocking, and under the tense situation, she knelt down directly to Li Yaoxiang: "Please, I don't care who you are or your purpose, but I beg you not to hurt Naruto."
This time, not only Minato but even Li Yaoxiang was shocked by Kushina's action.
At the same time, Li Yaoxiang was moved by her maternal love. Li Yaoxiang had to keep reminding himself to harden his heart, not to soften in this situation. His attitude became no longer rigid.
The atmosphere at the scene was relieved as a result.
"Hey~" Li Yaoxiang sighed. He was not cruel enough to let this go on. He comforted, "Relax. I won't hurt Naruto. How I've treated Naruto- your husband knows best. If you don't believe it, you can ask him. As for my goal… I'm sorry, I have no comment."
Kushina turned her head and looked up towards her husband, Minato.
As a mother, she only cares about one thing, that is, her son. Even if heaven falls, as long as Li Yaoxiang does not harm her son's life, she does not care about anything else.
Seeing Minato nodded and gave her a positive answer, Kushina then stood up, wiped the tears from her face, and returned to Minato.
When Minato saw this, it made it hard for him to keep asking. After all, he knew very well what Li Yaoxiang had done to Naruto over the years.
As a dead person, he couldn't stop everything that would happen in the future.
There was not much chakra left for him to stay here. Even if he wants to do something… he couldn't. Because after all, Li Yaoxiang is in control of his son's body. If he is determined to do something, does that mean he must kill his own son? If he really tries, the first one who will run out to stop him would most likely be the person holding his arm tightly, the wife Kushina next to him.
Thinking of this, Minato sighed.
When he looked at Li Yaoxiang again, he lost his vigilance. He became somewhat helpless and unwilling. At the same time, he was a little bit tired of Konoha's scolding.
'But forget it. I'm already dead anyway. I can't do much.'
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"Forget it. Since you don't want to say it, I won't force you. But anyway, I still feel that you care about Naruto. Thank you very much for taking care of Naruto." He said, and who knows from where Minato took out a scroll, he then continued: "It's all the Ninjutsus I learned in my life with Kushina. I hope this will help you and Naruto." Minato came over and passed the scroll to Li Yaoxiang. At the same time, there was a look of "please" in his eyes.
Needless to say, Li Yaoxiang also knew that it was to help Li Yaoxiang take good care of Minato's son, Naruto, in the future.
Li Yaoxiang took the scroll very calmly. He seemed calm, but in fact, he was suffocating with excitement!
'Hahahaha! A blessing in disguise! It took no effort at all!'
'What's this scroll? This is what Minato + Kushina has learned in their life!'
'I feel excited thinking about it!'
The Ninjutsu in this scroll can make most people in the Ninja World envious to death! In addition, the moment Naruto and Namikaze Minato met, the darkening value soared again. The gains this time were far more abundant than he had imagined!
ding~ ding~
Li Yaoxiang tried to control his emotions, so he pretended to cough twice: "Cough, cough! Rest assured. I will take care of Naruto. You don't need to worry about his safety." Li Yaoxiang affirmed once again.
Minato and Kushina felt relieved. The two looked at each other and smiled gently. They were interlocking their fingers, snuggling each other. They understood each other by looking at each other's eyes.
Immediately afterward, both of them turned their heads to look at Li Yaoxiang, expressing gratitude.
Seeing that the two were about to disappear, Minato suddenly remember something at this time and quickly said, "Can you promise me something again?"
Li Yaoxiang nodded: "What is it?"
"If one day in the future, Naruto really stands on the opposite side of Konoha. I hope you can help me bring a few words to Naruto…."
Li Yaoxiang hesitated slightly but did not refuse, waiting for him to continue.
"Not everyone is as cruel as you think. I hope you can leave a glimmer of survival for Konoha in the future…"
After hearing this, Li Yaoxiang couldn't help being taken aback.
Minato asked Li Yaoxiang to convey the message to Naruto. And Minato said it as if he was expecting Naruto to be on Konoha's enemy side.
He didn't know whether his guess was correct, but in an instant before leaving, a light flashed in his mind, and he finally understood the uneasiness in his heart was. Minato was afraid that one day in the future, Li Yaoxiang would make Naruto and Konoha enemies. Therefore, Minato spent the last bit of his strength telling his worst guess.
Li Yaoxiang looked complicated. He hesitated again and again. But in the end, he nodded agreed to Minato's promise, even though he didn't have to nod.
Of course, fulfilling the promise meant that it might hinder his plan to darken Naruto. If it did hinder the plan, then he might not fulfill the promise. He would have to apologize to Minato.
But still. Although Li Yaoxiang wanted to darken Naruto, he didn't want to turn Naruto into a sentimental demon without emotion, like a walking corpse. As long as the circumstances permits, Li Yaoxiang doesn't mind saving some innocent people at the last moment.
After seeing Li Yaoxiang nodding in agreement, the figure of Minato and Kushina became more and more blurred, forming a mass of rays of light, slowly dissipating between Heaven and Earth…
The disappearance of Naruto and Minato made Kyuubi full of anger and had nowhere to vent.
Since being sealed again by Namikaze Minato, he hadn't been as angry as he is today for a long time.
'The damned Fourth-Hokage, not only took away half of my body but also sealed me inside this brat's body. The most damning thing is that the damn human being actually left behind some Chakra, guarding the seal this entire time!'
Doesn't it mean that every Kyuubi's attempt to escape was treated as a joke?! And the damned human being dared to turn a blind eye to Kyuubi! How could Kyuubi tolerate it?!
ROAR–!
The beast roared through the sealed space. The beast's claws constantly beat on the iron bars, making a violent 'clang' sound. Kyuubi tried to vent all the anger it suffered today.
Not any long after, Kyuubi suddenly stopped going crazy. It was stunned looking at the 'Uzumaki Naruto' who knows since when he returned: "Boy! Where did you just go?!"
Standing in front of Kyuubi was, of course, not Naruto himself. It was Li Yaoxiang who was controlling Naruto's body. After the couple disappeared, Li Yaoxiang did not rush to return control to Naruto.
Naruto didn't know what happened.
What Li Yaoxiang had to do now was to have a "good" negotiation with Kyuubi to lay the groundwork for the next step!
Facing Kyuubi's reproach, Li Yaoxiang not at all answered. He just smiled and looked at the rare big fox in front of him.
lthough Kyuubi felt strange, he had no plans to get to the bottom of it. After all, what he was most concerned about is how to fool the kid in front of him, unlock the seal and get out of the cage!
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"Boy! Come over and help the old man tear off this spell!"
There was no tension at the beginning. There was no fear at the beginning. 'Uzumaki Naruto' still looked complacent and kept smiling at Kyuubi.
In this situation, Kyuubi could not help but be surprised. But soon, he was irritated by Li Yaoxiang's underwhelming appearance.
"Little demon! If you don't help the old man tear off the spell, the old man will kill you!"
"Oh, really? Then why don't you come out and give it a try? I'm standing here and not moving. Come bite me."
This time was a little better. At least Li Yaoxiang responded. But during Li Yaoxiang's provocation, he stretched out his neck to make it easier for Kyuubi to bite.
It really made Kyuubi so angry. Kyuubi, who have lived for thousands of years, couldn't wait to bite Li Yaoxiang into pieces right away! However, Kyuubi, who also watched Naruto's growth, quickly noticed the abnormality.
'Wrong! He is not that kid!'
His eyes were blinded by anger just now, and now he finally reacted somewhat calmly: "You are not that Boy! Who the hell are you?!"
Li Yaoxiang looked at the fox as huge as a hill with interest. But he was not angry because of Kyuubi's defiant attitude.
"Who am I… Is this important? Compared to my identity… Don't you think… It's more interesting to discuss the topic of the old fox who has thousands of years. The longer you live, the more things you can look back on, right? …Ku. Ra. Ma." Li Yaoxiang said 'Kurama' word by word. He also put away his cynical attitude. Both his expression and tone became serious.
When Kyuubi heard someone call him the name Kurama, his head was blank and buzzed. Even Li Yaoxiang's provocative words before became blank.
Immediately afterward, there was a shocked expression.
'This….. How is this possible?!'
Who knows how many years have passed since anyone calls him like this?
That is the name that Six-Paths Sage* gave him 1000 years ago.
[*TL note: Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (大筒木ハゴロモ, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo), known to Earth's population at large as the Sage of Six Paths was a legendary god-like figure who is regarded as the ancestor of shinobi, for his act of founding ninshū which led to the creation of the ninja world. Inspired by his younger son, Hagoromo separated the Ten-Tails' Chakra within his body and used his Creation of All Things Technique to divide it into nine separated bodies, creating the tailed beasts and giving each a name.]
Except for Six-Paths Sage and the other Tailed Beasts, it is almost impossible for anyone else to know his name. But the question is, why does this 'mysterious person' know Kurama's name?!
"What happened? Shocked? You really thought no one in this world knows your origin?"
Kyuubi's hair suddenly froze, and its whole body put on a fighting posture. His vigilance rose: "Who the hell are you?!"
"It doesn't matter who I am! More importantly, what do you, Tailed Beasts, think of Six-Paths' last words?! Didn't he want you all to get along peacefully with humans?! Why the hell are you raging and killing human beings?!"
Hearing a series of Li Yaoxiang's shouts, Kyuubi's confidence became a little insufficient. He couldn't see through Li Yaoxiang, but he still said hard: "This is what those humans are persecuting us! They want to seal us first!"
"Very good! Does that mean that as long as the humans return you to freedom, then you're willing to follow Six-Paths' last words and live in peace with humanity?
"That… that… of course!"
Li Yaoxiang was waiting for this 'of course'!
Li Yaoxiang immediately seized the opportunity and seriously warned repeatedly: "That's good! Now I'll tell you that that day is not far away. Please just stay still and don't mess with me, especially with Naruto. Remember to control your Chakra well! Don't affect his growth!" Li Yaoxiang warned again and again.
Of course, Kyuubi refused to accept: "Hmph! Why should the old man believe you?"
Li Yaoxiang seemed to have expected that Kyuubi would say so. He immediately took out the scroll that Minato had just given him and shook it in front of Kyuubi.
"I forgot to tell you. This contains all the Sealing Jutsus owned by Uzumaki Clan. If you believe me, then cooperate with me obediently, and everyone will have a happy ending. If you dare to make trouble, then don't blame me for being merciless! When that happens, that will be your own fault!"
The big eyes shook with the scroll in Li Yaoxiang's hand. Kyuubi's face clearly showed resentment and unwillingness.
But this time, he didn't refute. Because he knew it was useless to refute.
In addition to Wood-Style and Sharingan, the Tailed Beasts were naturally restrained by the Sealing Jutsu of Uzumaki Clan, which forced them to submit.
When Li Yaoxiang saw that Kyuubi still put on an unwilling expression, he knew that this old fox couldn't let go of his face. But Li Yaoxiang never planned to bargain with Kyuubi, to begin with!
What are you kidding? Li Yaoxiang hadn't even learned any Ninjutsu on the scroll yet. He was just scaring Kyuubi.
You know, there were still some darkening points that have not been used yet!
If you really dare to put on 'I rather die than submit' posture, Li Yaoxiang would not mind buying a one-time 'Adamantine Sealing Chains'** in the mall so that Kyuubi can learn how to make a 'Three Good Model Fox'!
[**TL note: This is a sealing technique that is characteristic of the Uzumaki clan. Users produce chains made out of their own Chakra, which emerge from their torso. Users control the chains as they extend outwards from their body, most commonly to wrap around targets and restrain them.
Li Yaoxiang exited the sealed space. He returned to Uzumaki Naruto's house. Li Yaoxiang also returned the control of the body to Naruto.
When Naruto noticed that the surrounding environment had changed again, Naruto suddenly became nervous and quickly asked in his mind: "Where's dad? Mom? Are they gone?"
Li Yaoxiang did not respond.
Naruto knew what this silence meant. He slowly lowered his head. He looked a little lost. But soon, Naruto's head lifted up, and his eyes became brighter and piercing!
Although it was short, it was enough! Because today is the happiest day, he ever felt in his life!
He also has parents! He knows who his father and mother are!
And more importantly, since his father is the Hokage, Namikaze Minato, who saved the whole village, does that mean that as long as everyone knows the truth, they will not hate Naruto anymore?
The more he thought about it, the more excited he felt.
The scene of him making friends with everyone and having fun together flashed in his mind.
Needless to say, Li Yaoxiang also knew what Naruto was thinking. He was not surprised. Anyway, he was used to Naruto always thinking positively. Naruto, who was influenced by Asura's soul, became cheerful and optimistic since he was born.
Li Yaoxiang immediately interrupted Naruto's thoughts: "Really? I thought everyone already knew that your father was Namikaze Minato? Did everyone willing to make friends with you so far? Did they?"
Naruto Uzumaki was still obsessed with the various scenes in his fantasy. After hearing this sentence, he was taken aback. He was puzzled.
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Without waiting for Naruto to ask, Li Yaoxiang continued: "Don't be delusional! The people in the village are more ungrateful than you think! More ruthless than you think! Otherwise, they won't treat you like this all these years!"
Naruto was shocked by Li Yaoxiang's words. He retorted again and again: "No! No! No! They just don't know who I am! Otherwise, they wouldn't treat me like this! That's right! It must be that! As long as they know who I am. They will definitely change!"
"Heh." Li Yaoxiang sneered, "What about the Hokage grandpa? Does he know who you are? At first, your father entrusted him to take care of you. But the result? In addition to being afraid of you, he sent someone to monitor for 24 hours. Besides that, what else did he do? Does he really care about you?"
Uzumaki Naruto listened incredulously to everything Li Yaoxiang said, and he captured the key points in Li Yaoxiang's words.
That is, 'Grandpa Hokage has sent someone to monitor him 24 hours.'
But the problem is… how can that be?!
If someone really monitors him for 24 hours, why do they and Grandpa Hokage ignore Naruto after knowing what happened to him?
'Is it true that the people in the village are so cruel and ungrateful, as the "Owner of the Voice" said?'
'NO! It can't be!'
'I'm going to ask Grandpa Hokage himself what is going on!'
Naruto gave no response. He opened and shut the door very emotionally and rushed over the snowy road to the Hokage Residence.
Seeing this, Li Yaoxiang smiled.
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The reason why he threw out the rhetoric questions were to guide Uzumaki Naruto into blaming Sarutobi Hiruzen! Obviously, his goal had been achieved. Next was the successful countdown of the 2nd Step plan.
The previous step was to let Uzumaki Naruto feel that no matter how hard he tried, he could not change the minds of others. To let his life fall to the bottom entirely.
So now was the time to make Naruto completely rebound from the bottom!
Go to the pinnacle of life!
To help Naruto get everything he wants!
Because Li Yaoxiang knew that the higher he stood, the heavier you fall.
Only in this way will the final effect of darkening Naruto be more perfect!
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Hokage Residence, in the high-level Conference Hall.
There is a long table in the Conference Hall.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was sitting in the main seat. Mitokado Homura* and Utatane Koharu* sat side by side on the right side of Sarutobi Hiruzen. Shimura Danzo sat was sitting on the left row.
[*TL note: Ever since childhood, Homura and Hiruzen Sarutobi have been close friends. Under the guidance of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, they and their third team-mate, Koharu Utatane, have completed numerous missions together.]
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The four people are all talking, discussing various policies, problems, and solutions in the village, large and small. From the relationship between village to village, and down to ordinary people's daily lives.
They suddenly moved to Uchiha Clan's topic.
"Hiruzen, are you still going to endure it?! Uchiha Clan's attitude has become more and more obvious! Do you really have to wait for them to do it before you can make up your mind?! Do you know how serious the consequences are?!" It was Shimura Danzo who spoke.
He had already transplanted Sharingan through Orochimaru. That's why he knew the power of Sharingan very well. He was also very eager to get more Sharingan.
Therefore, over the years, he continued to use various reasons to urge Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others to quickly sanctioned Uchiha Clan and further force the Uchiha clan to rebel.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sucked in the tobacco pipe: "The village has lost too much talent. We can't keep up with it."
"What's the matter? Are you regretting now? Did you forget how Tobirama-sensei died?" Hearing Shimura Danzo uttering the words' Tobirama-sensei', Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others were all moved by that.
After all, Shimura Danzo was right.
In the beginning, the Second Raikage of Kumo Village was ambushed by the Gold and Silver Brothers** and barely escaped with his life. In the end, Kumo Village suffered huge losses and even affected their Konoha.
[**TL note: Years ago, before the First Shinobi World War, the Gold and Silver Brothers made names for themselves in their attempt to capture the Nine-Tailed Fox for their village. They were instead swallowed whole by the beast. The brothers survived inside Kurama for two weeks by eating the beast's flesh; this would eventually lead to the fox regurgitating them. This left them with unusually large chakra-reserves and abilities similar to those of a jinchūriki. With their newfound powers, the brothers assaulted the Second Raikage during his peace pact with the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju to stage a coup d'etat. Managing to bring the Second Hokage to the verge of death, the brothers have declared disgraces for their treacherous actions and deceptive natures.]
Because of this, over the years, they will not be soft on any 'unstable factor' in managing Konoha!
However, gradually, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a bit hesitant. He began to doubt whether their actions over the years were right or wrong. Because of their approach, Konoha has already lost too much strength and talent.
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"The death of Sakumo at that time has caused the village to lose too much strength… Jiraiya and Tsunade also left the village because of this. We can no longer make a rash decision. If we use tough methods to deal with Uchiha Clan and there's a slight mistake, Konoha may fall into a huge crisis." Sarutobi Hiruzen expressed his concerns.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was telling the truth. But Shimura Danzo was upset. He was mirroring Sarutobi Hiruzen. "Hmph! Are you complaining now? Don't forget, at that time, everyone agreed with Sakumo***!" Shimura Danzo immediately retorted.
[***TL note: Sakumo Hatake was a famous and powerful ninja of Konohagakure who, during his lifetime, held fame that was said to overshadow even that of the Legendary Three Ninja. His son, Kakashi, proved himself a genius like Sakumo and idolized him, desiring to become just as great a ninja as his father. His wife died when Kakashi was very young.]
Seeing Shimura Danzo pointing his finger at himself and the others, Mitokado Homura immediately retorted: "We agreed to suppress Sakumo, but did we ever let you force him to commit suicide?"
"Hmph!" With a cold snort, Shimura Danzo continued, "Don't laugh. If you didn't agree, do you have another option? You can't tell me because you at that time would have no ability to stop it."
The three people present were dumbstruck and unable to reply. There was no way to refute. After all, that was precisely the case.
If the four people present disagreed with this approach, Hatake Sakumo, who was the leader of Anbu, would have spread the content of his task.
Because of this, Hatake Sakumo understood Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others' intentions. He avoided fighting with them and chose to commit suicide in the end.
The reason why they made this decision was very simple. It was because, at the time, Hatake Sakumo was already the next Hokage that everyone expected, but this does not mean that Hatake Sakumo is the ideal candidate for their mind.
After all, to them, only people like Namikaze Minato who would sacrifice their lives, family, and everything for Konoha are the best candidates for Hokage. And Hatake Sakumo is obviously not such a person. The mission he gave up to save his companions meant that he was not suitable for Hokage. Therefore, he, who was too popular, had become the 'unstable factor' in the hearts of several old fellows.
Death was the best attribution for Hatake Sakumo. The same was true for Orochimaru.
Now that Namikaze Minato was selected, Orochimaru naturally became an unstable factor. It must be eradicated. Otherwise, it would be impossible to condemn Orochimaru for continuing to do human research. After all, in the beginning, Sarutobi Hiruzen personally agreed to the research.
Seeing the awkward scene, Sarutobi Hiruzen coughed twice and deliberately closed the topic: "Forget it. Don't talk about the past. The Uchiha Clan- if we can't do it, it's better not to do it. If Konoha lose a great clan like Uchiha, then the other Four-Great Ninja Villages may take advantage of it. Moreover, the Uchiha Clan has now been surrounded by the regiments at each of the Great Clan's stations. No major event can happen. Let's take a look first."
At this moment, there was a rapid knock on the door outside the door.
"Report, Lord-Hokage. Uzumaki Naruto is desperately trying to rush into Hokage Residence. Even if someone tried to block him, he would not care."
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When the four heard the words, they were slightly confused, and they all looked at each other.
Truthfully, when they heard this person outside the door talking about Uzumaki Naruto, the people in the Conference Hall almost forgot that Naruto is Namikaze Minato's son.
After all, since the Demon Fox incident, most of the time, in addition to dealing with official business, they have also focused on the "unstable factor" of the Uchiha Clan.
After Sarutobi Hiruzen sent someone to monitor Naruto for 24 hours, he didn't pay much attention. At most, he would visit once every one or two months.
The same was true for Shimura Danzo.
In the beginning, there were only two purposes for deliberately leaking the news that Naruto was the "Demon Fox".
1) See if you can gain control of Uzumaki Naruto and train Naruto.
2) If no one knows that Naruto is Jinchuriki, then Sarutobi Hiruzen had an excuse to continue to delay the Uchiha clan's incident. Even if the Uchiha clan rebelled, the harm would still be under his control.
However, since everyone knows that Uzumaki Naruto is Jinchuriki, if Uchiha Clan decides to rebel, they will definitely try to take Naruto. This means that the Uchiha Clan's rebellion will be out of control.
So, Sarutobi Hiruzen had to decide as soon as possible to solve the "time bomb" of the Uchiha Clan.
Therefore, for the above reasons, the old fellows in the Conference Hall did not have time to care for Naruto. This also caused Naruto to be piling frustrations all the time.
Dumbfounded for a moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen casually instructed: "Let him come in."
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After the order was passed on, there was a sound of rapid footsteps in the corridor outside the conference room. He didn't even knock on the door. Naruto just pushed the door open and ran in excitedly.
He saw the scene in Conference Hall. He was stunned at first, but soon, he subconsciously ignored the others in the field of view. Only the Grandpa Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, was left.
He walked up quickly and climbed to the table with his left hand in his waist. His right hand pointed at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said vigorously, "Old fogey! I ask you! Why did you hide that my dad is Fourth-Hokage?!"
As soon as the voice fell, the atmosphere in the Conference Hall suddenly became extremely solemn.
Shimura Danzo's tone became serious. "Who told you about this?"
Naruto looked at this one-eyed guy. Naruto didn't recognize him. Regardless, he stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen again, waiting for his reply. And Sarutobi Hiruzen's face became ugly.
It didn't matter who told Naruto the truth. The old fellows in the Conference Hall paid more attention to Naruto's Jinchuriki than Naruto himself. After all, they couldn't let a Konoha-hostile Jinchuriki come back again.
So, he asked the same question, but compared to Shimura Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked much more kind: "Naruto, can you tell Grandpa Hokage first, who told you that the Fourth-Hokage is your father?"
Naruto Uzumaki still didn't notice that there was something wrong with the atmosphere and said very angrily: "Hmph! Don't try to lie to me again! It was my dad who told me personally! I saw my dad and mom with my own eyes!"
Mitokado Homura: "You saw Minato with your own eyes? How is that possible?"
Utatane Koharu: "Naruto, tell us what's going on!"
Hearing the news that Namikaze Minato still existed, their expressions were varied.
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Excited. Guilty. And there was worry.
As for Shimura Danzo's expression, it's as ugly as eating shit.
Uzumaki Naruto did not understand why they care so much about this matter.
"I saw a cage with a big fox. The fox told me to tear off the charm on the cage, and then dad and mom came out."
Although the description was not too clear, old fellows with broad knowledge can guess a rough idea, except that Namikaze Minato left a countermeasure.
After knowing the cause of the matter, they were relaxed. But their emotions were quickly stretched and taut again because they captured one of the main points in Naruto's words!
Fox… Kyuubi, Demon Fox, actually asked Naruto to tear off the seal? That can be done?!