Naruto accepted that, finding no deception in Kakashi's explanation. "What do you know about my mother, if anything?"
"…Before my teammates' untimely deaths, Minato-sensei introduced us to your mother shortly after he had married her. I admit, even I couldn't hold back the blush that crept up on my face upon seeing her. She was a very beautiful woman with long, red hair. It was quite comical seeing Minato-sensei appearing on the training field, grumbling something along the lines of temperamental women whenever he lost an argument with Kushina. Now that I think about it, if there was anything I knew about your parents, from what I know, Minato never won a single argument with her," Kakashi recalled.
"I'm sure it was amusing," Naruto remarked.
"Still, your father loved your mother, and whenever he wasn't busy with his duties as Hokage or training me, he spent his time with Kushina. Even though I didn't know Kushina as well as Minato-sensei did, I saw that she was a powerful kunoichi who could have become Konoha's first female Hokage if she had lived. She was beautiful, loving and caring, but a frightening woman when angered," Kakashi explained.
"Were you aware that my mother was a Jinchuuriki of Kyuubi before I was?" Naruto queried.
"Excuse me?" Kakashi blinked.
"My mother was the Jinchuuriki of Kyuubi before I was, and before her was Uzumaki Mito, the Shodai's wife who was the first Jinchuuriki of Kyuubi. My Uzumaki ancestors were Jinchuuriki because only an Uzumaki can hold Kyuubi. Anyone else who attempted to become the Kyuubi's Jinchuuriki would die, and Kyuubi would be released. Were you aware of that?" Naruto inquired.
"No, I was not. What I'm hearing now is, in fact, news to me. But since you say that your mother was the Jinchuuriki of Kyuubi before you and that the Shodai's wife was the first one before her, that changes everything I was brought to believe about Kyuubi's attack on Konoha thirteen years ago," Kakashi admitted.
"What do you mean?" Naruto questioned.
"Back then, Kyuubi suddenly appeared and started wreaking havoc and destruction on Konoha, killing everyone in its wake. We didn't know why it just appeared and started attacking everyone and everything, and since your mother was the Jinchuuriki then, I don't know what happened that led to Kyuubi's escape."
Naruto explained, "When a female Jinchuuriki becomes pregnant, the seal holding the bijuu gradually weakens, and upon labor and birth, the seal is at its weakest, with the bijuu having a strong chance to escape. That was the case with both Uzumaki Mito and my mother. They both had to be outside and far from Konoha during their time of giving birth. But foul play was involved during my birth when an unknown intruder came and attacked, killing those who were attending to my mother and father. Among the victims was jiisan's wife. Kyuubi's attack was the result of the intruder's attack. It's possible that man was using Kyuubi as a tool to attack Konoha."
Kakashi nodded, better understanding the circumstances of the attack.
"But tell me, what did you do when Kyuubi attacked?" Naruto inquired.
"I, along with every other ninja of the younger generation, was forced to go to a safe location to ensure we survived, since the older generation didn't want any of us to die fighting Kyuubi. When we heard Yondaime joined the fight, we all wanted to help, but they wouldn't allow us. We were trapped in a containment seal and forced to stay out of the fight until it ended," Kakashi clarified.
"How did you feel when my parents died?" Naruto queried.
"My sensei's death was what hit me the hardest, since he was the only major attachment left in my life. I was also saddened by Kushina's death, as she was a friend who I cared about as well."
"Why weren't you there for me?" Naruto asked coldly. Kakashi sighed again; he knew he was going to be asked that question, and he also knew that Naruto wasn't going to like his answer.
"The death toll on the civilian and shinobi populations was high, and the village couldn't spare their remaining forces. We had to put up a strong front while rebuilding our forces and keeping enemy nations from attacking us. With the Yondaime gone, Sandaime-sama had to retake the seat as Hokage, but there was still a power vacuum within the shinobi ranks. I later joined the ANBU, and in time I became an ANBU captain. This left me with very little to no time for anything else, as I was sent from one mission to another to protect Konoha, though I did look in to see how you were doing from time to time. Many of my missions were A-rank to S-rank, and I couldn't put them aside for personal agendas or feelings."
Naruto spat on the ground before he sneered at Kakashi. "Jiisan at least made the effort to try to help me. He lost his wife just minutes or less after my birth, and he also lost a dear friend and successor in my father. But in spite of all this, although mistakes were made, he made the effort to be there for me regardless of his personal feelings and loss surrounding my birth.
"You, on the other hand, never once talked to me or approached me after all these years until I was assigned to your team with the obsessed fangirl and her so-called prince trying to steal my girlfriend. All I hear is that you buried yourself in your work in an effort to escape reality, while leaving the son of your father figure to fend for himself. You knew and bonded with my father, something I can never do because of his demise, and never once did you think of returning the kindness my father showed you to me when I needed you. No, like all the others who should have been there for me, I was left to be traumatized at the mercy of Konoha's populace, who treated me cruelly because they needed some outlet for their own anger and grief."
There was a brief moment of silence between the two of them. Kakashi was trying to think of something to say, but he couldn't think of anything plausible to say that Naruto would accept. He recalled two months ago that Hiruzen warned him that Naruto wouldn't immediately forgive him with open arms when he came to confront him.
"I know what I'll say next won't change the past, but I'll say it still…Uzumaki Naruto, I'm sorry," was all Kakashi could actually say. Naruto was about to say something when both he and Kakashi heard Sakura and Sasuke coming out of the house and making their way over to them.
"There you two are. We were wondering what happening to you both," Sakura said.
"Tell them nothing about this conversation," Naruto requested. He took a breath and exhaled before he turned to the group and gave them his typical large goofy smile.
"Hey you guys, Kakashi-sensei and I were just having a chat! Nothing for either of you to be worried about," Naruto greeted.
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