You can't let the Nine-Tails chakra erupt, or you'll be discovered by the Anbu.
While Rengoku was controlling the Nine-Tails, two clusters of chakra appeared in midair.
The chakra twisted and morphed, eventually taking the forms of the most handsome man in the ninja world, Namikaze Minato, and the one who loved Naruto the most, Uzumaki Kushina.
Only now did the Nine-Tails awaken from its daze, realizing that Minato and Kushina had left behind chakra remnants, it had no idea until now.
Minato and Kushina appeared on the spot, both staring warily at Uchiha Rengoku.
"Uchiha? Do you want to start a war?"
"Have you captured Naruto?"
Rengoku noticed that the Nine-Tails' struggle grew stronger, clearly because it had noticed Minato and Kushina.
He didn't respond to their words but instead resealed the half-open seal with a reverse motion.
Rengoku turned his head, and his Mangekyō Sharingan began to spin.
In an instant, Minato and Kushina were pulled into a genjutsu.
"Sorry, you two chakra remnants probably won't last long, so we'll have to talk like this."
"I connected with Naruto's memories using my eye technique. You can see what kind of life Naruto has lived."
Rengoku's voice echoed from above. Minato and Kushina exchanged a glance.
They both saw shock in each other's eyes.
But soon, their attention was completely drawn to Naruto.
They saw Naruto's life after their deaths through a third-person perspective.
After Naruto passed his infancy, he was driven out of the orphanage at a very young age.
Even though there were Anbu monitoring Naruto nearby, he was treated like an orphan, he couldn't find food, couldn't find a place to stay.
After Naruto wandered for days like this, the Third Hokage suddenly descended from the sky.
He found Naruto a place to live, making Naruto feel deeply grateful.
But Naruto's life was still terrible.
Every time he appeared on the street, people looked at him with fearful and disgusted eyes.
The children, influenced by their parents, also started to bully Naruto.
"Get lost! You damn fox demon!"
"Die, you monster!"
"Go die!"
"Hit him!"
"Smash him!"
"No, I'm not a monster!"
"Don't hit me!"
"Uwahhh..."
"Why does everyone say I'm a monster?"
"Why do they all bully me..."
Naruto longed to have friends, but not only did no one want to play with him, others freely humiliated and bullied him.
Minato's face was ashen, and Kushina's heart felt like it was shattering.
Her body floated over, wanting to hug Naruto, but she passed right through him.
"Minato! Why is that damn old Third not taking care of Naruto?"
If it was only that Naruto's identity hadn't been told to him, Minato could have understood.
But Naruto was being bullied while surrounded by layers of Anbu protection.
The Anbu were right there watching, never once saving Naruto.
Every time Naruto was beaten until he was bleeding, the Third Hokage would show up slowly.
"Uwahh... Grandpa Third, they're all bullying me."
The Third Hokage gently stroked Naruto's head and comforted him in a soft voice.
Kushina's eyes looked like they were about to shoot sparks.
"Ahhh! You bastard Third!"
Kushina saw with her own eyes that the Third had been nearby, watching Naruto being bullied.
He only came over to play the good guy after Naruto couldn't even get up.
Rengoku's figure slowly appeared beside Minato and Kushina.
"So, Fourth Hokage-sama, because of your naive idealism, you personally created your son's suffering."
"Do you regret it now?"
When Minato sealed the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, he had two considerations.
One, as Hokage, he needed the village to maintain the tailed beast balance.
If Konoha didn't have the Nine-Tails, other villages might attack.
Konoha might even be destroyed.
That's why he rejected Kushina's suggestion to reseal the Nine-Tails inside her and die with it.
The second consideration was the outside world, there were conspirators like Uchiha Madara (Obito).
The ninja world could face great disasters in the future.
Sealing the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, making him a jinchūriki, could help him protect himself, or even become a savior.
This second consideration was based on Jiraiya's words and Minato's own assumptions and guesses.
But clearly, Minato didn't understand the darkness of politics, nor did he truly know the Third's character.
He self-righteously sacrificed his family for the village, but now, seeing his son living a life worse than a dog, he regretted it.
Regretted it deeply.
"Did Naruto live like this when he was a kid?"
Minato and Kushina watched as Naruto was bullied, and couldn't even eat a proper meal.
The shopkeepers refused to sell him food.
He either ate bento with sand in it or drank expired milk. Other than Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto basically had nothing to eat.
Rengoku pointed at the current scene, "Heh, not just in the past, this is still going on. It's so easy to get an obedient dog like this."
"This is your living allowance for the next two months. Make it last."
In the illusion, the Third Hokage was giving money to Naruto.
But it was just one bill—1,000 ryō.
And Naruto was still full of gratitude to the Third, "Mm! Thank you, Grandpa Third. If not for you, I'd have starved to death already."
Then the Third Hokage put on his loving grandpa act with Naruto.
Hearing Naruto's words filled with gratitude, Kushina was about to break down. Her beloved son was being abused and conned.
"What about my property?"
"That bastard Third didn't even let Naruto eat his fill?"
Kushina's gentle and graceful face was now replaced by rage that could devour anyone.
Rengoku shrugged helplessly, "What does your property have to do with Naruto? Isn't Naruto an orphan?"
His words were like a hammer smashing Kushina on the head.
BOOM!
Enraged, Kushina punched Minato and sent him flying.
"Minato! Look at the great decision you made!"
In the current scene, Naruto was sitting alone on a swing, swaying back and forth.
His face full of loneliness and sorrow, "Why don't I have a mom and dad?"
"Why do they all curse me and hit me?"
Minato climbed up, full of guilt, "Sorry, Kushina. I didn't know the Third Hokage was that kind of person."
From their conversation before they died, it was clear that Minato and Kushina had some mental preparation for Naruto's hardships.
But the Third Hokage not only didn't help Naruto through tough times, he instead used the villagers' hatred toward the Nine-Tails to control Naruto. That, Minato and Kushina never expected.
Rengoku waved his hand, "Minato was just a civilian, what political awareness could he have?"
"The Third Hokage got rid of the entire Senju clan one after another, then had Sakumo Hatake taken out too. If his eldest son hadn't suddenly died—"
"How would the Hokage seat ever fall to Minato?"
Rengoku turned his head, "Minato, you didn't really think your qualifications were stronger than Orochimaru's, did you?"
"The only reason you were chosen as the Fourth Hokage was because you had no background, easy to control."
This world didn't even have nine years of compulsory education. Even the ninja academy only appeared in recent decades.
Most of what they taught was for brainwashing, there was naturally no education in political struggle.
After graduating from ninja school, you went straight into being a ninja.
Minato was only twenty-four when he died, still very young, with no relevant experience.
His knowledge in these areas was practically zero.
If the Nine-Tails incident hadn't happened, Minato would have just become another puppet in the Third Hokage's hands.
Minato suppressed all his emotions, "Say what you came here to say, Uchiha."
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