"Do you know?" Kiyosuke's eyes were filled with "tears" as he looked at the shocked crowd below. "I watched the Fourth Hokage die right in front of me, yet I could do nothing. He entrusted his child to me. This is a trust as heavy as a mountain! Everyone, Lord Minato dedicated himself to Konoha, worked himself to the bone, and gave his life for it!"
"Lord Minato..."
"May Lord Minato rest in peace!"
"Woohoo, Lord Minato must have been in so much pain at that time, right? That was his son!"
The residents below burst into tears. Minato's sacrifice was something they didn't want to see.
Minato had been the Hokage for less than two years. He was dedicated to his duty, and Konoha was developing in a good direction. His reputation was gradually rising. Who wouldn't like a handsome, capable, and powerful Hokage?
Unfortunately, due to the Nine - Tails chaos, Minato died in battle to protect Konoha!
"It's all because of the Nine - Tails!!!"
Suddenly, someone in the crowd said this.
It was like a signal. More and more people showed expressions of hatred. "That's right, it's all because of the Nine - Tails. If it weren't for the Nine - Tails, we wouldn't have lost Lord Minato!"
"Damn Nine - Tails!"
"Evil Nine - Tails!"
Kiyosuke looked at them and said, "The rampage of the Nine - Tails was an accident. It's now sealed in this child's body. Everyone, remember, the Nine - Tails is one thing, and the child is another. I hope he can grow up in a stable environment. Please don't transfer your hatred for the Nine - Tails to this child."
"I know many of you have lost family and friends because of the Nine - Tails. Your hatred for it is understandable. But I just hope you won't hold any ill - will towards this child. He was just born and has already lost his parents. Should he also have to bear your terrifying hatred?"
"We..."
The crowd lowered their heads. Indeed, this child had sacrificed no less than they had. Just born, without even having a chance to see his parents' faces, he had already lost them. Should he really have to endure their hatred?
Kiyosuke just hoped Naruto could have a wonderful childhood. At least, there would be people willing to play with him...
He couldn't understand the so - called "protection" that Hiruzen Sarutobi mentioned in the original work.
Hiding Naruto's identity as Minato's son, making him grow up with the surname "Uzumaki," and making him endure the hatred and cold looks from the villagers. If it weren't for Iruka, Ichiraku, and the fact that he was the reincarnation of Asura's chakra with a naturally sunny personality, anyone else would have turned dark long ago.
Why would one stay in a village that treated them with such malice?
Protection?
If there was a spy in Konoha and saw how the villagers treated Naruto, even a blind person could figure out his identity.
This kind of treatment was only for Jinchuriki. It was as if other villages didn't have Jinchuriki.
Did they think the other four great ninja villages were fools? The operation was ridiculous.
So Kiyosuke decided to publicly reveal Naruto's identity, making it clear that he was the son of the Fourth Hokage and the Jinchuriki of the Nine - Tails. With his protection, unless they were at the Kage - level, a thousand enemies would die a thousand deaths!
"Everyone!"
Kiyosuke held up Naruto, facing him towards the crowd, and said, "He is Naruto Namikaze, the son of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. His small body shoulders the responsibility of protecting the village. He, too, is a hero of Konoha!!!"
"Naruto!!"
"Naruto!!!"
"Naruto!!!!"
The crowd raised their hands, shouting and screaming the name of this young child.
"Wahhhhhh!"
Woken up, Naruto started crying. Kiyosuke immediately became flustered and tried to soothe him. Just then, a black - haired man said, "Such a young child, what if he releases the Nine - Tails? That monster will hurt us again!"
This statement woke everyone up. The crowd calmed down and looked at the crying Naruto with worry.
Kiyosuke looked over and sneered. "You're wearing the clothes of the Shimura clan. You're a clansman of Danzo Shimura, the elder of Konoha, right? The seal that Lord Minato created with his life is so strong that even if the power of the Nine - Tails doubles, it won't be able to break out! But you!"
He looked at the man coldly. "The Shimura clan, hen!On the night we were protecting Konoha, Elder Danzo Shimura was hiding underground, not even daring to breathe! Bah! What an elder! A useless old fool! After the Hokage died, he was the first to jump out, wanting to take this child away and train him as a tool! He's the son of the Hokage! How dare an elder take away the Hokage's son? What an overbearing display of power!"
"You, you..."
The man's face turned red. A group of people looked at him with disgust, and some started whispering.
"Danzo? Is there such a person in our village?"
"Oh, he's from the same generation as the Third Hokage. He seems to be an elder, but we don't really know what he does."
"I heard from Lord Kiyosuke that he's good - for - nothing!"
"What? Good - for - nothing? Then what's he doing as an elder? And he wants to use Lord Minato's son as a tool? Such a person shouldn't be an elder!"
"Yeah! That's right! Such a person shouldn't be an elder!"
Suddenly, someone shouted, "Remove Danzo from his position!"
"Remove Danzo from his position!"
"Remove Danzo from his position!"
"Remove Danzo from his position!"
The voices grew louder and louder. Kiyosuke chuckled. Public sentiment could be harnessed!
The members of the Konoha Police Force looked over. The situation seemed to be getting out of control. They looked at Kiyosuke and found that he gave them a look. They then shouted symbolically, "Stop making noise! This isn't the place to argue!"
"Yeah! This is a pedestrian street! Let's go to the Hokage Building!!! We need the Third Hokage to give us an explanation!"
"We want justice for Lord Minato! We can't let Lord Minato's family shed blood and tears in vain!!"
"Go to the Hokage Building!"
More and more people gathered and spontaneously headed towards the Hokage Building.
"We're no longer needed here." Kiyosuke walked down the platform with Naruto in his arms.
Fugaku Uchiha walked over and asked, "Mr. Kiyosuke, is this really okay?"
"What's wrong? It's not me who made them cause trouble. I just asked them not to transfer their hatred for the Nine - Tails to Naruto. I just criticized Danzo a bit."
"But those people just now..."
"Don't worry. This time, I'm going to get Danzo removed from his position as elder. Do you want to watch him destroy your Uchiha clan?"
It was easy to arrange a few people to lead the rhythm.
Although he was using the kindness of these people, it didn't do them any harm. Anyway, Danzo hadn't done anything good. The Root members he trained were only used to deal with their own people all day long and had achieved nothing.
Training spies?
Was the Hokage's Anbu just for show?
"I understand."
Fugaku Uchiha was deeply impressed by Kiyosuke. With just a few words, he could use the power of the people to make Danzo suffer. Such a person was truly terrifying.
However, it was just Danzo. Bad luck for him!