To Senju Tobirama, Uchiha was definitely evil, but there were too few people in Konoha who could fight.
[Senju Tobirama: ...My brother is right. It is indeed a bit immoral. Using a killing move on a junior, especially one who is already scarred.]
[Uchiha Madara: As expected, he's still a child. What adult would get angry with a child?]
[Fourth Raikage: Indeed, Ōnoki, you've gone too far! Who would strip a child of his original realm right away?]
[Mei Terumi: That's right. Even though I'm the Mizukage, I used Lava Escape openly, and you, an old man, just threw me out with your hands spread out.]
[Rasa: This is terrifying when you think about it! Ōnoki, you old silver coin, you're even more sinister than Orochimaru! Orochimaru at least warned me I'd die before attacking, but you just said everyone wanted you dead—and then attacked. Awesome!]
[Orochimaru: ??? Tsk, Rasa, you finally understand my good side?]
[Rasa: ...Just because I gave you some color, you got carried away?]
[Uchiha Madara: Ōnoki, you better give me an explanation today...]
[Ōnoki: …]
Ōnoki was panicked. How could he possibly explain this?
[Ding! The selection time has passed!]
[Ding! Number of people who chose A: 74,321]
[Ding! Number of people who chose B: 421]
Although most chose A, some still believed Uchiha Sasuke. How could the Uchiha clan not trust their own?
These people included Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi, and others.
Even if B was wrong, they had to believe in Sasuke.
And the four hidden villages—no, the entire ninja world…
They had basically chosen A, and it could be considered a heavy loss in this multiple-choice test.
[Ding! The correct answer is B! Those who choose correctly will receive 100,000 gold coins!]
[Ding! Losers will be deprived of two C-rank ninjutsu!]
Ōnoki was stunned. Sasuke wasn't dead? How could that be possible?
All of Tsuchikage Village had chosen A, losing two C-rank ninjutsu each.
Even if they were just two ninjutsu, learning C-rank techniques takes time.
Uzumaki Naruto stared at the 100,000 gold coins in his account and fell into deep thought.
"What is this? I slept? The world changed? And this chat… that huge screen… what is it used for? And why do Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki call me so intimately? Who are they?"
[Uzumaki Naruto: @Namikaze Minato, @Uzumaki Kushina? Who are you two? Do I know you?]
The entire ninja world shifted its attention under Ōnoki's gaze.
The son of the Fourth Hokage didn't even recognize his own parents.
Minato Namikaze was silent. Hadn't the Third Hokage explained everything to Naruto?
Uzumaki Kushina was more direct.
[Uzumaki Kushina: !? What do you mean? Konoha protected my son, and he didn't even know who I was?]
[Extra One: !! You're saying… the Nine-Tailed Fox is your son?]
[Extra Two: Impossible! Isn't he a fox demon? Didn't the Third Hokage say he killed the Fourth Hokage and destroyed the village?]
[Extra Three: So… we've been treating the son of a village hero as the Nine-Tailed Fox all these years?]
When Kushina spoke, Konoha was stunned.
Even though Minato had said Naruto was his son, many thought they misheard.
Now, the Fourth Hokage's wife confirmed it herself.
Uzumaki Naruto… is their son?
This child, always regarded as the Nine-Tailed Fox, was actually the son of a hero.
He had been despised, thought to have killed generations of ninja couples…
Jonin who knew the truth remained silent. Some Chunin had no access to this information and only knew the order from above: protect the demon fox.
Senju Hashirama also remained silent, looking at Minato with apology in his eyes.
Tobirama couldn't help it. He had always been reckless, and now even the son of a hero was called a fox demon.
Minato's eyes narrowed slightly, his face twitching with anger.
But Sarutobi Hiruzen had long disappeared, gone the moment Danzo passed the blame.
And as for the extras? Surely that had been Danzo's doing.
The Fourth Hokage's death had little to do with Danzo. To be precise, Obito had snuck into Konoha to see Kakashi, who revealed everything at a grave…
At this time, Danzo was happy to see the world distracted, so no one noticed his escape.
Ōnoki was even happier. Finally, no one accused him of a sneak attack.
[Uzumaki Naruto: So… you are my parents?]
[Namikaze Minato: Um… yes. Son, I'm sorry I couldn't be with you.]
[Uzumaki Kushina: Mom is sorry too…]
[Uzumaki Naruto: So my parents are heroes? I'm a hero's son? The son of the Fourth Hokage? I'm not a demon fox? I have parents? I'm not an orphan?]
Minato, gritting his teeth, watched Naruto's rapid questions, feeling strange.
Even soul bodies could shed tears.
Anger turned into sadness instantly. As parents, how could they not feel sorry for their child?
Uzumaki Kushina also felt a sudden sting in her nose, filled with emotion.
She didn't know how to answer Naruto's questions.
The Konoha Twelve were deeply moved as they watched. Shikamaru remembered the time at Naruto's doorstep.
Naruto had asked, as he was about to leave, "Can't we play a little longer?"
Shikamaru interrupted Choji mid-sentence.
"My family won't let me…"
Shikamaru quickly said, "It's too late to be safe…"
Inuzuka Kiba remembered seeing Naruto sitting alone on the fence when passing by.
Neji remembered the man who defeated him walking alone, tied to the name of the last one and the demon fox.
Sasuke remained silent. He had lost what he loved later… but never truly saw it.
Haruno Sakura remembered telling Sasuke in front of him that Naruto was a child without parents.
Hinata Hyuga saw the scarred child standing before her, still willing to protect others.
The strong and lonely child climbed Hokage Rock with a bucket of paint.
He began his own creation, punished later to wipe it away.
That child who always sat alone on the swing at the school gate, bowed head…
That child who walked streets where no one would approach…
(A/N: Oh no, while transulating about Naruto recognizing his parents. Every time I transulate and correct this, my nose gets a little sore…)