Minato did not know how to answer this question.
"Back then, it was your mother who made the decision to protect you at all costs." Minato pondered for a moment.
Naruto slowly shook his head. "What I want to know is that you chose being Hokage instead of mother, right? Because you are the Yondaime of the village, the village is more important to you."
Minato was silent.
When Kushina died, Minato did hesitate - he and Kushina could die, but Konohagakure could not lose Kyubi. This was Minato's bottom line.
This was also the premise of everything.
In the end, Kushina dragged half of Kyubi to death while Minato saved Naruto and the other half.
"Heh, looks like it's true... Then we have nothing to talk about."
Naruto left directly and returned to the room.
"Naruto, who told you all this?" Minato asked.
"This has nothing to do with you."
Naruto slammed the door shut.
In the next few days, Naruto seemed to have become even colder. This made Minato spend some time with Naruto, trying to explain what happened back then, trying to repair the relationship between father and son.
However, this was no longer important to Naruto.
The main point was not what Minato was thinking back then, but what purpose he had. The main point was that his mother had died.
"Hmph, you understand now, right? Kushina and i had no choice in what happened back then. She is dead for sure."
Kyubi said to Naruto with a tone full of malice.
Naruto stood in front of the cage and suddenly raised his head, looking at Kyubi with a tyrannical expression.
Kyubi looked at Naruto, who was like this, and laughed, "Very good, this is the expression! Naruto, this is the power of hatred!"
"Shut up."
"Heh, do you hate this old man? Back then, Kushina risked his life to give birth to you. It was also Akatsuki's people who extracted this old man from Kushina's body. They even used Mangekyou Sharingan to control this old man!"
"This old man is indeed one of the culprits who killed your mother," Kyubi said with a sinister smile.
"But this old man has never done anything, including attacking Konohagakure. This old man is being controlled by someone."
Naruto was so angry that his entire body was trembling.
It was precisely because of this that he did not know what to do.
Kill Kyubi?
This big fox would not have died. Moreover, in the incident of Kyubi, Kyubi himself was a tool, being fought over and controlled by others.
"Don't be too arrogant, bastard!" Naruto growled.
Kyubi sneered. "It is time to make a choice. The cause of all this is this rotten village! This seemingly prosperous place is actually already rotten. It is the source of all this."
"It is very likely that Sandaime Hokage will also be sealed by the dead. Why doesn't he take the initiative to stand up and die when he is old and has no value? Why doesn't your father take the initiative to stand up and die for Kushina?" Kyubi said.
Naruto gritted his teeth.
Kyubi continued, "Because Kushina is Jinchuriki. Everyone knows that Jinchuriki will definitely die if he loses Bijuu. Therefore, making use of Kushina is the most worthwhile decision..."
"Kyubi, I'll kill you!"
Boom!
A large number of trees drilled out, passed through the cages, and crazily wrapped around Kyubi.
"Don't be childish, Naruto. You know what I said is right." Kyubi did not resist, but looked at Naruto cruelly, "In Kushina's eyes, you are the continuation of her life, and you are the most important person in her life... In her eyes, you are more important than the whole village."
Naruto was weak all over, and in the violent trembling, he turned and left with hatred.
Kyubi lay on the ground, letting herself be bound by the woods - in fact, as long as it wanted, it could easily break free, but it did not do so.
Instead, it looked out of the cage with expectation.
In the shadow of the sewer, a blurry human silhouette was formed.
"Finally, today has come. This old man has been secretly guiding and nurturing for so many years. Coupled with a bit of influence from Kurama Yakumo, I have finally cultivated the dark personality in this little kid!"
Kyubi used the bloody red eyes to appreciate his masterpiece.
Everyone had a dark side in their hearts, and Kyubi, who could sense the evil of the heart, had long been eyeing the darkness in Naruto's heart.
Over the years, after twelve years of cultivation, the flower finally blossomed.
"Hmph, if not for the fact that this little brat Naruto's inner world was too strange, this old man would have succeeded long ago."
Kyubi recalled that Naruto's inner world was very strange. Sometimes, the dark side would inexplicably grow, and there was also an indescribable ghost that suppressed the condensation of the dark personality.
Kyubi didn't understand Asura's chakra, but it did sense that something was wrong.
Now, it was finally time to harvest.
"Hehehe, Mito Uzumaki, Kushina Uzumaki, and Naruto Uzumaki...Three generations of Jinchuriki were finally blackened by this old man!" Kyuubi laughed loudly.
It was a great humiliation for the dignified strongest Bijuu to be continuously sealed within the bodies of three humans.
This situation would quickly turn for the better. It would control Naruto, who was being eroded and controlled by the dark personality.
In the outside world.
Undercurrents were surging.
More accurately, Naruto was restless. He walked on the bustling street and looked at the people coming and going, his face cold.
"This is the village that my mother sacrificed herself to survive. This is the village that the Hokage needs to protect even if they have to sacrifice their loved ones... I want to prove that everything in front of me is not worthy of her sacrifice!"
Naruto secretly gritted his teeth.
All the accumulated dissatisfaction erupted at this moment.
In the dead of night.
Naruto cultivated on the training ground and only stopped when a figure appeared.
"I have been waiting for you... Sensei," Naruto said in a deep voice.
"What's the matter?"
"Akatsuki, is Uchiha Madara your companion? The guy who killed my mother." Naruto said.
"Well, I thought something made you so serious... Strictly speaking, he is only my partner. We are partners." Xu tilted his head and said.
Naruto slowly said, "Then, if I want to kill him, Sensei, you probably won't stop me, right?"
"Of course not. That is your freedom. As long as you are strong enough, I won't care even if you kill Nagato." Xu shook his head as he spoke, looking unconcerned throughout the entire process.
Naruto nodded. "Only strength won't disappoint me... Then I'll take it as you've agreed. Since that's the case, I've decided to join Akatsuki. With my strength, it's definitely enough."
"Join Akatsuki?" Our organization is targeting Bijuu. The Kyubi in your body is also our target. As Jinchuriki, you betrayed Konoha and joined us. Have you really decided? " Xu asked.
Naruto secretly gritted his teeth. "This is not important to begin with. I only care about power! My Mokuton's blood inheritance still has a stronger space to dig out. I need to obtain even stronger power from you, Sensei!"
As long as he could kill Uchiha Madara, everything would be worth it.
At this time, Kyubi roared in shock and anger, "Little brat, are you crazy Akatsuki has Nagato, Madara, and your Sensei. You are courting death by joining this organization!"
"Hmph, I don't need a stupid fox like you to tell me what I want to do. Back then, you were casually controlled by Madara. You were simply a crude crawling beast. Only by listening to you would you have no future."
In the spiritual space, Naruto said coldly.
Kyubi was flustered and exasperated. He felt even more panic. "Do you think your Sensei will protect you? Don't be naive. Even if he really is Senju Hashirama himself, there will definitely be a major change in his will. You are very likely to be one of his hunting targets! He must have a secret to cultivate you!"
"Is this important? I want to get close to Uchiha Madara and kill him. Only this goal is the most important."
"Even if you really kill Madara, then what? How are you going to face the others of Akatsuki?"
"Hmph, when I kill Uchiha Madara, there are only a few people in the entire Akatsuki who are my match. When the time comes, I will take the opportunity to kill everyone else." Naruto said coldly.
Kyubi stopped talking.
This kind of battle plan... was very good, very powerful. Logically, it seemed impeccable.
"But are you sure you can kill Uchiha Madara?"
"Of course, I am only 12 years old. With my talent, even if I can't kill him now, I will definitely be able to do so in the future!"
Naruto showed his strong self-esteem with confidence. This was confidence brought about by his strength, which made Kyubi not know what to say.
The two of them stopped talking.
"Are you done? That fox will definitely stop you. It knows that Akatsuki will not be friendly to it." Xu asked.
Naruto nodded. "It's already settled. My will is the most important. I have the final say!"
"Very good. I will talk to the leader. As long as you leave Konohagakure alive, our group will accept you. If you want to break free of the shackles, then go all out." Xu said.
Xu's body slowly merged into the ground and disappeared.
Naruto stood in place for a long time, like a piece of wood.
"It's time to act. Once I leave the village without permission, I will definitely be stopped and hunted... I still need a few tools that I can barely use."
Naruto went straight to a place.
Konoha Prison.
In order to find useful tools that could be sacrificed at will, the only thing that Naruto could think of was the prison.
After easily avoiding the ninja guarding the door, Naruto cast a spell to open the barrier and sneaked in to observe the criminals in the prison.
"These guys are too weak. We can only find those two guys."
Naruto came to the deepest area of the prison and stood in front of the two burly men.
"Ah, I'm hungry again. Brother, I haven't eaten for half an hour."
"Yes, the village always gives us food in different tones. It's very bad."
The two brothers said one by one, looking like their brains were not very good.
When Naruto came, the two of them also lay on the ground in a daze, looking at Naruto in a daze.
"I found you. The legendary Legendary Stupid Brothers, Fuujin and Raijin!"
Naruto recalled the information of these two people.
Fuujin and Raijin were the subordinates of Tsunade. In the third world war, they killed their companions in order to snatch food from their companions.
These two people had once attacked the Ninja School. According to the rumors of the old people in the village, these two people seemed to be frightened by the ten-year-old Yuuji.
These two people were extremely strong. They had rough skin and thick flesh, and their strength surpassed most of Jonin's. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were elites with bad brains.
"Fuujin, Raijin, I need your strength. In return, I will give you enough food."
Naruto directly took out a scroll and slapped it down. A large amount of food was channeled out and piled up on the ground.
"Brother, there is a lot of food."
"That's right, brother. Do you want to kill this person and take all the food?"
The two of them immediately got up, and with a light twist of their hands, they tore open the iron fence and picked up the food on the ground to eat crazily.
Naruto said, "I am the son of the Hokage, and I have plenty of money. Follow me, and you will get endless food. You will be full every meal."
Fuujin and Raijin nodded as they ate crazily.
The reason why they stayed here was not because they were too weak to escape, but because Konohagakure could steadily provide them with food.
Of course, they still couldn't eat until they was full.
Naruto revealed a satisfied expression.
At this moment, a voice came from behind a tightly closed iron door in a nearby prison. "The son of the Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto, right? Take me with you! I also have great strength and can help you."
"I don't accept trash." Naruto said.
"Trash? The power that I, Mizuki, have grasped is beyond your imagination! After all, I am the man who has been deceived by Shiranui Yuuji. How can ordinary people have this kind of treatment?"
"Mizuki...?" Naruto pondered.
He didn't know much about Mizuki, but he vaguely remembered that this guy seemed to be the school's Sensei, but he had long resigned.
It turned out that he had been caught in the prison.
"Do you know what I am going to do? How dare you follow me?" Naruto sneered.
Mizuki said in a low voice, "You didn't hesitate to sneak in to contact Legendary Stupid Brothers. At most, you just defected. I am very interested in why you defected, but I want to escape here and take revenge on this village!"
"Very good, count you in."
Naruto immediately agreed.
As long as it could help him, it would have the value to be used and abandoned.
"When I come back next time, I will take you with me. You have to help me resist the pursuers," Naruto said.
"But if not for that man personally taking action, there wouldn't be anyone who could make me fear." Mizuki replied, his voice filled with deep resentment.
Naruto was a bit curious about what was going on with this person.
After quietly leaving the prison.
Naruto walked on the quiet road and jumped onto a building. He quietly looked down at the village in the night.
This was probably the last time he looked at this place seriously.
Swish!
A figure also jumped up.
"It's already so late, why aren't you going back to sleep? What are you doing here, Hinata?"
Naruto squatted at the highest point of the building, looking down at Hinata coldly.
"Naruto-kun, don't forget that I have Byakugan. I have watched your actions from the beginning," Hinata said.
"So, you still haven't given up on the idea you had in the past?" Naruto said.
"That's right. I am very willing to participate in something like leaving the village."
"Hmph, as a branch family member, you probably don't have much value. You won't be able to escape very far and will be killed by clansmen. However, your Byakugan can be of some use."