Menma slowly stretched out his hand and waved it in front of him, and a mirror appeared in front of the three people and one fox.
The reflection on the mirror gradually distorts and changes into another picture.
In the picture, it was the once young Naruto.
The first scene of the memory made Namikaze Minato freeze on the spot.
Immediately, his eyes were about to burst, and a huge anger surged into his heart, almost making Minato lose his mind!
"She!! How dare you do this?!"
In the picture, a woman with a sharp face stood in front of a stroller, looking at the blond baby in the stroller with malicious eyes.
In her hand was a steaming milk bottle.
Just by looking at it, Namikaze Minato knew that the temperature was definitely above 60°.
This temperature can definitely burn a baby's throat and cause irreversible damage!
"It's all your fault! It's all your evil fox who killed my son! I'm going to burn you dumb!"
Vicious words spewed out of the woman's mouth.
Under Minato's frightened and angry gaze, the woman poured the bottle into the blond baby's mouth.
"No!!"
Seeing his child being hurt, Minato even forgot that this was just a memory scene.
He was about to touch the mirror in a flash.
But the picture suddenly distorted and changed, once again becoming a scene of little Naruto being rejected by the villagers.
"How come this demon fox isn't dead yet?"
“It’s really unlucky, it feels like you’ll become unlucky if you get close!”
Little Naruto walked helplessly on the street, his ears filled with vicious curses from the villagers.
When I timidly entered the store, I was even cursed and pushed out by the store owner.
The thin body was pushed to the ground by a middle-aged shopkeeper.
"Who told you to come in? Get away! What bad luck!"
After the embarrassed little Naruto stood up, he could only bow and apologize in a low voice.
"I'm sorry, I don't know why, but I'm sorry."
He was obviously not wrong.
But I still have to apologize to those people.
However, Naruto, who was so strong and optimistic, still couldn't sleep all night in the dead of night, and could only hide in bed and cry silently.
From the nanny's bad behavior at the beginning, to the vicious curses from the villagers, and to little Naruto crying secretly.
All this was seen by Namikaze Minato.
"Why, how could this happen? They..."
Minato's body was shaking slightly, whether because of sadness or anger, and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Naruto, have you been living with such extreme anger and malice?!"
Minato couldn't believe his eyes.
The villagers who were respectful and friendly to him during his lifetime turned out to have such an ugly and vicious side.
The villagers he gave his life to protect and regarded as his family were actually harming his children after his death!
Minato once thought that the malice Kushina received was dark enough.
But I didn't expect that Naruto received even ten times and a hundred times more malice than Kushina.
The top management of Konoha did not announce Naruto's identity as the son of the Hokage after his death, as Minato expected!
Instead, the malicious title of "Incarnation of the Demon Fox" spread in the village, causing all the villagers' hatred of Kyuubi to be transferred to the child Naruto!
As for the reason why Naruto's identity as the Hokage's son was concealed was to prevent his enemies from retaliating?
Is the "Son of the Hokage" more likely to be coveted than the "Jinchuuriki of the Nine-Tails"? !
"Are you kidding me?!"
Naruto, as the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, is clearly the hero who imprisoned the tailed beasts!
Why did he become the so-called demon fox incarnation? !
besides……
"Kakashi! Jiraiya-sensei! And the third generation! What are they doing?"
The Hokage personal bodyguards he personally trained, his disciple Kakashi, his teacher Jiraiya, and the Third Hokage who placed his hope...
None of these people had ever appeared when Naruto was suffering, and had never extended a helping hand.
Not even once!
Not even once!
Where did they go? !
"Are you curious about what your friends, teachers, and seniors are doing?"
The smile on Menma's lips became a little more sarcastic: "Then I'll let you take a look."
After saying that, he stretched out his hand.
Several mirrors appeared in front of Minato again.
The mirror facing him showed a scene where Naruto had no money to buy ramen, so he went to the stream to fish and pick mushrooms to satisfy his hunger.
Minato watched as Naruto put both poisonous and non-poisonous mushrooms into the basket.
And the remaining mirrors.
They were Kakashi Hatake who was squatting on a tree nearby, holding a book in his hand and reading with gusto.
Not far away from him was Naruto who was picking mushrooms.
There are also three people, Shiranui Genma, Aizu Mito, and Dai Iwashi, who are having fun at the BBQ restaurant.
The Genma team composed of these three people was the personal guard team promoted and trained by Namikaze Minato.
Minato even taught them a weakened version of the Flying Thunder God Jutsu - the Flying Thunder Formation Jutsu.
But they did nothing.
"...Choose Mingzhe to protect yourself?"
Although he could understand their choice, Namikaze Minato still felt extremely depressed inside and slowly clenched his fists.
Immediately, he looked at the last mirror.
That was the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, whom he had high hopes for.
And he was using the telescope technique to observe Naruto's every move.
Until dusk, when Naruto had everything ready.
Sarutobi Hiruzen changed into normal clothes and came to the forest of death with great skill.
When he was a hundred meters away from Naruto, he slowly slowed down and walked to Naruto's side with a hunched back.
Then he pretended to have met by chance, said a few words of false concern to gain favor, and even took away the few grilled fish.
And Naruto said, "If you have a stomachache tomorrow, it means the mushrooms are poisonous. If you don't have a stomachache, it means the mushrooms are not poisonous. I have always tested this way before."
It almost caused Minato Namikaze to break his defense on the spot.
Then I looked at the scene, and the scenes gradually flashed by.
Minato's eyes became more serious and his expression became more gloomy.
"How could the former Ninja hero become so hypocritical and disgusting!"
He trusted the Third Generation, and even after becoming the Fourth Hokage, he still did not try to take back the power in the hands of the Third Generation.
And he and his wife protected the village and the villagers with their lives, and sealed the Nine-Tails into their children.
He had already guessed that Naruto, as a Jinchuuriki, would receive some strange looks from the villagers.
Because his wife is a Jinchuuriki, she usually also endures some gossip.
But since not many people know about it, it doesn't matter.
And when he was dying, he also believed that the third generation would not let his child suffer, so he chose to die with his wife and entrusted Naruto to the third generation.
I thought the third generation would let the villagers treat Naruto as a hero.
But the result was the opposite.
The third generation he had placed high hopes on actually did nothing.
The villagers thought Naruto was the incarnation of the nine-tailed demon fox!
Use Naruto as an outlet for your hatred!
As the son of the Hokage, Naruto was reduced to the point where he couldn't even solve the problem of food and clothing!
In sharp contrast, Sarutobi Konohamaru is the grandson of the Third Hokage!
Not only did he have two little followers, he even had his own private teacher, and he was treated like the crown prince of Konoha.
Everywhere he went, the villagers would greet him in a friendly manner, which was completely different from when they faced Naruto.
This kind of performance made Minato feel both physical and psychological discomfort.
All efforts, all ideals were shattered by reality, and the beliefs that I once held seemed so ridiculous at this moment.
"Naruto, I'm sorry, I, I didn't know..."
Minato turned to look at Naruto with a pained expression and trembling lips.
There was unconcealable guilt in his eyes, and he took a step forward and wanted to hug Naruto.
But he was deeply stung by the indifference in Naruto's blue eyes, and froze in place.
"It doesn't matter, I'm just glad that I met Brother Menma and Mr. Fox first before meeting the third generation."
Naruto's expression and tone were indifferent, but the alienation was so obvious.
This made Minato's heart feel even more bitter.
"...I'm sorry, Naruto, I'm really sorry."
Even though he had a lot to say, he knew it would have no effect.
But at this moment, all I could say was a belated apology.
No matter how high his reputation and strength he was, he was still an incompetent and helpless father in front of Naruto.
And at the same time.
The picture in the mirror has also been three generations of various purposeful visits.
Under Menma's guidance, Naruto has learned a lot.
He learned all kinds of knowledge, learned how to disguise himself, and mold himself into a "good guy" who loves Konoha and inherits the will of fire.
As long as Menma and Kyuubi exist, Naruto can face all slander and malice with a smile, be self-sufficient and self-reliant.
Especially when seeing the genuine smile on Naruto's face when he faced Ma and Kyuubi.
Minato's mood became extremely complicated.
"...Uzumaki Menma?"
Namikaze Minato turned his head and looked at this mysterious man again.
"Well, it's me."
The two looked at each other, and Menma nodded without hesitation: "Do you want to question my identity and the purpose of approaching Naruto?"
As soon as these words came out, Naruto on the side couldn't help but frown, with a trace of displeasure flashing in his eyes.
Just like what the book "Wei Lu Night Talk" said: "A saint does not care about his heart when he talks about his deeds, and there is no saint in the world when he talks about his heart."
Naruto didn't know what Menma's purpose was in approaching him.
But he didn't want to know, and he didn't care.
Menma was more than just a teacher, and their relationship was more than teacher-student or friend.
However, under Naruto's gaze, Minato smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"If I were still Hokage, I could question you from the Hokage's point of view, but I'm already dead."
"Now I am just an incompetent father. I have no position or qualification to question you."
Although I don't know where Menma comes from, I don't know what Menma's goal is in contacting Naruto.
But everything Menma did gave Naruto the ability to think independently and the strength to stand alone.
In contrast, as Naruto's father, he chose to die in love with his wife.
Naively leaving Naruto in the care of that hypocritical third generation eventually led to Naruto's tragic childhood experience.
How could he have the right to question someone who was taking care of Naruto?
"..."
Menma on the side saw that the father and son fell into silence and deadlock again.
He smiled warmly and said, "Yidai, I didn't just call you out just to hear your apology."
"Apologizing for your past mistakes is meaningless. You might as well think about how to make up for the harm Naruto has suffered over the years."
The little Kyuubi also jumped from Menma's arms to Naruto who was in a depressed mood, and touched his head comfortingly.
"That's right, Yondaime."
He echoed with a serious face: "An empty apology is worse than some actual compensation."
Compensation?
Minato was stunned when he heard the words, and after coming back to his senses, he took a deep breath and looked at Naruto again: "I know it is meaningless to say anything now, but I want to try to make up for my mistakes with practical actions as a father. "
"Naruto, I hope you can give me a chance."
After saying that, he took a step back and was about to kneel down in front of Naruto.
But Naruto suddenly stretched out his foot and padded Minato's knee.
"Do you want me to be struck by thunder from heaven?"
Under Minato's shocked gaze, Naruto said in a complicated tone.
Although this kind of etiquette is very common in this world, although there is still resentment in my heart towards this cheap father.
But Naruto, who had received Menma's modern education, obviously couldn't accept his father's kneeling.
"No, I mean, what should I do?"
But Minato didn't understand his thoughts and just thought that Naruto didn't intend to give him a chance to make amends.
Minato lowered his head in despair, his tone a little confused.
The yellow flash that made people fear on the battlefield, the Fourth Hokage with extremely high emotional intelligence, seemed so helpless and fragile when facing Naruto.
"Yondaime, I will leave Konoha after a while."
Menma on the side suddenly said: "As for Naruto's training, you will be in charge of guiding him for the time being."
Minato was overjoyed at first when he heard this, but for a moment he fell down.
"I also want to stay with Naruto, but I can't do it."
He sighed deeply and said, "This chakra clone only exists for a limited time."
Minato's tone was very low.
I finally tried to do something for Naruto, but in the end I couldn't do anything.
He now extremely hates himself for choosing to die for love at that time!
Why did you choose to leave Naruto alone?
However, in the face of Minato's concerns, Menma's expression did not change.
"Don't worry about that."
Menma said lightly: "Since I decided to let you stay and take care of Naruto, I naturally thought of this."
After saying that, he walked up to Minato and raised his hands slightly.
One hand is blue Yang escape chakra, and the other hand is black Yin escape chakra.
Immediately, he gave Minato a gentle push, and two balls of chakra immediately enveloped Minato's body.
"Is this...Yang Release Chakra and Yin Release Chakra? Can you use it directly without borrowing ninjutsu?"
Minato looked at his body enveloped in two types of chakra in amazement.
He could feel that the soul fragments and chakra in his body were gradually getting stronger and more abundant.
At the same time, Kyuubi-chan jumped back onto Menma's shoulder.
He leaned into Menma's ear and whispered softly: "Now that everything is settled, let's release my true body first."
This seal is halfway solved, and it feels bad to not be able to go up or down!
Menma couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this.
"Are you sure you want to be released now?"
