Outside the Konoha Village, in a cave sealed by a barrier, Naruto was running around like a madman, wanting to find the source of the danger in advance. Even though he knew it was a futile effort, he just wouldn't give up!
Chapter 27: Minato Namikaze, let's do the multiple choice questions! Only single choice
Amidst Kushina Uzumaki's painful groans, a loud baby cry was heard and Naruto was born!
Uzumaki Naruto rushed back from the cave and stared blankly at his infant self. The feeling in his heart was indescribable.
If this baby knew what would happen to him in the future, would he still choose to come into this world?
What about me now? Do you regret coming to this world?
At this critical moment, he was distracted, so much so that when a mysterious man in a mask appeared and snatched away the baby Naruto, he did not react until then. However, Namikaze Minato reacted faster than him and stood guard in front of his wife Uzumaki Kushina.
Tonight, as a husband, Hokage, and father, Minato Namikaze needs to prioritize these three identities.
Which identity represents the most important responsibilities to him, and which identity's corresponding responsibilities can be given up when necessary?
If possible, Namikaze Minato would definitely choose to do his best to protect everything, but he couldn't do it tonight, so he had to face such a difficult choice that tested his humanity...
The weight and importance of wife, village and children in Minato Namikaze's heart will soon become clear!
As for his own life? That doesn't need to be considered, it is naturally far less than any of the three!
At this moment, he was faced with the first choice of the night:
Who should be saved first, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's wife Kushina, who is weak after giving birth, or their newborn son Naruto?
"Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, get away from the Jinchuriki!"
The mysterious masked man covered the baby Naruto with his hand, issued a silent threat, and posed the dilemma of the century: "Choose between wife and child."
"Kill me! Kill me, kill me! Save my mother, leave me alone..."
Naruto Uzumaki, who was wandering around like a void ghost, once again let out a crazy roar in vain. Unfortunately, the miracle he was always expecting did not happen, and no one at the scene heard his shouts!
This scene is full of black humor, making people want to laugh and cry at the same time!
"Naruto!"
As a mother, Uzumaki Kushina was the first to give her choice. She glanced at Namikaze Minato with a determined look, then stretched out her hand towards Naruto.
In an instant, Namikaze Minato understood his wife's decision from her eyes, and before the kunai was about to pierce Naruto, he flashed and saved Naruto.
Then he threw away the detonating tag on the swaddling clothes, used the "Flying Thunder God Technique" to go home and settle Naruto, and reappeared in the cave,
No matter how fast Minato Namikaze ran, it was too late. His wife Uzumaki Kushina was indeed gone... He could only make a single choice!
When he found Kushina, the Nine-Tails had been torn out of her body. Namikaze Minato realized that even with the tenacious vitality of the Uzumaki clan, his wife's life was already in the countdown. As a husband, all he could do now was to take his wife home and let her take a closer look at her newborn child.
Minato Namikaze in the past, Naruto Uzumaki in the present, the father and son from different time and space fell into silence at the same time. It is difficult to explain such feelings and emotions...
Uzumaki Naruto stopped roaring and instead looked down at his mother Uzumaki Kushina blankly.
Kushina's face was pale and weak, and her bright red hair, which used to show off her vitality, had become somewhat dull. She was staring blankly at the newborn baby Naruto with her head tilted to the side.
The baby Naruto, who had stopped crying, also looked up and stared blankly into the void, as if he could feel his future self. These three things connected together seemed to constitute a cycle of life and death!
"Crack!"
The off-site "director" Da Renyi was satisfied with capturing a scene with "high artistic content" and planned to give it to Naruto later.
At the same time, the masked man summoned the Nine-Tails and entered Konoha to wreak havoc, and the second multiple-choice question appeared:
As a Hokage, you have the responsibility to protect Konoha. As a husband and father, you have the responsibility to take care of your dying wife and newborn son. Which one should you choose?
It is hard to say whether Minato Namikaze chose to protect Konoha over the other two choices.
Maybe he couldn't bear to watch his wife's life force slowly fade away? Or maybe he was completely enraged and wanted to find the masked man to avenge his wife?
Anyway, he put on the Hokage robe and set off again.
"I will be right back!"
He only left these words to his wife and newborn child in a gentle voice. Under the gentle tone, there was a volcanic eruption and magma gushing out that was about to be suppressed.
He knew that his wife Uzumaki Kushina, who had been separated from the Nine-Tails, was doomed to die!
Uzumaki Kushina did not try to keep her husband, and she did not try to prolong her life despite being weak and dying. Instead, she secretly made a decision.
What she didn't know was that Minato Namikaze had actually made a decision at the same time, and the couple's decisions were extremely similar.
At this time, Uzumaki Naruto found that he could get rid of the restriction that had always prevented him from leaving Uzumaki Kushina. He followed his father silently.
Witnessed him fighting the Nine-Tails, using the "Flying Thunder God Barrier" to transfer the Nine-Tails' beast jade, witnessed the masked man's sneak attack, and witnessed the peak duel between the Fourth Hokage and the masked man...
Witnessing such a wonderful battle, in the past, Naruto would have been so excited and happy that he would have cheered and jumped for joy, but now, there was only indifference on his face.
Sadness and pain made him lose all other expressions. The end had not yet arrived, but he had already despaired in advance.
People who have nothing will not despair. Only when people are given things and then ruthlessly deprived of them can they become despair!
After the defeated masked man escaped, Uzumaki Kushina, who was already doomed to die, told her the decision she had made before.
The overwhelming "Vajra Blockade" bound the Nine-Tails tightly, accompanied by the roar of this ferocious beast that frightened the entire ninja world.
Uzumaki Kushina, the wife who had just become a mother but was about to die, spoke the sweetest and most cloying love words to her husband without paying any attention to anyone around.
"I will die even if you can hold the Nine-Tails back", "Thank you for everything you have done for me", "Don't show that expression, I am always happy to have you love me", "Besides, today is the child's birthday", "I only have one last wish, I really want to meet Naruto when he grows up..."
At the end of her life, she just wanted to drag her broken body to die together with the Nine-Tailed Fox and do the last thing for her husband and children!
Uzumaki Naruto, who thought he would never cry again, couldn't help crying again, crying and laughing at the same time.
As expected of her mother! Even in the face of death, she is still so cool and handsome! Using the nine-tailed fox that everyone fears as a background prop for confession, who else can be so romantic?
Namikaze Minato also stated the decision he made earlier, which was also his last choice tonight:
He used the forbidden technique "Shiki Fuujin" to cut the Nine-Tails in half, sealed half of the "Yang Nine-Tails" into his son Naruto's body, and sealed half of the "Yin Nine-Tails" into the body of the God of Death along with himself, and at the same time sealed his and Kushina's remaining chakra into Naruto's body.
It can not only help the future Naruto control the Nine-Tails Chakra, but also fulfill his wife's wish and let her meet the grown-up Naruto.
In his opinion, this might be the best solution.
Leaving the Nine-Tails for Konoha,
Leave strength and future to his son Naruto,
And he himself died with his wife Kushina, who had the Nine-Tails extracted...
Even if it means sacrificing his own life, Namikaze Minato will try his best to make a "multiple choice" in the single-choice question!
"What a greedy person!"
Da Renyi is willing to call Minato Namikaze the strongest "water-balancing master" in Hokage!
Chapter 28: Living a Second Life (Wrong) and the Power of Missing
"Naruto, you can't be picky about food. You must eat enough every day and grow up healthily.
Remember to take a hot bath every day, don’t stay up late, and get enough sleep.
In addition, if you want to make friends, it doesn’t matter if you don’t have many friends. A few trustworthy partners are enough.
Although I am not very good at it, you must study hard and master the ninjutsu.
However, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Even if learning is not going well, there is no need to be discouraged.
Naruto, you will encounter a lot of bitterness and pain in the future.
You must stick to your principles, have dreams in your heart, and then work hard to realize them.
Have confidence in yourself...
I still have a lot more to tell you.
I still want to live with you, I love you..."
"Naruto, what dad wants to say is the same as your nagging mother..."
Uzumaki Naruto's memory seemed to remain at that moment forever. His parents' last words to him kept lingering in his mind, and he could never forget them.
He walked through the streets and alleys of Konoha woodenly, hearing the countless curses and hatreds that he had been accustomed to hearing since childhood.
"Look at that fox demon, it was him who killed the Fourth Hokage!", "Why didn't the Third Hokage order him to be killed?", "So many people died in Konoha, it was all caused by the fox demon!", "Why doesn't the little fox demon just die!"...
Naruto looked down at his own figure, which was much shorter than in his memory. He ignored all the curses and resentments. The self who lived a second life was different from the self in the first life.
Yes, after the death of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, he did not leave this strange Konoha, but entered the body of the baby Naruto and started his second life again!
At first, he was full of resentment and hatred, and the Nine-Tails Chakra in his body went berserk countless times with his emotions. However, Naruto was too weak to control the Nine-Tails in his body, and was easily discovered and subdued by the ninja guarding him, who then re-sealed it.
Slowly, Naruto learned to disguise and conceal his emotions. From a little baby who couldn't control his violent behavior when he saw the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, he gradually grew into a child who could temporarily suppress his emotions and hatred deep in his heart.
Faced with a child who had been under strict surveillance since infancy, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not think much about it and gradually relaxed his range of activities, which was exactly what Naruto had expected.
Uzumaki Naruto was going to the public library in Konoha to read books today, so he had to walk through several busy streets. Usually he tried to avoid crowded places and stayed at home as much as possible.
Although he no longer cares much about the curses now, it is always a good thing to hear less of them!
"The little fox demon is here again. How disgusting and annoying!"
"If it weren't for the order from the Third Generation Master, our library really wouldn't want to receive him!"
"Forget it. Anyway, we have already checked carefully according to the order from above. What we have here are some ordinary books. There is nothing related to ninjutsu!"
Uzumaki Naruto had long been accustomed to other people's discriminatory attitudes. He found a book on the history of the ninja world that he had not finished reading last time from the bookshelf, sat in his usual seat, and quickly immersed himself in it.
He had always remembered his mother Uzumaki Kushina's last instructions to him and followed them as strictly as possible. He couldn't read any books at first, but forced himself to read, and then slowly immersed himself in the world of knowledge.
The process was painful, it was simply torture, but fortunately, Uzumaki Naruto had nothing else but the resilience and persistence that he had honed since childhood, which was extremely rare.
He persisted! And changed himself!
The sun gradually set in the west. At noon, Naruto used the dry food and water he brought with him to make do with lunch. He read books in the library all day.
After turning the last page of the book, Uzumaki Naruto closed his eyes and pondered. His short and frail figure actually had a hint of elegant bookish air. He was not just reading, but actually thinking.
After a long while, Naruto closed the book and was about to put it back. He finished reading another book, and the face of his mother Uzumaki Kushina smiling at him appeared in front of him again.
"Every time I finish reading a book, I will think of you, Mom..."
Unforgettable longing and pain will cause a person to undergo a complete transformation!
"You actually persisted? It's beyond my expectation!"
Suddenly, as a voice sounded, all the people and objects in the library stopped moving. The dust floating in the sunlight outside the glass window, the birds spreading their wings in the sky, the water drops from the fountain in the square... everything, the whole world fell into a state of solidification and stillness.
The "world creator" and "film director" Da Renyi who asked the question appeared in this "world" in person, and all things in the world stopped with his thought.
"How magical! Is this world really a dream or an illusion? But it is so real that spending a life here is no different from spending a life in the real world, right?"
Uzumaki Naruto did not jump up and scream. Instead, he took the book that he had not put back and examined it carefully. He stretched his neck to look out the window and at the other people who were standing still. Surprise and curiosity were inevitable in his eyes.
"You look nothing like the Uzumaki Naruto I know."
Da Renyi was also amazed at his change and continued to explain,
"This is one of the illusions I created based on the research notes of Uchiha Jiro, the founder of the Uchiha family's ultimate illusion, Izanami. I call it
Illusion·Memory Killing!
It is far inferior to Izanami, and has no killing power. It can only allow people to live again in the dream of memories.
And the time is limited, only seven months at most. I changed your perception of time, which gave you the illusion that you have lived here for several years."
Uzumaki Naruto seemed to understand, but he just silently remembered all of this in his mind, and then seriously asked the question he had been thinking about for a long time: "Who are you? Why are you helping me?"
"you guess!"
Da Renyi smiled maliciously, looked at Naruto's depressed expression, and then said,
"You should have guessed it a little bit, right? My name is Da Renyi, the ancestor of Shamatte. Haven't you always wanted to meet me?
As for why I help you and how I did all this, this is a very long story. Do you want to listen to me slowly?"
"Of course! I have figured out some of the questions through reading books over the years, no, over the past few months, but there are still more questions that I want to know the answers to!"
Naruto's parents' faces reappeared before his eyes. He tried his best to suppress his emotions but still lost control. He felt mixed emotions. There was pain and despair brought by witnessing the tragedy but being unable to do anything. There was also happiness and hope brought by his parents' earnest expectations and intimate instructions...
Da Renyi stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers, and the large library in front of him folded and transformed, and in the blink of an eye it became a ramen restaurant that Naruto was familiar with.
"Uncle Ichiraku, two servings of tonkotsu ramen... Come on, Naruto, let's talk while we eat. You made a wish to God to eat ramen before, and now God will fulfill your wish..."
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