Chapter 13 Naruto's Childhood
[Why let such a child stay in the village? The Third Hokage should think about this carefully.]
[Didn't I tell you not to play with that kid? Stay away from him from now on.]
Naruto retorted loudly.
[I'm not that kid! I'm Uzumaki Naruto! I'm the one who will become Hokage in the future!]
In the next scene, little Naruto returned home and lay on the bed, recalling the scenes he had suffered. His eyes slowly closed, and when he opened his eyes again, he sniffed and two tears slid down his cheeks.
Naruto didn't understand either.
Why am I so disliked and hated by the villagers?
In the pitch-black environment, the eyes of the villagers seemed to be flickering with faint light in the darkness, making people feel chilled.
Before meeting their first friend Yota, when Yota disappeared, Ino-Shikacho, Kiba, and Sakura were the first to suspect that he was the culprit.
They doubted him because of an outsider...
Rain Country
Nagato looked surprised.
"Isn't it me?"
Konan looked at Naruto on the screen and fell into deep thought.
"Could it be that after experiencing so much pain, he recognized Yahiko and our will in the future and joined Akatsuki, thus saving the ninja world? This child gives me a feeling very similar to Yahiko."
Nagato nodded and said, "You are right, they do look alike. I seem to see him wearing the Akatsuki uniform when he grows up."
Xiaonan twitched the corner of his lower lip slightly.
In my mind, the image of Yahiko as a child overlaps with the image of young Naruto on the screen.
They really look alike, but Yahiko's childhood was much more miserable than Naruto's.
At least Naruto wouldn't starve to death, nor would he have to steal food to survive, and get beaten if he was caught.
Somewhere in a dark corner.
Black Zetsu's hoarse murmur was heard.
"So it's Ashura?"
divine space
Obito looked at the little Naruto on the screen, his eyes flickering.
"Naruto, you who have experienced pain and want to be recognized by others, will you agree with the Moon Eye Project?"
Everything Naruto is experiencing now is inseparable from him.
But when he saw these, he didn't feel any guilt.
Because this world, and everyone in it, is fake.
Only a real person can make him feel guilty.
The images on the screen flashed one by one.
Little Naruto was holding a paint bucket and looking at the other kids playing together with a longing look on his face.
dusk
Little Naruto looked at the backs of the villagers holding their children, his face full of loss.
On the way home, he was alone, and his small figure looked extremely lonely.
In front of the Ninja School.
Naruto sat on the swing and watched the villagers pick up the children.
Naruto's house.
Sarutobi Hiruzen placed an envelope on the table: [This is this month's living expenses, don't spend it carelessly.]
[Hey!] Little Naruto turned around and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen expectantly and asked: [Why am I the only one without a father and a mother? Who are my father and mother?]
Having said this, he stood up and looked up at Sarutobi Hiruzen: [What kind of people are they? ]
Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent for a moment, then turned and left, saying as he walked: [What does it matter if you know? The dead will not be resurrected.]
Pure Land
Tobirama sighed, "Is the monkey already so old?"
The screen flashed.
Naruto stood at the door of the mask shop, looking at the fox mask hanging there, but was pushed to the ground by the shop owner next to him.
[You bastard! Get out of here! ]
The shop owner picked up the fox mask and threw it on Naruto's head.
It was as if Naruto and the things he liked were all extremely unlucky.
[This is a gift for you, get out of here right now.]
Naruto stood up and yelled at him.
[Why! Why are you looking at me like that? ]
After saying that, Naruto ran away amid the disgusted looks of the surrounding villagers.
Next scene
Naruto questioned Iruka loudly.
[Why on earth do people look at me like that? Even my homeroom teacher looks at me like that!]
After hearing Naruto's words, Iruka was obviously stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, but said nothing.
In Iruka's eyes, his parents died at the hands of a demon fox. Was he supposed to tell this naughty little fox that he was the one who killed his parents?
Naruto clenched his fists tightly and shouted to Iruka: [I am not a trouble! I am not a bacteria! I am! I am Uzumaki Naruto! ]
Iruka's eyes had a complicated look, as if he was thinking about what Naruto had experienced over the years.
……
The video has just finished playing.
The live broadcast screen itself has a sense of immersion that can make people feel as if they are in the scene, and coupled with the sad background music, it makes many people in the ninja world feel a pang in their hearts.
Pure Land
Minato couldn't help but shudder.
He wanted to reach out and touch the aggrieved little Naruto on the screen in front of him, but his palm went straight through the screen.
"Naruto……"
Minato clenched his fists, his eyes full of self-blame.
All the experiences of little Naruto were like turned into sharp blades. Whenever he saw a scene where Naruto was wronged, one of the blades would pierce his heart.
Even though Minato had always hoped that Naruto would become a strong-hearted ninja in the future, at this moment he couldn't help but want to hug the little Naruto on the screen into his arms and comfort him softly.
Will tell him.
He has parents, and his parents have always loved him very much.
Although, father's love is simple, implicit and deep, under normal circumstances, only Kushina would say such words.
……
Kushina felt as if her heart was being squeezed tightly by an invisible hand.
"I regret it, Minato. Maybe I shouldn't have listened to you and chosen to believe that Naruto would overcome everything, and I shouldn't have pinned my fantasy future on Naruto..."
She is a spirit, she cannot breathe and cannot shed tears, but she still felt suffocated and tears flowed uncontrollably.
"If Naruto has been treated like this for the past few years, I would rather he achieve nothing and not become a hero who saves the ninja world. As long as he can grow up safely and happily, that's enough."
Kushina bit her lip hard and let the tears fall down her cheeks.
"Naruto... I'm sorry, Mommy really wants to grow up with you..."
……
Because of cognitive bias, a large number of people in the ninja world think that it is inexplicable that Naruto is treated like this by the villagers.
Many people also easily guessed the identity of Naruto's Jinchuriki.
"Ah. Even though he's a Jinchūriki, this kid is so pitiful."
"It was this Jinchūriki who insisted on getting close to him. The higher-ups in the village didn't keep a close eye on it. If the tailed beast gets out of control, who knows how many more people will die."
Someone reminded in a dark voice: "Don't forget, this Uzumaki Naruto is the future savior of the ninja world. In other words, if he doesn't save the ninja world, we may all die."
The ninja next to him, who was very distressed but still felt that the Jinchūriki's experience was reasonable, suddenly raised his head.
He said indignantly: "These Konoha villagers are going too far!"
"Yeah, yeah, these Konoha villagers are going too far! Naruto is just a kid! They are so cruel!"
"Although every Jinchūriki in a ninja village will experience this, it is indeed heartbreaking to see their experiences from the perspective of this child."
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