Chapter 45: What were you like as a child?

"Naruto! Do you hate dad?"

Kushina and Naruto, who were laughing, paused and looked at Minato at the same time.

Minato said with some self-mockery: "Because of me, I sealed the Nine-Tails in you, making you bear the fate of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, losing your parents, and also losing your complete childhood."

After hearing what Minato said, Kushina took one of Naruto's arms and stroked his body guiltily, as if she was feeling the changes in Naruto over the years.

The son I carried for ten months, a piece of flesh that fell from my body, grew up to this size in the blink of an eye.

I don’t know if I ate well during these years, if I was naughty in school, if I was bullied by classmates, how I took care of myself when I was sick, etc…

Kushina had so many questions she wanted to ask, but looking at the child in front of her, as a mother, she didn't know where to start.

In the end, all that is left is guilty love.

As if she wanted to comfort Naruto, or to comfort Minato, Kushina said softly: "Naruto, actually, your father didn't mean it. It was really at that time..."

"I understand!" Naruto said.

Namikaze Minato looked at Naruto in surprise.

Naruto looked at Minato and Kushina and said, "I understand the love that my parents have for me. Under the circumstances at that time, they sealed the Nine-Tails in my body because, on the one hand, they wanted me to become a hero of Konoha, and on the other hand, they wanted to prevent that unknown masked man from causing turmoil in the ninja world in the future!"

Hearing Naruto actually express his thoughts at the time so accurately, Minato felt both relieved and guilty.

I am glad that my considerations were not wrong and were understood.

What made him feel guilty was that his child was so sensible and didn't blame him, which made him feel bad.

In fact, Minato actually hoped that Naruto would make a scene at him.

Naruto continued, "Besides, Dad was very considerate of me. Not only did he leave the Nine-Tails' seal key, he also added his own chakra to the Eight-Tails' seal to prevent me from going berserk;

Even, in order for me to be able to master the Nine-Tails Chakra in the future, I will inject my mother's chakra into the sealing process!

I saw all of this.”

Looking at his parents, Naruto took a deep breath and said with tears in his eyes: "I don't regret becoming this container, because before becoming this container, I have been filled with your love!"

Naruto has been Hokage, and to some extent, he understands his father's actions better than in his previous life.

Kushina's tears started to flow and she hugged Naruto immediately.

"Child, mom and dad are sorry for you! Wuuuuuu..."

Kushina couldn't take it anymore and all her pent up emotions and love for Naruto came out.

Her son was so sensible. Not only did he not blame her and Minato, but he was so understanding and supportive. This made her heart full of love and she wanted to compensate her son.

Naruto closed his eyes and sobbed, tears streaming down his face.

Namikaze Minato wiped his tears, walked forward and hugged Kushina and Naruto.

The family of three finally have the chance to hug each other in this life.

After a long time, the three of them separated.

Kushina wiped the tears from her eyes, took Naruto's hand and said, "Naruto, how have you been these years?"

Naruto scratched his head and said, "It's been... okay."

Minato said, "Come on, let's sit down and have a good chat."

So, the family of three sat on the ground.

Minato looked at Naruto and said, "Naruto, can you tell your father about your childhood?"

In reality, Minato wanted to know if the people in the village treated their son like a hero.

Naruto raised an eyebrow and asked, "Dad, do you really want to hear it?"

No one knows a child better than his mother. Kushina keenly caught Naruto's emotional changes and asked, "Yes, Naruto, tell me. Actually, mom wants to listen too."

"Well........"

Naruto frowned and looked at Kushina and Minato and said, "Actually, not so good. To be honest, I had a pretty miserable life as a kid."

Kushina frowned in surprise and asked, "Misery?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yeah, I remember when I was three or four years old, I lived alone and often didn't have enough to eat and was hungry."

Kushina was shocked, "I'm not full!!! I'm hungry!!!"

Minato asked hurriedly: "Didn't the Third Generation take care of you?"

Naruto said, "Grandpa Sandai has always taken care of me. Basically, my living expenses were all given by Grandpa Sandai, but I was young at the time and spent money recklessly. And after you died, Dad, Grandpa Sandai became Hokage again, so he was also very busy and didn't have much time to take care of me, and......"

Kushina was already a little angry. Seeing Naruto hesitate to speak, she asked, "And what? Say it!"

Naruto was startled by his mother's sudden domineering side, and blurted out subconsciously in fear: "Also, the people in the village at that time discriminated against me, calling me a demon fox and treating me as a monster. Therefore, basically few people were willing to play with me. Even if I bought a lot of candy to please them, no one would play with me. So, at the end of the month, I often had no money and went hungry."

After hearing this, Kushina felt almost sick.

When Naruto talked about being discriminated against, as a fellow Jinchūriki, she could totally relate to him.

Because when she was a child, she came to Konoha Village as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. At that time, she was relatively well taken care of.

After all, Lady Uzumaki Mito is the wife of the First Hokage, the sister-in-law of the Second Hokage, and the master's wife of the Third Hokage!

Before I came here, Lord Uzumaki Mito summoned me personally, comforted me, and specially greeted the Konoha high-level officials. This is a very important matter!

In this way, Kushina was bullied a lot in Konoha.

Looking at her son again, Naruto sounded very relaxed, as if it was nothing, but the actual situation was probably beyond Kushina's imagination. He must have been ostracized to death!

Just think about it, a three or four-year-old child, in order to make friends, spends money to buy candies and please others to play with them.

How lonely this is!!!

Minato asked hurriedly: "What about Sandai? Didn't Sandai publicize your heroic deeds? Didn't he tell the people in the village that you are my son?"

Minato Namikaze felt very uncomfortable. This was different from what he had expected.

At least, as Naruto's son, he must be treated well by the village and villagers.

After all, he died fighting for the village, so Naruto could be considered the descendant of a martyr.

Kushina said angrily: "How dare he! If the Nine-Tails is such a taboo, how many enemies will come to kill us if it is publicized! Moreover, in the eyes of the Konoha high-level officials, I am afraid that Naruto is only regarded as a weapon!!!"

When it comes to this, Kushina is crying and shouting!