Chapter 24: Let the son of a hero be bullied, what crime do you deserve, Sarutobi?

Dead silence!

Deathly silence!

The air in the entire Hokage Building was as dead as ice!

Countless villagers looked shocked and in disbelief!

The demon fox is the son of the fourth generation Hokage?

"How is this possible?! The Yondaime Hokage is the hero who saved the entire village. How can the demon fox be his son?"

"That's right! What a joke! How is this possible?"

"It must be a lie made up by Uncle Demon Fox! Even the dead Yondaime-sama is not spared, this bastard!"

Noisy sounds echoed from around the Hokage building.

The villagers surrounding the Hokage Building looked in disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost.

The Fourth Hokage was a hero who sacrificed himself to save the village!

That night when the Nine-Tails rioted, it was he who was not afraid of life and death and used his own life to seal the Nine-Tails.

Save countless lives!

How could such a great ninja be the father of the demon fox?

Some villagers looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, hoping that this respected Sandaime Hokage could expose Namikaze Mirai's lies!

The demon fox is the son of the Fourth Hokage. How could this be true?

It must be a lie made up by Uncle Demon Fox!

The purpose is to deceive these kind-hearted villagers!

However, a scene that shocked them appeared.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had a complicated expression, with a hint of indescribable emotion in his gray-brown eyes and remained silent.

Why didn't the Sandaime-sama speak?

Isn't this the time to expose Namikaze Mirai's lies?

The villagers began to panic.

Why did the Hokage-sama they always respected show such an expression?

The crowd started to commotion!

The bustling noise sounded from the crowd.

Soon, another shocking thing was discovered by them.

The ANBU, the ANBU around them who originally maintained order, all fell silent!

One of the silver-haired ANBU's eyes was quite dim, as if all his strength had been drained away in an instant.

This abnormal scene finally calmed down the frantic crowd...

"How could this happen? Could it be that the demon fox is really..."

As soon as this thought came up, they couldn't help but shudder!

What a joke!

If the demon fox is really the son of the Fourth Hokage, then who are these people?

Receiving Yondaime-sama's favor and harming his son?

Namikaze Mirai looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen indifferently.

"Hokage-sama, is it time to confess everything?"

It caused such a large-scale commotion, affecting most of the Konoha Village.

If Naruto's true identity is not revealed today, there is no way it will end!

A dry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant, his back was hunched and his voice was a little hoarse.

"Have you ever thought about the consequences of making all this public? Minato has made countless enemies in the three wars. If Naruto's identity is made public, how many enemies will he suffer..."

"Hokage-sama! I think you still haven't figured it out yet!"

There was a hint of sarcasm in Namikaze Mirai's tone.

He stared straight at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Word by word.

"As long as I'm here, no one can threaten Naruto!"

His body trembled, Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to have become older, and his wrinkled face was almost drooping in decay.

Finally, he sighed.

It seems that he accepted this result.

"He is right, Naruto is the son of the Fourth Hokage."

The crowd exploded instantly.

An uproar that surpassed any previous one echoed in the Hokage Building.

Namikaze Mirai's previous words only made them feel a little flustered.

But now, Sarutobi Hiruzen admits it himself, the meaning is completely different!

Naruto, whom they have always called the Demon Fox, is actually the son of the Fourth Hokage!

The heroic son who sacrificed his life to save this village!

The demon fox is the son of a hero?

"But, why does everyone call him the demon fox?"

"Where did these rumors come from?"

"This is so weird!"

Many villagers are still confused.

Since Naruto is the son of a hero, why is he treated like this?

As the son of the Fourth Hokage, shouldn't he enjoy the best benefits in the entire village and be raised as the son of a hero?

Why, Naruto did it completely the other way around?

And, most importantly...

Lord Sandaime didn't interfere at all in this process, which is so strange!

"Because...Kyuubi."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were filled with bitterness that he had never seen before.

At this point, he could only tell the whole truth.

Otherwise, these angry villagers might turn their fingers on him.

"On the night of the Nine-Tails Riot, Minato and Kushina sacrificed their lives to seal the Nine-Tails into their son, Naruto."

"This matter is of great concern. If it is leaked rashly, the consequences will be very serious. Therefore, I ordered all information related to this matter to be blocked. Unexpectedly, it turned into a rumor that Naruto is the demon fox."

"If Minato knew about it underground, he would definitely blame me!"

Uproar!

There was an uproar!

The truth is finally revealed!

These villagers who learned the truth found it difficult to accept this reality.

They kept cursing that the demon fox who killed the Yondaime couple was their only son!

They've been bullying the hero's son for so many years!

"I am...the son of the Fourth Hokage..."

Naruto froze in place.

It turns out that his biological parents, whom he has never met, are actually the heroes who saved the entire village?

The last one carved on Hokage Rock, the fourth generation Hokage who was regarded as a hero by the village!

He was never a demon fox!

But the son of a hero!

His eyes were filled with tears for a moment, and Naruto pursed his lips, trying his best not to cry.

Uncle said that men should not cry.

But, but...

Big tears rolled down from his eyes one after another, and he almost became a tearful person.

Namikaze Mirai knelt down and gently wiped the tears from his eyes.

"Don't resent your parents. They are the most loving people in the world. It was only because of the crisis that they had to make that choice."

"No, I don't resent them."

Naruto wiped the tears from his face.

"I'm happy. I'm not the bastard they call me. I have parents who are heroes who saved the village. I just, just want to meet them."

"I really, really want to meet them..."

The crowd fell into silence.

Someone silently wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes.

Some people clenched their fists in self-blame.

Namikaze Mirai stood up, turned his head, and stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"The Sandaime, how should we judge the guilt of allowing the son of a hero to be bullied by the village?"

Guilt? ? ?

Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression suddenly turned ugly.

What's the meaning? ? ?

Namikaze Mirai directly targeted him?

"As the son of a hero, Naruto should have received the best education and the best treatment, but he didn't get any of these! Instead, he has been suffering unwarranted bullying!"

"You, the Sandaime Hokage, don't you intend to take responsibility for this?"

The moment Namikaze Mirai's voice fell, noisy discussions immediately sounded around.

"The Hokage does need to bear some responsibility for Naruto's matter."

"Yes! Human hearts are made of flesh. If Hokage-sama had announced that Naruto was the fourth generation's son from the beginning, how could we have treated him like that?"

The villagers began to blame each other, and their feelings of self-blame for knowing Naruto's identity seemed to find an outlet.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's teeth trembled when he heard this, and the ANBU around him also looked at each other with shock.

"How do you want to make up for it?"

He took a deep breath.

The situation was overwhelming and it was no longer his choice.

Namikaze Mirai smiled lightly: "I remember that the inheritance left by my brother Minato seems to have been misappropriated by you. That part of the property is barely worth a billion taels!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately became anxious.

"How can there be so much property left by Minato? Don't let the lion open his mouth!"

Namikaze Mirai's face turned cold: "So my brother's inheritance was really swallowed up by you?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen came back to his senses, noticed the strange looks in the surrounding villagers' eyes, and felt a thump in his heart.

He was hooked.

"The property Minato left behind was used to rebuild the village and compensate the families of the ninjas who died that night. Not a single cent went into my pocket, and it was definitely not as much as 1 billion taels."

Sarutobi's tone softened, and his calm tone made it impossible to see any flaws.

He is worthy of being a political master, and his rhetoric is watertight.

Namikaze Mirai had a sneer on his lips.

"500 million taels, as compensation for Naruto."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked ugly.

"In the future, do you know how much 500 million taels will be? How can I come up with such a large amount of money?"

joke!

The entire annual budget of Konoha is only about 1 billion. Namikaze will spend half of it in one sentence in the future?

"Isn't it possible that the pain Naruto suffered and the Minato couple's inheritance are not even worth 500 million taels?"

"If you can't take it out, the Sarutobi clan can't take it out?"

Clenching his teeth slightly, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Namikaze Mirai, and there seemed to be fire rising in his eyes.

He remembered Namikaze Mirai's declaration in the Hokage room when he first returned to the village, I will get back every cent of Minato's inheritance.

If the Sarutobi clan really paid 500 million taels to compensate Naruto, I'm afraid many clan members would have to live in a pinch.

But the current situation is no longer a choice for him.

"I will send someone to send you the compensation. Remember, this is for Naruto."

He took a deep breath, and although his tone was calm, there was a hint of fire in his eyes.

But Namikaze Mirai's eyes were quite dull.

As if to say, this is just the beginning.