Chapter 168 You are the mother, right?
Chapter 168 You are the mother, right?
"Naruto, actually, I have known Master Jiraiya for a long, long time. When I was young, I became an orphan without a father or a mother due to an accident, and then I came to Konoha."
"At that time, the situation was very special. As a person from another village and with special hair, many people were unwilling to accept me."
"Special hair color."
Uzumaki Naruto looked at Uzumaki Kushina's hair.
"Don't look at me like this, my hair used to be red, but for special reasons, I dyed it black."
Uzumaki Kushina smiled, then continued speaking.
"When I was young, I started to study at the Ninja School in Konoha. However, I had almost no friends at that time. Only Mikoto was willing to be my friend."
"At that time I lived in a corner of the village. There was no one else around except me."
"I thought I would live like this, but something unexpected happened."
"That day an enemy sneaked into Konoha and kidnapped me. In order to be rescued, I secretly cut off my hair, hoping that someone would come and save me."
"But I forgot that there is no one near my home. I don't have many friends, and no one would care if I disappeared."
"Just when I thought I was doomed, the enemies around me were suddenly beaten down, and a yellow-haired boy appeared in front of me and rescued me."
"In his hands was my lost hair."
"I still remember him saying, 'It's great that your hair is so bright and I can find you.'"
"He is Jiraiya's disciple. He is an orphan like me. At that time, Jiraiya taught him like his own child. And he also respected Jiraiya as his own father."
"Later, I got together with him. Sensei Jiraiya often took care of us, and I also liked being with Sensei Jiraiya."
"At that time, Jiraiya-sensei was not as frivolous as he is now. Although he wasn't serious at that time either."
Uzumaki Kushina complained quietly.
"But I have to say that Jiraiya-sensei is a very good and serious teacher."
"When we got married, I asked Jiraiya-sensei to attend our simple wedding as a father."
"I remember that time, Jiraiya-sensei wrote a very good novel. At that time, he and I unanimously decided to use the name of the protagonist in the book to name our unborn child."
Uzumaki Kushina said as she handed a book to Uzumaki Naruto.
"The Legend of Perseverance?"
Uzumaki Naruto took the book handed to him by Uzumaki Kushina and looked at the title on it.
"Well, he likes reading this book very much. I believe you must like it very much too."
Uzumaki Kushina said with a smile, raising her hand to rub Uzumaki Naruto's head.
"Then what happened later? Sister Kuzunana was clearly living in Konoha, so why did she become a member of the Hidden Rain Village?"
Uzumaki Naruto asked Uzumaki Kushina.
"Because on the day I gave birth, an accident happened. The Nine-Tailed Fox descended upon the village, and my husband chose to fight against the Nine-Tailed Fox in order to protect the village, me, and our child."
"Later, he died in the fight against the Nine-Tails, and I was also injured in that battle."
"At that time, I thought I would die there, but I was saved by Xiaoxing. I stayed in the Rain Country for a long time until I recovered from my injuries and returned to Konoha. For you, Jiraiya-sensei is not only your master, but also your relative. Similarly, for me, Jiraiya-sensei is also my relative."
Uzumaki Naruto listened to Uzumaki Kushina's words with guilt in his eyes.
"Feel sorry....."
"Why are you apologizing? You didn't do anything wrong. We are the ones who should apologize."
Uzumaki Kushina said softly.
"Come to think of it, I know your father. He chose you to seal the Nine-Tails because he hoped that you could become a hero of Konoha, a hero who would seal the tailed beasts that endangered a region and protect Konoha."
"But it seems to be causing you trouble."
A hero? But I haven't done anything for Konoha, even the lecherous sage...
"Naruto, Sensei Jiraiya was an extremely outstanding ninja. He died to protect Konoha and everyone."
"I won't say anything to comfort you, but if you choose to blame everyone, it will only be a betrayal of Jiraiya-sensei's sacrifice and his expectations of you."
"Naruto, you are never alone."
Uzumaki Kushina's forehead was against Uzumaki Naruto's forehead.
"I will always be by your side. I am your family and I will always stand behind you."
"Sister Kuzuna..."
Uzumaki Naruto hugged Uzumaki Kushina and cried.
Uzumaki Kushina patted Uzumaki Naruto's back again and again.
"Cry, cry. I won't tell anyone else about your crying."
"Naruto, if you feel angry and unwilling, then work hard to grow up. Reassure teacher Jiraiya in the sky and tell him that the student who once gave him a headache is now a very powerful and handsome ninja like him."
Uzumaki Kushina kept comforting Uzumaki Naruto.
On the other side, the land of rain.
A frog sneakily jumped out from a building and then prepared to swim into the river.
However, the next second, the frog was entangled by the silk thread and then pulled up.
Hyuga Neji raised his hand, reached into the frog's mouth very skillfully, took out a scroll, and then threw the frog into the river.
"The twelfth piece of information."
Hyuga Neji opened the scroll, and besides the daily report of safety, it also contained information about the Hidden Rain Village.
Hyuga Neji destroyed the scroll and continued to monitor the situation outside Jiraiya's room.
On the Uchiha Star side, after delivering medicine to Jiraiya and Uchiha Itachi, his Den Den Mushi made a sound.
Uchiha Xing returned to his room and answered the phone.
"Xiaoxing, can I ask you something?"
Uzumaki Kushina's voice came from the Den Den Mushi.
"What's wrong, Shinna-chan."
Uchiha Xing asked with a smile.
"I want to know if everyone will have the opportunity to regain their body after death, just like me."
Uzumaki Kushina asked Uchiha Hoshi.
"No, first of all, after a person dies, he or she will go directly to the other world. Only souls with very strong obsessions will stay near the obsession body. Secondly, the reason why you can stay in the artificial body is because you have learned the magic of the spirit body, which has enhanced your spiritual power and can support the artificial body. Did something happen?"
Uchiha Xing asked Uzumaki Kushina pretending to be confused.
"Jiraiya-sensei, dead. I wonder if he will 'survive' like me."
Uzumaki Kushina said in disappointment.
"Jiraiya? I'm afraid not. If he has an obsession, he will definitely return to Konoha. With your spiritual power, you will definitely be able to see him. If you can't see him, it means he has no obsession, or he is not dead yet."
Uchiha Xing gave Uzumaki Kushina some hints.
"I see."
However, Uzumaki Kushina did not understand the hint given by Uchiha Hoshi. After all, the information about Jiraiya's death was sent back by Fukasaku.
"By the way, Xiao Xinnai, have you informed everyone about what I told you?"
Uchiha Star asked Uzumaki Kushina.
"Well, I've already informed everyone. We are now in the last three days of sales. The mall reconstruction will begin in a few days. However, I am a little confused. Why do I have to go back when the mall is being rebuilt?"
Uzumaki Kushina asked in great confusion.
"The mall is being renovated and all employees are unable to work. There's no point in you staying here. Why don't you come back and help me? Don't worry, the mall will be renovated in at most half a year."
Uchiha Star coaxed Uzumaki Kushina.
"I know, but Naruto needs me right now. I want to go back later."
Uzumaki Kushina said worriedly.
"Naruto is not that fragile, and what he needs now is to work hard to make himself stronger. You can't help him now. Come back, I need your help here."
There was silence on the other side of the Den Den Mushi. After a long moment, Uzumaki Kushina said, "I understand, but I want to stay a few more days and come back later."
"Ok."
Uchiha Star didn't urge Uzumaki Kushina too much.
In Konoha, Uzumaki Naruto did not sleep all night, but read the book given to him by Uzumaki Kushina.
"Then... let me break this curse. If there is peace, I will hold on to it tightly and I will not give up."
"You, who are you?"
The enemy looked at him in shock.
"My name is, Naruto."
"Naruto...?"
Uzumaki Naruto's fingertips ran over the name of the protagonist in the book, then turned to the next page, which was the author's profile.
Looking at the photo of Jiraiya when he was young, Uzumaki Naruto's eyes became red again.
"My dear sage, I will definitely become an excellent ninja like the protagonist in your book, definitely."
Uzumaki Naruto curled up in the quilt, holding the book tightly in his arms.
The next day, Uzumaki Kushina carried her things, opened the door of Uzumaki Naruto's room as if she was familiar with the place, and started to make a love breakfast for Uzumaki Naruto.
"Da da da...."
The familiar sound of cutting vegetables was heard, and Uzumaki Naruto slowly opened his eyes.
"Sister Kuzuna..."
Looking at Uzumaki Kushina's back, Uzumaki Naruto buried his face in the quilt again.
[At that time, he and I decided to name our unborn child after the protagonist of the book]
Uzumaki Naruto, who had his eyes closed, opened them instantly.
By the way, sister Jiu Na said that her child’s name was chosen from the name of the protagonist of the lecherous immortal novel.
Naruto, Naruto.
Uzumaki Naruto sat up and looked at Uzumaki Kushina who was cooking with some disbelief.
[Don’t look at me like this, my hair used to be red, but for special reasons, I dyed it black]
[I just don't understand, why is your hair yellow? I remember my teacher told me that the Uzumaki clan generally have red hair, which symbolizes strong vitality.]
So, so she is...
In an instant, Uzumaki Naruto finally understood why Uzumaki Kushina was so nice to him when they first met.
Uzumaki Naruto opened his mouth for a long time and said: "Sister Kuzuna...you are my mother, right?"
Uzumaki Kushina's cooking hands couldn't help but pause for a moment. After a long time, Uzumaki Kushina said, "Yes."
"Then why...you never told me that you are, my mother."
Uzumaki Kushina stopped what she was doing, turned around and looked at Uzumaki Naruto.
"Because I'm afraid you hate me." I'm even more afraid that those people will hurt you because of this incident.
"Do you know how lonely I was during those years? How much I wished my family was still here."
Uzumaki Naruto said this, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"I know."
Uzumaki Kushina raised her hands and wanted to hug Uzumaki Naruto, but was afraid of scaring him.
"Mother...."
Uzumaki Naruto threw himself into Uzumaki Kushina's arms.
"Naruto...."
Uzumaki Kushina hugged Uzumaki Naruto tightly.
However, the warm scene did not last long as it was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"I'll open the door."
Uzumaki Kushina patted Uzumaki Naruto on the back, then let go of Uzumaki Naruto and walked to open the door.
Uzumaki Kushina opened the door and found Nara Shikamaru standing outside.
"Shikamaru, why are you here?"
Uzumaki Kushina asked Nara Shikamaru in some surprise.
"Ms. Kuzuna, I have something to ask Naruto."
Nara Shikamaru simply explained the reason why he came to find Uzumaki Naruto.
"Is that so, Naruto."
Uzumaki Kushina turned around and called Uzumaki Naruto, only to find that Uzumaki Naruto was already standing behind her.
"I understand, Shikamaru. Well then, mom, I'll be leaving first."
Uzumaki Naruto said as he walked out of the room.
Hmmmm??? Mom???
Nara Shikamaru looked around and really didn't understand what had happened in one night that made Uzumaki Naruto start calling her mom.
But now is not the time to gossip, we need to deal with the secret code issue properly.
Uzumaki Kushina watched Uzumaki Naruto leave and then started cooking.
Then the meal was ready, but Uzumaki Naruto was about to run away.
"Go to Myoboku Mountain to learn fairy arts..."
Uzumaki Kushina couldn't help but think of the subtle expression on Minato Namikaze's face every time he mentioned learning fairy arts at Myoboku Mountain, as well as the food at Myoboku Mountain. She decisively packed up the food and handed it to Uzumaki Naruto.
"When you go to Myobokusan, you must listen carefully to the words of Fukasaku Sennin and don't act too naughty, okay?"
Uzumaki Kushina instructed Uzumaki Naruto.
"Don't worry, Mom, I will definitely practice hard."
Uzumaki Naruto gave Uzumaki Kushina a thumbs up, indicating that he would definitely work hard.
"Come on, Naruto."
Uzumaki Kushina helped Uzumaki Naruto pack his things, and then sent Uzumaki Naruto away.
"Well, goodbye everyone. I'll leave the secret code to you guys."
Uzumaki Naruto said as he started walking out.
"what are you up to?"
Fukasaku looked at Uzumaki Naruto who was walking out with some confusion.
"Didn't you say we were going to Myoboku Mountain?"
Uzumaki Naruto asked Fukasaku back.
"If we were to walk, it would take a long time."
"Huh? A long time!"
Uzumaki Naruto was very shocked.
"I don't have that much time to waste on the road."
Uzumaki Naruto grabbed his hair worriedly.
"Don't worry, you've already signed the spiritual scroll. It will be done in a flash."
Uzumaki Kushina comforts Uzumaki Naruto.
"What the heck? Bang!"
Before Uzumaki Naruto could finish his words, he suddenly disappeared.
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