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Chapter 987: Kushina's Desire to Defect from the Leaf Village
Chapter 987: Kushina's Desire to Defect from the Leaf Village
After several days of obsessive stalking, Kushina's mood grew worse by the day.
According to her initial plan with Minato, Naruto, as the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, was supposed to become a hero-like figure, receiving the village's care and growing up strong.
However, after days of observation, Kushina realized that things were not at all as she had imagined!
Forget being a hero; both now and during his childhood, Naruto was regarded as a "calamity" in the village.
Kushina was aware that Jinchuriki faced special treatment, discrimination, and exclusion.
But the rejection and discrimination Naruto faced were even more severe than that of an average Jinchuriki, and the reason was naturally the Nine-Tails, which had caused the destruction of many Leaf Village families, now residing within his body.
The Third Hokage could have explained this to the villagers, but the old man not only failed to do so but also concealed the information that Naruto was his and the Fourth Hokage's child.
Naruto should have been revered as the 'Hero's Son' by the villagers, but instead, he had become the scapegoat for the Nine-Tails' chaos.
Even if the Third Hokage had his reasons for this, as the Hokage, secretly showing some leniency towards Naruto shouldn't have been difficult, right? Yet, none of that happened. Naruto lived alone in a dilapidated old house, receiving meager relief funds, and often ate expired instant noodles due to financial strain.
If it weren't for Night City's disciple, Rin Nohara, occasionally providing support and care, Naruto wouldn't have had a single good day.
To prevent the Nine-Tails from going berserk again or Naruto from losing control, even Rin, who had cared for Naruto for years, was restricted and prohibited from teaching him how to control the tailed beast's power before he became a ninja.
All of this made Kushina furious on the spot, and she even had the thought of storming the Hokage's office and killing the Third Hokage!
They had dedicated themselves to the village, but what did they get in return? Their only remaining son had endured rejection and bullying since childhood, constantly under surveillance, receiving treatment worse than that of an ordinary orphan.
This was how the Leaf Village and the Third Hokage repaid their family?
Kushina should have been happy to see her long-separated son, but now she only felt immense guilt and regret.
If it weren't for their decision to make Naruto the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, perhaps their son would have had a better life these past ten years.
She even dared not imagine that if it weren't for Night City's intervention, would Naruto have lived his entire life facing discrimination and mistreatment, without anyone to stand up for him?
When Night City heard Kushina's desire to defect from the village with Naruto, he sighed heavily. It was only natural for Kushina to have such thoughts.
After all, her son, who should have been the Hero's Son, was now subjected to the village's unfair treatment, and with the previous events involving the Uzumaki Clan, Kushina had long held resentment towards the Third Hokage and the Leaf Village.
In the past, when Minato was the Fourth Hokage, Kushina, deeply in love with her husband, could only silently support the one she loved. But this time, she couldn't hold it in any longer.
Perhaps it was their argument that woke Naruto from his deep sleep.
As he opened his sleepy eyes and saw an additional man and woman at his bedside, he was startled.
"Who are you, and why are you in my house?"
Naruto, who had been sleeping alone for most of his life, reacted instinctively, jumping from his bed and eyeing Night City and Kushina with suspicion.
Kushina, upon hearing Naruto's question, removed her mask, revealing her original red hair, and said, "Naruto, I'm your mother. I've come to take you away from Konoha with us."
The word "mother" was a foreign and luxurious concept to Naruto, who had grown up alone.
So, when he heard the woman claiming to be his mother, Naruto was momentarily stunned.
But soon, as he studied Kushina, he realized he had been deceived.
She looked barely older than Kakashi-sensei and Rin, how could she possibly have a child his age?
"I understand, this must be an illusion. You won't get away with this..."
Before Naruto could finish, he felt a sharp pain in his neck from Night City's hand blade, and he immediately lost consciousness.
As Kushina wondered why Night City had struck Naruto, the latter abruptly pulled her hand and ran outside.
"The noise we just made has attracted the attention of the Anbu monitoring Naruto. Our situation is not favorable for a direct conflict with Konoha.
The village won't let us take the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto, without a fight. What would you have Minato-niisan choose if we clashed with Konoha?"
Seeing Kushina's silence as she bit her lip, Night City tried to reassure her, "Don't worry, we'll soon make Konoha pay for what they've done to Naruto.
I have a way to free Naruto from the village's control."
Kushina's face lit up at Night City's words, and without hesitation, she followed him out.
(End of Chapter)
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