When Black Zetsu fantasized about Orochimaru and Minato dying tragically in the trap that had been set, he heard several muffled "bang bang" sounds in his ears.
"Shameless! Using... shadow clone!"
Black Zetsu noticed that Minato, Orochimaru and their shadow clones in front of him were all turning their heads and staring at him, as if they were watching a fool.
"You, you damn guys!"
For some reason, Hei Jue felt the urge to cry loudly at this moment.
How could he, the third son of Otsutsuki Kaguya, the younger brother of Sage of Six Paths, and the man behind the plan of the ninja world for thousands of years, end up in such a situation.
"Damn, there must be something wrong!"
"Ah, uncle, tell me...this guy is about to cry, right?"
Minato covered his mouth as if whispering, and started talking to Orochimaru next to him.
But his voice was so loud that even Hei Jue, the person involved, could hear it clearly.
"mmp!"
These Konoha ninjas are simply poisonous!
He always felt that he had endured pain that his age should not have endured.
"Crying? No! The instrument has tested it, and Hei Jue doesn't have that type of organ!"
Orochimaru shook his head without thinking.
"That's right..."
As he spoke, Minato's face showed an awkward yet polite smile.
"You are going too far!"
Black Zetsu's mentality was shattered. He once thought he could control the entire ninja world, but now he found that he couldn't even control a scientist or a natural idiot.
"Don't you just want the blood of those strong men? Take it, take it all, woo woo woo..."
"I actually...really cried!"
Orochimaru looked at Minato with great interest, his golden vertical pupils filled with excitement!
The latter was so frightened by what he saw that he took a few steps back tremblingly.
"Uncle, what kind of expression do you have... Wait, uncle, you don't want to study me, do you? I, I am your nephew."
Thinking that Jiraiya's name might not stand up to Orochimaru, he quickly added.
"...And I'm still a good friend of Jian Yue!"
As soon as these words came out, Minato clearly felt that the chill that had enveloped him before disappeared.
"Okay, let's get down to business, I'm still waiting to see the moon!"
Orochimaru put away his previous thoughts. Anyway, this silly boy is his nephew, and he can't run away, so there is no rush.
He turned to look at Hei Jue, and when he saw the latter's resigned look, he suddenly felt a little funny.
I think back then, this guy was a relatively mysterious member of the Akatsuki organization, but now, his background has been exposed so easily by his junior brother.
"People are always full of fear of unknown things, but you are nothing more than that!"
Orochimaru sighed with a sneer and came to Black Zetsu's side.
"Don't think about resisting. Junior brother's wisdom and caution are beyond your imagination. It's not impossible to save your mother, just cooperate with us."
"What! Are you willing to help me?"
Black Jue cried out in surprise.
"Okay, let's take out what junior brother wants first."
Orochimaru stared at Black Zetsu, who couldn't help but feel a little pressure.
Hei Jue thought for a while, the situation is already like this, how bad can the situation be in the future even if it is worse!
"...If you are really willing to help me, I can cooperate with you well."
"That's right."
Orochimaru smiled at Black Zetsu, but secretly felt that his junior brother was right.
You can't press too hard, you have to let the other person see hope in despair, and then he will cooperate obediently.
Seeing Minato approaching, the shadow clone next to Orochimaru moved and said to Black Zetsu: "Let's get started!"
…
Forest of Death.
After all, Naruto didn't eat that horrible black food.
Uchiha Mitsuki took advantage of Kushina's doubts about life, picked up Naruto and ran away.
On the road.
He pinched Naruto's cheek and said to the little guy, "I'm really embarrassing you."
Naruto shook his head, but was a little curious about the next trip.
"Blind dad, where are we going?"
"Go get some food!"
After saying that, Uchiha Mitsuki put Naruto on his neck.
This sudden operation caught Naruto off guard. He was so frightened that he quickly grabbed the young man's shoulders and stabilized his body.
"How's it going, Naruto! Isn't the view wider from high up?"
Hearing what the young man said, Naruto calmed down and looked forward.
Adults who used to be tall and looked up to have become shorter.
He even clearly saw that the hatred towards him disappeared from the faces of the villagers.
"Mmm, this feels great!"
The bird's eye view made Naruto a little excited. He kept turning his head and looking around, and occasionally let out a cry of surprise, attracting frequent glances from passers-by around him.
It's just that these passers-by no longer resented him, but looked at Naruto with eyes full of guilt and expectation.
For them, guilt is appropriate.
The Fourth Hokage had sacrificed so much for the village, yet they had always regarded their benefactor's children as monsters. Thinking of this, their consciences were tortured.
So during this period, the villagers spontaneously came to apologize to Naruto, and after receiving the latter's forgiveness, they left with complicated emotions.
As for their expectations, it was because they saw the shadow of the late Fourth Hokage in Naruto.
They believed that one day Naruto would realize his dream and become Hokage.
"Naruto! Come on!"
Among the crowd, someone didn't know who encouraged Naruto.
Naruto, who was sitting on Uchiha Mitsuki's shoulder, couldn't help but have his eyes turn red.
"Thank you! I will try my best!"
He replied in a childish voice, but his tone was particularly firm.
Passers-by around him stopped and praised him.
"As expected of the Yondaime's son!"
"yes!"
"..."
Hearing the villagers' boasts becoming more and more outrageous, Uchiha Mitsuki couldn't help but frown. He flashed with Naruto on his back and disappeared in front of everyone.
In a secluded alley, Uchiha Mitsuki crouched down and said to Naruto: "Do you know why I took you away?"
Naruto shook his head.
"Do you like hearing them praise you?" Uchiha Mitsuki continued to ask.
"like!"
Hearing Naruto's reply so simply, Uchiha Mitsuki smiled.
"Yes, I like it too. Who doesn't like praise? But if one day you slack off and become a ten thousand year genin, what do you think they will say?"
Naruto vaguely felt that this answer might be important to him.
He held the boy's hand and shook it.
"Blind dad, stop being so pretentious and tell me!"
Uchiha Mitsuki's smile suddenly turned cold.
"They will say: The fourth generation is really unlucky to have such a son!"
Naruto lowered his head and started thinking.
"So if you want to enjoy this praise, you must have the strength to match it! Only in this way can you enjoy the flowers and applause along the way and go on with peace of mind."