Chapter 639 Growth

Hearing Naruto's remarks, Minato knew that Naruto was in a bad mood at the moment.

But the facts are so, and Watergate is powerless to refute and change anything.

After a while, Naruto seemed to regain his mood, looked back at Minato, and asked, "Speaking of which, Dad, why did Chiba Shiraishi betray Konoha? I heard that he used to be a student of Grandma Tsunade."

Although knowing these things will make the already hostile mood worse.

But Naruto felt that there might be some deep-seated reason why the other party did this.

For example, why did the other party leave Konoha, and why did he target Konoha and his parents, making him lose and become an orphan since he was a child?

At this time, Naruto realized that he actually knew nothing about the man 'Qianye Shiraishi'.

His past, his life, his purpose, I don't know anything about it.

Naruto hopes that Minato, as his father, can solve his doubts for himself.

For Naruto to be able to ask this question, Minato smiled with relief on his face. Being able to think of this level proves that Naruto has indeed grown in thinking.

I am no longer as dazed as before, I only know to keep rushing forward.

This is a very fatal weakness for ninjas.

So, he patted the side and signaled Naruto to sit down.

"Sit down, Naruto, it might be a little long. But if you want to know, I will tell you everything I know."

"yes."

Naruto sat obediently next to the water gate, assuming a quiet posture of listening.

On the other side of the wooden fence, Kyuubi yawned lazily, feeling bored with Minato and Naruto's behavior, and slowly dozed off.

Seeing Naruto sitting down, Minato concocted a sentence and said slowly:

"Actually, when it comes to the grievances between him and Konoha, I think there are personal reasons, but it may also be related to his ambition of not wanting to be inferior to others."

Minato said his conjecture, and then continued to recall that it was an unknown past.

"First of all, personal grievances. At the end of the Second Ninja World War, something happened to him. At that time, Chiba Shiraishi was on the battlefield, fighting for the village's victory, and performing important S-level tasks. He was betrayed by the village's high-level officials and almost died at the hands of his own people."

Minato's straightforward words made Naruto's eyes widen in disbelief, thinking that he almost heard it wrong.

"Betrayed by the village's senior management...almost died?"

Doesn't this mean that he was betrayed by his own people?

This surprised Naruto.

Minato nodded with a serious expression.

"That's right, and what happened is far more than that. After I became Hokage, I also looked through some past files and learned more about the inside story. At that time, the village's high-level leader, Shimura Danzo, had a very bad relationship with the Uchiha clan, and even reached the point of incompatibility. As the Uchiha clan's most famous genius at that time, Uchiha Ruri, who is now Chiba Shiraishi's wife, undoubtedly became a stumbling block in the eyes of the root, and I wanted to get rid of it. Then hurry."

Danzo.

It's this Danzo again.

Naruto always felt that every major event that happened to Konoha seemed to be related to this gloomy old man named Danzo.

And because the relationship with the other family is very bad, it is unreasonable for Naruto to want to obliterate the genius in the other family.

I also don't understand why the partners in the same village should kill each other.

Ignoring Naruto's gradually agitated heart at this time, Minato spoke again.

"In order to eliminate Uchiha Ruri, a potential Uchiha genius, during a special S-level mission operation, Nebu deliberately created false mission information, maliciously misleading Chiba Shiraishi's White Fang team to attack the wrong stronghold, thus falling into the encirclement of the main sand ninja force."

"and after?"

Although he knew that the other party did not die in that operation, Naruto couldn't help asking.

How did the Bai Fang team get out of the crisis, and whether the village took appropriate remedial measures for this mistake.

"The specific situation is not clear. I only know that Chiba Shiraishi, together with Uchiha Ruri and Hinata Ayane, who were his teammates at the time, escaped from death after a narrow escape. And according to the investigation after the incident, it was not only the main force of sand ninja who chased and killed the three of them, but also the root ninja who belonged to Konoha, who also wanted to kill them."

Not only the pressure from the sand ninja, but even the Konoha camp cannot notify, because once the official channels are used to contact Konoha's ninja troops, the signal for help will inevitably be intercepted by the ninja at the root, making the situation even more dangerous.

In such an unfavorable situation with enemies on all sides, the three of them still stubbornly fought a **** road and successfully returned to the Konoha camp...Although they didn't witness it with their own eyes, Naruto could guess how dangerous the situation was at that time with just a few words.

"After this incident happened, there was a lot of trouble among the high-level officials, but because the third generation came forward and personally apologized to the Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan, he reluctantly suppressed the incident and let the Uchiha and the Hyuga clan forget the past. And because it was during the war, Danzo still had to rely on the root power of Danzo, so the third generation only gave him a warning in the follow-up treatment of Danzo, and did not severely punish him."

After listening to Minato's narration, Naruto's expression became extremely complicated.

If Minato hadn't told it himself, he wouldn't even know that such a thing happened in Konoha's past.

Betrayed by ninjas from the same village, and almost died at the hands of his own people, but Hokage gave a gentle warning to the murderer who killed the ninjas from the same village.

This is unacceptable for anyone.

He risked his life to fight for the victory of the village, but not to mention the betrayal of his companions, the murderer finally got away with Hokage's cover, leaving the victim with nowhere to complain.

Naruto thought about it, if he had experienced such a thing, what choice would he make?

Such a beautiful village full of practical significance, Naruto felt that his past knowledge was too shallow and ignorant.

As for Naruto's inner feelings at this time, Minato felt clearly, but he didn't point it out, but continued to talk about it.

"This matter was settled because Uchiha, Hinata, and the three generations of adults made a compromise. But the gap between Uchiha and the high-level once again widened. As for Chiba Shiraishi, in the follow-up processing of the mission, he didn't mention a word... probably because he felt that there was no need to explain anything to a civilian ninja who had no identity and no knowledge."

Although this is in the name of protection, the other party is put aside, so as not to be liquidated by the root.

Based on the situation at the time, Chiba Shiraishi had no knowledge of this matter, and thought that he had been conspired by Sand Shinobi. In the mission report, he was also "comatose all the time".

But the high-level decision-making itself is full of partiality, and this is the key factor that will eventually make the problem worse.

"Later, the Shirato suicide incident broke out... Well, you should have learned something about it from the jounin named Yamato, and I won't go into details about the details. I can only tell you that behind Kakashi's father, Konoha Shirato Hatake Sakumo's suicide, there is indeed a shadow of Danzo's manipulation, and the inaction of the third generation of adults, allowing the rumors to spread, leading to this tragedy."

Naruto wrote down these silently, perhaps because he was used to it, and when he continued to hear these things, his mood was not as depressed as it was at the beginning.

"These two incidents probably had a huge impact on Chiba Shiraishi, but everyone didn't realize it at the time. Even the third-generation adults were perfectly deceived by him. After all, at that time, he was not well-known in the ninja world. Except for medical ninjutsu, the strength he showed was very ordinary in all aspects, and he was born as a commoner. The high-level officials really didn't pay too much attention to such a ninja with ordinary background and abilities."

When Minato said this, he changed the subject slightly:

"You will know what happened after that. He later instigated some of Uchiha and Hyuga's clansmen, and successfully escaped from Konoha in the early stage of the third Ninja War. Later, the third generation sent search troops many times to find their whereabouts, but they found nothing. It was not until the War of the Wind Country six years ago that they knew that the three of them had been hiding in the territory of the ghost country after leaving Konoha."

Unfortunately, Konoha, who had experienced the third Ninja World War at that time, was already weak.

Combined with the sacrifice of his Fourth Hokage, Yunyin subsequently launched an attack on Konoha, which made Konoha's situation even worse.

Facing the fast-rising Oni Nation, even after teaming up with Sand Yin, it ended in a disastrous defeat.

"Father, these things are because the village can't spread top-secret information."

Naruto said so.

"Well, because the people and things involved are too complicated, generally speaking, it will not be dealt with publicly. However, in my time, the village's intelligence collection on him was not as detailed as it is now. Whether I or the senior management, I only thought that he was Uchiha Ruri's follower at the time.

Minato sighed.

Ninjas are good at disguising, which is an excellent talent in itself.

It is really uncomfortable to be deceived, but based on the situation at the time, if Chiba Shiraishi behaved slightly wrong, he would end up irreversible and become a victim of the political struggle between the high-level and the Uchiha clan.

Three generations aside, they may be imprisoned for life in the name of 'protection'.

But Danzo will definitely send someone to directly eliminate Shiraishi, the "insider", and there will be no second choice.

"Although I maintain hatred for Chiba Shiraishi, because he caused our family to be unable to truly reunite... But from the perspective of the enemy, what he did was reasonable. At that time, whether he was a traitor or the enemy's Five Kages, they were very afraid of me, the newly appointed Fourth Hokage. Once I lifted the appeasement policy that the third generation of adults carried out to the end, coupled with my unique space-time ninjutsu, it would not be a good thing for any party."

Minato scratched his forehead in distress. Although he was suspected of boasting, it was true at the time.

At that time, the third Ninja World War had come to an end. Due to his ability, all parties were afraid of his space-time ninjutsu. It seemed that Konoha's second generation Hokage was resurrected and won the reputation of the number one speed ninja in the ninja world at that time.

"I think it is precisely because of such scruples that Chiba Shiraishi is thinking of getting rid of me as soon as possible. But I didn't expect him to make a fuss about your mother for the second time. He knows my weaknesses very well and knows how to deal with me. There is such a terrible enemy in the dark... To be honest, thinking about it now, I still have a cold sweat."

And in the end, he failed.

The other party's spies in ambush in Konoha calculated the date of his wife's delivery.

eventually led to the death of both him and his wife Kushina.

"Did he do it himself?"

Naruto asked.

Minato pondered for a while, and replied: "No, the one who appeared in Konoha at that time was a ninja with a strange aura. He possessed the most advanced form of SharinganKaleidoscope Sharingan, which can distort time and space remotely and attack. He was the one who controlled Nine-Tails and attacked Konoha. Besides, there was another mysterious ninja wearing a black robe. He was very powerful. My space-time ninjutsu couldn't take him down in a short time."

"Don't you even know who they are?"

Naruto asked in surprise.

Minato's expression was heavy: "That's right, I only suspected Chiba Shiraishi at the time, and I wasn't completely sure. But after thinking about it carefully, from the tone of that black-robed man, he didn't take orders from Chiba Shiraishi, but had a cooperative relationship with the other party, and his identity and origin were full of unknowns."

"The holder of the other Kaleidoscope Sharingan is..."

"I don't know his identity either. But I don't think he is a ninja from the Uchiha clan of the Oni Land or Konoha, but belongs to an unknown third party."

"Unknown...third party?"

Naruto was taken aback. Doesn't this mean that there is a third 'Uchiha Clan'?

"It's almost like this. Due to the lack of information, I don't know much about it. And after my death, the ghost country where Chiba Shiraishi is located secretly developed rapidly. Judging from the results, his plan was indeed successful. This kind of enemy is really a headache. Even if I didn't die at the time, I'm afraid it would be unrealistic to defeat him...His ability is far more weird and difficult to deal with than imagined."

Minato said so.

"Even so, Dad, you are very powerful, and you can make so many powerful ninjas target you. And they are a combination of many people, fighting alone, Dad must have no problem."

Naruto tried to comfort him, thinking that the battle back then was full of unfairness to Minato.

Regarding Naruto's childish comforting words, Minato smiled dumbly, and smiled at him: Naruto, failure is failure. Whether it's a conspiracy or being defeated from the front on the battlefield, the ninja world doesn't pay attention to these. Moreover, many of my past victories were also based on sneak attacks. Because the dead cannot express dissatisfaction with the living.

Naruto's expression seemed lonely.

Minato touched Naruto's head, and said with a smile to him in a calm tone: "And judging from Chiba Shiraishi's follow-up actions, based on the scattered information I have so far, he is probably carrying out an extremely astonishing plan."

"Amazing plot."

"The system of the Oni Land is completely different from that of the current ninja world. It is even born to be in conflict in many places. There is not much awe for lords like daimyo. The jurisdiction of the ninja is also more militarized than that of the Ninja Village... Although there are some hidden dangers in the Oni Land, such as the Uchiha and Hyuga clans. Death, these hidden dangers will not erupt, and there will be a long dormant period."

The smile on Minato's face faded, and his expression gradually became solemn and solemn. A sharp color flashed across his blue eyes.

Naruto sat next to him, with his hands folded in front of his chest, his head tilted, making a puzzled look.

What Minato said was so profound that he didn't understand a word, and it was not as simple and straightforward as before.

Instead, let him think about the problem, look for clues, and get the answer.

"Naruto, it's time for you to replenish your poor historical knowledge. If you continue to aim for Hokage, you can't rely on force alone. To lead a village, you need more than powerful brute force. The so-called shadow has never been the enemy of darkness, but the ninja who controls all the light and darkness in the village.

Minato smiled wryly.

Even the fourth Raikage, whose brain is full of muscles, is actually a ninja who is good at calculating. He is not as simple-minded as he appears on the surface, but the other party has a special secretarial team, and he only needs to make decisions on important matters.

But Naruto's situation is different, because his son really lacks enough knowledge of a lot of common sense.

My mind seems to be only about training and getting stronger.

This is indeed very important for ninjas, but it is not enough to become the leader of ninjas. Otherwise, even if he becomes Hokage, he will only be used by others, as a knife in others' hands.

For high-level executives, the favorite is ninjas like Naruto.

But this kind of liking is just a liking for use, and he will never be regarded as a candidate for Hokage, unless a puppet is needed to come to power.

"But I want to learn fairy arts quickly, how can I have so much time?"

Naruto blinked, and replied.

"Well... don't worry about the fairy art, I will help you here, and I will also help you complete the training of manipulating the Nine-Tails Chakra, which will save a lot of time. You can use the time saved to read some meaningful books. There are some things that you need to learn from scratch... It is best to find your friend named Shikamaru and ask him to help."

"Shikamaru?"

Naruto was taken aback, not knowing why he was mentioned.

"Having such an excellent friend who doesn't know how to study, to be honest, you are a waste of resources, Naruto. That kid named Shikamaru is very good. From my current observations, he is more suitable to be Hokage than you."

Minato has a thorn in his mouth on purpose.

The result is obvious, the competitive spirit in Naruto's eyes has been successfully picked out.

"I see, I will ask him to teach me how to study!"

Since the father of Hokage spoke up, and the other party has experience of being Hokage, he must know how to get closer to Hokage, so Naruto agreed without hesitation, full of confidence in Minato's words, without the slightest doubt.

Minato didn't know whether to be relieved or helpless.

In addition to the shortcoming of being a fool, from another meaning, being a fool is also an advantage, because with a little trickery, one will be obedient and easy to tame.

But when he thought that this was his own son, Minato didn't know how to evaluate it.

"Then, let's stop here for today's exchange. By the way, don't tell anyone about my presence here, even if it's from the teacher. I don't want too many people to know my existence."

After finishing speaking, what remained in front of Naruto's eyes was only a golden light that was rapidly disappearing.

When Naruto came back to his senses completely, the scene of the living room at home was restored before his eyes.

Everything that happened just now was as illusory as a dream, full of unreality.

But Naruto understood that everything that happened just now was real.

Looking out the window, it was already dark.

Before he knew it, he had been sitting in the living room for hours.

"So...that's why you knock on my door in the middle of the night?"

The place of the Nara family, in front of Shikamaru's house.

Shikamaru had a face with serious dark circles on his face, and the corner of his mouth twitched as he glanced at Naruto who was standing in front of his house in the middle of the night. If he hadn't considered that the other party was his friend, he would have shoved this disturbing dreamer down the sewer.

Looking at Naruto who was looking for him with a lot of books in his arms, should I say that his brain is lacking, or his mobility is different from ordinary people?

Shikamaru sighed.

"Forget it, come in, what's the matter, it's best to finish it in a few minutes, otherwise I will be angry."

I am not this guy with excess energy. During the period of serious injury, I can still jump around like this, and there is nothing wrong with walking around.

Normal people will just lie on the hospital bed obediently and recuperate, and will not do any unnecessary things.

However, after seeing Naruto's expression on his face dissipated a lot, Shikamaru was somewhat relieved to be able to get out of the shadows smoothly, although he didn't know what happened after the other party returned.

If the other party has been in the middle of the horns, it is also quite troublesome.

Sasuke and Kakashi left first, and then Sakura... As a companion, he also felt depressed for a while.

But people still have to look forward and correct their own position.

I am Konoha's ninja, and he can do things according to his own preferences without violating the village's principles and positions.

But when it comes to the principled issues of the village, especially the existence of defected ninjas, there is nothing to talk about.

Whether killing a rebellious ninja or being killed by a rebellious ninja, this is the world of ninjas.

(PS: Naruto's side has finally run out of water. I know these things are boring, but I wrote it from the beginning to the end. The next step is to summarize Sasuke and Shiraishi, and then jump to the timeline of the original Shippuden. It is also the last chapter of this book.)

(end of this chapter)