Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

The suddenly appearing hand abruptly pulled Naruto back a step, moving him away from the sealing gate. Caught off guard, Naruto leaned back slightly, his gaze clearly catching the striking words on the robe of the person before him—Fourth Hokage.

"Heh...who do we have here?" As soon as the Fourth Hokage appeared, Kurama, who had already anticipated his appearance, immediately spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"Isn't this the 'great hero' who sacrificed his own son to protect Konoha?"

It seems that even though Kurama has fully accepted Naruto, it still doesn't give the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, the one who once split it in two, any kindness and harbors deep resentment towards him.

Hearing Kurama's merciless taunt, Minato Namikaze turned to look at the giant beast in the cage. "Ku-Tails, you seem completely unsurprised by my presence here. But I personally have no desire to see you again. I just didn't expect you to bewitch Naruto so quickly, causing him to take such a dangerous step."

"Bewitchment? Danger?"

Nine-Tailed Fox laughed as if it had heard the funniest joke in the world, slamming its claws on the cage. "Who are you trying to fool with this hypocritical act? Do you even know that the person you should have protected the most has been living a hundred times harder than your meager imagination could ever imagine after your 'heroic' sacrifice!"

Minato was quite surprised. He couldn't sense any anger from the Nine-Tails' roar that came from the failure of its plan due to the thwarting of its "bewitchment". Instead, the sound was filled with mockery and long-suppressed resentment directed at him personally.

"I remember clearly all those high-sounding words you uttered before you died! You said you 'trusted your son'? Don't try to make yourself look good!"

"What you did was essentially shove a bomb into the swaddling clothes of your newborn baby! Then you just walked away and died without a care in the world! What gives you the right to stand here and boss people around?"

It seems that Kurama's resentment towards Minato Namikaze is far greater and deeper than Naruto imagined. Although the Fourth Hokage is known for his composure, being rebuked so mercilessly by Kurama, especially when the words directly hit his deepest pain and struggle, made his expression turn somewhat ugly, and his lips pursed tightly.

However, Minato Namikaze knew his time there was limited, and he didn't want to waste this brief and precious reunion on endless arguments with Kurama. Ignoring Kurama's sarcastic remarks, he turned his gaze back to the blond boy in front of him.

When his gaze fell upon Naruto's face, which bore a striking resemblance to his own but appeared younger and more vibrant, the seriousness and sharpness in his eyes instantly melted away.

His voice softened considerably. "It's been a long time... You... have become an excellent ninja, Naruto."

【Ding! 】

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"Hmm, it's been a long time... no, I should say, this is our first formal meeting, Dad."

Naruto looked at the gentle and handsome face before him, which was both familiar and unfamiliar. After hesitating for a moment, he finally uttered the call.

Although his inner self was far less calm than he appeared, he clearly articulated the relationship between the other person and himself.

Minato's prepared explanation and opening remarks about his identity suddenly got stuck in his throat. Naruto... actually knows who I am?

"Did the Third Hokage tell you everything?" Minato wondered instinctively, his tone tinged with worry. "But if your identity is revealed, I'm afraid many dangers from outside the village will befall you..."

He paused, then asked a question in a low voice, with barely perceptible caution and trepidation.

"By the way... how have you been all these years?" As a father, he missed his son's entire growth, and this guilt made him extremely cautious even when asking questions.

Although Naruto maintained his composure on the surface, he was completely at a loss as to how to interact with this father he had never met but was related to by blood. He forced a smile and tried to gloss over the situation.

"I've had a good time these past few years, and I've made many friends..."

"This only happened to this kid recently!"

Suddenly, Kurama's voice rang out again, rudely interrupting Naruto's attempt to gloss over the situation.

"When he was a child, things were completely different! Almost every villager in Konoha hated your son! He would be talked about behind his back for no reason, insulted to his face, and ostracized and isolated by everyone! Even if he wanted to go to a shop to buy something to eat, he would be rudely chased away like flies!"

Minato noticed that Kurama's many fiery remarks, besides expressing resentment towards him personally, also contained a very clear sense of indignation at the injustices suffered by Naruto.

"Everything is just as you 'conceived'," Kurama's tone was full of sarcasm. "You successfully sealed me away, leaving this power in Konoha. You knew that Jinchuriki were destined to suffer the fear and rejection of the world, so you 'believed' that your child could 'endure' all of this... and this kid, he did indeed 'as you wished'."

"Tch... Thinking about it that way is really annoying."

Nine-Tailed Fox clicked her tongue, her tone complex, "Your son is far more outstanding than you imagine. However, his growth has absolutely nothing to do with you, because you've never spent a single day with him!"

"Kurama, don't be so harsh on your father." Naruto finally spoke, his tone reassuring towards his comrade. "Although I do have some resentment about what happened when we were little... but, thinking about it carefully, if my father hadn't done those things back then, you and I wouldn't have met, and we certainly wouldn't be friends like we are now."

As he spoke, he turned to the Nine-Tailed Fox, a determined smile on his face, and then raised his fist again toward the giant fox.

As for Kurama, looking at Naruto's carefree smile and outstretched fist, it let out a soft groan that sounded like helplessness. With an expression that said, "I really can't do anything with you," it solemnly extended its enormous fist and gently touched Naruto's tiny fist once again.

"Naruto... what is this...?" Minato finally understood. The situation before him was completely different from what he had expected—his son being bewitched by a tailed beast and in danger!

Is this really the Nine-Tailed Fox filled with hatred and a desire for destruction? Minato Namikaze, who has lived two lives, has never seen such a... almost "gentle" expression on the Nine-Tailed Fox's face before, and even heard it laugh?

"Hmph, Fourth Hokage!" Kurama withdrew its fist, looking down at Minato with undisguised disparagement. "Your son is a million times stronger than you! He endured a loneliness you can't even imagine, yet learned understanding and compassion from it. He faced malice from almost the entire world, yet still, when danger struck, he unhesitatingly chose to save everyone—including those who had hurt him!"

It seems that Kurama's attitude towards the Fourth Hokage is definitely not going to improve.

Naruto reluctantly lowered his fist and turned to his father, whose face was filled with shock and confusion. "Dad, I don't resent you for sealing Kurama inside me back then. On the contrary, I'm genuinely happy to have met Kurama and eventually become important friends with him."

"As for what has happened over the years... it's a long story, so let me tell you slowly."

Although he was still full of questions—why was his own son not at all surprised to see his deceased father?

But seeing Naruto's composed and mature demeanor, and the incredible harmony between him and Kurama, Minato needed to understand everything anew. He nodded, ready to listen to his son's story—a story he hadn't been a part of all these years.

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(Almost finished! After finishing the transition chapters, I'll move on to the main world's story of Da Zhu Zi and Bo Lao Ye's transmigration.)