Cos Wuzan, was stabbed ten times by Heize at the beginning

"Perverted Sage, didn't you say Muzan and this woman are family?"

Naruto couldn't help but question the lecherous sage.

Tsunade's temples bulged with veins, and her teeth clenched so tightly they made a grinding sound.

She had already guessed who the blond, blue-eyed boy in front of her was.

Tsunade roared at Jiraiya, "I should have forcibly taken Rei Amamiya away in the first place! Not only did she raise a blond brat who dragged her down, but she was also tricked by a Uchiha kid! And now she's given birth to a brat!"

Jiraiya: "..."

He chuckled sheepishly, not daring to argue with Tsunade and avoiding her sharp edge.

Naruto, the blond-haired kid who was dragged down: "..."

The little brat Muzan he created: "..."

Shizune patted Tsunade's back gently and desperately, saying, "Lady Tsunade, don't be angry. Getting angry will harm your health!"

Chapter 453: Dream or Helplessness?

"hehe."

Jiraiya chuckled twice.

Muzan crossed his arms and explained nonchalantly, "You've misunderstood. I'm not Rei Amamiya's son."

Tsunade: "..."

She was so angry she almost laughed.

She really wanted to make that brat take a piss and look at himself in the mirror before he spoke.

"What do you mean?"

Naruto clenched his fists, his entire body radiating a low-pressure aura, and stared at Tsunade as he asked.

Jiraiya realized something was wrong; Naruto had overheard Tsunade's words.

Naruto's words successfully diverted Tsunade's attention to him.

Jiraiya desperately tried to signal to Tsunade with his eyes.

Tsunade snorted coldly, deciding not to bring up the old story for Jiraiya's sake.

"Tsunade, you know about what happened to the teacher, right?"

Jiraiya brought up the serious matter.

Tsunade rested her hand on the bottle, her eyelashes drooping, and she seemed to have no particular emotion.

The news that the Third Hokage of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was killed by his beloved disciple Orochimaru had already spread throughout the entire ninja world.

Moreover, Tsunade had just met Orochimaru, who had come to her for help, today.

How could she not know about this?

"I've come to you to ask you to become the Fifth Hokage of Konoha!"

Jiraiya got straight to the point.

His gaze was fixed intently on Tsunade's face.

The moment he finished speaking, a deep sense of sarcasm appeared on Tsunade's face: "Me?"

Her dismissive attitude made Naruto frown even more.

Jiraiya nodded and continued, "This is a joint request from the elders and Zero."

Upon hearing Rei Amamiya's name, Tsunade looked up at Jiraiya and said earnestly, "Rei is the most suitable candidate."

Jiraiya chuckled and nodded: "That's what I think too, but she hopes you can become Hokage."

Tsunade chuckled lightly and shook her head decisively: "I don't want to be Hokage!"

bang——

As soon as Tsunade finished speaking, Naruto slammed his fist on the table. He jumped onto the table, glaring at Tsunade with dissatisfaction: "What makes you say that? Becoming Hokage is every ninja's dream!"

"Naruto!"

Jiraiya frowned and lifted Naruto off the table.

Naruto kept punching and kicking Tsunade.

Tsunade lowered her brows, her face turning cold and dignified, which startled Naruto.

"Becoming Hokage is suicide."

"I don't want to die!"

"That's why I won't become Hokage!"

Tsunade's words were utterly merciless.

Naruto gritted his teeth: "It's not about going to my death! It's about protecting the village! Protecting the villagers!"

Tsunade sneered: "What's the difference? The ending is the same."

Naruto glared fiercely at Tsunade.

Tsunade's words completely insulted his dream!

"The Hokage is trash; only an idiot would want to become Hokage!"

Seeing Naruto's angry expression, Tsunade continued to provoke him without hesitation.

"You're not allowed to say that!"

Naruto tried to jump up again, but was once again suppressed by Jiraiya.

Jiraiya rubbed his temples in exasperation.

Tsunade's gaze fell on Naruto's hair and eyes, and she thought of Rei Amamiya, who was trapped in Konoha. Her expression darkened: "You see the glamour of becoming Hokage, but you don't know what it takes to pay the price..."

"I know!"

Naruto shouted, "I'm not afraid even if it costs me my life!"

"Humph!"

Tsunade sneered: "Life? What's so painful about giving up your life?"

Jiraiya sensed something and glanced at Tsunade. Tsunade stared at Naruto: "You only know that your sister Rei Amamiya is very good to you, and she is a powerful and respected ninja known throughout the ninja world. But you don't know what kind of suffering she went through before that."

Naruto's pupils contracted, and he was speechless, his mind filled with the image of his sister's gentle smile.

"You never investigate your own background, nor do you investigate Rei Amamiya's past. Is it because you're afraid?"

Tsunade stared at Naruto with a sarcastic expression.

Naruto gritted his teeth and retorted, his voice trembling, "No..."

"Then I'll tell you about your past that you've deliberately avoided knowing!"

"Let me tell you what your sister, Rei Amamiya, went through on her path to becoming Hokage!"

"Was becoming Hokage really her dream?"

"Is it her dream, or her helplessness?"

Tsunade said without any politeness.

Naruto's face turned pale as he stared blankly at Tsunade.

Beside him, Jiraiya sighed helplessly but did not stop Tsunade.

Naruto's naivety is both a good thing and a bad thing.

It's never a bad thing to let Naruto learn more.

On Naruto's other side, Muzan sat at the very back, glancing at Tsunade and then at Naruto.

He was probably the one who knew Rei Amamiya best among those present.

Why does Tsunade seem to know Rei Amamiya better than he does?

Muzan rested his chin on his hand, staring curiously at Tsunade, wanting to see what she would say.

"Amamiya Rei is not a Konoha ninja. She is an ordinary person who was forcibly brought into Konoha by Uchiha Shisui because her Wood Release was exposed."

Tsunade glared at Muzan with displeasure as she finished speaking.

Muzan: "..."

Seeing Naruto's constantly changing expression, Tsunade continued, "After being brought to Konoha, the people who took care of her were your parents, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki."

Naruto's pupils contracted, and the image of the statue on the Hokage Rock immediately flashed into his mind.

Did Naruto really know nothing about his parents?

No.

He could, of course, vaguely guess it.

Rei Amamiya never put away the family photos in her home. The photos had been displayed in the living room for over a decade. How could Naruto not have guessed? But no one had ever directly revealed the truth.

"Because of your parents, Rei Amamiya gradually developed a sense of belonging to Konoha. Later, when you were born, the Nine-Tails sealed inside your mother broke out and caused trouble. Rei Amamiya exposed his Wood Release to save people, and your parents also died one after another because of sealing the Nine-Tails."

"Before your parents passed away, they entrusted you to Amamiya Rei. The village elders used you to threaten Amamiya Rei, thus making her become a ninja on her own initiative."

“Her Wood Release technique has been exposed, which will inevitably attract the covetous eyes of those with ulterior motives and the hatred of other ninja villages. I want to take her away from Konoha.”

"But she refused to leave Konoha with me in order to stay and take care of you."

"After that, she was forced to go to the battlefield."

"Naruto Uzumaki, Rei Amamiya was forced to get to where you are today step by step."

"She used to be just an ordinary girl who dreamed of living an ordinary life. She was afraid of blood, afraid of getting hurt, and afraid of war."

"Becoming Hokage was not her dream, but a responsibility she imposed on herself."

"She believes it is her responsibility to protect the village that your parents risked their lives to defend."

"..."

Naruto's mind was buzzing.

Tsunade's words kept echoing in his mind.

This was not what he expected.

He thought his sister was happy.

Because everyone in the village loves and respects her.

But now that the truth is out, Naruto realizes that this is not the world he knew.

Chapter 454 Who said he didn't want to be Hokage?

Lying in bed, Naruto stared at the ceiling, wide awake.

After saying those words, Tsunade took Shizune and left.

Naruto didn't realize what was happening until he got back to the hotel.

In the darkness, Jiraiya, who was lying on the tatami mat next to him, turned over.

Naruto turned his head and looked at the perverted sage sleeping beside him.

His intuition told him that the lustful immortal was not asleep either.

"Perverted sage, is what Granny Tsunade said true?"

Jiraiya opened his eyes, sighing inwardly, "It's true."

Naruto felt a huge weight lifted from his heart. His heart clenched, and the suffocating pain made him gasp for breath.

So, he had become a burden and a constraint on his sister?

My sister would be much happier without him!

Without him, my sister would be living the life she always dreamed of!