"That's right, a protagonist just like you, Naruto."
Hearing Senya's affirmative answer, the disappointment on Naruto's face eased somewhat, and his heart filled with curiosity about the story.
"Big Brother Senya, hurry up and tell me!"
There was a trace of urgency in his voice.
Seeing Naruto's expression, Senya smiled faintly.
Sure enough, Naruto was always this impatient.
"Once upon a time, there was a loving couple. Their child had just been born when enemies invaded."
"To protect their child, the father, who was the Fourth Hokage, stepped forward and drove back the enemy by himself."
"The mother, who had just given birth, used every ounce of her strength to hold back the unsealed Nine-Tails Fox in order to protect her child and the village."
"At that moment, the father defeated the enemy and rushed to the mother's side, preparing to seal the Nine-Tails Fox away again."
"But the Nine-Tails Fox realized what they intended to do. Unwilling to lose its freedom by being sealed inside someone else again, it tried to kill the child before it and extended its claws toward him."
"But at that very moment, the couple stood in front of their child. They used their own bodies to block the Nine-Tails Fox's claws and saved him."
"At the end of their lives, they sealed half of the Nine-Tails Fox inside their child, hoping that he would one day master that power and continue protecting the village in their place."
"They both sacrificed themselves, sealing the Nine-Tails Fox's power inside their child so it could protect the village in the future. More than that, they hoped their child could use that power to protect the village in their stead."
"At the same time, to keep the child from being assassinated by ninjas from other villages, the village