Minato was forcibly brought back to the vast and mysterious Empire.
The journey was long and fraught with twists and turns. Naruto engaged him in one deep conversation after another, but every attempt was like a stone sinking into the sea, earning nothing but Minato's unwavering, distrustful gaze.
Faced with this situation, Naruto was utterly helpless.
In the end, he let out a long sigh and said, "Since that's the case, why don't you live with me for a while? If you still believe this is all a hoax..."
"You're far inferior to my father! You don't have the slightest sense of responsibility or accountability!"
Naruto couldn't help but grumble.
Hearing this reproach, Minato's expression instantly turned unpleasant, but he still forced down his emotions.
"I have no need to use any Genjutsu to deceive you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two fell into a suffocating silence.
At that moment, within the sealing space, Minato's heart was already roiling like a stormy sea.
In truth, he had not been completely incapable of imagining a situation like this.
But whenever he thought that everything Naruto had said might actually be true...
His entire expression grew so gloomy that it seemed water might drip from it.
Did this mean that all along, he had been the one who personally harmed his own biological son?
At the thought, Minato's heart suddenly trembled, and indescribable fear and guilt surged through him like a rising tide.
In the past, he had devoted his entire life to the village without reservation. He had even resolutely allowed his own child to become the Jinchuriki who bore the terrifying power of the Nine-Tails.
But what had happened in the end?
The village had betrayed him, and now it seemed that even he himself had failed Naruto