After all, he was the village's Fourth Hokage. He could understand that the Third Hokage had been powerless, which was why he had spread the news that Naruto was the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails.
But...
That did not conflict with taking care of Naruto!
If it had been to give the villagers somewhere to vent their anger, then couldn't the Third Hokage have chosen to raise Naruto as his own grandson?
Instead of completely distancing himself.
And then...
Naruto, still completely unaware, called him Grandpa Third Hokage.
"..." Minato.
Could the Third Hokage really bear that?
Minato did not stop there. He also thought of when his wife, Kushina Uzumaki, had just become a Jinchuriki and Kumogakure had come to kidnap her. Then he had discovered them and chased after them.
Then he had saved Kushina Uzumaki.
Ordinarily, it was already outrageous for Kumogakure to come into the village and abduct someone... and it was also rather suspicious that they had merely let him discover them.
If that was the case... then could it have been deliberate?
All to strengthen the bond between him and Kushina Uzumaki, ensuring that she, as a Jinchuriki, remained firmly in the village.
If that was the case... he found it disgusting.
It meant that his entire family had been under the Third Hokage's [brainwashing].
Minato did not agree with such a Will of Fire.
"But what matters now is..." Minato was furious.
However, Minato said, "What matters most now is spending time with Naruto first."
"..."
"Mm." Minato's wife nodded as well.
That was right.
Though they wanted to lose their tempers immediately, their son was more important now.
Because of their deaths, Naruto had not experienced even a single day of familial affection, growing up under the cold stares of others.
"Sensei, tomorrow