After noticing the change in Minato Namikaze's expression, the Nine-Tails said sinisterly, "Naruto, did you already know the Masked Man's true identity? Is that why you deliberately led Minato in that direction?"
Naruto rolled his eyes at the Nine-Tails and said calmly, "I don't know anything. Even if the Fourth Hokage guessed the Masked Man's identity, it has nothing to do with me. Still, the Masked Man and Itachi Uchiha do have something in common."
The Nine-Tails curled his lips. "Fine, don't say it if you don't want to. I'm not curious about the Masked Man's identity anyway."
Seeing the Nine-Tails' tsundere side, Naruto had no choice but to say, "I suspect the Masked Man is the Fourth Hokage's student—the kind-hearted guy who spent all day helping old ladies cross the street."
The Nine-Tails froze for a moment, then said, "Konoha and the Uchiha really are blessed with outstanding people. They produced two geniuses like Itachi and the Masked Man. One attacked his teacher and teacher's wife, while the other murdered his parents and slaughtered his entire clan."
Naruto spread his hands, helplessness leaking into his tone. "That's nothing. There's even more explosive stuff. Now do you understand why I wanted to leave Konoha and establish my own faction? Those people in Konoha are beyond saving."
The Nine-Tails nodded. Seeming to sense something, it frowned. "Naruto, the Akatsuki leader is nearby. Be careful. At a critical moment, I'll lend you my power and let you enter Dark Kurama Mode."
"Dark Kurama Mode..."
For some reason, hearing those words from the Nine-Tails felt strange to Naruto. They did not fit the Nine-Tails' serious image at all. Still, he nodded. He had no psychological resistance to using the Nine-Tails' power.
Nagato walked down the street in the form of Deva Path