What a touching scene.
Seeing Jiraiya stroke Naruto's head with a loving expression, while Naruto shed aggrieved tears after hearing about his parents, Youhu suspected that Jiraiya and Naruto would embrace the next second and complete this touching reunion.
But as the Arch-rival of the Child of Prophecy and the Son of Destruction himself, how could he sit by and let that happen?
Youhu came before Naruto, covered one eye with one hand, and said in a grim tone:
"Naruto, your parents hope you'll become the Child of Prophecy and save the world. Unfortunately, as long as I'm around, you, the Child of Prophecy, won't be able to complete your mission of salvation."
"?" Naruto froze, his small eyes filled with enormous confusion.
Jiraiya shot Youhu a fierce glare, as if blaming him for deliberately ruining the mood.
Before Jiraiya could speak, Youhu was the first to explain. "Jiraiya, have you forgotten that my dream is to stand against the Child of Prophecy and become the Son of Destruction?"
"Now that the Child of Prophecy has appeared, I naturally have to suppress him in advance, so he won't become a serious threat in the future."
"Brother Youhu is the Son of Destruction?"
Naruto opened his mouth and sucked in a cold breath.
He knew how strong Youhu was. Youhu had killed the giant boar with a single sword strike, moving so quickly that Naruto couldn't even see him clearly. He was countless times stronger than the teachers at the academy.
Naruto wasn't even a Ninja yet, so he couldn't see any hope of defeating Youhu.
Was he destined to be unable to fulfill his parents' expectations?
Jiraiya rubbed his forehead, finding Youhu unbearably troublesome. Youhu clearly possessed the strength to stand on his own, and during wartime, he could even