Fragile Emotions, Feelings Beating Between Hearts

"Have you ever thought about whether, if you died, the Naruto of this world would still suffer the same fate as me?"

"Demon Fox, a monster, a damned beast, hated by everyone, resisted by everyone, everyone wished they could use their ugliest evil to push all the blame onto this child who did nothing wrong."

"Rice mixed with sand, expired milk and instant noodles, food with no nutritional value, and being bullied by a group of children are just the tip of the iceberg."

"If it weren't for the influence of Asura Chakra and his own Crest of Reliability nature, he would have been the person in the world who hated Konoha the most."

"And I merely released this darkness."

Minato Namikaze remained silent for a long time. He didn't want to fight for power right now. For him, the most important thing was to ensure the safety of Kushina and Naruto Uzumaki. He was willing to deal with other matters later.

However, he did not refute Naruto, because what Naruto said was indeed the most direct solution, but he could not choose such a method.

He will choose other methods, but definitely not the ones Naruto mentioned.

"In your world, you Destruction Konoha. Were Hinata, Sasuke, Kakashi, Jiraiya among those destroyed?"

"At least they are sincere towards you."

Are you joking with me?

A sneer came from Naruto's direction, a dismissive laugh echoing Minato Namikaze's words:

"Are you still not fully recovered from the anime's plot? Besides, the so-called sincerity is just a product of various factors that created it later on."

"Sasuke Uchiha has severed ties with Asura and Indra; he has absolutely no connection with me. True love requires mutual effort. I have destroyed Asura's Chakra, so this so-called bond has naturally broken."

"I helped him improve his strength, kill Itachi Uchiha, and kill Konoha High Command; and he became my subordinate because of my deal."

"As for Kakashi Hatake and Jiraiya, what did they do when I was going through hardships?"

"Kakashi Hatake didn't offer me any help, and the same was true after we were assigned to different classes; and Jiraiya, after so many years of wandering the Ninja World, never once returned to Konoha to see his students' children before the Chunin Ninja Exams."

"I don't blame them. In the end, being a teacher is just a title; it doesn't necessarily mean having real feelings."

"I was going to Destruction Konoha, and they tried to stop me, so they died."

Naruto said calmly.

In his eyes, these so-called emotions were too fragile, and the emotions he showed towards the original owner later were mostly just guilt.

He doesn't need that kind of affection.

As for Hinata ...

A hint of Crest of Kindness flashed in Naruto Uzumaki's eyes.

Unfortunately, the system didn't have the function of taking people through time, but he couldn't give up on becoming stronger.

So after spending his life with Hinata, at the Setsuna of her death, he froze Hinata's soul and body and placed them in the System Space, so that he could revive Hinata when the Pokémon Journeys ended.

As the memories faded from his mind, Naruto's eyes returned to calm.

"I need the Tailed Beast of this world to revive the Ten-Tails and once again seize Kaguya Otsutsuki's power."

"This is my mission in this world."

"If you want to stop me, feel free to do so."

After hearing Naruto's words, Minato Namikaze stood up and said directly:

"Impossible!"

"Any other Tailed Beast is fine, but the Nine-Tails is not."

"Kushina"

"What does that have to do with me?"

Naruto's cold voice rang out.

"It's just a little pain. With the physique of the Uzumaki Clan, as long as you receive timely treatment, you won't die."

"Besides, since you've joined the Chat Group, you can easily exchange for some healing items to help him recover."

"Or."

As if remembering something, Naruto's expression became somewhat amused.

"You can also choose to give me the Nine-Tails within your body."

"Good."

Without the slightest hesitation, Minato Namikaze nodded.

For him, losing one Nine-Tails was nothing, as long as Kushina and Naruto Uzumaki could be spared.

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Naruto was momentarily speechless at Minato Namikaze's directness, then he couldn't help but burst into laughter, his laughter growing increasingly manic and self-deprecating.

I don't even know what to say.

"Perhaps I should praise you as a great father?"

"Oh."

"If I didn't know better, I'd think I was your son in this world."

"I can't understand it, I really can't understand it."

"To both of us, we are from another world. We are willing to give up not only the rewards of the mission, but also the power of the Nine-Tails without hesitation."

"How ironic, are you Crest of Reliability or just stupid?"

As he laughed, Naruto's expression turned cold, his dark eyes fixed on Minato Namikaze, Minato Namikaze was also looking back at him.

After a long while.

"They're gone."

Naruto stood up, and a deep rift appeared in the Void behind him.

"I will never come to this world again."

He felt a strange emotion welling up in his heart. What the hell was this? Family affection?!

How ironic.

He clearly said he didn't need these fragile emotions, so what's with the feelings he's having now?

The scene of him reviving Minato Namikaze and Kushina in Parallel World unconsciously surfaced in his mind.

At the time, he simply told them everything and handed over the power to Minato Namikaze. Although he noticed the nervousness, panic, and concern that the two showed towards him, he remained indifferent.

They were resurrected simply because they were their parents; there was no emotional connection whatsoever between the three of them.

He harbored no hatred towards Minato Namikaze or Uzumaki Kushina, but he also felt no affection for them.

But ultimately, they didn't do anything wrong, did they?

His father believed that his actions would make his son a hero, admired by everyone; his mother, on her deathbed, also told him her hopes for him.

Their love for him was no less than that of any of his parents!

The reason he had such a tragic childhood was simply because his parents trusted the wrong people.

Yes, that's all.

"I really envy you, me in this world."

"What you are enjoying is a life I have never experienced and have always longed for."

Naruto took a deep breath, the system's voice echoing in his mind.

"Ding, host selected to re-travel. Remaining travel opportunities: None."

"Ding, countdown begins. You will begin the shuttle in ten seconds."

"Ding, please prepare, host."

Hearing the system's voice, Naruto snapped his fingers, and a mysterious power acted upon the entire Konoha.

"The only thing the Hokage needs to do is improve the lives of the common people in this village and allow Konoha to develop better."

"Benevolence and righteousness are qualities a Hokage should possess, but so are decisiveness and domineering nature."

"Peace can sometimes be achieved without war, but only if one possesses overwhelming strength."

"If you want to achieve true peace without any cost, try to obtain the power of Infinite Tsukuyomi."

As Naruto's voice faded, his figure vanished along with the crack.