P.S. I had too little time to write this weekend, so today's chapter is still a little short. I hope you'll bear with me, dear readers. Xiao Ye will make time one day next week to write more and make up for the missing words!
Seeing the icy expression on his son's face,
Minato and Kushina exchanged a glance almost instinctively. Deep down, they couldn't help feeling a pang of emotion. After that unusual meeting, they had gained a basic understanding of their only son, now grown up, and had learned that his relationship with Konoha wasn't simply a matter of hatred. Even so, there had been a time when they both hoped Naruto wouldn't take things to extremes with Konoha. Of course, as his parents, they had somewhat different reasons. Kushina was simply worried about Naruto—afraid he wasn't strong enough to stand against Konoha, and that something might happen to him. He was their only son, after all. Before she died fifteen years ago, Kushina's greatest hope for Naruto had been a simple one: that he would grow up safe and sound, and live a peaceful life.
That was all.
As for Minato,
He was certainly worried about Naruto.
No matter what, Naruto was his only son, the fruit of his love for Kushina!
But as Hokage,
Minato's love for Konoha was beyond what an ordinary person could understand.
That was why, during that conversation inside Naruto,
As his father and mother,
Minato and Kushina had taken such distinctly different stances.
Of course, in the end, Minato would surely choose to stand with Naruto. It was just as it had been this time, when the former Hokage had been resurrected. Their so-called neutral stance applied only when Naruto had the upper hand against Konoha: Minato and Kushina wouldn't attack