Shingetsu turned his head and glanced at Naruto.
As expected of Naruto.
He actually dared to shout at a time like this.
The Masked Man sneered.
"Hokage?"
"You don't even know what's inside your own body."
Naruto froze.
Shingetsu's gaze instantly turned cold.
"Shut up."
The Masked Man's voice dripped with malice.
"Do you want to know why everyone hates you?"
"Because the Nine-Tails is sealed inside your body."
"The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox that killed the Fourth Hokage and destroyed Konoha all those years ago."
Naruto's face went pale at once.
Shisui's expression changed.
"Masked Man!"
The Masked Man continued.
"You're not an ordinary child."
"You're the Nine-Tails' vessel."
"Everyone fears you, hates you, despises you."
"This is the truth."
Naruto stood rooted to the spot.
As though he had been struck by a sledgehammer.
Shingetsu took a deep breath.
The next second, he punched Naruto on the head.
Bang!
Naruto clutched his head in pain.
"What was that for?!"
Shingetsu said coldly,
"Wake up."
Naruto's eyes reddened.
"Is what he said true?"
Shingetsu said,
"It's true that the Nine-Tails is sealed inside you."
Naruto's body stiffened.
Shingetsu continued.
"But the part about you being a monster is a lie."
"The Nine-Tails harmed Konoha."
"The Masked Man controlled the Nine-Tails, and he harmed Konoha too."
"The Fourth Hokage sealed the Nine-Tails inside you to protect the village."
"You are not a disaster."
"You are the one who seals away disaster."
Naruto froze.
Shingetsu looked at him.
"If you want to hate someone, hate the person who controlled the Nine-Tails."
"Don't carry someone else's sins on your own back."
Naruto stared blankly at Shingetsu.
Those few words were like someone forcibly pulling him back just as he was about to fall.
The Masked Man's eyes darkened.
He had intended to use