There might have been many reasons why Naruto Uzumaki's identity had been concealed, but that was not something Shihōin Naraku needed to think about.
Naraku paid no mind to the troubles other people had to worry about.
That was why he could tell Naruto the secret without any reservations. Of course, the main point was that telling Naruto the truth would not affect his plans. That was enough.
"Let me think. What can I tell you..."
Naraku looked at the burning campfire, pinched his chin, and began to think.
Naruto watched Naraku nervously. Sweat almost seemed ready to drip from his forehead, and his heart began pounding.
"Hmm-Naruto, your father's name was Minato Namikaze! Your mother's name was Kushina Uzumaki!"
Boom!
Those two names struck Naruto's mind like a bolt of lightning, making him murmur to himself involuntarily.
"Minato Namikaze! Kushina Uzumaki! So... these... these are my parents' names? I have parents!" Tears filled Naruto's eyes, and his complicated feelings held an irrepressible joy!
Naruto's voice was somewhat choked. His words came in broken fragments, and even Naraku could barely make out what he was saying.
But he could understand Naruto's excitement at that moment!
So he did not continue, instead waiting for Naruto to calm down.
Perhaps the feelings accumulated over so many years ran a little too deep, so they surged fiercely but subsided just as quickly.
What Naruto wanted most now was still to learn about his parents.
"N-Naraku, I want to know more about my parents. Please."
Naruto had always presented a cheerful, energetic personality, but now his expression held more seriousness and longing.
"Hmm... I'll go on, then..."
Naraku glanced at Naruto. He did not know whether Naruto was simply too slow on the uptake, but even now, he had yet to connect the name