Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 378 Minato Naruto, Rasa Gaara

"The Fourth Kazekage is using this kind of trick?"

Kushina and Rin were both shocked.

Both being fourth-generation Kage, how come there's such a big difference?

"It's not really the Fourth Kazekage's fault. The Fifth Kazekage and his siblings can blame Lord Rasa at will, but we ordinary ninjas have no right to do so."

Lord Rasa forced his wife to give birth continuously without rest, all for the sake of the village and to find a suitable Jinchūriki for Shukaku, ultimately leading to her death in childbirth while giving birth to Lord Gaara.

The yukata shook his head and offered an explanation.

Masaki and Matsuri both expressed their agreement.

Gossip aside, they still acknowledged the achievements of the Fourth Kazekage.

However, it is clear that Masaki is still unaware that her master, Pakura, was sold to Kirigakure by Rasa and killed.

"Hard to say."

Kushina pouted.

Everyone else present was a clueless young girl.

He was still fantasizing that Rasa had to make his wife sacrifice for the sake of the village.

If Luo Sha can have such thoughts about his own son, his morality has probably sunk to the lowest level.

Who knows if Rasa simply liked Gaara's recruitment anime and that's why he killed Karura?

It's true!

"Actually, there's another rumor."

"Legend has it that the reason our Land of Wind is covered by desert is because in ancient times there was a collection of tailed beasts called the Ten-Tails, also known as the Divine Tree, which took root in the land where our Land of Wind is located."

When the Sage of Six Paths destroyed the Ten-Tailed Divine Tree, he accidentally left a part of it embedded in the ground. Later, a passing hero, with good intentions gone wrong, sealed it away…

"Speak up, why are you stopping?"

Kushina was listening intently when she suddenly noticed that the three girls opposite her were looking at each other but not saying anything.

"That's just a rumor, something from a story, not what I said..."

"The story says it's like the Ten-Tails shattering... its elegance on the earth... in the scorched earth."

"In ancient times, people worshipped gods and also practiced fertility worship, so the Land of Wind has had this kind of predilection since ancient times..."

"Moreover, it is said that the Sage of Six Paths' two sons also had an improper relationship. They even created a reincarnation system to allow them to meet again in every reincarnation."

Although the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths' two sons went to Konoha, the Land of Wind was where the Sage of Six Paths lived before, so Konoha has this tradition, as does Sunagakure...

In the end, the gossip duo finished telling the story, one sentence after another.

Kushina was speechless.

Fortunately, he understood the specific details.

In summary, Rasa had feelings for Gaara, and because Gaara and Naruto were close friends, Naruto knew about Gaara's past.

Therefore, when Naruto is facing his own parents, he inevitably has to consider the parents of his good friend Gaara.

The mention of filial piety and righteousness inevitably evokes certain associations.

It was a complete misunderstanding.

Wait, is it really a misunderstanding?

Having heard so many stories about Kushina, I couldn't help but develop some doubts.

Actually, perhaps, it seems, that Minato didn't have to die back then?

She was stripped of her tailed beast, which meant certain death. Only the powerful life force of the Uzumaki clan kept her alive and prevented her from dying immediately.

But Minato was different; if he hadn't used the Reaper Death Seal, he wouldn't have died.

As for sealing away the corpse demon?

Why not just let her, who was already going to die, use it?

If that's the case, Naruto will at least have a father and be able to grow up as the son of the Hokage and the son of a hero.

This was originally a beautiful fantasy.

But after the Sand Village trio told him all those little stories about Rasa today, his illusions were shattered.

If Minato lived with Naruto after being widowed, wouldn't that be exactly the same as Rasa living with Gaara after being widowed?

What's even more terrifying is that Naruto has the same verbal tic as himself.

One stacked, one stacked.

A scene appeared in Kushina's mind—

Minato patted Naruto's head and said with a gentle smile, "Naruto, you're becoming more and more like your mother."

Naruto is now living alone and he's showing signs of this; he even used Tiger Balm just now.

If it's really like what happened on Luo Sha's side, then wouldn't that be...

At least Gaara knew about hatred and resistance, but Naruto, such a good kid, would probably just go straight to fulfilling his filial duty.

What?

You said Naruto and she have different hair colors?

What happened?

Isn't Gaara's hair color different from Karura's?

Karura's hair is yellow. If we're talking about resemblance, it should be Temari with her hair down who looks more like him. How could it be Gaara with red hair?

The word "like" here clearly doesn't refer to mere physical appearance.

It might be an abstract feeling like chakra.

Naruto also became the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, so his chakra level was probably similar to Minato's.

Thinking of this, Kushina also thought of Minato and Menma in the limited Tsukuyomi world.

Both of them were obsessed with burning the nine-tailed fox spirit.

Menma can still interact with Kurama in the spiritual realm, but what about Minato?

If Minato wants the Nine-Tails, he must make Menma transform into a tailed beast so that he can enjoy the Nine-Tails.

very scary.

Fortunately, the two people in the limited Tsukuyomi were killed in time by Bai Mo and Uchiha Hikaru.

Otherwise, some scenes might not just be imagined, but would actually appear in front of everyone.

"Hey, you young people of the new generation are quick-witted and full of ideas, could you help your older sister think of a way to make Naruto realize he's not in a genjutsu world?"

After the story-listening segment ended, Kushina began asking for help.

The group struggled for a long time but couldn't come up with a practical solution.

In the end, the only suggestion I could come up with was to use a powerful brick-flying weapon.

"I think all we need to do is beat him to near death, and he'll eventually realize what's happening."

"..."

"Okay, I'll give it a try. Lin, let's go."

Kushina tacitly accepted this method and prepared to get up and leave.

"Um, wait a minute."

Masaki, somewhat embarrassed, called out to the two, pulling a small notebook from his pocket. "Could you sign something to prove that the three of us provided you with assistance?"

"Huh? What's this?"

Kushina was completely baffled.

"This is a 'welfare activity' that Amegakure gives to other ninja villages. You can accumulate contribution points to exchange for some things, such as having Orochimaru help you resurrect your deceased relatives with Edo Tensei so that you can see them one last time."

Lin knew about this and helped explain it.

"There's such a thing? What about us?"

Kushina was stunned.

"We are among the 'planned' targets for Edo Tensei, so we don't need it."

"All right."

Kushina signed her name in the small notebook that was handed to her.

As for whether the other party wants to use Edo Tensei or resurrect someone, it's none of her business. In the entire ninja world, who hasn't had someone die in their family? It's nothing unusual.