[Following Minato and Kushina, you soon learn the current time.]
[It is currently the period of the Third Shinobi World War. Minato has temporarily returned to report, and will be going back to the front lines in two days.]
[Two days later, Minato leaves. You lie on Kushina's head and can feel her emotional loss.]
[But you are powerless to do anything at this moment. Perhaps you can do something in the future.]
[The war is happening at the front. Although the atmosphere in Konoha is heavy, no threat approaches.]
[With no worries about food and clothing, you start thinking about some unusual things happening to you.]
[You think back to the day you left the colony, how you managed to keep flying for such a long time.]
[This is something many adult bats cannot do.]
[Adult bats can fly for a maximum of ten hours, but you flew for over twelve hours.]
[And you are not yet an adult.]
'Having solved the problem of food and clothing, it's time to focus on other aspects.'
Takumi was a bit expectant.
The flight ability was what he valued most.
If there could be further improvement, that would undoubtedly be best.
[You soar in the sky, feeling the vastness of the sky while also observing your own differences.]
[Soon, you discover that your flight speed is very fast, faster than ordinary bats.]
[And as you continuously fly, you can feel your speed gradually increasing.]
[This discovery fills you with delight, so you constantly soar in the air every day, only returning to Kushina's side when your body gradually becomes tired, waiting for her to feed you.]
[Your life is undoubtedly happy. You don't need to worry about food, nor do you have to fear being eaten by predators.]
[You just need to fly carefreely every day.]
[But you occasionally notice that Kushina's smiling face gradually becomes forced, and the time she spends staring blankly into the distance increases more and more.]
[Finally, when you see the letters she writes every night that cannot be sent, you understand that she is longing for Minato, who is fighting for the village.]
'Alone, and also a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, with almost no friends in the village.'
'Her beloved is also fighting at the front for the village.'
'Alone in the huge Konoha, she feels not a trace of warmth, only endless loneliness entangling around her.'
Takumi couldn't relate.
He had always had many people around him.
But imagining this feeling, it was easy to know how hard it must be.
Not to mention Kushina, who was actually experiencing this.
[You suddenly realize that you should do something for them.]
[They are your saviors. If not for their appearance, you would have died by the roadside that day, ending this life.]
[But you don't know what you can do.]
[After thinking, your gaze falls on the letter paper, and you understand what you can do.]
[The next day, you quickly eat the food Kushina prepared for you, then fly into Kushina's room.]
[Kushina doesn't pay much attention, but when you fly out of her room carrying a piece of letter paper and fly off into the distance, she finally understands what you are going to do.]
["Wait!" Kushina futilely reaches out her hand, but your speed is already increasing, and you quickly disappear from her sight.]
[You don't know where Minato is.]
[This action is very reckless.]
[Without prior investigation, without protecting the letter paper, if you encounter rain on the way, the letter paper could easily be destroyed.]
[But you didn't consider all that. You just hoped to do something within your power to repay Kushina for her care.]
"A drop of water's kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring."
Takumi looked at little bat Takumi with satisfaction.
He was very glad that little bat Takumi had encountered Minato and Kushina.
If it had been others, he might have already ended up as a pot of bat soup.
Unfortunately, no one had shown him such kindness in the real world; everything he had achieved so far, he had earned himself.
On the contrary, many people had received his kindness.
Hiruzen hadn't died at Orochimaru's hands because of him.
Sasuke had obtained the power of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan early because of him.
And many others.
But he hadn't received much repayment in return.
Although Hiruzen valued him highly, he hadn't taken much substantial action.
That unfilial son Sasuke thought about defeating him every day.
Not to mention those who had ulterior motives towards him.
In the village, he had to be wary of Danzo.
Outside the village, the Akatsuki and the various Great Shinobi Villages would do anything to tear him apart.
Only because he had obstructed them, or had the potential to become an obstacle.
For no other reason than these.
When people possess great power, they often reveal their cruel side,
Thus losing the kind side of humanity.
That's why the Shinobi World has so many conflicts and wars.
Because they constantly display their violent side, and some even fantasize about using violence to achieve peace, which is clearly impossible.
Violence can only be met with violence.
That is human nature.
[You fly high in the sky, unable to observe the ground situation with the naked eye. Fortunately, you have ultrasound.]
[Through ultrasound feedback, you confirm where large numbers of people are active.]
[When you confirm people are present, you lower your flight altitude and use your naked eyes to determine if it's Minato.]
[After several consecutive failures to find Minato, you also notice that the direction you are heading is getting closer and closer to the enemy forces.]
[You become even more careful, not exposing yourself to anyone's sight.]
[When night falls, you take advantage of the darkness to lower your flight altitude.]
[You use ultrasound to search for your target, but still return without success.]
'Finding someone in an unknown location across a long frontline is undoubtedly very difficult.'
Takumi couldn't help shaking his head.
This decision by the little bat was undoubtedly a thankless task.
Maybe after a few days, the little bat would return.
[You don't give up, persevering in flying back and forth, searching for traces of Minato.]
[Finally, your perseverance pays off, and you find a clue.]
[What appears before you are three figures, two boys and a girl.]
[They are members of Minato's team, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin.]
[Finding them is, for you, equivalent to finding Minato.]
[You directly land on Rin's head.]
["This is?" Rin notices the letter paper you are clutching in your claws. On it, she sees Minato's name.]
["Could it be urgent intelligence?" Rin's expression immediately becomes serious. So the three of them immediately take you to find Minato.]
["Why are you here?" Minato recognizes you. He looks very surprised, but when he sees the content of the letter, his expression involuntarily softens.]
["Thank you." Minato recognizes Kushina's handwriting, but he knows even more that Kushina wouldn't have asked you to deliver the letter, because you simply couldn't find their location.]
["If you hadn't happened to encounter Kakashi and the others, you probably wouldn't have been able to deliver the letter."]
'Indeed, too reckless.'
Takumi also felt it was ill-considered.
But sometimes, people need to be this unrestrainedly carefree, otherwise their lives always feel somewhat regrettable.
Now Takumi could feel that kind of feeling from the little bat.