Chapter 125
The object of hatred was replaced by Naruto... Naruto took the blame for it.
But.
Did Uzumaki Naruto, this demon-like brat, really care about a little negative reputation?
Why didn't he mock himself?
The Nine-Tailed suddenly realized.
Since Uzumaki Naruto became articulate, he seemed to have never mocked it.
At most, he would tell it twisted logic.
Uzumaki Naruto seemed to not hate himself at all... No.
The Nine-Tailed told itself that this was because Uzumaki Naruto didn't know it was the killer of his parents.
Suppose one day.
Uzumaki Naruto knew the whole truth.
Then... he would inevitably turn against it.
And not be like now, with a strange exchange, performing a power transfer.
However, the Nine-Tailed still underestimated Naruto's rascality... Oh no, his level of determination.
After all, Naruto was thinking of "saving" Obito.
Obito, who wants to be Hokage, is the coolest~.jpg
"Aunt Hazuki, why aren't you eating?"
Naruto looked up and asked innocently.
"Ah... Th-that... I, I'm not very hungry..."
Uchiha Hazuki's restraint and apprehension made the glint in Naruto's eyes shine even brighter.
"It turned black..."
The first to notice Naruto's change was the Nine-Tailed.
The suddenly darkened Seal Space represented everything.
What the X! X it!
The Nine-Tailed immediately perked its ears and looked at the scene before it.
Through Naruto's perspective, it clearly saw that Naruto was brazenly... examining Uchiha Hazuki.
The slight... understanding and guilt towards Naruto just now instantly vanished without a trace.
"Uzumaki Naruto, you're a damn rascal~!"
The Nine-Tailed cursed.
"Thank you, Nine-Tailed, you little— [cute]."
The two censored words, heard by the Nine-Tailed, became Naruto's retort.
"Aunt Hazuki, please eat..."
Naruto gestured for Uchiha Hazuki to eat.
The frightened latter forced a tearful smile and began to tremblingly pick up food with her chopsticks.
Because of her leaning forward.
Her swan-like fair neck... was clearly captured by Naruto.
Then, downwards... in the courtyard.
Uchiha Shisui was questioning Izumi why she brought the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki home.
"Because... Naruto and Sako are good friends, and I have a good relationship with Sako. Can't I invite Sako's friend to eat?"
Izumi's reason was almost unassailable.
—Why wasn't it 'I have a good relationship with Itachi'?
Uchiha Shisui frowned slightly, then he looked at Izumi again: "Your actions have made the Village's higher-ups very concerned..."
"A straight shadow fears no crookedness. I'm just simply inviting someone to eat."
Izumi retorted.
Her assertive demeanor surprised Shisui a little.
Was this still that exceptionally gentle girl?
"Naruto is Sako's friend, and as her older sister, I have reason to look after him... So, stop trying to test me with rude words... Please leave, I don't want to keep you at my house for dinner..."
Izumi reached out and pointed towards the door.
Such a straightforward expression and dismissal made Shisui somewhat unable to cope.
"Anyway..."
Shisui, who still wanted to say something, was then hit by a shoe that Izumi picked up and threw at him.
Thus, Shunshin Shisui, renowned throughout the Ninja World, fled from here in a very disheveled manner.
Because if someone saw him, the misunderstanding would be huge.
Girls... really are unreasonable~~!
Itachi will have it tough in the future.
Shisui thought this, finally adjusting his pace... Soon after, Izumi, who had closed the door and silently picked up her shoe, returned.
She stood at the living room entrance.
Looking at her mother's flustered expression.
Uchiha Hazuki: "I can't pick it up, why can't I pick it up..."
Hazuki, holding chopsticks but unable to pick up any food, had sweat beading on her forehead.
And Naruto, on the other hand, was staring intently at her mother.
Seeing this scene, a dangerous glint flashed in Izumi's eyes, then she said: "Mother, let Naruto stay here tonight."
"Eh?!" Uchiha Hazuki was astonished.
"What's wrong? Naruto... he's still just a child!"
Uchiha Izumi drew out her voice, her tone low.
This way of speaking sounded very intimidating.
"Is Mother afraid Naruto will eat you or something?"
Uchiha Izumi's words were like a hint.
Naruto understood.
But Uchiha Hazuki... didn't understand.
Taking advantage of Naruto's overnight stay tonight, she intended to thoroughly understand the Nine-Tailed's specific activity patterns... And then.
She would slay the Nine-Tailed!
...That night.
Naruto stayed overnight.
After dinner and bathing, Naruto, bored in the guest room, was watching a program on an old television set.
"Naruto-kun, I'm coming in..."
Uchiha Hazuki pushed open the door, appearing in a kneeling position.
It was still a home kimono, just thinner and softer than the one during the day... The scent of shower gel emanated from her voluptuous body.
Naruto slowly got up, looking at the milk Uchiha Hazuki brought.
"Drink your milk and go to bed, Naruto-kun..."
Children need to grow, and a glass of milk before bed is best.
Just as Uchiha Hazuki came in with the tray, Narutoasked: "Aunt Hazuki, do you like milk?"
"Eh?"
Uchiha Hazuki tried to keep her arm steady, not understanding what Naruto meant.
So Naruto got up and walked over.
He enthusiastically grabbed Uchiha Hazuki's arm.
Uchiha Hazuki stumbled, being pulled into the room.
She pressed her hands against the tatami, her back arched high.
Swoosh.
The door closed.
Afterward, Uchiha Izumi emerged from behind the tree outside and slowly moved to the side of the door, observing the situation inside through a small crack.
"Nine-Tailed... come out... come out..."
Izumi was ready for her observation plan.
Tonight, she would figure out the Nine-Tailed's true weakness!
And very quickly, Uchiha Hazuki's gasp came from inside... Naruto gazed at the beautiful woman before him, watching her frightened expression, as innocent and cruel as a child catching a grasshopper.
What was Uchiha Izumi up to?
Naruto really wanted to know.
At this moment, Uchiha Izumi was outside, watching the room like a ghost behind him.
Her mental state, by all appearances, was not good.
The very insidious Second Hokage once said that the more extreme an Uchiha was, the stronger their Mangekyo would be.
Naruto admitted there was some truth to it.
So now, what exactly was Uchiha Izumi's situation?
Undoubtedly, the Uchiha Hazuki before him, her mother, was the bait she threw out... a bargaining chip to sacrifice and test himself.
An Uchiha who has awakened the Mangekyocannot be judged by normal thinking.
And Naruto had no intention of specifically thinking about an Uchiha's thought process.
After all... "I, Uzumaki Naruto, only ever need to consider what I think."
At most, he would shout it out loudly, striving to be the loudest.