"I guessed," Naruto said stunning me, Seeing my stunned look Naruto asked as he sat down.
"I whiskers... The amount of chakra I have is too high even for an Uzumaki." Naruto said making me go quiet, With a sigh I took on my human form and sat down
"I sense your displeasure," I said calmly, to which Naruto nodded. Of course, he was displeased, all his life he had been mistreated, questioning his family, and I had been lying to him
"I didn't know if you could take the truth. Everyone was calling you the reincarnation of the demon fox, the spring of the demon fox. I chose to have the 4th hokage be your father, and have you look up to him to be something great." I said softly, but Naruto shook his head as this was not what he cared about
"Were you setting me up to play the role of a villain?" He asked to which, I nodded slightly, making Naruto grit his teeth slightly
"Well I didn't, I simply had you grow up looking at things from many points of view. I wanted you to pick your side, at first I just wanted you to fight for us tail beast, but you found someone I never thought of. A way to bring forth peace... Would it work, I don't know, but I will support my son in his dream be it bad or good." I said softly, stunning Naruto
"I have been helping you the best I could, helping you take over the Akatsuki, or having all tail beasts join you. I have never been a father, I don't know if what I did was good or not. So I chose to speak up now before you take this next step towards war. I should speak up now..." I said softly, Naruto was quiet for a moment but just when he was about to speak, I spoke
"Now that I hear my words, I realize communication was bad, maybe I should have spoken up sooner. Maybe I shouldn't have seen myself as some all-knowing being who knew best for his son." I said softly while looking deeply into Naruto's red eyes
"You part human, not tail beast like us. In the end, I let freedom swallow me instead of being a father... It's funny I only realize this once I say it out loud." I said while rubbing my forehead, leaving Naruto unable to speak for some time. I wasn't acting, I wasn't evil I just hate humans. That hatred led to me manipulating my son from living his own life, I only realized all that now
"... it's okay. I can understand why you did everything, you pretty much told me your very points when you raised me. This only makes my wish to change this world grow." Naruto said with a deep sigh, to which I shook my head
"Return to your village, I can take the act of the villain. Live the life you wish." I said with a shake of my head, but Naruto shook his head getting up
"No... I have no interest in living such a life. My dream is to bring forth a new era, and that I will do to my dying birth." Naruto said softly, to which I sighed seeing him disappear. Naruto went on to do just that, starting with going to war with the land hidden in the sand,
It was one of the weakest villages, and with the tail beast supporting him, they quickly took control of the village. those who dared to speak up against his rule were locked up. other than that Naruto turned the village into a better place to learn, forming a forest with some springs and water, making the condition there something which the villagers thank him deeply from the bottom of their hearts.
it didn't take long for the other villages to hear of this, to say the least, they were forced to unite and get ready for war. Naruto didn't tell them when or who would be the first person to be attacked, so they were caught off guard, but they quickly reacted.
"..." Within the hokage office, it was oddly quiet. why you may ask? let's look at the people within the office, The first, Second, 3rd, and 4th hokage. all stood, looking at Minato who was normally a cheerful person who just explained everything he knew.
"Bring back... Mito and Kushina. Try and get the masked man's DNA as well as Madara, at the point we are now... we need every support we can get." Tobirama, the second hokage said with a deep sigh while looking at Hashirama.
they were brought back to life using a jutsu, called the impure world Reincarnation is a jutsu that binds the soul of a deceased person to a living vessel, restoring them as they were in the last moments of their lives to do their summoner's bidding.
"What are you saying, brother? To use this jutsu, you need living vessels." Hashirama said in shock at his little brother's words.
"Shut up, the tail beast powers were great, I told you not to just give them away as a symbol of peace. Now look at the mess we are in?" Tobirama said sharply, making Hashirama lower his head slightly,
"Why do you wish to bring back Mito and Kushina?" Sasuke asked calmly, Tobirama looked at everyone here before sighing softly
"Because they know the 9 tails well, from my secret informer, I knew a lot of secrets on the tail beast. The 9 tail fox is the mastermind behind everything that has happened, Going as far back as when he was sealed away, he warned the other tail beast of what was to happen, and taught them how to compress her chakra and take on a human-like form to best maximize their strength without the need of a host." Itachi said calmly, stunning everyone who looked towards him
"The 9-tail fox has been able to create countless types of jutsu. from creating a jutsu that allows his mind to affect the world around him, to a jutsu that could increase his lifespan and those around him. he has been studying humans' way of creating jutsu, mostly Tobirama, and used that knowledge to create the ultimate jutsu within each element." Itachi said softly, making everyone quiet
"I will be honest, taking away the freedom of a race which never trained to reach their level of power... it might have been riskless. the 9 tails hold a deep hatred for other humans, Now he has the perfect host as in Naruto, he has been secretly helping all other tail beast get their perfect host. and now, they will support Naruto's dreams of ruling this world, Who knows if the tail beast would now just stab him in the back and take the chance to slaughter all humans, to ensure their freedom." Itachi said making Hashirama lower his head, he had his reasons for what he did.
"But I could also understand what you did. back then the hidden leaf was just too powerful, the other villages might jutsu unite against you. plus you couldn't risk someone else using the power of the 9 tail to start a war. if Madara can do it, so can another. You most likely thought giving the other tail beast away instead of keeping them all to yourself would show the world how dedicated you were." Itachi said making Tobirama rub his forehead in annoyance remembering all of that, Again Hashirama could only lower his head in shame.
"But a good thing came out of this, because of your actions, Madara's plan failed. his dream of bringing back the 10 tails failed." Itachi said making hashirama's eyebrow raised, Everyone looked at Itachi looking for an answer, so Itachi explained the history behind the 10 tails,
"But all of that is pointless, all of the tail beasts absorbed bits of the 10 tails, giving them unmatched power. even the 1 tails have the strength to rival you if you don't use Sage mode. at least thats what the 9 Tails says. So I agree with Tobirama, we need help," Itachi said making everyone wonder who was the spy he was getting this information from.
in truth, no one would truth Itachi if not for the 3rd hokage who told everyone the truth behind that night when Itachi slaughtered the clan. it was something everyone had a hard time swallowing, mostly Sasuke who almost wanted to destroy the village but Itachi stopped.
Anyway, soon Mito and Kushina were brought back to life. the two were brought back at the peak of their strength, so they looked around in confusion for some time, but Kushina seeing Minato just lowered her head.
"... Tobirama, I thought you said you threw away this jutsu?" Mito asked with a frown after studying her body. She was there when Tobirama created this jutsu, wishing to bring back his loved ones. yet he gave up seeing that he couldn't do it perfectly, instead, this was a way to bring back perfect killing weapons
Tobirama snorted, leaving the 3rd hokage to explain everything to Mito and Kushina, but Kushina hearing that she was brought back to fight her son... well, it caused her to start crying. no one blamed her for her actions, a after all the 3rd hokage and everyone else failed for the 9 Tails Act.
He was handsome, cool, and a good cook, and there was the deal that made it so he could never betray Kushina. they knew each other for more than 10 years, grew up with each other, and were best of friends. a bond like none other as they could sense each other emotions and feelings... so how did Kushina not sense the 9 tail feeling? if she did, then surely she would have done something right?
"..." The air suddenly went salient, and chilling cold air failed the air, and slowly everyone turned towards the window. There they saw him, a handsome red-haired man sitting cooly at the window.
"Impure world reincarnation... thats cute. it's adorable in fact. Mito long time no see. Kushina, what's up? even Minato is here? where is the green hat? no way, Hashirama is also here. Don't tell me this is a party of the afterlife, I'm not rude for suddenly popping up right?" I asked with a smirk, ignoring the aura which caused the ground to crack, and the air to grow thick.
"Calm down... I'm not here to fight, I already got what I wanted. freedom and everything else is my son's wish. It feels like it was yesterday when I was teaching him how to walk... magical right?" I asked with a smile,
"What do you want?" Tobirama asked coldly, making me sigh softly.
"You need to loosen up, My deepest regret is the way I had you die. I couldn't even watch it happen... no, maybe it was me not being able the reason behind the 3rd death... whatever. I sensed Hashirama and came to see what was up. I also sensed two of my chakras, so it got me thinking. My son needs a mother's love, So I came to see if Kushina wanted to see my son. I call this growth. I hate you humans, yet I'm willing to put aside my disgust." I said with a nod of my head, proud of my growth as a person.
my talk with Naruto made me realize a few things, I might be perfect on the outside, but there might be some work needed on the inside. how could I, the 9 tail fox have some flaws? a kunai suddenly shot towards me, which I ignored as it went through me. Minato suddenly appeared outside the window, catching the kunai and hitting me with a Rasengan... which only went through me.
with a flash, Minato appeared back in the room, shock appearing on his face. everyone had shock, Why? well, from start to finish, I was simply nodding my head with closed eyes.
"... just what is your goal?" Hashriama asked softly while stepping forward. I looked at Hashirama for a moment before shrugging
"In my journey for freedom and self-improvement. I have found something out about myself, one is that humans disgust me to the bone. yet my son a half-human human doesn't. this got me thinking about everything, and it's then I realized my journey for freedom has only just begun. there are greater cages out there that hold and bines all of us, be it being sealed away, or hatred. they are their own forms of chains. the greatest power one could have is... freedom, free from your fears and worries, relaxed to the extreme." I said with a smirk, making everyone's eyebrows raise
"In other words, I'm not on a journey of self-discovery and finding inner peace... god that sounded gay. Cough, anyways, I plan to escape the cages which I have trapped myself within. grow as a person. After all, how could I a higher lifeform be called perfect if I'm held down by things you lower lifeforms are held down by?" I said with a shrug as if what I said was only common sense,
"You..." Kushina gritted her teeth, unable to listen to another word I said. She entered the 9-tail chakra mode, causing my eyebrow to raise slightly, She appeared before me in the blink of an eye, her fist shooting towards my face. But her attacks only went through me, which I ignored completely.
"Do you not want to see your son or what?" I asked lazily, making Kushina grit her teeth in rage. but in the end, she agreed, to which I clapped my hands in joy.
"By the way, we tail beasts would not be taking part in your human war. thats something I forbid, but our hosts can use our power and fight... well, goodbye." I said with a smile before I flew off with Kushina, who wasn't ready to leave. all she could do was look back at Minato hate hate-filled eyes...
"Why are you doing this," Kushina said almost in tears, I looked at her and simply shrugged slightly.
"At a time, I will admit I saw you as a friend. but with all that cheating stuff, it disgusted me. the fact you got a thrill out of it only disgusted me more. Honestly, I feel sorry for Minato. what you did was just wrong." I said calmly, making Kushina start crying
"yet you went along with it, used me, and now you are brain washing my son." She said softly, to which I shocked my head. cheaters never think of the side effects of their actions. she cheated, but never once did the thought of how her actions of cheating would impact others, or the person she loved so dearly.
"Indeed, I used you. I lied to myself so you wouldn't sense my emotions, I tricked myself into feeling the same way you did... one day you would die, and I would be sealed away. who would have been better other than my son? my eyes were always set on being free, no matter how much freedom you gave me, Was I ever truly free? how many years did you think I was willing to sit back in someone, befriend them, just to be given a false freedom? all so that cycle can go on and on for all of time?" I asked calmly, to which Kushina went quiet
"Cheaters disgust me. Marriage is someone not to be taken lightly, to marry someone just to do what you did is messed up. if you love someone, then you shouldn't want to hurt them. if you don't love them, why do you keep doing things you know would? either way, it tells me you are a person who loves lying to themselves, trapping themselves in a genjutsu. refusing to wake up to reality. I did nothing wrong, I simply saw an opportunity and took it. you on the other hand shall cheap thrills and it blinded you." I said to which Kushina sat quietly and cried