Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Worse Than Abandonment Is Betrayal

Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Worse Than Abandonment Is Betrayal



The young Uzumaki girl trembled slightly but obediently sat still, keeping her head down, not saying a word.

"You're from the Uzumaki clan, aren't you?" Takuya's question hung in the air.

The girl looked up in shock, her dirty face filled with disbelief. She hadn't expected her identity to be guessed simply because of her hair.

"So, are you going to bite me too?" she asked, her voice trembling. "If you have to, please be gentle. I'm scared of pain."

Memories of her parents being bitten to death flashed through her mind, and her small, thin frame shook with fear. Still, she slowly raised her arm, pulling back her sleeve to reveal a pale, fragile wrist.

At that moment, Takuya felt as though his heart had been struck with a hammer. Nawaki and Minato weren't faring any better-Minato clenched his fists, his head bowed.

Nawaki, unable to bear the tension, shouted, "Why didn't you escape to the Land of Fire? To Konoha?"

"I... I don't know," the girl answered timidly, clearly frightened by Nawaki's outburst.

"That's because Konoha didn't want them," Takuya said, grabbing Nawaki by the collar and glaring at him. "All Konoha wanted was the Uzumaki clan's assets and Kushina, the perfect Jinchuriki!"

Nawaki was stunned into silence as Takuya continued, his voice full of anger.

"Open your eyes, Nawaki! The village you're so eager to protect is run by people who turned their backs on their allies. They let the Uzumaki clan be wiped out, and then had the audacity to claim the clan's legacy as Konoha's own."

Minato looked up, shocked.

Jinchuriki... Kushina? He felt like he had just uncovered a secret that wasn't meant to be known.

"Konoha didn't just stand by-they actively contributed to the Uzumaki clan's destruction. Some people didn't want other villages to get their hands on a Jinchuriki. They wanted the other villages to keep suffering from the chaos of the Tailed Beasts, while Konoha had its own powerful Jinchuriki."

The more Takuya spoke, the more the Uzumaki girl trembled.

"That's why the Uzumaki didn't flee to the Land of Fire or Konoha. Their so-called ally betrayed them, stabbed them in the back."

"And it was those very leaders you respect so much who did it," Takuya added, his voice heavy with bitterness. "Now do you understand? Things aren't always as bright as they seem- there's darkness and filth hiding beneath the surface."

Nawaki's face turned pale. His lips moved, but he couldn't find the words. All he could do was slam his fist into the ground, his frustration evident as he fell silent.

Minato, still processing the revelation that Kushina was a Jinchuriki, was in a daze. The knowledge had left him reeling, unable to fully comprehend what it all meant.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Having said his piece, Takuya turned back to the girl, his tone now gentle. "What's your name? Can you tell me?"

"I'm Takuya Yagami, from Konoha. But I'm not a bad person. Do you think you can trust me?"

"Why would the village do something like that, Takuya?" Nawaki finally asked, still trying to understand why Konoha had abandoned the Uzumaki clan. Weren't they supposed to be

allies?

Why didn't Konoha help them?

"It's even worse than abandoning them-it's like kicking them while they're down. No wonder the surviving Uzumaki are running for their lives, refusing to go to the Land of Fire or

Konoha."

"Do you want the kid-friendly version or the real version?" Takuya asked, turning to look at

him.

Nawaki felt a chill run down his spine. There was a kid-friendly version of this? What kind of twisted tale was that?

Minato, half-expecting Takuya to be messing with Nawaki, quickly said, "Takuya, be serious.

I want to know the truth too."

"I am serious. I wasn't joking," Takuya replied with a sigh, realizing they were anxious to

hear his explanation.

"Alright, the kid-friendly version is this: Konoha was afraid that if they sent troops to help the Uzumaki clan, it would start a war. A lot of villages were targeting the Uzumaki, including Cloud and Mist. Who knows if other villages were involved too?"

Patting Minato and Nawaki on the shoulder, Takuya continued, "That's the story you'd get if you asked the Third Hokage, Danzo, or the Council. They'd tell you how difficult it was for Konoha, how sending aid could've sparked a war that would cost countless lives." "And then they go and start a war in the Land of Rain!" Nawaki shouted, his fists trembling with anger. He remembered how sad his grandmother, Uzumaki Mito, had been. Even Tsunade had complained about how the village refused to send help out of fear of starting a war. Yet, they had no problem starting one in the Land of Rain. It was like they were

mocking him.

Even Minato, usually so composed and positive, felt a surge of frustration. He wanted to curse

them all out.

"And that brings us to the real version. Do you still want to hear it?" Takuya asked, a

mischievous smile playing on his lips.

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