Naruto takes a step backwards, then turns around and runs.
He runs away in tears. From the store, from Ayame, from Teuchi…
‘because of me… Because I’m a monster… ‘
Naruto enters the house and begins to sob.
‘I… Because it’s a monster… ‘
The ramen shop was destroyed.
‘I… .I… Because I’m going there… ‘
Ayame was sad.
‘scared… scared… ‘
Teuchi and Ayame would definitely resent Naruto.
‘I’m sorry… sorry… do… ‘
ran away He is afraid to see Teuchi and Ayame who are resentful of him. Naruto didn’t want to be hated by them as much as he did.
so he ran away
‘I… I… ‘
-Iknow, right… really… It’s a monster that brings disaster… –
‘It’s a monster… ‘
“Ayame… I’m back.”
“Oh, welcome. Dad, how did it go?”
“I’ve made sure to report it, so the culprit will be caught soon… but… this store seems to be overrun…”
“…Now what?”
“hahaha, don’t look so sad, Ayame.
To this extent, my mind for ramen is not weak!
I should even open a gun carriage and open the store…”
“Is that so? I’ll be busy for a while.”
“I’ll have to tell Naruto too. I mean we’re moving soon.”
“Come to think of it, it’s been quite some time for Naruto to come, but he hasn’t come…”
“Then, shall we erase the graffiti first in the meantime? Naruto could get hurt.”
“I know”
Teuchi and Ayame laughed and started cleaning.
And the sun went down and it got dark, but Naruto didn’t come.
As time passed, Ayame worried about Naruto.
“He’s not coming…”
“Um…what’s going on…?”
“Couldn’t it be that the guys who set up the store like this… didn’t do something?”
“What… what?!”
Ayame leaves the store in surprise.
But it soon stops. Because I don’t even know where Naruto’s house is.
Then, I saw a piece of paper lying on the doorstep.
Ayame lifts it up and reads the contents.
Then open your eyes wide and cover your mouth with your hand.
“Ah..Dad!! This..this!”
“Why…why?”
Teuchi picks up the paper Ayame was holding and reads it.
It’s written in a handwriting like a child’s.
Its contents…
-sorry. I won’t come again.
Naruto-
Teuchi loses his strength and collapses to his knees.
and mumble
“This…why could this be your fault…Naruto…”
Naruto stopped coming out of the house after that.
Tears dry up and no longer come out.
Naruto’s eyes are long dead.
Those little blue eyes have no life at all, and the under eyes are dark.
Naruto lost hope.
Naruto’s eyes slowly closed.
‘rather… It might be easier to die like this… ‘
You can see the water up to your ankles.
It is a dark and somewhat gloomy space.
At some point, Naruto was standing in this space.
There is a huge iron bar in front of you.
“Do you want revenge?”
From inside the cage, the fierce red eyes stared at Naruto and spoke.
“… uh.. is this…?”
Naruto looked around in bewilderment.
But it’s the first time I’ve seen it. Besides, I don’t even remember coming here.
There is a huge iron cage in front of you. It’s like a prison.
And inside of them, big, fierce red eyes are looking at Naruto.
Staring.
“Do you want revenge?”
“Bo…revenge..?”
“Do you hate the villagers who call you a monster? Do you hate them?”
“…I hate you…”
“Okay…then you just have to get revenge…”
“…Uh…how…?”
“Take off the amulet… attached to the cage… Then I will painfully kill the villagers…”
“…no”
“Why? Don’t you hate the village guys?”
“…Yeah..really..hate it…torturing me…breaking down my precious store…
uncle and… I lost my sister… hated me… me… !”
“Then why… are you rejecting my offer…?”
A red aura begins to leak from inside the prison.
And he starts to get closer to Naruto.
However, it only rushes around Naruto, not touching Naruto directly.
“Now, you better be honest. The villagers who hated you, hated you, and tormented you…! It’s your chance to kill them.”
“…no”
“Why? Why??”
Inside the prison, a bitter wind blows over Naruto.
Naruto collapses because of the wind.
And he answers in a trembling voice.
“…That’s… if I kill him… I won’t be able to torment him any more…”
“…!”
Those in prison are surprised to hear Naruto’s words.
Is that really what a 5 year old kid said? I thought for a moment.
Besides, I was surprised, albeit momentarily, by the boy’s hatred.
The red aura around Naruto slowly disappears.
Only then did Naruto stand up a little relieved.
and open your mouth
“Who are you..? Where are you..?”
“…The reason you are called a monster, and the existence sealed inside you… is ‘gumi’”
In front of Naruto’s eyes, a red fox much bigger than himself begins to appear. I glanced at it and saw that it had nine tails.
Gumi… I’ve heard of it. When grown-ups call me from afar,
Sometimes it was said to be Gumi.
I didn’t know what it meant, and there was no one to ask, so I stayed still.
“Gumi…? Is that your name?”
“…There is no reason to tell a kid.”
Naruto slowly approaches the prison and is about to enter.
Then, Gumi hits the prison with her paws.
Naruto is blown away by the shock and collapses.
Then he puts on a frightened expression and starts to shiver.
“Don’t think about coming over… the smell of humans is disgusting…”
“…you also..”
“…what?”
“You… do you hate me too…?”
Naruto grabbed his trembling body and glanced at Gumi.
Kumi meets Naruto’s eyes and is slightly surprised.
Gumi thought to herself.
‘I… Little boy’s eyes… Eyes that contain hatred… Besides, what I said earlier… Sheesh, I don’t like him enough to think of him… ‘
Gumi recalls the ninja who manipulated her in the past.
The ninja with the Sharingan, Madara Uchiha…
Gumi didn’t like that he thought of the hateful ninja through the little boy’s eyes.
And I hate to leave it alone for some reason.
“…You are the Injuryeok. It is the vessel that holds me, an attempted victim.
In other words, I exist because you exist. you… than other humans… Gwa.. I think it’s okay.. I am..”
Naruto listened to Kumi’s words and looked at him with his eyes wide open.
And slowly open your mouth
“…I…don’t you really hate me..?”
“There’s no reason to hate…”
“I’m a monster…?”
“You’re not a monster. Rather, I am a monster.”
“No! Not a monster!”
“…Hmph, you said you were afraid of me until just now, what do you mean?”
“A monster would never say that to me!”
“A word like that…?”
“You exist because I exist! I am fine! You say that you need me! Those words…really…anyone is fine…
I wanted to hear… The one who needs me… black… No..it must be a fox..happy or sad..I don’t know… black”
“…Because it’s noisy. Don’t cry.”
“…Yeah. I’m so sorry…”
“I don’t like apologizing for that… Sheesh”
“…I… will not cry… please don’t hate me…”
“Okay. Don’t come in here.”
Let Naruto try to enter the prison once again.
Gumi blocks again. Naruto asked while tilting his head.
“why..?”
“You… aren’t you afraid of me? What are you going to do if I attack you?”
“It doesn’t matter…Now I only have you…”
“Wait for a moment!”
“Kyaa?!”
When Naruto tries to enter the prison, invisible
Something bounces Naruto off.
“It hurts… what is it..?”
“It’s sealed. That’s why I told you not to come in.”
“…How do you remove the seal?”
“Are you… serious?”
Naruto nodded.
Gumi looked into Naruto’s eyes and sighed.
“Removing the amulet weakens the seal…”
“…can’t you get rid of it?”
“Impossible. I can’t solve it right now because I don’t have the key.”
“The key…where is it?”
“I don’t know. Maybe someone has…”
Naruto approaches the prison again.
Looking up, I saw that the amulet was attached very high.
The water underneath lifted Naruto up.
Naruto removes the talisman without hesitation.
Seeing that, Gumi looks at her with a surprised expression.
“…I really didn’t expect to open an amulet..”
“Can I touch you now?”
“No, but I can interfere more strongly with you.”
“…I don’t know what that means”
“You don’t have to know. And… now you have to go.”
“No! I prefer this place…I don’t want to be separated!”
“I’m not breaking up…but I just can’t see you. I’m in you”
“…can I see you again…?”
“okay…”
“I… I won’t cry… I’ll do my best… Please don’t abandon me…
please… “
“…think about it”