Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 376 Filial Piety Reappears

Naruto has completely let loose.

When Kushina and Rin arrived at the shop, Naruto opened his beloved instant noodles, put the noodle cake into a cup, asked the clerk for some hot water, added some Tiger Balm, and was happily eating his strange-tasting instant noodles.

The shop assistants dared not drive him away, fearing that Naruto might be mentally ill.

It is well known that mentally ill patients in the ninja world are generally very powerful.

To save his life, the shop assistant could only try to meet Naruto's demands, and then asked another shop assistant to quickly find someone to help.

As the shop assistant rushed out the door, she bumped into Kushina and Rin, who were arriving at the scene.

After discovering that Kushina had the distinctive black sclera of Edo Tensei eyes and cracked skin, the shop assistant immediately reported the matter to Kushina.

After Kushina reluctantly helped with the compensation again, she went to Naruto.

"Um, sir, you gave too much, and quite a lot more."

The shop assistant looked at the pile of money in his hand, counted it, and then realized something was wrong.

Why did you give so much?

Is it compensation for emotional distress?

However, she soon understood why Kushina had given her so much money.

"Naruto—"

Kushina angrily punched Naruto in the face.

"what?"

Naruto, who was happily slurping noodles with his eyes half-closed, heard the sound and turned his head in confusion, only to see a huge fist.

boom!

"Ouch!"

Naruto was punched back into his boy form, flying backward and crashing through the wall before landing heavily on the ground.

Naruto's skirt was lifted up and covered his face.

The cup of instant noodles in his hand flew into the air and finally landed on Naruto's "Sage Mode Activator". The large amount of instant noodles also partially blocked the view, preventing passersby from seeing the spectacle.

Kushina rubbed her fists together as she emerged from the hole in the broken wall.

She didn't actually want it to be like this.

But as Rin said, Naruto now mistakenly believes he is in a genjutsu, so saying nice things is completely useless and will only encourage Naruto to become more reckless.

She had to stop Naruto with force, and then talk to him nicely to make him realize that this was reality, not an illusion.

"Ouch...Are you sick? What's wrong with me eating some poop in the illusion world? Why do you have to come and hit me?"

Naruto scrambled to his feet, clutching his head. He looked at Kushina, who was storming toward him in a rage, and showed no fear, even retorting directly.

Rin, who had followed along, frowned upon hearing Naruto's words.

The truth is revealed in the world of illusion.

This shows that Naruto does not respect his parents.

Why?

Is it because he was abandoned when he was young that he harbors resentment?

But Kushina already explained it last time, didn't she?

Or is it that Naruto truly didn't inherit his parents' kindness? Has he already turned to the dark side? Is this Naruto's true inner thought?

Rin didn't know what was going on, but as Naruto's elder, she kindly advised him: "Naruto, don't say things like that. Kushina is still your mother no matter what, and wake up, this is no longer the genjutsu world..."

"Trying to fool me again? I won't fall for it."

Naruto, with an expression that seemed to see through everything, dusted himself off and looked smug. "Those who use genjutsu love to lie and say that the genjutsu world is the real world."

"..."

"...If you really don't believe me, why don't you ask the Nine-Tails inside you? Wait a minute, why didn't the Nine-Tails inside you help you break the illusion?"

Lin realized the problem halfway through her story.

"...That guy Kurama ignores me. I've called him countless times, but it's no use."

I suspect that Sasuke also used genjutsu to control Kurama at the same time, otherwise Kurama wouldn't have abandoned me alone.

Naruto stroked his chin, seemingly speculating.

"That's not impossible."

Rin nodded slightly as Kushina looked at her. "The previous Three-Tails Jinchuriki, Yagura, was in this state... Kushina-nee, how are we going to prove it to him now?"

Proving that the real world is not a fantasy world is like asking someone to prove they are not mentally ill.

"Speechless now, aren't you? You two fools from the illusion world."

Naruto clapped his hands triumphantly, turned around and looked up at the sky, "What's next? Time to go back to Konoha, hehe, in reality I can't go into the women's bathhouse, but in the genjutsu world, I can finally..."

"?"

Kushina's eyes widened when she heard Naruto's words.

As expected, Naruto was completely corrupted by Jiraiya.

"Naruto..."

"Hey, you busybody, stay away from me! I'm warning you!"

Seeing that Kushina wanted to hit him again, Naruto took a few steps back warily and assumed a defensive stance.

"Gossip, gossip?"

Kushina was a little sad.

Is this Naruto's true inner thought?

"Naruto, how can you call your mother a gossip?"

Rin was getting annoyed. Had Naruto been neglected since childhood? What about Kakashi? Didn't he properly educate Minato-sensei's child?

"Naruto, do you even know what filial piety and righteousness mean?!"

"..."

Rin's seemingly normal question froze Naruto's arrogant and smug expression, and fear appeared in his eyes.

Naruto's imagination of his parents all stems from Gaara and his parents.

He became even more involved after learning that his father was the Fourth Hokage.

Gaara's father was the Fourth Kazekage, and his father was the Fourth Hokage.

Then there are some heartwarming little stories about Gaara and his father, such as "You look more and more like the deceased Karura" and "Do you even know what filial piety is?"

Such statements about birth.

Lin has now accidentally clicked on a keyword.

This immediately gave Naruto a bad feeling.

No, you can't.

Naruto was extremely flustered, his hands alternating between covering his front and back as he retreated helplessly.

"What happened?"

Kushina noticed Naruto's unusual emotions and was immediately puzzled.

"I don't know either."

Lin shook her head.

Naruto fled in panic, and Kushina was about to continue the pursuit when she was stopped by the three-person team.

The three girls were wearing headbands from Sunagakure.

"What are you doing here?"

Kushina was even more confused when the three of them suddenly stopped her from chasing Naruto.

"Do you want to know why Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, was so terrified just now?"

"We can tell you."

"Uh-huh."

The three female ninjas from Sunagakure—Maki, Matsuri, and Yukata—who had come to Amegakure with a mission, chatted amongst themselves.

"Uh? Really? Please tell us then."

Kushina thought for a moment. Even if she caught up with him now, it wouldn't be easy to make Naruto realize that this was the real world, let alone dispel Naruto's inexplicable fear.

It's better to find out more about the situation first.