Chapter 253: Some Truth about Konoha
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?" Xin'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, Xin 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," Xin 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 Xin 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 Xin 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," Xin 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.
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