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From the moment Uzumaki Naruto was discovered, the group of children started to be surprised.
“Wa! It’s a demon fox! It’s a demon fox!”
“Quick! Look! It’s the demon fox! The demon fox is coming!”
“Throw something!”
“Let’s throw at him!”
“Throw something at him to death!”
When the children saw Naruto, there was no fear. They squeezed one after other stiff snowballs from the snow on the ground, ruthlessly smashed them on Naruto’s body.
For them, this was just a game.
A game of justice.
Children like to play this game—the game where they beat monsters, bandits, bad guys, etc.
But, the thing is… Naruto is the bad guy in the game.
They didn’t understand at all why Naruto is called ‘Demon Fox’. They were just under the subtle influence of the adults. They learned from adults to hate Naruto.
Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!
One snowball after another. Constantly slapped all over Naruto’s body.
Naruto walked staggery.
It was hard enough to walk in the snow. Almost every one or two steps he took, he fell to the side. He used his tiny hands to prop himself up and stood up again.
Who knows how many times he fell?
What everyone didn’t know was that these seemingly painful snowball attacks felt nothing to Naruto. Because of the huge pain in his heart, he felt nothing on the outside.
Each snowball that hit Naruto’s body as if it was shattering the newly healed wound in his heart again.
A flash of thought appeared within Naruto. He thought about whether he should live in this world or not.
He didn’t understand. He hid far away. He didn’t come close. So, why wouldn’t they let him go?
The adults who were watching the children didn’t come out to stop them. They even gloated a little.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third-Hokage, sent an Anbu to monitor Naruto for 24 hours, yet didn’t stop them either.
Uzumaki Naruto, the son of Fourth-Hokage, was like a rat crossing the street, smashed back by everyone.
He endured the numbness of his short legs and quickly escaped from them. But during the escape, he did not forget to keep a hearty smile and shouted back, “Hahahaha! Just wait! I will definitely take revenge!”
Just like that, he fled.
..……
The sloppy cotton coat was covered with more snow. He felt ice-cold.
Finally, he ran back to his house and couldn’t help but sneeze.
“Hachoo!”
A short and long snot came out of the nostril. Naruto slapped and circled his head, “Oops. Hahaha! I caught a cold.”
He took out the key.
However, when the door was closed again… He was only 3 years old, he could no longer bear the uncomfortable feeling in his heart and cried out…
“Hic, hic, hic~ Why? Why did they do this to me? What did I do wrong? Hic, hic, hic~.”
Naruto, who was always lively, cheerful, and optimistic, cried so miserably at that moment.
Li Yaoxiang couldn’t help feeling a little uncomfortable inside.
If it were not for witnessing Naruto’s entire birth process, Li Yaoxiang would not feel as mad as he was right now. He couldn’t imagine how cruel and ungrateful Konoha’s group of old fellows are to treat their saviors’ son this way.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, the old fellow, promised Minato to take good care of Naruto.
‘What’s the result?! You call that “caring”?! The nanny who was sent to take care of him treated Naruto with a hatred attitude. She called him “Demon Fox”. Whenever there’s bedwetting or shit, everything’s ignored.’
‘Teachers who were sent for him to teach him to read and write are no different! Whether Naruto has learned it or not, they wouldn’t care at all.’
Li Yaoxiang felt this would be one of the main reasons for Naruto’s poor academic performance in the future.
Moreover, what made Li Yaoxiang feel speechless was that their hatred is way too much. Couldn’t they wait for at least until Naruto could take care of himself? But at 2 years old?! Only 2 years old! After Naruto walked and talked, they never came again.
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn’t care either. He didn’t say anything.
If it weren’t for Li Yaoxiang controlling Naruto’s body, Naruto would be screwed.
He was the one who taught Naruto to read and write. He really couldn’t imagine how Naruto would survive without him.
‘Also, don’t think that the only ungrateful and unfeeling person is Sarutobi Hiruzen. Most people in the Konoha Village are no better than Sarutobi Hiruzen.’
‘Does the other high levels of Hidden Leaf Village, the prominent Noble Clan, Jonin, etc., know who Uzumaki Naruto is? Haha… Are you kidding?! Who wouldn’t know the surname “Uzumaki”, the yellow hair, and the child born in the same year as “Demon Fox Incident”?’
‘Without the surname “Uzumaki”, no one will know whose son Naruto is. Also, the entire village spread the word “Demon Fox”.’
‘Are they really that stupid? Of course not!’
‘It’s not that they don’t realize. It’s just they are just pretending not to know!’
Because of this, Li Yaoxiang, who was dealing shits from other people with Naruto, was even angrier at what Konoha Village did.
He had become more determined about darkening Naruto!
Li Yaoxiang quickly calmed down. Because he knows that as long as Naruto is on the road of darkening, he is destined to be very meddlesome in the future, he could not be emotionally involved. Otherwise, all his efforts will be lost, or even his own life will be lost.
“You still believe that your efforts can change all this?” The cold water-like words sounded again in Naruto’s mind.
Li Yaoxiang had said this kind of shocking words in Naruto’s mind more than once.
But in the past, when Naruto heard these blows (except for a moment of depression), he would quickly cheer up and try his best to prove himself again. Prove to others that he is not a demon fox. He will not hurt anyone.
He just wants to make friends with everyone.
Li Yaoxiang, familiar with the anime Naruto and familiar with Naruto’s character, was not in a hurry. Because Li Yaoxiang knew that Asura’s soul* influenced Naruto, that means, if you want to darken Naruto, it would be on a Hell of Difficulty.
[*TL note: Asura Ōtsutsuki was the younger son of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki. Asura always loved and respected his older brother and only wished to be reincarnated over and over again to battle Indra to eventually end the feud between them, a dream which would be realized in Naruto and Sasuke. His chakra reincarnated into various individuals throughout history. Naruto Uzumaki became the next inheritor of Asura’s chakra and will, with Sasuke Uchiha inheriting Indra’s chakra and will. https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Asura_%C5%8Ctsutsuki]
Therefore, Li Yaoxiang seemed to be scolding Naruto on the surface. But in fact, he had been letting Naruto work hard to let himself hit his head and shed blood. The purpose was to let Naruto realize that no matter how strongly he persists, he could not change this ironclad fact.
Let his hopeful and optimistic character completely change.
Only in this way will Naruto cherish everything Li Yaoxiang brings to him.
Li Yaoxiang’s 1st Step plan had been successful. Otherwise, the data displayed on the system interface would not have changed…