Konoha: Start by unlocking the caged bird

Chapter 138 Illusion Reality
"Sir the Sixth Generation!"

"Naruto-sama!"

"Good morning! Hokage-sama!"

Naruto walked on the street, the smile on his face could hardly be suppressed. He grinned and waved his hands to the villagers beside him who were full of respectful smiling faces: "Ah! Good morning!"

The villagers' faces seemed a little confused because of his somewhat 'exaggerated' smile, but in the end they just watched him strolling down the street step by step with admiration and respect.

Is this how Yuzuru-nii feels?

So cool!!!

It was the first time for Uzumaki Naruto to feel this feeling. He was respected and recognized by everyone. When everyone saw him, the respectful and admiring eyes made him feel as if he was floating in the clouds. Feel.

This feeling was simply unbelievable to Naruto, who had been subjected to so much eye-roll since he was a child, and who was now as transparent as a transparent boy in Konoha.

So what should I do after that?
Naruto suddenly became a little confused.

He stopped on the street, looked back, and suddenly felt a little lost.

The familiar street pattern had disappeared. All that could be seen were tall buildings one after another spreading to both sides. There was also a super-large TV screen hanging on a building in the distance. Naruto didn't care. He knew what this kind of electronic screen should be called, but these sights made him feel so novel and strange that he didn't know where to go.

Four-wheeled motorcycles whizzed past on the street, uh, they should be called cars, traveling on the streets in an endless stream. Naruto, who was walking on the sidewalk, stood on the side of the road and was mesmerized for a moment.

"Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, Konoha Life is your best medical choice."

The sound in the distance sounded familiar to Naruto. He raised his head and opened his mouth. He only looked at the TV screen of the huge building in the distance. The mature version of Sakura was smiling and talking on the screen. And that Behind her, the familiar yet unfamiliar Konoha Hospital was revealed in an ultra-modern architectural style.

When Sakura's figure disappeared, a new advertising screen appeared. The shocking screen was full of things that Naruto could not understand, until the end, when Jiraiya's figure appeared in it.

"Supervised by the hero Jiraiya himself, "The Friendship Team 3: Fatal Blow" will be released on July 7th."

Naruto stared at the billboard for more than five minutes on the side of the road.

It was not until the billboard began to play in a loop that he reluctantly looked away.

Is this the future of Konoha?

He looked at the traffic on the street, the buildings, and the villagers wearing various costumes.
Naruto knew that this was an illusion, so he shamelessly asked a villager for directions and walked towards the Hokage Building.

Along the way, there are various office buildings, commercial streets, mobile phones and headphones in the hands of passers-by, various types of cars, and traffic lights on the road.
He was dazzled by what he saw, but finally understood what the future Konoha that Hinata Yuzuru had been dreaming of would look like.

Perhaps this is why Hinata Yuzuru used illusion on him?
Uzumaki Naruto was still thinking when the Hokage Building appeared in front of him.

The beautiful high-rise glass building was filled with a sense of technology and shock that he could not describe.

He stood blankly at the door for a long time, then turned his head and looked. He could only see Uzumaki Naruto's face printed on the Hokage Rock not far away, next to the statue of Hyuga Yuzuru. The blond crew cut and the resolute expression made Naruto touch his head involuntarily, only then did he realize that his hair had also become short.

It does seem like he has matured a lot.

Uzumaki Naruto had the idea of ​​cutting his hair short for the first time.

After entering the building, before he could ask where he should go, he saw Shikamaru, who looked hurried, coming from a distance. When he saw him, his face lit up: "You are finally here, hurry up."

The mature version of Shikamaru dragged him into the elevator, and the high-speed elevator took him to the top floor. Before Naruto could think of what to say, he was brought into an extremely luxurious office. The beautiful oversized floor-to-ceiling windows and modern design made him sigh, but Shikamaru half-pushed him to sit in the seat.

"Please finish reviewing these documents quickly, Naruto-sama."

After Shikamaru finished speaking, Naruto froze in his tracks, looking at the pile of documents beside him: "This, so many!?"

"Isn't there usually so much? Well, let's get started quickly. We need to finish these in the morning. In the afternoon, we have to take a plane to the Hidden Mist Village, and there will be a meeting in the evening."

Naruto's eyes turned into mosquito-repellent incense when he heard that. He looked at the documents and was dumbfounded. But Shikamaru just sighed and started to help him process the documents without being surprised at all. Naruto worked with a grimace and only had time to use it at noon. He had lunch in ten minutes, and in the afternoon he took a 'plane' that he had never heard of before going to Kirigakure Village.

As expected, he made a fool of himself during the meeting. Fortunately, with Shikamaru's help, the meeting finally ended smoothly. He flew back to Konoha in the evening, but was in the office again, using the so-called 'network' to conduct a remote meeting. By the time the meeting ended, it was already dark. It was pitch black.

"Wait, where should I go back?"

Uzumaki Naruto stared blankly at Shikamaru who was getting ready to get off work.

Shikamaru, who looked exhausted, said lazily, "What did you do to make Madam angry?"

"No, wait a minute, ma'am!?"

Naruto was numb.

After finally making some extrapolations, he got a fact from Shikamaru that shocked him beyond measure.

"Hinata and I are married? Huh?"

Is there something wrong somewhere?!

Although Hinata is a nice girl, to be honest, Naruto has never thought about marrying her. Or rather, he has never even thought about becoming a couple with her.

How could she like me?
Naruto was more surprised than he was that he would fall in love with Hinata. Why would she be with him?
Never mind, maybe it was a random illusion? Or maybe it was just a joke from Yuzuru-kun?
Naruto suddenly realized it, and it was not until this moment that he remembered that he was in an illusion.

It's strange to say, at the beginning I was very clear that I was in the environment, but the longer I stayed here, the more I felt a sense of "identity", as if this was the real world.

He even forgot that he was under an illusion.

It's really awesome.
Uzumaki Naruto asked Shikamaru to tell him where his home was. Shikamaru looked strange, but just advised him with a worried look on his face to go to the hospital if he couldn't get well, and then told him the address.

Naruto clicked on the address and found the location of his home through the 'mobile map' that he had finally learned how to operate.

As soon as I rang the doorbell, Hinata's voice came from inside.

Hinata, who had long hair and a gentle expression, opened the door and when she saw him, she smiled softly and happily: "Welcome home."

"Uh uh." Uzumaki Naruto swallowed, his whole body stiff as he watched Hinata gently find his slippers for him. After they entered the house, she casually asked about today's work while cooking for him.

This warm and natural atmosphere made Naruto feel dazed and immersed in it.

I don’t even know how I fell asleep. I just know that after dinner, it seemed like it was the next day.

At the same time, his mind increasingly forgot the fact that he was in an illusion.

Repeating it day after day has become Naruto's daily routine.

The original novelty quickly turned boring, and the heavy official duties repeatedly made him sigh. If Shikamaru hadn't been helping him, he might not have been able to complete even basic official duties.

I spend less time with Hinata than with her, and often have to work overtime and travel around the world to attend meetings, conduct inspections, and arrange construction.
This kind of life as a Hokage is totally different from what Uzumaki Naruto imagined.

Not only do I have a few vacations a year, but my daily work is boring and dull. I live in Konoha, but I rarely get to spend time with my family.
There was a big flood in the south, and as the Hokage, he failed to handle it properly, so some people blamed him for all the problems. Obviously, he had tried very hard to deal with it and responded, but others said that if it was the Fifth Hokage, there would definitely not be such a big loss this time.
There are many other such bad things - a subordinate whom he trusted very much was found to be corrupt, but Naruto chose to protect him because of his soft heart. As a result, he was exposed by reporters and had to bear the blame and then dismissed him.
Even though the plan was made, there were always people who pretended to follow it but secretly disobeyed it, which made him angry again and again and he couldn't complete it smoothly.
Diplomacy, economy, people's livelihood, and administrative management.
One problem after another made Naruto's life miserable.

He worked harder and harder, but as a result, his body continued to develop health problems.

Eventually, at the age of seventy, he had to retire due to illness.

Even though he has worked very hard, he is still criticized by the public as a 'failed Hokage' and a 'wrong choice of the Fifth Generation'.

Konoha no longer had the glory it once had. During the decades he was in power, it developed slowly and was overtaken by other ninja villages. The situation of one superpower and many strong villages turned into a situation of many strong villages.
Fortunately, his wife understood his difficulties, knew that he had tried his best, and comforted him gently.

After retirement, Naruto was shocked to realize that he was already an old man.

What’s even worse is that he was plagued by illness and tried hard to adjust himself in bed, but in the end, he only lived for two more years before he died.

The soul left the body, Uzumaki Naruto looked at his family members crying beside the bed with a complicated expression, tears silently flowing - he had not taken good care of his family, nor had he taken good care of Konoha, perhaps, he really should not have chosen to become a Hokage.
The world before my eyes gradually turned into darkness.

After a long time, a white light flashed.

[Your Hokage career simulation has ended. 】

[Comprehensive score: 62 points. 】

[Comment: With your current brain and means, it is still too early for you to become a Hokage~]

[How is it? Do you still want to become Hokage? ] Naruto woke up as if from a dream and shouted: "Brother Yuzuru!"

The world in front of my eyes was spinning again. The moment I came to my senses, what appeared in front of me were green leaves fluttering in the wind in the distance. Next to me was Hinata Yuzuru, wearing a divine robe, with his head tilted back and his eyes closed, resting with a comfortable smile on his face.

"how?"

He opened his eyes and turned to look at Uzumaki Naruto. At this moment, the other person no longer had the excitement when he first entered the world of genjutsu. He looked at him with an expression of shock and loneliness, and was speechless for a moment.

"Was everything just now an illusion?" Uzumaki Naruto muttered to himself.

Hinata Yuzuru hummed and said with a smile: "How is it? Is it real enough?"

Uzumaki Naruto stretched out his hand. Compared with himself in the illusion, his hand now seemed particularly tender. He reached out and pinched his face. His delicate skin was completely different from the old feeling he had before his death.

Until this moment, everything that happened in the illusion still existed quite clearly in his memory.

"Is this really something that can be done by illusion?"

Uzumaki Naruto murmured in disbelief.

It’s like I’ve experienced a period of life alone!
"Of course." Hinata Yuzuru smiled slightly, but reminded: "But this is an illusion after all. The more you experience, the greater the burden on your spirit will be, even if I have deliberately blocked many of you in the illusion. The details of the experience, but it is still very stressful for you mentally.

Don't train today and have a good rest. "

"Hmm." Uzumaki Naruto's expression still looked complicated, and he clenched his fists heavily.

Hinata Yuzuru didn't take it seriously and chuckled, "Don't worry, the situation I simulated is just a simulation after all - in the real world, you will only do better through learning. However, I don't know how many things you will experience, it will only be more complicated than what I simulated.
Naruto, how about it, do you still want to become Hokage? "

When Hinata Yuzuru asked Naruto again if he still wanted to become Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto hesitated for a moment. He lowered his head and did not give an answer immediately. Instead, he said, "I want to think about it carefully."

Hinata Yuzuru smiled slightly: "Okay."

He stood up and patted Naruto on the shoulder.

"Come back to my office tomorrow and tell me your decision."

Uzumaki Naruto nodded and hummed.

Hinata Yuzuru's figure disappeared, and Uzumaki Naruto breathed a sigh of relief. He did not see the other party's disappointed eyes, which was more important than anything else.

It's just that he really doesn't know what kind of answer he should give now.

After experiencing the world of illusion, he realized for the first time what the so-called Hokage really meant.

It is a heavy responsibility that makes people feel suffocated.

Can I really do all of this?

Naruto felt very complicated about what he experienced in the illusion.

It turns out that even if I become Hokage, I can't make everyone like me. Just becoming Hokage doesn't mean I can get everyone's approval.

If I can't manage the village as well as Yuzuru-kun and make it better, people will still hate me.
Sometimes it's not because I did anything wrong, but simply because I did worse than Yuzuru.
Uzumaki Naruto sighed.

He wandered around the streets with mixed feelings. The scenes on the streets made him feel both familiar and strange. In the world of illusion, the surrounding buildings were much more modern than they are now, and there were no longer so many pedestrians on the streets. Instead, there were wider and longer roads that extended in all directions, with all kinds of cars driving on them.

The pedestrians on the street were wearing fashionable clothes, but now they seem a little ordinary.
So was it my own illusion or was it designed by Yuzuru? If it was the latter, then Yuzuru was really amazing. Whether it was the buildings, vehicles or clothes, it was as if he had really seen the future world.
Uzumaki Naruto could not have imagined that Hyuga Yuzuru had not only seen it, but also made the world in the genjutsu more cyberpunk. The shock it brought to him was naturally unparalleled.

"N-Naruto-kun?"

The voice behind him made Uzumaki Naruto's steps stiffen subconsciously, and he said almost instinctively: "Wife"

"Ah?" Hyuga Hinata felt as if she had heard something extraordinary, and subconsciously took a step back, and saw Naruto laughing awkwardly, scratching his head and looking at her: "I mean, Hinata, what a coincidence."

Huh. What on earth is Yuzuru-kun thinking? Why does he want me to marry Hinata in this illusion world?
Uzumaki Naruto only felt that he could no longer be as indifferent as before when looking at the young Hinata in front of him. Although now thinking back, it seemed that he had no specific memories of Hinata in the illusion world, the appearance of Hinata when she grew up and the scene of her gently cooking for him and comforting him at home were particularly clear.

Uzumaki Naruto awkwardly turned his gaze away, while Hinata lowered her head with a slightly red cheek. Ever since Hyuga Yuzuru said those words last time, she could no longer look at Naruto with calmness and innocence and act like a companion as before.

"Before leaving this morning, Master Yuzuru told me to walk around more. So I went for a walk."

Hinata Hinata thought in disbelief, did Hinata Yuzuru expect that she would meet Naruto in the morning?
Hinata couldn't believe the inexplicable smile on the other person's face when he talked to her - wasn't this a little too amazing?
Uzumaki Naruto didn't think too much about it. He scratched his head, and subconsciously said, "Want to go together? I have nothing to do anyway."

"Ah?" Hyuga Hinata's eyes widened slightly, but Uzumaki Naruto didn't think it was a big deal. To be honest, he really wanted to stay with Hinata for a while to see
How similar is she to the appearance in his illusion?
Hinata in the genjutsu behaves exactly like his ideal wife, which makes Uzumaki Naruto can't help but fantasize - if only Hinata in reality could be the same as in the genjutsu.

He couldn't help but blushing a little. Originally, Uzumaki Naruto had no idea about Hinata, but after experiencing that illusion, his opinion of Hinata changed a little.

If you think about it carefully, compared to the grumpy Sakura, the gentle Hinata seems to be better, and she never hates herself, unlike Sakura, who said she was the last in the class when she was in school, although she didn't say that later.
Especially, Sakura likes Sasuke, and Sasuke is her companion.

This is also one of the main reasons why Naruto now told Hinata Yuzuru that he doesn't like Sakura - even Naruto, when faced with the difficult issue of whether the girl he likes likes his friend, sometimes feels bored and lacks interest.

Especially Uzumaki Naruto, after being educated by Hinata Yuzuru, is obviously much more mature than in the original work. This also makes him more mature and rational when looking at feelings. Sometimes he can't help but think, do I really like Sakura? If so, what do I like about her?

Although I can find many advantages of Sakura, it doesn't seem right to say that I fell in love with Sakura because of these advantages. Instead, it seems more like I liked Sakura more at that time, and thus fell in love with those good points of her.

After experiencing a long life of illusion, Uzumaki Naruto seemed to think about his current life experience every other day and gained new insights.

Now thinking back to the reason why he fell in love with Sakura, Naruto had to admit that maybe it was just because Sakura was very dazzling in the class at that time and was the most active one among the girls - he was always The desire to be recognized by others, especially those who are shrouded in the 'spotlight' in the eyes of others.

So does Sasuke, and so does Sakura.
Uzumaki Naruto suddenly woke up and looked to his side. Hyuga Hinata was looking up at him from time to time. When their eyes met, he couldn't help but lower his head: "Naruto-kun?"

"Sorry, what did you say just now?" Uzumaki Naruto smiled awkwardly: "I was a little distracted."

It’s all Yuzuru-kun’s fault. If it weren’t for the illusion just now, how could I have been like this?

Hyuga Hinata whispered: "I mean it."

Uzumaki Naruto grinned with a bright sunshine smile: "Yeah!"

The two of them wandered aimlessly, and for the first time, Naruto began to ask Hinata about daily trivial matters, such as what she likes to do, what she likes to eat, what she did yesterday, and so on.

They were simply sharing their daily routine, but Naruto could feel that Hinata's attitude seemed a bit strange.

Although he had always been a bit rough, he was aware of Hinata's problem at this moment. The other person seemed to be particularly shy today. When he looked at her, he would look away as if he was frightened, and his cheeks were red, as if steam was about to come out, even if he screamed No matter how dull a person is, he can still notice that the reason for all this seems to be somewhat simple.

Is it
She likes me! ?
Uzumaki Naruto was not sure, but his heart couldn't help but beat faster. He thought with some inferiority: Is it really possible? Is there anyone who likes a guy like me?
He remained silent as he and Hinata wandered aimlessly from morning to afternoon. It was not until Hinata's stomach growled with hunger that he realized what a stupid thing he had done. Looking at Hinata, whose ears had turned red and who hung her head to play dead, Naruto scratched his head and suggested, "How about I treat you to a meal?"

Hinata made a muffled sound, and glanced at Naruto with her white eyes in panic, her hands were tangled in front of her body, and her breathing became short.

'What should I do'

"If, if Naruto-kun likes me."

"Do you want to accept his confession?"

'Or'

"You like"

"I, I promise!"

Uzumaki Naruto stared blankly at Hinata who was covering her face, but his next words came late.

"Want to eat ramen?"

"?"

Hinata stayed where she was.

After a few seconds.

My brain was overloaded, and steam seemed to be coming out of my head. I felt dizzy and squatted on the ground with my head in my hands.

Oops.
(End of this chapter)