Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 228 Naruto's Ninja Way

When Uchiha Touko was teaching the three little ones, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) listened in the whole process.

His attitude towards what Uchiha Touko taught him changed from the beginning: "Let me see what kind of profound theories this Uchiha clan lunatic can come up with," to later, "What he said seems to make some sense," and finally, Kurama discovered that everything he had witnessed in his long life could be found in the theories taught by Uchiha Touko.

Therefore, at this moment, Kurama did not refute Naruto's words.

The two, one human and one fox, stared at each other through the seal. After a while, Naruto suddenly broke into a bright smile and said, "Brother Kurama, what do you say, how about we travel around the ninja world together?"

"What?" Nine-Tails was taken aback upon hearing this.

“Although my teacher said that one person alone cannot stop the tide, now that I have learned such a miraculous technique, I feel that I should do something too.” A resolute look flashed in Naruto’s eyes. “If a war is inevitable in the future, then I want to protect as many people as possible.”

As Kurama looked at Naruto's serious face, the image of a boy in his mind slowly overlapped with the Naruto in front of him.

[Asura?]

Kurama's momentary silence caused a flicker of displeasure to cross Naruto's face. Naruto pouted and said unhappily, "Brother Kurama, I'm serious! How about we go together and take a look around the ninja world?"

"Have you forgotten who you are? Do you think your teacher would let you run around the world like this?" Nine-Tails couldn't help but remind him after regaining his senses.

“That is a problem.” Naruto nodded thoughtfully. “Then let’s sneak away. It just so happens that our teacher is busy dealing with the aftermath of the war.”

"You must know the implications of what you're doing, given your village's system, right? Are you planning to become a rogue ninja?" Kurama warned.

Naruto, whose most important point had been revealed by Kurama, let out a long sigh, and the smile on his face vanished instantly. "To be honest, I'm not ready. This village not only has my respected teachers, but also my childhood friends. If I leave, they will probably be in a difficult position."

“However, it seems that war is inevitable in the future. Although my teacher and Sasuke both say that this is the only way to true peace, I don’t want my chakra to become part of the killing, especially after I learned about another use for this chakra.” Naruto said, looking at the chakra on his right hand that was connected to Kurama through a Ninja Sect secret technique. “Just think of me as trying to escape.”

"So, what are you planning to do? Rebuild the Ninja Clan?" Kurama asked Naruto with an interested expression.

“No.” Naruto shook his head. “Since the Ninja Clan has already failed once, there is no point in rebuilding it. If there is bound to be a war on the road to peace, then I want to ensure that the majority of innocent people in the ninja world are not harmed in this war.”

As soon as Naruto finished speaking, his chakra surged, but his azure eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"If the road to peace must be filled with pain, then I am willing to bear it all alone. This is my way of ninjutsu."

Inside the sealed space, a golden light flashed across Naruto's body. Naruto suddenly felt that a portion of the power hidden within his body had been unlocked. It seemed that the voice that had been speaking within him also acknowledged his answer.

"An interesting brat." Nine-Tails grinned, showing his teeth. "So, when do you plan to leave?"

"In the next couple of days, I'll say it." Naruto clenched his fist and then smiled. "Before I leave, I'll say a proper goodbye to my friends."

"Whatever you want. Just call me if you need anything." After saying that, Nine-Tails lay down and closed its eyes.

……

After leaving the sealed space, Naruto took stock of all his current assets.

First, there were the limited-edition instant noodles he had hidden in various corners of his house, all of which were his treasures over the years. After Naruto packed them up, he went to the Senju clan's territory that very night and found Karin.

"So... you came to find me in the middle of the night just to seal these things?" Karin, who hadn't even changed out of her pajamas, was woken up in the middle of the night by her idiot clan leader and thought it was something important. She looked at the pile of instant noodles in front of her and her fists hardened.

"Please, you know my sealing techniques are terrible. It would be such a waste if these got ruined," Naruto said, clasping his hands together. "As a thank you, feel free to pick a few boxes from here and eat them. I guarantee they're all top-quality."

"Idiot, girls will get pimples if they eat too much of this stuff!" Karin couldn't help but give her idiot clan leader a smack on the head, but in the end, she still followed Naruto's instructions and packaged and sealed the limited edition ramen.

After leaving one for Karin, Naruto took the dozen or so sealing scrolls to the streets of Konoha. After forming hand seals, he summoned more than ten shadow clones, each carrying a sealing scroll to their friends' homes.

His true form arrived at the gate of the Fugaku residence, the clan headquarters of the Uchiha clan.

Standing at Sasuke's door, Naruto hesitated several times, but still did not knock on the door to wake Sasuke. Instead, he placed a sealing scroll at Sasuke's door.

The same applies to the shadow clones in front of Neji's house within the Hyuga clan's territory.

"I thought you'd say goodbye properly to this Uchiha brat," Kurama's voice rang in Naruto's ears.

"Forget it, Sasuke is so smart, it wouldn't be good if he figured something out." Naruto scratched his head and chuckled. "We should get going, Kurama-nii-san." The sun slowly rose on the horizon, and Naruto arrived at the west gate of Konoha.

"Young Master Naruto? Good morning, where are you headed?" The two guards on duty greeted Naruto with smiles upon seeing him.

In the entire Hidden Leaf Village, there are still people who dare to call Naruto the Demon Fox, but there are very few of them now. In the entire Hidden Leaf Village, who doesn't know that Uzumaki Naruto is the head of the Uzumaki clan, the second-in-command of the Hidden Leaf Village, and the young master of the Hatake clan who was raised as a younger brother by the captain of the guard team, Hatake Kakashi?

"I heard that a new ramen shop opened in a town to the west, and I wanted to go and try it out," Naruto said with a smile.

"I see." The other party nodded, but Naruto was still stuck at this step when it came to checking the paperwork.

Although Konoha has undergone development over the years and its thick walls have been demolished, those with ninja status still need to have proper procedures to leave the village.

"I just want to go out for some ramen, is it really necessary to go through all this trouble?" Naruto said helplessly, his travel plans were blocked before they even started.

“Young Master Naruto, this is just the rule. You should go to the security team to complete the formalities. They shouldn’t stop you there,” said the ninja guarding the checkpoint.

“Okay.” Naruto nodded and turned to leave through the main gate of the West Gate.

Afterwards, Naruto lay in wait in the west for a while, then ambushed a group of genin who were heading to the western forest to help the daimyo catch crickets. He knocked them unconscious, used the transformation jutsu to transform into their appearance, and then left Konoha using their warrant.

At this moment, Sasuke had also gotten up and saw the sealing scroll placed at the door. Sasuke recognized it as the kind that Karin often used, and picked it up with some puzzlement.

"What's going on?" Sasuke frowned and opened the sealing scroll, but the next moment, his expression changed.

The scroll contained ten boxes of Ichiraku Ramen, all of which Sasuke recognized. He knew that each person could only buy two boxes of this ramen, and that he had only agreed to go with Naruto to queue up after training after Naruto had begged him for a long time.

But now this thing has appeared here, and coupled with Naruto's unusual behavior these past few days, Sasuke suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Sasuke!"

Just then, Neji and Hinata rushed over, each carrying a similar scroll.

"You have one too?" Neji asked, surprised when he saw the scroll in Sasuke's hand.

"Where's Naruto?" Sasuke asked hurriedly upon seeing this.

"I've already looked for her, she's not home," Neji said, shaking his head.

"Go check on the others, I'll go find Karin," Sasuke quickly said.

"Okay." Neji nodded. "Meet at Central Park in half an hour."

……

Half an hour later, everyone gathered in Konoha's central park, each holding a scroll.

"What on earth is Naruto doing?" Sasuke gritted his teeth and gripped the scroll tightly in his hand.

"I have some bad news." At this moment, Neji, who arrived last, walked over with a serious expression. "A team of genin who just graduated this year was attacked inside the village. The attackers knocked them unconscious and stole their exit permits. The security force is investigating this matter now."

"Could it be Naruto?" Shikamaru asked, frowning.

"Where were they attacked?" Sasuke asked.

“Nishikado,” Neji said.

"I understand." Sasuke nodded. "You guys keep searching in the village. I'm going to the west. Neji, go tell the teacher."

"Are you sure that person is Naruto?" Shikamaru asked.

“It’s very likely him,” Sasuke said. “Whatever he’s up to, I have to go and bring him back.”

……

(End of this chapter)