Naruto: From Kushina Uzumaki onwards, a traitor

Chiyu knew very well that this was an opportunity.

If he has a good talk with Hiruzen Sarutobi this time, his future days in Konoha will be a little easier.

Chiyu excitedly tried to get out of bed: "Lord Hokage, what brings you here?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately stepped forward and stopped Chiba from getting up, saying gently, "Your injuries haven't healed yet. Rest well and don't push yourself."

Chiyu's eyes reddened with emotion, and she choked out, "Thank you, Hokage-sama."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat down on the chair by the bed and sighed, "Chiba, you've suffered so much these past years."

Upon hearing this, Qianyu bit her lip tightly, tears streaming down her face, seemingly from feeling wronged.

Looking at the tears on Chiba's face, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, "Chiba, do you hate Konoha?"

Chiyu immediately shook his head and said, "How could I hate Konoha? Back then, it was my father and mother who defected from Konoha. I am already very grateful that Konoha was willing to take in me, the son of a traitor. Before my mother died, she also told me that I must make up for their past mistakes in Konoha. So I would never hate Konoha!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't say anything when he heard Chiba's answer, and his expression didn't change.

After looking at Chiyu for a while, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked again, "Then do you hate the Uchiha?"

Chiyu's expression immediately darkened, and he practically spat out a single word through gritted teeth: "Hate! The reason my parents betrayed Konoha was because of the Uchiha clan's autocratic rule, which prevented my parents from being together."

After I returned to Konoha, not only did they not acknowledge me, they also humiliated me at will, calling me a bastard.

Also, it was because of the Uchiha clan that the villagers all hated me.

"I didn't want to be an Uchiha either. They didn't want to acknowledge me, and I didn't care to acknowledge them, but they treated me so badly, causing me to be isolated by the entire Hidden Leaf Village, all because of the Uchiha!"

Upon hearing Chiba's reply, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally showed a change in expression.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, "I've always felt guilty about your situation, Chiba. Although I'm the Hokage, this is an internal matter of the Uchiha clan, and it's not appropriate for me, as the Hokage, to interfere. I hope you can understand."

Here, I'm giving you a chance, Chiyu, to return to the Uchiha clan and become a true Uchiha. Are you willing?

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared intently at Chiba.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chiyu refused, saying, "I'm sorry, Lord Hokage, I refuse!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why?"

Chiyu replied, "I don't want to humbly join the Uchiha clan. Even if I join now with the help of the Hokage, it won't change my current situation!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, puzzled, "But if you join the Uchiha clan, at least the villagers won't discriminate against you anymore, and your living conditions will be greatly improved. Don't you want to change your current situation?"

Chiyu said defiantly, "Lord Hokage, I know why the villagers discriminate against me. It's because I have half Uchiha blood. The Uchiha clan, relying on their status as the Konoha Police Force, bully others in Konoha, making almost all the villagers hate them."

"If I rejoin the Uchiha clan, the villagers might not openly discriminate against me, but they will still look down on me in their hearts..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly interrupted Chiyu, saying sternly, "Watch your words! The Konoha Police Force of the Uchiha clan was founded by the Second Hokage. The Uchiha clan has also contributed to Konoha. As a member of Konoha, Chiyu, you cannot slander a ninja clan that has contributed to Konoha like this!"

Qianyu thought to herself.

If I didn't know that he was currently troubled by the Uchiha clan, I might actually have believed that he was protecting the Uchiha clan.

Chiba knew perfectly well that Hiruzen Sarutobi was just putting on a show for him.

Otherwise, Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't have specifically mentioned that the Konoha Police Force was founded by the Second Hokage, and wouldn't have said things like "as a member of Konoha."

Chiyu said firmly, "Lord Hokage, I don't want to join the Uchiha clan. I want to become a ninja and contribute to Konoha. First, to make up for my parents' mistakes, and second, I want to earn the recognition of all the villagers through my own efforts."

I want the villagers to know that I, Chiba, am not a member of the Uchiha clan, nor am I a traitor. I am a ninja loyal to Konoha, nothing more!

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in satisfaction: "Gaining the approval of all the villagers is a daunting task. Are you prepared, Chiba?"

Chiyu's expression was resolute: "I am prepared, Hokage-sama!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi now looked at Chiba as if he were looking at an outstanding junior: "Okay, I believe you can do it, Chiba!"

Since you, Chiyu, don't want to join the Uchiha clan, I won't force you. The house you were living in before was too remote. After you're discharged from the hospital, I'll arrange a new place for you, closer to the Ninja Academy, so it will be more convenient for you to attend school."

Qianyu said with tears of gratitude, "Thank you, Lord Hokage."

Qianyu breathed a sigh of relief.

Talking to that old fox Hiruzen Sarutobi is really tiring.

If you ask him directly whether he hates Konoha, would he dare to hate it?

If Qianyu could utter a single word of hatred, she felt she might not live much longer.

The current Hiruzen Sarutobi is not in his old age.

Perhaps Hiruzen Sarutobi will become kind and gentle in his old age, but right now he is in his prime, and his methods certainly won't be gentle.

Next, when asked if he hated the Uchiha clan, Chiyu guessed that if he said he didn't, Hiruzen Sarutobi would probably stop believing him.

Faced with the isolation and insults from the entire village, all caused by the Uchiha clan, how could any human being not hate them?

By expressing his hatred for the Uchiha clan, Chiba could take the opportunity to demonstrate his loyalty and show Hiruzen Sarutobi that he wanted to be a Konoha ninja, not an Uchiha ninja.

This answer is absolutely correct.

As for Hiruzen Sarutobi's suggestion that Chiba join the Uchiha clan, Chiba knew it was all nonsense.

Hiruzen Sarutobi simply wanted to confirm his true thoughts.

The fact that Chiba is being asked to move closer to the Ninja Academy shows that Hiruzen Sarutobi basically believes him.

If nothing unexpected happens, after graduating and becoming a ninja, Chiba will become a ninja in the Hokage lineage.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi doesn't care about the villagers' and Uchiha clan's discrimination against him, at least Chiba won't be marginalized after becoming a ninja.

After all, even ninjas need to consider relationships.

Chapter 11 Contribution

Ninja Hospital.

Hiruzen Sarutobi promised Chiba that after he was discharged from the hospital, he would arrange for him to live in a central location in Konoha, so that Chiba would no longer be an outsider.

The atmosphere is a bit awkward right now.

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent, and Chiba naturally had nothing to say to him either.

And Chiyu is waiting.

Chiba didn't believe that Hiruzen Sarutobi's visit today was merely to win over people's hearts.

Chiba knew that for Hiruzen Sarutobi to personally visit him at the ninja hospital, there must be something about her that Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted.

Otherwise, we can just wait until he is discharged from the hospital and then have him visit the Hokage Building.

There was only one thing about Chiba that could catch Hiruzen Sarutobi's eye.

That's his Breath of Thunder.

The sheer power of the weapon, capable of destroying a forest to such an extent, speaks for itself.

"Chiba, you caused all that destruction in the Konoha forest, didn't you?"

As expected, Hiruzen Sarutobi began asking about what happened that day.

Chiba understood that this was the reason why Hiruzen Sarutobi had come to visit him in person today.

Chiyu said with 'guilt', "I am very sorry, Hokage-sama. Because of my training, Konoha suffered losses. I am also very grateful to the Hokage-sama for saving me that day, otherwise I would have been buried in the sea of ​​fire."

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand and said, "There's no need to take this to heart. No matter who it is in Konoha, as the Hokage, I will naturally help them if they are in danger."

"But Chiyu, what kind of ninjutsu did you practice? It caused such great damage and put such a heavy burden on your body. If we hadn't discovered it in time, you would have been in real danger."

Chiyu gave a bitter smile and recounted, "Lord Hokage, as you know, my parents and I lived in another village for several years. Back then, my father saved a ninja whose headband had a symbol of three clouds on it, with a line drawn in the middle..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes narrowed.

A rogue ninja from Kumogakure?

Chiyu continued to deceive, "At that time, that ninja was already seriously injured and on the verge of death. My parents tried everything they could, but they could only keep him alive for half a month. To thank my parents and to prevent his self-created ninjutsu from being lost, that ninja taught it to them."

My father couldn't use Lightning Release, so he couldn't learn this ninjutsu. However, my mother did learn it. Although I was too young to practice it at the time, my mother still made me memorize it.

Because learning this ninjutsu requires mastering the form and nature transformations of lightning-style chakra, I have been practicing according to the methods my parents taught me ever since I learned how to refine chakra.

A few months ago, I finally mastered the form and nature transformations of lightning-style chakra, and then I kept trying to use this ninjutsu. A few days ago, I finally mastered it, but I overexerted myself and passed out.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was utterly shocked.

At such a young age, Chiyu had already mastered the form and nature transformations of lightning-attribute chakra.

Without a doubt, Chiyu is an absolute genius.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi had known earlier that Chiba had mastered the form and nature transformations of lightning-style chakra, even without this incident, Hiruzen would definitely have taken Chiba seriously.

There are many ninjas in the ninja world.

However, top-tier ninjas are few and far between.

Given the talent that Chiba has shown so far, Chiba is very likely to become a top-tier ninja in the future.

After pondering for a moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, "What's the name of the ninjutsu you've mastered?"

Chiba immediately replied, "Thunder Breathing Sword Form."

Chiyu volunteered, "Lord Hokage, I wish to dedicate this ninjutsu to Konoha."

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Why? This ninjutsu was left to you by your parents. Is it really alright to just give it away to Konoha like this?"

Chiyu said 'sincerely': 'Lord Hokage, as I just said, I want to become a ninja of Konoha, so the ninjutsu I have mastered belongs to Konoha.'

Although my parents left Konoha, they always considered themselves a part of Konoha, and that never changed. If they knew I dedicated the Breath of Lightning to Konoha, I believe they would be proud of me in heaven.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded with great satisfaction: "Chiba, I am very pleased that you have such awareness. Although you have had a hard life these years, it is clear that you have perfectly inherited the Will of Fire of Konoha. Konoha will not treat you unfairly."

"There's no rush with ninjutsu. Let's talk about it after you're discharged from the hospital and have recovered. It's getting late, so I won't disturb your rest any longer. Focus on healing; only a healthy body can allow you to train effectively."

Sarutobi Hiruzen left, completely satisfied.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi left, the room fell silent again.

Qianyu's eyes were dark and unfathomable.

Does he want to hand over the Breath of Thunder?

He must be out of his mind to think of handing over the Breath of Thunder.