Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

What are the benefits of becoming the orphan of the Fourth Hokage?

Liao Wu didn't see any benefit in it. No, wait, Ichiraku Ramen's business was booming.

Many ninjas and villagers, having heard that Naruto was working at Ichiraku Ramen, went to Ichiraku Ramen to see him.

Upon closer inspection, one can then notice the resemblance between Naruto and the Fourth Hokage.

Meanwhile, some people who had hurt Naruto knelt in the Ichiraku Ramen restaurant in a dogeza posture.

"Naruto-sama, please forgive me for bullying you in the past!"

Liao Wu wrote these people down and drove them out so they wouldn't affect Ichiraku Ramen's business.

If apologies were enough, what would be the point of having police?

He came to apologize, carrying a samurai sword, saying he was going to commit seppuku.

That's so insincere!

Ignore them for now, and when we have real power, we'll bully them back properly.

Around noon, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio lifted the curtain and came in.

"Naruto, I didn't expect you to be working here!"

The Hokage's office revealed Naruto's past, and his classmates were very concerned about his mental health, so they came to see him early in the morning.

Unable to find Naruto's house, they inquired around and finally learned that Naruto was working at Ichiraku Ramen.

Liao Wu looked at the person who was speaking.

"It's Shikamaru!"

Shikamaru had his long, jet-black hair tied into a high ponytail, wearing a standard green vest, and had a nonchalant expression on his face.

Next to him is Choji, wearing a long burgundy coat with the Akimichi clan's red "food" symbol printed on his chest.

He was holding a bag of potato chips.

Seeing Liao Wu looking over, he raised an eyebrow as a greeting.

Ino was the most enthusiastic, moving closer to Ryogoku and grabbing his wrist, saying, "Naruto, what kind of job do you do? Come on, it's our treat today, as a celebration of your true identity being revealed to the public!"

"etc--"

Ino is a cheerful girl who dares to love and hate. She grabbed Ryo's hand and dragged him away.

Liao Wu turned to look at Uncle Yi Le and Chang Pu.

Uncle Ichiraku laughed and said, "Naruto, go ahead and have a good celebration with your classmates!"

Ayame smiled and said, "Naruto, it's enough for you to come and help out for a while in the morning. Spend the rest of your time training! Become a great ninja like the Fourth Hokage."

"I'll be going now!"

"good!"

……

"Look, it's Naruto Uzumaki, the orphan of the Fourth Hokage!"

"I never imagined he was the orphan of the Fourth Hokage?!"

"The Fourth Hokage was truly amazing; he actually allowed his own child to become a Jinchūriki!"

Liao Wu followed Jingye and the others down the street.

The eyes of the passing villagers all fell on Liao Wu.

Some people stared wide-eyed in astonishment, their eyes filled with shock; others hesitated, their gazes darting away.

Many people looked at him with guilt in their eyes. Minato saved the village, but they hurt Minato's children.

Isn't this repaying kindness with ingratitude?

Some children looked at Liao Wu with curious yet timid eyes.

Naruto is definitely the most unique person in Konoha. He was once mistaken by everyone for a demon fox.

As Naruto grew older, people treated him less and less specially.

Now, Naruto can walk normally in the village and is no longer bullied.

The reason is that he has a ninja headband on his head, which means he's officially part of the organization and not easy to bully!

Countless gazes rained down on Liao Wu, but Liao Wu remained calm, chatting casually with Shikamaru and Ino.

Facing the calm, Naruto's Ashura chakra stirred within him.

Gaining the villagers' approval has always been Naruto's goal.

But that's not enough. Naruto is only gaining recognition now because his background has been revealed, which is due to Minato's influence.

Even though he had been dead for more than a decade, Minato still enjoyed unimaginable popularity in the village.

Shikamaru looked at Ryou. If this were Naruto's original personality, he would have become arrogant and complacent due to the overwhelming attention he received.

But he remained completely calm.

No, it wasn't calm; he was making lewd jokes with Ino, making her laugh non-stop.

Shikamaru scratched his head, feeling that Naruto was gradually becoming like Jiraiya.

It seems I've really learned some skills from Jiraiya!

Shikamaru asked Ryou, "Naruto, what are your plans for the future?"

Liao Wu thought for a moment: "I need to be promoted to Chunin as soon as possible, and then Jonin, to improve my status in the village."

Ino smiled and said, "You're the only one among our cohort who's still a genin. You have to stand at attention and greet us as 'Good morning, sir' when you see us."

Choji added, "And Sasuke, he's still a genin!"

Liao Wu corrected him, "Sasuke is a rogue ninja; he has lost his status as an official wild ninja of Konoha!"

Shikamaru was somewhat surprised: "Naruto, don't you want to bring Sasuke back?"

Liao Wu had his own understanding, speaking from the perspective of a Hokage: "We still have to bring them back. The Sharingan of the Uchiha clan is the most precious bloodline limit in Konoha."

"If he's left to wander outside, he'll end up in another village. Let's bring Sasuke back and keep him as a stallion!"

Shikamaru: "Naruto, I'm glad you can now think about Sasuke's problem from a Hokage's perspective, but don't you want to bring Sasuke back as a friend?"

Liao Wu continued to feign innocence: "Of course, Sasuke is our friend. If he hasn't done anything to harm Konoha, we can still bring him back."

Shikamaru and the other two smiled. That's more like it! That's what Naruto really wanted to think.

Sasuke betrayed their friendship the day he went to follow Orochimaru, so why do they still have the nerve to ask Sasuke to come back?

Perhaps this is the Will of Fire! Never abandon, never give up; no one likes someone who ignores their comrades.

"Naruto!"

Sakura's voice called out, and Liao Wu and the others turned to look. They saw a girl with cherry blossom-colored hair running over.

It's Sakura.

A fine, glistening layer of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her nose and cheeks were flushed.

She seemed a little anxious and ran for a long time.

Sakura ran to Ryo's side: "Naruto, where did you go? I went to your house to look for you and you weren't there!"

"I'm going to work at Ichiraku Ramen!"

Liao Wu looked at Sakura and still felt that Sakura had no charm.

From a cynical perspective, Sakura is keeping Naruto on tenterhooks, exploiting his feelings for her to drive him to win back Sasuke.

To judge a person, look at what they do, not what they say.

Boasting costs nothing.

That's the truth. In the end, Naruto successfully won Sasuke back, and Sakura also got her wish and married Sasuke.

Naruto's investment in Sakura ultimately went down the drain.

Sakura glanced at Ryou and saw that Ino was holding one of Ryou's arms.

Ino is an extremely enthusiastic person who has no sense of boundaries when it comes to people she likes.

For example, when he saw Sasuke during the Chunin Exams, he immediately jumped onto Sasuke's back and made him carry him.