Naruto: I start with one door, and I can open it infinitely.

"Third Hokage," Kushina Uzumaki finally couldn't take it anymore, and the Nine-Tails' chakra almost erupted. She really couldn't believe that Naruto would be treated like this after they left.

She knew that being a Jinchūriki was not easy; she would be ostracized and suppressed by everyone, and she would have to endure loneliness. She had experienced it herself and knew that feeling very well.

She had Minato back then, but little Naruto had nothing. He lived a lonely life all by himself from a young age. That's why they gave Naruto the identity of a hero's orphan. Why didn't the Third Hokage give Naruto the identity of a hero's orphan? She really couldn't imagine how Naruto had managed to get through it all by himself.

"Chuan, stop talking," the Third Hokage said sternly, trying to stop Lin Chuan from continuing. He had indeed been too busy managing the village's affairs over the years and had neglected Naruto. But Naruto had grown up, hadn't he?

"Shut up, Third Hokage. Let him talk. If I hadn't been resurrected, I wouldn't have known how hard Naruto had been. I'm the one who made Naruto suffer. I should have never let Minato become Hokage. We could have just been an ordinary couple and watched Naruto grow up..."

"Sigh," the third generation leader sighed softly. He knew he was in the wrong and owed this family too much. With a helpless sigh, he turned and left the room without saying anything more.

"Let's go too, leave them some space," Lin Chuan said, taking Sasuke and Sakura by the arm and pulling them away.

"Lin Chuan, is that woman really Naruto's mother? And is Naruto's father the Hokage?" Sakura couldn't help but ask Lin Chuan as soon as she left the room.

"Yes, when Naruto comes out, ask him yourself. Naruto needs time to adjust," Lin Chuan nodded gently, looking at Sasuke who was leaving alone. It seemed that Sasuke had recalled some bad memories again.

So, having both parents is the ultimate privilege in the ninja world, and that's absolutely true. It's so tough being the protagonist; thankfully, he's not the protagonist, he's just a despicable outsider...

Meanwhile, Naruto, who was inside the room, finally came to his senses and asked in a trembling voice, "Are you really my mother? Is my father really the Hokage? Why did Grandpa Hokage never tell me?"

"If my father were Hokage, I wouldn't be lonely, I wouldn't be hated, and I wouldn't be friendless. Because I don't have parents, I've suffered so much, been ostracized so much, and never been able to make a single friend..."

"I've always worked hard to cultivate and become stronger, and I've always hoped to gain everyone's recognition. If it weren't for meeting Lin Chuan in school, who was willing to be my friend and was my first friend, the first friend to acknowledge me, I still wouldn't have any friends..."

When Naruto saw Kushina Uzumaki nod slightly, he poured out all the grievances and pain he had felt over the years. He really missed his mother so much.

"I'm so sorry you've suffered, Naruto," Kushina Uzumaki cried again, unable to hold back her tears. She knew all too well how much scorn Naruto had endured over the years, and she understood all too well the suffering and struggle of being a Jinchuriki. She hugged Naruto tightly and promised, "From now on, Mom will be with you. You won't be alone anymore, Mom promises..."

Kushina Uzumaki and Naruto stayed in the room for a long time, and they weren't even notified about the third round of the Chunin Exams.

All the candidates stood in the open field, listening to the Third Hokage's ramblings. Then came Gekko Hayate's explanation of the third preliminary round, stating that there were too many candidates and that some more would be eliminated before the third exam would be held in an open-air arena for a group of daimyo and noble guests to watch...

"Tsk tsk, a group of ninjas who possess martial arts skills are putting on an exhibition match for a bunch of ordinary people. That's enough," Lin Chuan thought to himself. He didn't say it out loud, but he felt that this scene was ridiculous. No wonder it's Xiao Rizi's system of shifting blame.

The purpose of the ninja villages holding the Chunin Exams and having daimyo and nobles watch the matches is simply to increase the workload; it's truly an unhealthy systemic imbalance.

He felt that a group of people who wield military power should rule the world, not do some random, pointless tasks.

Then, Hayate Gekko asked if anyone wanted to withdraw from the preliminaries. At this point in the anime, Kabuto Yakushi raised his hand and withdrew from the preliminaries. However, Kabuto Yakushi did not actually withdraw at this time, which aroused Lin Chuan's suspicion.

"That shouldn't be the case? Could it be that Kabuto Yakushi has another purpose?" Lin Chuan smiled when he saw that no one was leaving. He looked up at the fair-skinned Jonin leading the team behind the Third Hokage and couldn't help but laugh.

If he wasn't mistaken, that guy was Orochimaru. Standing among this group of elite Jonin, he remained so calm and composed. It was truly worthy of being called the Emperor Orochimaru. His teacher, Hakumo Hayato, was also there. What he needed to do next would require his teacher's cooperation.

Seeing Lin Chuan's smile, Orochimaru suddenly froze, then laughed as well. Orochimaru thought Lin Chuan had seen through his probing, and secretly sighed that he was indeed a sharp enemy. He silently made a mental note of it.

"Chuan, what are you hiding? What is your purpose? I'm really looking forward to it!"

In fact, Lin Chuan didn't see anything at all. It was all just Orochimaru's imagination. He just couldn't understand how the plot had changed, that was all.

When Moonlight Gale asked until no one withdrew, just as the preliminary rounds officially began, two unexpected old acquaintances rushed to the preliminary round venue.

boom--

The red-haired woman arrived and saw Kakashi wearing a mask and with white hair, looking exactly like he did when he was a child. She rushed up and punched him, slamming him against the wall so hard he couldn't be pried off.

"Kakashi, you're Minato's student. We're all gone now. Can't you see how hard Naruto's life has been?" Kushina Uzumaki punched Kakashi in the face without any mercy, and then raised her fists to hit him repeatedly.

If she can't beat Sarutobi, an old man, and can't beat Kakashi, a junior, then that's simply outrageous.

"You are? Master's wife? You're not?" Kakashi was stunned by the beating and didn't react at all. There was someone here who dared to hit him. After he saw who it was, he raised and lowered the kunai he was using to fight back. He really didn't dare to fight back against this woman.

"What am I? If I hadn't come back to life, I wouldn't even know that my little Naruto is having such a hard time. You deserve to die, Kakashi!" Kushina Uzumaki continued to beat Kakashi mercilessly, showing no intention of stopping. She wanted to unleash all the anger she had accumulated over the years onto Kakashi.

The onlookers saw Kakashi being beaten but no one stepped forward to stop him, because everyone had clearly seen who the person was. They were surprised to find that it was Kushina Uzumaki, the wife of the Fourth Hokage, who had been resurrected.

"Hey? Is that Kushina Uzumaki? How did she come back to life?" Guy asked in a low voice to Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma beside him. His good buddy Kakashi was about to be beaten to death.

"It's her?" Asuma knew some forbidden techniques and guessed that she had been resurrected by a forbidden technique. Who exactly resurrected the dead? Things are going to get chaotic again. This is really troublesome.

"Hehehe," Orochimaru, disguised as a Jonin leading the team, couldn't help but laugh when he saw Kushina Uzumaki beating up Kakashi. Sure enough, there's always something funny to be had. Kakashi has finally met his match.

The genin who witnessed this scene were completely dumbfounded. They didn't know what had happened, and they didn't dare to breathe loudly. They just silently watched Kakashi get beaten up.

"Tsk tsk, I knew this would happen, serves him right," Lin Chuan couldn't help but laugh when he saw Kakashi get beaten up. Kakashi was Minato's only disciple, and for so many years he ignored Naruto, and even after becoming a Jonin leader, he still favored Sasuke.

Given their master-disciple relationship, getting beaten up is a minor matter. Others might ignore Naruto, but Kakashi can't, so he deserves to be beaten up.

"Please stop, Lady Kushina! If you keep hitting him, Kakashi-senpai will die!" An ANBU jumped out to stop Uzumaki Kushina's beating. It was at Hiruzen Sarutobi's behest. Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't want to see Kakashi get beaten to death, but he also couldn't let Kushina keep bottling up her anger, so he let Kakashi suffer a bit.

The ANBU member removed his mask, revealing a square face and dead fish eyes. Yamato was the ninja that Sarutobi Hiroto had found to quell Kushina Uzumaki's anger. After all, he had taken care of Naruto for so long and was now Naruto's guardian.

"Who are you?" Kushina Uzumaki knew that Yamato had a special purpose in taking off his ANBU mask.

"I am Yamato, Naruto's guardian and teacher. I have taken care of Naruto for seven years." Yamato was prepared to be beaten up, after all, this woman was too irritable, but in order to save Kakashi-senpai, he was willing to step in and take the beating in Kakashi's place.

"So you're Yamato. Thank you so much for taking care of Naruto all these years. I'm so grateful," Kushina Uzumaki finally stopped beating Kakashi, stood up, grabbed Yamato's hands, and thanked him repeatedly.

When she was catching up with Naruto, he told her about the three most important people in his life over the years...

The first person was Lin Chuan, the first person who was willing to be friends with Naruto. He would bring Naruto lunch, teach Naruto to train and become stronger, encourage Naruto not to give up, acknowledge Naruto's growth, take Naruto home for dinner, treat Naruto to ramen, and celebrate Naruto's birthday. He was Naruto's first good friend.

The second person is Naruto's teacher, Yamato. Although he can be strict and unenthusiastic at times, Yamato is very kind, caring, and responsible towards Naruto. While teaching Naruto to become stronger, he also teaches Naruto how to live and takes care of his daily life, so that Naruto is no longer alone in the empty house.

The third person is Iruka-sensei. Although he can be strict at times, he often cares about Naruto's life. He will also look for Naruto when Naruto skips class and often treats Naruto to Ichiraku Ramen.

Finally, the two people who are very important to Naruto should be Kakashi and Jiraiya. Unfortunately, Kakashi has only just become Naruto's team leader Jonin, and Jiraiya has not even met Naruto yet, so let's leave those two out.

But of these three people who are most important to Naruto, none of them are Kakashi. As Minato Namikaze's disciple and student, Kakashi has ignored Naruto for so many years. Kakashi really deserves to die.

"You're welcome. It's what I should do. I'm Naruto's teacher." Yamato saw that Kakashi's face was swollen like a pig's head, and his mouth twitched slightly. He wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

He finally saw Kakashi get his comeuppance, but in such a serious setting, with so many people watching, he was holding it in and couldn't laugh out loud. So he could only laugh in his heart.

"Hahaha, Kakashi-senpai, sorry, but seeing your pig-faced face, I just couldn't help it, hahaha, hahahaha..."

"No, I must thank you. Naruto has been through so much trouble with you these past few days. I know how hard it is to take care of a child, and I'm so grateful to you." Kushina Uzumaki was truly grateful to Yamato for keeping Naruto from being too lonely and for making up for the lack of companionship they had with Naruto during his childhood.

"And the Third Hokage, all of my husband's assets should be returned to me as well," Kushina Uzumaki suddenly thought of money. After all, money is indispensable for a good life, otherwise she wouldn't know how to thank Yamato. She turned around and glared at Sarutobi Hiroto.

She knew perfectly well that Naruto couldn't possibly eat all of Minato's and her inheritance just by eating instant noodles. A Hokage's wealth was considerable. Sarutobi was truly heartless. Did he intend to embezzle it all if Naruto hadn't spoken up?

"It's the Chunin Exams now, let's talk about it after the Chunin Exams are over. I haven't touched a single penny of Minato's money," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, feeling a little embarrassed. In front of so many people, Kushina Uzumaki really didn't give the old man any face at all.

"That's for the best," Kushina Uzumaki said, satisfied with the answer. She then searched for Lin Chuan in the genin squad, pulled Naruto along, and ran over to thank him. "You must be Lin Chuan, right? Thank you for not looking down on Naruto and for being his friend. Thank you for taking care of Naruto all this time..."

"Sister, Naruto and I are good friends, please don't say that," Lin Chuan reached out and shook hands with Kushina Uzumaki. He could feel the warmth of this mother, after all, he had taken the best care of Naruto since he started school.

"The child is so sensible, he even knows to call me 'sister,' much more mature than Obito," Kushina Uzumaki thought, her anger dissipating upon hearing "sister," and she secretly sighed that Naruto had made a good friend.

However, some people didn't see Lin Chuan's gentle smile that way.

Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh when he saw how well Lin Chuan was pretending to be young. He wanted to see how long this guy could keep up the act and how long he could hide. As long as he was still in Konoha, this guy would eventually have to reveal his true purpose.

"Sister?" Mitarashi Anko felt incredibly jealous when she heard Lin Chuan call her "sister." Just a few days ago he was calling her "sister," and today he's calling someone else "sister." What a shameless brat.

She wanted to see how long this kid could keep up his act. He was probably just afraid of getting beaten up, after all, Kushina Uzumaki was notoriously violent.

"Hehe," Kabuto Yakushi gently pushed up his glasses. He happened to know about the Impure World Reincarnation. When he thought about how Lin Chuan had stopped him from getting close to Naruto and the others, he suddenly realized that Kushina Uzumaki's resurrection seemed to be related to Lin Chuan. It seemed like he had been used as a pawn!

But he had no choice but to continue, because Orochimaru's order was to kill Lin Chuan, and he also wanted to kill Lin Chuan. If he withdrew now, he would probably only face death. This was a game with a slim chance of survival.

"Alright, Kushina, you have plenty of time to catch up. This is the third preliminary round of the Chunin Exams, so please don't interfere with the match," Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly, only able to stop the group from continuing their conversation, lest the outsiders see them.

"Okay, let's talk up there," Kushina Uzumaki said, pulling Naruto along as she waved goodbye to Lin Chuan and headed towards the stands. The other Jonin and Genin teams also went to the stands to watch the game.