Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 34 I'm all alone, and I won't cry if I'm alone.

"Two bowls of ramen."

"The Third Hokage is treating us."

Akihara Kagura pointed at the old man behind her, appearing somewhat impolite.

"I want two bowls of ramen too!"

"It was also the Hokage who treated us!"

Naruto Uzumaki, pretending to be cool, imitated Kagura Akihara, pointing at Hiruzen Sarutobi who was following behind them, and was even more impolite than Kagura Akihara.

Naruto Uzumaki, that little guy, doesn't understand what politeness is at all. Six-year-olds like to imitate the people they meet at this age.

even…

Naruto Uzumaki can even surpass his master.

"Uncle Hand-Typed, Sister Ayame!"

Naruto Uzumaki smiled broadly and said with a grin, "If you have any wishes, you can ask Grandpa Hokage! Just tell him your wish, and he'll grant it for you!"

"what?"

The shop owner, looking somewhat bewildered, tried to open his eyes.

"Really?"

Changpu looked at the old man with some surprise.

"Cough cough..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed a few times, then said somewhat helplessly, "Naruto, the Hokage isn't someone for people to make wishes on!"

"oh."

Naruto's face immediately fell.

However, Naruto's mood quickly brightened again: "Oh well, I'm happy to be able to eat ramen tonight!"

"never mind."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed softly and sat down next to them. "Hey, get me a bowl of ramen too. I might have to put it on my tab tonight."

"Oh well."

The shopkeeper nodded honestly, not caring about the Third Hokage's act of buying on credit.

During this period, the Hokage's reputation in Konoha was actually maintained quite well, and no one would think that the Hokage of the strongest ninja village would renege on his promises.

"Oh, I just remembered something."

While waiting for them to become familiar with each other, Naruto Uzumaki curiously turned to look at Kagura Akihara: "I don't think I've asked you your name yet?"

"First."

Akihara Kagura stated her code name within Root, then added, "But only Lord Danzo can call me by this name. You can call me Kagura, Akihara Kagura."

Why?

Naruto Uzumaki asked the question directly.

"Because it was Lord Danzo who gave me a new life."

Akihara Kagura remained calm, as if she were simply stating the facts: "I used to be an orphan in the village. Someone sent me to a dark place where a long-haired man would cut me with a knife every day. I couldn't even die. It was Lord Danzo who rescued me."

"Oh? Danzo saved you?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's furrowed brows suddenly relaxed.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was still pondering the relationship between Akihara Kagura and Shimura Danzo when he suddenly heard Akihara Kagura's words, and he immediately had some clues.

"Yes, Lord Danzo saved me."

Akihara Kagura reached for a pair of chopsticks, slowly and deliberately gathering her emotions: "When I thought I had been abandoned by everyone, when I was in despair of this world, Lord Danzo saved me, made me a ninja, and taught me ninjutsu..."

"Sounds like a good person..."

Naruto Uzumaki's favorability towards Danzo Shimura immediately increased significantly.

"Cough cough..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt like he was choking on the smoke.

Was Danzo Shimura a good person?

This seemed a bit of an insult to the old man's ears.

"The Third Hokage probably thinks so too, right?"

Akihara Kagura smiled, seemingly pleased by Naruto's praise, and reached out to stroke the blond-haired boy's hair: "Once you become a ninja, I'll have Danzo transfer you to Root, and the two of us will go and kill the rest of Root together."

"ha?"

Naruto's smile instantly froze.

"Cough cough cough..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed violently.

The Hokage suddenly realized that by transferring Akihara Kagura from Root to Anbu, he was actually saving his old friend Danzo, so that Root would not become an empty shell in the future.

The lesson was somewhat unsuccessful, but it was also very rewarding. Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that he was gradually figuring out the truth behind why Kagura Akihara was so loyal to Danzo Shimura.

If I'm not mistaken, the long-haired man who conducted human experiments on Akihara Kagura should be Orochimaru, my defector disciple…

As for the claim that Danzo rescued the person, only a naive child would believe such a thing. Danzo might have been the one who threw Akihara Kagura into the laboratory in the first place.

In fact, Hiruzen Sarutobi was more or less aware of the truth: Danzo Shimura had been supporting Orochimaru's illegal human experiments all along.

Find a suitable opportunity to let this child know the truth…

At that time...

Will this child still be as loyal to Danzo Shimura?

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly picked up his pipe again. His only problem was how to prevent the child from hating Konoha for its mistakes after learning the truth.

This kind of thing...

This is not a problem for Hiruzen Sarutobi either.

If we can help Akihara Kagura build bonds with others, he can gradually learn to protect the friends he shares those bonds with in his future life…

"Kagura".

"Don't always think about hurting others."

"The purpose of ninjas is not to harm others."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, pipe in mouth, stared intently at Kagura Akihara, preparing to resume his lesson: "Kagura, the meaning of a ninja's existence is to protect—to protect those they want to protect. Have you ever had someone you wanted to protect?"

"I think so."

Akihara Kagura nodded and continued indifferently, "I used to want to protect Dean Pharmacist Nonou, but she abandoned me, so now I want to kill her..."

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed slightly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had heard of the name Yakushi Nonou; she seemed to be a member of the village's intelligence department and was known for providing the village with a lot of information…

but…

Isn't this child a bit extreme?

"Right now, all I want to do is protect Lord Danzo."

Kagura Akihara rested her chin on her elbow, pondering what she wanted to say: "But what Lord Danzo asked me to do for him was probably just killing enemies or something like that, right?"

"This Danzo..."

Naruto Uzumaki sat on the table, trembling.

"Do not speak lightly of killing."

Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped his pipe, his expression turning extremely serious: "It takes more than sixty years for a life to reach my age; yet, a life often dies in just a few seconds..."

"So..."

Kagura Akihara, almost without any instruction, brightened up: "If you want to protect someone, you need to work hard to protect them for decades; but if you want to help them kill their enemy, you can do it in just a few seconds. This seems simpler..."

"..."

Naruto Uzumaki sensed that something was amiss.

"Cough cough cough..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hands repeatedly and said, "That's true, but an excellent ninja often has to do things that ordinary people cannot..."

"..."

Akihara Kagura fell silent.

However, after only a moment, Akihara Kagura suddenly spoke up: "Lord Danzo said that I can use Wood Release ninjutsu, which no one else can do, so I've done a good enough job."

"That's not what I meant..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but grit his teeth.

That bastard Danzo Shimura has clearly led this child astray!

"Hey, what about you?"

Akihara Kagura looked at Uzumaki Naruto: "Are you an excellent ninja? Do you have anything that others can't do?"

"Yes, I have!"

Naruto Uzumaki tilted his head back, sniffled, and proudly replied, his face flushed, "Other kids can cry in their parents' arms, but I don't have parents, I'm all alone, and I won't cry even if I'm alone!"

"You are also an excellent ninja."

Akihara Kagura praised him very sincerely.

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression gradually became somewhat serious.

The old man forcefully knocked out all the tobacco leaves, put away his pipe, and looked at the ramen that the boss and Ayame had brought over. He finally decided to give up on the class.

"Let's eat noodles..."

"Go back and rest after you finish eating the noodles."

"Children must go to bed early and not stay up late."

Second update

Just finished watching 700 episodes…

The word count gradually increased...

Zhang said he seems to have recovered, so everyone can continue to criticize Danzo. After you're done criticizing him, please don't criticize me anymore, okay?

(End of this chapter)