Naruto

Four years later, the Hidden Leaf Village of Konoha, the Country of Fire.

"We don't welcome you, the god of plague, here!" At the door of the grocery store, a little blond boy was pushed to the ground by the shop owner, and a piece of skin was scratched on his hand. Everyone watched indifferently. This boy was naturally the young Ming Ming.

people.

"I just want to buy a few eggs!" Naruto covered the wound on his hand and shouted in a low voice.

"Hmph, nine-tailed fox, get out of here, or you'll be whipped!" the shopkeeper took out a feather duster and said sternly.

"If it doesn't sell, it won't sell." Naruto muttered, stood up, squeezed through the crowd, and ran away.

In the mental space, Naruto said apologetically to the three spirits in front of him: "I'm sorry, Nine Lamas, Dad, Mom. I promised to make you custard for you to eat, but today I have to break my promise again."

The seal in front of Kyuubi has disappeared, and the door has been completely opened. He folded his tail and said in a deep voice: "Why didn't you fight back just now? After a year of training, it shouldn't be a problem to beat that shopkeeper, right?"

Naruto shook his head and said, "The shop owner's daughter was killed in Obito's attack four years ago. He doesn't know the truth, so it's normal for him to blame me."

Kyuubi stared into his eyes and asked, "Do you really not hate him at all?"

Naruto gently stroked the soft fur of Kyuubi and said with a smile: "Don't you already know the answer?"

Kyuubi was silent for a while and asked in a low voice: "Don't you feel aggrieved?"

Naruto's eyes were slightly red, and he sighed: "What's the use of grievance?" He looked at Kyuubi's dark red eyes and said: "If you want to gain the recognition of others, you can only rely on actions to speak, just like the original

I do that."

"Besides, I am already so lucky now." He looked around at the other three spiritual bodies, and deep respect for the original Naruto emerged in his heart.

After personally experiencing countless pushes, eye rolls, and fingering and whispering from behind, Naruto finally understood how rare his optimistic personality was.

What's more, he still has Kyuubi, Minato, and Kushina, but his original self can only guard countless cold nights, in suffocating loneliness, until dawn.

Everything you want to protect, I will protect for you. The world kisses you with pain, but you can return it with songs. As a person who has received your entire life, what can I complain about?

He said this to his original self in his heart, with a smile on his face.

Kyuubi buried his head in his tail and said in a low voice: "I knew you were a fool two years ago, but I still can't believe it until now."

Sitting aside and listening quietly to the conversation between one person and one fox, the Minato couple were filled with resentment and relief. What they resented was that their sacrifice back then was the result of the villagers' cold eyes on their children. But what they felt was more gratification. They

The child was not possessed by hatred, but impressed Kyuubi with his persistence and enthusiasm, making the latter willing to stay in Naruto's body even after the seal was lifted, rather than bring destruction to the world.

Naruto stroked Kyuubi's fur, turned to Minato and his wife, and asked: "Mom, Dad, what is my training content today?"

Minato said helplessly: "At your age, your body cannot withstand high-intensity training. Running around the perimeter of the training ground ten times with heavy weights, throwing shurikens a hundred times, and then practicing a few E-level ninjutsu is enough.

"

Naruto pouted and said: "When can I learn the Rasengan, the Extra Large Jade Rasengan, the Rasen Shuriken, the Extra Large Jade Rasen Shuriken... Oh, by the way, there are also my mother's sealing techniques, and my father's.

Your Flying Thunder God, I also want to make 'Golden Flash'!" After saying that, he bared his teeth and showed a big smile.

Minato said seriously: "As a ninja, don't be too ambitious. You should lay a good physical foundation now before you can learn more ninjutsu."

Naruto lowered his head and said, "Time is running out, Dad."

Minato combined the memories brought by Naruto, pondered for a while, and made a suggestion: "You can reveal my existence to the Sandaime in exchange for greater freedom of movement, and then let Kakashi accompany you in actual combat when he is free.

train."

Naruto thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay. Grandpa Sandai will come to my house to visit me tonight, so I'll mention this to him by the way."

After saying that, Naruto exited his mental space and ran towards the Konoha training ground. After doing the warm-up exercises, he carried a ten kilogram weight-bearing sandbag and started running around the outer circle of the training ground at a fast pace.

.

Naruto counted to the tenth circle silently in his mind, dropped the sandbag, covered in sweat, held on to a wooden stake and gasped, and recorded the number on the timer in his arms in his pocket

In the little notebook I brought with me.

After resting for five minutes, he took out the salt water bag he carried with him and took a big sip. Then he took out the ten shurikens he had secretly saved up to buy and started throwing them at the target on the wooden pile.

After throwing all the shurikens, he wrote down the number of his hits, 9, in a small book. Repeating this for ten sets, he calculated the total hit rate this time, 95%, and the total hit rate of the last training.

The numbers were compared.

Well, it increased by 5 percentage points, so it’s still a steady increase. He replenished his water, felt a little happy for his progress, and put the notebook back. At this moment, he noticed something on his right side.

The branch on the side moved slightly.

"There is someone on my right, but I don't know who it is. Nine Lamas?" he asked softly in his heart.

"Don't worry, he means no harm." Jiuwei replied angrily.

Since there was no malice, Naruto didn't want to pay attention to who he was. He completed the seals in the order of Wei-Si-Yin within two seconds, summoning a simple clone, and at the same time also used the Substitute Technique.

The chakra mark is attached to the clone,

When he was watching anime in his last life, he never understood the principle of the Substitute Technique. After studying it in this life, he discovered that this technique actually involves pre-marking chakra on the backup substitute, which instantly connects to the substitute when it is used.

Exchange positions. After a few seconds, he activated the chakra mark and exchanged positions with the clone he had just summoned with a bang.

"It's still a little too obvious, and the activation speed is too slow." Minato commented.

Naruto once again took out a stone, left a chakra mark on it, then placed the stone next to the wooden stake, ran a few steps, and when he was about to jump up, he activated the Substitution Technique, "Bang

"With a sound, he appeared next to the wooden pile and jumped steadily on the wooden pile, while the stone fell freely to the ground.

"So the Substitution Technique doesn't change speed?" Naruto thought thoughtfully.

"Yes, so every time before using a substitute, you must think carefully. Don't change to a closed space while moving at high speed, and then hit yourself to death." Kushina replied.

"Okay. Let's practice the combination of clone + stand today. Then we will have to find a way to get the multiple shadow clone technique..." Naruto made a plan, and then started practicing over and over again.

An hour later, Naruto felt his tired body and said with a smile in his mental space: "That's it for today. Although there is no custard, I picked some mushrooms and caught a few fish by the river last night.

, I can still cook you a delicious meal."

"..." Minato and Kushina looked at Naruto's sunny smiling face with mixed feelings in their hearts.

Kushina calmed down her emotions and showed a happy smile on her face: "Then let's enjoy my son's craftsmanship today!"

Naruto replied in a childish voice: "Yeah!"

The way to enjoy food, simply put, is for Naruto to let go of control of his body and let the three spirits in his mind borrow his five senses to feel the taste of food.

In reality, Naruto turned his head to his right side and asked loudly: "Who are you?"

The hidden figure jumped out, and it was the third Hokage of Konoha Village, Hiruzen Sarutobi, wearing a red and white hat and holding a pipe in his mouth.

Naruto was startled, trotted up to the Sandaime, raised his head and asked, "Grandpa Sandaime, why are you hiding in the bushes?"

Hiruzen shook his pipe, touched Naruto's head, and said, "Let's talk about it when we get to your house."

Half an hour later, the two arrived at Naruto's house. Different from the original work, the house was cleaned and the windows were clean. There were all kinds of books on the table. Naruto even placed some books on the dining table facing the sun.

I placed a pot of sunflowers.

Hiruzen sat on a chair, looked at the brightly blooming sunflowers, and asked, "Why did you suddenly fall in love with sunflowers?"

Naruto poured a glass of hot water for Hiruzen and replied with a smile: "Because it is easy to survive no matter what the conditions are, and it doesn't ask for much. When it encounters the sun, it can bloom beautiful flowers."

Hiruzen asked calmly: "You weren't bullied by anyone today, were you?" In fact, he had seen what Naruto encountered in front of the grocery store today through the telescope technique.

Naruto shook his head: "A grocery store owner said something to me today. It's not a big deal. After all, his daughter lost her life in the accident four years ago. I can understand his feelings. Grandpa

Don't worry, haha." At the end of the sentence, he scratched his head and grinned.

Hiruzen suddenly felt that the smile on Naruto's face was dazzling. He moved his Adam's apple and calmly stated the reason for his visit today: "

Who taught you the substitute and clone techniques you used today?"

Naruto had already expected Hiruzen's question, lifted up his clothes, exposed his belly, and said to Hiruzen: "Grandpa, see for yourself."

Hiruzen's old right hand touched Naruto's seal, his consciousness sank into Naruto's mental space, and he saw the four spiritual bodies in front of him.

"Minato? Kushina?" Hiruzen said in surprise.

"Naruto, you actually let a stranger in!" Kyuubi roared at Naruto, with unparalleled pressure rising on his body.

Naruto was not afraid of him at all, he stepped forward to face his roar, stretched out his right hand, placed it on Kyuubi's body, and said softly: "I'm sorry, Kyuubi, but the third generation grandfather is a trustworthy person.

"

At least that was the case historically.

Kyuubi and Naruto looked at each other for a while, and finally lowered the fox's head helplessly, no longer paying attention to the people around them.

Hiruzen said to Minato, "So what's going on here?"

Minato told Hiruzen what happened before and after, only concealing the fact that Naruto was a time traveler.

After listening, Hiruzen sighed and said, "That's it."

He looked at Naruto, who was happily stroking the fox's tail, and said guiltily: "I have failed to live up to your trust."

Minato smiled and shook his head and said, "This child is growing up very well now. We have nothing to complain about."

Hiruzen walked up to Naruto and asked, "Do you resent the villagers of Konoha Village?"

Naruto stood up from the nine-tailed fox and asked, "What are you resenting?"

"Do you resent the fact that when I was a baby, the village asked someone to take care of me so that I wouldn't die young?"

"Do you resent the village for giving me a normal childhood as a Jinchuuriki instead of being sent to the roots to be brainwashed?"

"Do you resent you for trying so hard to hide my identity as my father's son to prevent the enemies he made during the Third Ninja War from seeking revenge?"

"Do you still resent Grandpa for visiting me at home every month and giving me financial support?"

Hiruzen was stunned when he heard Naruto's question. After a long time, he murmured: "You are really a sensible and good boy."

Naruto raised his head and said solemnly to Hiruzen: "Grandpa, I understand your worries. Don't worry, I will never betray the Leaf Village in the future."

Everything Hiruzen wanted to say had already been said by Naruto. He sighed softly, with a happy smile on his face: "Grandpa believes in you."

Then Naruto made his request: "I want to spar with my father's disciple Kakashi. Grandpa, you won't object, right?"

Hiruzen naturally had no reason to reject him, and promised to use the Hokage's authority to get the village's senior officials to agree to Naruto's contact with Kakashi and others, and also told Naruto that Kakashi was on vacation recently.

"Where does Kakashi usually hang out?" Naruto asked.

"When he doesn't receive a mission, he often goes to the cemetery to visit his deceased comrades and your parents." Hiruzen sighed.

Naruto nodded silently.

Returning to reality, Hiruzen handed Naruto this month's living expenses, then said goodbye and left.

Naruto watched his back disappear into the shadows in the distance and said to his parents: "Do you think we have gained his trust today?"

Kushina asked: "Don't you believe him?"

Naruto chuckled: "I'm just an ordinary orphan, and Danzo is his companion. He feels guilty about Danzo and taking away the position of Hokage. This can easily be exploited by Danzo. So today I just

It will also plant the seeds of guilt in his heart to make this double-choice question more difficult. If I want to survive now, I cannot do without his protection."

Kushina was a little shocked: "Did you say that on purpose before?"

Naruto shook his head: "No, those are my sincere words. But the truth also has different ways of expressing it, right?"

Kushina sighed and did not answer.

Minato smiled and asked, "Why didn't you clamor to be Hokage like before?"

Naruto replied calmly: "Because now I understand a truth, you can become Hokage only after you are recognized by everyone; not only after you become Hokage, you can be recognized by everyone."

Minato smiled bitterly and said, "You see things more clearly than we do."

Naruto said in a low tone: "I just hope that I am worthy of the name Uzumaki Naruto."