Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan

Tokuma said again in a deep voice, "Apologize!!"

The amplified sound forced Neji to stand up, and he immediately bowed to Naruto, saying, "I'm sorry, I was rude..."

After apologizing, Neji sat down and said in a deep voice, "No matter what, you will never gain my approval!"

At this moment, Yun, who had been watching the skit from the sidelines, found it very interesting.

Speaking of which, from what I remember of the original story, it seems that Naruto and Neji didn't get along from the very beginning.

Then Neji got a good beating during the Chunin Exams. Perhaps it was his persuasive talent that led to the later effects?

"Cough cough!"

At this moment, Yun coughed and said, "After all, if you suddenly find that a pig is eyeing your own cabbage, your first thought would definitely be to slaughter the pig, right? It's only natural. Apologies and disapproval are too trivial to count."

Naruto looked at Yun with a puzzled expression after hearing this: "Brother Yun, did you just insult me?"

Yun smiled and replied, "Really? But if I were Neji, I wouldn't care about anything else; I'd beat you up to vent my anger first."

Tokuma, who was standing to the side, seemed to have thought of something. He glanced at Izumi and laughed, "Itachi was bullied quite a bit by the teacher back then. But speaking of which, Izumi is over thirteen years old now."

Yun frowned and stared at Dejian: "Is thirteen years old a lot? Do you have ideas?"

Seeing the Sharingan flash briefly in Yun's eyes, Tokuma swallowed hard.

Even a genius like Itachi has fallen from grace, so who would dare to covet this cabbage from the master's garden? They'd be asking for trouble.

"Six servings of grilled meat with lettuce."

At this moment, the grilled meat we ordered was served.

Yun glanced at Naruto, who was still indignant, and after thinking for a moment, said to Neji, "Neji, take off the bandage on your forehead."

Upon hearing this, everyone present except Naruto was stunned.

Tokuma looked over and hesitated, saying, "Teacher, it's not very hot here..."

Yun glared at him: "Did I say it was because of the heat? Since Naruto wants to know why Neji confronted him, why not just let him know?"

These words silenced Tokuma, while Neji paused for a moment before reaching out and removing the bandage from his forehead.

Suddenly, the cursed mark on Neji's forehead appeared before them.

Naruto stared at it for a long time, his brows furrowing, making Neji, who was staring at him, think that this guy knew about the Caged Bird.

However, the next second, Naruto asked, "This pattern is quite nice, where did you buy it?"

Uh!

Izumi and Tokuma, who were covering their foreheads, were speechless; it was truly unexpected.

Neji scoffed and said, "Is it a pretty pattern? If you knew that this pattern could kill me at any moment, would you still think it's pretty?"

For a moment, Naruto was speechless at Neji's words.

At only eight years old, he couldn't fully understand those words. But he did know that he would die.

After a moment of silence, Naruto asked in a deep voice, "If you knew this would be fatal, why did you carve it on?"

Neji shook his head slightly, then bandaged himself up: "So, as the Hokage's son, you simply don't understand the fate I'm facing. My life and death are controlled by others, and I'll be in unbearable pain if I'm even slightly dissatisfied."

"And this fate may soon befall Hinata-sama as well. Now... do you still believe you can protect Hinata-sama?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto realized that the grilled meat in front of him no longer smelled appetizing.

With a serious expression, he raised his head and looked at Yun: "Brother Yun, is what he said true?"

Yun smiled and nodded: "Under normal circumstances, that would indeed be the case. According to the rules of the Hyuga clan, to prevent the Byakugan from being taken away, this cursed seal, besides controlling it, also protects the clan's bloodline limit..."

Unable to understand any of this, Naruto abruptly waved his hand to interrupt Yun, his eyes bloodshot, and then asked in a deep voice, "There are abnormal situations in normal situations, and Brother Yun has always spoken like this. So... is there any way to deal with it?"

Yun smiled and replied, "To gain everyone's approval, to become Hokage, and to also have the entire village's trust. In that case, perhaps the Hyuga clan might listen to you..."

Naruto?

As Naruto clenched his fist, Tokuma, who was standing to the side, finally understood.

Given the teacher's current status in the village, the Hokage probably informed him of the situation this afternoon.

Perhaps the Hokage also guessed what Hiashi and Hizashi were thinking.

So, was the purpose of informing Naruto about this to put pressure on the Hokage?

For a moment, Tokuma was somewhat moved.

Quan, standing to the side, also frowned.

The old rules of the Hyuga clan are ultimately an internal problem of the Hyuga clan. Even the Hokage probably can't interfere with them.

but……

At this moment, Izumi thought of Hinata's identity: the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan's head. If her father, the head of the Hyuga clan, also had this idea, and if Naruto and Hinata could really be paired up, he might actually be able to intervene.

Yun smiled, reached out and grilled a piece of meat, wrapped it up, and handed it to Quan.

Naruto, who had been standing with his head down, raised his head slightly and looked at Yun, saying, "After we replenish our strength, Brother Yun, can you continue to train with me on the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique?"

Yun glanced outside: "It's already quite late, isn't it? Besides, you've already exhausted yourself. Do you still want to continue? Aren't you going to rest for the night?"

Naruto shook his head, his eyes regaining their sparkle with determination: "To be recognized by everyone, to become Hokage, and to become strong enough to protect everyone—that's essential! Brother Yun! I want to become Hokage!"

"It's not just Hinata, and it's not just Neji and Tokuma! I want to change everything I feel is wrong. Fate is something that can be broken as long as you work hard!"

"Keeping my word is my way of the ninja!"

As Naruto finished speaking, characters suddenly appeared in Yun's mind.

[Naruto's Fate Change Probability: 92%]

Seven points?

The Multiple Shadow Clone Technique is only just beginning. Has it suddenly increased by seven points simply by strengthening one's resolve?

It seems that this experiment was done correctly.

With the confirmation of the ninja way and goals, things have already started to get better for Naruto's future development and changes in the positive direction, haven't they?

After a moment's thought, Yun nodded: "I only have one chance to save you, and today's chance is useless anyway. But if you exceed your limit, you must stop cultivating after just one attempt."

Naruto nodded firmly, then ignored Neji's complicated expression and sat down to eat heartily.

He knew very well that only by digesting the food in front of him could he ensure that he had enough chakra for his subsequent training.

Only with sufficient resources can one ensure the mastery of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, become powerful, and be able to change some damned fates!

In her mind, scenes of that figure who always secretly watched her and always blushed with shyness kept replaying.

How could a girl like Hinata have something like that carved on her?!

No! Absolutely not!

……

Izumi glanced at Naruto, who was suddenly filled with fighting spirit, then at Tokuma, who was full of gratitude, and finally at her older brother, who had a big, doting smile on his face.

The matter between the main and branch families of the Hyuga clan might not even need Naruto; it would have crumbled under his brother's methods...

The head of the main family, the Hokage, my older brother, and then there's the already large number of branch families. When these forces are combined... heh!

Oh, and Aunt Kushina too.

If Kushina knew that her daughter-in-law would have something like this carved on her, she probably would have torn down the entire Hyuga clan's territory.

……

After dinner, Izumi and the others went home first, while Yun took Naruto back to the training ground.

Unlike Minato, Yun said directly, "This time you don't have to limit yourself to twenty shadow clones. The exact number depends on your own feeling. As long as you don't sense any danger, it's fine."

Naruto paused for a moment, then nodded excitedly: "I've been planning to do this for a while now. When Dad was around, I felt that I hadn't reached my limit yet, but rather that I was still quite far from it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto immediately formed hand seals.

Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!

In an instant, countless Naruto shadow clones filled the surroundings.

From a preliminary look, the number is probably no less than a thousand.

"Damn it, don't push me!"

"Get out of here, you're not the original form, what's so special about you?"

"With so many shadow clones, has the original body gone mad?"

Who touched my butt?

"Damn it, don't push me!"

……

In an instant, a chaotic brawl broke out again.

Naruto, in his true form, was much smarter this time, and simply ran behind the cloud to hide.

While the shadow clones were fighting each other, he directly formed hand seals to dispel them all.

Yun glanced at Naruto, who remained relaxed, and smiled, saying, "His chakra reserves and endurance are sufficient, but his control is lacking due to his age."

Naruto nodded and replied, "With so many of them, it seems impossible to distribute them effectively. Brother Yun, I'd like to practice a little longer."

Yun nodded: "Anything is fine until your parents come looking for you."

Immediately afterwards, Naruto's shadow clones reappeared on the seventh training ground, and the number remained at eighty.

After a long while, Naruto, who had collapsed from exhaustion after several attempts, was stopped by Yun.

"As you've probably noticed, when a shadow clone dissipates, its memories are transferred back to the original body. This is also why shadow clones are the best for skipping class."

"Based on this, what else can you think of?"

Naruto nodded and replied, "Several times, no! It's dozens or even hundreds of times more training experience than the average person, right?"

Yun smiled and pointed to the trees outside the training ground, saying, "Concentrating chakra at your feet to adhere to the tree trunks and climbing trees—this method of training chakra control might be worth trying for the Shadow Clone Technique's learning bonus."

After Yun demonstrated it twice, Naruto rested for a while before using the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique again.

Before long, under dozens of giant trees, Naruto's shadow clones began their training.