Naruto: Naruto Hosted by the System

This place is much more dilapidated than when Naruto last came here, with obvious signs of vandalism, and even words like "May your whole family die" written in red paint.

Ira seemed to be used to this by now, and quickly ran into the house, shouting, "Grandpa, Mom, Naruto is here!"

Upon hearing the sound, Inari's mother, Tsunami, hurriedly came out to greet him: "Lord Hokage, welcome to our home."

Naruto waved his hand, indicating that there was no need for such formalities.

"Take me to see Tazna first."

Led by Tsunami, Naruto arrived at the bedroom, where Tazuna was lying on the bed.

Tazuna looked extremely weak, skin and bones, and pale. When he saw Naruto, he tried to force a smile and opened his mouth to speak, but could only cough.

It took him a while to recover a little.

"Naruto-sama... oh no, Hokage-sama, it's been a long time. How have you been?"

"I'm fine, but you don't look good at all."

Naruto stepped forward and sensed Tazuna's physical condition; it was clear that he had been deliberately put in this state.

Logically speaking, once the bridge is built, exchanges and trade between the Land of Waves and its neighboring countries should be strengthened, and the lives of the people of the Land of Waves should become better.

However, along the way, the people of the Land of Waves still seemed very poor, even worse than before.

"Tell me, what has happened in the past few years?"

Because Tazuna was too weak, Tsunami told him everything.

It turned out that after the bridge was built, the Land of Waves did indeed increase its exchanges and trade with other countries, and it also made a lot of money.

However, the daimyo of the Land of Waves was a scoundrel. Seeing that the people were making more money, he actually said that he would levy taxes for the future, even decades later!

Tazuna wanted to rebel, but he was betrayed and became bedridden. Even his family was threatened.

As a result, the lives of the people of the Land of Waves have become increasingly worse.

"So... Mr. Naruto, could you please save the Land of Waves one more time?" Tazuna looked at Naruto earnestly, his eyes filled with pleading.

But Naruto shook his head: "Only you can save yourselves."

Upon hearing this, Tazner's expression darkened, for in his view, this was a rejection.

But that's normal. Naruto is now the high-ranking Hokage, not the rookie genin he once was.

However, the next moment, a green light suddenly emanated from Tazuna's body, and his body became much healthier under the illumination of the green light, and all the previous problems disappeared!

Tazuna instinctively looked at the source of the green light—Naruto—and then hurriedly got off the bed and knelt on the ground.

"Mr. Naruto, thank you for your great kindness!"

Naruto ignored him and walked straight out the door, heading towards the Daimyo's residence.

The guards of Daming Prefecture quickly noticed him and rushed forward, shouting, "Who are you? Stop right there!"

Naruto ignored him and continued walking into the Daimyo's residence.

The guard tried to stop Naruto, but he was thrown away by an invisible force as soon as he got close.

As he felt the pain in his body, he looked at Naruto again and suddenly felt that the other person looked somewhat familiar.

"You are... the Fifth Hokage of Konoha?!"

By the time the terrified guards realized this, Naruto had already ventured deep into the Daimyo's mansion.

More and more guards and even ninjas tried to stop him, but they couldn't even get close.

At the same time, many people recognized him and went up to ask him what he wanted to do, but they did not receive an answer.

Soon, Naruto arrived in front of the Daimyo of the Land of Waves.

As soon as he heard about the intruders and that his men were no match for them, the daimyo wanted to run away, but a strong pressure emanated from the air, making it impossible for him to move.

Upon seeing Naruto, the Daimyo of the Land of Waves forced a fawning smile: "Welcome, Hokage! Please forgive us for not greeting you properly."

Naruto's steps did not stop because of the words of the Daimyo of the Land of Waves. In fact, as he moved forward, the Daimyo of the Land of Waves felt the pressure become even stronger, almost making it difficult for him to breathe.

"Please, what do you want? Whether it's treasure or land, I'm willing to give it to you, just let me go..."

At that moment, Naruto spoke up: "What I want is very simple."

The daimyo of the Land of Waves was delighted upon hearing this. He wasn't afraid that Naruto would ask the Land of Waves for anything; he was just afraid that Naruto would ask for nothing in return.

He quickly held his breath and pretended to listen intently: "What is it?"

"Your life."

The daimyo of the Land of Waves was stunned.

Sensing the almost tangible killing intent emanating from Naruto, the Daimyo of the Land of Waves was so terrified he wet his pants.

"You...you can't kill me! I'm a daimyo, a nobleman! A ninja can't kill a nobleman!"

But Naruto simply raised the Flying Thunder God Kunai and condensed a wind blade on it.

"What I want to overthrow is the aristocratic system!"

With a swift swing of the Flying Thunder God Kunai, the wicked life of the Daimyo of the Land of Waves came to an end.

When Naruto walked out of the Daimyo's mansion, the people of the Land of Waves had already surrounded the place. The original Daimyo guards were at a loss for what to do, because Naruto's aura was too terrifying.

Upon seeing Naruto, Tazuna, who had been chosen as the representative, immediately stepped forward and knelt down to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Hokage-sama, for saving us. Our Land of Waves is willing to become part of the Land of Fire's territory!"

But Naruto waved his hand, "Just join the Ninja Alliance. Anyway, I'll take down the Daimyo of the Land of Fire sooner or later."

Upon hearing Naruto's "outrageous" words, Tazuna was terrified and dared not reply.

Naruto then took out two scrolls and handed them to Dazna.

"One of these is an introduction to the Ninja Alliance, and the other is about producing ninjutsu. Let the people and ninjas of the Land of Waves learn from them."

"Once you learn it, you will be able to support yourselves and have enough to eat. As I just said, the only one who can save you is yourselves."

After saying that, Naruto turned and left the Land of Waves.

Chapter 123 Unification of the Ninja World

Within the Land of Grass.

A carriage had just left Kusagakure, carrying two Kusagakure ninja and a box of goods, but their goods were somewhat unusual.

"This weather is so hot, and we still have to work."

"Isn't that right? When Kado was still around, it wasn't this complicated. We could just send the goods over directly."

As the two were complaining, the box suddenly moved.

One of the grass ninjas, who was already irritable because of the weather, immediately lost his temper and even wanted to kick the box.

"Don't you fucking move around, you little brats. This box is big enough to fit all eight of you, there's plenty of space, okay?"

That's right, their goods are people, children trafficked from other places.

The box was only three meters wide, and eight children were crammed inside, making it difficult for them to even turn around. In such hot weather, they were almost all going to suffer from heatstroke.

But the two grass ninjas didn't care, because these children didn't come from any bloodline families and probably didn't even have the talent to train in ninjutsu and become assassins.

Buyers mostly intend for them to sell their pitiful state and beg, so that being physically weak would actually meet the requirements, and they might even break a child's arms and legs for this purpose.

However, just as he was about to kick out, a golden chain wrapped around his ankle, rendering him unable to move.

"Is this... ninjutsu?"

The grass ninja was immediately terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat, because he and his companions were only genin, and the few ninjutsu they knew was the Three Body Technique.

It's fine to act tough in front of ordinary people who aren't even ninjas, but in front of true powerhouses, they're nothing.

"Who is this lord? We don't know how we offended you?" The two grass ninja hurriedly stopped the carriage, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to apologize.

The next moment, a red figure landed in front of them.

The two grass ninjas instinctively looked up, but were so shocked they couldn't speak.

"You...you are that traitor from the Uzumaki clan back then!"

Karin looked coldly at the two of them and used the chains on her body to bind them up.

"What traitor? I've never considered myself a member of the Grass Country, and besides, you haven't treated me and my mother as human beings."

Karin then stared intently at the box in front of her.

She came over specifically to check because she sensed a few faint, almost imperceptible auras.

Karin stepped forward and opened the box, but her pupils contracted the moment she saw what was inside.

The scene before them was simply too horrific: eight children, some as young as six or seven, or even four or five, were crammed into a box, their bodies twisted and deformed, covered in numerous wounds, some quite fresh, clearly inflicted recently by the two grass ninja.

Karin clenched her fists, and those hellish scenes from the past flashed before her eyes once again.

The next moment, she directly controlled the golden chains to pierce through the brains of the two grass ninjas, her face filled with rage.

She then took several deep breaths, made a kind expression, and gently rescued the child from the box.

"It's all over now, don't be afraid."

Seeing the children still shivering, Karin emitted a green light from her hands and used her palm magic to heal them.

Since meeting Naruto, she has never used the same treatment method she used in Kusagakure again, because Naruto once told her that she was a human, not a walking blood bank.

Fortunately, she also has a good talent for medical ninjutsu, so she can provide treatment in a more conventional way.

Gradually, the children seemed to realize that the older sister in front of them was not a bad person, and they let down their guard and burst into tears.

So Karin comforted them while asking them where their home was.

From the children, Karin learned that they came from all over the world, and many of them no longer had families.

We can't just leave them alone; how could a bunch of ordinary kids possibly survive in the wild?

After careful consideration, Karin created a shadow clone.

"Children, come with my clone to Konoha. Everything will be alright once we get there."

The children watched as Karin magically created a clone that also had a physical form, and they all looked at her with admiration.

"Big sister, aren't you coming with us?" a child asked in a childish voice.