Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 108: Records of the Weasel's Return to the Village

The living room was quiet. The three of them knew very well the strength of Tsukuyomi. Anyone who was hit by this move would be unable to recover and would completely lose his fighting power.

This also brings up a problem: the person who is hit is likely to put himself in great danger, and may be killed by Kisame. In other words, the worst outcome for the person who attracts fire is death.

No one wants to lose their life in vain, and this is especially true for Mingying who has the chance to live another life.

Soon, Sasuke voiced this matter: "Let me do it."

His tone was calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter. "I've been tricked by him before, but it wasn't that serious. Besides, revenge is my thing, so it's only natural for me to do this."

Naruto thought for a moment and asked carefully, "But there shouldn't have been any other enemies around before? What if there were other people around him? You would really die."

"I told you it doesn't matter!" Sasuke said with determination, as if no one could stop him from becoming a martyr.

At this time, Sakura, who had been silent for a long time, spoke: "I suggest that the three of us take turns. It doesn't matter who gets hit by the Tsukuyomi. The other two just need to rescue the person quickly."

This is easy to say, but who can guarantee that people can be rescued in time?

Sasuke looked very impatient. He didn't want anyone to die because of him, which would only make him more anxious afterwards.

Sakura, who saw Sasuke's emotions, said, "I know what you are thinking, but you still have the mission of reviving your clan. If you die, how will you face your clan members after death?"

Sasuke was silent, lost in a painful dilemma.

"Okay, let's talk about this later. Let's think about how to cooperate well." Naruto changed the subject, intending to put this matter aside for the time being.

In his opinion, this matter wasn't particularly serious. Firstly, Itachi wouldn't actually kill Sasuke; they only needed to be wary of Kisame. Even if Itachi targeted Naruto and Sakura, launching Tsukuyomi would be a huge loss for Itachi, and he wouldn't have the chance to finish him off.

That's not right. Itachi is a double agent for Konoha, right? Oh, that's fine.

I hope he doesn't forget his original intention and doesn't become a traitor while acting.

Anyway, they should now think about how to let Sasuke gain the advantage in the situation and avoid feeling huge frustration. This is the key to this battle.

……

Two days later, at the Konoha border.

The morning mist condensed into a green curtain at the gap in the collapsed south wall, covering the entire Konoha, highlighting the seemingly strict security of the largest village in the ninja world.

Several guards wearing Konoha forehead protectors were standing guard at the door. They looked a little lazy, but soon they noticed the sound of tiny bells coming from afar.

"Jingle Bell--"

The fog was thick, and the guards were slightly nervous. With their eyes fixed, they could only vaguely see two figures, one tall and one short, in black robes slowly approaching. Then, a man in a high-necked windbreaker with a red auspicious cloud pattern appeared in front of them.

The guard looked up and met a pair of scarlet magatama eyes. Then, he fell to the ground as if he had lost all his bones.

With every step he took, people around him began to faint and fall to the ground. He stepped over the puddles and disappeared into the mist with the sound of clear bells.

Uchiha Itachi, Hoshigaki Kisame.

After receiving information about Konoha's collapse plan, the two rushed to Konoha, planning to steal the Fourth Hokage's legacy, but Itachi had more on his mind - he wanted to confirm Sasuke's safety.

Soon, they arrived silently at the center of Konoha, found a dumpling shop, sat down, and ordered two cups of hot tea and a few skewers of meatballs.

Listen quietly to the sounds around you.

It was morning and there were not many customers dining in the restaurant, but the flow of people gradually increased as time passed, and they soon heard some people whispering.

Surprisingly, the topic they were discussing was related to the target of their trip, Uzumaki Naruto.

"...Don't try to smear Uzumaki Naruto. He is a powerful figure in Konoha now, and it is not something that a small character like you can criticize."

The person who was speaking was a middle-aged man. He was drinking tea and arguing with the person in front of him with an unhappy expression.

As soon as Uzumaki Naruto said a few words, it instantly attracted the attention of the two people, and Kisame began to listen attentively.

The woman next to the middle-aged man shook her head in disdain: "No matter how much you brag, he is still a nine-tailed demon fox. What will happen if such a person saves people? What if he kills a traitor? A demon fox is a demon fox. You can't change his nature."

"What a joke! Listen to the children's voices. Only those who have not been contaminated by the world can see the truth clearly. What do you, a middle-aged woman, know?"

"What does a child know? He believes everything he hears..."

"What's wrong with children? Children don't lie, and children don't have prejudices!"

Their voices gradually grew louder, drawing the attention of the surrounding diners, while the two men in black robes revealed a hint of confusion. According to intelligence, Uzumaki Naruto was about the same age as Sasuke, so why was the argument between these two people creating the impression that Uzumaki Naruto was already an elite jonin?
Why were they arguing? This question made Uchiha Itachi a little confused, and he was ready to continue listening.

On the other side, a young man who heard the quarrel between the woman and the old man muttered quietly, "Are they talking about that Uzumaki Naruto who's been so popular lately? What's there to argue about? I only know that Naruto saved my little sister's life, so this person must be a good person."

"Shh, keep your voice down! The Konoha high-level officials don't allow people to talk about Naruto now." Another person quickly lowered his voice and said, "Just keep it in your mind and don't make any noise."

"Heh, they can control Uzumaki Naruto, but can they blame ordinary people for what they want to say?"

At this time, two young girls came into the store. One of them had cute double buns and was wearing a training suit, and the other had beautiful long golden hair. The two girls met by chance on the roadside.

Although we weren't very familiar with each other, we had met a few times during the Chunin Exams, so I just followed him along.

At this moment, the girl with the twin buns had a worried look on her face: "Ino, you are not mistaken, Naruto should have no other relationship with her."

She spoke carefully.
"If they are related, you are definitely mistaken." Ino looked at Tenten seriously, "Although I had a disagreement with her because of Sasuke before, she at least came to see me occasionally."

After a pause, Ino said slowly: "Now, she doesn't come to see me at all, and is with Naruto all day long. Doesn't this explain the problem?"

"Ah?" Tiantian looked very anxious. In fact, she had looked for Naruto many times some time ago, but he was either out or she was politely rejected. It seemed that Naruto had suddenly lost all interest in her.

She didn't know what a scumbag was, she only knew that she felt very uncomfortable inside.

She didn't know why she felt so uncomfortable.

Ino looked a bit embarrassed. She wasn't familiar enough with Tenten yet, and she wasn't sure about her feelings towards Naruto. However, her woman's intuition told her that this person must be involved with Naruto. In other words, there was a high probability that she would be involved with Sakura in the future...

What should I do? I'm a little anxious.

But no one noticed Ino's embarrassment, and Itachi turned his attention to the small shop which was gradually becoming lively.

Suddenly, he noticed several senior ninjas walking in this direction, so he and Kisame lowered their hats to minimize their presence.

However, the masked white-haired ninja greeted the two ninjas who were traveling with him: "Hey, you two seem to be getting along well lately, are you dating?"

Asuma's face immediately turned red, and he quickly waved his hands at Kakashi and said, "Uh, this..."

Hong's explanation came faster than Asuma's: "Idiot, it was Anko who asked me to buy the meatballs...but you, right now you should be the most troublesome one among us, right?"

Kakashi scratched his eyebrows and shrugged helplessly: "There's nothing I can do. Children will grow up eventually. There are some things that I can't interfere with."

The shyness in Asuma's eyes faded a little. He looked at Kakashi and said in a deep voice, "But no child will grow up as fast as him..."

He seemed to be talking about Naruto, the nine-tailed boy who had caused a stir in the village.

Kakashi didn't comment and asked, "How about you guys? It shouldn't be very peaceful lately."

"It was noisy for a while, but it's gotten much better recently. As soon as the name Uzumaki Naruto is mentioned, everyone tacitly shuts up. However, the arguments have never really stopped."

After hearing this, Kisame in the shadows' dead fish eyes gradually became sharp, and he became very interested in Naruto.

Not only the young boys and girls around him and ordinary villagers, but even the jonin who possessed powerful abilities were talking about him.

He felt that this person was worth being beaten by his big sword.

But the question is, why did Naruto suddenly become the top star in Konoha during this period? Was it really because he saved the children's lives?
Yes, no.

In fact, Konoha has never lacked personal heroism. Anyone who visits the memorial will have the opportunity to hear countless heroic stories.

What makes Naruto special is that he has been deeply bound to Sarutobi Hiruzen for a long time, which gives him an identity legitimacy that other heroes do not have.

Of course, this alone wasn't enough to spark a public outcry, because the story wasn't worthy of praise. Western heroic stories, sung by bards, gave people courage, but what could Naruto's story offer?
In the current special period of power vacuum in Konoha, it can provide the people of the White Faction with a weapon to attack their political opponents.

Konoha currently has a lot of problems that need to be solved, such as what kind of agreement to sign with the Sand Ninja, how to repair the roads, how much wages to pay the reconstruction workers, how much funding to allocate to the hospital, etc.

The interests involved are complicated and involve a large number of wealthy families and ninja clans.

Everyone has their own interests and doesn't want to be at a disadvantage, so they argue over all the details.

In order to quell this endless debate, the White Faction, or Hiruzen's faction, came up with an idea: heroic narrative.

Taking advantage of Naruto's momentum and his recent actions, the White Faction made him the 'descendant' of Hiruzen and the future of Konoha. This naturally attracted a lot of opposition, and then the White Faction would calmly straighten their collars and ask:
"So, you are against the Third Hokage's disciple, in other words, against the Third Hokage?"

Then the opposition is often caught off guard by this move.

(End of this chapter)