Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 174 Personnel changes!

Neji's words made the atmosphere suddenly become tense.

Except for Shikamaru and Rock Lee, everyone else had different expressions and felt a little uncomfortable.

It feels like watching a student from a wealthy family who is recommended to Peking University or Tsinghua University inherit the family business. The gap is like an insurmountable chasm.

Then, everyone's eyes turned to Naruto again, as if curious about what his response would be.

Naruto sighed. Although he didn't want to talk about such a heavy topic at the table, everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding. When they saw Naruto, they couldn't help but care about his future.

"You're right, Neji. Some people's life trajectories are determined from the beginning..."

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and a little surprised by Naruto's straightforwardness.

If the time-traveling Naruto from his student days had encountered this situation, he would probably have refuted Neji's point of view like Naruto in the original work, but now he just thinks that Neji is still too conservative.

Whether in the ninja world or on Earth, the chosen ones are always the trendsetters of the times, and the chances of ordinary people to battle with them are almost negligible.

Even someone as successful as Jack Ma cannot do without the support of the times. The saying that small wealth and status depend on hard work, while great wealth and status depend on fate is true.

"But people with great luck can also change the fate of others, Neji, maybe one day your fate will be changed by someone too."

"The fate of a bird in a cage..." Neji sneered at himself, then suddenly realized something: "Are you trying to change my fate?"

Naruto gave a meaningful smile: "Who knows... maybe Xiao Li can change your fate. From what I know, he is a one-in-a-million Taijutsu genius."

Naruto remembered that in the original work, Neci was killed by Obito's Wood Style: Pole Piercing Technique, but now that he has learned Flying Thunder God, he has every chance to snatch Neci back from the hands of the God of Death.

People with strong luck can change the fate of the weak, which also conforms to social laws.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's order our food. We're almost done with the barbecue on the table."

Everyone suddenly realized what was going on and called the waiter over. Everyone started talking and changing the subject, and the atmosphere became relaxed again.

Afterwards, everyone ate and drank, and except for occasionally talking about Sasuke, they were basically chatting and laughing the rest of the time. The little strong men also unknowingly became closer to Naruto.

"It's a pity that we don't have the chance to find an izakaya to drink together, otherwise our relationship would be even better..." Naruto muttered in his heart.

For example, Ino, she is the one who speaks the least tonight, but if she has a few drinks with everyone, she might be able to relax a little more.

I don’t know if it’s appropriate for villagers to drink alcohol at this age. It is said that the human body structure is different from that of humans on Earth, right?

After a while, when everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Naruto suggested going to his house to start the next game. However, everyone looked at each other for a while before Shikamaru spoke up:

"Maybe next time, Naruto, it's getting late now..."

"Oh, it's okay. We can get together next time if we have the chance."

"Naruto, we're leaving now."

"See you next time, Naruto!"

"Ghana~"

After saying hello, they started walking towards their respective homes. Ino originally wanted to walk with Shikamaru and Choji, but after thinking it over, she took a detour and walked with Naruto.

Naruto was a little surprised when he saw this. Could it be that Ino was hiding something from him?

The two walked side by side, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.

Then, Ino said a little embarrassedly: "Naruto, I don't think I saw Sakura at the dinner tonight."

Naruto raised an eyebrow, "Oh, she had something to do today. She said we'll get together next time."

"Really..." Ino hesitated to speak, and Naruto saw her like this and asked: "Ino, do you have something to say to me?"

"No, no!" Ino waved her hands hurriedly, but after looking around for a while, she said casually, "Sakura has been coming to see me often recently..."

Naruto scratched his head, somewhat confused, so?
“Isn’t she a good friend of yours?”

"She's a good friend, but she doesn't usually come to see me that often... I wonder if she's had a conflict with you recently?"

Naruto was stunned for a moment, then he understood what Ino meant.

What she actually wanted to say was: "Isn't Sakura usually hanging out with you? Why has she been hanging out with me lately? Did something happen to you two recently?"

Naruto held his chin, wondering whether or not to confront Ino.

By the way, do the villagers’ views on love also have some reference value?

Thinking of this, Naruto decided not to respond directly: "By the way, Ino, if you are not sure about your sincerity towards someone, what do you usually expect him to do?"

"Huh?" Ino was confused. Why did the style change so quickly?

"Suppose you are not sure whether you really like someone. What would you expect the other person to do?"

Ino blinked and looked at Naruto with a strange expression: "Haven't you two been a couple for a long time?"

"..." Naruto scratched his eyebrows: "I am just discussing academic issues with you."

Ino looked at Naruto's expression, somewhat confused, but still responded seriously: "If that's the case, then I would expect that person to tell me on their own initiative, right?"

"Hmm..." Naruto nodded slowly, feeling a bit of a pain in his balls.

According to Ino, I should be more proactive, but Sakura didn't give me any chance to show it.

"Naruto, could it be that Sakura has fallen in love with someone else?"

"Huh?" Naruto's thoughts suddenly returned to reality and he shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, Sakura and I are fine. I'm asking this question on behalf of a friend of mine."

"Eh? Which friend is it?" Haha, you're not from Earth, don't you know that if I wanted, I could have countless friends like this... Naruto smiled politely: "That friend doesn't want me to reveal his or her identity."

"Is that so? That's a pity." Ino didn't ask any further questions, but patted Naruto on the shoulder and said, "Tell your friend for me: Come on~"

After that, the two of them just happened to reach a crossroads. Ino walked briskly to the other side and waved goodbye.

Seeing her reaction, Naruto sighed helplessly and returned home.

……

Day .

Naruto woke up early and went to the Hokage Building and found Bai Yi.

"Thank you for your hard work on this trip to Sunagakure." The man in white bowed respectfully.

Naruto nodded, "I'll get straight to the point. Today I'm mainly here to check on the personnel situation on the Anbu side."

"Is there anything specific you need?" Bai Yi did not ask the reason as usual.

"I need a list of ANBU personnel who have no other missions and are on standby in the village for the next two weeks."

"Understood. Please wait a moment."

"it is good."

The two came to the archives room, and Naruto sat on the sofa beside him, letting Bai Yi and the relevant personnel work together.

This time, Naruto plans to select men from the Anbu for the battle of the Heaven and Earth Bridge.

During Gaara's journey, Kakashi overused his eyes and his body needed to be healed, so he faced the same situation as in the original work: Team 7 needed to be reorganized.

However, due to Naruto's current superior status, he has the opportunity to choose his own teammates and even influence Tsunade's decision-making without having to look at the opinions of Konoha's top management.

But whether to choose the original team and what changes will occur if the original team is chosen are issues that Naruto needs to think about.

Just as he was thinking, Bai Yi respectfully handed Naruto a list.

"Please see, these are the Anbu members who can be recruited by you recently."

"Well, hard work."

Naruto took it and looked at it, then his eyebrows knitted together.

"Are you sure this list includes everyone?"

"Yes, there is absolutely no chance that there will be any omissions on this list." The man in white said solemnly.

Naruto said nothing, but just read the list again from beginning to end.

There is no Yamato in it.

If Bai Yi is not mistaken, then it was the butterfly effect brought about by Danzo's death that caused Yamato to go out on missions during this period.

Fortunately, Sai is on this list, so his change is not so drastic.

Naruto raised his eyes and looked at Bai Yi: "Can you follow me recently?"

Naruto agrees with Bai Yi's abilities in all aspects, and as Naruto's loyal dog, he will not cause any trouble and is a very reliable adult.

Unexpectedly, Bai Yi shook his head: "Sorry, I can't leave the village directly now..."

"Oh oh oh, I remember now, I almost forgot."

Bai Yi now has an extraordinary status in the Anbu and has mastered most of the power that Danzo had in the past, but his status is much lower than Danzo's.

After all, Danzo followed Senju Tobirama back then, and Bai Yi is not as good as him in terms of seniority for the time being.

Therefore, he cannot leave the village as freely as Naruto, and most of the time he needs to stay in Konoha, which is equivalent to the commander of the fountain.

"This is a bit difficult... Yusuke, can you recommend me a reliable jonin here?"

Naruto handed the list to Bai Yi, who was silent for a moment, then reminded: "Naruto-sama, Haruno Sakura is now Konoha's special jonin."

After hearing this, Naruto blinked his eyes. He didn't understand what Bai Yi meant at first, but soon he suddenly realized.

He fell into a rut of thinking and subconsciously thought that Team 7 needed a replacement for Kakashi, but now Sakura was qualified to be the team captain in terms of her level.

Because Naruto is a Genin, if he forcibly becomes the captain, he may be gossiped about by the villagers and accused of enjoying privileges, which will be troublesome.

And one thing needs to be made clear: Sakura is not incapable of being a Jonin. She was just afraid that she would be sent to lead a Genin team and affect the plot, so she kept dragging it out.

"I see. If I look at it this way, my choices will be much more flexible..."

Naruto took the list again and looked through each one carefully.

It has to be said that the members recruited by the Anbu are dazzling, each with their own characteristics, and in terms of strength, they are no weaker than the Twelve Little Strongmen.

But they all have a problem: they are not familiar with Naruto, and Naruto doesn't understand them either.

This results in many of them having decent abilities but their loyalty is questionable.

Bai Yi looked at the silent Naruto, trying to help his master: "My lord, do you have any questions?"

"Um... Yusuke, this operation is of great importance. I need someone who is absolutely loyal to me. Do you understand what I mean?"

What Naruto meant was to ask Bai Yi to recommend one of his own men.

(End of this chapter)