章節 108: Chapter 108 Kyubi: Is There an Uchiha Outside?
"Hmm?"
"What did you just say?"
"What? You clearly heard it!" Ino turned her face away and muttered, not daring to look Naruto in the eye.
"Can the skirt be shorter?" Naruto asked.
"No way! Absolutely not!" Ino replied indignantly, crossing her arms in front of her chest and making a big X with them.
"How about wearing black stockings?"
"I don't have anything like that!" Ino shook her head vigorously, her face showing a look of disdain, "You really are a complete pervert."
"Thanks."
"That wasn't a compliment, you bastard!"
Ino was almost driven mad by him, feeling like she was on the verge of losing her temper entirely.
"Forget it, maybe another time." Naruto unexpectedly declined.
"Huh?"
Ino was a little confused, but she felt even more uneasy. After all, such a shameless and vulgar person suddenly lost interest in something dirty, so of course it made her feel that something was wrong.
"Aren't you usually always going on about how you want to…" Ino's face flushed, her gaze shifting away, her voice trailing off. "If you're really in a bad mood, I don't really know what to say."
"You don't have to go that far." Naruto chuckled with a hint of helplessness, "I really have something to do. Honestly, I'd still love to see it, but..."
Naruto said, pointing behind Ino, "Auntie seems to be watching us from the shop."
"Ah?!!" Ino's expression changed dramatically, and like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, she panicked. She quickly turned around and then jerked her head back, her pupils shaking in shock.
After leaving the Yamanaka Flower Shop, Naruto wanted to go to the Hokage Tower.
But then, considering that it was getting late, he decided this matter wasn't urgent and headed home instead.
He found a place to eat, then returned home to wash up and lie down. As soon as he closed his eyes, his consciousness sank into the seal space. What greeted him was the sight of that massive red-barred cage, and the DVD player was running idle.
Kyubi was drowsy, barely acknowledging Naruto's presence. To be honest, Naruto hoped that Kyubi would become a charming fox spirit.
But unfortunately, Kyubi didn't seem to get it, so Naruto had to let things be for now.
The problem, though, was that there wasn't a suitable vessel for Kyubi to possess. The power of these Biju is too strong, and other than a Jinchuriki, there was no container capable of holding them.
Either release them or keep them sealed.
In fact, Naruto was more inclined to let Kyubi go, although it might cause some harm, but what would the future hold? He wanted to ask Kyubi first and let him choose for himself.
But regardless of the choice, unsealing Kyubi was inevitable.
"Kurama, wake up. I have something to talk to you."
Naruto's voice echoed in the sealed space, prompting Kyubi to reluctantly open his eyes. He seemed to have a bit of a grumpy wake-up attitude, glaring at Naruto with a fierce expression.
"Kid, if you have something to say, say it quickly. Don't disturb me while I'm sleeping."
"The day you get out of here is coming soon, you bastard." Naruto walked up to the red bars and kicked them, then asked in an irritated tone, "I want to know where you want to go."
"Out of here?" Kyuubi suddenly lifted his head, and a glint of light finally appeared in his large eyes.
But soon that light turned into confusion, which then shifted to suspicion, and his attitude quickly became arrogant again.
"Human, do you really think you can fool me with your lies?"
Kyubi banged his paw against the bars, showing a face that said, 'I've already figured out everything.' He bared his sharp teeth, his face almost pressing against the cage.
"I've seen through your tricks! Are you trying to use me as a shield again?"
"There's an Uchiha brat outside, right?"
"No, there are no Uchiha in Konoha anymore." Naruto spread his hands and said in a mocking tone, "No way, could it be that the strongest Biju is afraid of mere Uchiha Shinobi?"
"Shouldn't trash like them be the ones afraid of the great Kurama, the strongest of all Biju?"
"Not like me, living under the shadow of Uchiha Itachi every day, never feeling at ease… it's truly unbearable."
"Uchiha Itachi?" Kyubi seemed to enjoy the compliment and said in a mocking tone, "Are you talking about that little brat who started that fire some time ago?"
"Yeah, he's probably the strongest among the Uchiha, right?" Naruto said, lying through his teeth.
"The strongest Uchiha?" Kyubi gave him a disdainful look.
"Anyway, it's time to make a choice, Kurama." Naruto suddenly became serious, "I'm going to remove the seal and let you out."
"Have you had enough of living?"
"Nope." Naruto shook his head, then looked at the mountain-sized Kyubi and said, "I've found a way to remove the seal without dying. You don't have to worry about that."
"What I want to know is, what do you plan to do once you're out?"
"Destroy Konoha!" Kyubi replied without hesitation.
"Well, it's up to you." Naruto sighed, rubbing his forehead, "But if you do that, you probably won't get far. Do you really want to be captured again?"
"Then what do you suggest?"
"I don't have any good ideas right now. I'm just giving you a heads-up." Naruto looked up at Kyubi, "Destroy the Konoha Village if you want, just don't step on my house."
Naruto pulled his consciousness out of the seal space.
Naruto lay there with his eyes half-closed. The sky outside the window was gloomy and the living room was also dim.
What he said earlier was partly to coax the fox. He wouldn't remove the seal while in Konoha. After all, if Kyubi really did as he said and destroy Konoha after he came out, then Naruto would be the one who suffered.
Biju can't die, so at worst, they can just start over again.
But all the crimes they'd done will be pushed onto the Jinchuriki's head. Naruto will never be so lenient to Kyubi. After all, an obedient fox is a good fox.
The higher-ups have already had the idea of developing a perfect Jinchuriki, even drafting proposals.
Meanwhile, Kyubi's mind is set on destroying Konoha. If such thing really happens, no one would listen to Naruto's explanations. Not only would he have to take the blame, he might even become a Missing-nin.
He had finally earned the right to walk around freely in Konoha, and he was just a step away from dealing with Danzo. At this point, he's told to give up everything and become a Missing-nin?
He couldn't accept that.
He refused to let a mere Biju or Danzo force him into doing something he didn't want to do.
'What does the hatred of the original body and the hatred of Kyubi have to do with me?'
With this thought in mind, Naruto slowly closed his eyes.
But he didn't sleep well that night. He dreamt of Kyubi attacking Konoha, with Ino and Hinata standing on a rooftop in their Chunin uniforms. Their eyes were filled with despair as a Bijudama descended upon them.
Naruto woke up several times, drinking water in the kitchen each time, before finally managing to sleep until dawn.
The next day.
Naruto, who didn't get up until noon, washed up with his eyes closed, ate some bread and milk, and went out.
He still had no clear plan about yesterday's events. He had the Sealing Technique to control Kyubi. And with Tsunade around, Danzo would be kept in check, but these measures were only enough to serve as a guarantee for the Jinchuriki to live a stable life and they wouldn't break the deadlock.
He needed to talk to Tsunade and find out where she stood.
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章節 109: Chapter 109 Tsunade's Test
Naruto took a detour to the Hokage's Office, climbing to the top floor.
The Hokage's guards were nowhere to be seen, so Naruto didn't hesitate and directly pushed open the door to the Hokage's Office.
With a creak, the door opened, and before he even stepped inside, he saw the Godaime Hokage, Tsunade, sound asleep on her desk. If he looked closely, he could even see a droplet of drool glistening at the corner of her mouth.
The window behind the Hokage's desk was wide open, and the white curtains fluttered in the stifling breeze.
Naruto stood there for a while, but instead of waking Tsunade, he found three chairs, lined them up, and lay down on them, making himself comfortable.
Huu huu~
The office was filled with the sound of steady breathing.
The clock on the wall ticked on for forty minutes before two sets of footsteps suddenly approached from outside. Three seconds later, the office door was pushed open.
Standing at the doorway were Konoha's two gatekeepers, Hagane Kotetsu and Kamizuki Izumo, their arms laden with documents. They froze at the sight of both Tsunade and Naruto fast asleep, one slumped over the desk and the other sprawled across the chairs.
The two exchanged a look and then glanced back to make sure they hadn't walked into the wrong room.
'What was with this lazy atmosphere?'
"Godaime-sama! Why are you sleeping again?" Kotetsu, who had a bandage wrapped around his face, exclaimed, nearly dropping the stack of thick documents in his arms.
"Ah?" Tsunade mumbled as she groggily woke up, the right side of her face imprinted with ink from a book, with a droplet of drool still hanging at the corner of her mouth.
Kotetsu and Izumo were Chunin who usually guarded the village gates and also served as proctors for the Chunin Exams. Before Tsunade returned to the village, they were like bricks that were moved wherever they were needed.
The village gate didn't require constant guarding, especially not at night, or during significant events, so these two important but not so important people are needed to guard the gate just to maintain decorum.
After Tsunade came to power, she naturally needed her own aides, so she began training the duo as her right-hand men.
As for the two previous Hokage's guards, Raido and Aoba, after serving as the guards of the Sandaime and Yondaime Hokage respectively, they were gradually being reassigned now that the new guards were being trained.
During this transition between the old and new guards, while Kotetsu and Izumo were still getting familiar with their new roles, they were under the guidance of the previous guards.
When there was nothing to do, they guarded the gates. When there was something to be done, they ran errands for Tsunade.
An hour earlier, Tsunade had sent them to fetch some documents, and when they returned, they were greeted with this ridiculous scene. They were so stunned that it felt like a vein was going to burst.
Tsunade was clearly napping and slacking off, and somehow, Naruto had slipped in and joined her.
"Oh, it's you guys." Tsunade's calm demeanor showed no sign of guilt for being caught slacking off, "You're back so quickly. Sorry, I accidentally dozed off."
Looking at Tsunade's habitual slacking off and shameless appearance, the duo gatekeepers were very upset. Kotetsu then placed the half-human-height stack of documents on Tsunade's desk.
He sighed helplessly and pointed at Naruto, who was still sleeping on the arranged chairs, and asked.
"Godaime-sama, why is he here?"
Tsunade glanced at Naruto, who was sleeping soundly in the chair, and said calmly, "I called him here. You two can leave first."
"Yes."
With a click, the office door closed, and Kotetsu and Izumo respectfully exited the Hokage's office. After running their errand, they had to get back to guarding the gate.
Once they were gone, Tsunade frowned, got up, and walked over to the sleeping Naruto, casually lifting him off the chairs.
"Huh?" Naruto groggily opened his eyes and saw Tsunade's angry face, "You little brat, don't you know better than to sleep wherever you want?"
"I have something I need to ask you, Tsunade-sama." Naruto's survival instincts kicked in.
"Huh?" Tsunade narrowed her eyes, staring at him for a moment before tossing him back onto the chairs.
She then walked to the window, where the scorching sunlight and lush green forest were reflected in her pupils. With her back to Naruto, she asked, "What do you want from me?"
Upon hearing this, Naruto stood up from the chair, walked to the front of the desk, and stopped about three meters away from Tsunade.
He got straight to the point, "I heard that the higher-ups want to train me to be a perfect Jinchuriki. Is that true?"
"Where did you hear that from?"
"That's not important."
"If the leak of high-level intelligence is not important, then what else is important?" Tsunade turned her head slightly, her face wrapped in the white sunlight looking serious.
Naruto suddenly felt thirsty and didn't reply immediately. He casually picked up the tea cup from the desk and poured himself some tea.
"In this village, even if a dog dies, I'll be the last one to find out."
"Tsunade-sama, how could you think that I could learn of high-level intelligence unless the higher-ups wanted me to know? Or perhaps, this information was from a specific higher-up trying to test my attitude?"
"Isn't that right, Tsunade-sama?"
Tsunade turned fully to face Naruto, rolling her eyes. Dropping all pretense, she bluntly said, "The higher-up you're talking about is me."
"Well, I'm truly honored." Naruto said, "Tsunade-sama, you must have a reason for doing this. Even though I don't understand it, I'm still deeply impressed."
"Stop complaining." Tsunade retorted, not mincing words, "Details of high-level meetings shouldn't be leaked easily, but there's some wiggle room. Anyway, the point got across."
"Anyway, those are what you figured it out on your own. They have nothing to do with me."
"That's really inconvenient." Naruto complained.
"That's what a Hokage is like, brat. Do you think this position is so comfortable?" Tsunade plopped back into her soft chair.
"Thank you for your hard work, Tsunade-sama." Naruto said, timing his flattery just right.
"Don't give me that." Tsunade gave him a disdainful look, "How much truth actually comes out of your mouth?"
"Tsunade-sama is the most beautiful woman in Konoha."
"Well! That's probably the only truthful thing you've said." Tsunade seemed very pleased with this and looked at Naruto with a smile, "Well then…"
"Due to various complicated reasons and coincidences, now that you have learned of this information, what's your stance?"
"Is it important?" Naruto asked.
"Of course it's important." Tsunade sat at her desk and reached for the teapot.
Her chest was so tightly pressed that it looked like it might pop out, making the scene rather intense. Naruto couldn't hold it anymore, so he stood up and picked up the teapot to pour tea for Tsunade.
"Thank you." Tsunade took a big gulp, set down the cup, and continued, "I'm against it. Such outdated and rigid plans won't get past me."
After a pause, Tsunade lifted a finger slightly, her gaze locking onto Naruto's face.
"So, I need to be sure your stance matches mine."
"I will always stand on your side, Tsunade-sama." Naruto said without hesitation, "Your stance is mine, no exceptions."
"That mouth of yours is your only redeeming feature." Tsunade leaned back into her chair and asked, "Do you want to hear a more complicated explanation or a simple one?"
Naruto thought carefully for a moment and then answered.
"I'd like to hear both."
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