Chapter 8 Winter Arrives and the Little Girl Who Rolls Her Eyes
"I see, Yugao. From now on, you can take care of Naruto as needed."
The Third Hokage thought about it and realized that he would have to leave the village soon and wouldn't be able to keep an eye on Naruto for a while, so it would be good to have Yugao look after him.
Anyway, they're people directly under my command in the secret service, so I feel safe using them.
"yes."
A slight smile appeared on the face beneath the evening glow mask.
"However, you should be careful to keep a low profile and avoid showing up unless necessary."
The three generations passed down their stories.
Then he took a few secret agents with him and left the village to attend the meeting.
The root.
Danzo looked at the message sent by his subordinate.
"Hehe, finally setting off?"
"Hahaha, Hiruzen, you can go in peace."
"Konoha will become even stronger under my command."
In the shadowy Root base, Danzo laughed unrestrainedly, as if he were already sitting on the Hokage's throne.
A small snake flicked its tongue, staring at the arrogant Danzo who was laughing.
"hehe."
Orochimaru, dressed in the Akatsuki robes, smiled faintly in the distance. As for what he was thinking, it was, of course, how to send his aging master and Danzo, that dark rat, to their deaths.
Partnerships can be broken at any time, can't they?
Naruto's life has been a little different lately.
Although the villagers on the street no longer cursed or hit him directly in front of him, they all looked at him with hateful eyes.
Moreover, the shopkeepers are almost refusing to serve him anymore.
If it weren't for the older sister suddenly appearing, I wouldn't even be able to buy milk.
However, Naruto had no playmates, and the children around him were unwilling to come near him.
Before, a few kids tried to hit him, but Naruto broke their bones with a single punch each, and after that, no one dared to approach Naruto.
Naruto said that he really only used a little bit of strength, even though people were throwing stones at him.
However, on one of his shopping trips, Naruto saw a boy who seemed very approachable.
Then, during his conversation with his brother, he learned that his name was Sasuke, Uchiha Sasuke.
He didn't look at him like those other kids did, so Naruto wanted to go over and be friends with him.
But his brother soon took him away, and he rode on his brother's head, which made Naruto very envious.
Yes, she has an older brother.
Naruto's initial feeling of finding kindred spirits vanished instantly.
This gave Hashirama and Kurama, who were in the sealed space, a headache.
"Let me think, what should I do?"
Hashirama stroked his chin, lost in thought.
Finally, with Kurama's reluctant support, Naruto rode the wooden-wrapped Nine-Tails that night.
This is a Wood Release version of Armored Susanoo.
And so, Naruto gained another form of entertainment every night.
Then, winter will be here soon.
Naruto walked down the street wearing the thick clothes he had bought.
There were some kind of religious ceremony going on today, so there were fewer people on the street, and Naruto received far fewer disdainful looks.
"Since you're a daughter of the Hyuga clan, then show us your Byakugan."
"If you don't want to, then don't look this way!"
"Those eyes are so eerie..."
"Hmph, it's practically a monster!"
The three mischievous kids squeezed onto a path that Naruto often walked on.
This road is relatively remote and there are usually few people around, so you won't get too many hateful stares.
What's going on?
Naruto looked over and saw a little girl being blocked by these three brats.
She was a girl with short bangs, white eyes, and a round face; she was very cute.
So you're saying you're very brave?
Naruto pressed down on the shoulder of the boy in the lead with his left hand.
"Of course, I'm super brave, I'm not even afraid of the nine-tailed fox."
The boy didn't even turn his head, proudly raising his head.
"Is that so? Why don't you turn around and take a look?"
At this moment, the two young comrades next to him nudged the boy with trembling hands, signaling him to turn around and look.
"Ah!!! You fox demon!! Run!!"
The brave young comrade let out a sharp, explosive sound, and left crying after being punched hard by Naruto (his nose was broken).
"It's all your fault for making Naruto so violent."
Hashirama covered his eyes, watching the tragedy unfold outside, and complained to Kurama.
"Huh? Didn't you teach me how to generate that force? Didn't you design that training method?"
Kurama was shocked by Hashirama's words. "I didn't release any chakra. The few times I did, I used it to heal Naruto's body."
Now you're complaining that I've influenced Naruto?
Are you kidding me?!
Putting aside the sealed space, Naruto successfully chased away the three people before turning back to look at the little girl.
"Um, are you alright?"
Naruto extended his gloved left hand and helped the little girl who was squatting on the ground to her feet.
The warm winter sun shone on Naruto's face, making his golden hair shine, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on his small face.
"It's alright... thank you."
The girl's voice was very soft, and she was a little shy because Naruto was holding her hand.
"Hey, aren't you afraid of me?"
Naruto has discovered yet another child who isn't afraid of him.
Why should I be afraid of you?
The girl stared at Naruto with her big, puzzled eyes and asked a question.
"Because I am a nine-tailed fox spirit."
"But you are human."
In Hinata's eyes, Naruto's chakra was very warm, and there was absolutely no Nine-Tailed Fox about it.
On the contrary, Naruto couldn't speak.
"Um, it's cold, you should go home quickly."
Naruto withdrew his hand, gesturing for Hinata to go home, since judging from her current personality, Hinata would probably still be bullied later.
"that..."
Hinata mustered her courage.
"My name is Hinata Hyuga. Thank you very much for your help."
Naruto paused for a moment, then answered with a happy smile.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki, and I'm the man who will become Hokage in the future."
The image of Naruto at that moment was deeply etched into Hinata's memory.
"Now that we've exchanged names, we're friends, right?"
Naruto asked in a low voice, after all, this was the first time he had made friends with someone.
Hinata blushed and gave a soft "Mmm".
"Yay!"
Naruto made his first friend in his life!
happy!
Naruto took off his gloves and put them on Hinata's hands as she began to emit steam.
"This is a gift for you. Remember to keep warm this winter."
Hinata buried her head in her scarf and nodded.
Meanwhile, Hashirama and Kurama, who were inside the sealed space, were already astonished by Naruto's actions.
Ah, as expected of Minato Namikaze's son.
Kurama learned about Minato Namikaze's flirting with girls under the moonlight through Kushina's memories, but he never expected his son to be so amazing.
Are kids these days so precocious?
Hashirama felt that he had fallen behind the times.
Regardless of these two misunderstandings, Naruto decided to take his friend home after exchanging addresses with Hinata.
End of this chapter...