Became the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

Chapter 216 Sarutobi Hiruzen and Naruto

Bai Ye and Hei Zetsu talked for a long time, from the current situation of Jinchūriki to how to correctly cultivate Jinchūriki.

After listening to Bai Ye's training plan, Black Zetsu's little head was full of big question marks, but out of recognition of Bai Ye's ability, Black Zetsu still chose to believe it.

After all, in the past thousand years, he has never had a subordinate as reliable as Bai Ye.

Without wasting any more time, after saying goodbye to Bai Ye, Black Zetsu escaped into the underground and quickly headed towards the direction of Konoha Village.

Just one day later, Black Zetsu arrived at Konoha Village.

Black Zetsu first searched for Naruto around the Sarutobi clan's territory and the Anbu base, but he couldn't find Naruto's whereabouts.

Just when Black Zetsu was wondering whether the Third Hokage had sent Naruto to another place for training, Black Zetsu met the pitiful little Naruto on the street.

Little Naruto looked only about three or four years old, and he was struggling to carry a plastic bag towards the wilderness.

There wasn't much in the plastic bag, just a few buckets of instant noodles and a few bags of milk, which looked like enough to fill one's stomach.

But are the Konoha ninjas so heartless that they actually let the Jinchuriki walk freely on the street?

And if he heard correctly, those villagers who were watching coldly from a distance were talking about Naruto, saying that Naruto seemed to be the son of some demon fox and had brought bad luck and misfortune to the village.

Although Black Zetsu didn't understand the ninja's thought process, he always felt that there was something wrong with doing this.

According to Bai Ye, shouldn't Jinchūriki be carefully trained so that they can identify with the ninja village? Why let such a young child live alone?

It would be fine if he really was an orphan with nothing, but he is the son of the Fourth Hokage.

Soon, Black Zetsu noticed the Anbu hiding in the corner and monitoring Naruto, and he was secretly glad that he did not show up rashly, otherwise if he was discovered by the Anbu, it would be even more difficult for him to contact Naruto in the future.

Continuing to lurk underground, Black Zetsu witnessed Naruto's entire daytime life.

Compared to those children in the orphanage, Naruto's life is undoubtedly happy. Not only does he have his own little house, but his refrigerator is always full. Some food has even expired because of too much accumulation.

But because of the lack of a guardian, Naruto is basically free, but this also brings endless loneliness.

Naruto has no friends and doesn’t know what he will do in the future?
Naruto, who had nothing to do, could only wander around the village, enjoying the loneliness and solitude that belonged to him alone.

Before he knew it, Naruto left the city of Konoha, came to the river outside the village with a fishing rod and a bucket, and started fishing alone by the river.

He has no shortage of food, but he enjoys the process of fishing.

Anyway, no one paid attention to him when he walked on the street, so he might as well fish in the wild. At least there would be no cold eyes from the villagers and no annoying peers.

I usually don't realize that I have done something wrong and I am always targeted by these people.

He could beat one or two of them, but he couldn't beat the combined forces of his peers, and ultimately he had to leave in disgrace.

The Jinchuriki leaving the city was a big deal, the Anbu who were secretly protecting Naruto looked at each other, one went to the Hokage Building to report the situation, and the other stayed here to monitor Naruto.

Naruto, unaware of all this, continued fishing, one rod after another.

Soon, Naruto's small bucket was full, so he stopped fishing, took out his lighter, and looked for wood to light a fire. After scraping off the scales, hollowing out the internal organs, and cutting a few cuts on the fish, Naruto began to grill the fish.

Under the scorching flames, the grilled fish soon began to sizzle and ooze oil. Naruto was not in a hurry when he saw this scene. He liked the burnt feeling, which gave him a sense of satisfaction when he ate it.

Just then, an old figure walked out of the dusk and slowly approached Naruto.

This person was none other than the Third Hokage who had received the report from the Anbu not long ago. After the war, he suddenly had a lot of free time and finally had time to visit Naruto.

Naruto is the child of Minato and Kushina, and is also the village's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Every time he saw a smile on Naruto's face, he would always think back to Minato, Kushina, and the prosperous times of Konoha.

Naruto heard the footsteps and shrank back subconsciously. When he saw that the person coming was the Third Hokage, he said with lingering fear:
"Grandpa Hokage, why are you here?"

"I came to visit little Naruto, to see if you're doing okay. If you need anything, you can talk to Grandpa Hokage."

"Grandpa Hokage, I live a good life and never lack food and clothing, but the adults in the village always target me, and my peers don't want to be friends with me..."

After a pause, Naruto hesitated and said, "Grandpa Hokage, do you think it's because I don't have parents that they bully me and don't want to play with me?"

Naruto's words shocked the Third Hokage, who then sighed and said, "Maybe that's the reason, but I can give them an order to stop talking about you."

When talking about his background, Naruto asked in confusion: "Grandpa Hokage, who are my parents and what did they do before?"

The Third Hokage glanced at Naruto and then said, "Your parents are ninjas in the village and have offended many enemies. In order to protect you, I cannot reveal their identities, not even to you."

"That's right..."

Naruto was silent for a while, then said: "Then Grandpa Hokage should not give any orders, just let them say whatever they want, I don't care, don't cause any more trouble for Grandpa Hokage."

After that, Naruto took out a skewer of grilled fish and handed it to the Third Hokage: "Although I don't have any other friends, as long as I have Grandpa Hokage, it's enough."

The Third Hokage took the grilled fish, took a bite, and frowned.

The taste of the grilled fish was not pleasant due to the lack of seasoning, but the Third Hokage felt mixed emotions.

This time he came to visit Naruto, not only to see Naruto's life, but also to test Naruto's character and see if Naruto inherited Minato's excellent bloodline.

Now it seems that Naruto has passed the test and can become a qualified Jinchūriki, but the Third Hokage feels a little sad about this hurdle. He feels a little sorry for Naruto.

In the entire ninja world, all Chuuriki will encounter discrimination from the villagers.

On the one hand, it is because the tailed beasts have hurt ninjas before, and on the other hand, they are also afraid of the power of the Jinchūriki. Before becoming a perfect Jinchūriki, the Jinchūriki may become a runaway beast at any time.

The most important point is that the current situation where Jinchūriki encounters discrimination is conducive to the control of Jinchūriki.

In an environment where everyone discriminates against the Jinchūriki, only one person stands up to double the Jinchūriki's goodness, and the Jinchūriki will be grateful and become a powerful tool to protect the village.

As a qualified Hokage, there are some things that you cannot do, but you must do.

(End of this chapter)