Naruto: If I ask you to be Naruto, you will become a yellow-haired person?

Chapter 16, Chapters 17 \u0026 18: Uchiha Mikoto: Guilt… My Best Friend’s Son (4K, Please Follow and Comment)

[Ding! Reward Acquired: Dongguan Massage Techniques (Mastery grants the ability to provide the target with ultimate pleasure from mind to body, causing them to tremble as if reborn) (Beginner 1/10)]

Massage techniques! What use do I have for this! I am a high-quality, independent man!

I don’t need to learn massage or the language of steel wool to please rich women, Naruto muttered inwardly.

“Thank you so much this time, Shisui-san.”

Naruto sincerely expressed his gratitude, looking at Shisui beside him, who was carrying a short, bandage-wrapped ninjatō and dressed in a competent, elite style, his expression complex.

“I treat you like a younger brother, and you can think of me as an older brother. If anything happens, just come to the Uchiha clan grounds.”

Shisui revealed a warm smile like the brilliant winter sun, like a big brother next door.

Truly a thorough implementer of the Will of Fire…

He didn't dislike Shisui from the original story.

Shisui’s wickedness couldn't compare to even a hair on Obito or Itachi’s head.

Obito?

Come to think of it, when I was just born, he even held me in his arms.

I must repay Uncle Obito handsomely in the future. How can I completely break his spirit and make him collapse?

However, it was precisely because Shisui's personality was too honest, without any guile, and he was caught between the clan and the village, making it difficult to advance or retreat.

His straightforwardness turned into being stuck between two sides.

If he had been decisive and possessed half the ruthlessness of a typical web novel protagonist,

I'm afraid the Konoha higher-ups would have been changing the world under the ultimate genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami,

and the Uchiha clan might have actually produced a Hokage.

But precisely because of Shisui's foolish loyalty and integrity, if I stayed in Konoha and became the Hokage,

it wouldn't be bad to train him into a trusted subordinate.

But… never mind, this village has too many messed up things.

Clearly possessing a large group of Kage-level geniuses and the power to crush the ninja world, it was forcibly ruined by the higher-ups.

The suicidal Konoha White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, and Kakashi, who indulged in Make-Out Paradise.

Orochimaru, a ninja who completed over a hundred S-rank missions but was destined to have no chance of becoming Hokage, eventually defected from the village.

How can we improve Konoha with these worms!

Naruto cursed inwardly.

Uchiha Shisui revealed a gentle smile and reached out to touch Naruto's head, but Naruto subtly avoided it.

He wasn't Sasuke, and Shisui wasn't a beautiful older sister, so touching his head was out of the question.

“Naruto-kun, although Root acts arbitrarily, we are all comrades in the village,

we should cherish each other and treat the village as our big family, and treat every comrade in the village as family.”

Uchiha Shisui, wearing a black short-sleeved Anbu uniform, hesitated before gently advising.

“Of course, I’m not blaming you this time…

This is just my own opinion. In the future, you can adopt a gentler approach.

Relying solely on violence and bloodshed cannot bring respect and peace.”

Naruto was noncommittal about Shisui's strong Will of Fire and his view of prioritizing the big picture.

“Shisui-san, what if Root wasn’t targeting me this time, but instead plotting against the Uchiha clan?

Would you still say that?”

Mentioning the Uchiha clan, a hint of worry flashed in Uchiha Shisui's eyes, and his upright brows were also tinged with a heavy gloom.

His expression became hesitant, and his lips moved slightly,

pausing for a moment, as if thinking of something.

Uchiha Shisui's original gloomy expression swept away, and his expression became firm.

“I believe in the Third Hokage-sama,

If what you said really happened, Naruto, the Third Hokage-sama would definitely not stand idly by,

he would definitely stop Root's wanton actions and do his best to protect the Uchiha clan and our village!”

……

Konoha’s remote southwestern corner, the Uchiha clan grounds.

Although the architectural embellishments were not as extravagant as the Hyuga clan, they had a unique style.

The shrine's magnificent gate pillars, wooden buildings, and street signs were all engraved with the Uchiha clan's crest, the red and white Uchiha flame fan.

Everything showed that the clan members took pride in their clan and inherited the arrogance and isolation of ancient glory.

“Itachi, if there’s anything, you can discuss it with your mother and me, you don’t have to bury it in your heart and carry it alone…”

Wearing a tight-fitting home dress, a graceful and voluptuous mature woman looked at the boy in front of her with a worried expression.

Itachi Uchiha, her increasingly silent and taciturn eldest son, who rushed around for the sake of the clan.

Itachi Uchiha turned around and was silent for a moment, revealing a comforting smile towards Mikoto Uchiha,

“Don’t worry, mother, I will handle the conflict between the clan and the village, don’t worry.”

After speaking, he prepared to equip his ninja tools and leave.

Mikoto Uchiha hurriedly stopped him softly.

She quickly returned from the room and took out a stack of exquisitely wrapped bento boxes, reminding him with a smile.

“Although you’ve been busy with official business recently, you must take care of your body.

This is a bento that your mother prepared for you personally. There are also your favorite tricolor dango inside.”

Itachi Uchiha was stunned, nodded, and accepted the bento box, but a complex look flashed in his eyes.

Mother, your eyes are only on our little family. Perhaps in your narrow perspective, besides me and Sasuke,

you can only accommodate the Uchiha clansmen!!

Why can’t you broaden your horizons a little?!

Have you not noticed that the conflict between the village and the clansmen is becoming increasingly serious,

and the old order and balance between the village and the clan have gradually collapsed?!

Why can’t you look at the village from the Hokage’s perspective and understand the village’s difficulties like me?!

If you and father, as the clan head, could be like me, that would be great!

Evening.

At the dining table that was originally for a family of four, only two figures, one large and one small, were sitting.

“Hmph! Brother clearly promised to spend more time with me, but he broke his promise again!”

Sasuke Uchiha puffed out his cheeks and complained unhappily.

When he was young, his brother Itachi Uchiha often played with him, teaching him how to refine chakra and some basic ninjutsu.

But in recent years, he and Shisui-san have become increasingly busy, often not seeing each other for days or half a month.

He even vaguely felt that the atmosphere in the clan was very strange, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.

In the past, his brother, as the eldest son of the Uchiha clan head and a genius of the clan, was often praised and envied by the clansmen.

But recently, he often felt the clan members’ indifferent attitude and complex, strange gazes.

“Sasuke has mother to accompany him, is Sasuke not happy? Does he not like mother anymore?”

Mikoto Uchiha reached out and touched Sasuke’s head, pretending to be sad and complaining.

Sasuke’s face turned red, and he twisted his butt unnaturally,

“It’s not, of course… I like you too…”

He said half of it and couldn’t say anymore, instead, his small mouth pouted.

“Why does mother always like to say these embarrassing things!”

Mikoto Uchiha looked at Sasuke’s fair and handsome face, and a proud smile appeared on her beautiful face.

“Our Sasuke is so cute. Did any girls like you or did you like any girls on your first day of school today?”

Sasuke Uchiha shook his head decisively, like a rattle drum.

“No!”

“Oh, then did you meet any new friends?”

Sasuke Uchiha hesitated and recounted how he and Itachi had run into Naruto earlier and wanted to spar with Naruto.

Mikoto’s graceful and gentle expression froze. Naruto Uzumaki?

Is that Kushina’s son?

When Kushina was still around, she was like a close friend, and I really liked and envied her generous and straightforward nature…

It’s a pity that on that night a few years ago, my best friend passed away,

and I was also busy and worried because my clan was being ostracized and suppressed, and I was too preoccupied to care for Kushina’s son…

A trace of guilt towards her old friend Kushina Uzumaki suddenly rose in her soft heart.

Perhaps… I should make up for what I owe Kushina by caring for her son Naruto…

Speaking of which, Sasuke almost formed a childhood sweetheart relationship with Kushina’s son…

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Mikoto Uchiha twisted her ripe, charming, and soft waist, got up, and picked up the colorful and fragrant fried tempura on the table.

“Sasuke, ah~~” Mikoto Uchiha looked at Sasuke with a smile, gesturing.

Her plump and red lips opened slightly, and the tender and soft tongue inside was vaguely visible.

Seeing his mother’s intimate gesture, Sasuke’s cool little face turned red, and he swallowed it in one gulp, complaining,

“Mother! I’m so old, don’t feed me like a child anymore!”

But the corner of his mouth curled up slightly and imperceptibly.

“Sasuke, you can invite Naruto to our house when you have time~”

Mikoto Uchiha smiled and reached out to touch Sasuke’s head affectionately, gently urging.

“Hmm?” The corner of Sasuke’s mouth stiffened,

Why is it that both brother and mother think so highly of that Naruto Uzumaki?

A sense of displeasure inexplicably arose in Uchiha Sasuke’s heart as he thought of the blond classmate who always had a calm expression on his face,

and his small mouth twitched.

……

Hyuga clan grounds.

A branch family maid wearing a white lace-trimmed maid outfit, Hyuga Natsu, followed behind Hinata respectfully.

The corridors were deep and winding, and the trees and flowers in the courtyard were planted according to feng shui, displaying a noble style.

If Naruto came here, he would definitely sigh that this was indeed the Hyuga clan, which had close ties with the nobles of the Land of Fire, and even the Sarutobi clan's courtyard grounds were far inferior.

Hinata entered with small steps, and Hyuga Natsu followed and closed the door, respectfully standing by the door.

A middle-aged man wearing a standard, intricate dark noble kimono, with a dignified and calm expression, knelt behind a mahogany low table.

The table was filled with steaming, abundant plates of food, emitting wisps of white smoke.

Hinata bowed gracefully and meticulously to her father.

She knelt carefully on the tatami, her tender toes clearly separated.

The toe mounds were plump like silkworms, revealing a white and rosy, translucent foot.

Seeing that only Hinata had returned, Hiashi Hyuga’s eyebrows suddenly furrowed on his solemn face.

“Hinata? Didn’t I ask you to invite Naruto-kun back?

Your family’s ninjutsu skills are not good, which is already worse than your sister,

and now you can’t even perform the etiquette of entertaining guests properly?”

His voice was majestic and full of energy, with the aura of someone who had been in a high position for a long time, even in front of his eldest daughter, he did not change in the slightest.

Hinata’s petite body shrank slightly, her face turned pale, and she hurriedly explained in a small voice.

“Father, Naruto-kun was originally going to come to our house,

but Iruka-sensei had something to discuss with him temporarily…”

Hiashi Hyuga raised an eyebrow, originally feeling annoyed because Naruto didn’t come,

and seeing his eldest daughter’s timid and cowardly appearance, his expression became even more displeased.

“Iruka-sensei? Who is he?”

“He is our ninja school teacher, he is… a very gentle and kind teacher.”

Hinata’s voice was very small, somewhat apprehensive.

A surge of annoyance welled up in Hiashi Hyuga’s heart, and his face was gloomy.

The Hyuga clan was a noble family with a thousand-year heritage, with strict hierarchy and rules.

Previously, his younger brother had always been respectful and dared not be negligent in the slightest after the main and branch families were divided.

The only time he had an inappropriate thought of insubordination towards his daughter Hinata, he was severely punished by Hiashi using the Caged Bird Seal.

This was an insurmountable and unchangeable destiny.

There was an insurmountable gap between people, and some people’s lives were inherently more lowly!

That kid actually disregarded his status as the clan head and his personal invitation to the Hyuga clan grounds for a ninja school teacher!

A child cannot be reasoned with!

And someone who was willing to be a teacher in a mere ninja school was at most a Chunin!

Not even a Special Jonin!

The Hyuga residence basically did not allow outsiders to enter and was extremely closed off.

It should be known that in Konoha Village, the only people who could have this honor besides the Third Hokage

were only a handful of the heads of large ninja clans and a few Jonin with high strength who were worth the Hyuga's friendship!

The maid Hyuga Natsu, seeing that the head of the family was angry, watched her nose and her heart, daring not to show the slightest bit of her uneasy expression.

Hinata’s pure eyes, like fresh snow, also secretly glanced at her father’s expression, not knowing why her father was suddenly even more unhappy.

“Father… Father?”

Since you didn’t come this time, it won’t be so easy for you to come next time!

Hiashi Hyuga waved his wide kimono sleeves with a displeased expression, snorted coldly, and picked up his chopsticks to start eating.

Seeing her father start eating, Hinata also ate her food in small bites.

She only picked the dishes in front of her, daring not to make the slightest ungraceful movement.

After a while, the side door opened, and a figure in branch family attire walked in quickly.

Seeing the person who came, Hiashi Hyuga first frowned with an unhappy expression.

The Hyuga family had many etiquettes and emphasized demeanor and rules.

During meals, unless there was an important matter, it would not be allowed to be disturbed.

The person whispered in his ear, and after speaking, bowed and waited.

Hiashi Hyuga’s expression first changed, revealing surprise, then waved his hand, and that person then bowed and left.

Tsunade? Why did she come back at this time?! Nothing major has happened in the village recently!

Hiashi Hyuga’s expression changed, thinking for a long time.

He gazed at his daughter, who was dignified and reserved, chewing slowly in small bites.

An incredible thought suddenly flashed through his mind. Could it be for the jinchuriki?

The timing of Tsunade’s return coincided with Sarutobi Hiruzen summoning him to discuss Hinata and Naruto one after the other.

He couldn't help but connect the two things…

Thinking of this, he suddenly spoke out of the blue,

“Hinata, that Naruto Uzumaki… he’s a good kid, right?

Next time you have the chance, bring him to our house. You can also spend more time with him usually.”

Hinata, who was quietly eating, was startled at first.

F… Father also likes Naruto-kun?

Thinking of this, her baby-soft cheeks flushed red, and she hurriedly responded with a dazed mixture of surprise and joy.

The silently standing maid, Hyuga Natsu, was stunned.

Huh?

Wasn't Lord Hizashi just furious about that boy's rudeness for not keeping his appointment?

How come he's now…