Naruto: Nawaki was already dead, how could you bring him back to life?

"By the way, Chiba, what were you about to say?" Mikoto asked, taking the initiative to speak.

"I was just about to say..."

Chiba thought about it and finally decided to tell the truth. Uchiha was a decent guy, and Chiba couldn't be ungrateful.

“Mikoto, actually this wood carving was brought to you by Uchiha Namikaze; it wasn’t carved by me.”

"Pfft, hahaha."

When Chiba solemnly uttered the name Uchiha Nagare, Mikoto couldn't help but burst out laughing.

She thought Chiba was quite an interesting person.

Even though it was her turn to deliver the flowers, she became shy and had to come up with a lame excuse that both of them knew the truth. If she were to be with him in the future, life would probably be full of joy.

"No, Mikoto, I'm not joking with you. These flowers really were given to you by Uchiha Namikaze!"

Chiba was getting anxious. He was telling the truth, but why was Mikoto laughing?

"Okay, okay, I got it. You didn't send these flowers, alright?"

Mikoto rolled her eyes and replied dismissively, not believing Chiba's explanation at all.

Not to mention the grudges between Chiba and Uchiha, it's said that the two actually fought each other with real weapons, and almost caused a death.

Even if the relationship between the two really improves, who (Chiba) would send flowers to his fiancée on behalf of their love rival?

No, it's impossible for someone to ask their love rival to deliver flowers to someone else's fiancée!

"The weather's nice today. How about we go for a walk after we finish our tea?"

Seeing that Chiba's face was flushed with embarrassment, Mikoto tidied her stray hairs and changed the subject.

"I'm sorry, Ryou, I really did my best," Chiba thought with a hint of helplessness.

"Well, alright then." Chiba sighed and suggested, "I'll take you boating later. It's the perfect season to enjoy the scenery by the river."

"Hmm? Do you often go boating on the lake? With whom?" Mikoto looked suspicious upon hearing this.

"With Rope Tree, we go boating whenever we have free time."

Mentioning Nawaki, Chiba's weariness vanished, and she immediately perked up: "Let me tell you, the place we often go to is incredibly beautiful, especially at night. It gives you that feeling of being drunk and oblivious to the sky reflected in the water, with a boat full of sweet dreams pressing down on the Milky Way."

Upon hearing Chiba's words, Mikoto's eyes lit up: "What a beautiful sentence! Did you write it yourself, Chiba?"

"Of course, I'll recite some more for you, oops, I'll improvise a few lines on the spot." Chiba didn't expect Mikoto to like this kind of thing, and immediately perked up.

Putting aside everything else, with our 5,000 years of Chinese history and culture, even just a small part of it can easily help us manage our daily lives.

……

On the outskirts of Konoha Village, beside a clear river.

"Hey, what has Chiba been up to lately? It's been so long since he asked me to go boating together."

Rope Tree wandered alone on the shore, gazing at the scenery and thinking of loved ones, letting out a long sigh.

"Mikoto, wait for me here, I'm going to rent a boat."

Just then, a familiar voice drifted from afar. Rope Tree initially thought it was his imagination, but when he turned his head, he actually saw Chiba.

Moreover, behind this guy stood a beautiful Uchiha woman, whose figure, looks, and temperament were in no way inferior to the woman from Sunagakure!

"No~~~! Snowflakes are falling~~~ The north wind is howling~~~"

Nawaki's eyes turned red. Why? Why was Chiba surrounded by beautiful women, while he didn't even have a single woman he could chat with?!

"Who stole my luck in love? Where is my destined partner?!"

Even years later, Nawaki still couldn't understand why, as the Fourth Hokage's best friend, with an outstanding status and superb strength, he couldn't escape the fate of being single, as if he were cursed by someone.

"Hey, Nawaki, what are you doing here? Want to go boating with us?"

Upon seeing Nawaki, Chiba greeted him with a smile.

"You, Chiba, bring a girl to our old haunt, and then ask me why I'm here? And you even want me to come with you?!"

Looking at Chiba's smug face, Nawaki gritted his teeth and asked, "Do I look like a third wheel?!"

"Alright, alright, don't hold such a grudge. How about I create a clone to keep you company?"

"I was thinking, why don't you send a clone to keep her company, and then the two of us can go out and have some fun?"

"Hmm...that seems like a good idea, let's go!"

Chapter 107 The Three Little Ones Arrive in Konoha, Madara's Gaze

"Sarutobi-sensei, Konoha clearly has the upper hand, how could you just hand over the yellow earth like that? You're too weak!"

"Orochimaru, I am the Hokage!"

"Sarutobi-sensei, you'll regret this!"

Bang!

Because Hiruzen Sarutobi had reached a private agreement with Onoki, Iwagakure abandoned its attacks on Konoha after handing over the yellow earth.

……

Three months passed in the blink of an eye, and nothing happened in either the ninja world or Konoha.

With Danzo Shimura gone, the atmosphere in Konoha became much more harmonious.

It's not that Orochimaru had any bottom line; it's mainly that he wasn't interested in power, but rather that he used it as one of the means to get closer to the truth. Naturally, he wouldn't be as extreme as Danzo Shimura.

Root base, in the laboratory.

Chiba and Orochimaru were engrossed in a new iteration of cell culture when a naked child suddenly burst in, startling them both.

"Yamato, can't you see that your Snake Uncle and I are busy? Go out and play!"

"Oh……"

Chiba gave a curt scolding, and the little guy pouted a little aggrievedly, obediently leaving the lab and closing the door behind him.

"Hiss, Chiba-kun, only you can control this child. Speaking of which, why did you insist on naming him Yamato?"

"Ah this?"

Chiba pondered for a long time, unsure how to explain to Orochimaru that he was called Yamato because Yamato's name was Yamato.

In the original work, Yamato was used by Danzo Shimura as a tool to achieve his ambitions from a young age, and he had no human emotions until he met Yukimi and Kakashi, after which he improved.

Now, thanks to Chiba's presence, Yamato has a happy childhood. He's as mischievous as Obito, and he doesn't listen to anyone except Chiba, which gives Chiba a lot of headaches.

"Hiss, Chiba-kun, it probably won't be long before we can successfully transplant Hashirama Senju's cells."

Seeing that Chiba did not reply, Orochimaru did not care. He looked at the cell culture flask in his hand and his face showed a fanatical look.

Having absorbed biological knowledge from Earth and with the covert support of the entire Root organization and Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru's research progressed at an astonishing speed, many times faster than in the original work.

"Yes, I'm really looking forward to it."

Chiba licked his lips, his eyes sparkling with longing. He had longed for Hashirama's technique of unzipping his pants (Adventure of the Tree World) for a long time.

Given that he possesses the bloodline of the Senju Uchiha clan, a Wood Release heart, and a massive amount of chakra, it wouldn't be unreasonable for him to master several large-scale Wood Release techniques after transplanting Hashirama cells, right?

"Lord Orochimaru, Lord Chiba, according to intelligence, Jiraiya is about to arrive in Konoha, accompanied by three children."

Just as Orochimaru and Chiba were engrossed in their work, a report came from outside the door from a Root ninja. Chiba looked up in surprise.

"Three children, could it be...?!"

Swish.

The next instant, Chiba's figure vanished from the laboratory and reappeared next to the Flying Thunder God Technique paper hidden at the gate of Konoha.

Now, as one of the leaders of Konoha, Chiba no longer needs to hide his use of forbidden techniques such as the Mutual Explosion Tags and the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Hahaha, Chiba, long time no see! Did you miss me?"

Before long, a familiar figure appeared in Chiba's field of vision, gave Chiba a hug without saying a word, and laughed heartily.

"What, you came all this way just to welcome me? Look who I brought back."

The newcomer was none other than Jiraiya. He smiled and patted Chiba on the shoulder before stepping aside to reveal the three little ones behind him.

"Brother Chiba, Minami misses you so much!"

"Hello, Chiba-nii-san."

"Brother Qianye, I heard you also became a disciple of the Lustful Immortal. From now on, we'll each follow our own roles. I'll call you brother, and you can call me senior brother."

Lively Minami, shy Nagato, and the cheeky Yahiko—Chiba picked up the three excited little ones and spun them around twice in the air.

"It's been so long, all three of you have grown quite a bit taller... Yahiko, you're still as mischievous as ever!"

After putting the three little ones down, Chiba ruffled Konan and Nagato's hair, and then, under Yahiko's expectant gaze, slapped him on the head.

Chiba and Jiraiya accompanied the three little ones to the bustling area of ​​Konoha. The streets were lively with people coming and going, a stark contrast to the desolation of the Land of Rain.

The three little ones curiously looked around at the lively scene, touching and looking at everything, finding everything so new and exciting.

"Lord Jiraiya, why did you bring those three back?"

Chiba gave the three little ones some money to buy whatever they wanted, then looked at Jiraiya beside him and asked with a mixture of joy and worry.

Needless to say, bringing Nagato back to Konoha will almost certainly attract the gaze of some unspeakable being!

"Madara Uchiha had noticed me before, and now that Nagato has once again drawn his attention to Konoha, he might target me again," Chiba thought to himself.

"Haha, I spent some time with the little ones in the Land of Rain. When I left, they kept saying they wanted to see you, otherwise they wouldn't let me go."

Jiraiya laughed and said, "There's no other way. I just thought I'd bring them here and let them stay with you for a while."

Jiraiya was unwilling to bring the three back to Konoha in the past, firstly because the three had no good feelings towards Konoha, and secondly because Shimura Danzo was in Konoha, and Nagato might be in danger.

Now that Danzo Shimura has been eliminated, and the three of them have taken the initiative to express their desire to visit Konoha, Jiraiya naturally has no reason to refuse.

"That's it."

Chiba nodded, then casually asked, "Lord Jiraiya, does that mean you're leaving soon again? Aren't you going to stay in Konoha for a while?"

"Well, I made a promise to someone that I was going to... cough cough, to go to a certain place to keep my promise, and I don't want to break it."

Halfway through his sentence, Jiraiya suddenly coughed twice and mumbled something incoherently.