Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 119 Finally, I can take off my "mask".

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya did not walk very fast.

On one hand, Hiruzen Sarutobi really looks old, and he walks very slowly.

On the other hand, Jiraiya always couldn't help but take detours to check out the layout of the women's bathhouse, preparing for his next act of spying.

Therefore, Xia Zuo, along with Naruto, Tenten, Uchiha Izumi, and Hatake Kakashi, arrived at the neighboring apartment building ahead of time, turned on the surveillance equipment, and waited for the big show to begin.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi and his apprentice left the central area and headed towards the civilian area, Jiraiya's expression turned grim.

He never expected that Hiruzen Sarutobi would arrange for Naruto to live here.

When the two arrived at the residential building, climbed to the top floor of the sixth floor, and pushed open the door of Naruto Uzumaki's former residence, Jiraiya's anger became uncontrollable.

That's it?

This is a completely empty room with only a bed, a tatami mat, a tatami table, and not even a wardrobe.

Is this Naruto's room?

Jiraiya bluntly asked the question, only to be brushed off by Hiruzen Sarutobi with the excuse of "protecting Naruto's safety."

The master and apprentice had a heated argument, and in the end, neither of them could convince the other. They could only wait for Naruto to return, panting heavily.

Jiraiya wanted to see Naruto with his own eyes and ask him in person how he was doing.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted Naruto to show a friendly attitude so that Jiraiya would know that he had misunderstood him.

Xia Zuo patted Naruto on the shoulder: "It's Naruto's turn to step in. Today you can take off your mask and confide your grievances to Hiruzen Sarutobi."

Naruto Uzumaki suddenly stood up. He first wiped away the tears in his eyes, and then put on the "250 Naruto Mask".

Then, Naruto rushed to the building next door, ran up to the top floor as fast as he could, and burst into the old house where he had lived before he was 7 years old.

Upon seeing the tall, handsome Naruto, both men beamed with joy and exclaimed in unison, "Naruto, you're back!"

But Jiraiya frowned. He noticed that the coats hanging on the wall were not the right height for Naruto, and even their styles were very different.

This doesn't seem to be Naruto's room; something seems wrong.

The aging Hiruzen Sarutobi failed to notice these suspicious points. He only saw the healthy and sunny Naruto Uzumaki and automatically attributed the credit for raising and educating him to himself, feeling very proud.

I haven't spent much time educating him, yet I've managed to raise Naruto to be so outstanding. I'm truly amazing.

He asked Naruto, "Naruto, tell Grandpa Third, where did you go after school?"

Naruto grinned. "Please wait a moment, I'll take off my mask before I speak, otherwise it'll be very embarrassing."

Naruto put his hands behind his head and forcefully tore off his mask, instantly transforming his demeanor.

Even though his height hasn't changed, he just seems even more handsome and dashing.

In other words, Naruto looks more like Minato Namikaze.

Naruto let out a long sigh of relief, then smiled with great poise and said, "Lord Jiraiya, nice to meet you. Please take care of me."

"Jonin Hiruzen Sarutobi, nice to meet you. I am Naruto Uzumaki, the real Naruto Uzumaki."

"Please forgive me for not being able to address you as the Third Hokage as I do with my masked personality," because you are no longer the Hokage and shouldn't be addressed that way.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared in disbelief, pointing at Naruto Uzumaki, stammering incoherently.

He couldn't believe that he had been fooled by a 10-year-old child for so many years; it was too shameful.

Jiraiya was equally incredulous at what was happening before his eyes.

He couldn't help but ask, "Naruto, you actually deceived the Third Hokage! Why did you deceive him? He's the Hokage!"

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Naruto Uzumaki smiled and replied, "Well, there are actually quite a few reasons."

"For example, the nanny that the Hokage hired poisoned me and almost killed me, but the Hokage didn't punish the nanny."

"For example, when Shimura Danzo spread rumors that I was a demon fox, the incarnation of the demon fox that attacked the village on the night of the Nine-Tailed Fox and caused many casualties among the villagers, causing me to be ostracized by the villagers, the Hokage did nothing and let me be bullied."

"For example, the villagers hated me and refused to sell me food or supplies. The Hokage only brought me food once every few weeks, which made me starve and I could only survive on instant noodles. This made me develop much slower than my peers."

"For example, I have never seen my parents' inheritance and could only live in poverty. In the most difficult times, I even had to rely on fishing to survive."

"For example, the Hokage arranged for the Anbu to monitor me and restrict my movements, but did not protect me from attacks by other children, yet stopped me immediately when I retaliated."

"Actually, there are many other things I keep in mind, but they are too insignificant to mention."

Hiruzen Sarutobi never imagined that Naruto Uzumaki knew all about his little schemes.

He never imagined that the many mistakes he had made would cause such great harm to Naruto.

What Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't expect was that Naruto remembered all of this and went to great lengths to deceive him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had never felt that he had failed so miserably.

He began to have serious doubts. How could he be so easily fooled by a child? Was he really a qualified Hokage?

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and apologized, "I'm sorry, Naruto. It's all my fault. I was only thinking about your safety and didn't realize you'd suffered so much. You're still living in this small room. I'll arrange a new place for you tomorrow."

"No, I'll arrange it today—"

Naruto Uzumaki smiled, but his eyes were as cold as water: "No need, Jonin Sarutobi. I haven't lived here for two years."

"I have new adoptive parents, a new older sister and brother. They take good care of me and make sure I eat my fill at every meal, sometimes even to the point of being stuffed."

"Haha, my older brother and sister are both big eaters, which sometimes really puts me in a difficult position."

The coldness in Naruto's eyes vanished, replaced by deep respect and affection: "Thanks to my older brother's help, I wasn't allowed to have my Uzumaki clan's talents destroyed by hunger, and I was able to grow up normally to my current state."

"Otherwise, I would probably be 20 centimeters shorter now, and even Uchiha Sasuke would be taller than me. That would really be a disgrace to my father."

Naruto's words contained a huge amount of information, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya somewhat dizzy.

Jiraiya asked in a trembling voice, "Naruto, do you know who your father is?"

Naruto smiled and nodded: "Yes, my father was the Fourth Hokage, the hero who sealed the Nine-Tails, Minato Namikaze."

"My mother was Kushina Uzumaki, the second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha Village."

"A few days before the Uchiha Clan Massacre, my older brother took me into the seal, where I saw the chakra spirits left behind by my father and mother."

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