Naruto: In Konoha Village, I awakened Wood Release at the start.

Konoha Village.

Street corners and alleyways.

"What are you looking at?"

A slightly chubby child noticed Chiba walking towards them.

He didn't know Chiba and thought he was just an ordinary passerby, so he spoke very arrogantly.

Chiba remained silent.

He merely gave the chubby child a cold look.

In an instant.

A chilling killing intent erupted.

Although only a tiny bit was exposed, it was still terrifying enough.

The surrounding air seemed to drop by more than ten degrees Celsius in an instant.

The children were pale and their legs trembled violently.

"Wow!"

Some children were so frightened that they burst into tears and ran away as fast as they could.

The chubby child was so frightened that he wet his pants and ran away crying.

In the blink of an eye.

Only Chiba and the little boy on the ground remained in the alley.

Naruto Uzumaki.

Chiba looked at the extremely disheveled Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

It is now Konoha Year 54.

At this time, Naruto Uzumaki was only six years old.

Without the love of parents, without the companionship of friends, he faced the malice of the entire village every day.

How did he, a little kid, manage to get through it all?

Chiba slowly squatted down and looked at Naruto.

Naruto shrank back warily, his hands protecting his chest.

But as he looked into Chiba's eyes, he slowly relaxed.

"Does it hurt?"

Chiba reached out and pointed to the wound on Naruto's forehead.

"It doesn't hurt!"

"I'm going to be Hokage! What's a little injury like this?!"

Naruto pursed his lips and wiped the mud off his face with his sleeve.

He shouted loudly, seemingly trying to hide his vulnerability.

Chiba looked at him and suddenly smiled.

"The Naruto..."

"That location doesn't mean anything."

Chiba stood up and dusted off his clothes.

"Little brat."

"Would you like to come home with me?"

Naruto was stunned.

He looked up and stared blankly at Chiba.

It's grown so big.

Apart from the old man who would occasionally come to visit him, no one had ever said those words to him.

"go home?"

"Where to?"

Naruto asked in a low voice.

"The Thousand Hands Clan".

"There are many empty rooms there, and an endless supply of meat."

"Most importantly, no one will dare to bully you anymore."

Chiba had his hands in his pockets.

Upon hearing this...

Naruto's eyes instantly reddened.

But he held back his tears.

"You...you really want to take me away?"

Aren't you afraid of me?

"They all say I'm a monster and will bring bad luck."

Naruto lowered his head, his little hands gripping the hem of his clothes tightly.

"monster?"

"There's nothing in this village that can frighten me."

"Stop talking nonsense, are you coming or not?"

Chiba gave a cold laugh.

Naruto shouted loudly, seemingly trying to hide his vulnerability.

"Walk!"

He agreed almost without hesitation.

Chiba was somewhat surprised.

"You agreed so readily?"

"Aren't you afraid I'm a bad guy and will sell you out?"

Naruto grabbed Chiba's sleeve and stood up.

"I'm not afraid."

"I can tell you're a good person."

"You don't have any unpleasant smell."

Naruto grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and chuckled foolishly.

Chiba understood.

The Nine-Tails' ability to sense good and evil.

To a certain extent, Jinchūriki can also utilize this ability.

Therefore, Naruto could clearly sense that Chiba harbored no ill will towards him, and perhaps even felt a slight sense of familiarity.

After all, the Senju clan and the Uzumaki clan are distant relatives.

Chiba's perfect immortal body inherited the purest Thousand Hands bloodline.

This bloodline attraction made Naruto naturally want to get closer.

"Let's go."

Chiba turned and walked outside.

Naruto jogged after him.

He gripped Chiba's clothes tightly, as if afraid that if he let go, Chiba would disappear.

In the shadows outside the alley.

Two masked ninjas are hiding in the shadows.

Their mission is to monitor the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Seeing that Chiba was about to take Naruto away, the two of them tensed up instantly.

"What should we do?"

"Should we stop him?"

"A member of the secret service asked in a very low voice."

"Prevent?"

"Are you crazy?"

"That's Senju Chiba!"

"Even Lord Danzo was killed on the spot by him, and the Third Hokage didn't dare to utter a single word."

"Go and stop him? Are you asking for death?"

Another member of the ANBU watched Chiba's retreating figure, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

Then.

The two exchanged a glance.

They both saw the fear in each other's eyes.

Ultimately, they chose to remain where they were, without moving.

"Go and report to the Third Generation Lord immediately!"

Until Chiba's presence completely disappeared.

One of the secret agents breathed a sigh of relief.

He flashed and ran straight towards the Hokage Building.

The Senju (Thousand Hands) headquarters.

Under the creativity of Wood Release.

This place has been revitalized.

Even the air was filled with a faint scent of wood.

"Wow!"

"Wow, it's huge!"

"Will this be my home from now on?"

Naruto stood in front of the gate of the base.

His mouth was agape, and his eyes were filled with shock.

When he came to his senses...

He immediately started running around in the yard like a wild dog that had broken free of its reins.

"Just pick any room."

"I'll take you to take a shower later, you're filthy."

Chiba looked at Naruto's muddy body with disdain.

"Okay!"

Naruto cheered and ran towards the largest house.

Chiba shook his head helplessly.

He went to the kitchen and began preparing dinner.

For a powerful expert at the late stage of the Super Shadow level.

Cooking is something that can be easily done with shadow clones.

Several shadow clones busied themselves in the kitchen.

A short while later.

The rich aroma of meat filled the entire room.

Naruto's cheerful singing voice came from the bathroom.

Although he sang terribly off-key, you could tell he was very happy.

After half an hour.

Naruto walked out wearing a large blue kimono.

His hair was still wet, and his face was flushed, but the mud on his body had been washed away.

"It smells so good!"

I saw the food on the table.

Naruto's saliva was practically dripping out.

"Sit down and eat."

Chiba sat to the side and said calmly.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony!"

Naruto clasped his hands together and shouted, "I'm starting!"

Then he began to wolf down his food.

The way they ate was like that of a wild beast that hadn't eaten for three days and three nights.

Chiba looked at him, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

In the original storyline, this child suffered too much injustice.

However, now that I have control of Konoha, some things have to change.

"Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you."

Chiba handed her a glass of water.

Naruto choked so hard his eyes rolled back, and he quickly took the water and poured it down his throat.

"Ah—this is so delicious!"

"Big brother, why are you so good to me?"

Naruto wiped his mouth, looked at Chiba, his eyes sparkling.

"Because your surname is Uzumaki, and mine is Senju."

Chiba said calmly.

Our ancestors were brothers.

"So, we can be considered family."

"..."