Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 513 Conditions

[Title page story, Mei Terumi's journey to finding love, part four:]

Water Shadow Office:

Mei Terumi looked at the information on the various Jonin from Kirigakure in her hand, and her face gradually darkened.

Damn it...

Why isn't there a single decent-looking guy in Kirigakure?

I don't expect you guys to be super strong, just being handsome would be fine! Not a single one?!

……

Konoha immediately sprang into action after Mizuki stole data related to the Six Paths Chakra and subsequently defected from the village.

The first to be affected are the various groups led by the Jonin.

Naruto looked at the mission scroll in his hand and then turned to Kakashi with a puzzled expression: "Kakashi-sensei, what's going on? Someone actually defected from the village?"

Kakashi was also helpless. He had finally managed to complete a C-rank mission with these kids, and then this damn thing happened...

He just reread Jiraiya's Icha Icha Paradise yesterday...

And then this actually happened...

This is really...

He felt extremely helpless, but there was nothing he could do. He wasn't surprised that the entire Hidden Leaf Village was mobilized after this happened.

What was the reason for the last rogue ninja in Konoha?

I forgot, that was more than ten years ago, before Naruto and Sasuke were even born.

Hinata looked at Naruto thoughtfully. She had been pondering the question Naruto had raised, but what she was thinking about was: If a village as powerful as Konoha could have rogue ninjas, then what exactly did that rogue ninja want...?

Hinata didn't understand, but she didn't dwell on it any further.

She was quite interested in this matter because, in any case, she didn't think there was any place in the entire ninja world better than Konoha.

If that's the case, then why would anyone defect?

Kakashi, however, understood one thing: "How do you guys feel about your own lives?"

Sasuke, Naruto, and Hinata all looked at Kakashi.

Kakashi said, "What I mean is, are you satisfied with your lives right now?"

Naruto paused for a moment, then immediately said, "Satisfied! Of course I'm satisfied! Although my mom doesn't like me eating out, to be honest, her cooking is pretty bad, not as good as my dad's. She also really enjoys cooking, and I can't resist eating there. Even so, I can go to Ichiraku Ramen for ramen after every mission! Those are the happiest times!"

Sasuke was putting his hands in his pockets and acting all cool, but in his mind he was thinking that although his brother was very busy with work and they rarely had the chance to meet, it didn't seem like a bad thing. After all, the less they met, the deeper their bond became.

Therefore, he is actually quite satisfied with his current life.

Hinata glanced at Naruto furtively, her face slightly flushed.

She was naturally satisfied to be in the same class as Naruto.

Moreover, they can read books all the time, and Naruto and Sasuke will solve everything.

Kakashi nodded to Naruto: "Then I'll explain it to you in your own way."

The Mizuki family used to live at the same level as you do now, but something happened to them that made it impossible for them to afford Ichiraku Ramen anymore, and their standard of living has declined significantly. They used to be able to eat meat every day, but not anymore. Do you understand what I mean?

Naruto looked at Kakashi with a puzzled expression: "You betrayed the village just because you can't eat meat?"

Kakashi instantly lost his temper and angrily said, "A metaphor! This is a metaphor! Do you understand what an analogy is?! This is the kind of analogy he's facing!"

Naruto nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite, and then continued, "But that doesn't mean they should betray the village."

After saying that, Naruto pouted and said, "The Third Hokage didn't do anything wrong to him, did he?"

Kakashi sighed. Well, at least Naruto has figured things out now.

Sasuke asked, "Should we go and bring him back?"

Kakashi nodded and then shook his head: "That's the mission, but we can't catch up."

"Why?" Sasuke frowned.

"He made a deal with the Hidden Cloud Village and has likely already made contact with people from the Hidden Cloud Village."

"That's impossible." A voice suddenly came from the side.

Kakashi, Naruto, and the others turned to look.

"Nii-san!" Sasuke called out excitedly.

The person paused, then reluctantly removed the dog-head mask he was wearing: "Sasuke, didn't I tell you? I wear this mask when I'm working, so don't call my name."

It's unbelievable. He's wearing a mask, so why can Sasuke always recognize him at a glance?

"Oh, sorry." Sasuke smiled nonchalantly.

Yeah, I'll do it again next time.

Kakashi ignored the brothers' conversation and asked, "Why do you say it's impossible?"

Itachi Uchiha: "All the outsiders in Konoha are being monitored by the Anbu, including their cell phone networks. If they receive information stolen by that Mizuki-kun rogue ninja, we'll definitely find out."

Kakashi nodded: "I understand. In that case, it will indeed be difficult for him to contact the people of Kumogakure. But what if he leaves the village?"

Itachi Uchiha: "He is indeed very likely to leave the village, but Minato Namikaze has already set off to capture him. If he leaves the village, he will definitely not be able to escape."

"Huh, Dad?" Naruto was a little surprised.

"Hiss..." Kakashi stroked his chin. "So, he's very likely still in the village?"

"That's right, so your task next is..."

"Search the entire village and find this traitor!"

Kakashi immediately stepped forward and nodded to Itachi Uchiha: "No problem!"

Naruto got excited too: "Leave it to me!"

……

The turmoil that Mizuki caused in Konoha was just beginning when, at the United Nations Conference, Kumogakure submitted a request to attack the Land of Demons.

All five ninja villages agreed except for Konoha, which abstained.

Thus, the war between Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) and the Land of Demons began.

This guy who dared to spout nonsense at the UN General Assembly also changed his leadership team within just one week.

As for where the original daimyo and leader of the Land of Demons went...

Nobody knows anymore.

Nobody cared.

After the events in the Land of Demons, a new topic emerged at the Joint Conference.

The representative from Kumogakure smiled and looked at the representative from Konoha as they presented their demands:

"With the personal approval of the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure, we hereby announce that Mr. Mizuki of Konoha Village has become a glorious new member of our Kumogakure Village!"

We also demand that Konoha immediately and unconditionally return Mr. Mizuki, a villager from Kumogakure, to our village!

(End of this chapter)