Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 549 Hinata: Naruto got married, but I'm not the bride?!

As people get older, they often become less sensitive to many things.

For example, things related to birthdays.

Although Youya is only in her fifties and in good health, she is definitely not young anymore.

Yeah, although for many people at this age in their previous life, politics was just beginning, it was different for Yuya.

He felt he could now retire gracefully.

After all, Yuya has already laid a solid foundation for Konoha Village's current state. Theoretically, following the established steps will allow Konoha Village to develop very well and ensure its dominant position for a hundred years remains absolutely secure.

But in the end, it all comes down to who the heir is and whether any unforeseen events might occur in the future.

If things change in the future, and Yua's successor doesn't want to follow Yua's established path, then no one knows what will happen.

But that has nothing to do with Yua.

Anyway, he was definitely dead by then.

With his legs crossed, sipping tea and enjoying snacks, Youya felt that nothing could be more comfortable than this.

Just then, the phone on Youya's desk rang.

Nara Shikaku looked over.

You Ya casually answered the phone.

"Hello, who is this? Oh, it's Mitokado Homura. What made you think of calling me, you old bastard? I was definitely in the office today..."

You Ya glanced down at the plate with only a few pieces of pastry left, and said without batting an eye, "Yeah, handling official business. What's wrong? Spit it out."

Nara Shikaku always felt that Yua was becoming more and more unrestrained lately, and he felt that she was becoming more and more like Mr. Jiraiya, equally unruly and unconventional...

Well, with Lady Tsunade around, it's impossible to be unruly.

"Yes, yes, I am indeed quite satisfied with Minato Namikaze's work..."

"The future? That's up to him. What exactly are you trying to say?"

You Ya was getting a little impatient.

However, when Mitokado Homura made that request to Yua over the phone, Yua was completely dumbfounded.

Not only was he dumbfounded, but Yuya's expression was also very... strange.

After hanging up the phone, You Ya stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

Unable to contain his curiosity any longer, Nara Shikaku asked Yua, "Hokage-sama, what happened? That phone call just now... was it from Mitokado Homura-san? Wasn't he supposed to be back in Daimyo's territory? Could it be something about Daimyo's territory...?"

You Ya waved his hand: "No, no, no, it's not about that. He called me because... because..."

Yuya thought for a moment, then looked up at Nara Shikaku: "Speaking of which, Shikaku, do you know Naruto?"

Nara Shikaku was taken aback for a moment, then nodded: "Ah, of course I know, the little guy who often makes my brat skip school."

Yuya nodded, then said with a very strange expression, "Mitomon Homura just called me, wanting me to ask Namikaze Minato to act as a matchmaker for that kid..."

Nara Shikaku was taken aback, then completely dumbfounded: "A matchmaker?"

Yuya nodded, both amused and exasperated: "Yes, he wants one of his granddaughters to marry Naruto, of course, after they've grown up, maybe five or six years from now."

Nara Shikaku immediately fell into a daze.

Yuya glanced at Nara Shikaku, then subtly looked away as if he knew nothing, and chuckled, "Don't let Naruto know about this. Kids should just enjoy their childhood and not think too much about anything else."

Nara Shikaku snapped out of his daze and nodded repeatedly, "That's right, that's right, as expected of the Hokage, well said."

In reality, his mind had completely wandered off.

If he remembers correctly... his son Shikamaru seems to have told him about his classmates.

Hmm, should I tell my son about this?

Here, I need to explain why Nara Shikaku's first reaction was so distraught.

It's very simple, the matter involves Naruto.

Don't assume that Naruto has no foundation in Konoha Village, unlike in the original world where he was an orphan in Konoha Village.

Let's first look at Naruto's identity in this world under Yua's influence.

First, there's his mother, Kushina Uzumaki, the princess of the Uzumaki clan. After Kushina went to the Land of Whirlpools to find Minato Namikaze, although the elders of the Uzumaki clan still intended to continue opposing Minato, there were not many people in the general public who would openly oppose him. This is the influence of Kushina Uzumaki.

Do you really think that Kushina Uzumaki, representing the Uzumaki clan, came to Konoha to become the Nine-Tails' vessel simply to become a Jinchūriki?

For many people in the Land of Whirlpools, Kushina Uzumaki came to Konoha to suffer because of them.

Of course, Kushina Uzumaki didn't feel that she was suffering at all.

Therefore, Naruto naturally enjoys the favor of the people of the Land of Whirlpools due to his association with Kushina Uzumaki.

Next, let's look at Minato Namikaze.

Putting aside Minato Namikaze's current position as Governor of the Land of Whirlpools, even before that, Minato Namikaze was a figure at the level of the head of the Anbu.

The position of head of the Anbu in Konoha Village is definitely not low.

Not to mention that now that Minato Namikaze has gone to be the governor of the Land of Whirlpools, he might very well be on the Hokage candidate list when he returns.

It's worth mentioning here that if Minato Namikaze had remained the head of the Anbu, he wouldn't have been qualified to run for Hokage.

But if one goes abroad to serve as governor and then returns, one will have this qualification.

With both parents holding such high positions, how could Naruto's status be low?

Do you really think Nara Shikaku has no problem with Naruto taking his son Shikamaru to skip school every day?

Just thinking about Naruto's identity, Nara Shikaku had no choice but to endure it.

In the original work, Nara Shikaku probably felt some pity for the orphan Naruto and sent his son Shikamaru to befriend him.

In this world, how is Naruto pitiful?

Why does Shikaku have such a high tolerance for Naruto leading Shikamaru astray?

To put it bluntly, it's still the same few reasons.

Therefore, in conclusion, Naruto's other half is actually someone that Nara Shikaku is also very interested in.

If it's Konoha Village itself, then there's no problem at all.

However, if it's from outside Konoha, from another village, or from the Daimyo's prefecture...

Then Nara Shikaku had to consider whether there were any other reasons behind this.

For example...

They used Naruto's status and position to seek their own benefits...

Otherwise, why would they have chosen Naruto?!

Thinking about this, Nara Shikaku became increasingly restless, and in the end, he left work early today.

Yuya didn't care, but gave Nara Shikaku a meaningful look before continuing to slack off.

He couldn't be bothered with such trivial matters.

Naruto's life-long happiness...

Let him decide for himself.

……

After returning home, Nara Shikaku told Shikamaru what had happened.

Shikamaru didn't understand matters between men and women; he just thought it was an ordinary thing.

So he casually mentioned it to his friend, Choji Akimichi.

So Yamanaka Ino found out.

And so, Hinata found out.

Hinata panicked on the spot...

Naruto got married, but I wasn't the bride...

Thinking about this, Hinata was heartbroken and finally burst into tears...

(End of this chapter)