Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 362 Scams and Deceptions

Neji's string of complaints was eventually stopped by Hinata, who, though he was the older brother, was on the other side, Naruto.

Seeing his mother dragging his disgruntled uncle away while apologizing, Boruto was stunned by the pen he was using to take notes.

Is this what the Nine-Tailed Fox meant by the sister complex attribute?

Just as it was thinking this, a crimson figure darted onto its shoulder.

Sniffing left and right, the Nine-Tails asked疑惑地, "You're a strange kid. You smell like a vortex, but you don't have that massive amount of chakra. I've never seen anyone like you in the village before... Are you new here?"

"what?"

Boruto, feeling a little guilty, scratched his head: "I told you I came to Konoha for sightseeing, and I just arrived recently."

Have you just arrived?

A glint flashed in Little Nine-Tailed Fox's vertical pupils.

"Hey bro, what are you doing? Hurry up! Otherwise we'll get our pay docked again!"

Shukaku urged, "If the Great Demon King thinks we've been hiding money for drinking when we get back, we'll be in big trouble."

The Nine-Tails flashed to Shukaku's side, and the two whispered to each other for a while.

Shukaku then stopped urging him.

The little nine-tailed fox coughed twice, then sat cross-legged on the ground in a posture of refining chakra.

Boruto was stunned the moment he struck that pose.

It's true what they say, karma is a wheel, and no one escapes the wrath of Heaven. This guy is trying to scam me!

"I have no money! Uncle Yun vouched for me!"

"Um??"

Just as the little nine-tailed fox was about to unleash its power, it lost interest and waved its paws listlessly: "Why didn't you say so earlier, Yun boy? Can't afford to mess with me, I'm outta here."

He was about to leave with Shukaku when he thought about it again...

Damn it! Something's not right with this kid!

He had just come up with an idea and told Shukaku about it: tailed beasts communicate through chakra connections. How did this brat even guess that?

Thinking of this, Little Nine-Tailed Fox turned around and slapped.

A giant red claw formed from chakra spun Boruto around three or four times with a whoosh before slamming him to the ground.

"Tell me! How did you know, you brat?"

Boruto, who was struggling to breathe, stretched out one hand, in which he held a Flying Thunder God kunai.

The techniques described therein are very clear.

Yun Xiaozi's special kunai?

……

At the end of the street.

The giant chakra hand of the Nine-Tails patted Boruto on the shoulder and said with a hearty laugh, "Yun-chan's junior is my junior. It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..."

Shukaku poked it with sand: "Big brother, we're going to be late..."

With a swipe of its paw, the little nine-tailed fox swatted away the sand and glanced at it: "What's the panic? You're all talk and no action when you have money, and all talk and no action when you don't! That bastard is eyeing our savings right now, do you think you can give him an excuse?"

These words reminded Shukaku of the money from the second round of the Chunin Exams; the boss's money belongs to the underlings, so they split it in half when they meet...

I really need to appease this brat in front of me, since that bastard loves to reason, but he expresses it through his fists instead.

At this point, Boruto also became somewhat interested.

"Lord Nine-Tailed Fox, your method is wrong. How could an outsider of my age possibly have any money..."

Boruto pointed to a carriage in the alleyway and said, "See that? That's a merchant transporting ingredients. Only guys like that are truly rolling in money."

"I heard that Lord Kurama can sense malice, right? And you've used that ability to help the Anbu several times? Also, I just heard you say you have some money on hand?"

Upon hearing this, the Nine-Tailed Fox became wary: "What do you want? Trying to extort us? Believe me, Kabuto will beat you to a pulp!"

Boruto's eyelids twitched.

"How could that be? I can only improve this method for you, but in return, you have to tell me some embarrassing stories about the Hokage's son."

"The son of the Hokage? Naruto?"

"Big brother, it's that blond brat."

Nine-Tails patted Shukaku: "Do you think I didn't know? Did you have to remind me?"

As it spoke, the Nine-Tails looked at Boruto with a scrutinizing gaze. Although it was indeed playful and mischievous, it could still distinguish between serious matters.

Hmm... no ill intentions, and there's also Yun Xiaozhi's Flying Thunder God Kunai, so there's a good chance we can trust him.

Anyway, they're new here, they'll do all sorts of random things, what's there to be afraid of?

"Tell me your method first. If it works, I'll tell you! Fair trade! If there are no problems, I can even treat you to barbecue tonight."

Boruto smiled upon hearing this: "We can just go along with it. When he comes out, Lord Kurama can implement the method we just came up with, and I'll assist him."

The little nine-tailed fox asked in confusion, "How could you guess what I was just thinking?"

Boruto replied, "It's just a way to extort money... but you've got the wrong person, I really don't have any."

After explaining, the fox and the human, who shared the same peculiarities, isolated the raccoon.

And so, the two tailed beasts and the little devil began their stakeout operation.

When the deliveryman came out, Little Nine-Tailed Fox first swaggered past him, pretending to walk by, but frequently turned back to look at the deliveryman.

Hmm... something's not right.

Immediately, the Nine-Tails assumed a posture of refining chakra, and a moment later, it stopped in front of the person with one claw.

"Nine-Tailed Fox Lord! I...I...I paid!"

"You have malicious intent! You have malicious intent towards Konoha!"

Shukaku: "Yes! It's malicious!"

"Huh? How could that be? I didn't! You're lying!"

"How dare you say I'm talking nonsense? How dare you say you have no ill intentions towards Konoha?"

Shukaku: "How dare you say my elder brother is talking nonsense? Do you want to die?"

"No, no, no..."

At that moment, Boruto, who had transformed into the boss using a transformation technique, came out.

First, he apologized to Little Nine-Tailed Fox, then pulled the businessman aside.

"Are you complaining that the task commission fee is too high?"

"Is this also malicious?"

"Believe it or not, it's up to you. Anyway, this person's abilities have helped the garrison catch a lot of spies before, so they'll definitely believe what he says."

"Then... what should we do? If we get arrested, even if we explain ourselves clearly, it will still take several days..."

"Um... like this..."

Boruto stretched out his hand and rubbed two fingers together.

"It's not much. Everyone knows this gentleman's character; he probably ran out of money for drinks. Consider it paying to avoid trouble. Although going to the garrison could explain it away, it's still a waste of time, isn't it?"

The businessman, who had been frowning, sighed, but when he turned around, his face was full of smiles.

"Lord Kurama... there must be some misunderstanding here. With so many mission commissioners, Konoha has a high completion rate, but the prices are also high..."

"Most people have this feeling of grumbling in their hearts, and Lord Nine-Tailed Fox must be aware of it too."

"Consider this a small token of my appreciation for your drinks. Next time I come, I'll bring you two more bottles of the Snow Country's specialty wine, how about that?"

Ok? ? ?

The little nine-tailed fox looked at the money in its paws with some surprise. It had only intended to trick the children, but it hadn't expected to be able to do this.

What did that blond brat just say to him? Is it that easy?

That's a lot of money, and you can even bring in specialty liquor?

"Ahem!"

Boruto's cough brought Kurama back to her senses, and she quickly stuffed the money under her bottom, replying, "Hmm...you're right. Okay, that's enough for today. Remember to be more careful next time."

As soon as she finished speaking, the Nine-Tails grabbed Shukaku and ran off in a flash.

Boruto, looking disgruntled, patted the merchant on the shoulder and watched him leave.

……

On the high water tower, Yun, who had witnessed the entire scene, twitched at the corner of her eye.

"Where the hell did this thing grow crooked? It must be a different variety!"

Future Cloud shrugged and said, "Whose fault is this? Although he was taught by the Nine-Tailed Fox, it's our fault that the fox became a street urchin."

Uh……

Yun was a little embarrassed, then laughed again.

"Alright. Anyway, it seems to be more reliable than the original story. This kid knows very well that the supplier can explain himself if he goes to the garrison. He has a good grasp of the other party's mentality of being in a hurry."

Future Cloud chuckled as well: "That businessman wasn't stupid; his acting was spot-on. And the price of a couple of barbecue meals was enough to strike up a conversation with someone like the Nine-Tails... Heh!"

Yun asked, somewhat speechless, "Boruto's reaction when he first saw the Nine-Tails..."

"You guessed right."

Yun Hui from the future replied, "It's a common trick, a way to cheat and deceive, but deception is useless. If I hadn't stopped her, Kushina would have tied it up and taken it back. Mother has also lectured her countless times."

……

Nighttime, Hokage Building.

Having just finished the initial contact, Minato rubbed his tired eyes, took a sip of water, and looked at Yun who had just entered.

That pitiful look in her eyes gave Yun goosebumps.

"Get to the point. You're looking at me strangely."

Upon hearing this, Minato put down his cup and said earnestly, "Kumo... why don't you become Hokage? It's too tiring! Shikaku said this situation will last for at least a few more years, and this is only the first day!"

Uh!

Yun was embarrassed.

The sudden destruction of the Daimyo's residence in one of the five great ninja villages, while leaving one or two who were still relatively intact, will definitely require Konoha to re-establish the rules.

There were countless meetings, both large and small; people were sent to liaise with the daimyo of the four great nations, to Orochimaru, and to make deals with the four great ninja villages...

Everything needs a beginning, and each one is related to the future of the ninja world.

We must maintain our position as the head of Konoha while also ensuring a certain degree of fairness. Only in this way can we ensure that everyone submits to force while also being convinced of our rights.

In just one day, Minato was already in a terrible state, but Shikaku said that this situation would last for at least several more years.

Well! It seems Naruto's sister probably won't be able to appear. It'll be good enough if she doesn't get blamed by Kushina.

"Um... should we call Shikaku regarding the information about the Otsutsuki?"

???

The topic shift was abrupt, but it couldn't diminish the seriousness of the information.

"Kaguya Otsutsuki's enemy?"

"It should be said that it is one of the enemies."

After the conversation ended, Minato's face was solemn, and the next second he immediately disappeared from the spot using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

When they reappeared, they had brought Shikaku, who was still assigning tasks.

Yun said somewhat helplessly, "Isn't it a bit too exaggerated to use the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

"Whose fault do you think it is?"

Minato retorted, "Starting today, I've already set up jutsu in every department to save time with the Flying Thunder God Technique. I'm probably the most overworked Kage in Konoha."

"I heard... you brought a kid to Konoha for sightseeing today, I'm so... envious!"

Seeing that the question had returned to this point, Yun quickly changed the subject: "That brat... speaking of which, he should be your grandson, Lord Hokage."

Ok?

"puff!!!"

Minato, who had just taken a sip of water, immediately spat it out: "What?! That brat Naruto actually dared to do something like this?! Hiashi's going to be furious! That bastard!"

Just as he was about to explode, Shikaku was still rubbing his temples, casually saying, "This kid on a sightseeing tour isn't young, is he? Naruto is only thirteen, it's impossible!"

One sentence saved Naruto from a beating, which made Yun, who was watching the show, smack his lips, seemingly a little disappointed.

Seeing that the two were looking over again, Yun waved his hand and said directly, "That kid is from twenty years in the future. Oh, and there's also myself from twenty years in the future."

Twenty years later?

"Twenty years later, Kaguya Otsutsuki's enemy, Urashiki Otsutsuki, used the Otsutsuki clan's treasure to travel through time and arrive in our time period."

"Their purpose... is probably to kill me ahead of time, right? In addition, there's the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, and the little Nine-Tails drinking with that brat now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shikaku immediately grasped the key point: "One of the objectives is chakra? Then what does 'one of the enemies' mean?"

Yun thought for a moment and looked at Minato: "In the twenty years from now until the Chunin Exams, there have been three enemies from the Otsutsuki clan, two of whom are already gone."

"He didn't tell me exactly how he was killed, so I can infer that it shouldn't be a big problem. As for the third one, it shouldn't be a big problem either."

As she spoke, Yun looked at Lu Jiu and said, "You should be able to understand the relationship between the future and the present with your mind. You can talk about things that form a closed loop, but you need to consider the impact of things that don't."

"The main reason I'm telling you this is that that guy will appear in Konoha a little later, but we don't know exactly how much later."

"But at that level of power, a casual strike could cause widespread destruction. So..."

Shikaku nodded slightly: "An enemy that even the Goddess of the Rabbit fears... its life form must have reached the level of clouds, so our role is not very significant..."

"So... we need to organize the villagers to evacuate to the shelter when the enemy appears, right?"

Yun replied, "That's true. On the other hand, I think Class 7 needs to face the future."

Class 7? ???

Minato hesitated for a moment: "Although we don't have specific information, isn't it a bit too early to talk about Team 7?"

Shikaku, standing nearby, echoed, "While those three kids are indeed very strong due to their unique physical characteristics, it's definitely too early for them to face such an enemy."

Yun shrugged: "I'm not very confident. But my future self proposed that in twenty years, its power would have reached a level that I can no longer see through now."

"Is that so?"

Minato was still hesitating, and Shikaku didn't say much either.

After all, Team 7 is not an ordinary genin team; there are too many things involved.

……

(End of this chapter)