Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 453 Homework, Party

Konoha, Hokage Building.

It took Naruto and Sasuke several more days to return to Konoha from the Land of Silence.

Bound by the sealing technique, Xin continued to curse and swear all the way to Konoha.

Even after being brought before the Hokage, he still kept talking about his desire for the Otsutsuki clan.

This kind of person has gone mad.

Even he himself did not acknowledge his own bloodline, but instead revered the Otsutsuki, believing that it was the power that humanity should follow.

At first, when Minato learned that he was originally a test subject of Root, he wondered if he could be released instead of handed over to the research department.

After all, the tragic state of the Uchiha Fire Core from many years ago was still vivid in his mind. It was not his fault that he believed in his own talent and was discovered by Root and Danzo.

In subsequent experiments, he became fascinated by the power of the Sharingan. Later, when he learned that the Uchiha were merely descendants of the Otsutsuki who lived many generations later, his admiration shifted to the Otsutsuki.

Perhaps if it weren't for this, he wouldn't have been able to persevere through so many experiments.

"Take him away first, and have the research department strengthen his seal, paying special attention to the characteristics of his spatial eye technique."

The officer bowed and then took the letter, which showed him a resentful expression, away.

After looking at Naruto and Sasuke, Minato said to Shikaku, "It's a difficult decision... The reason things turned out this way is largely due to the village's previous system."

Shikaku replied indifferently, "But this is the price the Third Hokage paid for indulging Root when he was Hokage, not your responsibility, Hokage-sama..."

Minato shook his head slightly: "No, at that time, the Third Generation represented not only himself, but also the village."

Minato sighed and frowned.

After peace came, even the Akatsuki organization from Amegakure gained some understanding of them from Konoha because of Uzumaki Sora.

Human experiments using comrades as test subjects; Uchiha Fire Core, whose body is covered in tumors, needs to abandon all emotions, Sai, who comes from the Root...

The previous Akatsuki organization, an organization that truly yearned for innocence and peace, was corrupted by Danzo's selfish interests and became the Akatsuki that later sought to destroy the world with the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Upon closer reflection, it seems that everything is related to the root, to Danzo.

If such a person hadn't been killed by Uzumaki Sora early on, who knows how many more tragedies would have been caused because of the position of Hokage.

At this moment, Shikaku frowned and said, "But just now his state was already at an extreme, worshipping the Otsutsuki who wanted to destroy this world, and with the Infinite Tsukuyomi as his goal, he wanted to destroy this world."

Shuimen stood up and looked at the two next generation members.

"When you're in a high position, sometimes you only have a stance and no feelings. But sometimes, precisely because of this, many mistakes will sprout in the very beginning."

Minato turned around and said, "With the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, plus the Rinnegan that is currently developing, have Yun go and seal it properly before handing it over to the research department."

Lu Jiu nodded, pushed open the door, and walked out.

After arranging the follow-up to the letter, Minato then looked at the two next generation members who were on whom high hopes were placed.

"In the beginning, Shin was probably an orphan collected by Root for human experimentation. During the Third Shinobi World War, the Uchiha clan participated in the war against Iwagakure. Many people died at that time, and Root obtained a batch of Sharingan at that time."

"Back then, Root not only coveted the power of the Uchiha, but also the power of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage, who was considered one of the two great ninjas of the world. Now it seems that it wasn't just Kagami who succeeded, but also Shin."

As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto and Sasuke both looked at him with a strange expression.

The two of them also understood why the Hokage had hesitated to make a decision just now.

They did not experience the wars of the Five Great Nations, and because of the existence of the Cloud Kingdom, the Fourth Shinobi World War did not occur.

"so……"

Minato began, "I need you to think for yourselves about how to decide Shin's fate. He's become like this because of the village, his thinking has become rigid, but it wasn't his fault to begin with."

"From the perspective of the village's interests, letters that can resolve the issue of rejection are definitely the best experimental material for the research department. Even in this peaceful era, some heinous criminals have always been sent to the research department for 'recycling' purposes."

"From a human perspective, if the three research team members had survived, the village would not have suffered any actual loss. But as you just saw, his values ​​were flawed; releasing them would have been a ticking time bomb."

At this point, Minato waved his hand: "Think it over carefully and give me your answer. Consider this a follow-up to this mission. Think it over carefully; I won't give anyone any hints."

……

After leaving the Hokage Building, Naruto and Sasuke were still pondering how to resolve the situation with their heads down.

Clearly, what the Hokage just asked Shikamaru's father to do was not the final result.

"Sasuke."

"Um?"

"Suddenly, I realize being Hokage is really tough..."

Sasuke chuckled. "Otherwise, how do you think your dad's hair fell out? And why has Brother Yun refused to become the Fifth Hokage?"

Naruto scratched his head, and after a moment of frustration, he gave up: "Forget it, I can't figure it out anytime soon anyway. I just finished the mission, I need to go home and see Hinata."

Sasuke nodded: "Me too. But... there's something else."

"What else?" Naruto

Sasuke replied, "The Hokage said there was no actual loss of benefit; that statement perhaps proves my guess."

"Your and my cells, as well as the First Hokage's cells—these powers, in theory, would be the most serious problem if any other organization obtained them, but the Hokage says there's no loss..."

"Since Xin took these, he must have given them to Black Zetsu. After we defeated Xin, the new coordinates disappeared. Do you think Brother Yun lost track of the target?"

Naruto quickly denied it, saying, "No. Lord Kurama said that even looking at Brother Yun from afar now would make it feel a sense of fear from the bottom of its heart."

Sasuke nodded slightly: "That's why I said that Black Zetsu and the cell tissue he obtained were deliberately left to him by Brother Yun. And they deliberately left them to us as well."

……

As they were about to cross paths, the two were heading home to find their wives when they happened to see Sakura and Hinata coming from the direction of Naruto's house, arm in arm.

"Huh? You guys are back already?"

"Naruto-kun, you've worked hard."

Upon seeing Hinata, Naruto beamed with a bright smile: "Did you two plan to go shopping together?"

Sasuke looked at Sakura: "I just finished a mission and came back. I'm about to go home."

Sakura walked over confidently and took Sasuke's arm: "Shikamaru said yesterday that all his close friends are in the village, so he wants to have a get-together. Why don't you all change your clothes and come along?"

"A barbecue restaurant?"

Naruto rubbed his stomach: "I didn't eat well outside, so this is a good opportunity to have a good meal. Hinata, you and Sakura go ahead, Sasuke and I will come after we change our clothes."

"With Choji around, it's definitely going to be a yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant," Sakura said, shrugging.

Then he pulled Hinata away to leave, but before leaving, Hinata bowed slightly.

As the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan's main family since childhood, many things have been ingrained in her bones.

The two women walked hand in hand as the sun set. Time seemed to fly by, and in the blink of an eye, they were already married.

……

At the barbecue restaurant, the people at the two tables were overjoyed to learn that Naruto and Sasuke had returned to the village.

Only Choji took out a bag of potato chips because he was so hungry. He had been starving all day while waiting for Shikamaru to have a proper meal.

In peacetime, the Akimichi clan's gigantification also has many uses. After all, compared to Earth Release ninjutsu, the Akimichi clan can perform more precise operations when it comes to projects that require power after gigantification.

However, precisely because of this, the energy expenditure after physical labor is also enormous.

The Akimichi clan's appetite is not just a few times that of ordinary people; as can be seen from competitive eating contests, it is more than ten or even dozens of times larger.

As a result, the workload has decreased, and people are eating more and working more, causing the Akimichi family to be constantly hovering on the edge of poverty.

If it weren't for the support of the family business, they would probably be impoverished by now.

Beside him, Yamanaka Ino's eyes remained unfocused.

Dating has been so difficult lately. My boyfriend just disappears every morning. The gravity training in that alternate dimension is terrifying.

Across from them were Karin and her two companions. Kiba was currently playing with his dog, Shino Aburame was being selectively forgotten, and Karin was chatting with Hinata.

"How does it feel to be married?"

"Huh? Um... well..."

"What do you mean, 'that'? Speaking of which, Aunt Kushina was telling my mom yesterday that she'll probably be able to hold her grandson soon. Do you two have one yet?"

"Yes...yes...no..."

(○Д○)

Hinata's face was already bright red.

At that moment, Sakura suddenly burst in, looked at Karin, and asked, "Why are you asking so many questions? You want to get married too? Who's your partner? One of us?"

A barrage of questions forced Karin to retreat, successfully protecting the obedient and shy Hinata.

However, it's clear that Sakura, who is already married, doesn't want to miss out on such great gossip.

He stared at Karin for a moment, then looked at Kiba and asked in surprise, "It couldn't be him...?"

Karin quickly tugged at it: "How could that be? When my mother and I were homeless, the thing we were most afraid of was dogs."

No?

Sakura's gaze completely ignored Shino, as if he didn't exist at all.

A series of scrutinizing glances prompted Karin to quickly pull Sakura back to reality.

"I recently found a book... I read in it that the first night after marriage is supposed to be very painful."

"Uh →_→ Are you reading a serious book?"

"I heard it was written by Jiraiya-sama. I don't know if it's serious or not, but it doesn't seem very serious to me."

Karin pulled Sakura aside and whispered, "Kakashi-sensei reads these kinds of books every day, I heard he's always single, does he have those kinds of needs?"

The two looked at each other and saw the gossip in each other's eyes.

So, while waiting for Naruto and Sasuke, the two of them started spouting a bunch of suggestive remarks.

This made Hinata, who was caught between the two, blush so much that she could boil water. Now she knew why Master Yun sealed the Nine-Tails after the wedding.

On the other side, Neji was drinking tea, waiting quietly.

Thanks to the pressure from Uchiha Kumo, and the fact that the entire ninja world is currently at peace, the cursed seal of the Caged Bird Seal of the branch family has gradually become a thing of the past.

Furthermore, due to the special abilities of the Byakugan, the Hyuga clan is very popular for any job aimed at finding targets, whether it's reconnaissance or rescue.

Looking up slightly at Hinata sitting opposite her, her smile, even more genuine after marriage, proved that Hinata was living a good and happy life.

Although the curse mark of the caged bird is no longer on his forehead, he still remembers the words his father said when he first met Hinata as a child.

He would risk his life to protect Hinata-sama, regardless of the cursed mark of the caged bird, because she is his sister.

"Naruto and Sasuke are going on a mission together. With their combined strength, the enemy seems quite formidable..."

He plays with a kunai with one hand all day, but his gaze keeps drifting towards Neji.

Standing to the side, Xiao Li clenched his fist and said, "My training with Teacher Kai has recently reached its most crucial moment. I believe that after this, I will surpass them, even surpass geniuses!"

Neji glanced at Lee: "The Eight Gates is a forbidden technique. The purpose of practicing this forbidden technique from the beginning was to protect the final moment and then unleash its final brilliance. You have never been weaker than a genius; you are strong in your own right."

As soon as he finished speaking, the light in Tian Tian's eyes shone even brighter.

Xiao Li nodded solemnly: "To aid digestion after the meal, I'm going to run ten laps upside down!"

Tian Tian, ​​standing to the side, twitched her eyes and said, "I'm really afraid you'll have a stroke one day..."

The next moment, Xiao Li grabbed Tian Tian's arm, his eyes full of expectation.

"Stop talking, it's impossible!"

"Please, Tian Tian, ​​I haven't eaten properly for so many days!!"

"I've given you chances, but you always manage to cause trouble. If I keep letting you stay at the ninja tool shop, I'm afraid I'll go bankrupt..."

Xiao Li immediately became dejected.

Neji then said, "I heard that a subsidy plan has already been proposed at the last large meeting for ninjas like Guy and you."

"Really?!"

⊙_⊙ Little Lee grabbed Neji.

After trying to break free but failing, Neji sighed and said, "The Eight Gates technique already proved its power during the Third Shinobi World War, and with Brother Yun's continued insistence, it's clear that this forbidden technique has earned our attention."

"Similarly, Kakashi-sensei's training in the Eight Gates is not as good as Guy-sensei's, which also proves its arduousness and uniqueness. Uh... this is what Hiashi-sama told me."

"In short... I suppose it won't be long before you don't have to worry about what to eat every day."

……

(End of this chapter)