Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

In the history of the ninja world, the past seventy years have been vastly different from the last thirteen years.

From the end of the Warring States period to the rise of the ninja village system, the five great ninja villages controlled the balance of the entire ninja world. From the First Shinobi World War to the Third Shinobi World War, a series of novel ninjutsu were developed.

Manipulating iron sand, annihilating everything, activating cells, resurrecting the dead...

However, these measures did not actually have a significant positive impact on the ninja world as a whole.

For ordinary people, who make up the majority of the population at the bottom, the last ten years or so have seen truly rapid changes, with their living standards rising by leaps and bounds.

Electricity obtained from nature has already reached ordinary people at the bottom of society.

The ninja, a category that was once considered an adult by ordinary people, has now become a choice for a select few with chakra talents.

After all, although the Hokage Building offers good benefits, it is still insufficient compared to private companies, such as the Lightning Release chakra ninjas that the Second Research Department recently needs.

Furthermore, although peace has been maintained for more than ten years, there has been no longer any war between the five great nations, and they have become accustomed to obeying orders from Konoha.

But at times like these, frictions between smaller countries continue to arise.

Their rapid economic development has naturally outpaced the five major powers; their limited resources and lack of strength prevent them from daring to snatch food from the mouths of the five major powers.

However, this does not stop them from competing with each other. The various subsidies from Konoha each year are limited, and if these subsidies are put into one family, they can naturally become very wealthy.

As a result, the number of missions for the ninjas of the five great nations has increased to some extent.

However, for ordinary ninjas, being assigned to various towns to take turns guarding the garrison or to serve as guards for the two research departments is a better choice than being a ninja.

Thirteen years have passed, and the Konoha Ninja Academy has undergone several reforms.

First of all, everyone studies together for the first three years, but in the last three years, students need to specialize.

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"Mom, Grandma, I'm going out!"

In the Fifth Hokage's house, a voice rang out, and Boruto, with blond hair, was about to rush outside when a hand grabbed his collar and pulled him back.

Hinata looked at her son and said, "If you go looking for that little Nine-Tails again, you won't be able to leave your vacation room for the rest of the time."

"Gulp..."

Under his mother's gaze, Boruto couldn't help but swallow hard.

He nodded repeatedly and said, "I'm going to find Sarada and the others. We're being assigned to different classes tomorrow, so I wanted to get together."

Kushina watched this scene with a smile on her face from the sofa. After Naruto got married, they naturally lived separately, but Kushina would come over to sit for a while whenever she wanted.

It became even more frequent after my grandchildren were born.

However, as the former Red Hot Chili Pepper, he never protected Hinata when she disciplined her son as a mother.

After all, it's happened several times already. It's bad enough that the Nine-Tails corrupted Obito, but after Boruto started remembering things, it even corrupted Boruto as well.

Once, if it weren't for the reminder from the other half of Naruto's body, Kurama, eight-year-old Boruto would have already started drinking alcohol.

This is something a mother cannot tolerate...

After that, Hinata forbade Boruto from playing with Kurama (the Nine-Tails).

However, it is clear that for children of this age, rebellion is sometimes a fundamental part of their personality and cannot be stopped at all.

Fortunately, Minato personally went to the Uchiha clan's territory and met with Uchiha Kumo, thus preventing him from drinking before reaching adulthood.

"real?"

Hinata's eyes met Boruto's.

Boruto nodded repeatedly, "Really, Mother? Don't worry, I'm hardly ever with that wicked fox anymore. Oh, and that stupid tanuki too!"

At that moment, a small head popped out of the room.

Seeing Boruto getting ready to leave, she quickly ran over, saying, "Brother, brother, I want to go with you to find the tanuki and the fox! Last time, Tanuki-sama said that if we go together to earn money, he'll buy me something delicious."

(○Д○)

"Smack."

Boruto slapped his forehead, clearly not expecting such a spy to exist.

"Boruto!!!"

Hinata's eyes were already showing signs of anger, but the next moment...

"Bang!"

As the smoke dissipated, it became clear that the person who walked out of the main entrance was just a clone.

It's best to go out openly and honestly, but if that's not possible, then sneaking out is definitely the way to go.

Don't ask why, because being a good child is impossible.

Hinata clenched her fists in anger, her mind already conjuring up images of Boruto and a dog drinking and laughing together.

Just then, Sunflower also discovered that her brother had run away.

A wave of grievance washed over her little head, and with a pout, she burst into tears.

"Wow... Brother... Brother went out to play without me!"

"A tanuki... I want a tanuki... Wow..."

Kushina had no choice but to pick Hinata up and comfort her for a moment before patting her shoulder.

"Don't worry, Minato and Kumo have spoken to them, so Kurama won't dare take Boruto drinking anymore. At this age, he really is a difficult person to discipline."

Hinata sighed helplessly.

It's only been a little over ten years, but Konoha today is completely different from what it was a decade ago.

Back in Naruto's day, all we could play were ninja games. And now? Boruto's room has tons of game cartridges, a TV, and a movie theater, and so on...

These things are too tempting for children, making them increasingly difficult to manage these days.

At that time, with just a word from their father, Neji and I, and even Hanabi, were all extremely cautious.

Kushina continued to comfort Himawari, "Don't cry... Himawari is the best girl. Grandma will go buy you a Tailed Beast plushie later. There are tanuki and fox plushies... They can move and talk."

Himawari blinked her eyes in Kushina's arms: "Really?"

Hinata sighed helplessly, "Why does the Research Division II always come up with this kind of thing..."

Kushina replied, "Currently, the tram tracks have basically covered the entire ninja world. Airships and monitoring equipment are competing with each other, and research requires money. The annual research budget has been capped, so if they have new ideas, they need to earn the funds themselves. There's no other way."

Hinata, unable to stop Boruto any longer, sat back down, poured her grandmother a cup of tea, and said, "When Boruto was little, I always hoped he would join the research department. After all, back then, the ninja profession was already declining."

Kushina smiled and shook her head.

Since Minato retired, the couple has had more free time, and Kushina, now that she is older, can understand many things.

Life and experience can increase a person's wisdom, let alone the Hokage's wife who is so close to the center of power.

"The research department has always offered top-tier compensation, which was the best advice given by Yun and that Vortex Sky. Since eight years ago, this path has also become the most direct route for ordinary people to reach the top."

As she spoke, Kushina looked at Hinata and said, "But we must not forget that the two people who made this supreme suggestion were both the strongest ninjas in the ninja world."

"Uchiha Yun is right. When you want to change the world, you must have absolute power and policies that can benefit the majority of people."

"Ninjas will not die out. The research department's weapons development path still relies on chakra and ninjutsu. Although new paths have emerged, they still have significant flaws."

Hinata seemed a little lost in thought...

Even after peace arrived, the ninja world was not without conflict.

The five major powers live in peace, but the smaller countries have been at odds with each other for more than a decade.

Apart from Amegakure, which is home to the Akatsuki organization, the other small villages are constantly devouring each other and rebelling again, resulting in endless battles time and time again.

In this situation, although the number of ninjas has decreased significantly, they still have a place to be useful.

"As one of the top combatants, you should know that your teacher has been practicing the Eight Gates Formation all these years. That gravity space is now only barely adaptable to by Guy."

Kushina's gaze was somewhat somber: "The Eight Gates, once the Gate of Death is opened, grants a power boost dozens of times greater than usual, but at the same time, the user will also die. She was already one of the strongest in the ninja world, yet she still persisted in training."

At this moment, Sunflower, who was crying and wiping the corners of her eyes, had unconsciously fallen asleep. Since she was very young, she loved to sleep in her grandmother's arms.

Hinata glanced at the sunflower, and many thoughts came to mind.

As a high-end combatant, she was well aware that future enemies would eventually arrive.

But more than a decade of peace has led her, like most high-ranking officials, to believe that the other side may still not arrive in the next hundred years.

Perhaps this is why the higher-ups wouldn't allow the ninja force to dwindle...

Don't overthink it.

Kushina gently rocked the sunflower, holding it close: "Perhaps when the enemy arrives, we won't even be able to see them, will we?"

Hinata nodded gently: "Mm."

……

In the towering buildings of Konoha Village, Boruto went straight to the memorial monument after leaving home.

The fox boss said there's a big deal today and he needs me to be the face of the business. I'll go over there in a bit and we need to negotiate the price.

As soon as I arrived at the memorial, I saw Uncle Afei there as well.

"Hasn't he arrived yet?"

"Let's wait and see, he's probably being stopped by his mother."

"Business is getting harder and harder. It seems that the odds of success are still a bit low."

"Who told you to act on your own? Years ago, that heartless Nara family told you to leave some behind and not report it, but you wanted to take it all at once and scared everyone away."

"Didn't we almost buy a house that time? I..."

Waving its paw, the Nine-Tails interrupted Obito: "Speaking of which, you've bought a house now, so why aren't you married at this age? You're over forty, aren't you?"

￣▽￣

Obito looked up at the sky, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Um... actually, I think the house could be a bit bigger, and it would be even better if there was an indoor hot spring."

The Nine-Tails chuckled disdainfully: "Humans who say one thing and mean another. If you were cowardly, you would have succeeded long ago with a bit of impulsiveness. If you ask me, that Kakashi will steal your man sooner or later."

"He dares!!" (O皿O#)

Obito almost jumped for joy, but just then he saw Boruto and immediately changed the subject: "I've been waiting for you for ages, why are you only arriving now?"

Boruto excitedly ran over and teased, "Is Boss Fox bringing up Uncle Tobi's single status again?"

He then reached out and patted Obito on the shoulder: "Uncle... when you get to my age, you realize that sometimes money alone isn't enough. You have to take the initiative and seize the opportunity!"

Obito slapped his hand away: "What do you know, kid? Don't spout nonsense! Have you ever even had a boyfriend?!"

Boruto pursed his lips, then declared righteously, "With no woman in one's heart, one's sword is naturally divine. Boss Fox said this is his boss's closely guarded secret."

"fart!"

Obito cursed, then looked around nervously, fearing a hand might come out and hit him.

Seeing that things had calmed down, he continued, "That guy is already married. Although he is indeed very strong, that has nothing to do with dating girls."

At this point, the Nine-Tailed Fox, who didn't want to discuss the history of human emotions, became impatient.

"Are you still making money?"

→_→→_→

Two pairs of eyes looked over, and the little nine-tailed fox immediately took two steps back, waving its paws and saying, "Hurry up, this little guy's mother might be here soon, let's hurry."

Obito nodded.

He had experienced Hinata Hyuga's power firsthand. It was the first time he had ever taken this girl out on a wild adventure, and if he hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been beaten half to death.

In contrast, the Nine-Tails, which lacks the ability to travel to another dimension, is in a much worse situation. It's said that if Izumi from the Hyuga clan hadn't arrived, it would have almost had to reassemble itself.

"Ahem, here's the thing: for some reason, those big corporations don't trust us much anymore, so they need someone to act as their protector."

The Nine-Tails glared at Obito again as it spoke: "The previous 30% success rate was still too low. Now that Boruto has joined, we need to talk to that heartless Nara family. If possible, a 50% success rate would be ideal."

Obito nodded: "I think it's fine. Anyway, the village takes the lion's share, and we'll just get a small portion. Besides... I've been feeling that Nara bastard's eyes are getting weirder lately, so it's better to take less. We can take a portion from our profits."

The thought of Nara Shikaku and Nara Shikamaru, father and son, serving as Hokage's assistants after the Fourth Hokage's retirement sent a shiver down Kurama's spine.

Looks like I need to be more careful lately; I'll have to withdraw the money from the bank and hide it.

No, we still need to leave some, otherwise we'll be targeted.

Okay, that's it!

"that……"

Boruto rubbed his hands together, a gesture he'd picked up from Kurama: "How much will I get this time? This isn't just a small-time operation to make some money; I'm taking a huge risk."

Obito glanced at Boruto: "How much do you want? The kid isn't dating anyone, I'll give you ten percent."

Little Nine-Tailed Fox nodded: "One-tenth is a lot. By the time you come of age, it will be enough for you to get married."

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