My name is Uchiha Touhuan, and I beat the villagers so badly they cried out in pain.

Uchiha Tohkan ultimately didn't make everyone work overtime all night. After spending 10 ryo to bring his henchmen from his home to the Security Department to make a deluxe bowl of ramen for each of them working overtime, Uchiha Tohkan told everyone to go back and rest.

The next day, on a large open space of about 1000 square meters on the east side of the Uchiha clan's territory, the non-ninja members of the Uchiha clan were busily preparing the venue. Normally, this place was used for weddings of young people in the clan, but today, their clan leader was going to hold a banquet here to entertain the enthusiastic ninjas who had helped in suppressing the thugs who attempted to damage the reputation of the village's heroes with rumors, thereby undermining the purity of the Will of Fire.

So, the entire Uchiha clan was busy early this morning.

Meanwhile, at the Hatake family's ancestral home, Kakashi woke up early in the morning to find that Naruto, who had been given a day off due to the curfew the previous night and wanted to sleep in, was already up late.

"What are you doing, Kakashi-nii!" Naruto had been worried about Kakashi going out in the middle of the night, so he waited until Kakashi came back before going to sleep. Now that he was being dragged out of bed early in the morning, he was naturally a little unhappy. But Kakashi had already started putting clothes on his head without saying a word.

"I'm taking you out for a big meal today. If you don't want to get up, that's fine," Kakashi said.

"A big meal?" Naruto perked up at the mention of it, quickly dressed, and followed Kakashi out the door.

Kakashi went out and first found Yamato, who lived not far from his house. After pulling him along, he headed towards the Uchiha clan's territory.

As they walked, Naruto realized something was wrong and looked up to ask, "Where are we going? Whenever I walked this way before, an ANBU uncle would come out and tell me I couldn't go that way."

"You'll see when you get there," Kakashi said. "Also, from now on, there won't be any place in the village that you can't go."

"Really?" Naruto's eyes lit up.

"Of course, it's best not to go there for pranks, otherwise it would be too embarrassing for me to go to the security headquarters to bail someone out," Kakashi said.

The two of them, along with the silent Yamato, walked for a while before encountering Genma Shiranui and Raido Namiashi and a few others.

When Genma Shiranui and the others saw Naruto's blond hair, a look of disbelief appeared on their faces.

"They really do look alike..." Naruto Namiashi remarked, watching Naruto walk towards him while laughing and joking with Kakashi.

These former subordinates of the Fourth Hokage all knew that the Fourth Hokage had left behind an orphan, but after the Fourth Hokage died in the Night of the Nine-Tailed Fox, their positions became somewhat awkward.

If the Fourth Hokage hadn't died, these original members of the Shadow Guard would probably be holding important positions in the Anbu or the Jonin class by now.

However, the Fourth Hokage died in the night of the Nine-Tails, which put them in an awkward position. They were all promoted by the Fourth Hokage, and as commoners or members of small ninja clans, they had no foundation in the village. Although the Third Hokage did not target them after regaining power, his faction would still intentionally or unintentionally marginalize them when assigning tasks.

Faced with this situation, they could only feel helpless. Although they knew that the Fourth Hokage had an orphan, Naruto's identity was too special. They dared not offer help even if they wanted to, since they themselves were in danger. At most, they could secretly teach a few troublemakers who made things difficult for Naruto a lesson, and even then, they couldn't let them know the reason.

However, now that Kakashi is willing to step forward and carry this banner, everything will be different.

After Kakashi brought Naruto to the group, Genma Shiranui was the first to reach out and pat Naruto's head. Then, things got out of control, and Naruto was dragged around like a rag doll by the group, being passed from one person to another until his blond hair became a mess.

"What are you doing? Who are you all?" Naruto was naturally very unhappy after being patted on the head. He pouted and glared at everyone, but his expression made everyone burst into laughter.

"Naruto, these older brothers and sisters were all your father's subordinates back then," Kakashi said with a smile from the side.

Kakashi understood perfectly that once he officially stepped into the limelight, aside from having to give the Third Hokage some face and not directly revealing Naruto's father's true identity, there was no need to be too strict with Naruto in other aspects. It was time to let Naruto be exposed to some of these things, since what he inherited from his teacher would ultimately have to be returned to Naruto, the teacher's true bloodline.

"Huh? Really?" Naruto was taken aback upon hearing this, then looked at Genma Shiranui: "So, you all know my father?"

"Yes, your father was a very great ninja," Genma Shiranui said with a smile.

"Then can you tell me who he is?" Naruto asked, pouting.

"Of course... not!" Genma Shiranui, who was rather irresponsible, joked. Everyone else knew their place and knew that since the Third Hokage was still around, they had to give him some face.

"You're not going to say again that my dad's old enemies were very strong, so you can't tell me for my safety?" Naruto said angrily.

"Oh, you're so smart, you've even learned to answer first!" Genma Shiranui laughed.

Everyone was laughing heartily, but Naruto, who was surrounded in the middle, was already almost red-hot.

"Alright, Naruto, your father's matter isn't that simple. Once you truly become a ninja, you'll naturally discover his identity," Kakashi said, squatting down beside him.

"Then what about what you mentioned before? The matter of my father's enemies?" Naruto pouted, dissatisfied.

"Oh, those were just lies," Kakashi said. "With so many people in the village willing to protect you, those enemies are nothing to fear, right?"

After Kakashi finished speaking, he looked at Genma Shiranui and his group.

"Of course," Genma Shiranui replied with a smile. "Little Naruto, grow up quickly. The day you find out who your father is, you might be surprised yourself."

As Genma Shiranui spoke, he unconsciously looked in the direction of the Hokage Rock.

"Hmph! You guys are really going too far! You actually lied to a child! I'm not talking to you anymore!" Naruto was very dissatisfied with this group of riddle-tellers, so he immediately broke free from their hands and ran towards the Uchiha clan's territory.

"That kid's got a lot of energy," Naruto said with a smile, watching Naruto's retreating figure.

"But Kakashi, is it alright for you to bring him to the Uchiha clan's territory like this?" Genma Shiranui asked seriously after Naruto ran off.

"No problem," Kakashi said. "The Uchiha are on our side."

Considering that the Security Department was the first to stand up for Kakashi during this incident, Genma Shiranui nodded, "It's good that you know what's going on."