Naruto: Traveling Through Time Starting with Seizing the Dragon Vein

"There's so much to do. I wish I had an assistant."

He thought of Tobirama, but unfortunately Tobirama wasn't in this timeline. He thought back to the time when he, Tobirama, and Minato were developing ninjutsu together, and how carefree those days were.

"I wonder how things are going at the Water Gate."

at the same time.

Inside a house in Konoha Village.

The baby's cries echoed in the warm room.

"Oh, don't cry, don't cry, Naruto, be good."

An ordinary-looking red-haired nanny was walking around the house with a blond baby in her arms, her eyes full of loving affection.

That was Kushina Uzumaki in perfect disguise.

Although her appearance and chakra had changed, the throbbing of blood ties she felt when she held that soft little body in her arms still brought tears to her eyes.

"Are you hungry? Should we make some formula?"

Beside them, a man with a fake mustache (Minato Namikaze) strode over, expertly tested the temperature of the baby bottle, and handed it to his wife with a smile.

Just then, the voices of the secret service came from outside the door.

"Sandaime-sama."

Minato and Kushina immediately suppressed their emotions and stepped aside.

The door was pushed open, and Hiruzen Sarutobi, dressed in casual clothes, walked in, puffing on his pipe.

After the Nine-Tailed Night, the old man, who had returned to battle, looked even older.

"Was Naruto a good boy today?" Hiruzen walked to the cradle, stretched out his calloused fingers, and gently touched Naruto's chubby cheek with six whiskers.

"Eee~" Naruto reached out his little hand and grabbed Hiruzen's fingers.

Seeing this, a complex sense of guilt flashed in Hiruzen's cloudy eyes.

He sighed and turned to look at the disguised Kushina: "Thank you for your hard work. This child has a special background. Please take good care of him. If he needs any supplies, just ask the Anbu."

Kushina bowed respectfully, following the etiquette of commoners.

The Third Generation Lord is still the Third Generation Lord in their hearts.

"Greetings, Hokage-sama."

A cold, deathly voice sounded from outside the door.

A boy wearing an ANBU mask and sporting a striking silver-white spiky hairstyle walked in and knelt on one knee.

It's Kakashi Hatake.

At this moment, Kakashi exuded a suffocating sense of decadence.

The deaths of his teacher and his wife became the final straw that broke him.

He can only numb himself with endless high-risk missions now.

"Kakashi, just got back from a mission? What are you doing here?" Hiruzen looked at Kakashi, his thoughts unreadable.

"Yes, the cleanup of the surrounding area has been completed. I've come to report back."

Kakashi stood up, ready to give his report.

Just as he passed by the "errand boy" and the "red-haired nanny," Kakashi paused very slightly.

This feeling...

But soon, his empty, dead-fish eyes drooped again.

Impossible. The teacher and his wife have already died by the Grim Reaper's blade, their remains never found.

The Third Hokage has already made it clear...

Kakashi walked straight toward Hiruzen Sarutobi without looking to either side, brushing past Minato.

Minato lowered his head, a deep sense of self-reproach flashing in his azure eyes hidden in the shadows.

"I'm sorry, Kakashi... wait a little longer. We can't acknowledge you yet."

Chapter 91 The Planned Future (Part Two)

Several days later.

Loulan Underground Laboratory.

Uchiha Yue checked the time.

“Judging by the days, Nono should have arrived in Konoha by now, and Sunagakure will soon be announcing its birth policy.” Tsuki tidied up the weapon blueprints she had just finished drawing. “It’s time to start the Furnace Project.”

He turned his head and ordered, "Guang, go and call Sarah over."

"Yes!" came the girl's clear reply from the shadows.

……

at the same time.

In the dense forest on the border of the Land of Fire.

Yakushi Nonou, draped in a gray cloak, darted swiftly through the treetops.

Originally, her mission was simply to pass on the intelligence she collected to the contact person in Root at the border of the Land of Wind.

However, Uchiha Hikaru's massacre during that sandstorm was so clean and efficient. In addition, the Kazekage's subsequent frantic orders uprooted Root's elite intelligence network in the Land of Wind, leaving no survivors.

Without a contact, she had no choice but to personally bring this top-secret information about the "Roulan S-rank rogue ninja" back to Konoha and present it to Danzo.

Late at night, on the outskirts of Konoha Village.

Instead of heading to the Root base immediately, Nono took advantage of the night to quietly arrive at an orphanage on the edge of Konoha.

Looking at the dilapidated buildings in the cold wind, with even the windows letting in drafts, Nono felt a pang of sadness.

She used a simple stealth technique to slip into the courtyard and quietly placed the storage scroll containing some gold that Uchiha Tsukuyomi had given her on the dean's office desk, along with a note that read, "Anonymous donation to improve the lives of orphans."

The moment Nono put down the scroll, she touched the invisible curse mark between her eyebrows, and a bitter smile of relief appeared on her lips.

Although she was controlled by that man with shackles, the children in the orphanage no longer had to suffer from hunger and cold.

Loulan...

After she left, several Roots members wearing animal masks silently emerged from the shadows surrounding the orphanage.

"She went to the Dean's office and left behind a lot of gold of unknown origin. We need to report this to Lord Danzo immediately."

"Will you take the money?"

"Without Lord Danzo's orders, do not do anything unnecessary. Go back and report."

Just half an hour later, Nono arrived at the Root base, the deepest part of Konoha's underground.

In the dim candlelight, Danzo Shimura sat upright on a stone chair, exuding a chilling sense of oppression.

"Four elite Root squads, plus the long-established mobs of the Land of Wind, have been completely wiped out." Danzo's voice drifted out.

"Nonou, as a non-combatant spy, how can you expect me to believe that you haven't betrayed Konoha?"

Nonou's body trembled slightly, and cold sweat slid down her forehead.

"Lord Danzo... Your subordinate is incompetent."

She bit her lip hard, as if engaged in an extremely intense internal struggle. After hesitating for a long time, she suddenly raised her head:

“Uchiha Tsukuyomi deliberately spared my life… He saw through my identity and wanted me to become a double agent infiltrating Konoha and Root! To that end, he even placed a cursed seal in my mind!”

"what--!!!"

The next second, the trigger mechanism of the [Curse Seal] took effect instantly.

Nonou let out an extremely shrill scream, clutching her head tightly with both hands, and curled up on the ground in agony, convulsing.

Between her eyebrows, a black rune (not a heart lock) was flashing wildly, attempting to "sever" her central nervous system.

"This is……"

Danzo suddenly stood up and quickly walked to Nono's side.

He grabbed Nono's head and pressed down on it, his chakra instantly surging into her meridians.

"A shackle built on mental power? The underlying logic of its activation is surprisingly similar to my 'Tongue Trouble Severing Seal'. That kid Uchiha Tsuki does have some ability."

Danzo quickly formed hand seals, his right hand glowing with the light of sealing techniques, and slammed it hard against Nonou's forehead!

"seal up!"

As Danzo's chakra forcefully intervened, the black rune flashing between Nono's eyebrows seemed to be severely damaged, its light quickly dimming and eventually disappearing beneath her skin.

Nono was panting heavily, collapsing weakly to the ground.

"Thank you so much, Lord Danzo, for saving my life..."

"Get up." Danzo sat back on the stone chair, the murderous intent and suspicion in his eyes had mostly dissipated.

The chakra used when that cursed seal was activated was extremely violent, and it was indeed aimed at obliterating the brain nerves.

If he hadn't deeply understood the underlying logic of the 'Seal of the Root of Tongue Disaster' and hadn't applied the seal in time, Nono might have already lost her life.

This proves that what Nono said was true; Uchiha Tsuki really wanted to keep her around as a double agent.

Furthermore, an insurance mechanism was implemented.

However, Yue probably didn't expect Nono's loyalty to Konoha.

However, this also gave him an opportunity to retaliate.

Ha, a double agent? That's the most useful tool.

"As a double agent, he must have given you many things to gain my trust, right?" Danzo asked.

Nono seemed still terrified of the near-death experience. Upon hearing Danzo's words, she shakily summoned several scrolls.

Danzo opened the first scroll, glanced at its contents, and his expression immediately darkened.

"Good! Well done, Uchiha Fugaku!"