In Konoha, you call this a ninja tool?

"Eating too much will make you fat."

"You'll really become an old lady then," Tianyu said earnestly.

Thinking back to how chubby Hongdou looked later in the original story,

It's such a pity.

After saying that,

Tianyu then transformed into a black shadow.

She disappeared from Mitarashi Anko's sight.

Anko Mitarashi was left standing there, completely bewildered, on the street.

Looking at the large handful of meatballs in his hand, he was torn between continuing to eat them and not eating them at all, and his expression became extremely conflicted.

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Chapter 123 Naruto's Mindset

After telling Anko about the Chunin Exams,

Tianyu had just returned home.

Every day, he walked towards him and said...

"Brother, Lord Kakashi came to our house looking for you earlier."

"Kakashi? What does he want with me?"

To be fair, he and Kakashi were not close, and they hardly ever interacted.

"It seems to be related to Naruto..." Tenten said with a slight frown.

"It seems that Naruto has been in a very negative mood lately."

Since returning to the village after completing his mission, he has stayed at home and hasn't gone out.

Naruto didn't even go when Kakashi offered to treat the members of Team 7 to barbecue, which was really unusual.

So Kakashi-senpai was a little worried, which is why he came to ask you.

There seem to be some problems...

Tianyu seemed to be deep in thought, then said to Tiantian,

"Okay, I understand. I'll go to Naruto's house now. You guys can eat dinner first, don't wait for me."

As soon as the words fell,

Tianyu had already disappeared into the courtyard.

He didn't go directly to Naruto's house. Instead, he went to Ichiraku Ramen first, bought two servings of Ichiraku Ramen, and then knocked on Naruto's door.

After waiting for a while, the door was finally opened.

Naruto was wearing pajamas, his hair was messy and he hadn't washed it for several days, making him look slovenly and haggard.

When he saw Tianyu appear at his doorstep, he was clearly quite surprised.

"Brother Tianyu? What brings you here?"

"I brought you some food; I bet you haven't been eating properly these past few days."

Tenyu walked into Naruto's house carrying two takeout bowls of ramen.

Then they discovered that there were indeed several unused instant noodle containers on his dining table.

"I'll get ready right away!"

When his elder brother Tianyu saw how messy and sloppy his room was,

Naruto felt very embarrassed and quickly tidied up the house, throwing all the trash into the outside trash can. Only then did he finally have a place to stay in the Heavenly Palace.

“Brother Tianyu, I…” Naruto was about to speak when Tianyu interrupted him.

"Eat first. We can talk about it after we finish eating," Tianyu said calmly.

"Okay." Naruto nodded obediently.

Although Naruto's mindset has changed a lot during this time, he still always listens to his older brother, Tengu.

Slurp slurp~

The sound of two people eating noodles heartily could be heard from the room.

Food always brings pleasure, especially Ichiraku Ramen, which both Tengo and Naruto love.

After the two of them finished eating the ramen in their bowls,

They all happily let out a burp.

Naruto's previously low spirits have noticeably improved.

After tidying up the dishes,

Tenyu patted Naruto's head: "Let's go, let's go for a walk."

"You've been cooped up indoors for so many days, and if you don't see the sun soon, you'll get moldy!"

“Brother Tianyu…” Naruto lowered his head, looking dejected.

Tianyu teased, "What, none of you want to go for a walk with me?"

Naruto quickly shook his head.

"No, no, Brother Tianyu!"

"I'll do anything Brother Tianyu asks, but... I don't really want to go out right now..."

As he continued, only dejection remained on Naruto's face.

"Ugh."

Tianyu sighed.

He also put away his cynical demeanor.

He walked over to Naruto and pulled him to sit down.

"Is it because you don't know how to face the people in Konoha?"

Naruto was still young at this time.

He never met Jiraiya, who treated him like a son...

Because of Tengo's support, Naruto and Iruka-sensei were not as close as they were in the original story.

Ever since Tianyu told him about his background,

At that time, Naruto was still trying to put on a brave face.

But after returning home, he kept recalling his experiences in Konoha... and he became completely despondent.

His parents were heroes who saved Konoha.

And he... as a descendant of a hero, sealed away the Nine-Tails, the calamity of Konoha, using himself as a vessel...

Why is he hated by everyone in Konoha? Apart from Tenno, why is no one on his side?

Why did he have to live alone on the meager relief funds issued by Konoha since childhood? Why were the meals he bought always leftovers, and sometimes even contained grit?!

Naruto was very confused, really very confused!

After learning about his origins from Ame-no-Mikoto, Naruto also looked up some information about his parents.

Kakashi-sensei was my father's student...

Kakashi-sensei seems to know that I'm the Fourth Hokage's son...

Even so, Kakashi-sensei never told me anything, and he didn't give me any special treatment because of my father's contributions to the village... He wasn't even as good as the instructors in other ninja teams; he was often late for missions...

In this world... it seems that besides Brother Tianyu, there's no one else standing by my side...

Naruto is lonely.

He truly couldn't understand why his hero's son would suffer such terrible treatment!

Do they harbor hostility towards Konoha? Do they hate Konoha?

Maybe...

But if you're asking Naruto to take revenge on Konoha and personally kill the people of Konoha... he can't do it.

Despite growing up in lonely darkness, Naruto's heart still held light.

Tianyu came to his house to find him.

He is very happy.

Because this is the only person he can trust in this world.

When Tenyu invited him to go out for a stroll, he hesitated... Naruto really didn't want to have any interaction with Konoha right now.

On that day, the Emperor asked him: "Is it because you don't know how to face the people in Konoha?"

Naruto fell silent.

Finally... he opened his heart to the only person in the world he could trust, and he nodded in acknowledgment.

Tenyu reached out and affectionately stroked Naruto's golden hair.

"Naruto, there's something I need to make clear to you."

"Konoha...it was indeed unfair to you, but that doesn't mean everyone in Konoha is a bad person."

Most of the residents of Konoha have been misled by the village's leaders, leading to their misunderstanding of you.

"There are many good people in Konoha, but they are just a bit foolish. They are blinded and don't know the truth."

"What you should resist are those in power in Konoha; they are the ones who caused you to be treated this way."

Speaking of this,

Tianyu paused for a moment.