Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

“That’s what I thought too…” Guy is completely different from Kakashi. He is too pure. Although such a person is strong, he is also very susceptible to being hurt by the dark and sordid things in the village.

Therefore, Hiruko's arrangement for him was to directly elevate him to the status of Konoha's super idol, completely isolating him from politics.

In the years to come, he only needs to run freely on his path of youth and be that pure beast... If we're only talking about idols, then no one is more suitable than A-Kai.

After all, he will never "collapse," because he is forever young... "Oh, right, there's another thing... your bodyguard named Uchiha Shisui seems to be acting a bit strange... and also, Mr. Uchiha Fugaku..."

Zhi Shui's emotions have indeed been unstable lately.

To be honest, this was indeed Hiruko's "achievement".

Before the Imperial Trial was launched, Hiruko was very worried that the enemy would take the opportunity to undermine the media dominance established by Konoha—under normal circumstances, they should have taken some action, but they did not come.

At that time, as the Hokage's assistant, leaving Konoha with a final contingency plan was a perfectly normal choice.

A pair of Mangekyou Sharingan eyes are enough to turn the tide at crucial moments.

On this basis, subjecting Shisui to such immense psychological pressure can only be described as a sacrifice made for the greater good.

But to everyone's surprise, they didn't show up... which suddenly made the situation quite comical.

Fortunately, this matter can be explained. As long as Hiruko explains it to Shisui, he should be able to let go of his worries.

But what about Shisui's kaleidoscope? After all, this is not a peaceful era. He can't deliberately injure one of Shisui's friends to the point of death and then send him on his way. If all else fails, he should just give up.

When everything was going well, he could still bear the loss of a pair of kaleidoscopes... What Hiruko pursued was people's happiness.

Kaleidoscopes are important, but to give up happiness for the sake of kaleidoscopes is to put the cart before the horse.

As for Fugaku... did he see the inscription on the stone tablet? After all, he now possesses the kaleidoscope, so it's entirely possible that he could see the altered content.

However, if this matter really needs to be dealt with...

"understood."

Hiruko gently stroked Rumi's smooth hair. "Did Nonou ask you to tell me?"

"Ah, this..." Rumi Uzumaki's face turned pale for a moment.

"It's okay, I know, she's doing this for your own good... I understand." Rumi Uzumaki doesn't have that many ulterior motives; she's just a very traditional housewife.

Only Nono, who had once been a member of Root and had handled countless intelligence reports, could discern the problem from just a few words.

However, Hiruko didn't care.

Because Nono didn't intend to influence anything through these words; she just wanted to elevate Rumi Uzumaki's standing in Hiruko's eyes.

Even among family members, those with greater abilities are more likely to be favored by the head of the household—this is an undeniable fact.

Let's leave aside princesses like Temari and best friends like Naruto for now.

In Hiruko's family, Rumi Uzumaki... at least she has a lot of talent. Jiraiya has already asserted that she can become a very good ninja in the future, at least becoming a Jonin is no problem... but she herself...

"...I don't care whether you are strong or not, and I don't care whether you are useful or not."

I just want you to stay with me forever... never leave me again.

“…Mmm.” Rumi Uzumaki hugged Hiruko tightly, burying his head in her chest, as if she wanted to merge him into her own body.

...The group studied the Leaf Village Fluid Technique in depth for a long time until it was almost dinnertime before they went downstairs.

Rumi Uzumaki felt embarrassed about this, because she had several young children at home.

All I can say is... thankfully Temari and Naruto are still young... When Hiruko carried Haku downstairs, Temari was sitting at the dining table, diligently following a secret manual, moving her fingers as if she were practicing hand seals.

This secret manual was secretly given to Temari by her father-in-law when he came over.

...Hiruko didn't think his father-in-law had that kind of emotional intelligence; it was Chiyo's idea.

However, Hiruko didn't seem to object.

After all, according to current views, once Temari becomes connected with him, she will be part of his family.

It would be good for him if she were stronger.

As for Naruto... he is learning the most basic literacy skills with a few children.

Since their playful time during the New Year, Temari and Naruto have started a brand new play area called the Orphanage.

Temari doesn't have many friends, and she can't just make friends casually.

On the contrary, the orphans in the orphanage who had no political stance had little impact on her.

Beiluhu didn't restrain her, and before long, she became familiar with them.

Hiruko carefully selected more than a dozen of them, essentially preparing a team for Naruto in advance.

...We can't just make them invincible like in the original work before they start building their team.

Wuwei, Wugou's son, was also a good choice; the father and son found their own niche.

But Naruto is still young... It would be better to wait a few more years. For now, it's safer for him to be a playmate.

"Temari, Naruto, how are you today?"

"Waaah..." When she saw Hiruko coming over, Temari immediately burst into tears, puffing out her cheeks like a bun.

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She looked so adorable that Hiruko couldn't help but want to laugh, but considering the possibility of being bitten on the head by this silly girl, he pretended to be shocked and asked her what was going on.

"Ugh... Hand seals are so hard... But Granny Chiyo said that if I can't do hand seals, I can't have a baby... But what is having a baby? Is it like playing house... Granny said that if I can't do the hand seals quickly next time she comes, she'll spank me..."

"I don't want to get spanked..." Temari said, then hugged Hiruko tightly and started wailing.

Hiruko was powerless to help in this matter.

He understood what Granny Chiyo meant.

After all, he never had an eldest son, and the marriage alliance between the two sides was ultimately fraught with hidden dangers.

However, Temari is indeed quite young... so we can only let her become stronger first.

Grandma Chiyo was, after all, a traditional ninja. In her mind, as long as Temari could become a Jonin, there was nothing else in the family members to fear.

The principle is the same, but in practice... "Don't cry, don't cry, pat pat."

Hiruko gently stroked Temari's hair, and after a while, he took Temari's hand and brought her to Naruto.

After all, he was the Hokage's assistant and wasn't short of money; he actually had several aunts at home.

However, when it comes to matters concerning children, Rumi Uzumaki prefers to handle things personally, so the nannies don't get involved much.

Only when Rumi Uzumaki isn't around, like today, will they offer small favors... such as teaching Naruto the Land of Fire's constitution.

Bai can use comics as an educational tool because Hiruko feels sorry for her.

This child has been through many hardships with her mother, and is already lacking in love, so it's not appropriate to be too harsh on her in this regard.

As for Naruto... well, even female readers know that a truly good stepmother treats her husband's children from his previous marriage with the utmost gentleness.

If we don't want to work hard, we won't. If we don't want to improve ourselves, we won't. If we like eating, drinking, and having fun, we'll just go ahead and have fun.

The key is a gentle teaching style, which is highly effective.

As for their own son... study until you drop, study until you drop. If you don't study now, what will happen if your older brothers and sisters take away the family property later!

Hiruko actually knew that Naruto didn't necessarily have to become Hokage.

After all, the plot is already a complete mess, so not showing up isn't really a big deal.

Whether he is eligible or not is based on his personal will.

But as his godfather, he should at least teach him how to become an excellent actor.

Naruto looked up, his eyes also filled with tears.

"Dad... Waaah... It's so hard... I can't understand it..."

Although Hiruko thought this way, he still softened a little when he saw Naruto's shining golden hair.

"Forget it, it's really too early to learn this now, even if it's just the simplest literacy enlightenment... Um... could you bring me the Godfather script from last time?"

Last year, Hiruko and Qinghe worked together to localize the Godfather script, and the results were quite good.

However, due to a series of events, the matter was shelved.

Considering Konoha's reputation at the time, Hiruko wisely chose to keep her under wraps for the time being.

Qinghe was very reluctant, but she had no choice but to agree.

However, he still kept a copy of the script at Beiliuhu's house.

—As a director, Qinghe genuinely wanted to make this film.

He left the script behind, clearly hoping that one day Beilihu would change his mind.

Soon, the aunt brought over the script for The Godfather.

Hiruko put down the two girls, hugged Naruto, and taught him the characters on the screen little by little.

Naruto was still troubled by this, but he listened very attentively.

And... she fell asleep very quickly.

That little rascal.

……never mind.

After all, he is Minato's son.

Life with my family is quite ordinary, nothing special.

In the blink of an eye, time slipped away.

Hiruko didn't feel anything was wrong; on the contrary, he quite liked this peaceful life.

But as the Hokage's assistant, even though he always stays at home, many things still come to him on his own initiative.

For example... right now.

After dinner, Beiliuhu and his family were preparing to go to the courtyard to stretch their muscles—for some reason, he felt as if he had had a dream last night.

In his dream, he fought with two old monsters all night long.

One of the old monsters was incredibly powerful, his hand-to-hand combat skills were so strong they were almost demonic. Hiruko felt like he was about to be beaten into a punching bag, with absolutely no chance to fight back.