In Konoha, Naruto lies down

After parting with Jiraiya, Naruto went straight to the Hokage Building. The moment he saw Jiraiya coming back, an idea popped up in his mind.

He really couldn't handle Ino's parents, no matter how strong he was, because he liked their daughter. Because of their generational differences, he was naturally inferior to them.

Even if I went to his house, I would be met with a cold shoulder, which might even make the relationship worse. But now... if Jiraiya was willing to explore a new path for me, then that would be a different story.

With a messy mind, Naruto arrived at the Hokage Building and knocked on the door of Kakashi's office.

"Come in." Kakashi looked up, "It's you, Naruto. Please find a chair and sit down."

"What happened?" Naruto asked as he pulled out a chair and sat down. "It's just a mission, right? Let me tell you, I don't accept missions now."

This sounded like I was not accepting any customers, which immediately silenced Kakashi.

"It's not a mission. It's your freedom whether to accept the mission or not. The village won't force you. Of course you have the right to refuse." Kakashi slowed down and continued.

"I came to you this time mainly to talk to you about the Hyuga clan and the Yamanaka clan."

"No way, the village even controls free love?" Naruto was dumbfounded and said indignantly, "This is my private matter, it has nothing to do with the village..."

"Ah, the village is going to help you..."

"The village really values ​​loyalty and righteousness. It's worth all my years of studying the Will of Fire." Naruto suddenly changed his tone, tears welling in his eyes. "So, how does the village plan to help me?"

"Naruto, this matter involves the harmony between the two great ninja clans. What do you think? The village will do its best to provide necessary assistance."

"The village has to help me prove my innocence. This time it really has nothing to do with me!" Naruto said, "It's all the fault of those remnants of the Akatsuki organization."

"Okay." Kakashi nodded.

"You also need to help me appease Ino's parents and explain that this is all a misunderstanding. It would be best to find someone to take the blame. Say that person is a Konoha traitor who kidnapped Ino and Hinata mainly to take revenge on the village."

"You're going too far. It's a stretch to tell anyone about it." Kakashi said embarrassedly, "Besides, where can you find someone to take the blame for you?"

"Wouldn't Uchiha Itachi be a good fit?"

"he died."

"Fake death, just say it's fake death." Naruto spread his hands, "That's even better. After all, there's no evidence, isn't that perfect?"

Perfect? ​​Kakashi was completely paralyzed, wondering if Naruto had gone insane due to the excessive pressure.

"This...I'm afraid the village can't do it." Kakashi was a little embarrassed.

"Okay." Naruto nodded without a trace of regret. "I didn't have any expectations originally, and now I feel even less concerned."

Finally, after Naruto's unreasonable insistence, the conversation fell through. This was also Naruto's intention, to go to his village and not get involved with it.

Tsk, no matter who comes, it’s useless.

Izakaya.

"The Child of Prophecy?" Naruto looked astonished. "You've been searching for so long, lecherous sage. Why won't you give up? The Child of Prophecy doesn't exist."

"Old Toad came to see me recently and told me the content of his latest dream." Jiraiya held the wine glass and never raised it.

"What's it about?" Naruto asked, then added, "About the Child of Prophecy?"

"Well, it is said that it was born in the land of sea salt."

"Hmm? Is Mr. Toad getting senile?" Naruto held his head with his hands, looking speechless. "Lecherous Immortal, believe me!"

Jiraiya shook his head and spoke with a frown.

"The Land of Salt, the only place I can think of is the Whirlpool Country Island. Haven't you been there? What's it like up there? I'm planning to go there."

"You'd better not go, down there..." Naruto thought again of the countless wreckage in the abyss of the Whirlpool Country and the coalition of the undead from the Water Country and the Lightning Country.

"what happened?"

"It's okay. There's no living person on it. It's just a deserted island," he said.

"How could that be?" Jiraiya was a little melancholy, and after a long while he looked at Naruto, "Let's not talk about this for now, don't you have something to talk to me about?"

"It's a long story." Naruto took a breath and said in a boastful manner, "It's not a big deal, it's just..."

ten minutes later.

Jiraiya drank another bottle of wine, and the shock on his face eased a little. He raised his head, still looking at his youngest student with some disbelief.

"You mean... you like both Ino and Hinata. And then Uchiha Obito rushed to Konoha and kidnapped Ino and Hinata, just to force out the Nine-Tails?"

"Correct."

"Are you kidding me?" Jiraiya was confused. There were so many things to complain about at once that he didn't know where to start.

"That man who claimed to be Uchiha Madara was actually Uchiha Obito. He didn't die." Naruto picked out some key points to explain, "The Uchiha Madara who controlled the Nine-Tails and attacked the village many years ago was Uchiha Obito in disguise."

Hearing this, Jiraiya couldn't help but shrink his palms. He realized that Naruto knew so much information that he didn't know, and most likely knew about his parents.

"Are you sure?" Jiraiya took a sip of wine to calm himself down.

When he investigated Akatsuki, he mainly investigated Nagato and his companions. After the matter in Rain Country was resolved, Jiraiya no longer paid attention to the Akatsuki members who had fled in all directions.

"It's true, could I lie to you, lecherous sage?" Naruto raised his chopsticks to pick up the side dishes and sighed repeatedly, "I really have nothing now."

Looking at Naruto who was playing the victim, Jiraiya couldn't help but frown.

"You're too... can't you just be loyal? Either Hinata or Ino, choose one."

"You lecherous sage, you're just talking nonsense." Naruto curled his lips, "Look, I haven't asked you for anything, so do me a favor now, okay?"

Hearing this, Jiraiya's eyelids twitched, his intuition telling him that this was definitely not a good job. But after listening to Naruto's bitter sobbing, he felt a little reluctant.

"Okay, you go ahead."

"Lecherous sage, can you help me negotiate with Ino's parents and say a few good words?" Naruto deliberately lowered his request so that Jiraiya would not be able to refuse.

"Ah! How can I have the face to go to someone's door?" Jiraiya was suddenly shocked and made a move to stand up, "You are pushing me into the fire pit!"

"Weren't you pretty shameless when you peeped into the women's bathhouse?" Naruto muttered.

"That's different."

"How is it different?" Naruto retorted, "I have no elders. You are my master, almost like a foster father. Are you going to watch me die alone?"

"And...don't you think Ino is nice too?"

"This..." Jiraiya hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll do my best. Don't ask me for this kind of thing next time!"

"Okay!" Naruto looked obedient.jpg

Chapter 453 How Dare You Assume There Aren’t Three People at My Wedding?

Jiraiya joined Naruto in the quarrel and squinted his eyes at him. He knew very well that Naruto was misleading him and was just trying to trick him into easing the relationship with Ino's parents.

He just laughed and didn't take it too seriously.

In his eyes, Naruto was a bit of a rogue and a bit of a scoundrel. Although he didn't approve of his immature view of love, he didn't want to interfere.

Anyway, he is not running after fame and fortune, and he acts casually. Ultimately, it is his own private matter.

........

The next day.

Naruto woke up from a nap, opened his eyes, washed up quietly, and was about to have breakfast when there was a knock on the door. This time he did not hesitate and opened the door directly.

"Have you had breakfast?" The person who came was not Ino, but Sakura.

She was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt that outlined her pearly figure, and paired it with a denim skirt, she looked incredibly elegant. With her hands behind her back, she stood coquettishly at the door, her eyes and eyebrows full of smiles.

"What's wrong? What makes you so happy?" Naruto asked as he opened the door, yawned, turned around and walked inside.

"There's been some progress on the experiment you mentioned." Sakura said with a smile as she changed her shoes at the shoe cabinet in the entrance. The moment she bent down, her white legs stood straight.

"Really?" Naruto was so excited that he didn't even look at his legs for the first time.

"Really? Why would I lie to you? The information is all in the lab." Sakura walked to the sofa and was about to sit down, but was pulled back by Naruto.

"Let's go and have a look!"

Sakura: ".......Thank you so much, can't you let me have a drink of water?"

"Let's go to the lab and drink it. The water there is sweeter. Stop dawdling." Naruto pulled Sakura out directly. "I want to see it now."

Hearing this, Sakura was stunned for a moment and replied with an "OK".

At the entrance, she bent down to put on her shoes, but she didn't know what she remembered. She stood up and glanced at Naruto, who had also changed his shoes. She pointed at him calmly and said.

"I've recently figured out something: some people might not be born to be together openly, just like you and me."

“Some people are meant to be together, like…”

"You and Ino."

"Why are you suddenly saying this?" Naruto was a little confused. Why did this guy suddenly stand on Ino's side?

There was neither sadness nor joy in Sakura's tone, only calmness. So he didn't think Sakura had any emotions, she was just narrating a serious matter.

"Nothing." Sakura tilted her head and thought for a moment, "It just suddenly occurred to me. I don't envy Ino, I just want you to be happy."

The apartment's iron door was half-open, letting in sunlight from the corridor. The air, brimming with sunlight particles, seemed to slow down. Naruto stood in the entranceway, staring in astonishment at Sakura, half of her body bathed in sunlight.

At that moment, he was moved and confused. Originally, he just wanted to deceive the girl's heart and did not make any earth-shattering promises.

Naruto thought he was not very upright, and often did not dare to speak too confidently. He thought that this was enough, if he could take care of it, then he would take care of it.

But sometimes, I can be moved to the point of feeling guilty, like now. Or like in the past...

"I will." He smiled.

"Yeah." Sakura also curled her eyebrows.

The walk from the door to the lab wasn't long, and Sakura seemed to have returned to normal, repeating the same words as if she had never spoken before. She would always chat with him about some topics from time to time.

Naruto seemed to have forgotten what had just happened and didn't mention it a word. The two of them left talking and laughing.

In the laboratory.

Naruto stared at the experimental data, looking at it again and again, and finally looked at Sakura. There was a smile in the latter's eyes. After hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke.

"We took fragments of White Zetsu's flesh and blood for experiments, and the results were indeed different. The cells are highly adaptable and have the foundation for transformation."

He looked up, understanding what he had heard. This meant that the plan, which was born entirely out of conjecture, had room to work. Bai Jue was not human. Since it could be transformed, then...

For some reason, even though Naruto felt like he couldn't defeat the entire Otsutsuki family right now, he didn't feel the slightest bit of worry. He even felt a little contempt.

However, that time shouldn't come so soon, and he still has a lot of time to prepare before then. Sakura alone is definitely not enough, at least more help is needed.

He thought of the Land of Snow and the Land of Lightning. He wondered when the Fourth Raikage would die. If that happened, the Second Yukito would be able to ascend smoothly.

Once the territorial barriers between the Snow Country and the Lightning Country are broken, with the integration of technology and the addition of Sakura... the efficiency will be explosive, and any Otsutsuki will be no problem.

Many things just happen naturally. Naruto has already been active in the Land of Lightning three times, and too much is as bad as too little. If he were to continue flaunting his identity as Uchiha Sasuke, he would be foolish.

He is not stupid, nor are the people of Kumogakure, nor is Uchiha Sasuke. So after helping the two of them to clear their names by Mu Ren, this identity was invalidated.

The incident at the Hidden Mist Village was an exception. He knew that Mei Terumi also knew that wasn't his true self. Later, when the strong alcohol was served, his true colors were already exposed.

"You don't have enough manpower now, right? And you don't have much time to do these things, you..." Naruto suddenly said.

"Of course it's not enough. There are too few medical ninjas in Konoha, and I'm so busy." Sakura spread out her hands and told the truth. She had nothing to hide.

"This research took up almost all of my available time, which was squeezed out of me."

Listening to Sakura's complaints, Naruto raised his eyebrows slightly and simply patted Sakura's head. He didn't say anything to continue the conversation, but openly changed the subject.

"It's already noon, let's have a meal."

Sakura: “…”

Sakura had expected his shamelessness, so she wasn't too surprised. She just raised her head, smiled, and said crisply, "Okay."

After lunch, Sakura had something to do in the medical department, so she didn't stay for long. She paid and left in a hurry.

Naruto walked slowly home, carrying a bag of packed food. Looking at the busy streets, he narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Things finally took a turn for the better, and he couldn't help but wonder what to do next. As he said, how could he sleep soundly if the world wasn't in turmoil?

Although he was thinking about this, he ultimately didn't need to do anything to intervene. The world would fall into chaos on its own anyway, and with the few times he stirred it up, it was already chaotic enough.

All that's left is to wait until things start to unfold one after another.

Jiraiya went to the Yamanaka residence and paid a visit to the Yamanaka couple. This surprised the couple, as people like Jiraiya rarely made private visits.

His seniority and qualifications were there, and he didn't need to please anyone. But he still chose to visit with great fanfare, not for anything else, but because he had promised Naruto.