In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"What are you?"

The man was speechless. What else could he say? Finally, another senior executive stood up. He had a beard and stared at Naruto with a righteous look. Naruto glanced at him and didn't recognize him.

"Nohara Lin's case is indeed strange, and we can't just brush it aside so hastily. Doing so would be irresponsible to the village, so we must proceed with caution."

"Then what do you want?"

"We are just proposing a plan. The specific result still needs to be decided by the top leaders through voting." The bearded man spoke in a neutral voice, sounding righteous and stern.

"Nohara Lin is under close scrutiny and her travel is temporarily restricted."

Kakashi frowned and looked at the man.

"Life imprisonment?"

"Hokage, you can't say that." The bearded man still had that expression of serving the country and the people. "This is for the benefit of the village. Once Nohara Rin clears her suspicion, it will be lifted immediately."

"Besides, there's a difference between this and imprisonment. It's just that you can't go very far."

"How many people agree?" Naruto suddenly asked.

This was the voting phase. It wasn't really a vote, just a simple show of hands. There weren't many people sitting here, and the Pig, Deer, and Butterfly tribe leaders weren't there either.

Hyuga Neji did arrive, but he sat in the middle seat, saying nothing and not reacting when his hand was raised. He seemed to be just going through the motions, unconcerned with the group's drama.

As a result, the result of the show of hands was almost overwhelming. Aside from those who sided with the Hokage, and a few who were neutral and abstained from voting, the rest of the crowd all raised their hands in approval.

The results are out, but------

Kakashi strangely stopped talking, and even Naruto was strangely silent. The bearded man was a little proud at first, but when the silence lasted too long, he felt uneasy again.

The entire high-level meeting seemed to be stuck there, like a frozen river on an ice field. Not a sound could be heard, only the biting cold wind blew past, and everyone was terrified.

A bad premonition came to his mind, and the bearded man's eyelids twitched.

Sure enough, the door to the conference room was pushed open.

Just like six years ago, Tsunade pushed open the door, and the dazzling sunlight outside mercilessly pierced in. Now it was Sakura's turn, but she was not here to cause trouble.

With a bang, she casually threw the two files on the table.

"Here is Nohara Lin's medical examination report, which I did myself." When Sakura said this, she deliberately paused and observed the expressions of the senior executives.

There was no change in the expressions on most people's faces. They remained indifferent and calm, like paper dolls.

"I guarantee with my career that there is absolutely no problem with Nohara Lin's body, and her body has not been replaced." She said, pointing to another file.

"The other one is my resignation report. I can only take one report back today."

"If you think I'm cheating as Minister of Health, I'm ready to resign. Please choose someone else." If you want a compromise, I have only one thing to say.

"I can't do it anymore!"

The high-level meeting room fell silent once more. Sakura's words were like a hammer, forcing everyone into a corner. Originally, they had intended to use the Nohara Rin incident to suppress Kakashi, but they hadn't expected it to lead to even more trouble.

If Sakura left the medical department, it wouldn't stop functioning immediately, but Konoha's medical ninjutsu would stop advancing, and its overall strength would decline.

The meeting room was filled with an anxious atmosphere, and no one knew what to say.

At this time, Naruto broke the silence.

"I brought the person back. Since you think there's something wrong with Nohara Lin, then there must be something wrong with me too. I don't want the title of the Uzumaki clan leader anymore, just so you know."

"Konoha has no tailed beast Jinchuriki. Maybe there were some in the past, but not anymore. Do you understand what I mean? From now on, there will only be Uzumaki Naruto, not the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

"Other ninja villages may have it, but the power of the tailed beasts will not appear in Konoha. This has nothing to do with the village. Is that clear enough?"

"The will of fire that the Sandaime Hokage has always upheld is now all destroyed in your hands! Ignoring the heroes and doubting your companions, isn't this a betrayal of the Sandaime?"

"Is this your Will of Fire, or the Will of Silver given to you by those nobles of the Fire Nation?"

Naruto stood up, his face full of "I'm very unhappy, I won't play this game of intrigue with you anymore." He immediately stepped back and walked out of the conference room door.

Sakura followed him out and took Nohara Lin's medical examination report with her before leaving, leaving behind the resignation letter.

"I've been unwilling to do this for a long time, so I'm taking this opportunity to quit." She followed Naruto and whispered, "Now it's good, I can do what I want, hehe."

"What do you want to do?" Naruto suddenly came back to his senses and looked at her, his eyes slightly lowered and his face a little cold.

Sakura was already accustomed to his expression. She knew that he was talking to her while thinking about something. There was no emotion in it and it was just a simple question.

"A lot." She smiled slyly.

In the high-level conference room, Kakashi sat in his original position, staring calmly at everyone present.

"Anything else you want to add?"

He was too calm, as calm as an outsider, and didn't seem to care about Nohara Rin. He was just performing his duties as Hokage and asking for the opinions of those present.

"Well, if there is no objection, then the vote just now counts."

"Sixth Hokage, wait a minute." A senior executive suddenly stood up, scratched his head, and said stiffly, "I think the previous proposal may be a bit biased. How about we discuss it again?"

"Okay, let's discuss it further." Kakashi rubbed his eyebrows.

.......

"This is roughly what happened. Kakashi is probably still hanging around in the conference room." Naruto looked at Nohara Rin across the table and told her the whole story.

He was indeed helping Kakashi, but he didn't intend to chase him and feed him. Kakashi and Nohara Rin's affairs were their private affairs, and Naruto didn't want to get involved.

Taking this opportunity, he also smoothly completed the semi-decoupling from the village.

Although he couldn't completely sever his ties, Naruto was now even freer than Tsunade. He had no problem living in another village.

"If we hadn't disrupted the high-level meeting in advance, Kakashi might have resigned to save you. Uh... Based on my understanding of him, he would most likely do so."

Nohara Lin lowered her head, her hands tightly clutching her skirt, not knowing what she was thinking.

Naruto didn't stay long, saying what he had to say and then leaving. Walking back along Konoha Street, he happened to see a few high-ranking officials walking in his direction.

He was stunned for a moment, then turned sideways and hid in the corner.

The closer the footsteps of those people came, the clearer their voices became.

"That Uzumaki Naruto is too arrogant. The village has been very kind to him. Sometimes he should look for his own reasons. He has been unwelcome for so many years. Has he ever thought about the village?"

Naruto hid in the corner, his mouth twitching involuntarily.

When those people passed by, he walked out directly, slapped each of them, and beat them up severely.

"I'm looking for your mother!"

Chapter 490 Nohara Lin's Feelings

Some people are born with arrogance, regardless of whether they are born rich or not. But if it weren't for Tsunade's self-destruction that caused a major change in Konoha, these high-ranking officials who rose to power later in life would have been...

With Konoha F4 suppressing them, they will never have the chance to climb up in their lifetime.

It's not that he was born rich, it's just luck. Times make heroes, not heroes make times. At that time, the top management of Konoha was empty and urgently needed a few people to support it.

Kakashi also took over reluctantly at that time. Even when Kakashi was already Hokage, he still didn't leave. Those new upstarts of Konoha changed after gaining a little status.

He was arrogant and conceited towards everyone. He even thought that Jinchūriki should be willing to drain every drop of blood to serve them, even though Naruto was the only son of the Fourth Hokage.

In their eyes, the entire Konoha is their farmland. What's the difference between an only son and not an only son? I am the best in the world, and everyone should bow down to me.

They had completely forgotten that a year ago, they were just mid-level Konoha executives, toiling away in the office processing documents. They were so overwhelmed that they would even take a detour when they saw Naruto.

Nowadays, Yue Qian, who is lucky enough to achieve his status, looks down on ordinary people. What are they?

"Ah!!! What are you doing!"

"Uzumaki.....Naruto! We will complain about you at the high-level meeting!"

"Go ahead, bah! From now on, I'll beat you up every time I see you and break your legs!" Naruto gritted his teeth, "You're looking for trouble with me, you want to die!"

"Ah!! Stop it! Stop it!"

"Don't slap me in the face!"

"Fuck you!"

It is truly the evening glow of the sun and the rising dawn of the east.

Naruto beat up several of them, kicking them in the face again and again, breaking their noses and causing them to scream in pain. He ignored their pleas and even spat at them before leaving.

This village has always been ungrateful and disrespectful to heroes, and I've long wanted to leave. Now that I have a reason to leave, I can leave with good reason, and of course the girl is his.

Damn, this Konoha is really rotten.

Although he despised Konoha, he wouldn't say so openly. After all, Hinata and Ino were also from Konoha. He had waited for half a year for this opportunity. He didn't want to leave, he was forced to leave.

After venting his anger, Naruto walked to a roadside store and bought a bottle of soda. The cold taste entered his throat, and he suddenly felt a chill, and then he suddenly realized that it was already late autumn.

"Time flies..." he muttered.

In the conference room, Kakashi sat there expressionlessly. The result of the discussion had already come out. He only needed to go through the process again with Nohara Lin, and the proposal of imprisonment would be directly invalidated.

Even so, Kakashi was still a little disappointed. He wanted to resign right now and let whoever wanted to take the position of Hokage take it.

However, doing so would first harm the interests of the Hokage faction. Even if he didn't want to do it anymore, he had to slowly unload the burden and give his people ample time to react.

Thinking of this, Kakashi closed his eyes again. He was too lazy to listen to what the people in the meeting were saying. It was too noisy.

He had been in a daze these past few days, and after thinking for several days, he still couldn't figure it out. In the eyes of others, Nohara Lin was already tied to him.

He, on the other hand, was hesitant to distance himself from Nohara Lin. Perhaps he hadn't thought it through, or perhaps he was afraid of future misunderstandings and unnecessary trouble. It was truly foolish.

Things happened so fast that he had to sort them out one by one. Nohara Lin was resurrected, and then he led the various procedures himself, and the other party followed closely with open and covert attacks.

In the eyes of those people, the relationship between them and Nohara Lin was not important. As long as they knew that Nohara Lin was important to them, they would throw the knife directly.

After all, it's because I'm in the position of Hokage. Unless I quit, those bad things have nothing to do with me.

But it's impossible to just give up now, Nohara Lin also...

At this moment, he felt truly foolish. Why had he gone to Nohara Lin and said those things for no apparent reason? Now he was in trouble. All the talk of sincerity and clarity had vanished. His biggest worry now was Nohara Lin's safety.

The two of them were already tied together, so it was naive to say they had a clear conscience or that they had no such thoughts. Even if they had no thoughts, they still had to prioritize things.

How long could he hold the position of Hokage? What would he do after he retired? If he was alone, it wouldn't matter. He could just stay in the village and continue his missions.

But there was still Nohara Lin, and before he left office, he would inevitably drag her down. It was not a wise move to rush to distance himself from her.

The more he thought about it, the heavier his head became, and his heart was in turmoil. Ever since Nohara Lin's resurrection, everything had changed, and the pressure on him was immense.

But he had no idea of ​​the pressure Nohara Lin was under.

The meeting had ended at some point, and Kakashi had no desire to play along with them. He left the Hokage Building in a daze. The sun was no longer blazing, and his stomach was empty.

He didn't remember how time had passed, and he hadn't eaten lunch. By the time Kakashi came to his senses, it was already evening. He was the only one left in the office, and he had no memory of how he walked back to the office alone.

A faint light came through the window, and outside was a thick darkness.

He subconsciously reached for his water cup, only to find it empty. He sighed slightly and glanced into the dimly lit office.

Just as Kakashi was about to get up, there was a knock on the door.

Dong Dong Dong, the sound is neither fast nor slow.

Who would be looking for him at this hour? It was already after get off work. Could it be Shikamaru coming back, or... Naruto? Impossible! Absolutely impossible.

Naruto hates coming to see me the most. Every time he comes to see me, it's always something bad.

Kakashi muttered quietly, then walked forward and opened the office door. The hallway was lit, and Nohara Lin was standing in the doorway, looking a little nervous.

He was holding a big bag in his hand. The bag shook when the door opened. Kakashi was stunned and stood in the door frame, feeling a little at a loss.

After saying those words, he never saw Nohara Rin again. Even though he knew she might be angry, Kakashi didn't have the courage to go to her again, but he didn't expect Nohara Rin to come over by herself.

"Why are you here?" Kakashi opened the door, let her in, and turned on the light in the office.

"I came to see you. I heard from Shikamaru that you didn't eat lunch." Nohara Lin still had that smiling look on her face, as if all the unhappy things that had happened before had never happened.

She has that kind of personality, gentle to the point of being unfailingly kind. Like the omnipresent sunshine, she gently dispels all visible haze.

Even if there is unhappiness, it is all hidden in the deepest part of my heart.

"Ah, I don't think I ate it." Kakashi scratched his head embarrassedly and said vaguely.

"I brought you some. I don't know if your taste has changed over the years." Nohara Lin smiled and took the lunch box out of the bag.

"Still the same, I know how to eat." Kakashi didn't know what to say. He passively took the lunch box, opened it and started eating.

He was indeed hungry, but he was also more afraid of embarrassment.