In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"This is strange, this shouldn't happen. Why would he agree?" Kakashi looked surprised. He didn't have much hope in the first place, but who knew he would actually agree.

"Hokage, I'll go down first." The Anbu members followed suit and knew that they shouldn't listen to topics that had nothing to do with them. The more they knew, the more trouble they would get into.

"Okay." Kakashi responded, not even drinking his tea, thinking hard, "This isn't right. How did this guy suddenly become enlightened? There's something strange."

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"What bad intentions could I have?" Naruto was a little speechless, looking at Choji and said, "Can you please not think so badly of me? I just want to do my part for the village."

"Naruto, I'm really happy that you're so thoughtful," Choji said earnestly, his brow furrowed, "but I'm really nervous about fighting alongside you."

"What you said chills my heart, Choji." He grinned and punched Choji. "I didn't come here on my own initiative this time. If it weren't for Ino..."

"That makes sense." Choji breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fatty, what do you mean?" Naruto looked unfriendly.

"Nothing, nothing."

Shikamaru, watching the two men chasing and playing from a distance, couldn't help but sigh softly. The ninja coalition army needed to march, but this number of people alone was far from enough.

Ordinary ninjas don't have much chance of winning against that kind of monster. When the war breaks out, people are jostling each other and they can't see whether their own troops are winning or losing.

Even if you were on the front lines of the battlefield, you couldn't just line up and fight. The ninjas in front might be fighting, and the ones behind them might take half a minute to run.

The ninjas at the head of the line engaged immediately, leaving the rest of the group standing in line, their voices piercing with fear as they listened to their companions' screams. If morale was high, then there wouldn't be a raging sea.

If a ninja loses his composure first and chaos breaks out, the consequences will be disastrous.

Warfare, for the most part, depends on the heart of the people. Those who are fearless and unafraid of death can defeat the enemy with a small force, while those who are timid and fearful will be defeated even if they outnumber the enemy several times.

The Ninja Alliance is still an alliance after all, with many people and mixed intentions, and it is not even an army with the same goal.

Imagine a ninja from another country, standing in a queue, hearing only the deafening shouts and screams, and seeing only the backs of his companions' heads and the enemies that suddenly rush up.

At some point he might just collapse and turn around and run back.

Thinking of this, Shikamaru couldn't help but sigh.

The name of the Ninja Alliance only sounds impressive, but it is hard to say how effective it will actually be. However, it is a solution provided by the five major countries to the same difficult enemy.

To say something that goes against his ancestors' ideas, Shikamaru has no expectations for this war and even thinks he will lose.

"Besides you, who else is there? Where's that Inuzuka Kiba guy?" Naruto suddenly remembered something. "Didn't he say he was getting married? It's already been a year, why is there still no movement?"

"Don't mention it. He had a big fight with his family." Shikamaru wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Running away from home?"

"That's not that serious." Dingci waved his hand and said, "It's just that his leg was broken. He recuperated at home for two months. This time he was released, he didn't talk much."

"Fuck, is it so cruel?" Naruto was shocked and thought to himself, how could the Inuzuka clan do such a thing?

"Yes, now the Inuzuka clan can hardly hold their heads up in the village." Shikamaru lowered his voice, looked around with his small eyes for a while, and when he saw that no one was looking at him, he spoke with relief.

"After all...who wouldn't want the younger generation to go to the battlefield? The Inuzuka clan's tactics are indeed a bit hasty. But it's understandable, after all, Inuzuka Kiba isn't married yet and is pregnant."

"These two things are actually quite bad, and it's not nice to talk about them."

Choji happened to glance over and saw that Naruto looked a little strange, so he hurriedly tried to make amends.

"Ah, I'm not talking about you. I mean... Anyway, I'm not talking about you. The Ino incident was an accident. I understand. It's normal for young people to accidentally discharge guns."

"It's not a surprise." Naruto suddenly said, confusing Choji, "By the way, I forgot to tell you, Hinata is pregnant too."

Choji blinked, a look of shock on his face.

"You deliberately?"

"Not really, I was just lucky, but it's impossible for me not to know about it." Naruto rubbed his chin, "To be honest with you, I deliberately staggered the time during that period and didn't take any measures."

"That can't be so accurate, I also..."

"Although the result may not happen as I envisioned, the probability is still very high. After all, I am young and strong, and I get enough sleep every day."

"Is there any connection between the two?" Choji scratched his head.

"Well...activity is definitely different," he explained. "You eat a lot and don't exercise, so how long can you last? Activity, huh?"

Chouji: “….”

"I originally thought that only Ino was pregnant. After all, it's not easy for me to go to Hinata's place often, and the opportunities I can find her are really limited." He said with a smile.

"But it turns out Hinata is pregnant too. This is some of the best news I've heard this year."

"Is it because... we don't have to go to the battlefield?" Choji was silent for a moment. "Could it be that... even you, Naruto, have no hope for the battlefield?"

"Yes, the situation on the battlefield is already so obvious." He patted Choji's shoulder, "Don't be so naive. The situation on the battlefield is not entirely determined by the battlefield."

"Why is this happening? I clearly still have great confidence in this war." Shikamaru muttered, somewhat unconvinced.

"Don't judge things by appearances. Kabuto Yakushi's rebellion is really nothing. The main reason is that the Five Kage are not united." Naruto sighed, "Anyway, the time has not come yet, don't think too much."

After hearing what Naruto said, Choji was still a little confused, his head slightly swelling. What do you mean by "not yet"? When is the "time"?

However, Naruto didn't give him a chance to think carefully, turned around and walked into the camp and disappeared.

The camp is divided into several areas. The medical team's area is in the southwest corner. The flag of Konoha Medical Team is flying on the top, which is the most conspicuous landmark.

However, Sakura had already returned to Amegakure and was no longer part of the team, so Naruto naturally wouldn't go to the medical team. He was just using it to determine his location; he vaguely remembered Choji saying that Team 3 seemed to be east of the medical team.

He planned to go see Neji. He'd heard he was seriously injured, and since he was his brother-in-law, he was definitely going to pay him a visit. It might be a little late, but at least the thought was conveyed.

The moment he lifted his foot, Naruto suddenly realized that it seemed that he had taken away the backbone of Konoha's intelligence department and medical department. Ino was pregnant at home, and Sakura had simply semi-disappeared.

Taking a deep breath, he suddenly felt that his sin was quite serious.

But on second thought, he suddenly realized that he was still restrained. At least he didn't harm Tenten. Otherwise, the Twelve Hokage would be missing four.

After all, for someone like him who is even welcomed by the Mizukage Mei Terumi, it is impossible for him not to harm someone if he really wants to.

Speaking of Mei Terumi, it seems she's forgotten about that incident. But that's fine, it was just an accident, so the ninja shouldn't take it too seriously.

The Mizukage is worthy of being the Mizukage, and there is a reason for that.

After searching several large tents, Naruto finally found Neji in an inconspicuous tent, but Neji was the only one there.

"Where are they?" He lifted the thick curtain and walked in.

"Who?"

"Xiao Li and Tiantian." He looked around.

"They are out on a mission. They are responsible for transporting food and supplies. They should be back in the evening." Neji looked a little pale. He coughed and the candlelight flickered.

"How come there isn't even a light in this shabby place?" Naruto took out a generator from the sealed space and ran to a deserted place without saying a word.

As the oil gurgled, he pulled the rope with a ferocious look on his face. The earth-shaking sound attracted countless people. While no one was watching, Naruto quickly pulled the line back.

"I didn't expect this tent to be so soundproof. Look, there's a light on it, right?" He skillfully installed the light bulb and took out the kettle to boil water for tea.

He originally planned to take out the gas stove to grill meat, but then he thought about the lack of ventilation in the tent and decided to give it a try.

"What's wrong with you?" Hyuga Neji was a little amused. This guy always broke the rules, but was extremely loyal to his friends.

"Isn't there a war going on? Come and take a look." Naruto casually grabbed a can of tea and opened it with a bang. "The main thing is that Hinata heard that you were injured and she is very worried about you."

"I'm fine, Hinata is so thoughtful." Neji knew that praising this person was useless, so it would be better to praise Hinata, which would have a better effect.

"You're fine, but you look like this? Did you go to the battlefield and have your kidneys taken out?" He picked up the lid of the boiling water, took a look at it, and then turned off the power.

With a splash, boiling water was poured on the dry tea leaves, and a mist rose instantly.

"I broke several ribs, and the medical team wasn't able to provide treatment, so it took some time." Neji spoke with a weak voice.

"Can't we go back to the village to recuperate?" Naruto was a little surprised.

Neji shook his head, his eyes dimming for a moment, "I am the head of the clan. I cannot hide behind the scenes, otherwise all the efforts I have made before will be meaningless."

Naruto understood this.

After all, he was also in charge of the entire process from a first-person perspective at the time, and the grievances between the Hyuga main family and the branch family were not so easy to reconcile, even if the caged bird was abolished.

But the problems facing the Hyuga clan will only increase. Even if the caged bird rule is abolished, the hatred of the branch family towards the main family will not decrease. Neji can only mediate and even calm them down.

The old men in the main family were used to being served and treated like royalty, and they were hoping for Neji's death. If they knew he was injured and recuperating in the rear, they would probably cause trouble.

"I say, why didn't you just listen to me at the beginning? As long as you stir up the conflict between the new and old generations of the main family, why would you worry so much?" Naruto blew a sip of hot tea and said slowly.

"This...is not a good thing." Neji sighed, and the frequency of his sighs became higher and higher. "These methods cannot be hidden, and they will be exposed in the future."

"Who dug it out?" Naruto glanced at him, thinking that Neji was still too young. "Time will erase everything. By the time they realize it, those old stubborn people from the main family will have already been buried."

"Hinata, there is no building without destruction. If you want to break the cage, you have to be thorough. There is no benefit in being timid. Whatever you fear, they will come."

"Isn't history written by the victors? As long as Hyuga as a whole is on the rise, the family is thriving, and everyone can walk in the sunshine, who would bother to revisit those bygone days?"

"So what if it's turned over? After living a good life, who would want to be a slave?"

Neji was silent. Naruto's words made sense, but he didn't have the courage yet. He was still hesitant, struggling to hold on, wondering if there was a second way out.

Naruto, observing Neji, suddenly realized that the once-proud genius now seemed... weathered. He didn't know how to describe it, only that his heart felt heavy.

"Forget it, there's no point in talking about this all the time." He waved his hand.

"Sorry, Naruto," Neji sighed.

"It's okay, let's not talk about this today, let's talk about something useful." Naruto said, "I want to think of a way to see if I can invite the fifth generation back to heal your hidden injuries."

"Godaime Hokage?" Neji paused, raising his teacup. "Hasn't she already left the village?"

"Yes."

"Do you know the whereabouts of the Godaime?"

"I don't know." Naruto shook his head honestly, "But we can always find it. The woman of the Fifth Hokage didn't deliberately hide her tracks."

"But...even so, it would be very troublesome to find someone in such a huge crowd, right?" Neji said.

"Yeah, luckily I have money."

"What?" Neji was stunned.

"I have money, I have plenty of money. I can just find someone to spread the news and attract Tsunade to come to me." Naruto said proudly, "Unless that old woman lives deep in the mountains, she will come back to me sooner or later."

Neji's mouth twitched slightly, "Naruto, this isn't good, is it?"

"What's wrong?"

"Hmm... where does your money come from..." Neji looked meaningfully at him, but he didn't say anything further. "But okay, let's try it first, and don't make a big fuss about it."

He knew that Neji had guessed where his money came from, and the subtext was to tell him not to take the risk of making it public so as not to get into trouble.

"It's okay, there won't be any trouble." He said, and added silently in his heart that all the money of those nobles will belong to him before the end of the war.

"Ahem, don't worry about it, just have some tea." Naruto smiled, and suddenly heard some noise outside, so he simply stood up.

"They won't be back early, will they? I'll go out and take a look."

Chapter 537 Tiantian: Believe me, I am really innocent

Xiao Li was walking back with a look of regret on his face, and Tiantian's face wasn't very good either. Both of them had some injuries on their bodies, and it seemed that they had not had time to clean up before they returned from the battle to report.

"What if we lose our food? We'll be punished, right?" Xiao Li said with tears streaming down his face. "Are we going to be punished by walking handstands around the camp 500 times?"

"It wouldn't be that outrageous, Xiao Li." Tiantian rolled his eyes. "Most of the food and supplies we're transporting are fake. They were just bait."

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

"Really? Tiantian!" Xiao Li suddenly became energetic. If he wasn't covered in dust and dirt, he would probably want to cheer a few times.

Tiantian looked helpless, not feeling any joy in his heart. He was just thankful that this time their mission was to act as bait to test the enemy, so if the fake food was lost, it was lost.

All in all, the mission was not a failure.

"Xiao Li! Tiantian! Over here!" Naruto saw them with his sharp eyes and stretched out his hand to greet them, "Come over here, it's a good time to eat together!"

This guy has no sense of going to the battlefield, but the camp does not restrict them from speaking, as long as they don't make any too much noise.

If nothing else, Naruto would eat if he had food, no matter the occasion. He looked like he was like, "Since things have come to this, why not eat first?"

Neji was recovering from his injuries, eating only bland porridge and refusing to return home to recuperate. He avoided certain foods and refused to eat with them. Xiao Li was careless, completely forgetting about the failed mission.

He sighs all the time every day and has even made it impossible for Naruto to handle anything.

"What's wrong with you?" He put down his chopsticks and said in frustration, "Didn't you go on this mission with Xiao Li? Why did you fail alone?"