Chapter 276: You're More Hateful Than Masahiko
On the streets of the Land of Whirlpools.
Masahiko carried the Fat Cat in his arms, with little Naruto following closely behind him.
"Weird Uncle, weren't you going to take me to Konoha? This direction doesn't seem quite right."
Masahiko turned his head with a smile. "I've been in the Land of Whirlpools for decades. Am I more familiar with the roads, or are you?"
Just now in Sara's shop, Naruto had pestered him endlessly until Masahiko finally "agreed" to take him along.
"Oh, are there other roads to Konoha?" Naruto nodded innocently.
"Why do you want to go to Konoha?" Masahiko asked with a smile.
Naruto's expression grew determined. "I want to be Hokage!"
Masahiko was startled. He didn't expect that even with a different upbringing environment, Naruto still had this ambition.
"Why do you want to be Hokage?"
"The Hokage position should be my father's." Naruto pouted.
"I see..."
"And I promised that guy Masahiko that we would compete for Hokage."
Masahiko's face stiffened. So, Nawaki's second child was indeed a boy?
"Alright, future Hokage, we're here."
Naruto was surprised and poked his little head out from behind Masahiko.
"So fast? Eh?! Isn't this my house?"
Masahiko smiled, turned around, and lifted Naruto up. "That's right, you're home."
Masahiko had secretly asked Sara for Naruto's current address beforehand. Pushing the door open and entering, there was a slightly familiar chakra fluctuation inside.
"Uncle, let me go! I want to go to Konoha, I don't want to go home!" Naruto struggled continuously.
A person walked out from inside the house. It was a "young man" around fifty years old, his face pulled tight. "Naruto, you sneaked out again!"
Seeing this person, Naruto slumped entirely, no longer struggling.
"Damn it, I got caught again. Weird Uncle, you tricked me!"
Masahiko handed Naruto over. The "young man" took him and looked at Masahiko. "Thank you..."
Halfway through his sentence, he dropped Naruto directly onto the floor.
Thump!
"Ah!"
"Are you... Great Elder?!"
Masahiko scratched his head. This was a bit awkward. The person recognizing him meant he should be a relatively familiar clansman, but Masahiko had no impression of him at all...
"Great Elder, do you remember... Kill without mercy?"
"Oh!" Masahiko nodded repeatedly. "Gosha, I remember now."
Uzumaki Gosha spoke excitedly, "It really is you. You are still alive!"
"Mm, what's going on here?" Masahiko felt helpless. It was another "you're actually still alive" expression.
"Lady Kushina asked me to be Naruto's home tutor!" Uzumaki Gosha looked proud.
Masahiko looked at Naruto, who was still rubbing his butt that felt like it had been split into eight pieces, and sighed. "It's not easy for you either. This child needs to be taught well. Don't hold back when it's time to hit or scold him, no need to show mercy."
"Yes, Great Elder!"
"Hateful Uncle..."
Weird Uncle Digivolves to... Hateful Uncle... A familiar BGM rang in Masahiko's ears.
"Also, Gosha, this child's history lessons can't fall behind either." Uzumaki Gosha had called him Great Elder so many times, yet Naruto still didn't know who he was.
"Yes, Great Elder."
Masahiko pondered for a moment. "The news that I'm still alive... let it spread tomorrow."
He felt one day would be enough to resolve Konoha's messy affairs.
"Yes, Great Elder."
Masahiko sighed. Always the same reply. Truly worthy of someone from the Land of Whirlpools' patrol squad; he was just right for educating the current Naruto.
"Alright, keep a close eye on him. I'll be going now." Masahiko turned to leave. Naruto hunched his body, trying to sneak out behind him, but was grabbed by Gosha.
"Naruto, don't even think about running! Let me teach you the history of the Land of Whirlpools!"
"History?!" Naruto's face turned bitter as he looked at Masahiko's retreating back. "Hateful Uncle! You're even more hateful than that guy Masahiko!"
Masahiko: "..."
...
On the main road between the Land of Whirlpools and Konoha, Masahiko's figure flashed continuously.
"Meow~ That little brat has an annoying fox smell on him."
"Oh? You can smell that too?" Masahiko was startled. Back then, he had used the Sixty-Four Trigram Seal on Naruto, afraid it would affect his childhood, and had locked the Nine-Tails up tightly. He intended to slowly undo it over time, letting him gain control bit by bit.
"Meow~ My nose is very sharp."
Masahiko glanced at it with a smile and said nothing.
"Foodies generally have sharp noses..."
As the sky grew dark, outside Konoha Village, Masahiko stopped flashing. Without hiding his figure, he walked right in openly.
He even filled out the "Village Entry Registration." The registered name was Masahiko Uzumaki. Thinking of the expressions on the two gate guards, who looked as if they had seen a ghost, Masahiko wanted to laugh.
Because of this, from the moment he entered the village, two Anbu members trailed not far behind him, but he didn't mind.
He figured Hiruzen should get the news soon, know he was still alive, and come to see him.
Meanwhile, Masahiko strolled towards his shop. Having been closed for five years, he wondered what it looked like now.
"Closed for five years, and someone helped me renovate my shop?" Masahiko's mouth twitched. He looked at the two-story building in front of him and rubbed his eyes repeatedly.
Glancing at the building next to it, it was indeed Ichiraku Ramen. But his Taobao Shop had disappeared.
Ninja Tool Legend... this was the name of the brand new shop in front of Masahiko.
"This is going a bit too far..." Masahiko's mouth twitched. "Selling private property... Hiruzen, that's another crime added to your list."
"Uncle, are you looking to buy ninja tools?" A crisp voice of a little girl rang in his ears.
Before Masahiko could answer, the little girl continued, "Wow, a kitty! So cute... and so chubby!"
Masahiko smiled. "Fat Cat, did you hear that? You need to lose weight."
"Meow~"
Looking closely at the little girl opposite him, and then connecting it to the ninja tool shop in front of him, he didn't even need to think to know this was Tenten from the future Team Guy. At this time, she must have just gotten out of the Ninja Academy.
Masahiko handed the Fat Cat over and smiled. "Little girl, I won't buy ninja tools for now. I haven't been to Konoha in a long time. When did your family's shop open?"
The Fat Cat was bewildered as it was hugged by Tenten. It wanted to struggle, but was warned by Masahiko's look, so it could only aggrievedly let Tenten "pet" it.
Little girls generally liked animals like cats, and Tenten was no exception.
"Our family bought this shop a year ago."
"I see..." Masahiko pondered for a moment. His Taobao Shop really had been sold.
Looking around, the Anbu trailing him were still nearby, but why hadn't Hiruzen come over after so long?
"Making me wait in vain, that's yet another crime!"
Masahiko took two steps back and waved his hand at the Anbu. A moment later, an Anbu member appeared in front of him.
"Elder Masahiko, is it really you?"
Masahiko was stunned for a moment, then realized this was actually an acquaintance. "Shinnosuke, where is Hiruzen?"
"It really is you!"
Hesitating for a moment, Shinnosuke Sarutobi moved closer and whispered a few words.
Masahiko narrowed his eyes. "Orochimaru... defected?"
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