Chapter 288: Old Pig Cup
On the streets of the Land of Whirlpools.
Masahiko was taking a stroll.
Just purely taking a stroll.
There was no helping it. As a "dead person," although Masahiko had already had Uzumaki Gosha announce the news that he was still alive, it wasn't hard to imagine that the streets and alleys of the Land of Whirlpools were full of this kind of talk right now.
"Did you hear? Great Elder Masahiko Uzumaki is still alive."
"Really? Didn't he pass away three years ago?"
"Really, really. I heard someone has already seen him."
"They must have seen wrong, right? I even went to pay my respects to him during the New Year..."
Masahiko: "..."
Alright, the fact that civilians of the Land of Whirlpools would go pay their respects to him during the New Year brought him some comfort... Yeah right!
So he had to take a stroll. He had to let more people see him, let everyone know he wasn't dead... but it seemed to have little effect.
Masahiko: "The news is true, I really am not dead."
Civilian A: "We're talking about the Great Elder, what are you joining in for!"
Civilian B: "Lord Ninja, please don't be angry. My friend deeply loves and respects the Great Elder. If someone butts in on this topic, he gets a bad temper..."
Masahiko: "..."
What kind of 'deeply loves and respects' is this?! I'm standing right in front of you, and you can't even recognize who I am?
And you're not afraid that I have a bad temper?
In short, after one lap, Masahiko gave up struggling.
"A bunch of ignorant fools!"
Masahiko had originally returned to the Land of Whirlpools in high spirits, wanting to see his two disciples and Minato and Kushina, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
But upon returning to the Land of Whirlpools, he realized that although the Mist Village had announced their surrender yesterday evening, the ninja troops of the Land of Whirlpools couldn't just withdraw immediately. It would probably take another two or three days.
Taking advantage of this time, Masahiko thought he would convey the news that he was still alive to the general public, but the results were minimal.
"Boring, so boring. It's not like I can fly up into the sky and yell 'I'm not dead', right?"
Masahiko muttered, yet he felt inexplicably tempted to do just that...
"Forget it, I'll just go discipline Naruto."
At Naruto's house.
Little Naruto sat on a chair, staring indignantly at the book "History of the Land of Whirlpools" in front of him.
"Anyone named Masahiko is no good!"
Smack!
"Ah! Teacher Gosha, you hit me again?"
Uzumaki Gosha kept a straight face. "Naruto, you are not allowed to slander the Great Elder!"
"Oh? Naruto dares to slander me?" Masahiko's figure appeared in the room.
"Great Elder!"
Uzumaki Gosha immediately stood up, but Naruto remained motionless, even turning his face away.
The next second, Naruto mechanically turned his head, mechanically stood up, and mechanically opened his mouth: "Hello... Old... Pig... Cup." (Note: 'Lao Zu Zong' means Old Ancestor, 'Lao Zhu Zhong' sounds similar but means Old Pig Cup)
Seeing the terrified look on Naruto's face, Masahiko sighed helplessly.
Although using gravitational force to control Naruto was effortless, controlling him to speak was still not precise enough.
"I, a dignified Great Ancestor, have become an 'Old Pig Cup' to Naruto... What the heck is this?"
Masahiko released the gravitational force, and Naruto plopped back down onto the chair.
"A good child greets properly. Come on, do it again on your own initiative."
Naruto's eyes darted around, and he stood up. "Hello, Old Pig Cup!"
Masahiko: "..."
Beside them, Gosha spoke ashamedly, "I apologize, Great Elder. I haven't educated him well."
Masahiko waved his hand. "It is fine, kids are all rebellious. He will get better with slow teaching."
Gosha smiled bitterly, clearly lacking confidence.
Masahiko ignored him. Naruto was just acting up a bit. He didn't believe anyone could out-act him...
He glanced at the history book on the table, flipped through two pages, and frowned.
It wasn't that it was written poorly, but it was too detailed; it felt like it lacked focus.
The focus should be on: under the guidance of Great Elder Masahiko Uzumaki, they defeated the Kaguya clan; under the guidance of Great Elder Masahiko Uzumaki, they allied with Konoha; under the guidance of Great Elder Masahiko Uzumaki, they founded the nation... and so on.
He glanced at Gosha and tossed the book to him. "Take the book away. From now on, I will personally instruct Naruto."
"Yes! Great Elder!"
"No! Teacher Gosha!"
No one paid attention to Naruto's protests. After Uzumaki Gosha left, only Masahiko and Naruto remained in the room.
Masahiko glanced at Naruto, who had turned his head away and refused to look at him, and smilingly controlled him to float over.
Naruto knew he couldn't resist, so he completely ignored it.
But the next second, he couldn't stay calm anymore.
Masahiko lifted his shirt and placed a hand on his belly.
"Old Pig Cup, what are you doing?!"
Masahiko ignored him and started kneading his belly.
"Help!..."
...
Ten minutes later, Masahiko pulled Naruto's clothes back down. It was quite strenuous even for him to open a gap in the Sixty-Four Trigram Seal he had put his all into setting up.
Naruto wore an expression of having been thoroughly played with, leaving Masahiko speechless.
"What else could your Great Ancestor possibly do to you? Aren't you curious about that seal on your belly?"
Naruto was very curious, but still maintained a stubborn face, refusing to take the initiative to ask.
"Let me tell you the history of the ninja world."
"A long, long time ago... Bah! Let's... hmm... let's start from sixty years ago."
"At that time, it was still the Warring States period. Konoha hadn't been established yet, and our Uzumaki clan was just a small clan struggling to survive. Because of our alliance with the Senju clan, I represented the Uzumaki and intervened in the war between the Senju and Uchiha..."
Naruto pretended not to listen at first, but slowly became immersed in Masahiko's narration.
"Old Pig Cup, what happened next?"
Masahiko felt helpless. This form of address...
"Later, I had a massive battle with Madara Uchiha..."
"What about the First Hokage?"
Masahiko's face darkened. Naruto's focus was a bit off.
"Later, Hashirama spared Madara Uchiha and established Konoha Village."
"The First Hokage is so great..." Naruto's face was full of longing.
Masahiko: "..."
So, I just talked for half a day about my massive battle with Madara Uchiha, and it doesn't even compare to Hashirama sparing him and establishing Konoha Village?
"Old Pig Cup, keep going."
...
Three days later.
Naruto was drowsy.
Beside him, Masahiko was endlessly blabbering on.
"With my strength vastly improved, I crushed the resurrected Madara Uchiha and beat him back to the Pure Land."
"Now you know how great your Great Ancestor is, right? Right now, I have set aside all my glory to sit here and tell you these nonsensical stories."
"Naruto?"
"Naruto?! Are you listening?"
"Hmm? Yes! Old Pig Cup, are you done?"
Masahiko sighed. "The story is done. Any thoughts?"
"Mm! The Hokage of Konoha are truly all so great! But I will definitely become an even greater Hokage than them!"
Masahiko: "..."
I told a fake story.
"What about me? What about me?"
Naruto forced out a sentence. "Old Pig Cup, you are also very great!"
Masahiko breathed a sigh of relief, actually feeling a bit gratified...
But what the heck is Old Pig Cup?! Is this address permanent now?
"Forget it, let's go pick up your parents, they're almost back..."
"Mm!"
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