Chapter 37: Naruto, We're Very Alike
"You guy, you're really too much!"
Konoha, Ichiraku Ramen.
Naruto complained to Hyuga Makoto beside him while burying his head in his food, devouring it ravenously.
"You promised to take me to train, but you ended up eating so much of my ramen and then just vanished. How could you do such a thing?"
"Tch, a mission suddenly came up. What's the use of complaining to me?"
Hyuga Makoto sat to the side scratching his ear, his face full of disdain.
"If you're so capable, go find the Hokage!"
"..."
Naruto, who was eating noodles, almost choked when he heard this.
He didn't actually want to complain; although as the dead last, he really didn't listen much in class.
But he still knew that as a Ninja, missions always took priority when they came up.
After thinking for a moment, he spoke in a small voice.
"Hey, nothing went wrong while you were out this time, right?"
"Ah?"
Hyuga Makoto was stunned for a moment, then found it somewhat hilarious.
"Please, can you wish me some luck? If something really went wrong, would I still be here?"
"True..."
"Instead of talking about me, look at your dead last self. Maybe I'll have to burn paper money for you in the future."
"..."
"Oh, wait, you're already the dead last. It's debatable whether you can even graduate."
"Bastard!!"
Naruto really couldn't keep it together anymore. He had seen bastards before, but never one this much of a bastard.
"I will definitely graduate, and I will definitely become the Hokage!"
"Oh."
Hyuga Makoto just nodded flatly, then shrugged indifferently.
"Three Hokage-sama have already passed away; one more won't make a difference."
"..."
Naruto fell silent. He really wanted to ask himself why he had met such a bastard.
But he had to admit one thing: although he rarely saw this bastard on normal days, this bastard's attitude toward him was indeed different from others.
He had walked him home when they were little and helped him teach some little punks a lesson, even though it was all because of Hinata...
But even without Hinata, this bastard didn't distance himself because of his reputation as the 'Demon Fox'.
It's just that he loved to prank him too much...
"Hey, Makoto."
After a while, little Naruto raised his head and looked at Hyuga Makoto curiously.
"Why is it that you don't seem afraid of me?"
"Ah?"
Hyuga Makoto found it somewhat baffling. He rubbed his chin and asked back.
"Why should I be afraid of you?"
"There are many... many bad voices in the Village... you..."
"Well, are you?"
"Of course I'm not, but..."
"Then that's that. Why are you thinking so much?"
Hyuga Makoto looked at Naruto like this and couldn't help but shake his head.
This kid was only seven after all. Many of his perceptions and thoughts were not as firm as they were in his memory.
In fact, even the thirteen-year-old Naruto in his memory would have moments of confusion and helplessness, let alone now.
Thinking of this, Hyuga Makoto leaned on the table and spoke with a smile.
"I don't know what others say, but in my eyes, you're just a silly but somewhat kind-hearted little brat."
"I'm not silly..."
Naruto curled his lip, but his gaze flickered slightly.
"Kind-hearted?"
"Yeah, at least in my view, you are."
Hyuga Makoto nodded. More than just kind-hearted, he even suspected if Asura's Chakra had influenced him too much.
But in any case, the Naruto in his memory was exactly like this.
And if his guess was correct, all the unruly citizens of Konoha should probably bow down and kowtow...
"A three-year-old kid growing up in such an environment, still thinking of helping when he sees others in trouble—isn't that kind-hearted?"
"Kind-hearted..."
Naruto pursed his lips, but his eyes seemed to sparkle with light.
It was the first time he had heard someone describe him like this, and the first time Hyuga Makoto had told him the reason why he didn't dislike him and even helped him.
Suddenly, he had a wonderful feeling—he seemed to have been acknowledged!
"Thank you, Makoto-niisan..."
"Alright, hurry up and eat. The noodles are getting cold."
Hyuga Makoto looked at Naruto, smiled, and patted the little guy's shoulder. Then he thought of something else.
"Speaking of which, you and I are actually somewhat similar."
"Eh?! Similar in what way?"
Naruto was suddenly pleasantly surprised, while Hyuga Makoto sighed slightly.
"We're both monsters. You're a fox demon, and I'm a Byakugan freak."
"Ha..."
"Besides that, neither of us has any family!"
"..."
Naruto's face turned green. He felt like he shouldn't have been moved just now.
This guy is a pure bastard!
"Alright, take your time eating. I've paid for you."
Hyuga Makoto didn't care, patted Naruto's shoulder again, and stood up.
"Also, don't worry about those rumors. You are you, the dead last who aspires to be Hokage. Work hard, Uzumaki Naruto."
After saying this, Hyuga Makoto turned and left.
Leaving Naruto sitting there blankly, watching his departing back.
"You really are a bastard..."
After a long while, Naruto couldn't help but murmur softly. Although he was cursing, a smile appeared on his face...
Hyuga Makoto didn't go straight back after leaving. He found a suitable place and created a Shadow Clone.
After arranging for the Shadow Clone to return, he then turned towards the place where Shisui was hidden.
"Makoto, you're here?"
In a mountain valley cave near the Uchiha clan grounds, Uchiha Shisui seemed to sense something and raised his head.
"Yeah, it's me."
Hyuga Makoto walked in slowly. After looking Shisui over, he spoke.
"It seems you've recovered quite well."
Although Uchiha Shisui had been implanted with his Chakra sphere, Hyuga Makoto found that as long as he didn't actively control or interfere,
Shisui still possessed his own thoughts and reasoning, except his will was completely biased toward him!
This effect made him exceptionally satisfied. After all, a Puppet that couldn't think and required him to control everything wouldn't have much meaning or value.
"It's thanks to you saving me, otherwise I wouldn't have recovered."
Shisui spoke softly, then hesitated for a moment before he couldn't help but ask.
"But I want to ask you, how is the Uchiha clan doing now..."
"..."
Hyuga Makoto rolled his eyes. This was the downside of not using control.
"The Uchiha are fairly quiet for now. After all, they think you committed suicide, which was a big blow to their morale."
"It seems my actions had some effect after all."
Shisui smiled, seemingly satisfied with this result, but Hyuga Makoto found it hard to keep a straight face.
He had tried asking Shisui why he committed suicide instead of telling the truth to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
As a result, the guy started trembling all over and his spirit almost went out of control, so Makoto didn't dare ask more.
However, he felt that Shisui chose suicide simply because he was worried that if the matter came out, it would give the Uchiha an excuse to start a war.
Furthermore, because his Sharingan had been stolen, other Ninja clans would lean toward being conservative, which would hurt Konoha even more.
Moreover, the external situation was not stable. Regardless of the Uchiha's fate, Konoha would surely lose its Origin Qi, giving external forces an opportunity.
As for whether that was the case, he was too lazy to guess. Anyway, he didn't care about the result; what he wanted was just the talent!
"Let's not talk about that. I'll help you replace your eyes."
Shaking his head, Hyuga Makoto took out a scroll and walked over, which surprised Shisui.
"Eyes?"
"Yeah, Sharingan, obtained from outside the Village."
"Outside the Village?!"
"That's right. Also, after you finish the transplant, we'll relocate."
Hyuga Makoto didn't explain much; they did indeed need to move.
This place was in the Uchiha's autonomous region. Although there was no barrier to worry about, the Uchiha had been searching for Shisui's body.
Staying here forever wasn't a good choice, especially since he remembered Uchiha Obito's future contact with Uchiha Itachi.
"It wouldn't be good if we were discovered..."
Hyuga Makoto thought to himself while helping Shisui change his eyes.
Although he had only glanced at Medical Ninjutsu a few times, miraculously, he found that learning these things was exceptionally easy for him.
It seemed that as long as it wasn't related to Chakra attributes, he could learn it easily!
"Could this be a matter of Bloodline?"
Hyuga Makoto was curious, but he was too lazy to think more about it.
Looking at Shisui who was adapting to his new eyes, he focused his attention on Kakashi's Yin Release.
Having been back for so long, it was time to see the harvest!
Only...
The moment he channeled that part of Yin Release into his body, his expression became somewhat strange...
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