Following Naruto's introduction, someone finally brought up the question that had been on everyone's mind.
"Um…"
"Uzumaki Naruto, is it true that your father was the Yondaime Hokage?"
In an instant, every pair of eyes was once again fixed on Naruto, hoping to get a definite answer from him.
When Naruto heard this question, he instinctively froze for a moment.
'How should I answer this question?'
Although he knew about his own life experience, he definitely can't talk about such things himself.
The moment he admitted it, he knew Hiruzen would be knocking on his door the very next day asking how the hell he found out.
And if he spilled the truth, he'd have to keep spinning lie after lie to cover it all up.
He was still too weak right now, and if he says wrong thing, it would be very easy for something to go wrong.
But once he got strong enough… The Jonin will be the one helping him verified it all.
"I don't know who this Yondaime Hokage you're talking about is."
"I lost my parents when I was really young..."
"I've been living where I barely had enough to eat or wear."
Naruto naturally did not acknowledge his identity as the son of the Yondaime Hokage, and instead started talking about his tragic life experience.
For a moment, Naruto felt like he was standing on America's Got Talent, telling his sob story to the world.
But what he wasn't lying, after all, that's exactly what the original Naruto had gone through.
Hiruzen felt his head was buzzing after looking through the crystal ball.
'How dare that child say he barely had enough to eat or wear...'
Although the pocket money he gave was indeed a little too little, that was also because he also took into consideration the strange Kekkei Genkai he had.
When he visited Naruto's house before, he found that there were more ingredients in the kid's refrigerator than in his own home.
And look at Naruto's current size.
Which child who barely had enough to eat or wear can grow taller than all his peers?
Hiruzen really couldn't stand it at all. If he continued to watch, he was really afraid that one day, he would be pissed to death in the office by this kid.
Back in class, the students were all moved to tears by Naruto's story.
Even Iruka's eyes turned red.
"Naruto! It's okay, even if you're not the son of the Yondaime Hokage, we'll still be your friends!"
"No! He might be the son of the Yondaime Hokage, but Naruto himself doesn't know it!"
"Naruto, I brought a bento today. You can have mine for lunch."
One by one, his classmates expressed their sympathy for Naruto and planned to do something to help this classmate who had such a tragic life experience.
Meanwhile, Sasuke sat silently and had a very strange expression on his face after listening to the whole thing.
Because…
When he fought Naruto before... he saw that Naruto had a breakfast feast of meat and fish.
At that time, even he, the young master of the Uchiha Clan, felt envious.
"I'm not saying this to make you feel sorry for me..."
"I just want to tell everyone that no matter what others say about me..."
"I am Uzumaki Naruto!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard Naruto's declaration.
In the Hokage's Office, Hiruzen was also stunned when he heard those words from Naruto.
At this moment, he seemed to see the image of the Yondaime Hokage standing there in his place.
Hiruzen walked over to the window and stared at the Hokage Rock in a daze for a long time.
"…He really is just like you, Minato."
'Now that everyone basically guessed his identity...'
'I might as well make Naruto's identity public.'
'Besides, judging from how Naruto was now, even the truth about the Kyubi wouldn't faze him one bit.'
Then, Hiruzen called the Anbu and gave instructions to handle the matter.
Meanwhile, back in the classroom…
Naruto looked nothing like the determined kid who'd just introduced himself earlier. He just lay there like a salted fish in the classroom. It can be said that he looked very much like Shikamaru, who was sitting not far away.
The whole morning had been filled with theoretical lessons on being a Shinobi, and Naruto had spent the entire time napping.
When the school was over at noon, he found an empty corner, tossed a portal, and went home to eat.
In the afternoon, he couldn't help but run to the grove by the river and started beating the trees.
He couldn't help it. Now, the tree punching has become a habit, and he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't do it for a day.
In the class, Hinata noticed that they were already on the last period of the afternoon, but the seat next to her remained empty.
She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Iruka also discovered that Naruto was skipping classes. But since he knew Naruto's true identity, he figured it was better to let things slide.
After all, how was he supposed to discipline the son of the Hokage?
Just look at the headache Hiruzen whenever Naruto came up.
And Hiruzen also discovered that Naruto was skipping classes.
And he was honestly at his wit's end. He'd hoped that now Naruto was in the Academy, things might change, that he'd settle into a more structured life.
But as a result, Naruto was still doing whatever the hell he wanted.
The most important thing is...
He was back at the riverbank, beating up trees again!!
Watching Naruto training by the river, Hiruzen felt his blood pressure rising again. He hurriedly took out the medicine bottle from the drawer, only to discover he'd already finished all the pills inside.
Meanwhile, at the Hokage Tower, the official announcement was posted for the public: Uzumaki Naruto was the son of the Yondaime Hokage.
As soon as the announcement was posted, the villagers of Konoha immediately gathered at the announcement board in the Hokage Tower.
Kakashi stood at the edge of the crowd, stared at the smiling photo of the Yondaime Hokage on the notice, and was lost in memory.
"Yo! Kakashi, what are you doing here?"
Guy found Kakashi standing dazedly downstairs, and passionately patted his shoulders and asked.
Then, he caught sight of the announcement.
"I see..."
"Sandaime-sama has finally revealed the identity of that child."
"Kakashi, are you okay?"
Noticing Kakashi's odd mood, Guy, for once, didn't start shouting about a Youth-filled showdown.
"I'm fine."
Kakashi put his hands in his pockets and turned to walk away from the Hokage Tower.
When Guy saw him leaving, he knew that this guy must be going to the flower shop...
"Kakashi..."
When the news of Naruto's identity spread throughout the village, some inappropriate statements once again appeared in Konoha Village.
"No! It was the Kyubi in that kid's body that killed Yondaime-sama!"
"That kid is a disaster!"
"He killed his own parents! And who knows, maybe one day he'll attack the village again!"
"For everyone's safety, he needs to be kept under control!"
"Yes! We must control him!"
Everyone expressed great concern about the Biju in Naruto's stomach.
So what if he is the son of Yondaime Hokage?
As long as he posed a threat to everyone's safety, no one gave a damn whose son he was.
After hearing the report from the Anbu in the Hokage's Office, the Sandaime's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
He slammed the desk in fury and shouted at the Anbu, "Bring Danzo to me!"
"Yes!"
Rumors calling for Naruto to be controlled were spreading far too fast, and Hiruzen didn't need to guess that Danzo is the one behind it.
This time, he is really angry.
He'd already warned Danzo about this...
But clearly, that old bastard had gone after Naruto anyway.