Chapter 260: The Rumors About Naruto Uzumaki's Family
The Leaf Village was becoming more and more lively. A new rumor had suddenly appeared in the village, frightening the gossiping masses so much they nearly dropped the melons in their hands.
Just the day before, they were still discussing whether the Uchiha clan or the village's Danzo Shimura was the culprit who had killed the Fourth Hokage. Today, their attention had completely shifted to the little blond kid who was always running around the village.
It was said that before the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and his wife died, they had sealed the Nine-Tails into their own newborn son in order to stop it from continuing to destroy Konoha.
The child they left behind was exactly six years old this year, a first-year student at the Ninja Academy, named Naruto Uzumaki—also the child known by the villagers as the demon fox.
"Six years ago, when Lord Fourth Hokage and his wife died together while defending the village, did they really leave a child behind?"
"It's not impossible. I remember the Fourth Hokage's wife was Lady Kushina. If I'm not mistaken, her surname was Uzumaki…"
"What on earth are those big shots playing at! How could that demon fox kid be the Fourth's son! Lord Fourth Hokage was the most perfect ninja!"
"That's hard to say. It's also normal for a tiger father to have a dog son. Aren't the two sons of that Military Police Force captain a living example?"
"…You have a point…"
"Yeah! Who would believe Lord Itachi would have that kind of little brother! And isn't that kid named Sasuke always hanging out with the demon fox kid!"
"…"
On the streets and in the alleys, villagers and ninjas gathered together, each discussing their own views. Six years was not too long; they could still remember the splendor of Minato Namikaze.
Some people were unwilling to believe this was the truth no matter what, but as they discussed it, they all accepted the matter with a skeptical attitude.
It was just that when the ANBU and the Military Police were monitoring the rumors in the village, they always felt that there were some strange things added to these rumors…
By noon, the rumors had suddenly escalated as if they had lost control…
"Did you hear? The reason Lord Jiraiya adopted that demon fox wasn't to monitor him, but because that demon fox is his disciple's son…"
"Lord Jiraiya's disciple, isn't that Lord Fourth!"
"Did you hear? That demon fox is the Fourth Hokage's son, and the Fourth Hokage is actually Lord Jiraiya's son, so the demon fox is Lord Jiraiya's grandson!"
"Of course! That's why Lord Jiraiya adopted the demon fox. But, who is the Fourth's mother! Lord Jiraiya isn't married!"
"Who else could it be! That inherited blonde hair—besides that hot-tempered Head of the Medical Department, who else do you think it could be?!"
"So…"
Konoha Village wasn't that big.
In the afternoon, the rumor secretly spread by the Konoha higher-ups was spreading rapidly. The villagers of Konoha had, surprisingly, unanimously agreed on a single version…
"It's really unexpected! The Fourth Hokage is actually the illegitimate son of Lord Jiraiya and Lady Tsunade! What a pity the Fourth died so young, the white-haired sending off the black-haired…"
"Yeah, but luckily Lord Fourth left behind a child, even though that child is the village's demon fox…"
"…"
Evidently, the gossip about the private lives of the Konoha higher-ups was clearly more popular with the villagers than any other secret. Their train of thought had gone off the rails.
And this kind of half-true rumor was obviously not easy to control. When the Konoha ANBU reported the news to Hiruzen Sarutobi, the great Third Hokage was silent for a long time, his pipe dangling from his mouth.
Well, Jiraiya has indeed liked Tsunade since they were children.
It involved the privacy of his two disciples, and they both often traveled abroad. It was not impossible that something might have happened…
But their son being the Fourth Hokage, that was pure nonsense… Back then, his care for Minato and his wife far exceeded Jiraiya's. How could the old man not know Minato's lineage!
If the rumors about Tsunade and Jiraiya were not controlled, that blonde woman would probably get angry enough to smash this Hokage Tower to pieces, punch by punch…
But the core of this matter should be Naruto!
Hiruzen Sarutobi tilted his head and looked at the ANBU ninja. "Where is Naruto Uzumaki? I remember he should be out of school by now…"
"Two days ago, after Lord Jiraiya was hospitalized, Naruto has been at the hospital every day after school, taking care of him…"
The ANBU ninja paused for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "Lord Hokage, is Naruto really Lord Jiraiya's grandson? Was the Fourth really the illegitimate son of Lady Tsunade and Lord Jiraiya?!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi squeezed out two words from between his teeth, "…Get out!"
You're a trained ANBU ninja, how have you become like the other commoners in the village, spreading rumors!
The Fruit Shop.
Naruto still didn't know the news. He was carefully hiding behind a wooden door. "Boss, can you sell me some fruit?"
"Demon fox, get lost… over here!"
After cursing, the shop owner looked at the little fellow's painted face and cautious expression, beckoned him over, and snorted coldly. "Take what you want! After you've taken it, get out of here quickly…"
"Thank you!"
Because Jiraiya had been hospitalized, Naruto had been visiting him every day after school these past few days, so the old man wouldn't be lonely in the hospital…
The shop owner watched as the little blond kid packed the fruit himself, put the money down, and left with a lonely figure. He suddenly said, "Hey, you demon fox kid!"
"…Wh-what is it? Is the money not enough?"
His words sounded a little sad.
When Naruto bought things in the village, he was always inexplicably discriminated against by others. This was the current situation for jinchuriki in the ninja world.
The shop owner's mood was very complicated. He thought for a long time, not knowing how to say it, and just mumbled an instruction, "In the future… don't be so naughty anymore…"
"Huh?"
Naruto couldn't help but be stunned.
The fruit shop owner looked at him and said no more, waving his hand to signal him to leave. The deep-rooted fear of the demon fox had, in the end, overcome his pity for the child.
He wouldn't treat this yellow-haired youth too harshly in the future. The Fourth Hokage, who always wore a gentle smile, had once brought hope to Konoha.
On the way to the hospital, Naruto finally felt that the atmosphere in the village was a little strange. Although many people still avoided him when they saw him, pointing at him from a distance, the people who cursed at him were gone.
"I'm a little unused to this!"
Naruto kept turning his head, looking at the villagers who still kept some distance from him, and suddenly smiled. "But it seems like a good thing… I'll go find the Pervy Sage first! He should be getting out of the hospital soon!"
Getting out of the hospital was impossible.
Given Jiraiya's penchant for spouting nonsense, when he heard about his 'secret love affair' with Tsunade, his face was full of glee, which successfully angered the blonde with twin-tails…
Jiraiya had a few more broken bones.
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