Chapter 27: Encounter with Naruto
This storage scroll is incredible; it not only contains three Mangekyō Sharingan, but also holds critical major event nodes from the future Ninja World.
If another transmigrator were to get this, wouldn't they just take off from the start?
Heh heh, but there probably isn't one.
Since I'm already a transmigrator, it's unlikely there'd be a few more dog-blood-style transmigrators, right?
Then I'd really have to kill them.
After all, if too many people knew the plot, wouldn't it all fall into chaos?
When fellow countrymen from another world meet, it's not always tearful eyes; it's more likely a knife in the back.
Fugaku chuckled, thinking about all these random things.
His stomach rumbled, reminding him that he hadn't eaten dinner yet.
Fugaku got up, looked out the window for a bit, stretched, and then walked out of the Hokage Office.
Today, that Uchiha Clan member was still standing guard at the door, meticulous as ever. Fugaku patted his shoulder:
"Have you eaten?"
The young Three-Tomoe Sharingan clan member excitedly replied,
"Not yet, Clan Head-sama—oh no, Hokage-sama!"
Fugaku laughed heartily,
"Mm, good, good, excellent performance. You can go off duty now."
"Yes, Hokage-sama!"
This quick-witted Uchiha clan member excitedly followed Fugaku downstairs.
No one had looked for him all afternoon, which meant there was nothing he needed to personally handle. So, Fugaku straightforwardly headed towards the Uchiha Clan Land, ready to go home after work.
His first day on the job was really leisurely.
Fugaku strolled along leisurely, thinking with a chuckle.
Suddenly, passing a ramen shop, Fugaku hesitated and stopped.
It's already this late; Mikoto and the others should have eaten, right? Should I eat some ramen before going back?
Sigh, it's so troublesome without phone contact.
Fugaku thought with a headache.
The technological level of this Ninja World is also a bit outrageous.
There are clearly TVs and refrigerators, so why not mobile phones?
Wouldn't communication be more convenient that way? You could contact someone from a thousand miles away...
Fugaku secretly decided that in the future, he would definitely develop technology. Not necessarily to create spaceships to go into space, but at least some basic, everyday-use technology should be developed.
This shouldn't be difficult for the scientists of the Land of Fire.
After all, if there are TVs, making mobile phones shouldn't be particularly hard. As long as he invested enough money, it should probably work out.
"Teuchi-san! Goodbye!"
As Fugaku stood hesitantly in front of the ramen shop, a childish but energetic voice rang out.
Then, a small child rushed out, bumping into Fugaku's leg with a thud.
With a cry of "Ah ya!", he fell back onto the steps.
Fugaku scrutinized the blond boy sitting on the steps, rubbing his backside with one hand and his forehead with the other. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He hadn't expected to run into Naruto.
Naruto noticed the man's scrutinizing gaze, scrambled up, and, unable to speak coherently, repeatedly bowed and apologized, a flicker of nervousness in his eyes. Was he going to get beaten again?
He was afraid that this Ninja-sama, whose face he hadn't even clearly seen, would, like those villagers, call him a demon fox and hit him indiscriminately... and it was his fault for not watching where he was going and bumping into someone...
However, the expected beating or scolding did not come.
"Little friend, your name is Naruto, right? Uzumaki Naruto."
Naruto looked up in surprise, meeting the ninja's gaze:
"Uncle, how do you know my name!"
Then he got a little excited,
"Has my great name spread throughout the Village, even Ninja-samas know it now!"
Looking at the excited Naruto, Fugaku said with a chuckle.
"Because uncle is your father's friend, and uncle's wife is also a very good sister to your mother."
"Huh?"
Naruto was greatly surprised,
"Uncle, do you know my mom and dad?"
He had never seen his mom and dad since he was old enough to remember. Over time, he had gotten used to living alone.
"Of course I know. Didn't I say I'm your father's friend? Come on, come home with uncle, auntie also wants to see you."
Fugaku was also acting on a whim. In his previous life, he really liked Naruto, otherwise he wouldn't have watched all 720 episodes of Naruto without skipping a single one.
He had been too busy these past two days to pay attention to Naruto, but now that he'd run into him, he wanted to take Naruto home and raise him.
Naruto was still young; his sense of right and wrong could still be properly cultivated and corrected.
To be honest, he didn't really like Naruto's personality of using Talk no Jutsu at the drop of a hat and forgiving enemies on behalf of others.
For example, Obito not only killed Naruto's parents but also his good friend, and Nagato even killed Naruto's mentor Jiraiya. But facing these people, Naruto still chose to forgive them.
When facing enemies, one should take revenge for grudges and repay kindness, not just let go and forgive the other party.
It was rare to transmigrate to the Naruto World and become the Fifth Hokage; Naruto's personality, of course, needed to be corrected.
Moreover, he was also very indignant about the unfair treatment Naruto received. He was clearly the son of a hero, yet he had to endure such unjust suffering.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, truly did not act like a human.
If Minato Namikaze were still alive, perhaps he would regret his decision to seal half of the Nine-Tails inside Naruto?
Kushina would very likely fight fiercely, given her fiery temper.
There was also another reason: Hiruzen Sarutobi had already been killed by him, and most of his direct Anbu had been arrested by Kakashi and his team. Now that there was no one monitoring Naruto, arrangements for the boy also needed to be made as soon as possible—after all, he was the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki.
Naruto subconsciously took Fugaku's outstretched hand, and after walking a couple of steps, he suddenly stopped. Fugaku looked down in confusion, only to see Naruto stare blankly for a few seconds, then belatedly point at himself tremblingly, saying with a horrified expression:
"Uncle, you're not a human trafficker, are you!"
Fugaku shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry:
"Uncle isn't a human trafficker. Look at this."
Fugaku bent down slightly, pointing to the Konoha headband on his forehead,
"Uncle is a Ninja of the Village. How could he be a human trafficker?"
Naruto mumbled:
"But those human traffickers on TV all abduct children like that…"
"Then have you ever seen a human trafficker wearing a Konoha headband?"
Naruto shook his head:
"No, I haven't."
Seeing that Naruto was still somewhat hesitant, Fugaku simply pulled out his trump card.
"Naruto, don't you want to know who your mom and dad are?
Your mom and dad were heroes who protected Konoha, you know?"
Fugaku said coaxingly.
Naruto hesitated for a moment, muttering "Heroes?" Then he instantly nodded firmly:
"I want to know."
Everyone else had a mom and dad, so why didn't he? He had long been incredibly envious and desperately wanted to know who his mom and dad were. He had even asked Hokage Grandpa, but Hokage Grandpa said he didn't know…
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