Chapter 175 - 2

Chapter 2: JinchurikiHe was not the type to just take a beating or insults without harboring resentment, and the idea of him being forever sunny and hot-blooded simply did not exist.If he had a grudge, he would settle it on the spot; there was no need to endure it, nor was there any reason to hold it in.After all, he was a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki! The strategic nuclear weapon of Konoha Village. Forget about hitting people—as long as he did not cross that red line, Konoha would have to protect him even if he were to kill or set fires.At most, he would just be grounded.What? Others were not satisfied?Not satisfied? Deal with it.What? Want to replace him?Sure, go ahead and find a suitable candidate then.Being a Jinchuriki is not something just anyone can do, and at this stage, Konoha simply could not find anyone else to replace him.There was no helping it; with the confidence that came from being "favored," when Naruto threw rocks at the commoners, he threw them with all his might, aiming to kill, not afraid of blowing things out of proportion.As for the commoners who had no concept of a Jinchuriki, they would naturally fight back, catching Naruto and beating him up.The bizarre thing was that the Anbu on duty at the time did not step in to stop it.This was completely outside of Naruto's expectations.Were they blind? Didn't they see their nuclear weapon getting beaten up?In the end, the matter concluded with a nuclear weapon leak—Naruto unleashed the Nine-TailedChakra to fight back, triggering a riot in Konoha.The Anbu on duty were severely punished, the commoners who beat Naruto were sent to jail, and Naruto received a lecture from the Third Hokage.Sorry, but he would do it again next time.Naruto remained his usual self; if anyone dared to insult him, he dared to throw rocks.And the new Anbu did not dare to be negligent, as the previous example was right there.The Anbu helped block everyone and everything that might hurt Naruto, not letting him lose a single hair.As a result, it created a situation where Naruto was unilaterally assaulting people, and the commoners were unilaterally taking the beating.As time passed, the commoners learned their lesson.They would give "kind" looks to his face and badmouth him behind his back, but as for taking action... that was out of the question; they weren't tired of living."This bag of stones was a waste of preparation."Walking all the way to the vegetable market, without a single commoner jumping out to take a beating, Naruto expressed his disappointment.Don't be cowards... you brats!Casually tossing the bag of pebbles into a trash can by the side of the road, Naruto strode into the vegetable market.Seeing this, the hidden Anbu sighed in relief; they could finally take a break.The Third Hokage, observing Naruto through his crystal ball, also sighed in relief; he finally didn't have to clean up a mess.The vegetable market was bustling with noise.Naruto discovered an awkward fact: most of the vendors had been hit by his stones before and refused to sell things to him.The remaining few had heard of his notoriety and also refused to sell to him.Only one greedy vendor, pointing at a half-rotten pumpkin that was about to be thrown away as trash, chuckled and said: "Kid, one price, 300 Ryo, take it or leave it!"The price had been marked up more than tenfold.Naruto darkened his face and said: "Is the skin of this melon made of gold, or are the seeds made of gold?""Neither, but I'm the only one here willing to sell to you."Damn it, he threw the stones too early.Naruto looked down and scanned the ground, but couldn't find any stones, then his gaze fell on the pumpkin.Seeing Naruto "reluctantly" pick up the pumpkin, the merchant smiled happily and reached out his hand: "Pay up, three hundred Ryo..."Bang!The poop-yellow pumpkin hit the merchant right in the face, and Naruto said indifferently: "Eat shit, you loser."After saying that, he turned and left.The merchant wiped his face and looked at Naruto's receding back, his expression flickering."Bastard, if it weren't for..."Worried about the Anbu inviting him for tea, worried about the demon fox going berserk and killing people, how could he tolerate such arrogance.He clenched his fists, but in the end, he did not dare to make a move, just standing there cursing endlessly....Returning to the shops along the street, Narutoreceived similar answers to the vegetable market."You aren't welcome here.""Give up, I'd rather throw it away than sell it to you.""We aren't open today, I'm closing up.""Demon fox... Ah!"This time, Naruto had prepared stones, and seeing someone insult him, he immediately threw the stones at the person."Get out!!!"The shopkeeper, nursing a large bump on his head, coldly pushed Naruto out of the shop.Bang!He slammed the shop door shut.Looking at this bakery for a moment, Naruto didn't say anything and turned to go to other shops.The result didn't change, except for one shop that said they had expired milk that needed to be disposed of.If he wanted it, he could buy it at a markup.Yeah, that's right... even though the milk was expired, it was still at a markup.The reason was the same as the merchant selling the pumpkin at the vegetable market.Only then did Naruto finally understand why the "original" version of him drank expired milk and went hungry because he didn't have enough money.He drank expired milk because only expired milk was sold to him.He went hungry because his living expenses were already low, barely enough to survive, and then he was ripped off by unscrupulous merchants—it would be strange if he didn't go hungry....On the street, Naruto blocked a squad of the Uchiha Police Force."I want to report an unscrupulous merchant selling expired milk, scamming consumers, and ruining the atmosphere of Konoha..."This brat, he seems to be... the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.Nowadays, the relationship between the Uchihaand Konoha is unprecedentedly tense; meeting by chance is one thing, but if they had prolonged contact, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause.The leading Uchiha captain was a dove, thinking it was better to avoid trouble, and opened his mouth to refuse.Just then, an Uchiha suddenly said indignantly: "Too despicable, scamming even a child, no, I can't stand for this...""Tekka! Mind your position, don't do unnecessary things.""Captain, our identity is the Police Force, managing these things is our duty... Come on, kid, lead the way, uncle will stand up for you."Uncle your head, my uncle died long ago, who are you being an uncle to...Naruto's face was expressionless, he didn't resist, letting Uchiha Tekka pull him along.With the Anbu around, he didn't worry about his own safety."Not stopping them?"The Anbu monitoring Naruto turned to look at his companion.Another Anbu said: "No, the Uchiha have many people, if we start fighting, we'll be at a disadvantage... Watch for now, as long as the Uchiha don't take further action, we won't show ourselves.""Hmm, but this matter must be reported to the Hokage-sama.""That goes without saying."Snitching, the Anbu were professionals....The Third Hokage, who was live-streaming via the crystal ball, already knew everything. He pondered for a moment and sent an Anbu to summon Uchiha Fugaku.They started with some mundane small talk, and soon got to the point.Fugaku, do you Uchiha have any ideas about the Nine-Tailed...Of course, the words weren't so blunt, but that was the meaning."Why would the Hokage-sama say such a thing?!"Fugaku was shocked and hurriedly defended himself.My Uchiha clan are the most loyal subjects of Konoha, with absolutely no improper intentions.The Third Hokage said meaningfully: "Oh, it seems I misunderstood, sorry, don't take it to heart."...How could I not take it to heart!Walking out of the Hokage Building, a cold wind blew, and Fugaku's forehead was covered in cold sweat.It's truly hellish; hijacking the Nine-Tailed to launch a coup was a thought he had always had in his heart, but he had never told anyone! How did the Third Hokage know about this matter?