27: Chapter 27 Conversation at the Konoha Barbecue RestaurantThe camera then shifts to the other side.
The group arrived at the most famous barbecue restaurant in Konoha Village.
Akimichi Choza also opened two separate private rooms.
The children have one room, and the adults have another.
This is also to prevent children from becoming too shy or uncomfortable because adults are present.
On the other hand, it's also because adults might talk about things that are inconvenient for children to hear.
The atmosphere in both rooms was lively.The aroma of barbecue filled the air, and the children chatted as they ate.
"Naruto, come here, I grilled some meat for you!" Ino was quite proactive towards Naruto.Naruto didn't know where Ino, at such a young age, had learned so many flirting skills.
"Naruto, I'll grill some meat for you too!" Sakura, who was standing next to him, also put some of her grilled meat on Naruto's plate.
Watching the two girls eagerly serving meat to Naruto, Shikamaru quietly picked up a piece of grilled meat for himself, ate it in small bites, and muttered to himself, "Women, what a hassle!"
"Naruto, hurry up and eat!Today we're going to have a real competition to see who can eat more.I've improved a lot since last time!"
Choji Akimichi only has food in his eyes, and now he also wants to compete with Naruto in terms of eating capacity.
Naruto felt a little embarrassed to refuse the two girls' service, so he just smiled and said to them, "You guys eat too, don't just put food on my plate!"
Naruto picked up a piece of grilled meat and tossed it to Akamaru.
Akamaru said that Naruto is still a good friend, while his master Kiba Inuzuka is only concerned with eating meat and has completely forgotten about his existence!
Seeing Akamaru staring at him fiercely, biting into the grilled meat with malice as if he wanted to eat the meat himself.
Kiba Inuzuka was also a little confused, not realizing what had happened, and asked curiously, "What's wrong, Akamaru?Don't you like barbecue?I think it's delicious!"
After saying that, he stuffed a piece of roasted meat into his mouth.
Hearing Kiba Inuzuka say that, Akamaru bit even harder!
Meanwhile, in the enclosed room, the voices of adults mingled together.
"It's been a long time since we've all gotten together.You're Sakura's father, Haruno Cho, right?" Nara Shikaku said to Haruno Cho, who was sitting in the corner and seemed a little reserved.
"Yes, I am Sakura's father.I never expected to have the opportunity to eat barbecue with you all.It is such an honor."
Sakura's parents were just ordinary ninjas in the village, two normal Chunin, while the parents of the other children were all clan leaders of various powerful families, and all Jonin, so Haruno was a little nervous.
"It's okay.We're here now, not to work or do any tasks.You don't need to be so nervous.Right now, we're all parents.Here, let me pour you a drink!"
Nara Shikaku was also very good at handling things.He poured Haruno Chō a glass of wine, and Haruno Chō was flattered.He quickly took the wine from Nara Shikaku and drank it all in one gulp.
After a few drinks, Haruno Chō gradually relaxed.
"There are some things that are not exactly secrets, but we will mention them.We hope you will not tell anyone once you know them," Nara Shikaku said to Haruno Cho.
"Secret?Don't worry, I'm just a father now, I don't know anything else," Haruno Chizuru assured, patting his chest.
After seeing Haruno's promise, the others were relieved and began to talk.
"What do you think of Naruto?" Yamanaka Inoichi asked.
"My daughter Ino is absolutely smitten with Naruto.She secretly told me that she wants to marry him when she grows up, which puts me in a difficult position as her father," Yamanaka Inoichi began, speaking with a sigh.
"Naruto is a good kid, but unfortunately, he's really unlucky," Inuzuka Hana said.
"Yes, given Naruto's status, he shouldn't have been treated like this.Minato and Kushina's deaths were too tragic, and the Third Hokage's care for Naruto wasn't exactly diligent.It's truly outrageous that such a hero's orphan has been treated like this!"
"I'm eating grilled meat," said Akimichi Choza.
Haruno Chō, who had just drunk a few glasses of wine and was slightly tipsy, sobered up immediately upon hearing these words and asked weakly, "Could it be that Naruto is the child of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki?"
"Yes, this isn't exactly a secret among Konoha's higher-ups," Nara Shikakumi explained to Haruno Cho, who seemed a little bewildered.
"During the Nine-Tails' rampage, Minato and his wife desperately tried to stop it, but unfortunately, they were powerless to turn back because the Nine-Tails' chakra was too enormous.So, in the end, Minato used the Reaper Death Seal to seal half of the Nine-Tails' chakra into his own body."
"Then, seal Kushina's chakra and the Nine-Tails' chakra into Naruto's body using the Eight Trigrams Sealing Technique.This way, the Nine-Tails can be completely sealed!"
"They are heroes of Konoha, so why would they seal the Tailed Beasts inside their own child?" Haruno asked, somewhat puzzled.
In his view, parents should love their children, so how could they harm them?
However, sealing the Nine-Tails and making Naruto a Jinchūriki indirectly caused Naruto to suffer so many years of injustice.
"As far as I know, the Nine-Tails is too powerful to be destroyed, only sealed.And the Uzumaki clan's physique is just right to become the Jinchūriki who can seal the Nine-Tails.Minato did this both to protect Konoha and because he believed that his child would eventually be able to master this power."
Nara Shikaku shared his guess.
"But!Naruto is just a child!Why did the Konoha higher-ups hide Naruto's identity and subject him to such treatment?He is the son of a true hero!"
Haruno Chizuru would never normally say such things, but after a few drinks, he became sentimental, and I don't understand why.Naruto is being treated so unfairly.
"After Minato and his wife died, the Third Hokage explained to the Konoha leadership that in order to protect Naruto's identity, Minato had made too many enemies on the battlefield, and if Naruto's identity were exposed, he would be in danger."
"But in reality, after the Fourth Hokage died in battle, his estate was divided up by the high-ranking officials of Konoha.We all knew that the reason was not like that at all!As for the real reason, we don't understand what the Third Hokage, the two Hokage advisors, and Danzo were thinking."
The atmosphere in the room became somewhat heavy, and Haruno Chika kept drinking.
"Fortunately, Naruto is a promising kid.It's rare that he can grow up to be such an obedient and sensible child in such an environment.He seems to be born to be Hokage!"
It was Nara Shikaku who broke the awkward silence.
"Yes, yes, Naruto is such a good kid.That's why we were willing to let our children interact with Naruto when the Third Hokage approached us.Naruto is a good kid, even if he weren't the Fourth Hokage's son or the so-called Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.We would still let our children feel at ease being friends with him."
Yamanaka Inoichi said.
"From now on, I will protect Naruto in secret and prevent the tragedy from happening again," Kakashi Hatake, who had been silent until now, suddenly said.
He was both a student of Minato Namikaze and received care from Minato and his wife, and he also had the ability and time to protect Naruto's growth, which was secretly permitted by the Third Hokage.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Kakashi.In Naruto, we can truly see the future hope of Konoha."
"Perhaps Naruto really can become Hokage, and under his leadership, Konoha might become even more prosperous."
"Hahahaha, may Konoha Village prosper and flourish in the future!"
"To Konoha!"
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