Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 373 Son of a Hero

After Jiraiya officially took the Hokage position and went through a hectic period of adjustment, Naruto found a relatively free moment to go to the Hokage Building and bring up the matter of Tsunade.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya stroked his chin and fell into a brief moment of contemplation. The mountain of documents piled up on the table almost blocked Jiraiya from view.

"Tsunade..."

He pondered for a moment, "Actually, even if you hadn't mentioned it, I had this plan in mind. We need to find someone to go out of the village and try to bring her back."

Jiraiya had even prepared his explanation. Konoha had recently suffered Orochimaru's "Konoha Collapse Plan" attack. Although order had been restored, the reserves of the medical system and the number of high-level medical ninjas were still major weaknesses.

The reason given was that "the village urgently needs top-tier medical support," making it a perfectly legitimate reason to bring her back.

After a pause, Jiraiya's voice carried a hint of complaint and calculation that only his own people could understand.

"Moreover, I really intend for her to come back as a high-level executive, preferably someone who can directly take over some of the specific tasks... As you can see," Jiraiya said with a wry smile, pointing to the mountain of documents that almost buried him.

Jiraiya has only been in office for a few days, and he's already starting to regret it. Not only is there no end in sight to the work, but even his beloved "material gathering" can't continue because he has to maintain his image.

The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became of his decision, and Jiraiya became self-righteous.

Of the Legendary Sannin, Orochimaru went astray, and Jiraiya and Tsunade were both notorious for their long-term "lazy" attitude. Now that Jiraiya has gritted his teeth and taken on this responsibility, why is she still out drinking, gambling, and living a carefree life?

Is this acceptable? This is completely inappropriate! We have to bring her back to 'share the hardships'!

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Another change that followed was that Naruto moved.

The new home is a detached two-story house. It is not an unfamiliar place, but the house where Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki once lived.

In theory, after the Minato couple sacrificed their lives, the legal heir to this property was their only son, Naruto Uzumaki.

However, imagine that the Fourth Hokage had just sacrificed himself for the village and his body was barely cold when a blond-haired, blue-eyed toddler was immediately moved into this house.

This is practically tantamount to loudly announcing to all the spies and intelligence brokers lurking throughout the ninja world, "Look! The Fourth Hokage left behind a bloodline! And he's the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki! Aren't you scared? When he grows up, he'll teleport to your hometown with a Flying Thunder God Technique, casually throw a Tailed Beast Ball, and we can all say goodbye forever! Just wait to die."

Therefore, the Third Hokage used this as a reason to avoid Kushina being severely beaten for temporarily confiscating the house; he only ended up with a head full of bruises.

Now, Naruto's strength and identity are no longer a secret. The new house is spacious, and Naruto has his own room. He no longer has to share a bed with Kushina, although strictly speaking, he lived alone in the previous small apartment.

Even Zacian got a separate room. Perhaps to make up for his decision back then, or simply to avoid being beaten up again, the Third Hokage not only didn't take back the small apartment that Naruto had lived in for many years, but also officially registered its property rights in Naruto's name, as an extra gift.

The move was surprisingly easy. Aside from essential clothes and some commonly used furniture, Naruto found that he didn't have many personal belongings to pack.

A kitten plush toy, a slightly worn knitted scarf long enough to easily wrap around two people, an incubator, and the comfortable, spacious bed he was currently sleeping in.

While packing, Naruto belatedly realized that almost all the everyday items around him, imbued with a sense of life, seemed to be labeled "gifted by Sasuke"... Why did he feel like he was living off a woman?

Life did not become peaceful after leaving the small apartment that held almost all of my childhood and teenage memories.

Following this, the Fifth Hokage, Jiraiya, announced two decisions to the entire village and the outside world through both a public notice in front of the Hokage Building and official documents.

The first item concerns Naruto Uzumaki's background:

[Official announcement effective immediately: The identity of Naruto Uzumaki, the ninja who bravely protected Konoha during the attack by Shukaku the One-Tailed Beast, has been verified to be that his biological father is indeed Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha!]

Following closely behind was another announcement.

[Furthermore, the Fifth Hokage, Jiraiya, personally announced that, effective immediately, he will accept Naruto Uzumaki as his personal disciple, imparting all his knowledge to him in order to carry on the Will of Fire!]

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"Welcome back to the village, son of a hero!"

"Naruto-sama! You've worked hard!"

"Konoha's hero! The hope for the future!"

"As expected of Jiraiya-sama's disciple! He must have completed this mission exceptionally well, right?"

Having just completed a routine two-day escort mission, Team 7 had barely approached the gates of Konoha when they were greeted by a scene of frenzied celebration.

Crowds of people.

This is no exaggeration. The dense crowd not only filled the wide square at the village entrance, but also spread into the streets like a rising tide, stretching from the entrance all the way to the corner at the end of the road. The throng of heads, waving arms, and faces brimming with excitement and enthusiasm formed a thick and noisy "human wall."

Colorful ribbons and confetti appeared out of nowhere, and several huge handwritten banners were held high by the crowd, standing out conspicuously against the white cloth.

[A warm welcome to Naruto Uzumaki, son of the Fourth Hokage, as he returns from his mission!]

The pride of Konoha, the pillar of the ninja world

Grateful for the protection, heroes for generations.

The noise, cheers, shouts, and discussions mingled together, creating a wave of intense heat that rushed towards us.

Naruto's pupils dilated in shock. The Fourth Shinobi World War hadn't even started yet, had it? Pain hadn't come to demolish the place yet, had he? He'd only left the village, escorting a noblewoman to visit relatives in a neighboring town, and incidentally dealing with a few gangs of incompetent bandits along the way...

What's going on with this commotion?

Even Kakashi Hatake, who is usually calm or lazy, was somewhat bewildered.

"...The Hokage's son...?"

"...The Yondaime-sama's..."

Naruto suddenly jolted awake. Jiraiya seemed to have mentioned before that he would officially announce his background... Could it be that the announcement had already been released during the two days he was on the mission?

However, now is clearly not the time to think about it too much.

"Naruto," Kakashi's voice rang out just in time. He swiftly grabbed Sakura Haruno's arm, who was equally stunned and still hadn't quite grasped the situation. "Looks like this scene was prepared especially for you. Good luck. We'll... be going now. See you later."

Before he could finish speaking, Kakashi skillfully used the Body Flicker Technique, disappearing from the spot with Sakura, who was still caught off guard.

Naruto, "..."

Satsuki, "..."

Almost at the same instant Kakashi disappeared, the crowd, which had been merely cheering, was now completely ignited. They began to surge towards Naruto and Satsuki, who were still standing in place, their steps quickening, their eyes burning with an almost tangible intensity.

"Naruto-sama! Please give me your autograph!"

"Can we shake hands? Just for a moment!"

The surging crowd and the almost overwhelming gazes made even Naruto, who had beaten up tailed beasts and Otsutsuki, suffer from social anxiety.