Naruto looked at Kakashi and Might Guy outside the door, a surprised expression on his face.
"Guy-daishu, One-Eyed Uncle, why are you here?"
Kakashi still stared with his dead fish eyes, saying nothing, but looked at Might Guy.
Might Guy was extremely enthusiastic, directly bending down and putting his arm around Naruto's neck, saying, "Young man, are you ready to burn your youth with us today?"
Naruto felt a little awkward. He hadn't expected Might Guy and Kakashi to come directly to his house. He had previously thought that Kakashi and Might Guy were assigned to him by Hiruzen Sarutobi, to monitor him while also protecting him.
After all these years, Hiruzen Sarutobi had never allowed anyone other than himself to get close to Naruto. Moreover, one of them was a top elite Jonin of Konoha, and the other could unleash Kage-level strength at any time, more than enough to protect a Jinchuriki.
But now it seemed that while Kakashi might have been a deliberate arrangement by Hiruzen Sarutobi, Might Guy was probably a pure coincidence, meeting him suddenly on the street, and then Hiruzen Sarutobi tacitly allowed him to stay by Naruto's side and teach him.
Perhaps it was because of Might Guy's pure personality and lack of any underlying interests.
"I can't believe Might Guy is still the same after all these years, truly like Dai-daishu. But Kakashi... he still hasn't emerged from the shadows of the past."
In the Sealed Space, Minato Namikaze looked at his former disciple and the descendant of an old friend, feeling a surge of emotion. They say things change, but after so many years, it seemed some people and things had changed. The people were still the same, but Konoha was different from what he remembered.
Naruto ignored Minato Namikaze's sentiments, smiled at both of them, stepped aside, and said, "Guy-daishu, One-Eyed Uncle, please come in first."
Might Guy and Kakashi both walked in with some curiosity.
Because Naruto lived alone, his house appeared very simple, small, and quite desolate, giving it a somewhat cramped feeling. The furnishings inside were also very basic, with only a table and a sofa in the living room. However, the environment was quite tidy, though there was a recently eaten instant noodle container in the nearby trash can.
Kakashi had remained silent since entering, his slightly lowered head obscuring his expression. Perhaps, he too felt some guilt.
If Kakashi was a stagnant, lifeless pool of water, then Might Guy was a volcano always on the verge of eruption.
He immediately burst into tears, embracing Naruto, who was hesitating whether to prepare tea.
"Young man..."
Naruto, suddenly hugged by a grown man, couldn't help but twitch his lips. In just this short moment, he found his shoulder was a bit damp. They say women are made of water, but he realized Might Guy was the one made of water. What man cries so many tears?
He really found it hard to be like Rock Lee. Perhaps only Rock Lee could truly become Might Guy's disciple.
Naruto struggled out of Might Guy's embrace, saying with some embarrassment, "Guy-daishu, you and One-Eyed Uncle, please sit down first. I'll explain to you both later."
Naruto still poured each of them a glass of plain water. It was only plain water; he didn't have a habit of drinking tea, and it was impossible for guests to visit his house normally. Besides instant noodles, there was only plain water.
Naruto also roughly explained to them why he hadn't been to the training ground recently. He naturally couldn't tell them the whole truth, only saying that he was developing a very powerful Ninjutsu at home. The reason he wasn't practicing at the training ground was that he wanted to keep this Ninjutsu as his trump card. Once he finished developing it, he would challenge them, and he guaranteed a win.
Kakashi again showed his dead fish eyes, only taking it as Naruto being young and having a competitive spirit, thus trying to find a way to defeat them. But a guaranteed win was impossible. Although his spars with Naruto always looked a bit strenuous, that was because he often wasn't too serious. No matter how they fought, he should be the one to win.
Might Guy, on the other hand, looked at Naruto with a very serious expression, making a declaration of absolute impossibility of failure, swearing that before their next match, he would train doubly hard. Besides his best friend Kakashi, he would not lose to anyone.
And so, the two left Naruto's house with different feelings.
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"Developing a new Ninjutsu? Truly Minato's child!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who received Kakashi's intelligence, couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Naruto had brought him too many surprises, almost turning into shocks.
Not only was his proficiency in existing Ninjutsu improving rapidly, but he could even perform many simple Ninjutsu without hand signs. And now he was even developing his own Ninjutsu? He was truly surpassing his teachers.
It was just that since Danzo's strange idea last time, Naruto's personality had shown some problems. Perhaps Jiraiya should be called back.
As Hiruzen Sarutobi was thinking, a figure suddenly pushed the door open, without knocking or greeting, but directly spoke.
"Hiruzen, is there still no intelligence about that mysterious person?"
The person who arrived was Danzo Shimura. Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression didn't change at Danzo Shimura's rudeness; after decades, he was used to it.
He shook his head, saying with some disappointment, "Hiashi's side said the Byakugan found no suspicious places, and neither the Inuzuka Clan nor the Aburame Clan found anything."
Danzo Shimura's expression darkened upon hearing this news, and he said angrily, "Then it seems all of this is a conspiracy of the evil Uchiha!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's brows furrowed. "Danzo, don't talk nonsense!"
Danzo Shimura stared intently at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"This is a conspiracy of the Uchiha Clan. Otherwise, an external invader trying to seize a Bloodline Limit couldn't have gone so long without any abnormality."
"Danzo, I trust Shisui!" Hiruzen Sarutobi also said decisively.
"Hiruzen, have you forgotten our teacher's words?" Danzo Shimura's eyes were also very firm.
"Any Uchiha who awakens the Mangekyo Sharingan has their personality twisted and extreme. The current Uchiha Shisui is probably no longer the Uchiha Shisui who solely cared for the Village."
"That invader is a smokescreen released by the Uchiha, whose purpose is to attract our attention, and then let Uchiha Shisui use the eye technique of that pair of eyes to control you, and then take the opportunity to launch a coup against the Village! For this, they have already killed a Konoha Anbu member."
"That's impossible!" Hiruzen Sarutobi subconsciously refuted Danzo Shimura's idea. His expression became very grim, and he continued, "I believe in Shisui's fire will! And I believe the Uchiha cannot do anything to harm the Village!"
"Hiruzen! Are you going to put the Village in danger because of your own personal opinion?" Danzo Shimura looked at his old friend with a face full of disappointment. The former Shinobi God had become so weak.
"Enough, Danzo, I am the Hokage. I will make the final decision on this matter!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi directly unleashed a powerful move, a special attack on Danzo Shimura, causing 100,000 points of true damage.
"Hiruzen, you! You will regret this!"
"Bang!"
Danzo Shimura slammed the door shut after leaving his harsh words.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sat in his chair, smoking his pipe alone, his small figure appearing somewhat desolate.
He had long suspected this matter. After all, it had been over a month, and there wasn't a single stir in the entire Village. More importantly, besides Uchiha Shisui, there were no other witnesses to what happened that night, and it was at such a critical time.
Although Shisui had informed him of the Uchiha's coup plot and the abilities of his Mangekyo Sharingan, sometimes, a true lie is only mixed in after nine truths. He had to guard against the power of that Mangekyo.
"Shisui..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi murmured, lowering his head, his expression growing increasingly bitter, and his eyes becoming darker.