2: Chapter 2: An unexpected encounter with Iruka, MizukiAfter seeing that Naruto Uzumaki had also successfully caught fish on his own and had not starved to death.
Hidden in the woods, one of the ANBU members secretly monitoring Naruto nodded to the other ANBU members and instantly disappeared into the distance.
The remaining Anbu members were left to continue monitoring Naruto.
Suddenly, I felt that the feeling of being spied on had diminished.
From the moment Naruto arrived in this world, he felt as if someone was secretly watching him, and it couldn't be the villagers on the road.
Even after arriving in the woods, the feeling of being watched remained undiminished, which basically confirmed that it was indeed the Dark Guard.
I don't know if it's Hiruzen Sarutobi's ANBU or Danzo Shimura's Root ANBU.
Alternatively, both sides may have ninjas to establish a system of checks and balances.
An ANBU member appeared instantly in the Hokage's office.
At this moment, in the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi was handling the busy administrative affairs that he, as Hokage, had to approve every day.
The masked ANBU reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Lord Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki used his own abilities to spear a fish in the stream in the grove, and he is not in any danger!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't even look up, continuing to process the documents, and said, "Understood.Continue monitoring.Remember, you absolutely cannot let him be in any danger.As for other things, just turn a blind eye."
"Yes!" The ANBU member nodded after hearing the order and disappeared again, probably to go back and keep an eye on Naruto.
"Minato, please forgive me.Naruto's identity is too special.We can't expose him to the public eye, as it's not good for his healthy development!Everything I've done is for his own good.I hope you can understand me."
Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered to himself as he dealt with government affairs.
At that moment, the door to the Hokage's office was forcefully opened, and the person who entered was Shimura Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi's mortal enemy.
"Heh, Hiruzen, you're just fooling yourself.Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?You can fool others, but don't fool yourself.You just want to seize and divide up the Fourth Hokage's legacy."
"What do you mean by 'for his own good'?You just want to control the Jinchuriki's power.In your eyes, he's just a weapon.Everything you do is to make him obey you and become a sharp blade in your hand!"
Danzo Shimura mercilessly exposed Hiruzen Sarutobi's lie, despite the fact that the two had grown up together and were practically inseparable.
Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi farted, Danzo Shimura could guess what it would taste like.
There will never be another person in the world who understands Hiruzen Sarutobi better than Danzo Shimura.
"Enough, Danzo!This is the Hokage's office.I hope you'll watch your words!" Hiruzen Sarutobi interrupted Danzo Shimura without any mercy.
Although the Anbu members in the Hokage's office were all Hiruzen Sarutobi's confidants, they still had to maintain appearances.
Danzo Shimura sat down in the chair opposite Hiruzen Sarutobi without any hesitation and said, "Hiruzen, I heard that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki almost starved to death at home?"
"Heh, with your intelligence, do you really need to go through all this trouble to ask?I presume your Root's Anbu has already reported the situation to you?Naruto is fine now, so you don't need to worry about it, Danzo."
"Hiruzen, you should listen to me and hand over the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to me.Only in Root can the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki be brainwashed and become our Konoha's most loyal weapon!"
"Enough, Danzo!" Hiruzen Sarutobi roared, interrupting Danzo.
"Naruto is Minato and Kushina's child, not a weapon as you say.I will raise him to be a Konoha ninja.Where the Konoha leaves dance, the fire will never die.The fire will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout."
"I will make Naruto understand the meaning of the Will of Fire.Danzo, don't try anything funny.Remember, I am the Hokage!"
"Hmph, you'll regret this!Hiruzen!" Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Shimura Danzo angrily burst through the door.
With a loud bang, the door was slammed open, and after uttering a classic quote, the person disappeared.
As for Hiruzen Sarutobi, even he himself didn't know which parts were true and which were false.
Everything he did was simply to consolidate his interests in Konoha.
The flowers bloom at both ends, each representing a different branch.
Let's turn our attention back to Naruto.
Having had a lucky start, Naruto began to get used to it and gradually gained more experience.
It was able to catch several fish in a row.
After stringing the fish together, Naruto prepared to go back to rest.
Then, Naruto sensed an even stronger sense of surveillance, and guessed that the Anbu members who had gone out earlier might have returned.
These people really do show no mercy in monitoring me.
He was just a child, and apart from the Nine-Tails sealed inside him, he had no fighting ability at all.
That's really a lot of effort!
However, all of this is in vain.Sooner or later, I will take my revenge on you—no, I will repay you!
Along the way, the villagers still pointed and whispered about him, their disgust undisguised.
Naruto was already used to it and didn't argue with them.
The children by the roadside saw Naruto, and at the urging of their parents, they picked up stones and threw them at him.
Naruto could only dodge awkwardly, but he was still hit by several stones.
A rock hit Naruto squarely on the head.
Blood slowly flowed down Naruto's head.
Naruto was also somewhat angry, and he showed a fierce expression to the children and the adults behind them.
"This fox demon dares to look at us like that!Let's teach him a lesson!"
The adults were somewhat frightened by Naruto's expression; they had a creepy feeling that something was watching them.
It seems there is somethingThe unawakened beasts, through Naruto's eyes, warned them.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?"
Just as these adults were about to incite their children to launch a new offensive against Naruto.
Mizuki and Iruka Umino, who were passing by, saw what was happening.Iruka Umino immediately rushed in front of Naruto and shielded him behind him.
At this point, Naruto recognized Iruka, and the person next to him looked like Mizuki.
However, Naruto hadn't yet entered the Ninja Academy, so he naturally couldn't call out the names of these two people, especially since the Anbu were still monitoring them.
At present, I can only try my best to hide myself and not let anyone discover anything unusual about me.
"Isn't this Iruka?Iruka, why are you protecting this fox spirit?You should know that your parents also died in that accident.Don't you hate this fox spirit?"
One of the older men recognized Iruka and asked him, puzzled.
These words struck a chord with Iruka.Yes, his parents had sacrificed themselves in the Nine-Tails' attack.Did he hate them?
He turned to look at Naruto.He naturally hated Kurama because of his parents' deaths, and there was a hint of resentment in his eyes.
But then he looked at Naruto, whose head had been smashed open and was bleeding profusely, yet he remained silent and could only endure it in silence.
His heart felt as if it had been squeezed hard by something.This Naruto in front of him, regardless of whether he was the incarnation of the demon fox.
At least for now, he's just an innocent child!
"Get out of the way!He's injured.I need to take him to the hospital.If the Hokage finds out you attacked Naruto, he'll definitely punish you!"
Upon hearing that Iruka had already brought out the Hokage, the villagers had no choice but to give up.
The ignorant and foolish could not possibly imagine that if Naruto was truly the incarnation of the demon fox, why their wise and mighty Third Hokage did not kill him but instead left him in the village.
Mizuki, who was standing to the side, didn't want to get involved, but when he saw Iruka rush out, he had no choice but to help.
With the help of Mizuki and Iruka, Naruto was also taken to the Konoha hospital.
Even in the hospital, whether it was passing patients or working doctors and nurses, the way they looked at Naruto was surprisingly consistent.
This is also why, in my previous memories, Naruto, even when he was sick, would just silently endure it and get through it on his own.
Even doctors who save lives hate him the same way.
One of the doctors was resting in his office when a member of the Anbu ninja appeared and whispered something in his ear.
He reluctantly stood up, walked out of the office, and went to the lobby where he met Naruto.
They took him inside and gave him a proper treatment.
Iruka accompanied Naruto through the entire process, and even when he heard that Naruto didn't have the money to pay for his medical expenses, he took out his meager salary to pay for Naruto's medical bills.
At the hospital exit, Iruka said to Naruto, "Well then, we'll meet again someday.Take care of yourself, we're leaving!"
Iruka is always so gentle, no matter which world he's in.He's truly the man who will be Naruto's father at his wedding.
"Excuse me, what's your name?"
Even Naruto, who was very familiar with the anime's plot, was moved by Iruka's gentleness.There really are such gentle people in this world.
At this moment, Naruto couldn't hold back his tears.Although he knew some things, it was still different from experiencing them firsthand.
"My name is Iruka Umino, and this is Mizuki.We're both teachers at the Ninja Academy.If you ever get the chance, you might see us at school when you're old enough to go.Kano!"
The two slowly walked away in the sunset, leaving Naruto with only their backs.
Why is it only one path?Naruto is only looking at Iruka.Who is Mizuki?He doesn't know him at all!
"Thank you, Iruka-sensei, you're a good person!" Naruto shouted loudly at Iruka's back, ignoring the surprised looks from those around him.
Iruka couldn't help but smile, thinking to himself, "Naruto is definitely not the demon fox!"
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