Chapter 95: Hiruzen Sarutobi
Excluding punctuation, the two achievement names consist of fifteen characters in total.
Every word exuded an aura of danger.
Naruto could guess with his pinky finger that these trouble-making achievements were triggered by his Shadow Clones.
But he couldn't figure it out.
He could understand 'Professional Rebel'; after all, not a single one of his Shadow Clones wasn't causing trouble.
But what was with 'The Heavens'?
Is the Ninja World no longer enough for you?
Is your journey the sea of stars?
And then there was the second achievement: 'In Heaven and on Earth, I Alone Am the Honored One.'
How on earth was it triggered?
Naruto felt more and more that he couldn't keep up with his Shadow Clones' imagination.
Even though they were clearly the same person.
Returning to the Treehouse, Naruto had no plans to draw cards for the time being.
He would wait until tomorrow was over.
He woke up the next morning.
Naruto changed into the black funeral clothes Hinata handed him.
The sky was gloomy, and rain soon began to fall.
During the funeral, the crowd queued to offer flowers to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Naruto saw Jiraiya, Kakashi, and the others.
Jiraiya stood at the very front.
Beside him were the hokage advisors, Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu.
But Danzo wasn't there.
He didn't even come at a time like this?
Naruto glanced at Jiraiya's back and roughly guessed the reason.
It was probably because Danzo hadn't been chosen as the Hokage.
In a fit of pique, he couldn't even be bothered to attend his former best friend's funeral.
Jiraiya would likely go to find Tsunade soon.
But Naruto was curious: would he be asked to go along?
In the original work, Jiraiya took him along because he wanted to teach him the Rasengan and because he looked a lot like Tsunade's younger brother, Nawaki.
However, neither applied now.
While Naruto was lost in thought, Jiraiya looked back at him.
He already knew about Naruto's battle achievements.
As one of the legendary Sannin, he had fought countless battles throughout his life and seen it all.
But a twelve-year-old Genin pummeling Shukaku...
He really hadn't seen that before.
What were Tailed Beasts? They were the most powerful and feared demonic beasts in the Ninja World.
Jiraiya was a bit worried that Naruto might lose his way.
Orochimaru's example was right there before him.
Geniuses always tended to get stuck in dead ends.
Moreover, Jiraiya thought of the Great Toad Sage's prophecy.
Naruto was just too similar.
He had to guide him.
Soon it was Naruto's turn in line; he laid down the flowers and said nothing.
What needed to be said, he had already told Hiruzen Sarutobi.
By the time the funeral ended, it was already afternoon.
The sun shone once more.
On a wooden bridge somewhere, Kakashi looked at his three students.
"Orochimaru's operation caused Konoha to lose nearly a third of its strength, but the mission volume must remain the same as before. Otherwise, other villages will take advantage of our weakness. Therefore, starting today, we will increase our mission load."
Naruto remembered that in the original work, the losses were nearly half.
Now, thanks to his butterfly effect, it wasn't quite as tragic.
"Naruto, you're exempt for now."
With his usual dead-fish eyes, Kakashi said, "Lord Jiraiya has instructed that you prepare over the next couple of days to head out on a mission with him."
Naruto was a bit surprised.
This mission was undoubtedly to find Tsunade.
This is a bit troublesome.
He wasn't the hot-blooded Naruto from the original work; whether he could persuade Tsunadeto return and help her overcome her hemophobia was a question.
But the good news was that Orochimaru likely wouldn't go looking for trouble with Tsunade.
After all, he hadn't lost his arms.
The obstacles would be much fewer.
Sakura was expressionless.
But Inner Sakura was ecstatic.
Hell yeah!
Just her and Sasuke alone.
But unfortunately, Kakashi's next sentence shattered her fantasy.
"After Naruto leaves, our team will be down one person."
"So a new member will be added? Who is it?"
Naruto immediately thought of the cold-faced, sharp-tongued Sai.
A pretty interesting guy.
"Karin."
Kakashi clapped his hands, and Karin appeared.
Naruto thought, 'Holy cow.'
The world for two instantly turned into a battlefield of love.
Kakashi, did you do this on purpose?
"Why her?!"
Sakura found it a bit hard to accept.
Sasuke felt a headache coming on.
Regarding this, Naruto only wanted to teach him one phrase.
"They're both your wings!"
But unfortunately, Sasuke couldn't learn that at all.
Naruto slipped away immediately.
Leaving Sasuke to endure it all alone.
He arrived at the Hyuga Main House.
But he didn't find the little loli Hinata waiting for him with a yellow exclamation mark to give him a quest.
"Big sister is out on a mission."
His sister-in-law Hanabi answered his question.
Because Orochimaru blew up the Ninja Academy, she currently had nowhere to go for school.
"I see."
Naruto rubbed his chin; it seemed it would be hard to see her for a while.
Everyone had to work themselves to the bone.
He left several crates of iced cola for Hanabi and departed amidst her snorting, "It's useless no matter how nice you are to me."
"Kurama."
Naruto sank into the Sealing Space.
Kurama was lying on the ground, rolling a ball back and forth with his paws.
Just like a cat.
Naruto looked closely.
The ball seemed to be Shukaku's Chakra.
"What is it?"
Kurama looked up, glanced at him, and continued playing with his ball.
"Speaking of which, after Shukaku's Chakraentered my body, what changes did I undergo?"
Naruto asked.
He remembered it was the ability to possess Shukaku's Bloodline Limit.
Which is Magnet Release.
Converting Chakra into magnetic force.
Whether it was controlling iron or gold, it was quite useful.
If he ever ran out of money, he could go gold prospecting in the desert.
"What changes could there be? This tiny bit of Chakra doesn't even compare to a few of my hairs."
Kurama said with a look of disdain.
It really fit those lyrics.
"The unobtainable is always in turmoil, while the favored are fearless."
When the Six Paths Sage divided the Ten-Tails, it clearly wasn't fair.
Was it because Kurama was the cutest when he was little?
"Oh, there's a Magnet Release."
Kurama seemed to remember something and casually tossed him a lump of Chakra.
After catching it, Naruto thought for a moment and stuffed it into his belly.
He left the Sealing Space, raised his hand, and aimed at a shuriken in the distance.
Instantly, the shuriken flew up.
It didn't feel as strong as he had imagined.
Probably because the Chakra Shukaku gave wasn't much.
There was still a long way to go to become Magneto.
The next day.
Naruto arrived at the Valley of the End, located in northern Konoha.
Statues of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madarastood there.
The two best friends of yesteryear had their falling out here.
"Where is Uchiha Itachi?"
Naruto looked at Kisame Hoshigaki, who was waiting in the Valley of the End.
He recognized him almost at a glance.
After all, his two Shadow Clones, Gen Shisei and The Fool, had both interacted with him.
Plus, Kisame Hoshigaki's appearance was very unique.
He had a shark-like head.
He hardly looked human.
Darwin would kick open his coffin lid and shout, "This doesn't f*cking fit the theory of evolution!"
Can two humans really produce such offspring?
But Kisame Hoshigaki was quite polite—an honest fellow.
"Mr. Fool, please be patient."
Carrying the massive, bandage-wrapped Samehada on his back, Kisame smiled and said, "Mr. Itachi will be here shortly."
Naruto raised an eyebrow.
Could it be that the domestic violence between Uchiha Itachi and Orochimaru wasn't over yet?
Makes sense.
Although Orochimaru's strength wasn't top-tier, his escaping skills were first-class.
Trying to catch or kill him was exceptionally difficult.
Naruto waited for about half an hour before Uchiha Itachi finally arrived.
Observing his somewhat disordered aura, Narutoasked, "It seems it wasn't easy. Is Orochimaru dead yet?"
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