Naruto: I open a pet shop in the Ninja world.

If Naruto is not in the orphanage, then where is he?

Chi Qing walked along the road from the welfare home to the park.

He saw little Naruto playing with the kids from his memory.

The blond boy was wearing a loose T-shirt, and the ill-fitting clothes made him look even thinner.

Although he still had some baby fat on his face, his thin arms and legs, and his much shorter stature than his peers, all showed that he was malnourished.

He had a bright smile on his face as he played with his friends.

Chi Qing hid his breath and sat on the tree watching them.

As the sun was about to set, the other children were picked up by their parents.

Only a small figure was left in the afterglow of the setting sun.

He looked at his friends who were picked up by their families. The corners of his mouth, which had been raised all the time, gradually calmed down, and his blue eyes were full of loneliness.

Not wanting to go back, he turned around and tried to walk toward the sand pile when he heard someone calling his name.

"Naruto."

It was a very gentle voice, very familiar, but I couldn't remember who it was.

Little Naruto turned around and looked at the person who had stood behind him without him noticing.

Because he was facing away from the light, Naruto couldn't see his face clearly.

The little golden head tilted and asked in confusion, "Who are you, big brother?"

"My name is Chi Qing." Chi Qing squatted in front of Naruto and looked at him at eye level: "Not big brother, you should call me uncle."

"Uncle?" Naruto narrowed his eyes. He saw the face of the man in front of him clearly and shook his head: "No, it's obviously my brother. Big brother, you are not old at all."

In his eyes, people who called him uncle all had wrinkles on their faces.

But the brother in front of me doesn’t have any wrinkles at all and looks very handsome!

"Well... that's true, but you should be hungry after playing for so long. How about we find a place to sit down and I'll tell you in detail?"

"...Big Brother, are you a human trafficker?" Naruto heard the other party's words that sounded very much like a human trafficker. Instead of being afraid, he looked expectant: "Are you going to kidnap me?"

Chi Qing was a little helpless: "...Although I am not, but if I really kidnapped you, wouldn't you be afraid?"

Naruto shook his head, his eyes looking a little lonely.

Everyone in the village is afraid of me. If I were really kidnapped and taken to another strange place where no one knew me, would I not be afraid anymore?

Chi Qing looked at the child whose thoughts were written all over his face. Her heart ached a little, but she also found his naive thoughts funny.

Without further delay, Chi Qing held Naruto in his arms and stood up.

"Wow!" Because it happened too sudden, Naruto subconsciously hugged Chi Qing's neck.

It was his first time experiencing this. After Naruto calmed down, his face flushed with shyness: "Big Brother, are you really going to kidnap me?"

"No, but I think it's necessary to give you a good safety knowledge course." Chi Qing ruffled Naruto's hair: "What do you want for dinner?"

"Dinner? Big brother, are you going to treat me to dinner?"

"Yeah, it's up to you what you want to eat."

"I, I want to eat ramen!"

"Okay, let's eat ramen then."

……

The Hokage Building, inside the Hokage's office.

"Hokage-sama, are you sure you don't need to stop me?"

Sarutobi had long expected that Chi Qing would go looking for Naruto.

It should be said that if he hadn't gone to find Naruto, he would have suspected whether the person who came back was Chi Qing.

"Stop what? He is Naruto's relative. Remove half of the surveillance while Chi Qing is here."

"…Yes."