Naruto: Changing Fate

After parting ways with his shadow clone, Naruto once again used the transformation technique to transform himself into the form of his youth.

This is not an unnecessary and useless effort, but after transforming into this image, Naruto's identity setting also quietly changed.After consulting with the Sandaime Hokage in advance, Namikaze Menma appeared out of thin air in Konoha, but his identity information was completely recorded. [Speaking of which, in Naruto's impression... the name Namikaze Menma belongs to Naruto in another time and space.In a sense, Naruto can confidently say that this is his real name, and it is not a fabrication. 】

After all, for this casual trip, Naruto had already had a roughly formed outline of his plan since he had been training with Jiraiya for more than a year.It can be said that from that moment on, Naruto's action of leaving the village after a disagreement was actually something that had been planned for a long time.

The recent kidnapping of Hinata was an important reason that prompted Naruto to materialize this plan that only existed in his mind into reality.

First of all, in this plan, one of the destinations that Naruto needs to go to is the location of another future partner who also became a Jinchuriki at a young age - Gaara's hometown, Sand in the Kingdom of Wind. Hidden Village. [Speaking of which, the prefixes of the Kage in each Ninja Village are named according to the country they belong to. Naruto, who is good at using Wind Release, wanted to complain for a while... Based on the title alone, he should be more suitable to do it. A Kazekage, not a Hokage? 】

According to the setting of the original manga that remains in my mind, before Orochimaru assassinated him and impersonated the fourth generation Kazekage, he immediately seduced Sunagakure Village and Konoha Village to break with each other and launched an invasion raid.At this time, the relationship between Sunagakure Village and Konoha Village, even if it is not a close buddies relationship, can at least be regarded as allies who cooperate with each other and are in a friendly stage.

In other words, after this speculation, Naruto received a personal response from the Sandaime Hokage to confirm the suspicion.As long as the reason is right, for Naruto who has the third generation Hokage behind him, it can even be said that he has the support of most of the main families in Konoha Village.With the customs clearance documents and the handwritten letter of introduction given by the Sandaime Hokage just in case, it served as a stepping stone.Coupled with the common way of communication between ninjas in various villages, it is in the name of carrying out the most basic D-level task of going to Sunagakure Village to purchase specialties, which was fabricated by the Third Hokage out of thin air and arranged for Naruto to perform.With triple insurance, even if Naruto enters Sunagakure Village from the front gate openly, it should be said that it is not a difficult task.Moreover, even if any unexpected and difficult changes occur, there is still the Flying Thunder God Technique as a convenient means of infiltration.

Secondly, it was the incident that prompted Naruto to carry out this mission - Hinata's kidnapping.

Although this incident almost caused Naruto to completely go berserk and out of control, and the unknown energy body in his body also quietly spread, with the potential to break through the seal... But for Naruto, the impact of this incident , it’s not all bad for him.

Putting aside the various benefits offered by Yunyin Village like losing his wife and losing soldiers as ransom.The most intuitive beneficial impact on Naruto is that the security level of Konoha Ninja Village has been quietly improved by several levels after this incident.What's more, the amazing performance of the elite ninjas of Kumogakure Village in a blink of an eye by Namikaze shocked the thieves who were secretly and overtly hostile to Konoha and coveted Konoha.And the identity of Namikaze Menma, who was unknown and never heard of, gave outsiders the illusion that there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Konoha Village, and that jounin masters did not need money.In addition, Yunyin Village, which has always been arrogant and unreasonable, actually surrendered to Konoha Village for the first time.As a result, all forces in the ninja world had to start to carefully consider the necessity of re-examining the strength of Konoha Village and considering whether the price to be paid for becoming an enemy of Konoha is within the scope of their ability to bear.

In other words, during the three days when the Ninja School held the exam, I used the New Roots organization to inquire about outside intelligence, and noticed that everyone was in danger gradually spreading in the Ninja world, and silently restrained the weirdness of the small calculations in my heart. But after the cozy atmosphere.Being able to be sure that in a short period of time, no one would dare to attack Hinata or take advantage of the ideas of his other partners, Naruto's heart that had been hanging on him gradually fell to the ground, and he was finally able to free up. Come at your leisure.Taking advantage of this calm opportunity, I went to visit him. In my impression, I had already imagined many times how to contact him in advance and change the development path of his destiny like helping Xiao Tuanfan. How will future events change? Some friends.

After all, in Naruto's view, such a huge change has been made to save the entire Uchiha clan.So instead of staying in the village peacefully and wasting these precious years without doing anything.It is better to hold on to the optimistic idea that the debt will not burden you, and do some aid actions that you have already imagined when you read the original comics.

As for the third reason why Naruto decided to leave so quickly, it was probably to avoid the lustful immortal who left Naruto without saying goodbye...

Don’t forget, when we were annihilating Danzo and the Root Organization, our Lord Jiraiya, who did not believe in evil, made a decision that as long as the Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan joined forces, he would dare to bring Tsunade back to the village and marry Tsunade without any explanation. The lofty words of a wife... They all say that they are willing to accept defeat. A gentleman's words are hard to follow.With such an excellent opportunity to change the tragic fate of Jiraiya's lonely life, how could Naruto, as a good apprentice of a caring master [←Obviously just to watch the fun and not take it too seriously], to watch Jiraiya run away in despair , instead of catching up and personally supervising Jiraiya to fulfill this promise?

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Although Namikaze Menma is just a young version of Naruto's original appearance, under normal circumstances, no one would associate Naruto with the handsome young man Namikaze Menma.In addition, during the ninja school entrance examination, due to the protection and favor shown by Fugaku and others towards Naruto, the people in the village were more or less aware of Naruto's identity, which may not be as simple as the reincarnation of the nine-tailed demon fox.So much so that invisibly, it not only allowed the disguised Namikaze Menma to go all the way unimpeded.Even the cold scolding that Naruto's shadow clone encountered from the villagers on its way to the Ninja School has decreased sharply compared to the past, making the shadow clone that replaced Naruto's body even more inconspicuous. Come.This could allow Naruto to relax and no longer have to worry about anyone seeing through the cheating and cheating of using a shadow clone to take his place in school, so that he could concentrate on thinking and arrange his next course of action in an orderly manner.

Hmm... Judging from the world map given by Grandpa Hiruzen and the current distance between Lustful Sento and Judging his position... it seems that it will take longer than I thought to catch up with him... Could it be that Lustful Sento? Are you so afraid of facing Tsunade?

After confirming that the villagers around him were at most curious about his appearance, but no one came forward to talk to him in trouble, Naruto's attention was completely focused, and then he opened his hand, which was obviously a brand new one that had just been printed. Map of the world, while walking steadily, muttering to himself in a low voice.

Although you can use the Flying Thunder God technique to teleport directly to the lustful immortal.But judging from the location, it seems to be a little too far away from my primary goal... Hmm... Should I go find those little guys first, or should I go and join the lustful immortal first...

Because when Danzo and the root organization were wiped out, a flying thunder god teleportation mark was already quietly attached to Jiraiya.After Naruto sensed it for a while, he had a rough understanding of the location of Jiraiya who escaped from the village without saying a word.Then, using the world map in his hand, he made an estimate of the action plan that Jiraiya might take, and came to a conclusion - unless Jiraiya planned to make a 180-degree turnaround escape route, he would not be able to find Jiraiya. Also, going to Sand Hidden Village will be two things that conflict with each other.

Hmm... Anyway, the lustful immortal has already made up his mind to marry Mother-in-law Tsunade. In this life, he will never think about running away like in the original work... and stay away from him to seek death. There was still more than ten years between the time when he went to Yuyin Village to inquire about information.I don't have to worry about not having enough time to help him catch up with the big golden sheep who has a tendency to be in love with him...but those little guys, because they are supporting roles, about the I'm not sure at what point in time the tragedy that happened to them will occur... After all, there aren't many descriptions of them in the original work, so I can't find a specific and effective reference.

As his thoughts raced, various possibilities appeared in Naruto's mind.After comparing the gains and losses with each other, Naruto cruelly put aside the problems between Jiraiya and Tsunade for the time being.Instead, out of the need to race against time, Naruto put the priority of visiting Sunagakure Village at the top of the list.

Well, if I go to Sand Hidden Village first, then, considering the goal of another side mission... maybe I should take this route?Uh... No, I remember that the child seemed to be adopted with her mother... If we go now, whether she is in that village or not is a problem... Well, forget it, anyway, compared with arriving directly, it's not... It's just a short delay, so let's go take a look first.

Just as Naruto was pointing on the map with his finger, muttering to himself as he decided on his next trip.He was so focused that he failed to notice the two smiling young men who suddenly appeared in front of him.Without any hesitation, he bumped into the two of them.

Uh-oh——!Sorry, sorry, I just got distracted...

After realizing that he had hit someone, Naruto's attention was suddenly awakened from his distant thoughts and returned to his true nature.Then he subconsciously apologized apologetically, and instinctively adjusted his gaze to see who he had bumped into.However, after squinting his eyes slightly, he saw clearly the appearance of the two young men standing with their arms folded in front of them, and they stood there in stunned silence.So much so that he didn't even notice that the map in his hand slipped from his fingers and fell quietly to the ground.

Itachi...Itachi-san and...Shisui-san? !You...why are you two here? !

Hahaha!I knew...what about it, Shisui, am I right?I've told you a long time ago that this stranger is Naruto and he's not running away.

Itachi, who originally had a look of doubt on his face, became convinced that the young man in front of him was indeed Naruto after hearing the names that Naruto, who was dressed as Namikaze Menma, blurted out to himself and Shisui.Then he quickly stretched out his hand and grabbed the map that had slipped from Naruto's hand. He raised his hand a little and used his elbow to nudge Shisui who looked confused next to him.After a pause, he looked at Naruto again, raised the corners of his mouth and responded in a warm voice.

Of course, I came to see where you, little guy, are going to sneak away and play alone... I know that if you start from home and want to leave the village as quickly as possible, you will definitely pass through this road... Now it seems that my guess is indeed correct, isn't it?

As for the reason why Shisui was confused, it actually came from the title that Naruto blurted out... After all, strictly speaking, this was just the first time Shisui and Naruto had met.However, the name was easily revealed by a stranger he had never met before. In addition to removing the prefix Uchiha, the name also included an endearing suffix expressing respect.It seemed to the person in front of him that he had known him a long time ago, which made Shisui confused.

But soon, Shisui remembered that under the arrangement of the Sandaime Hokage, he had made the decision to enter the new Root Organization under Naruto's command as early as a year ago when the Root Organization was incorporated, and thought that the person in front of him was this person. After the reorganization of the new root organization...er...the young leader.Shisui just assumed that Naruto had seen his information from the member list, but he was relieved and did not delve into it any further.

But...but...but you should be training in the organization now, so why are you here?I don't remember that I have arranged anything...

After hearing the words of the person in front of him, Naruto knew that this was by no means an accident, but the result of Itachi and Shisui deliberately searching for his whereabouts.He couldn't help but stammered and asked with full of confusion.

But soon, Naruto's heart suddenly became enlightened and became clear...

There was no other reason, just because, after facing Itachi's gentle and confident smile that had been planned for a long time.For some reason, Naruto thought of the meaningful smile that the Sandaime Hokage gave him when he obtained all the necessary documents and procedures from him.

Has it been seen through a long time ago... Why did I agree so happily? It seems that Jiang is still very old...

Knowing in his heart that his little tricks might have been seen through by the wily Sandaime Hokage from the moment he proposed them, Naruto couldn't help but feel nervous and helpless in his heart.After a pause, he reached out with a complicated expression and took the map back from Itachi's hand. After hesitating for a while, he frowned and asked in a low voice.

Did Grandpa Sandaime Hokage ask you to come and prevent me from leaving the village?

This statement... is not entirely wrong, but it is not entirely correct either.

Seeing Naruto's dejected and nervous look, the smile in Itachi's eyes couldn't help but grow brighter.Then, while returning the map that he held firmly in his hand to Naruto intact, he tried hard to suppress the involuntary rise of the corners of his mouth, and pretended to tease Naruto seriously.

Indeed, just as you said, Lord Sandaime Hokage has long known... that you did not leave the village just to practice with Lord Jiraiya.So...he called me and Shisui, and asked the two of us to stay with you and act as your escorts on this journey.

...Gah?Guard?You...you...aren't you here to take me back? !

The unexpected answer made Naruto's brain suddenly confused, so much so that he almost dropped the map he had just held firmly in his hand.Then he hurriedly grasped the map again in his hands, while looking back and forth at the two figures in front of him, and then realized that behind them both were clearly well-prepared and full of luggage and backpacks.He opened his mouth again and continued to ask in disbelief.

This...how is this possible...Grandpa Sandaime Hokage, don't worry, I'll just leave the village like this?

You also know that the Sandaime Hokage doesn't trust you, Naruto?Then you still stubbornly want to leave the village?Um?I'm even thinking, should I take you back now, let your parents know all this, and give you a good lecture on this little guy who likes to make big news when you disagree.

While deliberately trying to scare Naruto with a straight face, Itachi subconsciously wanted to raise his hand and poke Naruto on the forehead.But after comparing the effects of the transformation technique, Naruto who transformed into Namikaze Menma was obviously much taller than himself, so he had to resist the impulse and secretly gave up the idea.After a pause, he stabilized his tone and prevented Naruto from noticing his predicament. He no longer suppressed the smile on his face and continued with a smile.

However, judging from everything you do, the Sandaime Hokage has long known that you will never do anything useless.If you are trying every possible means to leave the village, then you must have your reasons, right?

Therefore, in addition to entrusting us to escort you and accompany you when you go out because of your uneasiness, the Sandaime Hokage also asked me to bring you a few messages.

……well?Is...what?

Naruto, no matter what the reason is, you suddenly want to leave the village, grandpa will not ask anything... But after you go out, grandpa hopes you can remember one thing - standing behind you is the whole world. Konoha Ninja Village.So whatever you want to do, just do it.

During the speech, relying on the common ventriloquism of changing the intonation and voice lines in the root tissue, Itachi's slightly green and immature voice gradually changed into the hoarse, old but loving appearance of the Third Hokage.The smile on his face became even brighter, and he stared at Naruto who was standing there blankly in front of him without blinking, and continued speaking sonorously and forcefully.

Because even if the sky falls, grandpa will help you hold it up.I will never let you little guy suffer any injustice again!

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