Naruto: Changing Fate

In the prosperous Konoha Ninja Village shrouded in darkness, the Hokage's office building, which should have been turned off and closed long ago because it was past working hours, was now brightly lit.Especially in the exclusive office of the Sandaime Hokage, through the light, a thin black shadow was projected on the glass, as if he was nervous about something. He stopped and watched in front of the floor-to-ceiling window for a while, and then walked back and forth anxiously. He was pacing and seemed particularly restless.

The person who can keep the lights on in the Hokage's office building and who is qualified to stay in the Hokage's exclusive office... Adding up the two visible conditions, the identity of the thin black shadow is naturally obvious - that is, the Konoha ninja The current leader of the village is the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

However, at this moment, the Sandaime Hokage obviously lost his former strategizing and calm appearance.So much so that even if he just sat down and rested for a while, even the night view of Konoha Village, which had always made him feel gratified and satisfied in the past, could no longer make the Sandaime Hokage stop and watch for a moment.On the contrary, while pacing anxiously back and forth, his eyes wandered, as if waiting for something, intentionally or unintentionally looking towards the main entrance of the Hokage's office building and the main entrance of the Konoha Ninja Village.

That's weird...haven't you come here yet?

I don't know how many times I looked up, but still couldn't see the figure I had been waiting for. The Sandaime Hokage couldn't help but raised his eyebrows and whispered in confusion. He raised his hand and lightly hammered his waist, while pulling the seat over and facing the floor-to-ceiling window. Sit down slowly.

They had set out from Sand Hidden Village in the morning. Logically speaking, it was already this time and they should have returned to the village long ago...

Just as Naruto thought, the Sandaime Hokage readily agreed to Naruto's request to go out and arranged for Itachi and Shisui to go out with Naruto.In addition to wanting Itachi and Shisui to serve as Naruto's guards, the more important reason was because these two people were recommended to him by name by Naruto.In other words, when Naruto faced the two of them, he obviously relaxed his trust much more than when he arranged for others to act as guards.

Because of this, by using the shadow clone usage of the humanoid self-propelled phone discovered by Naruto, when Naruto applied to leave the village, the Sandaime Hokage summoned Itachi and Shisui in advance.And before letting them go with Naruto, he asked them to keep a few shadow clones in the village.In order to be able to contact the Sandaime Hokage anytime, anywhere in case of an unexpected situation - for example, if Naruto really has a grudge and plans to defect from the village because of the unfair treatment in his childhood.

And this was also the reason why during the journey, Naruto vaguely felt that Itachi and Shisui's chakra reserves were much less than he thought - they were not from the Uchiha clan. Because of his bloodline, the amount of chakra is much lower than that of normal people.It's just that in order to maintain the existence of the shadow clones, one's own chakra is evenly distributed into each shadow clone's body, so he shows such a weak side.So much so that by some strange combination of circumstances, with Naruto's help, the body's functions were further significantly enhanced during the journey, which was an unexpected surprise.

Of course, this is not to say that after learning that Naruto planned to defect, the Sandaime Hokage would take coercive measures such as a hunt by force, keeping Naruto in the village and not allowed to go out... Or, it is not that the Sandaime Hokage did not intend to do this.But I can't bear it and have no reason to do it.

After all, over the past year or so, Naruto had completely killed Danzo and suppressed the spirit of the elders.Through the thread of lobbying for guarantees, the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village was resolved.On the first day after returning from a year of special training, he stopped Orochimaru [even though he was just an elephant-turned clone] from infiltrating.In addition to designing this year's ninja school freshman entrance exam, he personally rescued Hinata who was accidentally kidnapped [although this was someone's simple instinct to protect his wife] as soon as possible.Not only did it avoid the possibility of the Byakugan falling into the hands of the enemy in time, it also prevented the relationship between the Hyuga clan and the village from worsening due to the clan heir being kidnapped again...

Taking into account the unfair treatment that Naruto suffered in his childhood, and despite the fact that the village already owed a lot of kindness to Naruto's family, Naruto has made so many contributions to the village, which undoubtedly forms a sharp contrast... Not to mention that Naruto wanted to leave the village, even if Naruto did something detrimental to the village and followed Orochimaru's old path of defecting.Emotionally, the Sandaime Hokage, who had always been soft-hearted and could not harden his heart to kill him, could never think of completely erasing Naruto or forcibly controlling him.At most, it is to prohibit Naruto from entering the village again, thereby banishing Naruto outside the village in name, but in fact, it only gives Naruto freedom.

Fortunately, what made the Sandaime Hokage feel a little relaxed and relieved was that it wasn't long before Itachi and Shisui were sent out to meet up with Naruto.After being reported by the shadow clone, I got the answer from Naruto himself that he did not intend to defect... However, according to Naruto's appearance, he did one thing secretly, and often did not play according to the routine. In terms of consistent style, it still failed to completely reassure the Sandaime Hokage.As a result, the shadow clones of Itachi and Shisui were not completely released. Instead, in a limited number of cases, they reported to the Sandaime Hokage in real time the progress of their journey and what they had learned along the way, once a day.

In addition, during the journey, Naruto never stopped helping Itachi and Shisui strengthen their physical functions.After Itachi and Shisui released their shadow clones, the amount of chakra that naturally returned to their original bodies was naturally recognized by Naruto as his own contribution to the remarkable strengthening effect.This allowed the Sandaime Hokage to understand the movements of Naruto and his party in a timely manner, and it also allowed Naruto, who specializes in the shadow clone technique, to never notice the small movements of the two people from beginning to end.

Because of this, after learning that Naruto and his party set out from Sunagakure Village today, without any detours on the way, they started returning to the village at full speed in a straight line.The worries and worries that had been lingering in the mind of the Sandaime Hokage for more than a week were finally dissipated.In order to prevent the Namikaze Menma character that Naruto deliberately added to himself from leaking out, the Sandaime Hokage immediately issued an order to replace all the ordinary guards who were supposed to be guarding the gate with elite members of the ANBU who were his confidants.So much so that the ANBU members, who received the order but were confused about their intentions, thought that the grand treatment arranged by the Sandaime Hokage today was because the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was coming to privately pay a private visit.Then he worked hard and didn't waste a moment. Not only did he open the door and let people return to the village as soon as Naruto and his party arrived outside the village.Because Naruto also knew nothing about it, the misunderstanding has not yet been resolved.As a result, this group of ANBU elites who had been holding on for a long time were still messy in the night wind, waiting for the Fire Nation daimyo who might arrive at any time.And in order not to lose the image of the village in front of the daimyo, even though his instinct was a little sleepy, he had to force himself to be energetic.

Well, if you let them know, in fact, my group put down many piled tasks and did not do it, just like wooden people, spending a whole day guarding in secret.In fact, it is just a trivial reason that the Sandaime Hokage simply wants Naruto and his party to enter the village as soon as possible when they return to the village... Most likely, this group of elite ninjas from Anbu will burst into tears without tears. Come on life.

After all, on ordinary days, it would be when he was hired by people from other villages.Even though he was performing this easy job of waiting for someone to open the door, it was probably just a small and easy task that was not even considered as difficult as a D-level task. It was equivalent to reaching out to get paid in vain.But because executing it is too costly, even just dispatching one of this elite group of people will require paying a large commission.And it also depends on one's mood and preference to decide whether to accept such a small task... Not to mention that like today, they replaced all the gate guard troops and specially welcomed Naruto and his party back to the village.

However, even with Itachi and Shisui's assurances, it was confirmed that Naruto and the others would indeed arrive in the village today.He also deliberately arranged for his confidants to greet them, so as not to miss the time for everyone to return to the village, so that Naruto and the others were forced to camp outside the village for a night. It can be said that everything was arranged in an all-round way... But because of Naruto himself There was no denying his young age, plus it was the first time Naruto had left the village since he had lived in the village for such a long time.And from the beginning to the end, there was no jounin as a guardian to accompany Naruto when he went out.The Third Hokage, who had already regarded Naruto as his grandson, even if he knew that Naruto possessed the secret of the Flying Thunder God Technique, regardless of his true strength, judging from his ability to protect himself, he was definitely not inferior to The level of an average jounin.Before seeing Naruto and his companions return with their own eyes, they were still like a parent concerned about their children who had left home, thinking about the worst possibility of all developments.In turn, the Sandaime Hokage's heart was always shrouded in a lingering sense of inexplicable anxiety and impatience.

In other words, in a sense, today's Sandaime Hokage is just an ordinary old man who worries about his grandson's safety to the point of worrying about not being able to eat well or sleep well all day long.

squeak-

Just as the Sandaime Hokage's eyes were narrowed, he was staring out the window, the only door leading to the Hokage's office building.Accompanied by an obviously inappropriate sound, the heavy silence in the office was suddenly broken, and the long-closed office door opened.

Didn't I tell you a long time ago... I have something very important today, so don't disturb me?

He mistakenly thought that the intruder was here to hand over some official documents to him.Then, all his thoughts were placed on waiting for Naruto and his party to return, so that he had no intention of dealing with official duties at all.The Sandaime Hokage frowned slightly, and without looking back, he spoke directly with dissatisfaction and gave instructions to the uninvited guest behind him.

Put all official duties aside for the time being and wait for me to deal with them tomorrow... Now, you can go back and rest.

……

Unfortunately, I don't know if the other party has any urgent matter that requires the Sandaime Hokage to make an immediate decision.Or because I didn't hear any trace of dissatisfaction from the Sandaime Hokage's response.After the visitor completely opened the office door, he had no intention of leaving.On the contrary, there was a brief pause, and then accompanied by a burst of unhurried footsteps, he gradually approached the direction of the Sandaime Hokage.

Tsk...didn't you understand what I said?

Because he had been waiting all day for his precious grandson to come home, the Sandaime Hokage was already feeling a little restless.Furthermore, the person behind him not only failed to obey his orders, but instead chose to approach him silently.Even though he couldn't detect any malice from the stranger, it still inevitably made the Sandaime Hokage frown more and more.Then he turned around and repeated each word in a muffled voice, his tone becoming a little cold and stiff.

I said, you can go back and take a rest now...

However, before the Sandaime Hokage could finish the words that came to his lips instinctively.As his eyes moved, he saw and confirmed the identity of the visitor.From the initial anxiety and impatience, it quickly turned into a complex expression of shock and relief.

There is no other reason, just because this uninvited guest who does not understand the ways of the world is the Naruto who has made the Sandaime Hokage fearful to this day, for fear that something might go wrong!

Although the other party used the transformation technique to disguise himself, he turned into an adult.So much so that at a cursory glance, he doesn't have the childish and cute appearance that a child should have.But in those blue eyes that were like gems, there was a mischievous smile that made the Sandaime Hokage feel very familiar.But it allowed the Sandaime Hokage to recognize him at a glance, and the little ancestor who had been frightened for so many days was finally willing to go home.

It turns out that Grandpa Hiruzen doesn’t want to see me so much...

He saw that the old man looked slightly haggard, but he was still waiting in the Hokage's office building at such a late hour, silently waiting for the return of his group.Naruto felt very grateful for his decision to come to say hello to the Sandaime Hokage first instead of going home and falling asleep.In order to ease the slightly solemn atmosphere at the moment, let the old man in front of him relax a little.Naruto subconsciously raised his hand high, filled with souvenirs that he had purchased before leaving Sunagakure Village.With a smile in his eyes, he deliberately pursed his lips, looking aggrieved and pitiful, and teased and teased the person in front of him in a low voice.

Well, I originally planned to give these souvenirs to Grandpa to taste as soon as possible... Since it is the order of the Sandaime Hokage, I naturally have to resign and go home to rest... Ah. ?

Before Naruto could pretend to be calm, he finished the teasing words that were on his lips.Suddenly, he was caught off guard and felt himself being hugged tightly by a pair of dry, thin, yet strong and warm arms.Then, while Naruto was slightly dazed, a murmuring sound came from his ears that made Naruto feel warm in his heart.

It'll be good when you're back, it'll be good when you're back... Quick, let grandpa see, have you lost weight due to hunger in the past few days?Are you not used to eating outside food?Do you have……

The nagging murmurs, and the kind and kind eyes that were still staring at him worriedly after looking up and down.While the warmth in Naruto's heart grew stronger, his sense of belonging to Konoha Village, called home, was also quietly deepening and growing.Then, in front of the caring and worried expression of the old man in front of him, he bent down a little with a smile, instinctively stretched out his arms, and responded with a big hug.

I'm really sorry for worrying you for so long.as well as……

I'm back...Grandpa.

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