Chapter 226: Naruto's Ninja Way
When Uchiha Douhuan was teaching the three little ones, the Nine-Tails had also been listening in on the entire process.
His attitude towards what Uchiha Douhuan taught had changed from the initial: "Let's see what profound theories a lunatic from the Uchiha clan can have," to later, "He seems to have a point," and finally, the Nine-Tails discovered that all the events he had witnessed in his long life seemed to find answers in the theories taught by Uchiha Douhuan.
So at this moment, the Nine-Tails did not refute Naruto's words.
The man and the fox faced each other across the seal. After a while, Naruto suddenly broke into a bright smile and said, "Big Brother Kurama, what do you say we go and see various places in the ninja world together?"
"What?" The Nine-Tails was stunned upon hearing this.
"Although Teacher said that one person alone cannot stop the general trend, since I've already learned such a miraculous technique, then I think I should also do something," a trace of determination flashed in Naruto's eyes. "If the future war is inevitable, then I also want to protect as many people as possible."
The Nine-Tails looked at the serious-faced Naruto, and in his mind, the figure of a young boy slowly overlapped with the Naruto before him.
[Asura?]
The Nine-Tails' momentary silence made a flicker of displeasure cross Naruto's face. Naruto pouted and said unhappily, "Big Brother Kurama, I'm serious! Do you want to go with me to see every corner of the ninja world?"
"Have you forgotten your identity? Do you think your teacher will let you run all over the world?" the Nine-Tails couldn't help but remind him after coming back to his senses.
"That is a problem, eh," Naruto nodded thoughtfully. "Then let's go secretly. It just so happens that Teacher will be busy handling the aftermath of the war for a while."
"In terms of your village's system, you can't be unaware of what your actions would represent, right? Do you plan to become a rogue ninja?" the Nine-Tails reminded him.
Naruto, with the most crucial point laid bare by the Nine-Tails, let out a long sigh. The smile that was just on his face instantly vanished. "To be honest, I'm not ready. This village not only has the teachers I respect, but also the companions I grew up with. If I leave, they will probably be in a difficult position."
"However, from the current look of things, a future war is already inevitable. Although Teacher and Sasuke both say that this is the necessary path to true peace in the future, I don't want my chakra to become a part of the slaughter, especially after I've learned about this other use of chakra," Naruto said, looking at the chakra on his right hand that was connected to the Nine-Tails through the Ninshū secret technique. "Just think of it as me trying to escape."
"So, what do you plan to do? Rebuild Ninshū?" A look of great interest appeared on the Nine-Tails' face as he looked at Naruto and asked.
"No," Naruto shook his head. "Since Ninshū has already failed once, then rebuilding it would be meaningless. If there must be a war on the path to peace in the future, then I want to prevent the majority of innocent people in the ninja world from being harmed in this war as much as possible."
Just as Naruto's voice fell, the chakra in his body churned. However, Naruto's azure-blue eyes became brighter and brighter.
"If there must be growing pains on the path to peace, then I am willing to bear it all alone. This is my ninja way."
Inside the seal space, a golden light flashed across the surface of Naruto's body. Naruto also suddenly felt that a part of the power hidden in his body seemed to have been developed further. It seemed that the voice that had been constantly speaking in his body also approved of his answer.
"Interesting little brat," the Nine-Tails grinned upon seeing this. "So, when do you plan to leave?"
"In these two days," Naruto clenched his fist and then smiled. "Before I leave, I'll say a proper goodbye to my friends first."
"Suit yourself. If you need anything, just call me," the Nine-Tails said, then lay down and closed its eyes.
...
After leaving the seal space, Naruto also began to take stock of all his current assets.
First were the limited-edition instant noodles he had hidden in various corners of his home. They were his precious collection over the years. After packing them up, Naruto went to the Senju clan compound that very night and found Karin.
"So... you came looking for me in the middle of the night just to seal these things?" Karin, who was woken up by her idiot clan leader in the middle of the night and thought it was something urgent, looked at the pile of instant noodles in front of her without even changing out of her pajamas, her fists clenching.
"Please, you know my sealing jutsu is terrible. It would be a real pity if these got ruined," Naruto said with his hands clasped together. "As thanks, you can pick a few boxes here to eat. I guarantee these are all top quality."
"Idiot, girls will get pimples if they eat too much of this stuff!" Karin really couldn't hold back and gave her idiot clan leader a smack on the head. But in the end, she still packed and sealed these limited-edition ramens as Naruto requested.
After leaving a portion for Karin, Naruto took the dozen or so sealing scrolls onto the streets of Konoha. After forming seals, he summoned more than ten shadow clones. Each took a sealing scroll and went to the homes of his friends.
His own main body, however, came to the Uchiha clan compound, in front of the gate of Fugaku's residence.
Standing at Sasuke's door, Naruto hesitated several times but ultimately did not take the initiative to knock and wake Sasuke up. He just placed a sealing scroll at Sasuke's doorstep.
And in the Hyuga clan compound, the shadow clone in front of Neji's house did the same.
"I thought you would say a proper goodbye to this Uchiha kid," the Nine-Tails' voice sounded in Naruto's ear.
"Forget it. Sasuke is so smart. It would be bad if he saw through something," Naruto said, scratching his head with a silly grin.
"We should get going, Big Brother Kurama," as the morning sun slowly rose in the sky, Naruto also arrived at Konoha's west gate.
"Young Master Naruto? Good morning. Where are you off to?" The ones guarding this side were two ninjas from the Guard Unit. Upon seeing Naruto, they greeted him with a smile.
In the entire Konoha now, it wasn't that there were no people who dared to call Naruto "demon fox," but they were very few. Who in all of Konoha didn't know that he, Uzumaki Naruto, was the head of the Uzumaki clan, and the little young master of the Hatake family, raised like a real little brother by Konoha's number two, the Guard Unit Captain, Hatake Kakashi?
"I heard a new ramen shop opened in a town to the west, and I wanted to go try it," Naruto said with a smile.
"I see," the other party nodded. However, at the step of checking for papers, Naruto was still stuck.
Although Konoha had developed over the years and the thick city walls had been demolished, anyone with a ninja registration still needed papers to leave the village.
"I'm just going out to eat some ramen. Is it necessary to be this troublesome?" Naruto, being stopped, was a bit helpless. His travel plans were stuck before they even began.
"Young Master Naruto, these are the rules. You should go to the Guard Unit to get the papers. They probably won't stop you there," the ninja guarding the checkpoint said.
"Alright," Naruto nodded and turned away from the main west gate.
Subsequently, Naruto lurked on the west side for a while, then ambushed a squad of genin who were preparing to go to the western forest to catch crickets for the Daimyō. After knocking them out, he used Transformation Jutsu to take on the appearance of one of them, and only then did he use their exit permit to leave Konoha.
At this time, Sasuke had also woken up. Seeing the sealing scroll placed at his door, Sasuke recognized it as the type Karin often used and picked it up, somewhat puzzled.
"What is this about?" Sasuke frowned, opening the sealing scroll. However, in the next moment, his expression immediately changed.
Neatly arranged inside the scroll were ten boxes of Ichiraku limited-edition ramen. Sasuke recognized a few of these boxes. This ramen, limited to two boxes per person, was something Naruto had pestered him for a long time before he was willing to go queue up with him after training to buy.
But now this stuff had appeared here. Coupled with Naruto's abnormal behavior these past few days, a bad premonition instantly rose in Sasuke's heart.
"Sasuke!"
Just at this moment, Neji and Hinata also rushed over, holding similar scrolls in their hands.
"You have one too?" Neji was stunned upon seeing the scroll in Sasuke's hand.
"Where's that guy Naruto?" Sasuke asked hurriedly upon seeing this.
"I've already gone to look. He's not at home," Neji said after shaking his head.
"You go check on the others. I'll go find Karin," Sasuke said hurriedly.
"Okay," Neji nodded. "Let's meet at Central Park in half an hour."
...
Half an hour later, everyone had gathered at Konoha's Central Park. In each person's hand was a scroll.
"What on earth is Naruto doing?" Sasuke gritted his teeth, tightly clenching the scroll in his hand.
"I have some bad news," at this time, Neji, who was the last to arrive, walked over with a serious expression. "A squad of genin who just graduated this year was attacked inside the village. The attacker knocked them out and stole their village exit permit. The Guard Unit is currently investigating this matter."
"Could it be Naruto?" Shikamaru also frowned at this point.
"Where were they attacked?" Sasuke asked.
"The west gate," Neji replied.
"I understand," Sasuke nodded. "You guys search again within the village. I'll go west. Neji, you go inform Teacher."
"Are you sure that person is Naruto?" Shikamaru asked.
"It's highly likely it's him," Sasuke said. "No matter what he's planning, I have to go bring him back."
...
(End of chapter)
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