Naruto Returns to the Village and the Birth of Princess Orochi

"I'm back!"

At the Konoha Gate, two figures, one tall and one short, stood beneath the wooden doorframe, gazing at the familiar streets and the unfamiliar yet welcoming crowd. A flicker of excitement crossed their already excited eyes.

"This, this is..."

"It's Lord Jiraiya! And Naruto too!"

Izumo and Kotetsu, two long-time gatekeeper Chunin, recognized the two men's identities at a glance.

"Lord Jiraiya, you're finally back!"

"I'll go report to Lady Tsunade!"

Jiraiya scratched his head and said in a friendly tone, "Oh, it's still you two!"

Izumo Kamizuki chuckled and said, "Well, this is probably what they mean by 'the capable are always given more work'!"

Don't Izumo and Kotetsu are just gatekeepers in Konoha. Even when facing the S-rank rogue ninja Kakuzu, they can still delay him for a while and even cause Kakuzu some trouble.

These two brothers represent the average level of Konoha's Elite Chunin.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Jiraiya led Naruto toward the Hokage Building.

In June of Konoha Year 63, Jiraiya and Naruto had been traveling for nearly three years, finally returned to Konoha.

Their itinerary was always kept secret. Even Tsunade could only learn about their whereabouts occasionally when she communicated with Jiraiya.

However, there was one exception.

"Jiraiya and Naruto are back!"

In Orochimaru's secret base, Hinata sat leisurely on the sofa, sipping the nutritious fruit juice that Orochimaru had carefully prepared for her.

Hinata has always believed that if a scientist with rigorous logic, strong analytical skills, strict requirements for data, and rich hands-on experience and abilities were to become a chef, they would definitely be an excellent cook.

Hinata tried to persuade him for a long time, but unfortunately Orochimaru had no interest in that.

Last August, Karin became pregnant with Urashiki's child through artificial insemination.

In June of this year, Karin, who was ten months pregnant, also reached her due date.

With Urashiki having offspring, Hinata felt she had done right by him. After all, from a certain perspective, the Hyuga and Otsutsuki were related.

In order to witness the birth of this little life with her own eyes, Hinata even gave up the idea of welcoming Jiraiya and Naruto back to the village. After leaving a Shadow Clone to impersonate herself, she directly activate All-Knowing, All-Powerful to come to Orochimaru's place.

Orochimaru was still in the delivery room assisting Karin's Hinata had just been talking to herself.

Speaking of which, Orochimaru is really all-around amazing!

After waiting a short while, Orochimaru came out of the delivery room carrying a baby.

Hinata grinned mischievously, "Orochimaru, what a pity, this child is a girl!"

For Hinata, who has awakened the Tenseigan, nothing in the delivery room can escape Hinata notice.

Orochimaru, however, seemed indifferent. "Girls are fine too!"

Hinata was completely shocked.

Isn't this child a new body you prepared for yourself?

Could it be that Orochimaru developed the potential to become a doting father after personally delivering a baby girl?

Considering Orochimaru in the Original Story, Hinata felt that this possibility was not low.

For Orochimaru, becoming a 'god' himself and watching someone he personally trained become a 'god' might not make much difference.

However, Hinata ultimately underestimated Orochimaru's integrity. At this point, Orochimaru was not the same person he was after the Fourth Shinobi World War. The current Orochimaru had not yet witnessed everything within Kabuto Yakushi's body, and he had little interest in Sasuke's future.

"A woman's body is often more deceptive," Orochimaru said, glancing at Hinata as he spoke.

Frankly speaking, even in the world of ninjas, due to innate differences and some psychological differences between men and women, male ninjas are often more likely to become strong.

Among the female ninjas in the Shinobi World, very few can be considered 'strong'.

Only a handful of people, such as Tsunade, Mei Terumi Konan, Konan, and Chiyo.

But if we're talking about male ninjas, that would take a long time to compile a list.

However, Orochimaru felt he had been deceived by Hinata's appearance; he often thought Hinata was a naive and easily bullied girl. But as it turned out, Orochimaru was a fool for holding such a view.

Even the tough-minded Tsunade has Jiraiya her sycophant.

Mizukage Mei Terumi, the Mizukage, is far more popular in Kirigakure than all the previous Mizukage combined.

Even the leader of the Akatsuki, who possessed the Rinnegan, had a very special attitude towards Konan.

Orochimaru thought about the problem from a 'ninja's' perspective. He felt that if the strength difference was not significant, it might be more convenient to use a woman's body to do things.

Having understood Orochimaru's meaning, Hinata could only offer a dry blessing. "..."

Well! Hinata really didn't know what to say.

"Jiraiya and Naruto are back!" Hinata told Orochimaru.

Orochimaru carefully placed the baby in the prepared instrument, eager to begin various examinations.

Upon hearing Hinata's words, Orochimaru casually replied, "Jiraiya has been secretly monitoring Akatsuki's movements."

Orochimaru had no interest in Jiraiya's whereabouts.

Jiraiya had been monitoring the Akatsuki, and his return meant that the Akatsuki was about to take action.

However, Orochimaru himself was a member of the Akatsuki.

"Cut!"

Hinata pursed her lips, not mentioning the matter, and instead asked, "Has the child been named yet?"

While recording the child's various physical data, Orochimaru casually replied, "There's no rush."

"This is wonderful!"

Orochimaru exclaimed excitedly, "This child's physical abilities are completely different from ordinary people; perhaps he inherited some of Urashiki's power!"

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If even the Sage of Six Paths could give birth to beings like Asura and Indra, then Urashiki Otsutsuki, who had fused with a God Tree, was even more likely to do so.

This child definitely possesses some of the abilities of the Urashiki.

"..."

Hinata felt completely ignored by Orochimaru.

Since the child was born, Orochimaru has never paid any attention to Hinata. He hasn't even glanced at Hinata, let alone shown her any concern.

Hinata: "..."

He intended to teach Orochimaru a cruel and profound lesson, but Orochimaru wanted to be the child's father.

Hinata felt she couldn't bully her father in front of a child, as it would traumatize the child's young mind.

Hinata then took out paper and pen to write this down, intending to record it in her notebook when she got back, and one day she would settle this debt with Orochimaru.

"I'm going back!"

"Kindness!"

Hinata: "..."

Hinata expressed her understanding as Orochimaru became a father for the first time.

I'm not going to argue with you today!