Naruto ran with his head down toward the interior of the Uchiha Clan Territory. He occasionally passed a few Military Police Force members along the way. They had originally wanted to catch him and lecture him about running through the streets, but once they saw who it was, they wisely pretended not to notice.
However, once Naruto grew tired and stopped running, he suddenly realized that he seemed to be lost.
Naruto wandered around the Uchiha Clan Territory in confusion and soon noticed how different this place was from the rest of the village.
Although the people here were busy, almost everyone who saw him treated him like an ordinary child. Unlike the people elsewhere in the village, they did not hurl cruel words at him. A few elderly women even stopped when they saw that no adult was with him and asked whether he had gotten lost.
This was an entirely new experience Naruto had never had before. It was no wonder. Ever since the Nine-Tails Incident, the entire Uchiha Clan had been forced to relocate to the edge of the village. Ordinary Uchiha civilians had little contact with the village's residents. The Uchiha Clan Territory had its own marketplace, enough to meet everyday needs. Coupled with the Uchiha Clan's fearsome reputation, few villagers ever came here. Thus, aside from ninja, ordinary clan members had very little connection with the village. As for the rumors about Naruto being the demon fox, they only knew that such a person existed, not who he was. Under those circumstances, the ordinary people of the Uchiha Clan naturally would not associate a seven-year-old child like Naruto with the demon fox.
Just as Naruto was enjoying this rare peace, a somewhat cold voice rang out. "Dead Last, why are you here?"
Hearing that familiar