Naruto Wanted to Play the Hero and Save the Beauty, and Uncle Fully Supported It!

Konoha was exceptionally lively today.

The streets and alleys were packed with crowds of spectators.

Even elderly people who rarely left home had come out onto the streets with the support of their children and grandchildren.

The entire village was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

That was because today was the day Kumogakure and Konoha signed the Peace Treaty.

To celebrate this grand occasion and the final, complete end of the war, Sarutobi Hiruzen, the current Third Hokage, waved his hand and spared no expense in organizing a celebration ceremony.

The top of the Hokage Tower had been meticulously prepared.

Bright red ribbons wound in from both sides toward the center.

The Villagers watching below had joy in their eyes, filled with reverence for the future.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, dressed in a brand-new Hokage Robe and wearing a Hokage Hat, stood atop the Hokage Office and received the cheers of the Villagers.

The last time there had been such a grand scene...

Was when Minato succeeded as the Fourth Hokage.

And now, was it finally my turn?

"Pfft!"

Namikaze Mirai, watching from below, could not hold back and burst out laughing.

Such irreverent and disrespectful behavior immediately drew the attention of the surrounding Villagers.

Several angry gazes shot toward him at once.

But when they saw who it was, they sheepishly looked away again.

Are you kidding? This man...

Was the uncle of the Hero's son, the Fourth Hokage's biological younger brother! Offending someone so ruthless...

Would definitely end miserably! "Uncle, why are you laughing?"

Naruto, who was being held in Namikaze Mirai's arms and was also watching the scene atop the Hokage Tower, tilted his head in confusion.

He did not understand why his Uncle was laughing.

Wasn't everything perfectly normal?

"Naruto, don't you think it's funny?"

Namikaze Mirai smiled and pinched his cheek.

"The Envoy Delegation from the other village hasn't even arrived yet, but our Hokage is already standing up there like an idiot, waiting dumbly on the building."

After hearing Uncle say that, Naruto looked toward the Hokage Tower again, and Sarutobi Hiruzen's appearance as he accepted the Villagers' cheers instantly took on a different meaning.

Standing alone on the rooftop, he looked over here one moment and waved over there the next.

He definitely did not look very smart!

Pfft!

Naruto laughed as well.

"Looking at it this way, Grandpa Hokage really does look silly!"

The surrounding Villagers wished they could crawl into a crack in the ground.

Was that something they were allowed to hear?

The person atop that building was Konoha's Third Hokage! In all of Konoha, probably only these two could say something so outrageous in public.

A trace of disdain lingered in Namikaze Mirai's smiling eyes.

The Envoy Delegation from Kumogakure had not yet arrived, yet Sarutobi Hiruzen's welcoming—almost ingratiating—behavior was undoubtedly lowering his own status.

That was an extremely serious mistake in diplomacy between the two villages.

The Ninja Hero of his youth would never have made such a mistake.

Time truly was the most merciless weapon.

At the Hokage Office.

"What's going on? The Envoy Delegation from Kumogakure will be here soon. Why haven't Hiashi and the others arrived yet?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, wearing his Hokage Hat, frowned as he harshly reprimanded his subordinate.

This was a critical diplomatic moment for the two villages.

Once the Peace Treaty was signed, not only could it pull Konoha out of the quagmire of war, but he could also use this momentum to turn around his reputation within the village.

Yet on such an important day, Hiashi had not shown up?

What the hell was he doing?!

"L-Lord Hiashi's eldest daughter, Hinata, is celebrating her birthday today. Lord Hiashi is busy with Hinata's birthday banquet and couldn't come..." the subordinate reported hesitantly.

"Because of something like this..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's brows furrowed for an instant.

Was Hiashi's behavior not taking him seriously at all?

Could Hinata's birthday banquet possibly be more important than the village signing a Peace Treaty?

"Forget it."

The Kumogakure delegation was about to arrive, and he had no time to waste on such matters.

Hiashi's issue could be set aside for now.

A few minutes later, the long-awaited Kumogakure delegation finally arrived.

The Cloud Ninja at the head of the group had a circle of white Bandage wrapped around his head. His Kumogakure forehead protector was worn slanted over his Right Eye, and black stubble covered his chin.

"Third Hokage, my apologies. I'm late."

"You may only be a few minutes late, but you've brought peace with you!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled as he stepped forward and firmly shook the Cloud Ninja leader's hand.

Night.

The bustle of the day would eventually fade away.

Tonight, Konoha was quieter than usual.

The moon hung alone in the night sky, with not a single star in sight.

"Keep it down. Don't let anyone discover us."

Near the Hyuga Clan Compound.

Several ninjas with their faces covered in black cloth were cautiously withdrawing.

The man leading them was none other than the leader who had signed the Peace Treaty during the day!

At that moment, the unconscious Hinata was tucked beneath his arm.

"Hahaha! Those idiots really thought we came to sign a Peace Treaty. Little do they know it was all Lord Raikage's scheme. As long as we bring this girl back, we'll be able to unravel the secrets of the Byakugan bloodline limit!"

The leader could barely contain the excitement in his eyes.

Smooth!

Unbelievably smooth! The Hyuga Clan happened to be holding a birthday banquet today, so their defenses were far more lax than usual. Some clan members had even drunk themselves senseless and were snoring away.

Under such conditions, they had easily infiltrated the Hyuga Clan Compound and knocked out Hinata when she came outside to relieve herself.

As long as they took this girl back before anyone noticed...

Lord Raikage would reward them handsomely! Following their planned route, the group leaped from rooftop to rooftop with swift whooshes, like ghosts.

Meanwhile.

"I'm so thirsty!"

Having eaten too much ramen during the day, Naruto groggily climbed out of bed to find some water.

After gulping down several mouthfuls, his eyes trembled slightly as he stared out the window, and he froze as though he had seen a ghost.

Clatter!

The cup in his hand fell and shattered into pieces.

What did he see??? A group of masked ninjas were darting across the rooftops opposite him like phantoms. One of them had a girl tucked beneath his arm.

Bad guys! "Uncle!"

Naruto instinctively wanted to run to Namikaze Mirai's room.

Suddenly, a large hand reached out from the darkness and ruffled his hair.

"Don't worry. Uncle noticed them a long time ago!"

Namikaze Mirai walked out of the darkness with a smile.

Several unfamiliar Biological Magnetic Fields had entered his perception.

A few of them even seemed to belong to the Kumogakure delegation that had signed the Peace Treaty during the day.

Things were getting interesting.

"Uncle, let's hurry and save that girl!"

Naruto anxiously tugged at his arm.

He did not know who they were, but they had to be bad people.

If that girl was taken away, her fate would definitely be miserable.

"Since Naruto has said so..."

Namikaze Mirai smiled.

Those people had special identities. If he killed them, Sarutobi Hiruzen would certainly fly into a rage.

But so what?