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It was late at night.

Naruto tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. He took out the necklace from his Sealing Space and examined it for a long time. It was the key to the Geothermal Generator the Land of Snow; only with it could the Land of Snow enjoy spring-like weather all year round.

In other words, this is a small country with a continuous stream of wealth.

He brought up the quest panel, scrolled up and down a few times, and found the option for the incomplete permanent quest in the Land of Snow. Presumably because of the long distance, there was no time limit for the quest.

Option 1: Protect Kazahana Koyuki as she journeys to the Land of Snow to overthrow Land of Snow tyranny. Reward: Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.

[Option 2: Threaten Kazahana Koyuki to hand over the Geothermal Generator and force the people of the Land of Snow to pay taxes. Reward: Max-level Flying Thunder God (Bonus: 6 Flying Thunder God Kunai that can only be seen by the host)]

These two options are somewhat special; they don't conflict with each other, meaning they can be completed simultaneously. If the mission hadn't gone awry, I probably would have already obtained both rewards.

Besides, times have changed. He's no longer the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. In Konoha, he has earned his place as the legitimate Crown Prince of Konoha.

After thinking for a moment, he brought up the system rewards.

He stared at the effect of the Evil God's Hymn for a long time before finally relaxing his furrowed brows. The Evil God's Hymn could erase all Dōjutsu' effects once, and even Izanagi couldn't escape it.

There's no need to be afraid of that old pervert Danzo anymore. On the contrary, Naruto is more than happy for him to get angry, so that he can rightfully suppress him and even completely destroy the Root Organization.

The long delay of the Land of Snow mission is also related to the disappearance of Kazahana Koyuki. In this world, power reigns supreme, but legitimacy is not secondary.

Kazahana Koyuki's uncle usurped the throne illegitimately, then his claim to the throne is unjust. Kazahana Koyuki is the rightful princess, and Naruto's help in regaining control of the Land of Snow is perfectly legitimate.

His ascension to the throne was legitimate; it's perfectly reasonable for him to hold a stake in the Land of Snow, as Kazahana Koyuki controls it.

Having made up his mind, Naruto gripped the necklace, then casually tossed it back into the Sealing Space. He shuffled to his feet, slipped on his slippers, opened the door, and headed to the kitchen for a drink of water.

The living room lights were on, Nine-Tails, unusually, wasn't asleep. He was sitting on the sofa, fiddling with a wine bottle.

"What are you doing?"

Naruto poured himself a glass of water, holding the cylindrical glass steadily in his hand, and leaned against the kitchen door as he asked.

"I'm researching how to brew wine," Nine-Tails replied.

"Why are you researching that stuff?" Naruto took a sip of water. "Isn't there enough alcohol at home for you?"

"I don't even want those drinks anymore." Nine-Tails looked like a spoiled brat. Like master, like dog. "There are better drinks outside."

"Outside?" Naruto frowned. "Who gave you the drink?"

Nine-Tails didn't intend to hide it, revealing an incredibly shrewd expression as he grinned.

"Your other owner."

"Another one? Hinata?" Naruto was stunned for a moment. "You went to the Hyuga compound? She fed you wine? You deserve to die, Kurama!"

"Hehe, what's wrong? Can't I enjoy myself after being sealed for so long?" Nine-Tails was not intimidated at all and argued logically, "I drink those cheap fake wines you buy all day long, my head is about to split open!"

"Why are you so critical? Go drink gutter water next time," Naruto said irritably. "Go drink wherever you want, just don't embarrass me."

With that, Naruto put down his water glass and was about to go back to his room to sleep.

Nine-Tails- Tailed Fox suddenly stood up from the sofa and said to him.

"Why don't you stay with that owner? Don't you humans have a term for that? 'Marrying into someone else'?"

"Get lost." Naruto gave the middle finger before closing the door.

Scummy fox.

;

The next day.

Naruto stepped into the Hokage Building and pushed open the door to the Hokage's Office on the top floor. He never knocked on Tsunade's doors; he simply pushed them open and entered.

"What is it now?" Tsunade up on her elbow and looking at him listlessly.

Before he could speak, Tsunade waved her hand and said, "We'll talk about what you're doing later. Now, I'm going to formally inform you of something."

"What is it?" Naruto was a little surprised; this was the first time Tsunade had spoken in such a formal tone.

"Regarding your identity as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki," she said, standing up. "Since the Nine-Tails is no longer inside you, it means you are no longer the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Konohagakure no longer possesses Tailed Beast."

"This news has already been spread, and all parties will react soon."

"It was announced to the public?" Naruto asked. "When did it happen?"

"Yes, an hour ago," Tsunade said calmly. "It was Jiraiya's request. The higher-ups didn't agree, but I did."

"The truth will eventually come out. The landscape of the Shinobi World has changed. Konohagakure has been losing ground without ever realizing where the problem lies. Konohagakure should trust and rely on the strength of the younger generation, instead of suppressing them."

"Lord Tsunade is truly courageous," Naruto said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade rolled her eyes at him, sat back down, and sighed.

"If we don't talk about that, what do you want?"

So Naruto recounted the mission to the Land of Snow once again. When mentioning Kazahana Koyuki, he omitted as much unnecessary information as possible.

"But you still want to go to the Land of Rain with Jiraiya to carry out an investigation mission. The Land of Snow is too far from Konohagakure. Are you planning to take a boat out to sea?"

"Of course not," Naruto shook his head. "I hope to use the village's Space Ninjutsu Tool, which will greatly reduce the mission time."

"Space Ninjutsu Tool?" Tsunade frowned subconsciously. "Space Ninjutsu Tool haven't been used for a long time. They were half-finished products made by the Second, and they're probably no longer effective."

"I can fix it," Naruto said.

"What?" Tsunade Teuchi Naruto up and down. "Are you kidding me? You can't be serious, can you?"

"It's true." He nodded. "I can fix it."

The so-called repair is actually engraving, and he also did the engraving for the Flying Thunder God. The principles are similar, and he wasn't entirely confident, but he could only know for sure after seeing it.

As for any Space Ninjutsu Tool, that's pure guesswork.

Naruto simply felt that given the Second's personality—developing the Impure World Reincarnation technique—there was no reason for him to lose interest in Space-Time Ninjutsu after only developing half of the Flying Thunder God.

After all, the Second was known as the sixth oldest, the Hokage who combined the Impure World Reincarnation with the Multiple Explosive Tags to create the First Man Bomb, a truly Shinobi World.

First Hokage Hashirama Senju: For the sake of peace in the Shinobi World, I'll swear an oath for everyone.

Second Hokage Tobirama Senju: For the sake of peace in the Shinobi World, everyone please give me a shout-out!

However, if those ninja tools really exist, we could try to see if they can be used after they are repaired.

The Land of Snow is indeed a long way off, and the investigation mission to the Land of Rain is about to begin. If it weren't for the need to provide an extra layer of protection for the mission to the Land of Rain, he would have chosen to postpone the mission to the Land of Snow.

Tsunade considered it for a moment, then nodded and said.

"Can."

After receiving Tsunade's approval, Naruto was led by Shizune into the secret room, where he saw the enormous Space-Time Ninjutsu ninja tool. It was quite old and could probably only carry one or two people.

He examined it carefully and found that it was indeed activated by the mark and Chakra. Even after the repair, the maximum range it could transmit was still a very long distance from the Land of Snow.

After confirming that it could be repaired, he obtained the key from Shizune and left the secret room first.

On the rooftop opposite the hot spring.

"You said you need to go on a mission first?" Jiraiya turned and asked, "How long?"

"It won't be long, about ten days," he said. "I also need to prepare some things, so I came here specifically to inform you, the Pervy Sage."

"Is this a notification?" Jiraiya found it somewhat amusing. "Is this a warning, kid? Are you afraid I'll infiltrate the Land of Rain to investigate beforehand?"

"I can't stop you if you insist on going." Naruto didn't deny it. "Anyway, I'll go alone. I have no objection if you insist on going first."

Jiraiya was speechless, thinking to himself that this brat's personality was even worse than Tsunade's.

Naruto returned to the secret room and spent two days repairing the ninja tools before starting his first experiment. He wanted to see what was on the other side of the mark, roughly located near the border of the Land of Lightning.

Meanwhile, the news of Konohagakure losing the Nine-Tails had already been sent out two days prior.

The news came so suddenly that the village was in an uproar, but it quickly subsided. The message released from the Hokage Building was that Naruto was never the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

"It turns out we've been misunderstanding him all along, but it's been so long. It's all the fault of those people at the Hokage Building for only clarifying things now. If they knew the truth, why didn't they say so sooner?"

Some people feel guilty, but are unwilling to admit that they did something wrong.

"That's right. Perhaps Nine-Tails is no longer in Konohagakure. It's terrifying that she would sacrifice a child for the sake of the village's interests." Someone made such a comment.

The conflict immediately shifted to the higher-ups, causing a surge in pressure inside the Hokage Building, with a small number of villagers expressing their discontent.

But some people didn't care. "It's not a big deal, is it? Nobody bullied him. When I was a kid... Shouldn't the most important thing now be that the village has lost the Nine-Tails? How are we supposed to compete with the other Four Great Nations?"

"The main issue is that the village has lost the Nine-Tails. Will another war break out?"

Konohagakure has no memories, and no one cares about things that are irrelevant to them.

The higher-ups were equally uneasy about this, closely monitoring the reactions of the Four Great Nations and other surrounding smaller nations. And the Sunagakure, which had just signed an alliance agreement with Konohagakure.

"This is utterly absurd!" said advisor Mitokado Homura. "How can we release this news at this time? The village is not prepared to deal with it."

"Sunagakure has already sent people to negotiate. Let's think about how to deal with this." Danzo said indifferently from his high seat, "Allies can also become enemies who stab you in the back. Konohagakure has seen many such cases."

"Fifth Hokage, how do you explain this?" Utatane Koharu looked at Kumogakure with annoyance. "News has come from the Anbu in Tsunade that A the Raikage and a group of high-ranking officials are already discussing measures to take against Konohagakure."

Tsunade sat in the head seat, her brows furrowed.