Tenten the Rich Girl's Troubles

Neji glanced at him, took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and said.

"Now that things have come to this, I have no other choice. I still have to thank you, Naruto. Without you, the transformation might not have been completed so quickly."

"No need, the Main Family will still be able to find out the truth later." Naruto waved his hand as he looked at the wisps of white steam rising from the teacup on the table.

"Only if you become the clan leader can the trouble be quelled. It is the best choice for both us and for the future of the Hinata."

"Yes." Neji nodded. "But becoming the clan head isn't easy. The Main Family will do everything in their power to oppose it. The Branch Family, after all, has much weaker influence."

"I won't offer advice on matters within the Hinata," Naruto said with a smile. "The Hinata ultimately has nothing to do with me, so it's not appropriate to delve too deeply into it."

"However, you can seek help from outside when the time is right. The Hinata clan isn't that complicated; in the end, it's just a few Main Family."

"Foreign aid?" Neji looked at him.

"The Hinata have always been neutral, but they don't have to be anymore," Naruto said. "Go ask Kakashi, he should have a solution."

If we're talking about sheer power, the Third Hokage was the strongest, even though he's been gone for so long. Yet, several years have passed, and Konohagakure is still entirely Danzo by the Third Hokage's direct descendants; the old man Danzo has already retired.

Even though Danzo hasn't yet revealed his true colors, he's done his fair share of dirty work. Unable to become Hokage and stripped of his leadership of Root, his fate is predictable.

It was just Tenten long, drawn-out wait, waiting for the day when he'd get a gold rush. Decades of hard work had been destroyed in an instant, and all he could do was remain silent.

While Hinata was undergoing a silent transformation, a major event was also taking place in the village.

The communicator appeared out of nowhere and was quickly adopted by the young people of Konohagakure. This little gadget was convenient and fast, enabling calls within a radius of Konohagakure.

Not only within Konoha, but even outside of Konohagakure, communication is still possible. Of course, Konohagakure is a military ninja village, and communications are subject to a certain degree of monitoring.

However, this did not hinder the communicator's popularity, especially since it was not expensive. The Intelligence Department, with its deep pockets, did not intend to profit from the communicator.

The main profits come in the later stages, after the communication network is completed in the Land of Fire.

In order to support Ino's career, in addition to the specially customized couple's communicator that Ino gave him, he secretly bought four or five other communicators.

He threw them all into a specific place within the Sealing Space, not for any other reason than convenience. Whether or not he could catch them was none of his concern.

He doesn't usually use this thing, after all, words can easily lead to mistakes, and using it too much will inevitably result in a mishap.

The Yugito Nii couldn't stand the cook's treatment and demanded to return to the Sealing Space. Naruto readily agreed, as Ino was coming in a couple of days.

Open the windows to ventilate and remove all traces of odor from the room.

In fact, the house was very clean. His relationship with his female subordinates was also completely innocent; he only occasionally exploited them for work, and nothing more.

He doesn't have the habit of having a secretary do things; he does everything himself unless it's something tedious.

But even so, judging by actions rather than intentions, traces still need to be carefully covered up. All traces of who had lived there were erased, windows were opened for ventilation, and the house was cleaned.

He cleaned it several times to make sure everything was in order before he felt relieved.

Lying on the sofa, Naruto stared at the ceiling, thinking about the great battle two days later. A strange emptiness welled up inside him; no matter how many times he transmigrated, he couldn't erase the warrior bloodline from his bones.

Originally, he only wanted to escape the original owner's fate and live a peaceful life in the village. Later, he thought that keeping a low profile and flirting with the young girls would be enough.

But desire is like a boulder rolling down a mountain, and fate has never let him off the hook. Each time, he has to do something to avoid being caught off guard.

He had accumulated enough resentment towards this idiotic world that he decided to kill everyone who stood in his way. He would use the most cruel methods to exact revenge.

Whether it was Obito, Uchiha Madara, Black Zetsu, or even the Hidden Cloud Village, Iwagakure Kumogakure, Hidden Mist, Otsutsuki, they were all dragged into this mess and tortured severely.

Having weathered countless storms, he returned still a youth, still that vengeful ninja.

Naruto had his own plans for leaving the village this time. Tsunade felt that her mission was complete and didn't want to stay in the village and put too much pressure on Konohagakure.

Two tigers cannot share one mountain. If the Fifth Hokage stays in the village, it will be difficult for Kakashi to grow up.

As for Naruto, he stayed in the village only to help Tsunade remove the Root Organization. Now that the mission is complete, it's time for him to leave, partly to avoid any mishaps.

Ino and Hinata are both in the village; he can't stay here playing time management games forever. The best approach is to find a way to separate them and take them out of the village.

The Hinata has changed, and her father-in-law probably won't have time to be wary of her. This is a good opportunity to fish in troubled waters, and Hinata is much more naive than the others.

The mid-term deployment plan for the communication equipment also requires leaving the village, Ino naturally has to leave with it.

Ultimately, all of Konohagakure's prodigies are preparing to leave. They're leaving Kakashi with a village in dire need of rebuilding, allowing Konohagakure to recuperate and revitalize.

As for Naruto, he plans to wreak havoc on other villages. A scumbag ninja never easily sheds his scumbag aura; he simply transfers the damage he suffers.

Naruto raised an eyebrow as he opened Missions Two and Three. It was about time to head out and collect some interest from the various ninja villages. Danzo was just an old dog now; there was no point in blaming him.

Itachi Uchiha would have willingly died at Sasuke sooner or later, so blaming him is pointless. Naruto needs to find another target of hatred so he can do evil deeds with a clear conscience.

"Pah! What bad deeds!" Naruto suddenly sat up from the sofa, spitting on his face. "This is a blessing for the Shinobi World. Who sent me here?"

"I was about to get a permanent position, and my boss was about to get a new wife and a new car, and suddenly I found myself in this world. What a crappy place and what a crappy identity this is."

Victory comes from clear-mindedness. Naruto understood this all too well. People suffer because their beliefs are not pure enough, and his were pure enough.

If you're going for excitement, then go all the way. Going halfway is not the act of a true man.

The next day.

He originally planned to go and catch up with Rock Lee. Whenever Naruto had time, he would keep an eye on his old friends' news and visit them whenever he found out they were free.

Friendships are always carefully maintained, even when they become intertwined with interests in adulthood. They still require time and emotion, and Rock Lee is an exception.

There was no mutual benefit between the two; Rock Lee was simply a martial arts fanatic.

As a result, the two got along even better, with Naruto simply standing in the shade watching him train and then offering all sorts of inhuman training suggestions.

"How about a handstand long jump? Maybe it'll be more effective," Naruto said, rubbing his chin as he looked at Rock Lee in Training Ground 5.

"That makes sense, I'll give it a try."

Thick-browed Rock Lee suddenly realized what was going on, immediately flipped himself upside down, and prepared to use the strength of one hand to jump. To everyone's astonishment, he actually did it! Naruto was speechless.

You really can't compare people. You have to understand that Rock Lee didn't even use Chakra. Where can you even begin to reason with him?

The sky was azure, the sun was blazing, and the trees provided cool shade.

"Nine hundred and ninety-six, nine hundred and ninety-seven." Rock Lee trained under the scorching sun, while Naruto squatted in the shade, squinting as he watched the green figure move slowly across the training ground.

"What should we eat later?" Naruto pulled out a small royal comic book he had Tsunade from his Sealing Space, thinking about something that everyone would be thinking about.

What should we eat for lunch?

Lost in thought, he suddenly saw a figure flash past him. The familiar scent lingered, and he involuntarily put down the royal comic book in his hand and looked up.

"Tenten?"

"Why are you here?" Naruto didn't even bother to hide it, carrying the comic book in his hand as if he were nothing out of the ordinary.

Tenten, her hair was tied in a bun with a red ribbon, and she wore a traditional Chinese jacket. Her skin was fair and radiant. Her chest was bulging, and she had a worried expression on her face.

"I'm here to see Rock Lee. I don't know what's wrong with Neji lately; I haven't seen him in a long time."

"Um, are you looking for Rock Lee or Neji?" Naruto stood up abruptly, a head taller than Tenten, scratched his head, and pointed towards Training Ground 5.

"Rock Lee is there, Neji should still be at the Hyuga compound."

"Um," Tenten turned away somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm looking for Rock Lee."

After saying that, she ran off. Naruto squinted at the blinding sunlight in the distance; it was Tenten's business that she liked Neji.

However, Neji doesn't seem to have much time to consider marriage, and the Hyuga Clan is basically all about internal relationships, with the clan leader's wife specifically chosen to be from the Hinata clan.

This is to ensure the purity of the Hyuga Clan's bloodline. Given Neji's personality, if he were to become the clan leader, he probably wouldn't refuse in such a matter.

Tsk tsk, Naruto shook his head as he watched Tenten run away, thinking to himself that it was another melodramatic unrequited love story.

It just so happened that Tenten was there too, Naruto decided to invite her along for lunch. Not for any other reason than that Tenten was a rich woman and would definitely not let him pay the bill.

Alas, life is hard; even the poor sigh with despair.

He invested all his money in the Intelligence Department, but the return on investment was a long one, and Naruto believed he wouldn't see any returns for at least ten years.

Now, he only has the one million taels given to him by Uzuki Yugao. During this time, he also spent a lot of money purchasing supplies and piling them up in the Sealing Space, so his money has suddenly decreased by two-thirds.

The remaining 300,000 taels of silver isn't enough to cover expenses; Naruto's rent alone is enough to keep him in a bind. His house is quite large, but he just hadn't bought it before.

The rent was a bit expensive, but thankfully it wasn't a monthly payment. He didn't mind; even if he ran out of money, he had no intention of buying a house in Konohagakure, and he would just continue renting.

Even though Nagato is currently an ally and won't suddenly go berserk and launch a Shinra Tensei, he genuinely doesn't need real estate. It has nothing to do with whether he has money or not; it's just a matter of attitude.

Konohagakure was neither his dreamland nor his home. Where he lived didn't really matter; it was just a place to stay.

"It seems like something happened to Hinata," Tenten said as she sat down after paying the bill.

"Yeah, the Branch Family will probably be abolished." Naruto never hesitated to speak his mind to his sugar daddy, and he was very open with everything he knew. "The Caged Bird of the Branch Family has been released, and there's no difference between the Main Family and the Branch Family anymore."

"How could this be?" Tenten seemed somewhat taken aback. "Neji?"

"It's untied now." Naruto didn't want to go into too much detail, as it wouldn't be good for Neji's image among his comrades. He himself didn't care, though, since everyone knew he was petty and cunning.

The clan motto of the Uzumaki Clan can be changed: The Uzumaki Clan will always avenge any wrong done to them.

"That's great! Neji has always been bothered by that mark." Rock Lee is a straightforward person, and he was genuinely happy for Neji.

Tenten was clearly thinking more deeply; her brows were slightly furrowed, and it was unclear what she was pondering.

"Yeah, it's really good." Naruto had already started eating, wolfing down his food as if he had never eaten before. "However, the Hyuga Clan is probably going to have to be reshuffled."

"Is Neji very busy right now? Now that he's freed from the Caged Bird, shouldn't he be training?" she asked tentatively.

Based on Tenten's understanding of Neji said that once he had the chance to break free from the Caged Bird, he would definitely strive to train and surpass everyone in the history of the Main Family, proving that the Branch Family could be much stronger than the Main Family.

However, this was Neji's wish when he was young, and Neji's mindset has changed long ago.

"Training?" Naruto looked up from his rice bowl, his face full of surprise. "Why do we need to train after releasing the Caged Bird? Is there some special reason behind it?"

So Tenten repeated Neji's previous words every day, Naruto blush with embarrassment. Neji such a chuunibyou (delusional) guy; I should have recorded him.

Surprised? Their embarrassing past is all in high-definition uncensored.

With the proliferation of movies in this era, VCRs were naturally not uncommon. However, since ninjas held sway over the narrative of warfare, they generally didn't have access to such electronic devices.

However, times have changed, and the communicators developed under Ino's leadership have become almost ubiquitous in Konohagakure. Tenten also has a pink communicator, which is currently sitting on the table.

"Why don't you just ask Neji?" Naruto pointed to the pink communicator on the table.

"Neji doesn't use this. Are all the Hinata people old-fashioned?" Tenten immediately deflated, propping her head up with her hand and looking dejected.

Not all Hinata members are old-fashioned. For example, Hinata uses a communicator, and he even bought a new one specifically to contact her.

One person per communicator? Hilarious! You can't possibly lose money by spending money on that.

That's why he now shamelessly mooches off women. Tenten's obsessed with rich women and hopes they'll pay the bill multiple times so he can eat with dignity.

"Does Rock Lee have a communicator?" Naruto suddenly thought, turning to look at Rock Lee.

Thick-browed Rock Lee looked completely bewildered, glancing at Naruto and then at Tenten, before scratching his head and asking.

What is a communicator?

The rich Tenten couldn't stand it anymore, so she pulled out a scroll and produced a new black communicator with a bang, which she then handed to Rock Lee.

Here, take one.

Rock Lee was dumbfounded to receive such a gift from a wealthy woman. He scratched his head, thinking that given their relationship, there was no need to refuse, so he simply accepted it.