"Why are you working so hard? It's useless! No matter how hard you practice, you will never be able to defeat Gato's men!"
At the dinner table, Tazuna's grandson, the little boy named Inari, looked at the three people who were exhausted from practicing, and suddenly shouted excitedly towards Naruto, Satsuki and Sakura, his little face filled with despair and grief that was inconsistent with his age.
After saying these discouraging words, he turned around suddenly, tears welling up in his eyes, and rushed to his room without moving his head, closing the door with a bang.
Seeing this sudden scene, both Sakura and Satsuki had expressions of confusion and incomprehension on their faces. They didn't know why this child would say such depressing words.
Tsunami looked apologetic and worried, and quickly got up and went to the room to comfort his son. After a while, Tazuna sighed deeply, and then explained the reason to everyone in a hoarse voice.
The story line is similar to what Naruto remembers. The root cause of this child who seems tired and sad all day long lies in his heroic but unfortunate stepfather-Kaiza.
Kaiza, a man who was once hailed as a hero in Land of Waves. To be honest, when watching the original work, Naruto felt that this man's heart and consciousness were very similar to his father Minato Namikaze in some aspects... sunny, upright, and willing to stand up to protect others.
But unfortunately, unlike reality, although Kaiza has the consciousness and character of a hero, he does not have the matching strength to reverse reality.
Later, when Gato tried to use capital and violence to completely control Land of Waves, Kaiza resolutely stood up and tried to organize a resistance to the oppression of the Gato group.
However, this resistance ultimately failed. Kaiza was captured by Gato's men. In order to scare the monkeys and completely crush the Land of Waves people's will to resist, Gato brutally ordered the public execution of Kaiza in front of many villagers...
At this point, Tazuna's voice choked up, and tears couldn't help but fall from the corners of his eyes. It can be seen that he has very deep feelings for this son-in-law, and this grief is still deeply engraved in his heart.
Although Inari acts like a tragic protagonist all day long, and even verbally attacks other people who are working hard. This behavior is indeed very unpleasant, but Naruto is not unable to understand him.
In Inari's young mind, his stepfather Kaiza was the most powerful, bravest hero and the most reliable existence in the world.
This image is probably equivalent to Konoha Village's existence in the eyes of children, Hokage, who seems to be able to solve all problems.
He is such a hero who he regards as his faith and pillar, but in front of so many people, he is easily destroyed and trampled by evil forces... This collapse of faith and huge trauma are enough to make a child completely lose confidence in "effort" and "resistance" and fall into the abyss of despair.
But Naruto still couldn't help but want to complain in his heart, why do people in this world, especially ordinary people, always lack the most basic understanding of the real strength gap between Ren and Ren?
Gato That guy is one of the richest people in the world. He is as rich as his country. However, the so-called "subordinates" he keeps are almost all ronin warriors and ruffians who only bully the weak and fear the strong.
The only Zabuza Momochi he could fight was someone he hired temporarily from outside with money.
It can be said that if you want to completely overthrow this guy who has no wealth but no matching force to protect him, any Five Great Shinobi Villages only needs to dispatch a standard Jonin team, which is enough to solve it perfectly. At best, it's the difficulty and price of an A-level mission.
It may also be because Chuangshen didn't think that deeply when he first conceived the world of Hokage... A pure villain like Gato, who is ruthless for wealth, was probably the most standard "bad guy" form he could think of at the time.
However, Gato's death is coming soon anyway. One of the richest people in the world, right... Kakuzu should have a lot to talk about "money" and "co-sharing topics" with Gato.
Naruto thought about that scene with a bit of fun.
After a while, Tsunami, who had comforted his good son, returned to the living room with an apologetic smile on his face and began to prepare dinner for everyone silently.
Perhaps because the story just made the atmosphere too dull, during the meal, Tazuna deliberately spoke in a relaxed tone in order to lighten the atmosphere. "Oh, I'm so happy. It's been a long time since I've been so lively and had dinner with so many people."
However, there was still silence at the dinner table, and no one answered. Everyone finished their dinner in this slightly depressing silence.
During the break, after everyone had gone to sleep, Naruto quietly came to the forest clearing where he practiced during the day.
He first produced Hand Seals and Shadow Clone. This Shadow Clone immediately cast Transformation Jutsu and transformed into [Menma], and then put on the pair of Fox Mask that could shield perception.
After getting ready, Shadow Clone launched Flying Thunder God Technique, instantly disappeared, and headed to the organization's stronghold far away in Land of Hot Water.
As for Naruto's body, he began to practice high-intensity training alone. He focused on practicing those complicated Sealing Jutsu formulas and controlling Adamantine Sealing Chains. He planned to practice until his body felt tired before sleeping.
The air in the woods was cool late at night, and the continuous exercise made him not feel cold. After exerting Adamantine Sealing Chains with all his strength once again, after experiencing severe chakra consumption and panting, a strong sense of exhaustion came over him. Naruto felt his eyelids getting wider and wider, and then he lay on his back on the soft lawn, looking at the stars, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Fortunately, sleeping does not directly cause Shadow Clone to disappear. When Ninja uses the Shadow Clone technique, he will allocate his chakra evenly to each body and body at once.
This group of chakra is like a "battery" used to maintain the existence and activity of the body. As long as the chakra is not exhausted or the body is not fatally attacked, the body will not disappear. Sleeping is a physiological action of the body and body, not an attack that consumes chakra.
Sleep itself can even help restore chakra. Therefore, unless the body is injured and causes chakra circulation disorder, normal sleep will not affect the chakra output that has been prepared and used to maintain the body.
In the early morning of the first day, when it was just dawn and Naruto was still sleeping, he was awakened by a soft and gentle voice.
"If you sleep in a place like this, you will catch a cold."
Naruto stood up in a daze, rubbed his eyes, and saw the person he expected.
It was a "girl" with beautiful long black hair, elegantly dressed in a kimono, with a delicate appearance and a gentle manner... if Naruto didn't know his true gender.
(There is another update today)