He Could Finally Take Off His "Mask"

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya did not walk very fast.

On one hand, Hiruzen Sarutobi really looks old, and he walks very slowly.

On the other hand, Jiraiya couldn't help but take detours to familiarize himself with the layout of the women's bathhouse, preparing for his next act of spying.

Therefore, Shazo, along with Naruto, Tenten, Uchiha Izumi, and Kakashi Hatake, arrived at the neighboring apartment building ahead of time, turned on the surveillance equipment, and waited for the big show to begin.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi and his apprentice left the central area and headed towards the civilian area, Jiraiya's expression turned grim.

He never expected that Hiruzen Sarutobi would arrange for Naruto to live here.

When the two arrived at the residential building, climbed to the top floor of the Six-Story Building, and pushed open the Main Gate of Naruto Uzumaki's former residence, Jiraiya's anger became uncontrollable.

That's it?

Just this empty room, with only a bed, a tatami mat, a tatami table, and not even a wardrobe?

Is this Naruto Uzumaki's room?

Jiraiya bluntly asked the question, only to be Hiruzen Sarutobi with the excuse of "protecting Naruto Uzumaki's safety."

The master and apprentice had a heated argument, and in the end, neither could convince the other, so they could only wait, panting heavily, for Naruto to return.

Jiraiya wanted to see Naruto with his own eyes and ask him in person how he was doing.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted Naruto to show a friendly attitude so that Jiraiya realize he had misunderstood him.

Shazo patted Naruto on the shoulder. "It's Naruto Uzumaki's turn to appear. Today you can take off your mask and confide your grievances to Hiruzen Sarutobi."

Naruto Uzumaki suddenly stood up. He first wiped away the tears in his eyes, then put on the "250 Naruto Mask".

Then, Naruto rushed to the building next door, ran up to the top floor as fast as he could, and burst into the old house where he had lived since he was 7 years old.

Upon seeing the tall, handsome Naruto, both men beamed with joy and exclaimed in unison, "Naruto, you're back!"

But Jiraiya frowned. He noticed that the coats hanging on the wall were not the right height for Naruto, and even their styles were quite different.

This doesn't seem to be Naruto's room; something seems wrong.

The aging Hiruzen Sarutobi failed to notice these suspicious points. He only saw the healthy and sunny Naruto Uzumaki, automatically attributing the credit for raising and educating him to himself, and felt deeply proud.

I haven't spent much time educating him, yet I've managed to raise Naruto to be so outstanding. I'm truly remarkable.

He asked Naruto, "Naruto, tell Grandpa Third, where did you go after school?"

Naruto Uzumaki grinned. "Please wait a moment, I'll take off my mask before I speak, otherwise it'll be very embarrassing."

Naruto put his hands behind his head and forcefully tore off his mask, instantly transforming his demeanor.

Even though his height hasn't changed, he just seems even more handsome and dashing.

In other words, Naruto looks more like Minato Namikaze.

Naruto Uzumaki let out a long sigh of relief, then smiled with great poise and said, "Lord Jiraiya, it's a pleasure to meet you. Please take care of me."

"Hiruzen Sarutobi Jonin, nice to meet you. I am Naruto Uzumaki, the real Naruto Uzumaki."

"Please forgive me for not addressing you as the Third Hokage as I would in the masked personality," because you are no longer the Hokage and should not be addressed that way.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared in disbelief, pointing at Naruto Uzumaki, unable to utter a complete sentence.

He couldn't believe that he had been fooled by a 10-year-old child for so many years; it was too shameful.

Jiraiya was equally incredulous at what was happening before his eyes.

He couldn't help but ask, "Naruto, you actually deceived the Third Hokage! Why did you deceive him? He was the Hokage!"

Naruto Uzumaki smiled and replied, "Well, there are actually quite a few reasons."

"For example, the nanny hired by the Hokage poisoned me, almost killing me, but the Hokage didn't punish her."

"For example, when Shimura Danzō spread rumors that I was the demon fox, the incarnation of the demon fox that attacked the village on the Nine-Tails Night Fox, causing many casualties among the villagers, causing me to be ostracized by the villagers, the Hokage did nothing and let me be bullied."

"For example, the villagers hated me and refused to sell me food or supplies. The Hokage only brought me food every few weeks, leaving me starving and forced to survive on instant noodles. This caused me to develop much slower than my peers."

"For example, I have never seen my parents' inheritance and have always lived in poverty. In the most difficult times, I even had to rely on fishing to survive."

"For example, the Hokage arranged for the Anbu to monitor me and restrict my movements, but didn't protect me from attacks by other children, yet stopped me immediately when I tried to fight back."

"Actually, there are many other things I remember, but they are too insignificant to mention."

Hiruzen Sarutobi never imagined that Naruto Uzumaki knew all about his little schemes.

He never imagined that the many mistakes he had made would cause such great harm to Naruto Uzumaki.

What Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't expect was that Naruto remembered all of this and went to great lengths to deceive him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had never felt such a failure.

He began to have serious doubts. How could he have been so easily fooled by a child? Was he really a qualified Hokage?

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and apologized, "I'm so sorry, Naruto. It's all my fault. I was only thinking about your safety and didn't realize you'd suffered so much, still living in this tiny room. I'll arrange a new place for you tomorrow."

"No, I'll arrange it today—"

Naruto Uzumaki smiled, but his eyes were icy cold. "No need, Jonin Sarutobi. I haven't lived here for two years."

"I have new adoptive parents, a new older sister and Big Brother. They take good care of me and make sure I eat my fill at every meal, sometimes even to the point of being stuffed."

"Haha, my Big Brother and sister are both big eaters, which sometimes really puts me in a difficult position."

The coldness in Naruto Uzumaki's eyes vanished, replaced by deep respect and affection. "Thanks to my Big Brother's help, I wasn't allowed to have my Uzumaki Clan's Talent destroyed by hunger, and I was able to grow up normally to where I am now."

"Otherwise, I'd probably be 20 centimeters shorter now, even Uchiha Sasuke taller than me, that would really be embarrassing for my father."

Naruto Uzumaki's words contained a huge amount of information, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya somewhat dizzy.

Jiraiya asked in a trembling voice, "Naruto, do you know who your father is?"

Naruto smiled and nodded, "Yes, my father was the Fourth Hokage, the Superstar who sealed the Nine-Tails, Minato Namikaze."

"My mother was Kushina Uzumaki, the second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha."

"A few days before the Uchiha Clan Massacre Night, my Big Brother took me into the seal, where we saw the Chakra Spirit left behind by my father and mother."

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