Coercing the Advisory Group!

As Jiraiya posed his question, Tsunade and the others hurriedly cast their gazes toward Naruto.

However.

Naruto acted as if he hadn't heard a thing; his eyes were like cold arrows, staring straight at the crowd, his heart filled with mockery.

If repentance were useful, then what would be the point of death?!

Having merged with the memories of the original host, he could naturally feel the suffering the boy had endured.

Immediately following this.

Naruto stopped looking at anyone on the scene and began to walk slowly toward the direction of the original host's house.

He held not a shred of affection in his heart for this group of ignorant Konoha villagers.

He was not the Naruto from the original story, influenced by the will of Asura; if it were any other normal person, they would have razed Konoha to the ground long ago!

He would have activated the Nine-Tails Mode directly and gifted the village gate a Tailed Beast Bomb!

It was just that he had finished slaughtering Root, which could be considered a cathartic kill, and he was currently a living Buddha who had just performed a "good deed"!

Mostly, if he finished everything at once, there would be nothing left to play with later...

Therefore, he would temporarily spare the lives of these lowly commoners; once they were fattened up, they could serve as his own reserve of Villain Points.

Thinking of this, Naruto walked straight through the crowd.

The villagers lowered their heads one by one; out of guilt and fear, none dared to look at Naruto, so they could only clear a wide path for him while whispering under their breath.

"Lord Naruto, we are sorry!"

"We are sorry, we were wrong!"

"Please forgive us."

Naruto took these words into his ears one by one, then suddenly turned his head and smiled warmly.

"Strive to become stronger... only then will you be qualified to stand before me and apologize, and only then..."

Only then, can you become objects for me to fleece.

Naruto naturally did not speak the latter part aloud.

But the emotions of the crowd were like a gunpowder barrel being ignited; they became instantly agitated and shouted in unison: "Lord Naruto! We certainly will!"

Seeing Naruto leave, Jiraiya had been filled with worry and had intended to call out to him again.

But after seeing Naruto speak to the villagers so gently, the anxiety in his heart melted away for the most part, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"It seems the villagers' repentance can still change Naruto!"

"Indeed! Perhaps his personality can even return to the cheerful and sunny one from before." Tsunade also nodded in agreement.

Such thoughts would be corrected once Konoha was destroyed by Naruto's hands in the future.

As for Naruto, a mocking smile hung on the corner of his mouth; after glancing at the crowd one last time, he turned and walked away without looking back.

Suddenly, a sharp female voice pierced straight into Naruto's ears.

"Naruto!"

Hearing the sound, a trace of playfulness flashed in Naruto's eyes, and he turned to look back once more.

He saw Sakura leading the rest of the Konoha 11, who had already arrived at his side.

And that female voice, without a doubt, had come from Sakura.

At this moment, complex light flickered in Sakura's beautiful eyes, but she still tried hard to keep herself calm as she spoke: "Naruto, do you want to go eat barbecue together? Everyone hasn't seen you for three years either."

"Let's go, tell us properly what happened over the last three years." Kiba chimed in from the side, and the grown-up Akamaru also barked excitedly, as if cheering for this reunion.

"Crunch—" Choji opened a bag of potato chips, which emitted a unique fragrance, and he smiled as he handed the chips to Naruto, "Naruto, you must have never eaten these chips before; this is my personal stash!"

Shikamaru, who usually feared trouble most of all, actually rested his hand gently on Naruto's shoulder at this moment, and his dead-fish eyes flashed with a rare glimmer of light, "Let's go, Naruto."

"Naruto..." Hinata also called out timidly; her voice was crisp and pleasant, like wind chimes in a breeze.

Looking at the enthusiasm of the Konoha 11, Naruto was stunned for a brief moment.

But soon, he returned to his calm state and spoke indifferently: "Next time; I just did a good deed, and I'm a bit tired."

As his words fell, Naruto's figure flashed; he grabbed Choji's entire bag of chips and broke away from the group, heading into the distance.

Naruto could clearly feel that the feelings the Konoha 11 held for him were sincere, so he forcibly suppressed the urge to fleece them.

Even as a killer, he would not kill indiscriminately.

"Naruto!" Seeing Naruto leave, Sakura immediately shouted again.

"No need to call him!" Shikamaru waved his hand at this moment, his eyes fixed on Naruto's retreating back, his face revealing a look of slight relief, "At least, he still considers us friends."

As Naruto drifted further and further away, the crowd at the scene also dispersed one after another.

This farce had finally come to an end with the destruction of Danzo and the entire Root, as well as the revelation of the identity of the Fourth Hokage's son.

Naruto's shack.

"Creak—" Naruto slowly pushed open the weathered, time-worn wooden door and stepped inside.

What met his eyes were a few cockroaches dancing merrily on the tabletop, while swarms of spiders were drinking and making merry in the corners.

And on the bed, two mice were still being affectionate, sharing the same pillow!

Immediately after.

"Whew—" A thick, suffocating stench of dust and grime hit him. Naruto quickly covered his nose, his brows knitting together tightly. "No way, this damn place has turned into a nest for the Five Poisons!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Naruto slammed the door shut again.

At the same time, his figure flickered once more, and he used the Body Flicker Technique to head toward the Hokage Building.

He couldn't stand this environment for even a single second!

He absolutely had to move into a big villa!!!

A moment later.

Hokage Building.

"Whoosh—" With a sharp sound of air being torn, Naruto appeared instantly at the door of the Hokage's office.

He was just about to reach out and push the door open.

Suddenly, a cacophony of arguing voices drifted from inside.

"Tsunade! How could you make the Jinchuriki's identity public? If this gets out, how will the outside world view the high-level officials who served during the Third's administration!"

"Indeed! People will only think we treated the hero's son this way on purpose. How am I, as an advisor, supposed to conduct myself then?!"

"You two old fossils, why didn't you think of that back then? I haven't even blamed you for daring to side with Danzo, yet you turn around and question me?!"

Listening to all this, the corners of Naruto's mouth curled up slightly.

Heh, look at that, aren't these Villain Points just delivering themselves to my doorstep?

Thinking of this, Naruto slowly pushed open the office door.

"Click—" As the door opened, the noise inside stopped abruptly.

Tsunade spoke: "Who is it?!"

"It's me, Granny Tsunade!" Naruto walked in with a face full of smiles.

In an instant.

Buzz—

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu looked as if they had been struck by lightning. Their bodies trembled violently, and their faces revealed a mix of embarrassment and terror.

Seeing this, Tsunade's mouth curled into a sneer, dripping with sarcasm.

"Come on, the person in question is here now. If you have any complaints, speak up!"

"Tsunade, what are you saying? We don't have any complaints at all!" Mitokado Homura immediately offered a sheepish smile.

"That's right! If there's nothing else, we'll be taking our leave!" Utatane Koharu also chimed in hurriedly.

With that, they slipped toward the door as if their feet were greased, without a shred of reluctance.

Seeing this, Mitokado Homura followed closely behind, not daring to make a single sound.

After all, the scene of Root's annihilation was still fresh in their minds!

However, just as they were about to cross the "natural chasm" that was Naruto.

"Slap—" Naruto suddenly reached out both hands, gripping their shoulders tightly and forcing their progress to a dead halt.

Cold sweat broke out frantically on their temples; they felt as if their lives were hanging by a thread.

"Naruto, is something the matter?!" Mitokado Homura asked, his voice trembling.

"Is there anything you need us to do?!" Utatane Koharu also asked, terrified.

They still possessed enough self-awareness to know that they could only speak politely in front of Naruto.

Otherwise, what were they going to do, rely on force?!

Anyone with eyes could see it.

Naruto was currently like a fusion of the Flying Thunder God Minato and Sage Jiraiya!

Otherwise, how could he have wiped out Root so easily?!

"Don't be so nervous! I'm not going to eat you." Naruto gave a playful smile, then continued with a hint of amusement: "There must still be some people in the village who hate me to the bone. Why don't you help me gather them all together?"

Before the two old fossils could even speak, Tsunade was suddenly startled and cried out.

"Naruto, you... you don't mean to..."

"Fine! We'll go organize it!" Before Tsunade could finish, Mitokado Homura fawned over him like a lapdog.

"Yes, anyone who harbors malice toward a hero who cleans up the underworld like you must be a wicked villain. Keeping them around is just a disaster for Konoha!" Utatane Koharu also spoke with righteous indignation, as if she were an emissary of justice.

When others are the butcher and you are the fish, you have no choice but to submit.

To save their own skins, those two old geezers had no choice but to agree to any condition Naruto set.

This could truly be considered the absolute darkness of the early Konoha leadership.

"Very good. I'll give you a few days—go!" Naruto smiled with satisfaction at this moment.

He then looked toward Tsunade, his eyes flickering with traces of killing intent as he bared a set of White Fang-like teeth and said with chilling coldness.

"If they don't die, I truly cannot sleep!"