Daily Life

Under normal circumstances, if Sasuke Uchiha walked in, those girls would have swarmed him in an instant.

But now, everyone was somewhat silent.

The common villagers all knew about the affairs of the Uchiha clan.

Although the matter had passed, it still instilled a sense of fear in ordinary people.

Sasuke ignored the others, his gaze fixed directly on Naruto Uzumaki at the very back.

Naruto himself paid no mind to it.

A day passed, and in the evening, Naruto Uzumaki took Hinata to get some Ichiraku Ramen.

"Naruto, did you move?"

"How did you know?"

"I went to look for you this morning but didn't see you."

"I..."

Just as Naruto was about to explain, his body suddenly froze, his gaze shifting ahead.

Among the crowd, an ordinary-looking person was walking slowly, eyes scanning the surroundings.

"Such powerful chakra, who is it?"

Naruto stared at the stranger.

"What's wrong, Naruto?"

Hinata asked, puzzled.

Naruto didn't speak, his mind racing.

The person walking ahead seemed to sense something, instantly turning his head to lock eyes with Naruto.

Killing intent. A Kage-level powerhouse.

Naruto's body instinctively stepped forward, shielding Hinata behind him.

"What a sharp brat. The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, is it?"

Seeing the clan emblem on Naruto, the man instantly recognized his identity.

The person who had arrived was none other than Orochimaru. After hearing that the Third Hokage had died and Tsunade had become the Fifth Hokage, Orochimaru couldn't help but be curious and wanted to come take a look.

In the outside world, the death of the Third Hokage hadn't caused much of a stir.

Konoha's official explanation was that the Third was old and the Uchiha clan had turned villainous, only to be suppressed by Tsunade.

As for whether people believed it or not, it didn't matter.

To minimize the impact, Qiuyu Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha had both been dispatched to guard the borders.

This chakra feels so cold and sinister.

For a moment, Naruto couldn't figure out who the person was!

"Let's go, Hinata. I'll take you home to eat today."

Naruto turned around and pulled Hinata away immediately.

Hinata wasn't stupid; seeing Naruto's instinctive reaction earlier, she knew something was wrong.

"An interesting brat."

Orochimaru instinctively licked his lips, watching the direction in which Naruto had left.

After a moment of thought, he decided to go pay a visit to the old man's grave first.

Sensing that the person had walked far away, Naruto let out a sigh of relief.

"Naruto, was that person very dangerous?"

Hinata whispered.

To Naruto, it wasn't exactly dangerous, but he hated trouble.

"He didn't seem like a good person. It's better not to have any contact with him."

Naruto bought some groceries, intending to cook for himself.

"This is your home?"

Hinata looked at Naruto's new home in surprise.

"Yeah, my parents left it to me."

Hinata was curious in her heart—Naruto's parents?

"My father was Minato, and my mother was Kushina."

Naruto happened to see a hint of curiosity in her Byakugan, so he explained it offhandedly.

However, Hinata's small mouth opened slightly in shock.

"Lord Fourth Hokage."

Others might not know, but everyone who has lived through the generations knows, even the children.

Even Hinata had not expected that Uzumaki Naruto was actually the son of the Fourth Hokage.

Then why did he have such a miserable childhood?

"Surprised, aren't you? I only just found out myself."

The two chatted casually.

Soon, the meal was ready.

A simple spread of three dishes and one soup, served with a bowl of noodles.

Now, with the nourishment of the Yin Seal, Hinata's appetite had returned to normal.

This was the thing that made her happiest; after all, being a girl and a bottomless pit was quite embarrassing.

In the past, she never dared to eat much, fearing her father's scolding.

Coupled with the fact that the portions here were small to begin with, Hinata had never once felt full.

Naruto, having read the original work, naturally knew this.

After finishing the meal, he walked her home.

He took the opportunity to sense his surroundings; that guy had already left.

In the time it took to eat a meal, Naruto had already figured out who it was.

"Orochimaru? What a pity; that guy has quite a few good things in his hands."

Naruto narrowed his eyes.

However, given his current status, it wasn't appropriate to make contact with him.

Enjoying a peaceful life, three years passed in the blink of an eye.

Name: Uzumaki Naruto
Bloodline: Uzumaki Bloodline, Uchiha Bloodline, Senju Bloodline
Technique: Triple Inversion
Skills: Fire Style, Twin Palms, Adamantine Sealing Chains, Mind's Eye of the Kagura, Flying Thunder God, Four Symbols Seal, Five Elements Seal, Wood Release
Chakra Level: 2000 K
Restriction: Cinnabar Mark
Lottery: 10

In three years, Naruto's strength had advanced further, and he had collected the three most powerful bloodlines.

The Hashirama Cells were obtained from Danzo. Although they were diluted, Naruto used the Twin Palms to strengthen them through experiments and various means. He just wasn't sure how they compared to the original Hashirama Cells.

"The strongest Hashirama Cells should be the half-corpse that Madara Uchiha cultivated on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path using Hashirama's flesh and blood."

Enhanced by the God Tree, one could imagine how strong it would be. Strictly speaking, Wood Release is the power of the God Tree.

Through the restoration of the Twin Palms, even Naruto didn't know how much he could restore.

As for the Uchiha Bloodline, it was naturally extracted from Sasuke Uchiha.

Carefully sensing the bloodlines within his body, Naruto faintly felt them beginning to merge.

By accelerating this process with the Twin Palms, it would take about three more days.

It would coincide exactly with his birthday.

No one knew Naruto's birthday; or rather, no one cared anymore.

"I actually miss that old man a little."

Thinking of how the Third Hokage would visit him every year on his birthday, Naruto found himself missing him for a moment.

By now, Naruto had grown to 1.65 meters tall.

Unlike the little brat in the original story, Naruto was now a proper handsome young man. With his unique aura, he had gained quite a reputation in his class.

When those above have a preference, those below will follow suit. During the Third's era, Naruto's status was awkward; the upper echelons dared not interact with him, and the lower ones feared him.

After the Fifth Hokage took office, she directly debunked the rumors. Although she didn't publicly reveal Naruto's identity, with Jiraiya as his backer, everyone basically knew that Naruto had been taken as a disciple by Jiraiya, one of the Sannin.

Coupled with Tsunade's favor, everyone's attitude gradually changed.

If not fawning or buttering him up, at least there was no more disgust or verbal abuse.

School was out, and Naruto led Hinata back home.

After six years of spending time together, Hinata had become much more lively and cheerful in front of Naruto.

"Naruto, it seems we're about to graduate."

"That's right."

"Do you think we'll end up in the same squad?"

"Probably."

"Then who would the third person be?"

Hinata asked, curious.

"Likely another boy," Naruto Uzumaki said, rubbing his chin.

Since Tsunade was in charge of the squad assignments this time, he couldn't guarantee anything else, but he was certain she would place Hinata in his squad.

Naruto trusted that Tsunade could see the logic in that.

As for Hiashi, Naruto wasn't worried; Hinata visited his home often, and the fact that Hiashi never stopped her made it clear he didn't object.

"Why?" Hinata asked, puzzled.

"It's a Konoha tradition. Squads are usually three people, two boys and one girl," Naruto explained.

As for whether it would still be Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto had no way of knowing.