Throwing a Hornet's Nest into a Restaurant—Naruto Really Was a Brat

The Third Hokage's meaning was clear: Kakashi was to infiltrate the Daimyo's Mansion and prevent anyone from making a desperate move and actually targeting the daimyo.

Shisui was only the visible protector. In secret, they needed another layer of insurance.

Better safe than sorry.

If someone really lost their mind and tried to assassinate the daimyo, the entire Land of Fire would descend into chaos.

"Kakashi."

The Third Hokage lit his pipe. Ever since this mess started, his smoking habit had grown worse and worse.

"If they are willing to sell the village's critical intelligence, it means they want to throw the village—and even the entire Land of Fire—into chaos. Nothing can happen to the daimyo."

"Uchiha Shisui is only the public-facing protection. We also need Anbu personnel in the shadows. Do you understand what I mean?"

As for the people the daimyo had recruited, the Third Hokage dismissed them outright.

They were good at throwing their weight around and forming cliques, but if something really happened, relying on them to protect the daimyo would be nothing but a pipe dream.

"I understand. Please rest assured, Lord Hokage. I swear to protect the daimyo with my life."

Kakashi also realized the gravity of the matter and gave his solemn assurance.

"Mm. Go."

Waving a hand, the Third Hokage sighed, his voice filled with deep exhaustion.

At a time like this, he had no attention to spare for whatever nonsense the Uchiha were stirring up.

He only wanted to stabilize the daimyo and the situation in the Land of Fire as soon as possible, leaving no opening for other nations and villages to exploit, no chance for them to throw Konoha and the Land of Fire into disorder.

After Kakashi left, the Third Hokage summoned the other Anbu squad captains.

He ordered them to lead their men in closely monitoring Danzo, denying him any chance to leave Konoha. This included Danzo's subordinates and the members of Root.

A game of werewolf had begun in Konoha.

The Third Hokage saw everyone as a possible mole. No one looked trustworthy.

Many of the Anbu ninja monitoring the Uchiha had been withdrawn. As for the squad that had been following Yan, it had vanished long ago.

Sitting in a breakfast shop, eating breakfast as he watched students with little backpacks run toward the Ninja Academy, Yan suddenly felt like laughing three times.

Recently, the Third Hokage had been plagued by far too many troubles.

Even his targeting of the Uchiha had no choice but to slow down for the time being.

Food tasted so much better without people watching him!

The captain seemed to be in a good mood.

Izumi carefully observed Yan and noticed the faint smile lingering at the corners of his mouth. It was a sign that Yan was in an excellent mood.

"Copy."

When Sasuke ran into the Ninja Academy, Yan decisively used today's copy opportunity on him.

The reward was quite good as well: a critical hit reward, a portion of Indra's chakra.

"Hahaha, idiots, idiots! You're all huge idiots!!!"

Just as Yan was preparing to fuse it, cheerful, mischievous laughter drew closer, mixed with several angry curses.

Soon, a little blond kid ran into the breakfast shop with a bag in his hand.

Was that Uzumaki Naruto?

Yan swore that after transmigrating for so long, this was the first time he had ever been this close to Naruto—and Naruto had come up to him on his own.

Everyone in the shop froze when the little blond kid suddenly rushed in.

Izumi, who had only recently graduated, knew who he was and exclaimed in surprise, "Naruto?"

"Naruto, stop right there!!"

"Bleh, bleh, bleh! I won't! You idiots can't catch me!"

He made a face at the people chasing him, laughed triumphantly, and casually hurled the bag in his hand.

Fuck!!!

Naruto had done this kind of thing as a child too?

Throwing something into a breakfast shop full of customers... Wait, why did that thing look so familiar?

Once he saw what was inside the bag, Yan grabbed Izumi around the waist and immediately fled the breakfast shop. He did not even have time to pay for breakfast before running off.

Early in the morning, Konoha's number one brat had thrown a hornet's nest into a breakfast shop. Who could handle that?

Better to run while they could. As for the breakfast money, he could pay it next time.

That was assuming the shop would still be standing.

A loud buzzing began to fill the air, followed by wails and screams from inside the shop. Quite a few unlucky people rushed out clutching their faces, and some had already swollen up like pig heads.

Never underestimate the hornets of the Naruto world. They were far more vicious than those from Yan's previous life.

Their venom was so potent that even a wild boar would squeal after one sting, let alone ordinary people.

Naruto had really gone hard this time.

Yan was deeply impressed. Fortunately, he had run fast.

"Help! It hurts so much!"

"Save me! Hurry, save me! Don't sting me, no..."

Hornets would not spare anyone just because they begged. Once enraged, they treated every moving thing around them as an enemy, chasing them down madly and inviting them to sample their venomous stingers.

It was no wonder Naruto had been so unpopular as a child. Even without Danzo deliberately leaking information, his personality would have made it hard for people to like him.

Even if he only did these mischievous things to draw attention.

No matter how much he did, it was all because he wanted people to notice him.

But few people could endure his way of getting attention.

He had even thrown a hornet's nest into a shop. Someone could die if things went wrong.

"Hahaha! Come catch me, idiots, you big idiots!"

With a trail of laughter, Naruto vanished, leaving chaos behind.

On a rooftop not far away, Yan set Izumi down and glanced in the direction Naruto had fled.

"What a mess. That kid's got some nerve."

"He certainly does. Lord Hokage is going to have a headache."

Izumi stuck out her little tongue.

"It has nothing to do with us. Let's go back. Today's patrol is about to start."

The more headaches the Third Hokage had, the better. That way, he would have no time to focus on the Uchiha. An Uchiha clan that was neither valued nor watched was the safest kind.

A mischievous Naruto, coupled with all the pressures outside the village... The more Yan thought about it, the better it felt.

But Naruto had come up to him on his own, so it could not count as Yan deliberately approaching the jinchuriki, right?

He hoped so.

Otherwise, Yan could only keep finding bigger problems for the Third Hokage.

There were still plenty of dark secrets and useful intelligence to dig out of Danzo. Yan would not mind doing this once or twice more.

He would let the Third Hokage see just how terrifying a transmigrator could be. And a transmigrator who liked using his brain and scheming against people in the shadows was even more terrifying.

"What? Naruto threw a hornet's nest into a breakfast shop?"

The Third Hokage shot up from his chair in shock. What kind of hellish stunt was that?

Where had that little brat gotten a hornet's nest?

The teacher who had chased Naruto everywhere, failed to catch him, and instead caused even more trouble broke out in cold sweat. Lowering his head, he answered miserably, "Lord Hokage, Naruto came to school early this morning and deliberately scared the other students. I intended to scold him a little, but who knew that child would climb over the wall and run off? He even threw a hornet's nest he found in the woods into a breakfast shop."

"Quite a few people are in the hospital now. Their injuries are rather serious."

The Third Hokage: "..."

Was this child unhappy that I would live too long? Did he think I did not have enough trouble already?