Daily Life

Whenever Sasuke Uchiha entered the room before, the girls would instantly crowd around him.

But now, everyone was somewhat silent.

Even ordinary villagers knew about the Uchiha clan.

Although the matter had passed, ordinary people still felt some fear.

Sasuke ignored the others and looked directly at Naruto at the back.

Naruto himself paid it no mind.

After a day had passed, Naruto took Hinata to Ichiraku Ramen that evening.

"Naruto, did you move?"

"How did you know?"

"I went looking for you this morning, but you weren't there."

"I..."

Naruto had just been about to explain when his body suddenly froze, his gaze turning forward.

Among the crowd, an ordinary-looking man strolled along leisurely, his eyes scanning the surroundings.

What powerful chakra. Who is that?

Naruto stared at him.

"What's wrong, Naruto?"

Hinata asked doubtfully.

Naruto said nothing, still thinking.

The man walking ahead seemed to sense something and instantly turned, meeting Naruto's gaze.

Killing intent. A Kage-level powerhouse.

Naruto instinctively stepped forward and shielded Hinata behind him.

"What a sharp little brat. Is he the Nine-Tails jinchuriki?"

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

The newcomer was Orochimaru. After hearing of the Third's death and Tsunade becoming the Fifth Hokage, Orochimaru had been unable to suppress his curiosity and came to take a look.

The Third's death had not caused much of a stir in the outside world.

Konoha's explanation to the outside was that the aged Third had been killed by the rebellious Uchiha clan, who were then suppressed by Tsunade.

As for whether anyone believed it, Konoha did not care.

To lessen the impact, Uchiha Qiuyu and Itachi Uchiha had both been sent to guard the borders.

This chakra feels so cold and sinister.

For a moment, Naruto could not figure out who the other man was.

"Come on, Hinata. I'll take you home for dinner today."

Naruto turned and pulled Hinata away.

Hinata was no fool. Seeing Naruto's instinctive reaction just now, she knew something had happened.

"What an interesting brat."

Orochimaru subconsciously licked his lips as he watched Naruto leave.

After thinking it over, he decided to visit the old man's grave first.

Once he sensed that the other party had gone far away, Naruto finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Was that person dangerous, Naruto?"

Hinata asked softly.

Naturally, he was not dangerous to Naruto, but Naruto hated trouble.

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

Naruto bought some ingredients and prepared to cook for himself.

"This is your home?"

Hinata looked at Naruto's new house in surprise.

"Yeah, my parents left it to me."

Hinata was curious. Naruto's parents?

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

Naruto caught a flicker of curiosity in her Byakugan and casually explained.

Hinata's little mouth fell slightly open.

"The Fourth Hokage..."

Others might not know, but even children knew about the previous Hokage.

Even Hinata had not expected Naruto to be the Fourth Hokage's son.

Then why had he lived such a miserable life as a child?

"Surprised? I only found out recently too."

The two chatted casually.

Before long, the meal was ready.

A simple three dishes and a soup, along with a bowl of noodles.

Now that the Yin Seal was nourishing her, Hinata's appetite had returned to normal.

This was what made her happiest. After all, being a girl and yet such a big eater was rather embarrassing.

She had never dared to eat too much before, afraid her father would scold her.

Besides, the portions of food here had always been small, so Hinata had never truly eaten her fill.

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

After dinner, he walked her home.

He also sensed that the man had already left.

Over the course of that meal, Naruto had figured out who the man was.

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

Naruto narrowed his eyes slightly.

But with his current identity, it was not suitable for him to contact the man.

Life remained peaceful as he enjoyed himself, and in the blink of an eye, three years passed.

Name: Naruto Uzumaki

Bloodlines: Uzumaki Bloodline, Uchiha Bloodline, Senju Bloodline

Cultivation Method: Threefold Reversal

Skills: Fire Release, Twin Hands, Adamantine Sealing Chains, Kagura Mind's Eye, Flying Thunder God, Four Symbols Seal, Five Elements Seal, Wood Release

Chakra: 2000 cards

Restriction: Cinnabar Seal

Draws: 10

Over those three years, Naruto's strength had advanced further, and he had gathered the three strongest bloodlines.

He had obtained the Hashirama Cells from Danzo. Though they had been diluted, Naruto used Twin Hands, experiments, enhancements, and various other methods to strengthen them. He simply did not know how they compared to the original Hashirama Cells.

The strongest Hashirama Cells should be the half-corpse Madara Uchiha cultivated on the Gedo Statue using Hashirama's flesh and blood.

Enhanced by the Divine Tree, one could imagine just how powerful they were. Strictly speaking, Wood Release was the Divine Tree's power.

Through Twin Hands' restoration, Naruto himself did not know how much he could restore.

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

Naruto carefully sensed the bloodlines within his body.

He faintly felt that the bloodlines were merging.

If he accelerated the process with Twin Hands, it would probably take another three days.

That happened to be his birthday.

No one knew Naruto's birthday. Or rather, no one cared about it now.

I really do miss that old man a little.

Thinking of how the old Third would visit him every year on his birthday, Naruto unexpectedly began to miss him.

By then, Naruto had grown to one meter sixty-five.

Unlike the little brat in the original work, Naruto was now undeniably handsome. Coupled with his unique aura, he had gained quite a bit of fame in the class.

As those above favored him, those below followed suit. During the Third's era, Naruto's position had been awkward. The higher-ups did not dare approach him, while those below feared him.

After the Fifth Hokage took office, she directly dispelled the rumors. Although Naruto's identity was not made public, with Jiraiya as his backer, practically everyone knew that Naruto had been accepted as a disciple by Lord Jiraiya, one of the Three Sannin.

Along with Tsunade's favorable view of him, everyone's attitude gradually changed.

They did not fawn over him, but at least they no longer hated or insulted him.

After school that day, Naruto brought Hinata back home.

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

"Naruto, it seems like we'll be graduating soon."

"Yeah."

"Do you think we'll be assigned to the same class?"

"Probably."

"Then who will the third person be?"

Hinata asked curiously.

"Probably a boy." Naruto stroked his chin.

This time, Tsunade would be assigning the teams. He could not guarantee anything else, but Hinata should be on the same team as him.

Naruto believed Tsunade would be able to see that much.

As for Hiashi, Naruto was not worried. Hinata often came to his house to play, and since Hiashi had not stopped her, it was clear that he did not object.

"Why?" Hinata asked, confused.

"It's Konoha's tradition. Teams usually have three people, two boys and one girl."

Naruto explained.

As for whether the other boy would still be Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto did not know.