I Have a Feeling... They're Not Good People
"What's wrong, Naruto?"
Natsuri noticed the change in Naruto's expression and asked in a low voice.
Natsuri, who has always been disrespectful to elders, often acts lawlessly even in front of Ren.
However, even on such a formal occasion, he appeared quite reserved, speaking very softly, so that only those closest to him could hear him clearly.
Sasuke Uchiha also heard Natsuri's question and looked over.
With both parents alive and his family thriving every day, Sasuke Uchiha is no longer the hateful, resentful person he was in the original story.
Although Naruto is much stronger than Sasuke Uchiha, and Sasuke Uchiha was the only one of the three to be eliminated in the preliminaries, he still feels annoyed whenever he thinks about it.
Sasuke Uchiha may be unhappy, and he always shows it in his actions and words, but he genuinely cares about his Sasuke Uchiha.
In the original story, Sasuke Uchiha, burdened with a deep-seated hatred, saw Naruto in danger when facing Haku and shielded Naruto from an attack without hesitation, without considering who would avenge him if he died.
With Ren's involvement, Sasuke Uchiha now fully demonstrating his true nature, which allows him to awaken the Rinnegan, and his unparalleled emphasis on bonds.
Facing the gazes of Natsuri and Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto also whispered something.
"I don't know why, but the daimyo of the Land of Water gives me a bad feeling. Should I tell the teacher?"
"Are you sure? Before we came here, my brother told us very seriously that we had to follow the rules!"
"That's right, the teacher also gave us a formal assignment; all we have to do is follow along."
Reminded by the two, Naruto had no choice but to give up.
"Actually, I'm not sure either, unless I activate that mode and check carefully."
"Let's forget about it then. Activating Chakra in this kind of situation could easily lead to misunderstandings."
"That's right, you don't want to cause trouble either, Naruto."
In the end, facing two against one, Naruto chose to remain silent.
Truth is often held by a minority.
However, Naruto seemed distracted throughout, and Naruto inability to control his expressions made it almost as if my worries were written all over my face.
Ren paid close attention to the three of them, and one time when he turned around, he happened to see Naruto's grumpy face.
Keeping it in mind, Ren continued to greet the attendees Fudō.
However, Ren also thought to himself that the daimyo of the Land of Water didn't seem very enthusiastic.
Subsequently, the Land of Wind and the Land of Lightning arrived one after another, and there was no shortage of small talk and pleasantries, with precious time wasted on meaningless mutual flattery.
This is Ren's duty as Hokage, something he must do, and besides, Ren himself is not opposed to such things.
The more things that are meaningless to survival, the more it reflects the level of civilization.
Therefore, Ren not only didn't reject it, but actually enjoyed it.
Rather than relying on strength to inspire awe, Ren enjoys building bridges with people through communication. If he could choose his own title, he would prefer to be called the King of Friendships rather than the God of Shinobi.
Since Hiruzen Sarutobi left Konoha, Ren has rarely met a worthy opponent and has seen so many outstanding individuals.
Everyone here is so eloquent, and they all speak so beautifully!
After the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning and Ren felt an instant connection and bid each other a reluctant farewell to Ren and the daimyo of the Land of Fire, he went to his residence.
Less than ten minutes later, the Land of Earth team, which had been waiting outside for a long time, entered Konoha.
When the entire team appeared and walked in front of Ren, a sudden surge of Chakra caused the atmosphere to become tense.
The source was quickly identified: Naruto, who was standing frozen in the corner, completely bewildered.
"Haha, Your Excellency's valor has truly impressed my disciple, who has become uncontrollably excited. Please forgive him; this child from a small village has never seen anything like it."
Ren quickly smoothed things over, while simultaneously making hand gestures to reassure the Konoha ninjas and calm them down.
As the Konoha side dissipated their momentum first, the people in the Land of Earth's group also gradually calmed down.
"The Hokage's disciple? He looks just as dashing. Rest assured, since it's a misunderstanding, it's nothing to worry about."
To be honest, the Daimyo of the Land of Earth was actually quite panicked just now, but thankfully it was just a false alarm.
At that moment, a torrent of curses was raging inside Ren's mind, but he showed no sign of it on his face.
Just as Ōnoki had predicted, Konoha was devoid of manners and prone to resorting to petty, low-class tricks.
An embarrassed Ren, a resentful Daimyo of the Land of Earth, and a daimyo from the Land of Fire who is pleased to see Ren make a fool of himself.
The Land of Fire Daimyo, who was there to watch the spectacle, was already taciturn, and when he did speak, he only subtly stirred up trouble. The three of them hastily ended their conversation in an awkward atmosphere.
Looking at the sky, it was probably past 10 o'clock. Ren exchanged a few polite words with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
After agreeing on a time to arrive in the afternoon, they said their goodbyes.
In the afternoon, it was the small country's turn, which also required the presence of the Konoha daimyo. With Ren's command, the Konoha team disbanded, and each member left in twos and threes.
Ren also came to the side of the three little ones.
"Naruto, what exactly happened before?"
"Teacher, the Daimyo of the Land of Water and many people in the Land of Earth's forces... I feel... I feel they aren't good people!"