Caught You (Big Chapter-Please Keep Reading)

"Where's that little brat Naruto Uzumaki? Where did he take my Inuzuka Hana and Kiba Inuzuka? Release them right now, or I won't be polite." Tsume Inuzuka stood at the apartment entrance with her hands on her hips, her face furious.

Not long ago, Naruto Uzumaki's Shadow Clone had suddenly barged into the Inuzuka Clan compound, kicked several dogs flying, and then made a ruthless declaration inside the compound.

He said Inuzuka Hana and Kiba Inuzuka had already been captured by him, and Tsume Inuzuka had to come to his house and personally acknowledge him as her son if she wanted him to spare the siblings.

Otherwise, he would execute the siblings' dogs.

No matter what, the Inuzuka Clan was one of Konoha's major clans. Two children had been kidnapped, and threats had even been made against the ninja dogs most important to the Inuzuka Clan.

This time, Tsume Inuzuka had been thoroughly enraged. She had made up her mind that even if the Third Hokage personally protected him, she would still teach Naruto Uzumaki a lesson.

"And my Ino! That brat actually said he was going to shave all my Ino's hair off! Where is he? Bring my Ino out immediately! If even one hair is missing from her head, I'll never forgive him!"

Inoichi Yamanaka, who arrived right after Tsume Inuzuka, was equally furious.

This time, even Lino Yamanaka's expression did not look very pleasant.

Not long ago, Naruto Uzumaki's Shadow Clone had stormed into the Yamanaka Flower Shop and told Lino Yamanaka and Inoichi Yamanaka that he had kidnapped Ino, then intended to shave off every hair on her body.

The husband and wife had both been enraged.

Hyuga Clan head Hyuga Hiashi, Akimichi Clan head Choza Akimichi, and Nara Clan head Shikaku Nara, who arrived shortly afterward, all wore angry expressions as well.

Hyuga Hiashi: "Although Hinata has made some mistakes lately, I will not tolerate my daughter being bullied."

Shikaku Nara: "Our Shikamaru has always been well-behaved. Why did Naruto Uzumaki capture him? He must give us a reason."

Choza Akimichi: "Choji was still praising Naruto yesterday, yet today I heard he had been captured. I need a reasonable explanation."

It seemed they had all been provoked by Naruto Uzumaki's Shadow Clones.

"Everyone, please don't be angry. There must be some misunderstanding here." Mikoto Uchiha awkwardly offered an apologetic smile. She did not understand why Naruto had suddenly caused such a huge mess.

A few hours earlier, she had intended to return to the Uchiha Clan, but Naruto had stubbornly clung to her, insisting on bringing her home because he had something to give her.

He asked her to wait.

Uzuki Yugao had also urged her to wait a while.

There was nothing she could do. They had lived together for so long, and Naruto had always been very well-behaved. This was the first time he had made a request of her, and Mikoto Uchiha truly could not bear to refuse him.

So she simply waited.

She thought nothing major would happen if she waited a little longer.

Yet that wait lasted several hours. Worried, Mikoto Uchiha went to ask Naruto what he wanted to give her, only for Naruto to vanish right in front of her the next moment.

That brat had actually used a Shadow Clone to trick her.

Mikoto Uchiha was a little angry and was about to ask Uzuki Yugao for an explanation when this group arrived.

Although she did not know what had happened, as Naruto's "mom," Mikoto Uchiha could only force herself to step forward after her child caused trouble.

"A misunderstanding? What misunderstanding could there possibly be?"

Tsume Inuzuka angrily spoke as she looked at Mikoto Uchiha, who was defending Naruto Uzumaki.

"Exactly!"

The furious Inoichi Yamanaka said dissatisfiedly:

"Lady Mikoto, I don't know what you were thinking, actually coming to live with that little bastard for a while, but I advise you not to protect him at a time like this. After all, you aren't his real mother."

What did he mean, she was not Naruto's real mother?

Though it was true.

Hearing it from Inoichi Yamanaka's mouth made Mikoto Uchiha very unhappy.

During the time they had spent together, Mikoto Uchiha had already come to regard Naruto as true family.

With a slight smile and narrowed eyes, Mikoto Uchiha spoke in a somewhat cold tone. "It seems my affairs with Naruto are not for Mr. Yamanaka to interfere with, are they?"

"Heh, what do you mean by that?"

"Nothing."

"You insist on protecting that little bastard?"

"Mr. Yamanaka, let me warn you. Naruto is not a little bastard. Please watch your mouth!"

Mikoto Uchiha activated her Three Tomoe Sharingan. Inoichi Yamanaka reached for his ninja tool pouch, while Tsume Inuzuka snorted and took two steps forward with her dogs.

The atmosphere between both sides became tense and ready to explode.

At that moment, a light cough broke the silence of the confrontation.

"Ahem, stop arguing. Naruto hasn't done anything to your children."

The voice arrived first. Then the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, appeared before them with a group of ANBU. Among them was a female ANBU with long purple hair.

The moment she saw her, Mikoto Uchiha immediately recognized her as the suddenly vanished Uzuki Yugao, and she relaxed slightly.

"Third Hokage, please tell us exactly what happened!"

Mikoto Uchiha was the one who asked.

Everyone stared at Hiruzen Sarutobi, hoping he would give them an answer.

Yet for some reason, just as Hiruzen Sarutobi set down his pipe and prepared to speak, Inoichi Yamanaka suddenly had a premonition.

Could this be...

A good thing?

"You may find this hard to believe," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "but I will explain it to you in the most straightforward, least roundabout way possible."

"This is actually a good thing!"

"..."

The world fell silent for a moment, and Tsume Inuzuka felt the veins on her forehead begin to bulge.

"This counts as a good thing?"

"Sigh, don't rush." Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled. "Yugao, go bring the children out."

"Yes!"

Uzuki Yugao nodded. Then she opened the door to the apartment across from them, which no one had paid attention to, and dispelled the technique concealing its sounds and presence.

The children everyone had been worrying about were currently gathered together, eating hot pot.

Kiba Inuzuka was about to use his chopsticks to give Akamaru some meat when Inuzuka Hana fiercely smacked him on the head.

"Idiot, you can't feed a dog with chopsticks. This isn't home. Consider other people's feelings. Don't be so selfish."

Shikamaru Nara and Shino Aburame quietly ate without saying much.

Choji Akimichi was stuffing himself wildly, while Hinata Hyuga beside him was no less impressive. Her eating speed even seemed faintly capable of suppressing Choji's.

Izumi Uchiha cheerfully carried dishes over for everyone.

As for Ino Yamanaka, she kept muttering, "Where did Dad go? When is he coming? I'm tired of waiting for Dad."

Hearing Ino's words, Inoichi Yamanaka's face darkened. Lino Yamanaka could no longer hold back her smile despite her angry expression, and everyone else's expressions softened as well.

Because...

Everyone knew the dad Ino Yamanaka was talking about was not Inoichi Yamanaka.

"Ino, you child, why are you spouting nonsense outside again?"

Inoichi Yamanaka's voice entered the room and was heard by everyone inside. Only then did Ino Yamanaka awkwardly chuckle.

"Dad Inoichi, you're here!"

???

Inoichi Yamanaka's expression darkened even further.

Damn it!!!

I can't even be called Dad anymore? I've become Dad Inoichi?

Naruto Uzumaki, I hate you!!!

"Dad, why are you here?" Shikamaru Nara spotted his father among the adults and immediately looked horrified. "Could it be that Mom has already fallen victim to Naruto Uzumaki?"

What the hell?

What could have happened to your mom?

Shikaku Nara recalled what he had told Shikamaru and formed a few guesses. He decisively shook his head. "No, don't worry!"

Hearing that, Shikamaru Nara's expression relaxed.

"Third Hokage."

Seeing that the children were fine, Tsume Inuzuka took a deep breath and calmed down a little.

"Even if the children are unharmed, Naruto Uzumaki ran into our homes to scare us. That can't be called a good thing, can it?"

"Please listen to me. This is what happened."

At the Third Hokage's signal, Uzuki Yugao stepped out to explain. "Everything Naruto did today was actually to protect Lady Mikoto."

Hmm???

Hearing that answer, everyone, including Mikoto Uchiha, was stunned.

Then they heard Uzuki Yugao continue.

Today, Naruto had suddenly asked Uzuki Yugao for help. He said he had discovered someone following Mikoto Uchiha and suspected they meant to harm her, but he had no evidence.

So he came up with a way to gather his classmates together.

Some had been invited directly, such as Ino Yamanaka and Hinata Hyuga. As soon as Naruto called them, they came on their own.

Others had been coerced and tempted, such as Shino Aburame and Shikamaru Nara. Naruto said that if they did not come, he would steal their mothers, so they had been forced to come as well.

Once all the children present had been gathered, if nothing happened, then it would simply be a dinner invitation.

But if something did happen, Naruto's Shadow Clones, which he had left in various places beforehand, would use more extreme methods to force these parents here as quickly as possible to help.

Then Uzuki Yugao would immediately go notify the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hearing this,

everyone was stunned.

A softness grew in Mikoto Uchiha's heart.

That child Naruto...

Still, was it not making too much of a fuss to deceive everyone over something like this?

As the wife of the Uchiha Clan head, what could happen to Mikoto Uchiha within Konoha, and who would dare touch her?

No!

There really did seem to be someone.

"So... you mean..." Shikaku Nara immediately realized. "Something is happening now?"

"Yes!"

The next moment!

A white-haired, spiky-haired ANBU wearing a mask emerged from a corner, dragging two ANBU with him.

"Third Hokage, we caught them. They should be Root members. They refuse to say anything, but we can basically confirm that whatever orders Danzo gave them were not for anything good."

"Hehe, it's fine. As long as they've been caught."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and looked at Mikoto Uchiha. "Where's Naruto? You can call him out now. Stop hiding. That little rascal played everyone today."

His praise for Naruto was sincere, because Naruto's intelligence and protectiveness toward his friends and family today had greatly pleased him.

Even though he himself had been forced to get involved because of it.

As for Danzo, though... in front of so many people, I can't protect you now. If I don't punish you severely, these people will surely be dissatisfied.

He did not know whether Naruto had deliberately created this situation or whether it was accidental.

However, even Hiruzen Sarutobi had not expected that Naruto, whom he wanted to find, was not there at all.

Mikoto Uchiha, who had been questioned, looked utterly confused. "I don't know. Wasn't Naruto with you?"

Hmm?

Hiruzen Sarutobi froze and turned his gaze toward Uzuki Yugao.

Uzuki Yugao lowered her head and said, "I don't know either. Naruto never told me where he went."

This was rather awkward.

Only when Naruto asked Uzuki Yugao to notify Hiruzen Sarutobi did she discover that the Naruto she had been watching had somehow already become a Shadow Clone.

After speaking, Naruto's Shadow Clone had directly dispersed.

"Not good!"

Shikaku Nara shouted, "Naruto is at the Uchiha Clan! Since Danzo decided to make a move against Lady Mikoto, he definitely wouldn't only target her, so..."

So Naruto had followed the trail all the way to the Uchiha Clan in order to investigate the source of the threat against Mikoto Uchiha?

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression instantly turned grave, and inwardly he cursed Danzo as a bastard.

"Everyone, come with me immediately! We need to stop them!"

"Yes!"

[Ding!]

[An unexpected situation has occurred!]

[The original important life trajectory of A-rank Mom "Mikoto Uchiha" has been changed. She was originally supposed to die on the Night of the Massacre of the Uchiha Clan, but she has now survived, resulting in a major change to her identity information.]

[Mikoto Uchiha, 35 years old.]

[Due to the major change in her life trajectory, events twelve years from now can no longer be predicted, so the future will no longer be displayed.]

[Obtained an additional 400 Mom Coins!]

[Current Mom Coin balance: 419.]

Elsewhere.

When Naruto received the notification that Mikoto Uchiha's life trajectory had changed, along with the 400 Mom Coins, Mikoto Uchiha had already been surrounded by several jonin.

Immediately afterward, Izumi Uchiha's information was updated as well.

[Ding!]

[An unexpected situation has occurred!]

[The original important life trajectory of B-rank Mom "Izumi Uchiha" has been changed. She was originally supposed to die on the Night of the Massacre of the Uchiha Clan, but she has now survived, resulting in a major change to her identity information.]

[Izumi Uchiha, 12 years old.]

[Due to the major change in her life trajectory, events twelve years from now can no longer be predicted, so the future will no longer be displayed.]

[Obtained an additional 200 Mom Coins!]

[Current Mom Coin balance: 619.]

Holy shit!

Naruto had already been happy enough that Mikoto Uchiha and Izumi Uchiha could survive. Now he had directly gained six hundred Mom Coins, making Naruto Uzumaki even more delighted.

In that instant, even Itachi Uchiha's endless cries of "Stop!" in the Tsukuyomi space no longer seemed so noisy to Naruto.

"It wasn't for nothing that I wore myself out all day."

"My head feels like it's about to explode from exhaustion."

Overjoyed, Naruto wanted to immediately try a pull and test his luck.

But reality did not permit it.

A kunai shot swiftly at Naruto from the front, jolting his consciousness out of the Tsukuyomi space. He hurriedly dodged aside.

"Hmph—!"

Obito Uchiha suddenly appeared behind Naruto. "Kid, your sense of danger is lacking. I never expected Itachi to lose to someone like you."

A mere feint with a kunai had drawn all of Naruto's attention, leaving him completely defenseless from behind.

An opponent like this was weak beyond belief.

With that said.

Obito Uchiha's hand passed straight through Naruto's chest.

Too easy...

How had Itachi even lost?

Obito Uchiha could not understand it.

Suddenly...

Obito Uchiha noticed that the corner of the blond boy's mouth had inexplicably curled upward.

"Got you!"

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