Pot Kage (Please Follow)

I'm freaking awesome!

He had only wanted to try provoking Mikoto Uchiha a little, but he hadn't expected her to truly awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan—and even bring Naruto 200 Mom Coins.

This unexpected windfall made Naruto, who was pretending to be unconscious, feel that the layer of Mother's Protection he had lost today was no longer quite so painful.

With Mikoto Uchiha's increased strength, coupled with her current feelings for him, Naruto would truly have the protection of a Kage Level mother in the days ahead.

Choosing to save Mikoto Uchiha back then had been the right call.

He was delighted.

Feeling Mikoto Uchiha's warm embrace, Naruto squeezed Sasuke beside him outward a little, hugged Mikoto Uchiha tightly, then relaxed and focused his attention on the system's lottery wheel.

[10 Mom Coins can be used for one draw.]

[Current Mom Coin balance: 819.]

[85 draws remaining until the guaranteed A-rank reward!]

He only needed 31 more Mom Coins to reach the guarantee, and he could save them up in a few days, but Naruto was too excited now.

He didn't want to wait any longer.

After all, he had never needed to hit the guarantee before. There was no reason to insist on waiting until then, so he started drawing immediately.

The first draw was a great start. He got a ninjutsu.

[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the C-rank reward "Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique." It can create a large amount of dense mist to obscure vision.]

Memories of the Hidden Mist Technique flooded Naruto's mind. After briefly reviewing them, he felt that this ninjutsu was rather lackluster, so he continued drawing.

From the second to the forty-fifth draw, his luck was not very good.

He obtained a large number of Explosive Tags and money in succession, once again contributing to Naruto's hundred-billion Explosive Tag plan.

When Naruto had fought Obito Uchiha earlier, he had actually wanted to stick a few more Explosive Tags onto the kunai and stab them into Obito's body. But time had been too tight, and he had feared that Obito Uchiha would react and use Kamui, making it not worth the risk, so he gave up on the idea.

What a shame, what a shame!

If he could have added Explosive Tags, the power should have increased quite a bit.

After all, these were the things that had blown Lord Nawaki, Konoha's First Prince, straight into the sky right in front of Orochimaru.

The forty-sixth draw was pretty lucky. He got another ninjutsu.

[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the B-rank reward "Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning." It sprays high-temperature ash from the mouth to cover an area, then ignites it with flames, causing widespread damage.]

This was good. As one of the few Fire Release techniques capable of actually killing people, Naruto was quite satisfied with Ash Pile Burning.

The forty-seventh draw brought another good item.

[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the B-rank reward, "Physical Strength +100."]

Physical strength was one of the things Naruto urgently needed right now. When he had traded blows with Itachi Uchiha earlier, he had clearly felt that Itachi Uchiha was deliberately holding back. Yet even under those circumstances, Itachi's physical strength and speed had still matched Naruto's.

That was pretty damn frustrating.

After receiving the physical strength boost, his luck seemed to run out.

None of the following draws, all the way to the eighty-first, produced anything good.

Fortunately, there were only four draws left until the guarantee, so Naruto was not too disappointed.

Before long.

Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha were sent to the hospital together. Because of Mikoto Uchiha's sudden awakening of the Mangekyō Sharingan, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not leave and chose to follow them.

He then told Kakashi to bring Shimura Danzō over.

Looking at everyone in the hospital room, Hiruzen Sarutobi had a headache. Mikoto Uchiha had said "unforgivable" in front of so many people just now. Clearly, she did not intend to let this end so easily.

Add Mikoto Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan and her bond with Naruto to the equation.

That raised the difficulty of handling this matter for Hiruzen Sarutobi by several levels.

It seemed that he could only increase Danzo's punishment further later if he wanted to settle this matter peacefully.

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was troubled over this, Naruto, who was lying beside Sasuke in Mikoto Uchiha's arms, curled up again.

Seeing his uncomfortable appearance, Mikoto Uchiha felt even worse. Her mind kept replaying the sight from when she had first seen Naruto: covered in blood, holding Sasuke, and blaming himself as he said that he had only managed to save Sasuke.

Her heart ached painfully.

After thinking it over, she looked toward the other woman present, Tsume Inuzuka.

Mikoto Uchiha said pleadingly, "Could I trouble you to look after Sasuke? Naruto seems to be feeling unwell right now."

This...

Tsume Inuzuka had originally wanted to take Naruto Uzumaki, but Mikoto Uchiha handed over Sasuke Uchiha instead, leaving her rather awkward.

At a time like this, she could not really say anything.

As she reached out and took Sasuke Uchiha, she thought that Mikoto Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki must truly have a very close relationship.

Judging by how that brat had protected Sasuke Uchiha just now, Tsume Inuzuka's opinion of Naruto Uzumaki had completely changed. She thought that although the kid was usually a bit of a pervert, he was still decent overall.

If Hana really ended up with him in the future, Tsume Inuzuka felt that she could rest easy.

Inoichi Yamanaka had similar thoughts. Before today, he had deeply disliked Naruto Uzumaki, but after today, Inoichi Yamanaka felt that perhaps he should change his opinion of Naruto.

He had done everything he could to protect Mikoto Uchiha, whom he called "Mom," and he had fought bloodily to protect Sasuke Uchiha, the real son of his "Mom."

He was a real man.

If he had not tricked Ino into calling him Dad, Inoichi Yamanaka would have truly wanted to praise him today.

Suddenly...

Naruto, in Mikoto Uchiha's arms, suddenly trembled, and his eyes slowly opened.

Almost everyone gathered around Naruto at the same time.

Shikaku Nara was the first to speak. "Naruto, quickly tell us what happened in the Uchiha Compound."

Mikoto Uchiha glared at him. "Can't you see that Naruto is uncomfortable right now? Why ask him that?"

Shikaku Nara choked, smiled awkwardly, and said nothing more.

"Third Grandpa!"

At that moment, Naruto suddenly raised a hand toward the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, speaking in a weak voice.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression eased somewhat.

Naruto actually called for me first? Ahem.

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi felt slightly pleased by this, Naruto suddenly continued.

"That person told me... that the person behind the Nine-Tails' Attack several years ago and the person who intended to wipe out the Uchiha Clan today are the same person."

Huh?!!

Hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened instantly. Of course he knew who Naruto meant by "that person." He had once asked Naruto who had taught him ninjutsu.

The answer had been the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had concluded at the time that chakra carrying Minato's will must have been teaching Naruto in his spiritual world.

And yet...

Minato, who was now in Naruto's spiritual world, had told Naruto something this important.

The person who caused the Nine-Tails' Attack and the person who wanted to exterminate the Uchiha Clan were the same.

It was not only Hiruzen Sarutobi. Even the other jonin around them, who did not understand what was going on, were shocked.

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly had a bad feeling and asked, "Who was it?"

Naruto answered, "He said... that person was called Shimura Danzō."

This was naturally not true. The Nine-Tails' Attack had purely been Obito Uchiha going insane. It had absolutely nothing to do with Danzo.

But Naruto understood that if Danzo was not killed, he would definitely make another move against the Uchiha Clan.

So...

Please let Lord Pot Kage carry another black pot.

[Hehehe, evil Naruto Uzumaki, you're so bad!]

Isn't that because I've spent too much time with you? One takes on the color of one's company.

PS: Dear handsome, dashing, charming, and elegant readers, this little author is begging for votes~!

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