Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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"I'm not strong enough."

"Many things require strength to accomplish."

"It's not something that can be accomplished simply by shouting a slogan or having a Jonin tattooed on your head."

Upon hearing this, everyone present fell silent. Naruto had been thinking about how many of his friends had become Chunin, Jonin, and even Kage, but now, hearing Shirahoshi's words, it was as if he were seeing Shirahoshi's words when he was a Genin taking the first round of the Chunin Exams...

"Well said." Mikoto clapped her hands.

"I always feel that every word Shirahoshi says is full of philosophy." Minato Namikaze couldn't help but raise his hand and clap along, then put it down.

“Naruto, if you have nothing to do, you can learn from Shirahoshi.”

"He has been holding the position of a genin for thirteen years."

"Hiss—isn't this just like Grandpa Kosuke?" Naruto exclaimed.

"You actually know Kosuke-senpai? Also, why are you wearing Konoha headbands? I don't think there are any Konoha ninjas like you." Mikoto couldn't help but ask after hearing about another perennial genin in the village, Maruhoshi Kosuke.

"Naruto." Minato was a little angry. He had almost been scolded like a son by Mikoto-senpai, but now his own son Naruto was chattering away. How was he supposed to explain this?

"I'm sorry, Father. I didn't mean to..." Naruto said, but the people from the future were stunned. Shirahoshi and Mikoto, who were from the past, exchanged a glance, as if they both saw the disbelief in each other's eyes.

Soon, the group quieted down. Mikoto stopped asking questions, and Shirahoshi silently read her book, as if nothing had happened.

Just as the line was almost full, Kaori Uzumaki came running excitedly from around a street corner: "Minato! I heard you're back from your mission!!"

"Kaori?!" Minato Namikaze happily opened his arms, and the two of them bumped into each other sweetly in front of everyone.

"Mikoto-senpai, Shirahoshi-senpai. You're here too." Chunin Uzumaki Kaori leaned against Minato's chest for a while before separating, noticing Shirahoshi and Mikoto, and quickly greeted them.

Shirahoshi raised her hand in greeting, then continued reading: "Hmm. Good afternoon, Kaori."

"Good afternoon, Kaori~" Mikoto waved.

Kaori Uzumaki, seeing Shirahoshi's aloof demeanor, clicked her tongue and said, "Tsk. Shirahoshi-senpai is still so cold. Did she have a falling out with Mikoto-san?"

"No way!" Mikoto blushed.

"Well," Shirahoshi pointed at Naruto, who seemed to be mocking him, and said, "We just don't know how to bring it up. The fact that Naruto is Minato's son."

"?"

Kaori Uzumaki abruptly tilted her head, glanced at Naruto, and after noticing the resemblance to Minato, her fierce gaze swept over the sweating Minato Namikaze:

"Watergate? I'd like to hear your explanation."

"Kaori, Kaori, let me explain!"

"Yes, I'm listening." Kaori smiled, but she was already clenching her fists, ready to unleash her superhuman strength.

"If you don't satisfy me, I'll let you experience my superhuman strength~~~"

"How scary—" Naruto hugged Sakura, but Sakura punched him away. "Don't take advantage of me, Naruto!"

Then, Naruto flew out and landed where Sai was. Sai remained calm and said, "It's okay, Naruto."

“You are now the same age as Lord Minato.”

"That's right!" Naruto immediately found the key point and hurriedly went to Kaori to explain to Minato, "Well, my father is only fifteen years old, and I'm also fifteen years old, so it doesn't make any sense!"

"..."xN

Tears welled up in Minato's eyes; Naruto's words finally crushed his anxiety.

"You...father?" Countless 'well' characters appeared above Kaori's head. She tilted her head slightly, looking past Naruto in front of her at Minato behind Naruto:

"Minato-kun?"

"Yes~!" Minato replied weakly to Kaori.

"Is this child from the future?"

"!!!" Minato was slightly taken aback when he heard this, only then realizing that Kaori's expression had already returned to normal, and that Kaori's voice had been very soft just now. He nodded silently: "More or less. There are some things that are not convenient to say right now."

"Hmm." Kaori touched Naruto's bewildered face and smiled. "Thank you for your hard work, Naruto."

"I would be so happy if I had a child like you in the future."

"Mom, Mom." Two streams of tears flowed down Naruto's face. Even though his mother in the past was not Kaori, this maternal love was something he had longed for since he was a child.

Bai Xing glanced at the two out of the corner of her eye, simultaneously sensing a strong sense of malice emanating from the rooftop. She muttered to herself, "The main character is unhappy~"

Upon hearing this, Mikoto hurriedly asked, "What main person?"

"It's nothing. It's our turn. Even if they don't eat, we still need to eat."

"Yes!"

......

After finishing their meal at Ichiraku Ramen, the group walked down the street and saw Kakashi coming out of his house. They then went to Akatsuki no Mushroom Restaurant together.

"Xiao Nan, I've come to buy some mushroom sauce. Do you still have any in stock today?" Bai Xing already knew that the trio's business was doing well, but this amount of money was no longer important to him: the Chamber of Commerce currently earns around 20 million a year.

"Yes! Brother Bai Xing." Xiao Nan saw Bai Xing and immediately ran up from the corridor, hugged him, buried herself in his arms, and chuckled.

But seeing Naruto, Minato, and the others with speechless expressions, and Mikoto clenching her fist, Konan finally adopted the demeanor of a shopkeeper and coughed, "Um, welcome everyone. If you need anything, please feel free to call me anytime."

"Konan! Stop staring at my boyfriend all the time! You're still so young, how old is Shirahoshi already!" Mikoto stepped forward and tapped Konan's hat.

"Mind your own business." The increasingly mature Nanami crossed her arms and looked at Mikoto.

"Brother Bai Xing is single now."

"I won't lose to you."

"Besides, Brother Bai Xing looks like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old young man, unlike you."

"Old auntie".

"You—" These words immediately caused steam to rise from Mikoto's head, and she wished she could punch the young shop manager in front of her.

At this moment, Shirahoshi was looking through the items after the mushroom sauce's production date, thinking to herself, "The development of Naruto is really twisted. They've invented everything—preservatives, but they haven't invented cell phones or trains..."

Others were also selecting goods, much to the astonishment of the people from the future.

The shocking thing wasn't the product itself, but that Akatsuki had actually become a business guild, and that Akatsuki was actually the Land of Rain: the packaging clearly stated the Land of Rain, and the ingredient list listed a certain type of mushroom from the Land of Rain as an ingredient.

Now, Akatsuki of the Land of Rain has contracted a large area of ​​uninhabited land to set up a dedicated mushroom cultivation base, and has also built a rest area nearby specifically for the guards of the Chamber of Commerce to prevent the spread of external enemies.

Many of the former Akatsuki members joined Yahiko's trading company and became his guards.

After buying their items, everyone left Akatsuki Mushroom Delight. Shirahoshi and Mikoto didn't follow. The store was almost sold out, and there were fewer customers. The two chatted with Konan inside the store.

This gave the group space to communicate.

When everyone was keeping the fact that Naruto's real mother was Kushina from her, and when Kaori learned that Naruto was her future son, Kaori was overjoyed. She stroked Naruto's hair and said, "That's wonderful."

"I never thought I would see something so absurd one day."

"I just don't know how long my dear son will be able to stay with his mother in this world~"

"Mom..." Naruto shed tears, reluctant to leave.

The two Nine-Tails within the body seemed to resonate with each other, and began whispering in their spiritual space:

"Hey. Why do you only have half a body now?" asked the Nine-Tails from the past.

"Sealed by the Fourth Hokage, the other half was taken to the Pure Land." The future Nine-Tails looked at his past self, bound to a giant meteorite by silver chains, with a sense of helplessness: "It seems. I'm a little freer now than before, at least no one will forcibly use my chakra."

Nine-Tails in the past: "Hmph. It's all that old woman's fault."

Future Nine-Tails: "Perhaps this is fate."

“However, what’s happening in this world is completely different from what happened in the past of our future world. So, I have no information to tell you,” said Future Nine-Tails.

"I see. It sounds complicated, but it doesn't have much to do with us tailed beasts." The Nine-Tails of the past sighed. It seems that no matter what time or space they are in, they cannot escape the fate of being caged.

"Mm." The future Nine-Tails nodded.

the other side,

Shirahoshi understands that Yahiko and Nagato are planning to expand the Chamber of Commerce, bringing together all the small shops and businesses in the Land of Rain that are struggling to develop their economies.

"But won't this affect the interests of Leader Hanzo?" After careful analysis, Bai Xing could see the downsides.

—That's too arrogant. They practically disregard the village's true leader. If they continue like this, that kind of event will likely happen again.

"No, Lord Hanzo is very supportive of our actions. Our merchant guild has devised strategies to change the economic environment of the Land of Rain, allowing everyone to make more money."

"What's wrong with that?"

"Exactly, Shirahoshi, you're overthinking it." Mikoto agreed with Konan, hugging herself and slightly raising her breasts. Konan hugged her own breasts in dissatisfaction, only to find nothing there, and immediately looked deflated.

At this moment, Shirahoshi is contemplating the future changes in her own timeline, whether Naruto's time travel could open a door to other worlds, and even the upcoming Third Shinobi World War...

but.

Scorpion should have defected by now.

Before leaving Loulan, Shirahoshi received news of the Third Kazekage's disappearance.

That scorpion must have chosen to defect after the assassination, but I don't know how bold this kid is. Did he hide for a year or two before defecting, or did he defect immediately after the killing?

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan became small business owners in the merchant guild at the age of fourteen, and Sasori took on the Third Kazekage single-handedly at the age of fourteen... They are all outstanding!

Chapter 134 The Unrest in the Village

Ordinary shadow clones or elemental clones will lose their balance and disappear after suffering minor damage.

But what if the entire clone were made from slimes?

Inside the room, Shirahoshi created a 'slime clone'. The unique feature of this clone is that it will not lose its balance and disappear even if it suffers a fatal injury.

Similar to the Wood Clone, but with one difference: while the Wood Clone doesn't disappear directly, its remaining time after being injured is greatly reduced.

But slime clones don't.

Even if half of the body is gone, as long as there is enough energy in the body, it can regenerate and continue to move.

The only drawback is that it cannot return to its original memory like a shadow clone.

No matter what attribute the clone is, it cannot achieve the memory return of the shadow clone.

"The main body. What is the mission?"