Naruto: Who made him a ninja?

"Are others usually playing pranks on their family?"

Yūgao seemed to think of something when she heard this, and she looked at Naruto strangely and asked.

"Uh…"

Naruto was momentarily speechless. It seemed like that was really the case?

And Shūsawa could be considered to understand, after all, some pranks can only be played with family members, so that some positive feedback might be obtained.

They might even praise, saying their child did a good job or something.

But Naruto, he doesn't have a family…

Could this kid have seen this and suddenly thought that doing this to others would have the same effect, and then just thought, 'I can do that too'?

"What an idiot…"

Shūsawa complained weakly. At this moment, Naruto's face turned red, and he didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Shūsawa didn't make things difficult for him. Instead, he bought three candied haws while walking and handed one to Naruto.

"Eat it, and stop doing such silly things."

Shūsawa also handed one to Yūgao before continuing.

"There's no future in playing pranks. Other people already don't like you, and doing this will only make others hate you even more.

And the more you do it to get attention and recognition, the bigger it will get. Won't this create a vicious cycle?

So, make more friends and do less of those useless things. Aren't your peers and classmates more likely to accept you?"

"Is that so…"

Naruto listened to Shūsawa's words and fell into thought, and Shūsawa continued to speak.

"Of course, also, when you picked mushrooms last time, didn't I say that mushrooms are good for the elderly? Next time, you can bring them to Lord Hokage, he will like them.

Hasn't Lord Hokage already recognized you? You should give good feedback to people who are good to you, just like the money you owe me for ramen…"

"Hey, you guy…"

Yūgao originally thought it was fine when she heard it, but the more she listened, the more outrageous it became.

"You still remember that little bit of ramen money? Also, what mushrooms?"

"It's nothing, just a small matter."

Shūsawa recalled the pile of colorful things Naruto had picked, and he suddenly shuddered.

"Anyway, just remember my words, and if you be yourself, you will find that the world doesn't have so much malice towards you."

"Not so much malice…"

Naruto raised his head and looked at Shūsawa and Yūgao, and when he thought of Uncle Ichiraku and Grandpa Hokage who occasionally took care of him, he seemed to understand something.

And Yūgao was also a little surprised when she heard these words, and she smiled slightly at Shūsawa.

"I really didn't expect that you're quite good at comforting and taking care of children. Who taught you?"

"I don't have parents either, so I know what this little guy lacks."

Shūsawa shrugged and said whatever came to his mind.

"Back in the orphanage, that's how my director taught me."

Actually, it wasn't Yakushi Nonō who taught him. This was a principle he understood before he transmigrated.

He didn't mention the situation of other people at all, after all, the education he received before his transmigration was 'Confucius said: How to repay kindness? Repay resentment with justice, and repay kindness with kindness'.

It was really impossible for him to persuade Naruto to forgive others, especially since he himself was still fixated on Danzō!

"Is that so."

Yūgao nodded, but she didn't want to continue poking at Shūsawa's wounds.

Shūsawa didn't seem to care about the matter of being an orphan, but she didn't want to continue talking about it, so she deliberately changed the topic and said.

"You really like children, huh? I've seen this little guy meet you several times, and you've always been nice to him."

"Isn't Senior the same?"

Shūsawa blinked and said softly with a smile.

"Why don't we make one ourselves in the future, so that…"

"You bastard, what nonsense are you talking about!"

"Eh? Doesn't Senior like it?"

"You detestable guy!"

For a time, the two of them started bickering and making a fuss, and Naruto walked aside, his heart filled with inexplicable feelings as he watched this scene.

Although he always felt that what this older brother and older sister said seemed a little off, and seemed a little too advanced for him.

And the two of them even quarreled because of it, but for some reason, he felt it was especially warm.

Perhaps it was because he had never experienced such a feeling before, or perhaps it was because this older brother and older sister were sincerely good to him, which made him feel both moved and satisfied.

"Yosh, I must listen to them carefully!"

Taking a bite of the candied haw in his hand, Naruto realized for the first time that this kind of candied haw, which was sour and sweet, was really delicious!

Inside the Grass Country, another round of negotiations between Konoha and Iwagakure ended.

Although both sides wanted to finish these matters as soon as possible, things didn't go as planned. Some things were really not that easy to figure out.

Even if Konoha had implicitly compromised on some interests, there were still many and wide aspects that needed to be entangled.

"This is really a headache."

Walking out of the negotiation venue, Sarutobi Hiruzen rubbed his brows with some distress, and Nara Shikaku, who was beside him, also nodded.

Although they were mentally prepared, the troublesome nature of this negotiation was indeed somewhat frustrating.

"I really didn't expect the Third Tsuchikage to be so difficult to deal with, but his performance seems a little off."

"Indeed, he doesn't seem to be in such a hurry anymore."

Sarutobi Hiruzen also noticed this. Although they were both advocating for the problem to be resolved, Ōnoki's performance didn't seem as urgent as expected.

This made Sarutobi Hiruzen somewhat curious. What other ideas did this stubborn stone Ōnoki have in mind?

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to sense something, and he raised his head and looked to the side.

He saw Ōnoki walking towards him, and behind Ōnoki was a group of Anbu following.

There was no need for Hiruzen Sarutobi to say anything. In an instant, Kakashi and a group of Anbu appeared from various corners and stood behind Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hidezawa was slacking off, but Kakashi and the others weren't. They didn't miss any of the tasks they were supposed to carry out.

"No need to be so nervous, Hokage."

Onoki didn't take this scene to heart. He stopped a few meters away from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Do you have time? Can we talk for a few words?"

"Talk for a few words?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't understand what Onoki meant, but after a moment of thought, he immediately smiled.

"Of course, it's a fortunate thing to be able to communicate with the Tsuchikage."

As he spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi signaled the Anbu to stay behind, and Onoki waved his hand behind him. Together, they walked towards the deserted forest.

The forest of Kusagakure was very lush, and the verdant greenery made people feel relaxed.

However, Kusagakure was stuck between the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire for many years. No one knew how many wars this place had witnessed and how many corpses had been buried.

Perhaps such a lush forest was nurtured by these people.

"The trouble of this negotiation seems to be greater than we imagined."

After seeing that there was no one around, Onoki turned his head to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi and suddenly said with a smile.

"Moreover, both you and I are under a lot of pressure. Now we can only see who runs out of strength first."

"Sometimes it's better not to be too greedy, Tsuchikage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and lit his pipe.

"Konoha has already made some concessions, the purpose of which is to end this trouble as soon as possible.

Moreover, it seems that the person under pressure should be you, right?"

"Yes, I am indeed under a lot of pressure. Kusagakure has been bitten by you, and there are also some messy internal affairs."

Onoki was also straightforward, but after he finished speaking, he looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi meaningfully.

"However, I think you may not be as comfortable as you think.

Do you really want Sunagakure to take a bite out of me while taking advantage of the situation?

You finally managed to hold down a vicious dog, do you really want it to sit up and bite people, or bark at people?

Also, your subordinates don't seem to be as peaceful as you think, such as your old classmate, Danzo Shimura."

Onoki's words instantly made Hiruzen Sarutobi frown. He turned his head and stared at Onoki, and fell into deep thought for a while.

What exactly did Onoki mean by these words? Could it be that he discovered something?

"Regarding Sunagakure, although I think your statement is a bit too extreme, I can't point fingers."

Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.

"As for other things, I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean."

"Do you really not know, or are you unwilling to know, or are you pretending to be confused?"

Onoki smiled noncommittally, and he took out a scroll and played with it in his hand.

"Of course, this is your own business in Konoha, and I can't comment on it, but now that it's related to our Iwagakure, I'm sorry, I can only speak up."

"What exactly do you want to say?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned even deeper, but Onoki directly threw a scroll over.

"Don't worry, take a look at this, maybe you'll understand."

Watching Hiruzen Sarutobi receive the scroll, Onoki shook his head helplessly and said.

"If possible, I would really like to use this information to play with you, but unfortunately, I don't have the time to continue to waste time with you.

I don't want to be a thug for the damn robbers in Kumogakure, but at the same time, I don't want to lose too much. I can see that you don't seem to want to make things bigger.

So I have to be more honest and give you some interesting things to see what you can do.

Of course, if it's meaningless, just treat it as a joke from me, but I also have countermeasures."

Speaking of this, Onoki paused slightly before slowly saying.

"I heard that you Konoha have the Will of Fire, which is very interesting, and we Iwagakure also have the Will of Stone.

Sometimes, we can really be as stubborn as rocks, which may be stinky and hard in your eyes."

After saying these words, Onoki turned around and left, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi with a dark face looking at the information on the scroll.

"Sunagakure... Ebizo"

The information inside the scroll given by Onoki is not very confidential, but there are some interesting things inside.

For example, Ebizo seems to have suddenly gained some funds, which allowed Sunagakure to overcome the difficulties under his operation.

For example, Ebizo suddenly took down a genius Jonin named Yura, which in a sense can be seen as weakening the power of the Fourth Kazekage.

Combining Danzo's current actions with the response speed of Sunagakure, Hiruzen Sarutobi had to consider a direction he didn't want to think about very much.

"Danzo and Ebizo have contact, and the bargaining chip is money? No, that's not enough, there may be other things."

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but guess for a while, and suddenly he thought of someone!

"Sasori of the Red Sand? Could it be that Danzo has mastered something? Combining the situation in Sunagakure at that time, did he force Ebizo to make some choices?"

I have to say that some things are coincidences, but they look full of strangeness when placed in a specific place.

What's more, Danzo is really not an honest person. Assassinating the Hokage and hiding the ninjas with Wood Release, Danzo has done all these things.