Road to Ninja Part 7

Naruto almost sweated at the thought of a sadistic Sai.

"Yup, that's all on the people in your generation," Obito nodded.

"What about Kakashi-sensei?"

"Pervy Sage, Granny Tsunade, and the others?" Naruto asked.

"All right Naruto, you need to ready a list of people you want to know about, and I am going to tell you," Obito said without batting an eye after all this help wouldn't even compare to how much he would owe Naruto after he helps.

Naruto then gave a list of people he wanted to know about, which made Obito gulp; after all, he could only provide the necessary information of what he knew at the moment.

As Naruto listened, he came to know about the circumstances surrounding the others. Kakashi was married to Rin. Naruto realized that Obito had feelings for her, but it looked like she was as stubborn as Sakura was about Sasuke. Kakashi, who was a ninja that followed the rules slowly changed to the type of man who would rescue friends first. Tsunade had married Dan and had a kid together with him, while also successfully developing strong medical ninjas in the Hidden Leaf along with Dan. Her most prized medical ninja was, of course, Sakura in the end.

Tsunade's daughter was like an elder sister to Sakura and also helped in the hospital, unfortunately, her body couldn't handle the Byakugō seal, but on the other hand she was a genius who developed modern healing techniques and had the best Chakra control which surpassed Sakura's and Tsunade's own to a certain extent.

Jiraiya turned out to be an AV director (p**n director) made loads of money. Orochimaru and Hiruzen spent their time traveling around the world to research jutsus. Danzō turned out to be a nagging advisor alongside Koharu and Homura, who made it difficult to make decisions during Obito's and Nawaki's time as a Hokage. They could only imagine Sakura's position right now.

Might Guy ran Lee's dojo when Lee was out busy on missions. He was also an expert on nutritional advice. Konohamaru was the same as Naruto's original timeline where he was friends with Hanato from the beginning, just like he was with Boruto. He's also their team leader this time around. However, one thing that worried Naruto was that Konohamaru fought it out with Sakura as a Hokage candidate. The two had a battle for the title of the Hokage. This was because the village didn't approve the two clans running the village any longer and needed fresh blood to take over the mantle. Konohamaru was the preferred candidate who was next in line; however, with the momentum behind the women empowerment movement, Sakura and Konohamaru both had equal opportunities to take over as the next Hokage. As such, the two decided that the winner would get the seat. The battle was a close call, but Sakura proved herself through a battle of attrition with the help of her medical skills; meanwhile, Konohamaru who was riddled with wounds finally passed out, paving the way for Sakura to become the first lady Hokage of the Hidden Leaf.

Naruto was shocked to learn the story. After all, in the original timeline, Konohamaru, who was firmly intent on becoming the Hokage, never seriously competed with Naruto. Sarada, on the other hand, followed through in Naruto's footsteps to take over as the eight, which made Naruto wonder if Konohamaru ever had the intention in the first place.

"The Akatsuki in this timeline is a non-profit organization that helps all nations with its S-Class ninjas," Obito explained.

"Mm," Naruto nodded.

"It was first formed by Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan during the third ninja war to protect the Hidden Rain in partnership with Hanzō,"

"Later on it evolved into an organization that was meant to help the towns and villages affected by war,"

"And finally it went on an international scale capable of helping anyone in need," Obito concluded.

"Though it is non-profit, there are many companies that help sustain its existence," Nawaki said.

"I see," Naruto nodded.

"It is a huge organization with three divisions and a leader,"

"The First division lead by Nagato and Yahiko,"

"The Second division lead by Uchiha Itachi and Shisui,"

"The Third division lead by Menma and Deidara,"

"Other than that, there's the reserve which is headed by Konan," Obito explained the structure of Akatsuki.

"Mm," Naruto nodded digesting all the information that came his way.

"The previous leader was Yahiko, who stepped down a few days ago making Menma the current leader of the Akatsuki," Obito concluded.

"I see…" Naruto now seemed to have a better understanding of the overall structure of the alternative reality.

"This is all I can tell for now Naruto," Obito said.

"Obito, we forgot to discuss what we came here for," Nawaki reminded taking out a bag he had brought in earlier when he entered the room.

"Oh yeah," Obito quickly collected the gift.

"It's great you are here Naruto," Obito said with a smile.

"Hmm?" Naruto stared at Obito with a question mark.

"The thing is…,"

"I don't know when Menma will be done with the investigation yet,"

"So for now, I want you to have this," Obito said following which he took out a gift-wrapped package that was almost the size of Naruto's body.

"What's this?" Naruto asked as he took the package from Obito's hand.

"Hmm?" Naruto stared at the package.

("It's very light for this size,") Naruto thought.

"It's a present he asked me to search for Azami,"

"Her birthday is a week from now," Obito said.

"I see…" Naruto stared at the gift, reminded of the time he failed as a parent by sending his clone over to his house as a stand-in on Himawari's birthday. Even though Naruto always remained by Azami's side since birth, seeing Azami and Hanato reminded him of Boruto and Himawari when they were young, Azami was both Azami and Himawari to him at the same time.

"I'll make this her best birthday ever!" Naruto declared.

"Great to hear, Naruto," Obito smiled as he placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder.

Almost an hour later…

Nawaki and Obito ended up walking drunk Naruto home.

"Thanks," Naruto said in a drunk voice before passing out completely. Obito chuckled while Nawaki smiled upon seeing Naruto pass out.

"Naruto is weak at drinking just like Menma," Nawaki said.

"Yeah…" Obito nodded while also feeling a sense of gratitude towards Naruto who would patch up things in Menma's place.

"Good Night," Obito said before slowly closing the entrance door.

ZZzzzzz! Naruto snored loudly passing out cold on his bed.

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"What…" Naruto slowly woke up to the unpleasant alarm tone.

From his bed, he slowly took a look at everything in the room before finally resting his eyes on the picture next to him.

"N-Naruto…" Naruto heard a weak voice next to him.

He then slowly turned around, only to be shocked.

"SAKURA-CHAN!!" Naruto saw Sakura sleeping next to him.