Chapter 68 End of Volume 1

Chapter 68 End of Volume 1

In front of Tsunade's ancestral home.

As soon as Sarutobi Hiruzen stretched out his hand, before he could knock on the door, the door opened from the inside.

Four children, two tall and two short, looked at each other with the old man Hokage without a hat, not expecting to see each other here.

"You are all here!"

The surprise in Sarutobi Hiruzen's tone was not fake.

Since Naruto went to school, the ANBU's round-the-clock monitoring of him has been changed to irregular spot checks.

Usually, Tenzo or Third Hokage would check the seal situation in person late at night, and basically ignore it during the day.

As usual, Gekkō Hayate, who monitored the outsider Rengoku Kyojuro, received a pot of hot tea and a blanket on the roof. He was so moved and humiliated that he was unwilling to continue doing this work. The surveillance was removed accordingly.

From that day on, The Third Hokage knew that Kyojuro might have a talent for perception. In this case, surveillance is meaningless.

Besides, the other party was originally sent by Tsunade. This kind of process is not necessary at all. It will also make the child wary of the village, so it is simply not necessary.

Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not know about the situation in Senju's former residence.

"Grandpa Hokage, why are you here?"

Naruto grinned with a big smile, and all the doubts he had in the room just now were thrown out of the sky.

"Hokage-sama."

Sasuke bowed politely, and Giyu just nodded as usual.

Kyojuro, on the other hand, was afraid of disturbing Naruto's questions, so he didn't speak, only smiling politely. But anyone who sees this face can feel his kindness and welcome.

The Third Hokage, on the other hand, realized that Naruto's trust and dependence on him had not weakened, so he explained in a pleasant manner.

"Oh, Rengoku's friend is one of my students who asked me to take care of him."

"He has been in the village for so long and I haven't even seen him. So I came here specifically today to have a chat with him. "

Third Hokage smiled back at Kyojuro as a greeting.

Then he gently rubbed Naruto's hair and asked casually: "Grandpa heard that you were injured in class yesterday, but I was very busy. Really Since I couldn't spare the time, I could only tell Iruka to go see you. He had always been worried about your injury. How about it? Did you enjoy getting along with him yesterday afternoon? "

"Hmm! Teacher Iruka took me to eat Ichiraku Ramen and even added barbecued pork to me. "

Naruto nodded heavily.

In his life, it is rare for an adult to play the role of a father.

Although Iruka speaks awkwardly and always refuses to look directly at him, Naruto can still Feel the kindness of the other person.

"That's good. "

A smile appeared on Third Hokage's face, he patted Naruto's shoulder lightly, and then looked at Giyu and Sasuke.

"Let me guess, you are here to train with Kyojuro! Although it's good to be so serious, you should take a good rest during the holidays. You know, don't work too hard, otherwise it will only have the opposite effect. "

After saying that, he stroked his beard and smiled for a while, very satisfied with the scene of Uchiha mingling with people outside his clan. What's more, these two are sons of Fugaku, the clan leader.

"Okay, it's time for lunch. It's time, you all go home. Rengoku and I still have something to Talk."

"My home is not far from here. "

Before leaving, Naruto looked at Kyojuro and said, "Would you like me to prepare a meal and send it over? "

"Is it really okay?"

When talking about eating, Kyojuro's eyes were a little brighter than before, almost glowing incandescently.

Giyu had to pretend not to know him, so he never brought him any more food. Recently, in order to save money and pay off debts, he ate very sparingly.

"That would be great! I've been looking forward to it so much!"

"Then I'll come back in an hour!"

Naruto liked the feeling of someone looking forward to him, with an exciting smile on his face.

Zuosuke watched with itch in his teeth, but he didn't want to have a fit in front of the Hokage, so he had no choice but to keep his head down and leave with Giyu.

After more than ten seconds, only Kyojuro and Sarutobi Hiruzen were left.

"So you are the Hokage of this village! The third one on the rock must be your statue. It's really majestic! But I didn't expect you to be so approachable. It's really surprising!" Kyojuro himself is also from a famous family,

and There is nothing wrong with the etiquette of meeting elders for the first time.

The statue of the third Hokage is the highest among the four Hokage Rocks, and it also has the most serious expression. Kyojuro's attitude is not flattering.

"I've already mentioned it to Miss Shizune. I'm really grateful to you for taking care of me about going to school! I like the atmosphere at school very much!"

If it hadn't been for going to school, it would have been more troublesome for him to "get to know" Giyu properly than it was now.

"Hahaha, it's just like others said, you have a really loud voice."

[Originally, the purpose of letting this child go to school was to help him integrate into this place as soon as possible, but I didn't expect that he would integrate so well. ]

Being friends with Uchiha, it is incredible that he does such a difficult thing as he said.

In just a few days, the attitude of the students in Kyojuro's class had changed from liking him to worshiping him. This was unprecedented in the history of Ninja School.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed.

"There is a ninja in the village who has a voice and eyebrows similar to yours. I will introduce you to him some other time. I think you will get along very well. Kyojuro, you were introduced here by my student Tsunade, so I call you this Are you okay?"

"No problem at all!"

Kyojuro opened the door, "Please come in! The yard has just been cleaned!"

Entering the courtyard, Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a nostalgic look.

In the past, this place was connected to the Hokage's Former Residence Museum next to it. He also played and practiced here.

But as the Senju clan disbanded and merged with the people, it has been more than ten years since the last owner of this place, Tsunade, left, and the third Hokage of Hokage has not been here for a long time.

"How's it going, Kyojuro, are you still used to living here?"

he asked politely.

"Everything here is great!"

Kyojuro replied sincerely, "The scenery also makes you feel comfortable."

"Then I'm relieved."

So the third Hokage, while chatting about the recent situation, came to the stone in the courtyard. We sat down at the table and the conversation got down to business.

"During this period, there have been a lot of troubles between the village and the Fire Country that I need to deal with, so I haven't had time to see you."

The Third Hokage took out a scroll as long as an adult's hand from his pocket.

"This time, I brought you a meeting gift. In other words, it is more appropriate to say that the property returns to its original owner."

The old man placed the somewhat old scroll in the center of the table. The vortex mark on it, Kyojuro was reminded of the special-shaped door lock at the door of Kyuubi Prison. It seemed to have the same shape. This symbol could also be seen on the backs of the ninja vests in the village.

"Excuse me, is this?!"

Kyojuro looked at the third Hokage with some surprise. What does it mean to return the property to its original owner?

It was his first time in this village, and he couldn't see what this thing had to do with him.

"Oh, it seems that you don't know what's special about you and the relationship between you and Konoha."

The third Hokage pondered for a while, and then took the topic in another unexpected direction.

"Speaking of which, I heard Funeno Daikoku say that your dream is for everyone to die in peace and not die in accidents, right?"

"That's right! Although it sounds difficult to achieve,I I will work tirelessly in this direction!"

Kyojuro declared while sitting upright.

"Well, it is indeed an amazing dream."

The third Hokage nodded in approval, and then changed his tone.

"It's just that human lifespan has its limit. If a person does not die from an accident in his life, he will often die of illness at the age of sixty or seventy. However, there was once a group of people in this world who, if there were no accidents in their life, would not live to be eighty or ninety years old. Surprisingly, when he is one hundred and twenty years old, he looks similar to an outsider who is sixty or seventy years old."

At this point, Third Hokage raised his right hand and pointed at the end of Kyojuro's hair.

"The characteristics of this family are red hair of varying degrees, as well as terrifying vitality and perception abilities that are far beyond ordinary people."

"Once this family begins to practice ninjutsu, their chakra will often be several or dozens of times that of ordinary people. They are called the Uzumaki clan, and Kyojuro, your appearance and physical strength also meet this standard. "

From then on, the topic finally got on the right track.

Kyojuro was stunned for a second, and then he immediately reacted: "Is it Uzumaki Naruto's Uzumaki?

"You are indeed very smart, yeah that Uzumaki."

The third Hokage old man nodded, "Although he has blond hair, his mother has red hair. "

There is nothing to hide about this. If Naruto loves to go to the library, he will find out what his last name represents sooner or later.

However, as long as he doesn't know that he is actually the son of the Fourth Hokage.

Only then did Kyojuro understand. No wonder this body is so powerful. Not only does it possess twenty times the chakra than Giyu, but even his own intuitive ability has been magnified exponentially. It turns out that Uzumaki Naruto's body is special. It's not entirely because of the demon fox in his body.

"So do you understand? Although your surname is Rengoku, you actually inherited the precious blood of the Uzumaki clan. "

The third Hokage "restored" Kyojuro's origins on the spot. Kyojuro was not too excited or refuted, but just listened quietly.

"The Uzumaki clan is a distant relative and in-law of the Senju clan who founded Konoha. Not only is Uzumaki Naruto's mother a Uzumaki clan member, but Tsunade's grandmother, the former owner of the other residence you are responsible for cleaning, Mito-sama, is also a Uzumaki clan member. She is the wife of the first Hokage and the founder of this village. Her status is extraordinary. So, although you are an orphan, in terms of blood, Naruto and Tsunade are both your distant relatives. This village is also your second hometown. "

This is something that the third Hokage must tell.

In addition to Sasuke, who is a friend, and Giyu, a rival, Hiruzen Sarutobi eagerly "created" the third bond for Kyojuro, which is "blood and family ties."

Orphans who have no relatives in the world, when they learn that they still have relatives, they can't help but look for them.

But Rengoku Kyojuro's distant relatives are in this village, and they have a close relationship with his friends and rivals. In this way, His feelings were already involved.

"It is precisely because you have such a connection with Konoha that Tsunade sent you here. The medical expenses she proposed are somewhat unreasonable, but asking you to come here to work and pay back the money is actually just to protect you in disguise. After all, you and Naruto are very likely to be the last descendants of the Uzumaki clan. "

By the way, Tsunade transformed the contractual relationship between the two into giving and receiving favors. It was also the words carefully prepared by the third Hokage.

"The last successors?!"

"Hmm."

When the topic came to this point, the Third Hokage's face darkened, and he said rather sadly: "The Uzumaki clan's own ninja village is called Uzushio Village. Because it is proficient in sealing techniques, has a long lifespan, and is an ally of Konoha, it is... The four major countries are afraid of it. At that time, the other four countries secretly planned to send Iwa Ninja and Sand Ninja to divert Konoha's attention, and then the Mist Ninja and Kumo Ninja sent troops to raid. The Uzushio Village was wiped off the map of the Ninja World overnight, and the Uzumaki Bloodline was almost wiped out.

"By the time we reacted, it was already too late. The Uzumaki clan was scattered to death. As of now, you and Naruto are the last and youngest Uzumaki clan members we can find. Speaking of which, It was all my decision-making mistakes that led to such a tragedy. Maybe your family hid their real surname at that time and changed it to Rengoku, so that they can survive to this day." He said this, The purpose of dividing the truth into the false is not only to strengthen Kyojuro's identification with the Uzumaki clan, but also to give the other four great powers an eye candy and create the illusion that "everyone outside Konoha is the enemy", in order to strengthen Kyojuro Recognition of "ally" Konoha.

If Kyojuro was truly a member of the Uzumaki clan, he would have been filled with emotion and shed tears of regret. After all, this is the pain of national subjugation and species destruction. How can it be untouched?

But what the third Hokage didn't know was that Rengoku Kyojuro knew that he was not a Uzumaki clan member, so he didn't react so much.

On the contrary, from the words of Sarutobi Hiruzen, he had a clearer understanding of the logic of ninja actions.

Just because of the threat to their abilities, a race and a village were massacred overnight. The behavior of these ninjas is so arrogant.

Considering his previous conversation with Kyuubi and the door lock on the prison; and considering that Naruto, who was still a child but had the blood of Uzumaki, was used as a container, Kyojuro could probably understand the so-called Uzumaki clan's treatment of other ninjas. What does the "threat" to the village refer to?

It should be their ability to seal the ultimate weapon "Tailed Beast".

"I'm sorry, I can't help but feel sad when I talk about this."

As if he really felt regret and guilt, Sarutobi Hiruzen wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and then pointed to the scroll on the table.

"However, although there are not many Uzumaki clan members left in the world, Mito-sama still made a copy of the entire Uzumaki Village legacy and entrusted it to Konoha. The sealing technique that this clan is proud of has been It is a compulsory course for becoming a Jounin of Konoha. But only what is on this scroll can be solved—"

The old man raised his finger, unsealed the scroll, unfolded the contents, and showed it to Kyojuro.

"Only the red-haired Uzumaki tribe members can practice."

When the three words "Adamantine Sealing Chains" on the scroll catalog broke into Kyojuro's eyes, through the remaining Nine-tails chakra in Kyojuro's body, Nine Tails was looking at everything outside, my hair exploded!

"Damn it! Damn it! That vicious old woman with red hair! She actually left such a thing behind!"

Unfortunately, being able to observe the outside through the chakra left in Kyojuro's body is already the limit of what Kyuubi can do. Otherwise, he really wanted to give that old guy a good beating and tear the scroll to pieces.

"I have been worried that I will never be able to find a successor for Mito-sama and this scroll."

The Third Hokage's old hands gently stroked the same old scroll, and said sincerely: "But I heard from the ANBU who was responsible for taking care of you before. He said, you can easily spot him when he is invisible, you should have some talent as a perceptive ninja... Plus, your hair color has a bit of red after all, so I brought it here to have a look at you. Can you learn the two techniques above?"

He pointed at the content on the scroll and introduced it.

" 'Mind's Eye of the Kagura'. This is the perception-based secret technique of the Uzumaki clan. If you practice it to the extreme, you can sense all creatures with chakra within ten kilometers."

Kyojuro, who was not very interested in this scroll at first, The eyes become unusually bright.

What does the ten-kilometer sensing range mean?

This means that if he can learn this technique, it will be very convenient to search for people who need help outside and save a lot of time.

"And this 'Adamantine Sealing Chains' can act as a weapon and create a barrier. In theory, as long as your chakra is strong enough, you can use it to suppress anything with chakra..." The old man paused, "However, these techniques can only be practiced by the red-haired Uzumaki clan members."

If Naruto could practice the Adamantine Sealing Chains, he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble to make Kyojuro feel good about Konoha.

"These two techniques not only represent the Uzumaki clan's trust in Konoha, but also represent Mito-sama's expectations for future Hokages." Seeing Kyojuro's interested expression, the third Hokage once again played the emotional card.

"Now that your family has passed away, and the Uzushio Village where the clan members gathered is gone, then Konoha is your home. Accept this thing, and you will become part of this family." The third Hokage's eyes were gentle, but were tightly looking at Kyojuro's expression.

"Since you are family, you don't have to pay back Tsunade's treatment expenses."

Cancellation of the huge sum of fifteen million ryo is just an additional benefit.

After saying that, Sarutobi Hiruzen said nothing and quietly waited for Kyojuro's answer.

Kyojuro also understood.

If he accepts this scroll, it means that he has signed a promise to join Konoha and will no longer be a guest from now on.

The scroll in front of him, which could help countless lives, instantly turned into hot coals.

And the old man in front of him, who in Giyu's words was simply "irresponsible", became complicated in Kyojuro's eyes.

Putting himself in his shoes, if he was a real orphan of the Uzumaki clan, after what he said just now...

Unknowingly, Kyojuro became wary of this old man.

He seemed to be able to understand why Tsunade was still out and refused to come back even though she could see blood visually and even quit drinking.

Because after she returned home, everything these veteran ninjas said and did had a strong purpose. It was impossible to tell what purpose and emotion he had for saying or doing this.

[What a place that makes people unhappy! ]

Sarutobi Hiruzen's behavior made Kyojuro, who had nothing to hesitate, even more determined.

"Please forgive me for refusing!"

His rejection was loud and surprising, like the sound of a midnight bell, exploding in the mind of the Third Hokage.

"What?"

He was no longer in the city and even asked directly.

To be honest, he never explicitly said "I'm here to ask you to officially join the village" from beginning to end, so what is the child in front of him rejecting? Or, at his current age, he actually saw through his subtext?

"I know what you mean!"

Kyojuro directly put the words that the third Hokage did not say clearly on the table, "But forgive me for not being able to serve for any ninja village! Konoha is a place where strong people gather, but my power cannot be used here. It can't be used to make the strong stronger! It can only be used to protect the weak who can't protect themselves!"

Kyojuro didn't care about the third Hokage's face that was gradually turning red. "Tsunade-dono's debt, I will work hard and return it to her as soon as possible. Please take this scroll back with you! I am very grateful for the body and strength from the Uzumaki clan. In return, as long as I am here for one day, I will do well like Giyu. I will take good care of and protect Naruto, and I will also clean Tsunade-dono's house and the residence of Mito-senpai! I will do this regardless of whether I have this scroll or not. This is my promise!" Third Hokage stood up after looking at Kyojuro was stunned for a moment, feeling angry and ashamed.

Annoyed, he used the secret technique of the Uzumaki clan in exchange for the other person's promise to join Konoha. As a result, today's whole set of words was completely exposed and put on the table, and Kyojuro actually rejected him without any hesitation.

What is shameful is that once upon a time, he was just like the child in front of him, a straight-talking and idealistic person, but now, in order to get this child to join Konoha, he was planning and calculating like a spider, which seemed despicable and dark.

He looked over Kyojuro's shoulder to the pond behind him.

The phantom of his childhood was there, looking down at him quietly, with eyes that seemed to contain both condemnation and understanding.

When he first became a disciple of the Second Hokage, he learned water release there.

At that time, the Second Hokage discovered the difference between him and Danzo. One is light, the other is dark. Now as he grows older, he is almost becoming a combination of the two.

"Are you okay?"

The reality in front of the Third Hokage and the past gradually changed. When he stepped back, his feet were unsteady and he fell down. Kyojuro quickly helped him and let him sit back on the stone bench.

The third Hokage looked into Kyojuro's eyes.

The child knew what he was talking about, but there was no anger or complaint in his eyes at this moment, only true care and concern.

Such a big heart and this unique hair color reminded Third Hokage of the most outstanding young man he had ever seen - Namikaze Minato.

He thought he would never find an heir like Minato, but now...

the distracted eyes of the third Hokage gradually solidified, and finally there was a trace of the former Shinobi on the statue.

[I must keep this child! ]

[A Hokage as broad-minded as the First Hokage must not be let go like this! ]

Recover! Save! He must restore his impression in this child's mind.

[Some people can only treat each other sincerely! ]

"This scroll is not mine in the first place."

He stabilized his mind and stretched out his hand to motion for Kyojuro to sit next to him. "But I can't just give it to you before I'm sure whether you can use it. I just happened to study the above content. By the way, I'm here to guide you. If you can learn it, it's up to you to keep it."

Third Hokage's face seemed to be ten years older, but his voice was unexpectedly young.

"Are you sure?!"

Kyojuro emphasized again, "Even if you teach me, I still..."

"I understand."

Third Hokage interrupted him with a wry smile, and then said in a deep voice: "Just think of it as my way to make up for it. I owe you and uzumaki clan."

"I understand!"

Kyojuro swore, "I will also do my best to gather and protect the Uzumaki clan members scattered outside!"

This item was also added to his to-do list. among the items.

"If I find real red-haired Uzumaki clan members, I will also give this scroll to them!"

He will not be like Giyu a year ago, who felt that he was not a "real" Uchiha, so he was unqualified to learn uchiha techniques.

Techniques like Mind's Eye of the Kagura can help Kyojuro save countless lives. Since he has such physical conditions, he must play his best role.

As for this oath, just think of it as making some compensation to the real Uzumaki clan members.

"Let me tell you the principle of this technique first..."

In this way, Third Hokage gave full play to his knowledge reserve as a "Doctor of Ninjutsu" and explained the essence of this technique in less than ten minutes. Just because he can't use it doesn't mean he can't analyze it.

"Try it. If you can practice, I will keep this scroll here."

As everyone knows, the Nine Tails in Naruto's body almost went crazy.

"Don't try! Don't try! Don't try!"

As long as he can use Mind's Eye of the Kagura, he can use Adamantine Sealing Chains to block it! When I think that this kid can enter this sealed space at will through Naruto, it is really a big headache.

However, the opposite happened.

When Kyojuro completed the signs and clasped his palms together, an invisible ripple rippled in the air, spread to a distance of more than twenty meters, and then stopped.

"Continue!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen noticed the chakra diffusing in the air, and his face burst into joy.

The next time, it was thirty meters; the next time, it was fifty meters...

In this way, after forty times of continuous proficiency, the chakra in Kyojuro's body was almost exhausted, and he finally expanded his perception range. At a distance of nearly five hundred meters.

Within five hundred meters, all people and Summoning beasts with chakra in their bodies are presented in Kyojuro's mind in some special way, and each person's chakra has distinct characteristics just like their appearance.

"How about it, Kyojuro, can you continue?"

When Kyojuro was using Mind's Eye of the Kagura, Sarutobi Hiruzen was also calculating his chakra amount, becoming more and more shocked.

Kyojuro nodded and used this technique more than forty times in a row. He only had a little chakra left, but there was still a lot of tailed beast chakra that had been extracted from Naruto's body. He didn't know if it was still in his body. There's no harm in it, just use it.

So he clasped his hands together again, mobilized the nine-tailed beast chakra in his body, and used Mind's Eye of the Kagura.

Kyuubi, who could still see what was happening, had a blur in front of his eyes, and could only rage helplessly in the sealed space.

But Kyojuro was not as excited as the previous successes.

Because, this time, when he simply used the nine-tailed chakra to cast Kagura, what he saw with his inner eye was not just a life form with chakra, but full malice.

The malice was not far from the feet of the two of them.

But when he used his own chakra to use Mind's Eye of the Kagura just now, Kyojuro was not aware of its existence.

"Hokage-sama!"

Kyojuro immediately opened his eyes and shouted loudly: "There is someone five meters below our feet!"

"What!" The third Hokage was shocked.

"He's running, in that direction! He heard us!"

"I know!"

The Third Hokage's old eyes suddenly widened.

If Giyu were here, he would be amazed that the speed of the third Hokage's hands to form seals is actually a few times faster than Shisui.

He looked in the direction Kyojuro was pointing and slapped his palm on the ground.

"Earth Release: Earthquake Core!"

He didn't care whether it would damage the Senju clan's mansion. The land more than ten meters wide in front of him was like an elevator being ejected from the well mouth, growing rapidly upward and then flying into the sky!

And the uninvited guest - a white humanoid creature covered in thorns quickly poked out of the huge clod of soil and fell directly into the air!

This guy is none other than Uchiha Obito's reconnaissance-type White Zetsu who are scattered throughout the major ninja villages and used to monitor the shadows of each village.

Since the Heretic Golem was at Nagato's place, the only White Zetsu under his command were the few experimental subjects that Madara created before his death, but he didn't expect that there would be one, and it was discovered like this.

"Damn! You can actually find me, how is this possible!"

White Zetsu, who can naturally merge with the earth, has no way to hide in mid-air. The Third Hokage directly created a shadow clone and used the Water Prison Technique to trap him.

"What on earth is this..."

Looking at this monster that looked both human and inhuman, Third Hokage felt a chill in his heart. The surprise that he had just taught Kyojuro to learn Kagura's inner eye immediately turned into a feeling of fear.

If Kyojuro hadn't discovered this guy before, how long would he have been lurking around him?

Also, who sent it to him?

"Kyojuro, that's it for today. If there is anything unclear about the scroll, come to me at any time." Third Hokage simply said a few words.

"I will send someone to deal with the damaged yard and flower beds."

"I understand!"

Kyojuro was not curious about what the monster was. He watched the third Hokage leave. He just looked back at the tormented courtyard and shook his head in embarrassment.

Two hours later.

When Third Hokage heard from the medical shinobi that this monster actually had wood texture inside its body, his whole face was as hard as an iron mask.

"Call all the ANBU and seal off the roots. Call Tenzo here, I have something to ask him!"

"Yes!"