Tsunade said she'd leave tomorrow, but she really left early in the morning without even saying goodbye.
Natsume woke up and only then realized the person beside him had disappeared.
Such a heartless woman!
She is not only hard - hearted but also stubborn - mouthed.
I'll have a chance later to experience just how tough she can be.
Natsume sniffed and could still smell a faint fragrance.
He got up and changed his clothes.
Since Tsunade had already left, he also had to figure out how to go to Kiri.
For a ninja, there are only two reasons to leave Konoha Village.
One is to be approved by the Hokage to go on a mission.
The other is to run away as a Rogue Ninja.
After more than three years, Shizune had become a Tokubetsu Jonin.
But Natsume and Kabuto Yakushi were still Chunin.
Because they were lazy and didn't meet the mission quota.
Normally, just having strength isn't enough to be promoted to Jonin.
The hard requirement is the number of missions.
The soft requirement is loyalty to the Hokage or Konoha.
However, it's quite simple for Natsume to go out. He just needs to have Gunma Company issue a mission.
As long as Konoha gets paid, they won't care what you do outside, unless you defect from the village.
Ninja Academy.
Natsume came to say goodbye to Naruto Uzumaki.
Now he was about to turn seven, but his strength had improved far beyond what it was in the original story.
It was said that he was already at the level of a Tokubetsu Jonin.
It's just that his control ability needed improvement.
Otherwise, with his Chakra, he'd be qualified to be a Jonin.
But his situation hadn't gotten better because of this.
Instead, the villagers' fear of him had deepened.
He was just a kid before, but now he's a ninja, and the level of threat has risen extremely sharply.
Many people are also afraid that he will bring up old grievances.
But at school, it's okay.
Naruto Uzumaki has made a lot of friends.
Such as Sasuke Uchiha, Rock Lee, Neji Hyuga, Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi and others.
At the same time, Sakura Haruno is chasing Sasuke Uchiha.
But Naruto Uzumaki isn't interested in her because Sasuke Uchiha's attention is completely on him.
The two are in fierce competition.
Women will only affect their battles.
Apart from Sasuke Uchiha, Neji Hyuga and Rock Lee have also become quite close to Naruto Uzumaki.
It's hard to say if they're friends.
Speaking of Sasuke Uchiha, we have to talk about the Uchiha Clan.
In the past few years, they've been quite quiet.
In the original story, because of Shisui Uchiha's death, the rebellion was postponed for two years.
Now, there is an additional mysterious ninja, and Fugaku Uchiha knows about Kotoamatsukami. Due to this external threat, they have temporarily put aside their conflicts with Konoha. Everyone is now looking for Shisui Uchiha and the mysterious strongman together.
Hiruzen Sarutobi did something.
Because Tanzo Shimura exposed Wood Release, Orochimaru was also affected.
But Orochimaru simply handed over the Hashirama cell transplantation technique, which made Hiruzen Sarutobi forgive him.
The process isn't important. What's important is that there are several more Wood Release Ninjas in Konoha.
Natsume only knew about this because Tsunade told him.
Since it involved Hashirama cells and Hiruzen Sarutobi intended to make her the successor, he didn't hide it from her.
Tsunade didn't say anything either.
Since Konoha Village carried out Wood Release experiments in the early years.
This incident completely cleared Natsume of all suspicions.
The high - level officials of Konoha unanimously believed that a mysterious powerful person stole the experimental results of Orochimaru and Tanzo Shimura.
Otherwise, there's no way to explain it.
In fact, this guess was indeed correct.
After greeting Naruto Uzumaki, Natsume headed towards the Hyuga mansion.
It always felt a bit strange.
Wasn't this also a kind of... cough cough.
In the past life, many people thought that Naruto Uzumaki didn't really like Hinata Hyuga, just as Sasuke Uchiha didn't really like Sakura Haruno.
The former was because he was moved, while the latter was due to the duty of continuing the family line.
Natsume's appearance surprised Hinata Hyuga.
Because he rarely came during the day; he usually came at night to bring her food.
"Na... Natsume - nii."
Hinata Hyuga's personality hadn't changed much. When she saw him, she shouted in a fluster.
"Good morning."
Natsume asked with a smile, "Are you hungry now?"
Hinata Hyuga blushed and nodded.
"Just when I was passing by, I packed a lot of ramen."
Natsume opened ten lunch boxes and said, "Eat up. I have something to tell you after you finish."
"Okay."
Hinata Hyuga picked up the chopsticks shyly.
Natsume sat across from her. As he stared at her, he began to look at her Byakugan.
Unlike the Sharingan, even when not activated, it remained white instead of looking like an ordinary eye.
"That... it's not nice there."
Hinata Hyuga felt Natsume's gaze and quickly said.
As the saying goes, being unique breeds aversion.
Especially in this abnormal world of Japan.
The reason why Hinata Hyuga was bullied by those brats was the uniqueness of her Byakugan.
It made many villagers think it was inauspicious.
Just like the legend of the Demon Fox associated with Naruto Uzumaki.
"You are really cute."
Natsume stroked her hair with a smile and said, "And so are you."
"Eep~"
Hinata Hyuga instantly turned into a steam maiden, with her head in a daze.
"Eat quickly."
Natsume stopped teasing her.
If he continued, breakfast would turn into dinner.
Moreover, Hinata Hyuga would have to go for training soon.
But the intensity had been greatly reduced.
Because her younger sister, Hanabi Hyuga, was born as the hope of the main family.
This chapter isn't finished yet!
Without any accident, someone will be marked with the Caged Bird Seal.
Unless Natsume becomes the Hokage, just like Naruto Uzumaki.
"I'm done eating."
Hinata Hyuga put down the chopsticks gracefully and asked.
"I'm going on a mission. This one will take a few months, a long - term one."
Natsume got to the point. "So I might not be able to bring you food every day."
Hinata Hyuga's eyes widened. She wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.
She was reluctant to part but couldn't stop him.
Because it was a matter of course for a ninja to go on a mission.
Finally, Hinata Hyuga said disappointedly, "Be careful."
"I will."
Natsume couldn't help but pinch her face and say, "Don't be down. I'll come back when I'm free."
He was referring to the Katsuyu Sage.
The Reverse Summoning Jutsu ignores distance. It works no matter how far away.
He was just taking precautions.
There might be other things at night that would prevent him from getting there in time.
It was better to say it in advance.
"Alright, see you next time."
Just as Natsume was about to get up, he saw Hinata Hyuga run in front of him first and hug him. Her face turned as red as a ripe apple.
Her expression was completely disoriented, as if she was about to faint the next second.
The Hyuga Heiress wanted to keep him.
Natsume was a bit surprised.
For someone with her personality, this was extremely bold and a once-in-a-lifetime event.
A moment later, Hinata seemed to come to her senses.
She turned around and ran, jumped into the quilt, and covered herself up, leaving only her shoes outside, wiggling restlessly.
Natsume smiled. How cute she was. He said, "I'm leaving then."
He used the Reverse Summoning Jutsu.
A cloud of smoke flashed by, and he appeared at the Konoha orphanage.
But it wasn't to see Kabuto Yakushi, but Shisui Uchiha.
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