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When Naruto stepped outside, the sky was overcast.
Konoha felt sowhat unfamiliar with its old and worn look, though fortunately for Naruto, the layout hadn't changed much. Except for so minor changes in the alleyways, the positions of the Hokage Tower and the Konoha Hospital remained the sa.
In his current identity, there were few places Naruto could go, so his priority now was to find sothing to eat. Since all of his ‘companions’ had died in battle, there was no need to worry of anyone recognizing him.
After using the Transformation Technique, Naruto even wore Kitahiko's clothes. Along the way, he also searched the spots where Kitahiko hid his money, but found a asly two hundred thousand ryo.
When Naruto found Kitahiko's life savings, he was a bit dumbfounded… ‘Just two hundred thousand ryo?’
‘Even after interrogating that guy multiple tis in the Jashin’s Altar, he cried and begged for rcy, but he never told where the money was hidden! And it turned out it’s just this much?! Damn it!!’
‘Is this a joke? Even with the low cost of living, considering a bowl of ran only costs 300 ryo… this is obviously not enough for my expense.’
Although Naruto didn't have the habit of spending money lavishly, he was still planning to get close to a female dical-nin. But now, with this small amount of money, it clearly wasn't going to be enough.
His clothes were old, and his living conditions were shabby. Was he really going to have to rely on his looks? The problem was, the boy he'd chosen, Kitahiko, was quite average-looking.
It was too late to regret, and Naruto had no other choice.
He slurped down the Ichiraku’s ran and gulped down the broth. He finally felt warm spreading through his stomach.
Patting his now full belly, Naruto looked over at the man who had just made his belly bigger. Naruto grumbled and complained in a low voice, “Teuchi really don’t live up to his na, huh?”
He couldn’t help but wonder how his wife could have chosen him and given birth to such an adorable child like Aya.
Little did Naruto know, his muttering had been overheard by Teuchi, who, thinking Naruto had complaints about the food, imdiately appeared at his side with a concerned look.
"Is the ran not to your liking, dear custor?"
Naruto was startled by Teuchi's sudden approach and subconsciously wanted to deny it. Honestly, the ran broth was rich, and the portions were generous.
"If you’re dissatisfied, I can give you a one-day free pass." Teuchi offered sincerely.
Hearing this, Naruto swallowed back the words he was about to say. Coughing lightly, he solemnly nodded and said, “There are so things… I’m not satisfied with. For example, the noodle…”
Seeing Naruto seeming to want to say sothing but stopping himself and sighing, Teuchi felt even more guilty.
At this ti, the shop was nearly empty, and Teuchi figured it might have been because the ran was served late due to a rush earlier, so the taste was affected. Naruto seed too kind to complain directly, which only deepened Teuchi’s remorse.
"I'll give you another voucher!" Teuchi said earnestly.
"No, no! How can I accept that?" Naruto looked guilty and opened his mouth, "It’s my fault for having such an unusual taste. I don’t deserve to eat your ran."
Teuchi was stunned. He had encountered difficult custors before, but never one as kind-hearted as this.
"This is a half-month free pass. Please, you must take it."
“Isn’t this bad…”
"Please visit us again." Teuchi sent Naruto away with a wide smile on his face.
Walking down the street, Naruto counted the free ran vouchers in his hand, estimating that he had enough to eat for free for about a month, and his face imdiately lit up with joy.
‘I guess I have to budget carefully for the ti being, saving where I can and spending where necessary.’
Teuchi’s occasional bouts of absentmindedness were just part of the artistic temperant of a craftsman, so Naruto felt no guilt at all.
After putting the ran voucher into the seal space, Naruto planned to et up with his new teammates, who were as lucky as him to have survived.
He wondered if these survivors were as impressive as their escape from death might suggest
‘Team C17 should be comprised of four or five people, more or less.’
‘Well, it doesn't matter. No one can be more carefree than . I'll just have to find a way to get by. It's more important to find information. At this ti, Konoha still had plenty of taboo research to uncover.’
As he mused, Naruto was sowhat careless with his walking and he bumped into soone at a corner.
Fortunately, the other party was quick to react. They stood firm after swaying for a mont. Rubbing their forehead, they let out a soft groan before looking at Naruto, and said unhappily, "Aren't you too old to not watch where you're walking?"
Judging from the voice, Naruto believed it was a girl with a rather aggressive personality. Naruto looked up apologetically, but the mont he saw who it was, he was stunned.
"What's wrong with you? Are you dumb?" Kushina, true to her nickna as the Red-Hot Habanero, was as spicy as ever.
Kushina rubbed her head, wondering why was she so unlucky today. Not only had she lost so money, but now she had run into an idiot who bumped into her without even apologizing.
"Oh, oh, sorry." Naruto bowed at a ninety-degree angle, feeling a little guilty.
eting his real mother in the streets was both ntally and physically unsettling. After apologizing, Naruto just wanted to escape, as he really didn't want to get involved with Minato and Kushina.
"Why are you running away?" Kushina grabbed Naruto by the collar.
"I dropped my money!" Naruto blurted out without thinking.
Kushina's pupils dilated slightly, and she looked at Naruto with a look of surprise and exclaid, "What a coincidence! I also lost money today."
"But... I didn’t find any money either! How about you let go and I'll share half of it with you next ti I pick up so money." Naruto said in a panic, desperate to escape.
"The money you found is naturally yours, why would you give half of it?" Kushina held to Naruto's clothes tightly, refusing to let go, "Hey, why do you look like you're going to run away?"
"I'm not." Naruto really wanted to run away and didn't want to stay here any longer.
He had assud Konoha was big enough that, using a civilian Shinobi’s identity, he wouldn’t run into Minato and Kushina. After all, they were on a whole different level.
His purpose was simple and direct, gather information. Once he had what he needed, he could get out. It wasn’t like he could take anything physical from this tiline anyway, so he might as well morize whatever he could.
However, Naruto had no intention of changing the fate of any major characters, as he didn’t want to accidentally erase his own existence.
This was why he absolutely did not want to encounter any of his generation’s fathers, especially Minato and Kushina, who were directly related to the original Naruto.
"Strange." Kushina muttered, but she finally let go of Naruto.
Naruto, feeling as though he had been granted a pardon, quickly made his escape.
After retreating to a small alleyway and calming down, Naruto patted his green Chunin vest and let out a long sigh of relief. He walked along Konoha’s Main Street for a while and entered the Academy.
The Hokage Tower was not a place that anyone could go to, at least, his Team C17 was not eligible to gather there. If they are eting with their teammates, it would have to be in one of the abandoned classrooms of the academy.
As Naruto ascended the stairs, he mulled over ways to get closer to the dical Departnt, ‘Should he deliberately get injured to sneak in?’
Before he could settle on a plan, he found himself at the door of the abandoned classroom.
He pushed the door open.
To his surprise, there were four people standing inside, three young n and one girl. The three young n were equally ordinary looking, and like Kitahiko, they were all cannon fodder Chunin.
However, it was the girl that caught Naruto's attention. What attracted him was not the girl's face that looked like Nohara Rin, but the white armband with a red cross she wore on her right arm.
Naruto distinctly rembered Sakura had one as well, and it seed to be sothing that belonged to the dical Departnt’s mbers.
Naruto’s throat went dry as he swallowed hard, staring at the girl's armband, ‘Who would have thought that just when I dozed off, the pillow would fall right into my lap?’
The three young n also noticed Naruto’s gaze, who sneered in their hearts, ‘This guy looked ordinary, but I didn't expect him to be so shaless.’
‘In broad daylight, he swallowed his saliva while staring at a girl. Ugh! Disgusting! At least when I did it, I was more discreet about it.’
However, it’s not their fault. In this era, Chunin from cannon fodder team like theirs is in danger of losing their lives soon. So when a pretty dical-nin suddenly appeared in their midst, it was a challenge none of them could handle.
"Cough, now that everyone is here, let’s introduce ourselves." One of the older-looking guys said, "I'll go first, my na is Yamashiro Nobi."
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