Naruto: The Brightest Star

Chapter 130 Konoha after defection

Sasuke...

Uzumaki Naruto was wrapped in bandages, and kept recalling the last image of Uchiha Sasuke in his mind.

"Sasuke..."

Uzumaki Naruto couldn't help but clench his fists.

"Naruto! I heard you were hurt!"

The door of the ward was suddenly opened and Uzumaki Kushina rushed in anxiously.

"Hey? Sister Kuzuna?"

Uzumaki Naruto sat up suddenly.

"How did you hurt yourself so badly? Who did it?!"

Uzumaki Kushina said very angrily.

"It's nothing, don't worry, my injury will heal soon."

Uzumaki Naruto comforts Uzumaki Kushina.

"Really, you have to take good care of yourself no matter what."

Uzumaki Kushina looked at Uzumaki Naruto with great distress.

"Hehe~"

Uzumaki Naruto kept grinning foolishly.

"Is there anything you want to eat? I'll go back and make it for you later."

Uzumaki Kushina sat on the stool next to Uzumaki Naruto's bed and asked Uzumaki Naruto.

"I don't have anything special I want to eat. Thank you for your concern, Sister Jiuzhina."

Uzumaki Naruto looked at Uzumaki Kushina and smiled.

However, Uzumaki Kushina still saw a sense of loneliness in Uzumaki Naruto's eyes.

"What's wrong? Is it because of the mission?"

Uzumaki Kushina raised her hand and caressed Uzumaki Naruto's cheek lovingly.

"Sister Kuzuna, why would a person abandon his village, his friends, and his family?"

Uzumaki Naruto looked at his hands, his eyes full of confusion.

Uzumaki Kushina was silent for a moment, then raised her hands and hugged Uzumaki Naruto.

"I don't know what he went through, but he must have gone through something very painful, which forced him to give up everything he cherishes now. I believe that when he made the choice, it must have been very painful. After all, it meant that he had to give up and deny everything he had before."

Sasuke, is he in pain too...

Sasuke, I must bring you back!

Just as Uzumaki Naruto was thinking, there was a loud noise suddenly outside the window, and even the house shook a few times.

"what's the situation."

Uzumaki Kushina frowned, then stood up and opened the window to see what was happening outside.

"Naruto!"

Seeing the window open, Jiraiya thought it was Uzumaki Naruto, but when he looked up he saw Uzumaki Kushina.

"Hey? It's Kuzunana, you came to see Naruto too."

Jiraiya followed Uzumaki Kushina and greeted her.

Uzumaki Naruto heard Jiraiya's voice and got off the bed and walked to the window.

"You lecherous immortal, why are you here?"

Uzumaki Naruto looked at Jiraiya below with some surprise.

Jiraiya smiled, took back the summoning beast, jumped to the window, sat on the windowsill, and looked at Uzumaki Naruto.

"I came here today to tell you something important."

Jiraiya smiled, then said: "From now on, you are my official disciple. I will use three years to train you into an outstanding ninja."

"Three years?"

Uzumaki Naruto lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Well, I just learned from a certain channel the exact information about Akatsuki. The next time they target you will probably be in three or four years."

Jiraiya informed Uzumaki Naruto of the reason for his visit.

"Wait! Master Jiraiya! So you're saying that Naruto is being targeted by some weird organization!"

Uzumaki Kushina, who was listening to their conversation, showed a flash of shock on her face, followed by rage.

"Who, those bastards want to take Naruto away!"

Uzumaki Kushina said as she rolled up her sleeves, then suddenly thought of something.

"Wait, I remember Naruto didn't seem to have offended anyone, could it be that they are!!!"

Looking at Uzumaki Kushina's shocked and angry eyes, Jiraiya nodded slightly.

Uzumaki Kushina couldn't help but clench her fists, the anger in her body was almost materializing.

"It doesn't matter. That will happen a long time in the future. There is no time to practice slowly! What is more important now is to save Sasuke! If we don't save him, he will most likely be killed by Orochimaru!"

Uzumaki Naruto shouted anxiously.

"You need to think about yourself carefully now. Do you know what those people are targeting?"

Looking at Uzumaki Naruto's indifferent look, Uzumaki Kushina was very angry.

"I know."

Uzumaki Naruto said as he placed his hand on his lower abdomen, sealing the Nine-Tails there.

"Then do you know what would happen if you lost it?"

Uzumaki Kushina rubbed her nose and sounded like she had a headache.

"What will happen?"

Uzumaki Naruto said nonchalantly.

"He's going to die."

After Uzumaki Kushina finished speaking, the room suddenly became very quiet.

Naruto Uzumaki's pupils shrank slightly and he swallowed nervously, but when he thought of Sasuke, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

"We'll talk about that later. If we don't save Sasuke now, he will really die. Didn't the lecherous sage say that we still have three or four years?"

Uzumaki Naruto said anxiously.

"Naruto!"

Uzumaki Kushina looked at Uzumaki Naruto with a very complicated expression.

"OK OK."

Jiraiya came out to smooth things over.

"Naruto, you can rest assured about Sasuke. He won't die now. Although I don't know where you learned about Orochimaru's intention to want Sasuke, you can rest assured now. Orochimaru's technique has certain risks and limitations. It must be continued for more than three years. According to reliable information, Orochimaru has used the Reincarnation Technique in recent times. Therefore, Sasuke will be fine in the next three years."

"Are you serious? Are you serious? You are not lying!"

Uzumaki Naruto looked at Jiraiya very nervously.

Jiraiya was stunned for a moment when he saw Uzumaki Naruto so nervous, then he smiled and nodded.

"It's really great."

Uzumaki Naruto couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then the words that Hotaruga said at that time suddenly appeared in his mind.

"No! It's not time yet!"

"I was sent by the Lord. He asked me to come and show you the way. However, the time is not up yet. You can say goodbye to your friend properly."

"Sexy Immortal, when we went to stop Sasuke, a girl on the other side kept saying that the time was not up when she took Sasuke away. That's why they didn't take Sasuke away immediately."

Uzumaki Naruto seemed to have thought of something and his eyes lit up slightly.

"Lewd Sage, do you think it is possible that they are not in the same group? The other party deliberately blocked them to protect Sasuke."

"But this doesn't explain clearly why the other party wanted to bring Sasuke to Orochimaru in the end."

Jiraiya instantly shattered Uzumaki Naruto's fantasy.

"You'd better give up Sasuke. Sasuke chose to go to Orochimaru. No matter what you do, you can't change his mind. I've seen many ninjas, and that guy is the same type as Orochimaru. If you still want to bring him back, I advise you to stop."

"Sasuke is different from Orochimaru! He still has me!"

Uzumaki Naruto shouted back at Jiraiya.

"What's the difference!"

Jiraiya retorted to Uzumaki Naruto, his eyes full of pain.

"Naruto, do you know the story of the Sannin?"

At this time, Uzumaki Kushina spoke and interrupted the conversation between Uzumaki Naruto and Jiraiya.

"The story of the Sannin? No."

Uzumaki Naruto shook his head.

Uzumaki Kushina sighed slightly, and then told the story about that time...

"So, was the Lecherous Immortal the same as me at the time? Then why didn't you stick with it?"

Uzumaki Naruto asked Jiraiya in confusion.

"why?"

Jiraiya chuckled, looked at the gradually yellowing sky, and slowly said: "Because I found that my persistence only left me with pain, powerlessness and regret. So..."

Jiraiya cast his gaze on Uzumaki Naruto and said, "I don't want you to suffer the same pain as me. Of course, if you insist on going after Sasuke, just ignore what I said about training just now. Then I can only tell Tsunade and have the Anbu keep an eye on you. Depending on the situation, you may even be forbidden to leave Konoha."

"You are not an ordinary brat, you are the nine-tailed demon fox targeted by the Akatsuki organization. Let's talk about the matter objectively. If you don't listen to me and act recklessly, I can only do this. One day, you will meet an enemy that is more difficult than your Orochimaru. Sooner or later, you will have to face this fate."

"Don't be miserable anymore, forget it, and let it all go. It's not just about techniques and abilities. Being a ninja requires developing the ability to make the right judgments and choices. If you want to survive as a ninja, you have to be smarter."

"If you are an idiot, your life will be more difficult in reality."

Uzumaki Naruto was silent, then looked up with determination in his eyes.

"I understand. If this is what being smart means, then let me be stupid for the rest of my life. I can come up with more powerful ninjutsu on my own. I will definitely save Sasuke! And then, I will also take down the Akatsuki organization!"

Jiraiya was somewhat moved by Uzumaki Naruto's determined gaze.

"Oh!"

Uzumaki Kushina raised her hand and hit Uzumaki Naruto on the head.

"Idiot! How can you come up with powerful ninjutsu by yourself?"

Uzumaki Kushina said Uzumaki Naruto.

"No way! I have already researched a very powerful ninjutsu myself. Even the Lecherous Sage and Grandpa Hokage were defeated by that ninjutsu!"

Uzumaki Naruto said dissatisfiedly.

"Huh? There's still this? What kind of technique?"

Uzumaki Kushina felt a hint of curiosity.

"of course....."

Before Uzumaki Naruto could finish his words, he was interrupted by Jiraiya.

"Ahhh! Kushina, no, Kushina, don't listen to Naruto, it's just an interesting little ninjutsu. In order not to undermine this kid's self-confidence, I will pretend to be defeated by him together with the teacher, ahahahaha!"

I absolutely cannot let Kushina know that I have seen Naruto's seduction technique! ! ! ! I will definitely be beaten to death! ! ! !

That's right, through Jiraiya's clever brain, he has now deduced that the woman in front of him who calls herself Kushina is Uzumaki Kushina.

Weird...

Uzumaki Kushina looked at the somewhat flustered Jiraiya in a very strange way.

"Ah? No, you've been so... wuwuwu!!"

Uzumaki Naruto was forced to mute his microphone manually by Jiraiya.

"Ahahaha~ Naruto is really interesting."

"Well, well, it's okay to be a little stupid. Who knows, a big fool can also achieve something. Well, have a good rest. When you are discharged from the hospital, follow me to practice."

Jiraiya covered Uzumaki Naruto's mouth with one hand and rubbed Uzumaki Naruto's head frantically with the other hand.

"Master Jiraiya, if you don't let go of Naruto, he might be suffocated to death by you."

Uzumaki Kushina looked at Jiraiya with dead fish eyes.

"what?"

Seeing Uzumaki Naruto who was about to roll his eyes, Jiraiya quickly let go of Uzumaki Naruto.

"Hoo~ho~ho~"

Uzumaki Naruto breathed heavily.

"You lecherous immortal! What are you doing!!!"

Uzumaki Naruto shouted at Jiraiya.

"It was just carelessness."

Jiraiya said a few words and then ran away quickly.

On the other side, Nara Residence.

Nara Shikaku returned home and found his wife looking at Nara Shikamaru's room with a sad face.

"You're back, Shikaku."

Seeing Nara Shikaku coming back, Nara Yoshino couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but the sad expression on his face remained.

"Has he not come out of the room yet?"

Nara Shikaku asked Nara Yoshino with a slightly frown.

"Well, since the child came back from the hospital, he has locked himself in the room alone and won't come out no matter what."

Nara Yoshino's eyes were filled with worry.

"I'll go talk to Shikamaru. Don't worry, he'll be fine."

Nara Shikaku hugged Nara Yoshino, then walked to Nara Shikamaru's door, knocked a few times, and raised his hand to push the door open.

The room was extremely dark. In the middle of the room, a person wrapped himself in a quilt.

"Shikamaru..."

Nara Shikaku called softly to the human-shaped quilt.

"Dad, I want to be alone for a while."

Nara Shikamaru said irritably.

Nara Shikaku looked at Nara Shikamaru for a long time, then turned on the lights in the room and sat next to Nara Shikamaru.

"How long are you going to be so awkward? Naruto and Choji are both fine now."

"But, it's all because of me. If I could allocate better, better estimate the opponent's ability, maybe, maybe Neji wouldn't have died... It's all because of me... Maybe I shouldn't have become a ninja."

Nara Shikamaru said this with great remorse.

"As a ninja, the moment you leave the school, you should be ready for your teammates to sacrifice at any time. Because you have to protect your partners, you must become the captain. Because only in this way can you better protect each other."

Nara Shikaku tried to persuade Nara Shikamaru.

"Let me tell you a piece of information that is more credible. Hyuga Neji may not be dead yet."

"what!"

Nara Shikamaru suddenly sat up from the bed, raised his hand to grab Nara Shikaku's shoulder, and said in an excited tone: "Dad, you mean to say that Neji is not dead yet, is that true!!!"

"I'm not sure yet. Lady Tsunade said that there was something wrong with the body that was brought back, but because it was a member of the Hyuga clan, Lady Tsunade couldn't check it carefully. Although everyone has confirmed that it is the body of Hyuga Neji, Lady Tsunade still told me this information, so it is very likely that Neji is not dead yet."