It took a long time for Masahiko to recover from this.
âThere is still this kind of operation in the Shinobi World. Thatâs right, Orochimaruâs name isnât Orochi, though it would have been cool⊠But why did the orphanageâs director give him two names but no last name? What is he? ArabianâŠ?â
âUzumaki Naruto, well, this sounds betterâŠâ
âGo on, what happened after that? Did Danzo do anything?â Masahiko frowned.
Hiruzen smiled bitterly, âDanzo sent someone secretly, contacted Naruto, and tried to keep him in Konoha.â
âIs it because of the Kyuubi? But Naruto was a three-year-old kid at that time. Can he decide whether to stay in Konoha?â
âAt that time, Minato and Kushina were hesitating on whether they should entrust him to the Uzumakiâs Daimyo or to Uchiha Mikoto because they couldnât take care of Naruto personally. After all, Konoha was an environment that Naruto is familiar with, and Mikoto also is the mother of his childhood friend, Senju⊠Masahiko.â
Masahiko nodded and fell in silence for a moment.
Masahiko had already guessed this. It is estimated that Danzo has sent people to contact Naruto, and they were discovered by Kushina, and then a series of incidents occurred.
âAfter that, Uzumaki Naruto stayed in Konoha.â
âWell, thatâs⊠huh?â\n
Masahiko raised his head in embarrassment as he looked at Hiruzenâs bored expression; he always felt like he enjoys doing thisâŠ
âNaruto stayed in Konoha?â
Hiruzen nodded, âThe spy that was sent by Danzo was also a child, so he just played with Naruto normally and didnât do anything else. I also acquiesced to this. Because I felt that having Naruto here will mean that weâre still allies with the Uzumaki. It would be better if itâs maintained, and when the war is over, Minato will be able to return to the village and continue to serve as the Hokage.â
Masahiko glanced at Hiruzen, âGo on.â
He didnât try to guess this time.
âNaruto stayed in Konoha, while Minato and Kushina went to the Land of Whirlpools, but Danzo made a new move.â
âThe child that Danzo sent kept talking about Konoha to Naruto and explaining how being a Hokage is a great thing that only a hero can achieve, but I didnât take it seriously at the timeâŠâ
Masahiko frowned, âTalking about Konoha? Is he trying to get Konoha in Narutoâs mind, psychologically?â
Hiruzen was surprised, âHow did you know? I didnât know that something like that could be done before, so I didnât think of anything. Since he didnât use Genjutsu, and he was saying good things about Konoha, I ignored it.â
Masahikoâs mouth twitched. Danzo is a really tricky guy. Knowing that things like Genjutsu will definitely be discovered, he used words to brainwash the kid.
âThen what happened?â
Hiruzen sighed, âLater, Danzoâs actions were discovered by the Senjuâs great genius.â\nâItachi? But heâsâŠâ
âTen years old.â
Masahiko nodded, thatâs right.
âAt the time, Itachi came to me and said that Naruto was psychologically repressed. I still didnât believe it at the time. Then he told me that it was experienced when a child has been in contact with someone too much from a young age will slightly deviate from that person in body and mind. Not to mention the wonderful message of Konoha that has been instilled in him since childhoodâŠâ
âPuff! Cough CoughâŠâ Masahiko kept coughing in embarrassment.
âItâs over. This old manâs methods were discovered by a child. What a shame!â
Hiruzen smiled bitterly, âI was dubious at the time. However, I still came to Nawaki and asked him to lead some of his clansmen to protect Naruto to the Land of Whirlpools.â
âThis action was blocked by Danzo, and then I was sure that something was wrong.â
âThatâs it.â Masahiko heaved a sigh of relief. Most of Hiruzenâs story should be true, and he can confirm it when he sees Nawaki.
âThings didnât escalate and cannot progress to the worse. If the entire Konoha village didnât agree to assist the Uzumaki, then my life has been nothing but failure⊠Fortunately, there are people like Kagami and Hiashi, who are not like that.â Masahiko thought secretly.
ButâŠ
âJiraiya, is Hiruzen telling the truth?â Masahiko didnât shy away and asked directly.\n\nMasahiko shook his head, âAt least youâre not stubborn enough to deny, but you also know how to redeem yourself. You have to find a way to ask Kushina for forgiveness. Iâll deal with you later, but Iâll beat Danzo first!â
Just when he was about to act, he suddenly paused and scratched his head, âBy the way, have you find a particularly fat white cat?â
The three of them glanced at each other, and Sakumo said, âHow fat?â
Masahiko nodded, âNearly about 30 kilograms.â
Sakumoâs face darkened. What kind of a cat can grow like this? Elder Masahikoâs pets are bizarre.
As he was about to talk, an Anbu flashed in.
âHokage-Sama, there was turmoil in the Ninja Academy. The lunch of the first-year students disappeared strangely.â
âLunch?â Hiruzen was stunned for a moment, âI see. You go first and investigate the situation. Iâll be there later!â
âYes!â
Masahiko had an ominous premonition, âForget about what I have just said. How can such a cat exist?â
âDanzo is in Kumogakure, right? Iâll go clean him up first!â
Upon saying that, Masahikoâs figure disappeared in place, leaving the three with big and small eyesâŠ