Chapter 14 (1/2)

Hinata came into my room and shook me awake.

”Naruto-kun breakfast is ready.”

'Would be nice if she could wake me up every day like this'

”Thank you for waking me up I'll come down after washing my face.”

”Okay, hurry. Everyone is waiting for you.”

After she closed the door, my clone came in from the window. He handed me two scrolls. One is a stasis scroll containing Haku, and the other is a scroll that contains 100 million Ryō from Gato. He still has much more, but he needs to sell all his real estate first.

After eating breakfast, I went out for some training.

I arrived at the same mountainside as yesterday. I placed my finger on the mountain and channeled chakra through it. Removing my finger, I saw a hole going on for meters.

'I have perfected my lightning transformation.'

In these years I have already perfected my affinity nature transformation. Wind, lightning, and water. I got some help from the Hokage for the last two.

I should try to infiltrate some other villages for their techniques. Especially Kumogakure. The Raikage's technique to coat their body in lightning will make me much stronger. Nobody could penetrate the third Raikage's skin, except he himself.

After completing my training, I went back.

[1 week later]

”The bridge is finished and there is no sign of Gato or Zabuza.”

”Do you think they ran away, sensei?”

”I find it hard to believe. Maybe that Hunter-nin wasn't a fake.”

”I hope so. It will be a drag if he is still alive.”

”Naruto, can you use your shadow clones to search for them? It will be a problem if they attack when we leave.”

”Sure.”

<Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu>

I summoned 200 shadow clones and sent them to scour the village. It's not like they'll find anything since I made sure to completely erase them from existence, except for Haku.

[3 hours later]

”Sensei, I couldn't find anyone.”

”We can't keep guarding this village forever. We will let the Hokage deal with it when they come back. Go pack your stuff we will leave in an hour.”

We were about to leave when all the villagers came to thank us. Inari looked like he was about to cry.

”What are you doing? People will laugh at me when they hear that my little brother is a crybaby.”

He suddenly had an enormous smile on his face.

”This is the first time you called me little brother!”

”Well, don't get used to it. The next time I come here I want you to be someone I can brag about. So you better not let me down.”

”Don't worry big brother, I'll make you proud.”

I had a small smile on my face. One of the few genuine ones I've ever shown.