Chapter 3
"Are you alright?"
Naruto, having swiftly dealt with the three, showed a simple and honest smile as he looked at the delicate little girl in front of him.
This Uchiha… she's really beautiful… [Young Sako]
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[Complete Sako]
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Chapter 3: It's not Sasuke, it's Sako?!
Although she had anticipated the strength of this yellow-haired peer with vertical pupils, his performance still exceeded her expectations.
The Uchiha girl paused slightly, then her face stiffened.
Because a proud Uchiha doesn't need others to rescue her; it was time to give him a small Uchihashock as a reminder.
But… "What's wrong with you there?"
Just as she was about to say something, she immediately noticed the anomaly of the yellow-haired boy.
His pants were bulging, as if he had a large papaya stuffed inside.
This unusual attire was truly eye-catching.
"It's swollen."
Naruto scratched his head.
"I might be sick. I was planning to go to the Hospital today to get it checked out~."
Naruto glanced down at his crotch and explained innocently.
His harmless demeanor didn't at all match the person who had just sent three people flying.
The Uchiha girl: "Then you should hurry to the Hospital."
As the two conversed, the Nine-Tailed, hidden within Naruto's mental space, had a grave and unusually serious expression.
Nine-Tailed: "This kid, Uzumaki Naruto, has half the Uzumaki Clan bloodline. He can barely withstand my Chakra, and can be considered a relatively suitable Jinchuriki vessel. My Chakraactually possesses powerful vitality, which also explains the abnormal growth of this kid's body. Excessive vitality can even affect external trees, causing withered wood to bloom. Of course… that would require this kid to become a perfect Jinchuriki, like Ashura back then."
The Nine-Tailed scoffed at this; he would never become partners with humans as they are now.
Because times had changed.
Ever since that rotten seed Indra appeared, the quality of humanity had increasingly deteriorated.
As the saying goes, hell is empty and all the devils are here.
There isn't a single good human in this world today!
"So, I can make a hypothesis: the reason this kid hasn't been corroded by my negative emotions is because… he has a true demon hidden deep within his heart! Because any Jinchuriki, before becoming a 'perfect Jinchuriki,' needs to endure the hatred characteristic of the Tailed Beast Chakra! Not only was he unaffected, but he actually became stronger!"
The Nine-Tailed, with this hypothesis emerging in his heart, stared intently at his host.
A Jinchuriki completely different from Uzumaki Mito and Uzumaki Kushina.
A Jinchuriki capable of enduring the Tailed Beast's negative emotions.
What did this mean?
More importantly, if this hypothesis was correct, it meant that this kid was a born demon!
Are humans inherently good?
No, some people are just born rotten seeds!
"What's your name?" The Uchiha girl asked one last question before leaving.
"Naruto, I am Uzumaki Naruto." Naruto nodded, introducing himself. "And you?"
"Hmph~! I'm not interested in telling my name to others."
The Uchiha girl pretentiously turned her head away, showing Naruto her profile.
A breeze blew, rustling her bangs, an indescribable pride.
'Tsundere?'
Naruto understood perfectly.
Uchiha, after all, many are tsundere.
"Uzumaki Naruto, your strength is decent. When we meet again, I hope you'll be worthy enough to exchange a few moves with me…"
After saying this in a deliberately low voice, she put her hands in her pockets and coolly walked away.
"..."
Naruto watched her retreating figure, then turned to look at the three brats who had barely managed to get up.
"Everyone, I'm a bit short on cash lately…"
Naruto, with a benevolent expression, became even more gentle.
"Could you lend me some pocket money? Once I become the Seventh Hokage, I'll appoint you as Konoha's higher-ups…"
Nine-Tailed: "..."
..."We look forward to your next visit."
The beautiful young woman emerged from the store, carrying large and small bags.
By the roadside, she saw her waiting daughter.
"Sako."
"Mom." Sako stepped forward and took the packages from her mother's hands.
Seeing her daughter so well-behaved and sensible, Uchiha Mikoto couldn't help but smile: "Sako, when you grow up, you must become a good wife and loving mother, okay."
"No way!"
Sako, carrying the packages, immediately retorted.
"I want to learn from Father and Big Brother, grow up and join the Police Force, and become an amazing Ninja!"
Facing her daughter's declaration of dreams, Mikoto merely smiled.
Once upon a time, she too held the same dream, but people always change. Once you meet someone you love, even someone with Kushina's carefree personality becomes gentle… Thinking of her long-departed best friend, Mikoto's eyes became somewhat distant.
"Mom, I just met an interesting guy…"
Sako recounted her recent experience.
Neither the mother nor daughter walking down the street noticed the gaze from the dark alley.
Standing at the entrance, Naruto, his body obscured by shadows, imprinted this scene perfectly into his eyes.
Despite having given birth to two children, the beautiful woman in front of him was still breathtakingly gorgeous.
Time had left no trace on her, but instead made the fine wine even more mellow.
Beneath her slender figure was a graceful form wrapped in a deep blue, conservative skirt.
Naruto's gaze slowly moved down, finally resting on the peaches… "Is this kid envious that she has a mother?"
The Nine-Tailed, who could only get a rough idea, guessed that Naruto must be extremely envious of their complete family.
Only when Mikoto and Sako's figures disappeared into the vast crowd did Naruto stop his peeping.
"It's not Sasuke, it's Sako…"
He sighed deeply in his heart.
He had to admit, he was truly surprised.
"Does that mean Sakura won't have anything to do with it then?"
It's Sako.
Wouldn't that turn into a plot where the protagonist chases his girlfriend across thousands of miles and they fall in love and fight each other? What would Sakura, Ino, and the others have to do then?
"Also… from the attitude of those kids towards the Uchiha just now, or rather… getting a glimpse of the whole picture, it's clear what the Konohahigher-ups' attitude is towards the Uchiha."
Naruto, who pretended to be naive, wasn't foolish at all.
As a Hokage fan and scholar, he knew all the Hokage plotlines, causes, and effects like the back of his hand.
How could Naruto not understand the Uchiha's ostracism, suppression, and persecution?
"If the original story develops, the Uchiha Clan will be annihilated in a few years… How sad Sakowould be without her mother… I must prevent all of this… 'Power'…"
Thinking of the cute Sako.
And then thinking of the graceful Mikoto-san… and the peaches.
The heat in Naruto's heart surged like a volcanic eruption.
An unimaginable emotional power burst forth, and the Nine-Tailed easily detected the tremor in his heart.
"What's wrong?!"
The Nine-Tailed didn't understand Naruto's change.
But visibly, the seal seemed to loosen a little more.
This change made the Nine-Tailed, who had no time to ponder the cause and effect, ecstatic again.
"Yes, that's it… Uzumaki Naruto, use more of my power! And then…"
One day, you will become my stepping stone for resurrection!
Naruto: "Ugh…"
The burning sensation in his abdomen indicated that more Nine-Tailed Chakra was leaking from the seal.
Naruto, who let out a low groan from bearing this immense Chakra, also underwent physical changes.
His vertical pupils gradually became more slender.
The whisker-like birthmarks on both sides of his cheeks were also stained with a visible crimson.
His teeth sharpened, his fingers slowly twisted, and his nails lengthened… When this series of changes stabilized, Naruto only felt an indescribable comfort in his body and mind.
The small puddle at his feet reflected his current appearance.
Going to the Hospital in this state would definitely scare everyone else.
Naruto, quickly pondering in his head, soon decided… to go home first.
—At least until this appearance disappeared.
He turned, ran, all in one smooth motion.
Naruto, whose speed had at least doubled, felt his Chakra surge again, his physical strength increase… and his thoughts also became quicker.
He sprinted through the dark alley.
Naruto resolved… to reverse the tragedy of the Uchiha Clan.
He had already planned this when he transmigrated to this world.