Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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"Lord of the Third Generation," Yamato said respectfully.

"Lord Third Generation." Minato, Kakashi, Choza Akimichi, and Shimi Aburame greeted him.

"Grandpa! Stop! Stop sending our comrades to their deaths!"

Naruto was even more anxious than Jiraiya, rushing his entire body toward Hiruzen Sarutobi.

next second.

Three shadowy figures suddenly appeared.

Two people held Naruto's hands, and a white-haired ninja reached out and touched Naruto's forehead. At that moment, Naruto felt as if he had just brushed past death.

"Naruto!"

"Sakumo-senpai! Please release Naruto! He is a Konoha ninja."

Sakumo Hatake looked up at Jiraiya, and the two ANBU members turned around as well. "Jiraiya. I am currently on ANBU duty. Please do not reveal my name."

"in addition."

Sakumo Hatake lowered his head, looked at Naruto, and said coldly, "I don't remember there being a Naruto in the Uzumaki clan, especially one with yellow hair."

"That, actually."

Jiraiya stopped Minato Namikaze, preventing him from revealing that Naruto came from the future, and instead continued addressing the Hokage, saying, "Old man."

"I have something important to report to you."

"An important matter?" Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly, thinking to himself that it was bad enough that Jiraiya brought a bunch of unfamiliar ninjas to put Konoha headbands on them, but now there was this brat who seemed to be trying to assassinate him...

"The Wood Release experiment is now out of the question, Jiraiya."

The project has already begun, and so many people have died. If we stop without any results, how will we explain the future of this experiment to the villagers?!

From this perspective, it seems his time as Hokage is coming to an end.

"What I'm about to say is even more important than this!"

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi paused slightly, looked intently at Jiraiya, then at the unfamiliar child, and finally sighed, waving his hand to the three ANBU members: "You can go out now."

"Yes!" x3

call out!call out!call out!

After the Body Flicker Technique disappeared, Naruto's body landed with a thud, his face still showing some blankness and astonishment.

He thought to himself, it seems that every time he enters his great-grandfather's office, no one ever stops him from saying this...

Afterwards, Jiraiya dismissed the ANBU members at the door and went inside. He then began to explain some events that would happen in the future, emphasizing that the Wood Release plan would not be approved by the village and that Orochimaru and Danzo would secretly conduct human experiments, with Yamato being the experimental subject.

The Third Hokage observed Yamato for a moment and found that his aura was so weak that he was at most a Jonin. His heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

"so."

Do you know how many people died in the Wood Release experiments?

"Including me, there are sixty people in total."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils contracted.

"They are all orphans." Yamato doesn't have Danzo's cursed seal, so he can freely share information about Danzo.

"Did I really do something wrong? Eh!" Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Yamato's condition and then looked at the recent death list, and closed his eyes to calm down.

Then, he opened his eyes and slammed his hand on the table: "Shuo Mao."

"Yes, sir." In the Anbu, as the head of the Anbu and the highest-ranking captain, Hatake Sakumo naturally had the right to listen.

"Orochimaru and Danzo must halt their Wood Release experimentation plans and strictly prohibit human experimentation!"

"Yes!"

After Sakumo Hatake left, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Naruto Uzumaki standing in front of him, and then at Minato Namikaze. "They look so alike."

"We never imagined so many things would happen in the future, but now that we know so much about the future, will it affect you in the future?"

“No! The future of the Third Hokage, Naruto, Yamato, and the others is different from our world. So even if we knew, it would only be to prevent some tragedies from happening,” Minato Namikaze said.

"I see." A cold glint flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes. "Do you know anything about the surgeon?"

“It’s a pity. Although they come from the future, their past is different from ours,” Jiraiya said.

"In Naruto's world, there is no such person as a surgeon."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was very surprised, wondering how such a powerful person could have no fame in later generations.

But soon, Jiraiya's next words shattered Hiruzen Sarutobi's worldview.

"Their future is not just about not having surgeons and the White Cross."

"Furthermore, the names of many people in Konoha should have ceased to exist long ago."

"For example, Shirahoshi."

"Shirahoshi too?" Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up in surprise. He knew that Shirahoshi's strength, after four years of training during his travels, was no less than that of an elite Jonin.

However, Shirahoshi didn't want to become a Chunin, which was somewhat similar to Kosuke Maruboshi's mindset, so he couldn't force him.

"Hmm." Jiraiya nodded seriously. On the way back, he specifically asked several people related to Shirahoshi, and even Nawaki...

"Not just Shirahoshi."

"And there are the current masters of illusion, Yuhi Ryuun, and the special jonin Shiranui Kumo... even Nawaki should have died at the age of twelve."

"..." Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression had lost the dignity of a Hokage; he looked like he had Alzheimer's disease, standing there blankly.

"And the Uzumaki clan... to be precise, the entire Land of Whirlpools should have disappeared from the ninja world in the year Nawaki died."

"History has been changed, hasn't it?" Hiruzen Sarutobi gasped and quickly summarized.

"Yes." Jiraiya nodded. "It seems that all of this started with Shirahoshi."

"Or rather, it began with the emergence of surgeons."

"So, it seems that Shirahoshi may have become a test subject for surgeons a long time ago? And thus changed the course of history?" Hiruzen Sarutobi revealed information that Jiraiya was unaware of.

"An experimental subject? Shirahoshi, Shirahoshi too?!" Jiraiya exclaimed excitedly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded: "Yes. This is a guess I made based on multiple pieces of information."

"I initially guessed that Shirahoshi was a surgeon."

"But the gap in strength is too great."

"Furthermore, the surgeon's physique and personality are inconsistent with Shirahoshi's."

“How could that be! Shirahoshi is not the kind of person who plays with people’s lives.” Jiraiya firmly believed.

"I think so too, so I can only speculate that the other party was a test subject for the surgeon."

"Now, surgeons should have better test subjects."

"And so, he gave up on Shirahoshi, who knew nothing at all," Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed.

"How cruel." Sakura Haruno covered her mouth.

"The key point now is how we get back, after all, our world is facing a considerable crisis," Yamato said.

"What threat?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked seriously, after all, this concerned the future of the ninja world.

"Besides Orochimaru kidnapping Sasuke Uchiha, there is another organization that gathers countless S-rank rogue ninja, called Akatsuki."

"Xiao?!" xN

"Hmm." Sai noticed the bewildered expressions on the faces of the ninjas from the past and wondered, "Was there something wrong with what I said?"

“That’s right. Akatsuki is the organization that Sasuke’s brother Itachi Uchiha and the S-rank rogue ninja Orochimaru joined!” Naruto added.

"..."xN

Jiraiya's expression changed slightly, and his heart clenched. He thought to himself, "You didn't say anything on the way here, but you only say it now that we're here. So it seems that way."

"Xiao from your world."

"Perhaps it was created by my disciple."

"Isn't Akatsuki a merchant guild? How did it become a gathering place for S-rank rogue ninjas?" Minato Namikaze scratched his cheek awkwardly.

"????" x4

"Chamber of Commerce? What does that mean?" Yamato was slightly taken aback.

“It means exactly what it says,” You Nuzhi said. “Before we set off, Xiaoshang Association launched a new product—three kinds of mushroom sauce: extra spicy, mild spicy, and non-spicy, which can be used to mix with rice or noodles.”

The price is quite reasonable... Do you want to come with me to take a look later? I'll also check if they still have it today.

"..."x4

"Could it be that Akatsuki has changed careers in this world?!" Sakura Haruno's lips twitched.

"To be precise, they are actually members of the White Cross, just unofficial members. But they don't know the specific situation of the White Cross at present," Jiraiya explained. "Secondly..."

"Xiao Nan also explained that the Cross had no intention of summoning them; it was as if they were being left to their own devices."

"..."x4

"What do you mean by 'free-range'?" Sai asked.

Jiraiya: "He is the chief surgeon of the White Cross, currently known as the Omnipotent Minister of Loulan, who once taught the three of them some knowledge about business and spiritual practice."

Now that Xiaoshang Association has grown, there's no intention of recalling them...

"..."x4

"Now that you mention it, perhaps it's not Shirahoshi who will change the future, but that surgeon." Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately saw the key point.

"An organization that can influence the ninja world and gather many S-rank rogue ninjas in the future must be a threat to the security of various countries, which is why you are pursuing it, right?"

Yamato immediately shook his head. "That, Third Hokage. Actually, the other organization attacked our allied Fifth Kazekage, extracted the One-Tailed Beast, and subsequently captured many more Tailed Beasts... It seems they're making some kind of giant weapon, and the Nine-Tailed Beast is also their target, which is why Konoha is hostile towards them."

"..."xN

A long silence followed before Hiruzen Sarutobi broke it, saying, "The Fifth Kazekage. Did Sunagakure inherit the position so quickly?"

"Yeah. The Kazekage calls Gaara, and Gaara and I are friends!" Naruto rubbed his nose.

"I see." Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled with satisfaction. He always felt that he and Naruto got along very well. "It seems that the future Naruto will be a good kid."