Naruto: The Fifth Hokage Is Naruto's Uncle

Hokage Office.

Hiruzen kept rubbing his temples, but didn't feel his headache was relieved in any manner.

During this time, too many things happened in the village.

The experience of these few days even exceeded the sum of the past few years.

First, Mirai, who had been missing for three years, returned with force and brought Naruto to cause trouble in the Hokage Building. Then Danzo attempted an assassination on Mirai. Not to mention that he failed, his only intact eye was also blinded.

Then, another storm of public opinion followed.

Thinking of the public opinion caused by that bizarre incident, Hiruzen felt itchy with hatred.

'Danzo, that fool!'

'His Roots should have been completely shut down in the first place!'

According to the Anbu investigation after the incident, the reason why the villagers stirred up public opinion on such a large-scale was all because Danzo was behind it.

It could be said that without Danzo's suicidal attempt, it would never have evolved into the subsequent march and he would not have been so passive.

In order to calm down the angry villagers, Naruto's identity was revealed.

Now, the consequences were showing.

In the village, his reputation began to decline rapidly.

In the past, in the eyes of the villagers, he was the friendly and kind Third Hokage.

After the Fourth Hokage's untimely death, he took the initiative to step forward and take on the important responsibilities of the village.

But now, after knowing Naruto's true identity.

The opinions on him in the village gradually began to go awry.

Right after the night of Nine-Tails Riot, the village was in dire straits. In order to stabilize people's hearts, he ordered to vigorously publicize Minato's deeds and make his image as a hero who sacrificed his life to save the village more solid.

At first, this did work.

The turbulent public sentiment soon stabilized.

Now, the backlash was starting to happen.

Naruto's identity was exposed, causing the villagers who thought they were indebted to the Fourth Hokage to point their guns at him, the Third Hokage.

Many of the remaining villagers who didn't participated in the march were also shaken.

His reputation had plummeted rapidly.

Even if the Anbu tried to guide them, it had little effect.

Hiruzen was fuming with anger.

If it weren't for that idiot Danzo, how could things have turned out like this?

"Fortunately, as long as this peace treaty is signed, there is still a possibility of salvation."

Looking at the piece of agreement lying quietly on the Hokage's desk, Hiruzen's old face bloomed into a smile.

This agreement was presented by the envoy from Kumogakure early that same morning.

The purpose is to sign a peace treaty with Konoha and stop the war that had lasted for several years.

After the end of the Third Great Ninja War, almost all major ninja villages withdrew from the war.

But there was one exception.

Kumogakure.

That group of barbarians/bandits never gave up until they achieved their goals. After the war on the main battlefield ended, they continued to engage in fierce fighting in the border areas for several years.

This war consumed a lot of human and financial resources in Konoha.

Now, it's finally over.

Moreover, Kumogakure took the initiative to propose peace.

The meaning was completely different.

Hiruzen's old face smiled even deeper.

He directly demonstrated his wisdom and martial prowess, deeply implemented the spirit of Will of Fire, led the villagers to unite as one, and defeated foreign enemies without fear of hardships.

Kumogakure even sent a delegation to publicly participate in the signing ceremony of the peace agreement.

At that time, all the villagers in the village would probably witness their respected Third Hokage's highlight moment.

As for those rumors...

What rumor?

The Third Hokage was very busy with official duties. He had worked hard and devoted himself to the village. He had just ended a war that had lasted for many years and just couldn't take care of Fourth Hokage's surviving son.

It's not like he won't compensate him!

Wouldn't the criticism reverse?

"I should really thank them for coming here to sign the peace agreement at this time. It really helped me a lot!"

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"Sign a peace treaty?"

At Ichiraku Ramen, Mirai, who was taking Naruto to eat ramen, was slightly startled after hearing Ayame's words.

"Yes, I heard that Kumogakure took the initiative to step back from the war and sent a delegation of envoys to the village to attend the peace-signing ceremony. The thought that the war is about to end is making all the villagers excited."

Ayame explained with a happy expression.

With the end of the war, the haze lingering on the village would gradually dissipate.

The air in the village was thus filled with joy and anticipation.

'I didn't expect such a big thing happened recently...'

Touching his chin with his right hand, Mirai looked into the distance and thought secretly.

Kumogakure, in his impression, was a group of quite difficult people.

His brother Minato truly gained fame as the Yellow Flash during the fight against that village.

To be precise, it was against the enemies called AB brothers.

One of them was the son of Third Raikage and became the Fourth Raikage, and the other one was also an extremely rare perfect Jinchūriki.

From this point of view, the strength of Kumogakure should be unprecedentedly strong.

'Why did they take the initiative to cease the war?'

'It's obviously more beneficial for them and in line with their personalities to continue fighting, right?'

"Son of our great hero, this is a customized version of tonkotsu ramen for you. It's unique, this is the only one of its kind!"

Just as Mirai was thinking about it, Ayame smiled and brought a bowl of exaggeratedly rich ramen to Naruto's table.

It's not an exaggeration to say it's a buffet bowl rather than a ramen bowl.

The bowl containing the noodles was almost as big as half a basin. It was covered with countless mouth-watering side dishes and had a rich aroma.

"Wow! Is this for me?"

Naruto's eyes instantly widened and saliva started escaping his mouth.

"I say, Ayame, you guys don't need to be so exaggerated..."

The corners of Mirai's mouth twitched slightly.

Who can finish such a huge portion of ramen?

"How about it? This is a special model customized for our hero's son, this is the only one!"

Ayame smiled and ruffled Naruto's blonde hair.

"Thank you Auntie Ayame! Itadakimasu!"

"Call me sister!"

Ayame's face darkened.

"Um, sister..."

Mirai smiled from the side looking at their interaction.

Ever since Naruto's identity as Minato's surviving son was revealed, the villagers' attitude towards him had undergone a huge change.

The word "demon fox" had been lost in the dust of history.

Now when the villagers talk about Naruto, they would use titles such as "that poor child", "the only son of the Lord Fourth", and "son of a hero" instead.

Even when walking on the street, villagers would look at his back and shed tears.

If any naughty children dared to throw stones at Naruto, they would always get a double-couple beating from their parents.

Amidst the children's cries, there was a constant flow of scoldings such as "That child is the Lord Fourth's only child" and "You dare to bully even the Hokage's son, see if I don't break your legs!"

Mirai couldn't help but think about what Naruto's childhood would have been like if Hiruzen hadn't concealed Naruto's identity.

Could those enemies Minato set up really get through the protection of the Strongest Ninja Village and hurt Naruto under the surveillance of so many Anbu?

Obviously all it would have taken was a simple clarification about Naruto's identity to give him a completely different childhood.

However, he did not do that.

"Now that I'm back, Naruto's childhood will be different."

Mirai looked at Naruto holding ramen bowl (basin) and devouring it, and smiled slightly.

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